Æthelstan: The First King of the English

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[@exsistentialis]

Loved this (southern?) English accent!

[@avishainatan857]

hi. do you know where in wessex was athelstan born and on which date?

[@3John-Bishop]

Time marches on.

[@zainulzainul1880]

History Time Hi , I understand Brittain was populated by a people call ed Celts before the Anglo Saxons arrived . What happened to them ? Did they absorb the new arrivals ? Thanks .

[@bethbartlett5692]

Very well done. Have you done some if these on Ireland? I would like to learn the History, and although I'm Irish - they only offered American, European, and Old World/Ancient History in the USA. Thank you-

[@greva2904]

Athelstan - a king almost no one in the UK is ever taught about. In fact most people in the UK have never even heard of him. For some bizarre reason UK history as taught in UK schools leaps from the Romans to the Norman invasion of 1066 with no mention of the English or how the country of England came into being. Bizarre.

[@notgadot]

Truth

[@user-sp3wd2nn3e]

I fully intend to read "The Chronicles of the Kings of Britain" Peter Roberts (1811) to get more insight, I hear the history in this book has been largely ignored and avoided by modern revisionists.

[@Musty_Justy]

Man I can't wait for Athelstan to grow up in The Last Kingdom!

[@bigpeene7157]

Justus what season is he introduced ?????? I’m episode 2 season 4

[@Musty_Justy]

@@bigpeene7157 he is mentioned in 3, and we see him in season 4 multiple times

[@bigpeene7157]

Justus it’s like 4 in the morning lmao I should go to sleep

[@Musty_Justy]

@@bigpeene7157 goodnight sweetheart, may your dreams be as sweet as your peene

[@bigpeene7157]

Justus moving a bit fruity

[@weavehole]

We’re so lucky that those photographs survived from that period of time

[@zizimycat]

weavehole 😄😄😄

[@georgeforest]

weavehole hahahahaha...

[@cherryberry7024]

my servived in my dna !

[@Unknown-nc4jq]

haha

[@johnbrennick8738]

Yeah, it’s amazing! 😂

[@DarkKing009]

Athelstan nephew of Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, son of King Edward the Elder, grandson of King Alfred the Great

[@mikespearwood3914]

"Lady"?

[@HistoryTime]

Yep. Lady. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3ScZp6NbZmWqck

[@timomastosalo]

Not so many titles available for the women: Queen, Princess, Countess, Lady, Lady, Lady ...

[@blackwoodrichmore4531]

Bloody Vikings... !.

[@rikkcampos6]

And friend of Uhtred of Bebanburg

[@ghostface1621]

What are you talking about? Everyone knows aethelstan was raised by uhtred of bebbinburgh....duh.

[@linoeleven]

@@tomhurley974 So is the show (and books) mostly fiction, just throwing in a bunch of the real faces and places to seem real?

[@1jazzyphae]

Exactly😒😂

[@linoeleven]

@bserpa2 Ah, thank you!

[@mrs.schmenkman2858]

bserpa2 Actually it looks like they are going to combine the two Uhtreds that appear in the recorded history??

[@rkzduke]

Uhtred, Son of Uhtred, with a son named Uhtred.

[@PozoBlue]

It feels like Aethelfled's role laying the bases for unification alongside her brother Edward were overlooked in this video (and in raising aethelstan). Such an underrated leader. Long live the Lady of Mercia!

[@crhu319]

It's really HER victory in every sense.

[@MalleusIudaeorum]

@@crhu319 no

[@vineethdhuplae2432]

When viewers were first introduced to Aethelstan at the monastery, the show LITERALLY wrote: Aethelstan - The first King of the English,can't wait for season 5.

[@kweejibodali7009]

seems a bit of a SPOILER...lol! missed that one, but i could tell by the way the shows kept focusing on him, more so than the other children, that he is supposed to be significant... it's pretty obvious though had no idea he is considered first unifying king

[@foxrodiin8858]

@@kweejibodali7009 How can history be a spolier? 😅

[@Penghujat]

@@kweejibodali7009 i consider it as stupid, i mean history is already written and it is a fact that aethelstan was the first king, you dont need to write an introduction that he ll be king

[@chrismears2590]

Currently enjoying Sarah Foot's biography of Athelstan - a much underappreciated king.

[@HistoryTime]

It's a great book. And a truly great king.

[@stevegarrett134]

I love history and I love documentaries, when I work as a landscape contractor, while people will listen to music with their Bluetooth I will listen to documentaries and learn. I really, really, really like history and I like being a landscape contractor and creating artwork on peoples yards, my two passions. Our minds are muscles flex 💪🏻

[@perspectiVe-]

@Andrew Brent that is a lesson learnt from father and grandfather, if you are fortunate enough

[@1invag]

@Andrew Brent bravo? Like the man deserves a round of applause for being a regular human being. Alot of people enjoy documentaries... pretty much everybody without exception. People are naturally curious, it isn't a particularly special quality ffs lol. I work in a bacon factory and I'm into maths and physics. My dads a steel worker he's obsessed with bonsai fucking trees 😅 I don't know anyone who doesn't have a several niche interests. Whats wrong with listening to music anyway? Like that's some plebeian activity solely cultivated by mongaloids 😅

[@martinsmith8185]

Yes, I'm the same! I listen to History podcasts instead of radio with my bluetooth headphones in my joinery workshop. Turn them off if your doing something tricky, but if your machining alot of wood or sanding etc it's perfect 👍

[@geespar1]

Combed Autumn bonsai fucking trees 😄

[@WorkHardBeNice]

Do your thing Steve! I do the same as you, listen to something I can learn from, every day as I clean the house my husband works his butt off to buy for me!

[@AlannahRyane]

I agree with everyone else here. Your work is excellent, brilliant, engaging and entertaining. I wish it was offered in schools along with matching the historical info with one's own genealogy and past lives. When you hit Norman barons, rebels and vikings in your own history it really brings it home. Thank you for your amazing contribution to humanity.

[@williamanderson5437]

Suggest you try 'The Last Kingdom' series of 12 books (4 DVD series), by Bernard Cornwell (he who created 'Sharpe'), The 13th Book by Cornwell - 'War Lord' (available 28th July 2021), includes Wirral Archaeology's confirmation that the Great Battle occuring on The Wirral Peninsular in 937ad, around Brackenwood golf course (Storeton Woods (high ground), Bebington), nearby Red Hill Rd is said to be named as the Road ran red with blood after the battle, with the invaders seemingly being repelled past Tranmere Rovers ground & through what is now Birkenhead and into the Birkenhead Docks. The one comment that places the battle near the Humber comes from a 13th century 'Monk?' who seemingly got his rivers mixed up (why sail from Dublin (Black Pool), with many Welsh - all around North Scotland (Alba), to the east coast, when a short crossing to the River Mersey (Mearse) - the ancient border of Mercia, separating Wirral from Danelaw (now Lancashire), it just does not make sense. Sorry but there may not be a fifth season of 'The Last Kingdom' - I do hope this is changed, it is indeed an excellent series. .

[@AlannahRyane]

@@williamanderson5437 Thank you William I agree. Trusting monks interpretation of events is like trusting the Roman's. Confusing everything.

[@mussolini.axis.5705]

Yeah I had a similar sort of thing going on with that

[@HistoryMarche]

Heck, I didn't know about the size of the Viking fleet. Easily surpasses the attack on Paris. Great video!

[@HistoryTime]

HistoryMarche Thanks buddy! It's important to note that the 615 ships written about by the medieval chroniclers could be an over-exaggeration. Though the fleet was certainly was one of the largest if not the largest fleet of the age

[@HistoryMarche]

Yeah I figured and I'm trying to find the exact number of ships as we speak. The Paris attack was also exaggerated, it stated that 700 Viking ships were involved, whereas less than half of that was in fact closer to the true number. Nevertheless, your depiction of events is great, I truly enjoy the flow of the story.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks mate! Also- I'm going to be covering two separate Viking attacks on Paris in an upcoming video :D

[@HistoryMarche]

Ahh, can't wait!

[@jannes3290]

@@HistoryTime awesome, can't wait

[@chrisadlc1]

“Aethelflaed Aethelflaed Aethelflaed! How many times do I have to say that stupid name!” Lol can’t wait for season 4 of Last Kingdom in a few weeks

[@perspectiVe-]

It is HERE!!!!

[@chrisadlc1]

perspectiVe-1998 yes and we get to see the great Aethelstan as a young boy

[@perspectiVe-]

@@chrisadlc1 yeah I'm on episode 5 now it's a great season so far. Today assassins creed Valhalla trailer has released!

[@Alistplay]

The tv series is shocking i mean how could they allow beocca to die in bebbanburgh when in the books he just dies of old age along with thyra. Hell even ragnar the elder dies of old age/some sort of heart disease in Dunholm. The reason Uhtred kills aethwold is because he kidnaps aethflaed

[@lars1296]

Chris De La Cruz Ha!

[@Quarton]

Thank you so much for this video about Æthelstan! I love this history, and I look forward to more like it.

[@willbrowning2812]

Extremely informative and entertaining video. The information, pictures, and music are very well put together.

[@manuelalonsodominguezvazqu2145]

First video I’ve ever seen with 300+ Likes and 0 Dislikes. Totally deserve it.

[@williamanderson5437]

Suggest you try 'The Last Kingdom' series of 12 books (4 DVD series), by Bernard Cornwell (he who created 'Sharpe'), The 13th Book by Cornwell - 'War Lord' (available 28th July 2021), includes Wirral Archaeology's confirmation that the Great Battle occuring on The Wirral Peninsular in 937ad, around Brackenwood golf course (Storeton Woods (high ground), Bebington), nearby Red Hill Rd is said to be named as the Road ran red with blood after the battle, with the invaders seemingly being repelled past Tranmere Rovers ground & through what is now Birkenhead and into the Birkenhead Docks. The one comment that places the battle near the Humber comes from a 13th century 'Monk?' who seemingly got his rivers mixed up (why sail from Dublin (Black Pool), with many Welsh - all around North Scotland (Alba), to the east coast, when a short crossing to the River Mersey (Mearse) - the ancient border of Mercia, separating Wirral from Danelaw (now Lancashire), it just does not make sense. Sorry but there may not be a fifth season of 'The Last Kingdom' - I do hope this is changed, it is indeed an excellent series. .

[@Ap3xPr3dator01]

Content of this quality needs more than 11min. Loved it, thanks.

[@kevingee4294]

Terrific, I just found your channel and getting ready to binge! Thanks for the work you do. Blessings from Texas.....

[@alexparris7769]

Nailed it. Seriously in this day and age this is probably one of the few youtube channels that really is of any value. Love your vids and keep up the good work. Too many people are historically illiterate these days and i share these as much as i can to at very least get People thinking again haha

[@elbat5946]

Alex Parris - True Story!

[@danm8004]

Capitalise your I's.

[@alexparris7769]

Dan M but i am not that important 😂

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[@roberthoward6590]

Beautifully done. The impression this seems to advance is that the unity of Anglo Saxon England was a multi - tiered process extending from Alfred the Great and Aethelfraed to Edward, the Elder to Aethelstan.

[@brunanburh937AD]

Enjoyed this very much, thanks for your time and effort

[@vilhelmhammershoi3871]

Excellent Video. Thank you for posting!

[@Thomas-fk3xl]

people those days be like “yeah this my kid, Æthelstan” People now are like: "yeah this is my kid X Æ A-12"

[@harryleigh1200]

I’ve always said I’m going to call my kids Alfred and ethelstan. Girl I’ll call Ethelred alfreds daughter who was lady of Mercia

[@samwisethebrave3858]

Zaeatwelve.

[@funitoo]

@@harryleigh1200 please don't. There is a really sh1tty estate here in Eastbourne with roads named after the viking characters, Athelstan, Ethelred, etc. Don't punish your kids with tacky names.

[@harryleigh1200]

Tad Ka Athelstan and Ethelred are not Viking names they are Saxon names and they belong to some of the most important people in my English history and my descendants were Saxon so I will pay respect to some of the greatest people and the people who made England

[@harryleigh1200]

Tad Ka you clearly don’t really know who the people are or you wouldn’t say this them people built England gave their life for England and defended it. The reason them names are on that program is because vikings is based off a true story

[@gaius_enceladus]

Great video! I thought that I knew a reasonable amount about English history but I'm ashamed to admit that I had never heard of Aethelstan until watching this video! Many thanks for posting it!

[@chrisgriffin9164]

This is set out very enjoyable, thank you for sharing.

[@matthewirwin1791]

Very professional documentary, well put together looking forward to binge the rest thank you

[@samolevski1119]

Sorry if this has been mentioned here already but I cannot read every one of a thousand posts Athelstan was buried at Malmesbury abbey, a place well worth a visit for anyone into history. The town of Malmesbury has many things named after Athelstan including a museum, road, coach company, and a cinema at one time. Highgrove is nearby as is the village of Sherston, itself with historical connections according to local history - Edmund Ironside fought in the battle of Sherston as did John Rattlebone who has a local pub named after him, where princes Harry and William were often found when at Highgrove

[@jenniferharrison4319]

I hope local children are taught about this period of our history. When l was at school we learnt about the Romans , maybe something about Alfred and then nothing until the Norman Conquest.

[@missemeraldalfeche1005]

Just finished season 5 and I shed in tears in this season 😢 so many characters died :(

[@drycell476]

season 5 is the most emotional season :(

[@Camilo2002xxx]

Excellent video on King Athelstan. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@Frankyc1953]

Great job as always, Pete

[@mr.gonzales3534]

Who is here because of the last kingdom?

[@mr.gonzales3534]

I think that only Uthred is the only fiction character..

[@DVAFP]

I’m here because of X Æ A-12

[@josepheller8395]

I think it's great that people are interested in history even if their interest was peaked by a TV show.

[@mr.gonzales3534]

how about Rollo and Ragnar?

[@mr.gonzales3534]

how about Rollo and Ragnar?

[@littlesebastian4389]

After watching Æthelwald getting his just deserts on The Last Kingdom was so satisfying. Although for the 1st 2 seasons he was my favourite character, he was really his own worst enemy.

[@zoetropo1]

Humperdoo: let me guess, he was an early type of Eadric Streona?

[@Thedarkestduchess]

Wow! Thanks for this! Its a great video and love the knowledge and the presentation of it! I hope you do more!!!

[@rolandsalvato]

Thank you very much - saved me reading a couple of books. Great narrative and fun.

[@stephenalfrey3067]

Ethelstan much more deserved the title of "the Great" than did his grandfather Alfred. And the listing of Kings of England should begin with him, not with William as is usually the case.

[@knightowl3577]

My Grandparents came from England,Scotland,Ireland and Wales. So I had an ancestor on the winning side in all this fighting.

[@zoetropo1]

Macsen Wledig: yes, and then produced Earls of Northumbria after the Anglo-Saxons were crushed.

[@colinsmith6116]

Most enjoyable and interesting. Thank you.

[@stu2333]

Absolute brilliant video!

[@baileynewton8463]

I think this is the best part of Britains history. The involvement of the viking and the huge influence they had over parts of england.

[@dean8542]

The founding of the anglo saxon kingdoms is the best bit for had it not been england would not be

[@williamrobinson7435]

This is great. Wonderful presentation, and if anything, too fact packed to take in in one hit! I shall be revisiting this, and the subscribe button is a must! Well done indeed. 👍

[@Celtokee]

Very informative, and well done.

[@kevinmarron5231]

Very well, put together, documentation! 👍😁✌

[@shahstormaggedoni5854]

A king who truly deserves the title "the great"

[@shahstormaggedoni5854]

though sadly it was never granted to him :(

[@philippeblenkiron4146]

No, but he was known as 'Æthelstan the Glorious' :)

[@henrymcmahon7097]

leifur vikingur who held domination through out the 18th 19th and 20th centuries, hitler and Stalin invaded the so called “superior genetics”with ease, yet whos mainland was untouched. The British isles

[@robeh2505]

@@henrymcmahon7097 What the hell are you talking about? Leifur Vikingur? Was that a person or are you just insane?

[@henrymcmahon7097]

@@robeh2505 that was the guys name who commented I’m guessing he changed it now

[@kevinharrison5651]

The Anglo saxon era was awesome. Athelstan rocked ,its a pity he died prematurely. When you look at that era ,it highlights what a tragedy the later Norman conquest was. Historians like to say the Norman conquest was a beneficial thing eventually. I digress because it wiped out a vibrant culture and hybridised the original English language.

[@zoetropo1]

EnglishXnXproud: Anglo-Saxon romanticisation is a fiction created to please a dynasty from Saxony, the Hanovers. In truth, in the AS era you and your descendants would likely be slaves.

[@andrewhoward7200]

@Nicholas Ennos I do adore our language but don't underestimate German. The Nibelungenlied with the epic tale of Siegfried, Sturm und Drang with Goethe and Schiller that gave us the immortal Faust, even Wagner's libretti .

[@andrewhoward7200]

@Nicholas Ennos Study and over saturation can often be more an aversion therapy than progenitor to affection. After more than 25 years living in Germany I've learnt more to admire the language than love it-which I suppose amounts to the same thing. You're right about Busch, who doesn't love Max and Moritz.

[@phoenixrose1192]

Women also had more rights in AS England and feudalism which was brought over by the Normans reduced the average AS peasant (which was what most of our ancestors would have been at the time), to little more than serfs. Our relationship with the Franks, Welsh and Irish was much less contentious before the conquest also, I could go on…

[@phoenixrose1192]

It’s not like it’s lost forever, I don’t see how we can’t learn OE in schools like the Irish learn Gaelic. It can be done, it’s just case of having enough people being aware of how beautiful OE was and having the interest in reconnecting with this part of our heritage. Though it’s the English we’re talking about here…it’s become fashionable to hate ourselves these days. 😕

[@SuperManning11]

Brilliant work!

[@christopherstewart6468]

Great channel man.... Thanks.

[@EngPheniks]

the name Aethelstan was inspired by an Anglo-Saxon monk from Lindisfarne. The earliest record of Viking raid started from here.

[@Neil-yh8uu]

What are you on about ? You've got to stop believing Netflix Why did the Vikings raid lindesfarne ? Why would Vikings who trade in people kill all the priests especially with them not being armed If you look at most monasteries you'll find a fare few graves of young boys it's the graves what aren't there what makes you think See my theory vikings landed on lindesfarne and found the priests/monks up to no good with young boys The film king Arthur tells a similar story but uses a girl instead of boys The Roman saying "women are for babies Young boys are for making love"it seems that phrase has is as old as the church itself I hope I've educated you You're welcome

[@bearzookabear2555]

Wow, sounds like a really badass, awesome king.

[@sethdavis3772]

Thank you! This really fills the gap for me between Edward and Aethelred "the Unready". Enjoy your videos!

[@FriendlyMarmot]

This popped up in my feed this morning, and I had just reached the section in Egil's Saga that I think tells this story last night!

[@alexius23]

Bernard Cornwell’s “Last Kingdom” books cover this period very well

[@jewelmathews1444]

He has become 1 of my fave authors

[@DC-if7jx]

New Keys well yeah but the big events are still accurate and that, just the protagonist is added in of course

[@elwulfcoe1696]

He never gets to Athelstan though, which is a shame because its the Anglo-Saxon Golden age, and imo the most interesting point in pre-Norman English history. Had he lived a bit longer, the whole of Britain might be just called England today.

[@shurik121]

@@elwulfcoe1696 Athelstan is a character in later books, and the newest one covers the death of Edward The Elder and Athelstan's ascension to the throne of Wessex.

[@elwulfcoe1696]

@@shurik121 So do the books go on even after Uhtreds death? He is older than Edward and won't outlive him, surely. I mean... Edward lived for quite a long time!

[@victoriaburkhardt9974]

Well done. Thank you.

[@Engehaugen82]

Great work man.

[@kyhtred]

So this is who Uhtred took in to raise at the end of season 4. Very interesting, good information!

[@natekennedy7274]

Jay Morgan show is the best show ever , most underrated show

[@louiemcewan4911]

Spoilers dude...

[@natekennedy7274]

Jay Morgan I agree about breaking bad and sopranos, I didn’t watch wire or west wing ..I’m going to check out the books, thanks

[@nznative6615]

Jay Morgan SPARTACUS 2010 I think 🤣🤣🤣

[@martinsmith8185]

@Jay Morgan Old Sharpes were too cheesy.. books are much better than ITV depictions. But Sean Bean was great.

[@davilox07_15]

The Last Kingdom gang where you at

[@thomasalvarez6456]

Shame it butchered King Edward the elder

[@NYorksElcapitan]

Were right here but united as one force through land and see we still prevail 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@jerad248]

We hereee!!!

[@Deborah28277]

Great job nice and concise!

[@BrothersandCoFilms]

Great episode

[@Super_janey87]

Great video! Very informative and highlights a very unappreciated English ruler

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks very much!

[@kweejibodali7009]

Alfred ruled for 28 years ! though huge warfare with everybody especially vikings ... they say he was sickly but he is a champion...

[@MortarIvy]

Solid vid, mate.

[@karenhanania9014]

Aethelstan, who knew? Super interesting. I'm definitely going to look more into him. Thanks!

[@satyr1349]

Very nice work on the vid, hope you reap the reward with increased number of viewers.

[@davidarnold9324]

Great video! Brushing up in preparation for Thrones of Britannia.

[@sleepyreads8962]

great videos mate!

[@70stunes71]

Videos like this make me wonder about my relatives living there in those days and any role they may have had during these battles

[@mikegriffiths3440]

@HistoryTime the Battle of Brunanburh may possibly have been fought on the Wirral where I am from! this battle has always interested me and any more information on it would be greatly appreciated. many thanks for posting @History Time great channel

[@williamanderson5437]

Suggest you try 'The Last Kingdom' series of 12 books (4 DVD series), by Bernard Cornwell (he who created 'Sharpe'), The 13th Book by Cornwell - 'War Lord' (available 28th July 2021), includes Wirral Archaeology's confirmation that the Great Battle occuring on The Wirral Peninsular in 937ad, around Brackenwood golf course (Storeton Woods (high ground), Bebington), nearby Red Hill Rd is said to be named as the Road ran red with blood after the battle, with the invaders seemingly being repelled past Tranmere Rovers ground & through what is now Birkenhead and into the Birkenhead Docks. The one comment that places the battle near the Humber comes from a 13th century 'Monk?' who seemingly got his rivers mixed up (why sail from Dublin (Black Pool), with many Welsh - all around North Scotland (Alba), to the east coast, when a short crossing to the River Mersey (Mearse) - the ancient border of Mercia, separating Wirral from Danelaw (now Lancashire), it just does not make sense. Sorry but there may not be a fifth season of 'The Last Kingdom' - I do hope this is changed, it is indeed an excellent series. .

[@mikegriffiths3440]

@@williamanderson5437 im from the wirral mate, happy its been confirmed!

[@frankiemoore9127]

Proud to be Anglo-Saxon🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@thundinarora7131]

My father says he is to (he's from Germany)

[@frankcrosby6222]

Great video! Subscribed!

[@georgeking6356]

As a descendant of all of those mentioned in this video I say thanks. It's hard to keep everyone in order and this does help a lot.

[@stsr11]

So what your saying is "Denmark owes me reparations"?

[@zaccuda7302]

As a dane i say fuck you as i walk away with ur woman lmao

[@stsr11]

@@zaccuda7302 Like a true viking. I would say - you would bring her back!

[@javanbybee4822]

@@zaccuda7302 are you ok there bud?

[@veronicamatheny7453]

haha nice one!

[@yasser9350]

You Britts owe half the world a hefty reparation🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Stopitpls]

His father was Edward the Elder, who died at 50, but his grandfather was Alfred the a Great, who also died at 50. Imagine being remembered for being old, just as old as your over achieving dad.

[@richardevppro3980]

Excellent thank you

[@jvlleaks4399]

This makes me more hyped for season 5

[@EBUNNY2012]

England has such a late start (history-wise) and still became the greatest empire ever. Fascinating.

[@rajakhan12346]

Ever 😂😂😂 you wish. The ottoman empire 👌🏻

[@Anglo83_]

@@rajakhan12346 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂you having a laugh

[@benfisher1376]

England, Scotland, France and Germany all became nations around the same time, so I'm not sure why you say late, in comparison with what?

[@adinallsontv771]

thank you, brilliant. Why they do not teach this in our schools is beyond me

[@wasp6594]

I suspect this is deliberately intended to deprive the English of any knowledge of where they come from and what they belong to. This could be one of the more baleful results of the Norman Conquest we are still suffering one thousand years later. Even when I was at school during the fifties, our history lessons tended to centre around the invasions and conquests of England, from the Roman to the Norman but omitted 600 years of Saxon history, or just brushed over it. Today, with devolution and the creation of the forced diversity, the last thing the establishment wants or needs is for the English to rediscover their identity and roots.

[@pippo-1073]

Adinallson TV schools are too busy teaching kids that boys can have periods.

[@georgek2092]

@@wasp6594 It's not half as sinister as that. We covered the Anglo-Saxon period a ton during school, the issue was that battles (like Hastings) are a lot more interesting than cultural studies. There's plenty to learn about the Anglo-Saxons but it's much more interesting as an adult when you can fully grasp the idea of culture and what people have in common/divides us, it's nothing to do with 'forced diversity' or trying to extinguish English culture - nationalism is great for governments as it lets them hike up taxes.

[@kenhanson27]

Adinallsontv. As a lad in school in the 60's, we were taught about Beowulf.

[@malcolmlugg9843]

I agree it's deprivation of knowledge deliberately. Also, the period is always in juxtaposition with the Vikings, so the Vikings take centre stage

[@RedWolfVids]

Alfred, you bloody did it!

[@ddjay1363]

Good vid and great music. Keep it coming. ;-)

[@sgregg5257]

Offa of Mercia was known as Rex Anglorum or Rex Totius Anglorum Patriae. Aethebold, Offa's predecessor, was known as Rex Britiania. Aethelstan is certainly the first king, post Danish invasion to legitimately be referred to as Rex Anglorum. In fact no English king until Edward I held as much terriroty as Aethelstan held. However like Offa before him, he had real trouble passing on that legacy of power once he died.

[@rustybayonette6641]

Methinks Offa had a bit more trouble than Athelstan lol

[@jamesgibbs6652]

Watching this I realise that the last kingdom has potential

[@frankcrosby6222]

Its awesome. I'm a big fan. Highly recommend

[@threestepssideways1202]

It has some problems, but yes it is certainly worth a watch.

[@TheToledoTrumpton]

The last Kingdom slowly gets better through the series. The books are even better.

[@krzysztofhejek4630]

Can’t wait to see if Aethelstan is in Season 5 and drives the Danes out of York

[@roelvillarin9366]

@@krzysztofhejek4630 when season 5 ?

[@footsoldier857]

Good work. 👌

[@BenState]

Awesome work mate! Could you please slow down on some of the more detailed maps in future videos ? :)

[@qwertyguy12345]

I like the diversity of the names.

[@OmegaTrooper]

athel athel athel athel athel athel athel athel athel athel

[@leonleeson5904]

@leifur vikingur the same Vikings that didn't do shit when Æthelstan was large and in charge 🤔

[@Threezi04]

@leifur vikingur I bet you're an American "of Scandinavian descent" lol. Fuck off mate, in the end the Vikings never succeeded, even King Harold managed to defeat Hådrade before being defeated by William.

[@alicemi4155]

@leifur vikingur What “stronger and superior genetics” are you talking about? They were basically of the same ethnic stock. Have you been drinking again?

[@pedrocosta7938]

@leifur vikingur why the fuck would anyone want to invade scandanavia ? Its an arctic non farmable land with no minerals no nothing, worthless.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

But it was King Alfred who built the foundation for everything that followed, Without Alfred there could be no united England

[@alansutton9388]

Correct

[@leod-sigefast]

Aye, the burh system and the rotation of the land fyrd. All great steps towards beating the Vikings.

[@kathrynjordan8782]

that is true. Athelstan was the grandson of Alfred the Great. I am amazed at what those two accomplished.

[@nole8923]

@@kathrynjordan8782 Then Aethelred the unready pissed it all away.

[@kathrynjordan8782]

@@nole8923 I know. He was not ready to be king. I wonder how things wold have been if Aethelred had be "ready" to reign as king rather be called "The Unready". We can only imagine how he would have reigned if he had been "ready".

[@kevcaratacus9428]

I Really enjoyed this 👍 i love the A/S - Viking era especially 9th-10th C .

[@aymericgoupil2138]

Very instructive video ! I loved it ! Greets from across the channel from an old enemy who became a close friend ;)

[@HFIDOLQ]

Just finished season 4. AND THIS IS SPOILERS.

[@user-cm9sf7vs5h]

Spoilers? How is something based vividly off past historic events a spoiler? 😂

[@curlycurldream4276]

A Such a good point! 😂😂 love this show

[@eduarddv00]

When viewers were first introduced to aethelstan at the monastery, the show LITERALLY wrote: Aethelstan - King of the English

[@HFIDOLQ]

It’s a joke. Take a chill pill. Not everyone study english history and not everyone watches the intro.

[@williamanderson5437]

Suggest you try 'The Last Kingdom' series of 12 books (4 DVD series), by Bernard Cornwell (he who created 'Sharpe'), The 13th Book by Cornwell - 'War Lord' (available 28th July 2021), includes Wirral Archaeology's confirmation that the Great Battle occuring on The Wirral Peninsular in 937ad, around Brackenwood golf course (Storeton Woods (high ground), Bebington), nearby Red Hill Rd is said to be named as the Road ran red with blood after the battle, with the invaders seemingly being repelled past Tranmere Rovers ground & through what is now Birkenhead and into the Birkenhead Docks. The one comment that places the battle near the Humber comes from a 13th century 'Monk?' who seemingly got his rivers mixed up (why sail from Dublin (Black Pool), with many Welsh - all around North Scotland (Alba), to the east coast, when a short crossing to the River Mersey (Mearse) - the ancient border of Mercia, separating Wirral from Danelaw (now Lancashire), it just does not make sense. Sorry but there may not be a fifth season of 'The Last Kingdom' - I do hope this is changed, it is indeed an excellent series. .

[@RainBird88x]

He should be more well known in England.

[@zozyb1]

I grew up in Handsworth, Sheffield UK, and went to Athelstan middle school.

[@trob1173]

The first time I read about Aethelstan, I thought, "This is the guy that should have been called "the Great" or "the Conqueror" !"

[@wastyeasty8042]

Æthelred Unræd doesn't mean Æthelred the Unready. Æthelred means "noble council" and unræd means "bad council." That was the joke.

[@123abcdef3]

This makes me even more excited to watch the fifth season of the Last Kingdom. Uhtred is training Ethelstan. Can't wait!

[@williamanderson5437]

The 13th Book by Cornwell - 'War Lord' (available 28th July 2021), details Wirral separating

[@williamanderson5437]

Suggest you try 'The Last Kingdom' series of 12 books (4 DVD series), by Bernard Cornwell (he who created 'Sharpe'), The 13th Book by Cornwell - 'War Lord' (available 28th July 2021), includes Wirral Archaeology's confirmation that the Great Battle occuring on The Wirral Peninsular in 937ad, around Brackenwood golf course (Storeton Woods (high ground), Bebington), nearby Red Hill Rd is said to be named as the Road ran red with blood after the battle, with the invaders seemingly being repelled past Tranmere Rovers ground & through what is now Birkenhead and into the Birkenhead Docks. The one comment that places the battle near the Humber comes from a 13th century 'Monk?' who seemingly got his rivers mixed up (why sail from Dublin (Black Pool), with many Welsh - all around North Scotland (Alba), to the east coast, when a short crossing to the River Mersey (Mearse) - the ancient border of Mercia, separating Wirral from Danelaw (now Lancashire), it just does not make sense. Sorry but there may not be a fifth season of 'The Last Kingdom' - I do hope this is changed, it is indeed an excellent series. .

[@ladybarbarapinsonartist431]

Well done!

[@yahwehsonren]

Thank you

[@Knappa22]

The Welsh kingdoms weren’t ‘wild’. They were as civilised as their English counterparts with their own laws and social organisation.

[@user-gw2zu5do2r]

Correct. The Welsh people were descendants of Roman Britons, who experienced the Roman covilization.

[@danyf.1442]

I am not embarassed to admit that I have learnt a bit of history thanks to the shows Vikings and The Last Kingdom...well at least I heard those names before 😂

[@6ixConfessions]

Very imformative

[@AUSSIEMADMATT]

Very interesting!!!

[@garychynne1377]

thank yew

[@h.m.d.2989]

Everybody is talking about "The Last Kingdom"-and not only do I have no idea what that is, I am shocked & heartbroken at the lack of Vikings fans in the comments.

[@freddyb.b8120]

How the piglets would grunt if they knew how the old boar suffered..

[@RobertLundbladeInto_Now]

H.M. D. Vikings fan here. Amazing times they must have been; harsh but real. How we have become so pussified is beyond me.

[@badreddinebelabed9156]

Maybe because Vikings stopped being a good show after Ragnar's death and because The Last Kingdom is more close to Historical accuracy compared to Vikings where everything seems so messed-up in regards to real historical events

[@big-aimpalancapricenationi3217]

@@badreddinebelabed9156 you mean to tell me that the last kingdom is better than the vikings??? Lol I'll wait

[@colleenlally-ross7105]

I love 'em both!!

[@benrowe4707]

Would you be able to do a video on the history of Welsh kings and when Wales was once England. I would love to know more on this subject. Love the videos 👍

[@melissasullenger8839]

If that is a realistic likeness of Athelstan He was Good Looking...which is a rare thing in this day and age.