What Happened to the Anglo-Saxons After the Norman Conquest? DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of medieval era continues with a video on the Anglo-Saxons and what happened to them in the aftermath of the battle of Hastings and Norman invasion of William.
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00:00 Introduction
00:12 Background and Events Leading to the Conquest
03:55 The Battle of Hastings
06:08 Norman Rule and Its Impact on Anglo-Saxons
10:08 Saxon Exiles and the Varangian Guard
15:59 Emergence of Anglo-Norman and Middle English
17:44 Conclusion
#Documentary #Saxons #Vikings

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@victorsanchez5336]

I hope you could also make videos of the ancient Korean States (Koguryo & Ballhae) that ruled North Korea, Manchuria, and southern regions of Russian Far East

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

Do the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American next!

[@jesseberg3271]

Does K&G have a hard rule about when to use miles and when to use kilometers? Not a complaint, just curious.

[@rengoku2608]

@Kingsandgenerals you made pacific war members only? After we been watching this for months/years? What the fuck is wrong with your channel?! What about people who can't afford it?

[@marcus4046]

After your what if series about the mongols on your wizard and warriors channel have you thought about doing a what if series on if the anglo saxons/norwegians won in 1066? just wondering.

[@MrMomo182]

Only five Anglo-Saxon landholder families can trace their male linage to before the conquest: Arden, Berkeley, Grindlay, Wentworth, and Swinton.

[@quantjonna293]

Neville, current Marques of Abergavenny

[@richardthomas9497]

I've actually been to Berkeley castle years ago. Where Edward II was murdered there.

[@Yellow-kp9gs]

It’s because some of the men were killed in the dual battles of 1066 or left to find employment elsewhere, the women would intermarry with the incoming lords (similar to what happened in Normandy funnily enough). But it is true there was far more intermarriage with the lower nobility than at the top.

[@thomasnelson6161]

​@quantjonna293 is that in Wales? Abergaveny? I went with a friend to visit his family in Byrnmawr. We went to an outdoor shopping mall in a town that sounded like that. I say it that way because I don't remember seeing the town name spelled out from back then, so this would be my first time reading it.

[@thomasnelson6161]

​@Girl17FalkP the term English is a broad one. Anglo-saxon is a less broad one. They have a lot of overlap, but are not one and the same.

[@DavidWesley]

The idea of an Anglo-Saxon colony in Crimea is fascinating. I was always amazed that the Greeks had made it out that far - such a mysterious place in all the history books.

[@mordapl1641]

Greeks had kingdoms as far away as India so not that far in comparison😂

[@DavidWesley]

@@KoroushRP yes, but Iran is closer - just a hop across the Black Sea.

[@DavidWesley]

@@mordapl1641 Yes, but the Crimean colony was hundreds of years before Alexander. This was Phoenician-style maritime colonization. Alexander’s conquests were contiguous over land. Impressively quick, but military and political.

[@rdb8654]

Greeks settled in western China

[@motorbike650]

I think a lot of people were mercenaries in those times to make money

[@Isildun9]

Fun Fact: While Edgar Æthling was the last male heir of the House of Wessex, he had a daughter, Edith, later renamed Matilda, who married William the Conqueror's youngest son, Henry I, whose grandson was Henry II, the first of the Plantagenet kings. Thus, the blood of Wessex was joined with that of Normandy and Anjou, and is part of the Royal House to this day.

[@johnbrereton5229]

William the Conqueror was also married to Matilda of Flanders who was the daughter of Ælthfrith King Alfred's youngest daughter. So all William's descendants were also King Alfred's.

[@johnbrereton5229]

Also King Alfred the Great was descended from Cerdic the first King of Wessex and Cerdic was a Briton. So all his Alfred's descendants were also from the original Brythonic Britons.

[@mbd501]

@@johnbrereton5229 And William's paternal grandmother was Judith of Brittany. So he also had Briton in him by way of Brittany.

[@johnbrereton5229]

@@mbd501 That's interesting, because the people of Brittany came from Briton, it was originally called Little Briton. I looked up Judith, and her brother Geoffrey I Duke of Brittany also married Hawisse of Normandy the daughter of Richard I Duke of Normany. Therefore, its possible to say that both kings and their dynasties can be traced back to the ancient Britons.

[@harrynewiss4630]

Henry II not III

[@anthonyhargis6855]

You didn't mention it -- as it is not the subject of this video -- but everytime I watch a video such as this, I am compelled to bring it up: Everyone seems to forget the Witenagemot, or else, they ignore it completely. The English King -- in this case Edward the Confessor -- COULD NOT "name" his successor. The King could only NOMINATE a successor. The Witenagemot ELECTED the next King, though they would take into consideration the prior King's nomination, BUT THAT'S ALL. Harold KNEW this, and therefore could not -- AND WOULD NOT -- "promise" the throne to William. He could ONLY put William up as a "candidate" for the throne -- and Edward could only nominate him for the position. Like all "Conquerors," William had his "minions" do a little "rewriting" of events to justify his conquest. William -- the Norman -- had no regard for "English law."

[@theGhostofRoberttheBruce]

The true rulers of BRITAIN are descended from Ambrosius and Arthwys ap Mar, not from tribal Germanic invaders. Funny to complain about legitimacy when there was never any in the first place.

[@wayfaringman8418]

I'm so glad there are others who know and understand this.

[@Carlton-B]

Edward the Confessor probably was going to nominate Edward the Exile, which certainly was going to cramp Harold's style. The thegns likely would have said, yes if the council had been called, because the king's will had some influence. Conveniently for Harold, Edward was murdered two days after arriving in England. I'm sure you know all that. The Confessor probably wanted to make life hell for Harold and his family - wasn't his brother killed by Harold's father? - so he left things dangling, and Harold got what he deserved. It was the only way for the Confessor to strike back.

[@anthonyhargis6855]

@@Carlton-B Actually, that wasn't quite the relationship they enjoyed and Harold had shown no desire for the crown. And the record shows that he acted in good faith, nominating William. But the Witenagemot made it clear that they did not want ANOTHER FOREIGNER ON THE THRONE, so they rejected William. They resented the fact that Edwaerd, having been raised in Normandy, flooded the English Court with Frenchmen. ALL the Earls AND high clergy were tired of "foreign invaders" lording it over them. Edward screwed up. And though they recognized another heir -- Edgar, the six year old son of Edward "the Exile" -- they also decided that they did not want a child on the throne, given that they knew that Hardrada and Tostig had already made plans to invade and they did not wish to trust the kingdom to a child. So they elected Harold, the strongest of the Earls to lead them. William's invasion was unforeseen. Hardrada's and Tostig's invasion was not. They knew it would happen. So what "strike back" are you talking about?

[@Carlton-B]

@@anthonyhargis6855 Edward the Confessor was still angry over his brother Alfred being handed over by Godwin to Harold Harefoot to be killed. He wanted to name Edward the Exile as his heir, but Harold had him killed when he arrived. He found himself marginalized by Harold's household and family, the family he didn't want to succeed him had taken over. Harold wanted to be king, and the council consisted of Harold's men giving him what he wanted. He wanted William to succeed him to prevent Harold from becoming king. William was his cousin, after all. Harold Godwinson had been the most powerful man in England for decades, and probably should have been king from the beginning, but the Confessor managed to survive and was slightly more legitimate than Harold. I don't think Harold wanted William on the throne, I think he was going through the motions. Ultimately, might makes right, and the last lord standing on the battlefield becomes king.

[@williamstevens548]

The norman conquest is the root of the modern british class system. Even today, those with norman surnames have an average wealth 10% larger than those with an anglo-saxon or artisanal surname.

[@sarmatiancougar7556]

Wasn’t it actually closer to most of the wealth ❓ I remember reading somewhere that all the privately owned land in England still belongs to the Normans almost exclusively

[@Anglo-Saxon-96]

Norman bloodline died out in England common fact we Anglo Saxon aka English still remains when it come to are history people don't have a fucking clue that a fact

[@Anglo-Saxon-96]

​@@sarmatiancougar7556the norman bloodline died out England William lost England when we English took back are land seriously people don't have a fucking clue when it come to are history think they no it better then us seriously it's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@BasedSaxon]

​@@sarmatiancougar7556the nobility were norman, but English are Anglo saxon

[@craigrobertson2193]

Genetically Anglo celt

[@PetroBeherha]

I've long been interested in history, but to hear that the Anglo-Saxons joined the Varangian Guard in Constantinople was incredible to me! Thank you for this video! EDIT: Whoa this really blew up! I didn't expect to get that much attention. Thanks guys.

[@utubrGaming]

In some bar in Constantinople: Viking varangian: and so, we were fighting over a bridge, but I lost my favourite spear when I threw it and it buried into the shield of this Anglo Eorl, who had a green Dragon in a red and black swirling background. Anglo Varangian: wait, a green Dragon in a red and black swirl? That's MY shield! That was a good throw, I had to replace the paint and wood from the splintering. Viking varangian:... So, you got the spearhead or....?

[@jonbaxter2254]

Imagine bumping into a Norman there.

[@michaelmccomb2594]

@@jonbaxter2254they did in Sicily

[@X.Y.Z.07]

​@@jonbaxter2254time for round 2 m8 😂

[@jonbaxter2254]

And thus a great friendship and possible anime was born. @@utubrGaming

[@calebbrooks1037]

Fun Fact: Harold Godwinson was the last English monarch of a dynasty originating in England. Every monarch since has been of a foreign dynasty or a cadet house of a foreign dynasty.

[@greatsageequaltoheaven8115]

Wrong try the Anglo Saxons came from Germany and Denmark try again 😂.

[@DrivermanO]

Wrong. All English monarchs except four can trace descent to Alfred the Great! Sweyn Forkbeard, Canute, Harthacanute and Harold Godwinson.

[@nicholasloremann4741]

@@greatsageequaltoheaven8115 England literally means the land of the angles! If anyone should try again it's you!

[@JS-wp4gs]

@@DrivermanO Not even remotely true. Hell the current royal family is german not english and has been for centuries

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

​@@JS-wp4gsthe current Royal family's real surname is saxe-coburg-gotha

[@AMS97PS3]

I have heard that the North of England never truly recovered from the harrying, I'm not sure that they would agree that their culture was 'enriched' by the Normans.

[@Perun944]

We wouldn't agree, mate. You're right. Takes a dope to think the Normans enriched anybody given they slaughtered men, women and children in that region. That is what the harrying of the north was. Basically, a genocide. It wasn't 100% successful, but several hundred villages were raised to the ground & burned all over the North of England. York and other affected regions hate William to this day because we were turned into a city of penury that is still in effect. We are controlled by Switzerland, which is why the English and Swiss flags are the same colour. Conquered and kept as a vassal state city. Edited to fix typo's.

[@fyrwyrd]

As a Northerner I can confirm that we're quite impoverished today but a large part of that is due to de-industrialisation I reckon.

[@marcusclarke5628]

​@@fyrwyrd and most northerners being benefit scroungers

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

The kingdom of Elmet is an unknown kingdom based in the North of the UK. I say based because it's people and it's Kingston are still in full life today although no one would know it. The kingdom of Elmet is primarily based within the people's of West Yorkshire and it has been proven by genetic testing that native West Yorkshire people have the most unique DNA among all of them British isles.

[@MrNPC]

The north traditionally votes left wing and it's only fair that they bear the brunt of those policies (being impoverished).

[@grandmanitou6563]

People tend to forget the long history of conflicts between France and England was actually started by nobles that all considered themselves part of the same group, speaking the same language, and often living on the continent while their territories were overseas. The anglos defend their interests in France because from their point of view, they were French themselves and had just come to colonize the island.

[@Yellow-kp9gs]

This guy is just a french nationalist (look at comment history but I’ll respond- Kind of- at this point they were essentially independent, wrote their own histories and talked about the Franks as different people, despite being extremely similar. The reality is when 19th century people in frnace didn’t refer to themselves as such- put it into a wider context of lack of centralisation, and you get an independent people with a strong dislike of France and it’s king despite being culturally extremely similar. By the Hundred Years’ War- the nobility at all levels was settled in England, and to be honest it doesn’t fit the “colonised” label in the modern context- unless all conquest is colonisation. Especially as the Anglo Saxon and Normans intermingled and assmimlated culture. Also the Normans became English within less than 200 years, the Franks didn’t become Gauls so technically speaking France was actually colonised, especially as the Frankish elite gradually destroyed every non-Parisian identity ( more than 50% of France didn’t even speak french by the 1800s).

[@jonbaxter2254]

Most civil wars are the same peop[le fighting over ideology.

[@Gracchi]

Just like WW1.

[@gerardodwyer5908]

​The Franks didn't become "English" (or German). A hybrid "identity" of different tribes was formed between the Germanic peoples and Franco Norman rulers. Inter-marriage, children born in wedlock and outside wedlock. The normal pattern of behaviour when multiple cultures consolidate under a new dominant and common identity with a shared language.

[@grandmanitou6563]

@@gerardodwyer5908 What you are saying is anachronistic, the Franks couldn't become English because the concept of nationality didn't exist at the time, they were Franks, Frankish people of Frankish origins and culture speaking the language of the Franks. They did not differentiate between themselves and their cousins back on the continent, they just came on the island to colonize and rule it's Saxon population, that weren't English either. It is only after the 100 years war that their descendants would start seeing themselves as a separate group from the Franks and only centuries later that they would have become English but at that point there wasn't a real difference between the ruling elite and the common people.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Am loving the history of Britain videos you guys are doing. Celts, Saxons, Civil Wars. Terrific channel.

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

If you like the Saxons you should research the Angles and jutes aswell

[@Fornacis69]

Video idea : -History of the avars -their disputed origin -their migration into Europe -how they defeated the gepids and pushed the lombards out of Pannonia -the attempted invasion of Constantinople -the following centuries -the wars with Charlemagne as the end

[@-Blast]

Not a good idea. The video will literally be bombarded with Turkish nationalists.

[@Fornacis69]

@@-Blast shit you’re right ☹️

[@kristof6472]

​@@-Blast reason more to do it. Otherwise we surrender to their racist revisionism

[@ZiggyBoon]

Foreshadowing Monty Python & the Holy Grail by almost 900 years, the defenders of Exeter pulled down their breeches, exposed themselves and passed gas in the direction of William's besieging forces. Now, that's how you mount a defense!!

[@TheTim59]

You mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries - now go away or I shall taunt you a second time

[@Matt-cz6ti]

Slight correction; Henry IV in 1399 became the first monarch since Harold to have a coronation in English. Edward I was probably the first post-Conquest monarch whose first language was English

[@frederiquecouture3924]

Merci beaucoup.

[@Argonaut960]

Great video as always, Keep up the great work ! This video definitely made me way more interested in Englands history .

[@CubeInspector]

History Matters has English History from Rome until modern times in 10 minute videos about 20 of them I think

[@Zethonring23]

There's a good book on this, The Bastard King by Jean Plaidy, it's essentially a fictionalized biography of William the Conqueror starting with the story of his parents then covering his birth, conquest and entire reign, the complex history easier to follow because you're seeing it unfold gradually from his perspective and there's even two sequels so you can explore the whole history of Norman monarchy and their struggle ruling England. Great stuff.

[@marcusclarke5628]

Cheers for the recommendation will give it a check

[@Joanna-il2ur]

You might also like Essex Dogs, a novel by Dan Jones, the late medieval historian, about a group of eight men in Edward III’s attack in France in 1346, leading to the battle of Crecy. A lot of swearing and blood, but the Iliad was pretty much like that.

[@leeharwood9624]

William the bastard is what he's known as in the northeast

[@catamish9338]

I recommend all Plaidy’s royal historical fiction books. They are amazing. Read all the European royal family ones. They have been re- printed /published as a set of 10-20 books! Terrific investment if you don’t want to hunt for them in used book stores and libraries…although the hint might of propelled my thirst for the next and the next! However I would also own the re-printed set as they are beautiful to look at too!

[@markhenry192]

Listening to this and other videos in the series makes me love my country, it's history, culture and traditions so much more. We need to not let it be taken away without a fight.

[@itsapittie]

I first became aware of the difference between the Saxon word for the animal and the Norman word for the meat when reading the novel Ivanhoe as a teenager. It's an interesting observation.

[@roihanfadhil2879]

Wow! unexpected video supplement 😱😱. Good job dude 👏👏.

[@MerkhVision]

If you haven’t made one already, I’d love to see a video like this about what happened to the Roman people after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire! Especially those in the Roman provinces like Gaul and Hispania, and how they interacted with their new Germanic “Barbarian” overlords and influenced the development of Feudalism.

[@thomasdorber2761]

No the Barbarians were the ancient Britons who were called this by the Romans because of their language of Brettonic, which sounded to Roman ears like they were saying ' Barh Barh'

[@grimkupid8478]

a fascinating video, thanks for all the great work you put into these.

[@dons3d854]

incredible work. Please keep it up!

[@nelassal1]

Amazing work, big fan of this channel !!! one of the best if not the best historical channel. congrats

[@Mythical.History]

Loved this! Amazing video as usual 👏

[@mrachwal]

I love this! The Anglo-Saxons are my favorite part in history, and seeing them get more love (especially in regards to post conquest) is wonderful! Another excellent video, keep it up! :D

[@WaydeRobson]

@Girl17FalkP I am no scholar on the topic... but I heard Tolkien wrote his work to give Anglo Saxon England its own myths, which I think is pretty well known about him. But also that he specifically did this because he didn't want the great myth of England to just be Norman propaganda about a certain Celtic warlord who killed Anglo-Saxons. A historian I listen to in a podcast revealed all of this as one way of looking at Tolkien's work. I don't know how widespread this mindset is in England though. The history podcaster also said that after studying letters by Tolkien that he seemed like the kind-of guy who was still angry about the Norman conquests... half joking of course, but I'm sure there was something to it. I had never thought of the Arthurian legends as Norman propaganda before. I don't know if that's a fair conclusion, or a half-joking one. But from what I understand those legends were first written down in French. So, maybe?

[@benfisher5531]

@Girl17FalkPI’m English, my best friend is also English but from Anglo-Norman roots and he loves England and Saxons as much as me, he even owns a Seax. We are one people now.

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

​@@benfisher5531Very true! We may have differing origins, but we ultimately ended up as one, something that has happened with many cultures

[@benfisher5531]

@@CHRB-nn6qp we’re so blended I bet it’s pretty much impossible to have an exclusively Saxon or Norman ancestry. We’re like a Norman and Saxon cultural alloy, and the combination of metals makes strong steel out of two weaker parts

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Didn’t they get steamrolled for much of their history.

[@Elflopadoor]

Awesome video. My earliest anscestor ive traced back to was Sir Osbern Pentecost who was one of the first Norman nobility to have a castle in england before 1066. Its just a mound of dirt now, Eywas Harold castle built in 1048. Osbern followed Edward the Confessor back to england after his exile and served him until 1052. Later on he joined the court of Macbeth and died at the battle of Dunsinane in 1054.

[@PartyFlorida]

A most enjoyable video. Thank you for the content!

[@edwardjohnson7996]

Videos like this is why this channel is so awesome.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@Artur_M.]

Great video! I especially liked the part about the adventures of the Anglo-Saxon exiles in the East and the possibility of some of them settling in Crimea. Did you know that there is a theory that Magnus Haraldson ended up in Poland? It's mostly speculation based on scattered circumstantial evidence, but I think it would make for an interesting topic to examine, similar to your video about the possible inspiration for the character of Lancelot.

[@Joanna-il2ur]

The Crimean connection is documented.

[@Joanna-il2ur]

There is a mad book which tries to link Lancelot to the river Lot in southern France and to the Romans. But anciently the river was not then called the Lot, and the river has the t pronounced while in French Lancelot has a mute t.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@@Joanna-il2ur...The Lancelyn green family here on the Wirral came over with William the Conqueror,

[@Joanna-il2ur]

@@eamonnclabby7067 But nobody had surnames and the Lot is in southern France. I fear this is a family myth.

[@therivalyn195]

always so well done. thank you so much for all of your great content

[@Drew151Proof]

Such an awesome video guys! You guys are the best in the business

[@thomasglynn9651]

Thank you Normans for coming in and making the English language a complete nightmare of weird spellings and inconsistent rules of pronunciation

[@silversurfer640]

thomasglyn9651 At least there are no noun genders in English. German as just one example, is complex because of genders. E.g. Der. Mann Die Frau. Das madchen.

[@benfisher5531]

The Normans never forced any change on English language, the Normans had no interest in imposing Old-French on the English, rather the English language adapted naturally as English people and Normans lived side by side, eventually beginning to intermarry, fall in love, and become indistinguishable from each other. We have French in our language because the English used those words, not because it was systematically imposed on us, as say, English was imposed on the Irish

[@vitorpereira9515]

Saxons in Crimea!? I learn something new everyday.

[@somerandomguywithinternet7979]

At some point Goths also lived in Crimea too. They even established their own state in the 15th century.

[@vitorpereira9515]

@@somerandomguywithinternet7979 Ah, but I already knew that a long time ago. But it's still fascinating.

[@somerandomguywithinternet7979]

@@vitorpereira9515 Germanic tribes really loved going the extra mile.... Literally lol

[@vitorpereira9515]

@@somerandomguywithinternet7979 Turks too.

[@AL_AFGHANI1]

Brazzeril 🇧🇷🏳️‍🌈

[@maryhairy1]

During high school we had a fantastic history teacher who made this history jump off the pages. However, having it in video format just cements everything together. 💜

[@kentcampbell122]

I love your guy’s job with the illuminated manuscripts and Saxon style knot work patterns

[@sidp5381]

You guys started the Alfred the great series almost 5 years ago. Are you ever going to finish it? We got to get the battle of Brunanbrah of course Ashdown with Edmund Ironside and Cnut the great.

[@KingsandGenerals]

A remake is in the works.

[@marc-antoinemarcoux697]

@@KingsandGenerals Rebooting Alfred with these new visauals makes sense ^^

[@richardthomas9497]

I hope we get to see the little known history of Anglo-Saxon England. From the semi-legendary founders of the Heptarchy, to Alfred the Great, Æthelstan the first King of the English, Canute the Great and the all the Kings and events in-between.

[@sidp5381]

@@JackSonEFla2 sorry buddy but no matter how much you whine like a child you’re not an Anglo-Saxon and you never will be. They disappeared as an ethnic and cultural group ages ago unlike you I actually study this stuff

[@ianblake815]

Thank you very much for posting this! I’ve been interested recently in how the Anglo Saxons were affected by the Norman Conquest.

[@theawesomeman9821]

​@Girl17FalkPNormandy was not a separate kingdom but a vassel duchy, a self-governing territory under the French monarchy.

[@Perun944]

@@TheMrcassina Normans were Norse (Swiss). They branched off into Normandy and interbred with the French.

[@keng293]

​​@@TheMrcassinaAgain and again and again...No, we normans were not part of france...We had legal obligations towards france.

[@mijanhoque1740]

@@keng293The fuck you mean “we Normans” 😂. Mate they’re a people who died out thousand years ago.

[@theawesomeman9821]

@flopbrain7980 to the French Normandy was just a vassal. After the Normans conquered Britain, the French king annexed Normandy citing that no foreign king could serve as the ruling vassal of Normandy, thus starting the 100 years war.

[@adamandrews4107]

Enjoyable and informative!

[@LamLawIndy]

Very interesting video! I've been interested in the Saxon/Norman relations issue since watching the 1997 Ivanhoe mini-series.

[@Westwoodii]

On the subject of rebellions to Norman rule, mention should be made of the famous Hereward (the Wake), the Lincolnshire thegn, who caused serious disruption to the conquerors in the Fens, until his cause was betrayed. William was so concerned about Hereward's effectiveness that he was personally present at attempts to quash the uprisings. On long-term survivals among the clergy, which became almost wholly Norman-dominated, we should not forget Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, who remained in post until his death in 1095. He was respected by all for his piety, but never forgot his roots and culture.

[@brokenbridge6316]

This is a subject not covered enough. Glad it had been. And on a side note. The way the Saxon's were described as adapting to the culture of their conquerors reminded me a lot of how the Chinese adapted to the culture of many of their conquerors. How very interesting.

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

It wasn't just the Saxons it was also the Angles and jutes. If you just say "Saxon" you are only refering to most people in southern England.

[@ham472]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@shahad_alsayed]

Briliant. Thank you for your history lesson..very interesting, I learn alot.

[@Mirko1913]

This channel is just tremendous in all aspects and I love it when I hear the narrator utter words of wisdom such as at 17:27 with the sound effect of seagulls producing droppings on the departing Normans in the background.

[@yavitvexe9997]

Also elephant sounds in the video about battle between early Roman's and Greeks, in which they won and later be known as "Pyrrhic victory"

[@Mirko1913]

@@yavitvexe9997 The team behind Kings and Generals certainly know their stuff. Top notch and always improving.

[@blankspace998]

Everyone keeps forgetting about the Frisians... 4 tribes migrated to the British Isles, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians.

[@steelshanks1265]

Frisians were in much smaller numbers compared to the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes... Also, they ended up being pretty busy fighting Danes, and trying to kick them out of their lands...

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

He also keeps referring to the English as "Saxons" which is incorrect as the majority of the land and the majority of the people of England were in fact Angles not saxons hence why it's England and English not saxonland and saxonish

[@darkstarr2321]

Very good point @@lightfootpathfinder8218

[@sebe2255]

Frisians didn’t have their own kingdom (at least none that lasted) and they closely related to Saxons anyway. Most likely being those “Proto” Saxons that moved into Frisia after it became habitable again. The area had experienced extensive flooding, most likely driving out the original Frisii

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

@@SorceressWitch Iv read that before that the Huns came to Britain(or Britannia as it was then). Also I think "Anglo-saxon" is an umbrella term that donates anyone in the Germanic speaking realm of Britain as the past people that we refer to as Anglo-saxons would indeed have had the blood of the Brithonic peoples in their veins because the native Britons interbred with the germanic newcomers (particularly the Brithonic women) and within one or two generations their offspring would have been culturally and linguistically "Anglicised" despite genetically still being descendents of the Celtic Britons

[@DonBetong]

I‘m on a trip through England and Wales, and will visit Hastings in a couple of days. Thanks for the context!

[@swayp5715]

This was brilliant and very interesting and so helpful and thank you very much ❤

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the video ⚔️

[@MindSurf248]

Interesting video, though find it interesting that there is no mention of the Anglo-norse culture that already existed in large parts of England particularly the uplands, and how the harrying of the North and Harold Hadradas attempt at the crown both relate to those links.

[@joshlesure3196]

Another awesome video! I especially appreciated the more in-depth look into the history of the Varangian Guard, it's ethnic and cultural makeup, as well as how the Anglo-Saxon people essentially assimilated Norman cultural customs and languages into their own. All in all, a very well-made and informative video!

[@Perun944]

No we did not. Wish you revisionist idiots understood that Norman culture never went further than London/Monarchy.

[@Elpadrino1407]

The quality of the videos and the detailed narrative just keeps me watching for hours learning things that may not be part of my own culture but man , this is interesting!

[@rodmarker2071]

Another top-class vid - thanks👍👍

[@ronaldwinfield307]

As always I enjoy watching your videos. 4/5 of my ancestry is British. On one hand the Norman conquest of England makes me sad. I on the other hand admire the Anglo-Saxons for their brave & determined resistance against the Normans.

[@Mosin.N]

Ok, murican. 🙄

[@ianhigh4354]

I think you missed the point. The Normans were only the aristocracy and were assimilated by Anglo-Saxons, actually Anglo-Saxon-Danes, to form the modern English. Normans themselves were Danish-French, distinct from the Franks, although they adopted the French language. See my earlier post re the North Sea Empire of King Cnut. Anglo-Saxons and Jutes were conqueror/settlers and it is uncertain whether they assimilated and merged with the Romano-Britons or completely displaced them. The Romano-Britons were, of course, Celts who had assimilated aspects of Roman culture during the 400 years of Roman occupation.

[@ronaldwinfield307]

@@ianhigh4354 I did not miss any point. Practically any event in history has multiple aspects & angles

[@RS__7]

Normans basically the same people.. Northmen

[@ronaldwinfield307]

@@RS__7Biologically speaking Almost yes. The Normans did have some Frankish & Saxon blood in their veins. With the Dukedom of Normandy they broke ties with their Danish & Norwegian kinfolk. They also developed somewhat of a different culture. While the Normans & Anglo-Saxons were close relatives there was a lot of bad blood between them.

[@xanderalaniz2298]

People underestimate the amount of change and organization that came from the Anglo-Saxon/Viking invasions. Hadrada losing to Godwinson demonstrated that the viking way was no longer effective: the English had risen and learned from their past with a better equipped and better trained army system. The Normans, too, while Viking descendants, were also changed, having been latinized and reorganized as the Duchy of Normandy. By using stronger arms and better cavalry tactics learned from the continent, their victory over the Angles meant their way, too, was over. 1066 was the closing on one era, and the opening of the next.

[@mrhumble2937]

Plus they were way more Frank. William himself was what 95% frank with mostly frank soldiers. Anglo Saxons still likely win if they only fought them, but they fought Norway and the last vikings first. 2 countries.

[@Yellow-kp9gs]

True but the Anglo Saxons emphasis on infantry remained quite an important part of the Anglo-Norman and later English armies. But I fully agree that the emphasis on Calvary was highly important.

[@mrhumble2937]

@TheMrcassina obviously, and half the army was straight franks not even from normandy.

[@mijanhoque1740]

Normans were essentially Frenchmen and hardly can be recognised as Vikings

[@xanderalaniz2298]

@@mijanhoque1740 Viking is more a profession, instead of an ethnicity. Rollo was Norse, and after earning his Duchy it was the mixing of Norse and Frankish families which created what would be called the Norman people. This was one of many products of viking conflicts across western europe. William the Conqueror ended up being Last King Standing after all of these viking nations grew into their own and europe as a whole began to stabilize, making the viking lifestyle no longer viable.

[@rgamesinc6751]

This helped so much tyyy❤

[@jkdubya85]

12:30 that is super interesting and nothing that had ever crossed my mind until now. I speak French, and I knew the words for various meats in English were close to the French words while the animal names were wildly different, but I never stopped to think why.

[@michaelplanchunas3693]

I have often wondered what if Harold Godwinson lost at Stamford bridge. Would there have been an eventual battle between Normans and Norwegians? Also, would the surviving Anglo-Saxons have stood on the sidelines cheering both armies on to slaughter each other, or would they have picked sides?

[@user-ri1ti6go7s]

Interesting thoughts.. Make a good alternative history

[@jackreacher5667]

A couple of weeks earlier if the wind had changed may have had this very scenario being played out, had either one played it smart history may have been a lot different, that said if the Normans and Norwegians fought in the North the Local Saxons in all likelihood would have sided with the Norse. In the South of England they may have seen them as both as invaders and stayed on the sidelines. interesting to think about.

[@tessjuel]

If they knew what was good for them they would have supported William. "Hardraade" literally means "hard ruler" and it was not without reason King Harald was givent that nickname.

[@sebastianbarros8916]

lol yeah because William was so benevolent right?

[@jackreacher5667]

Duke William in all likelihood killed more innocent people then Hardraade ever did.@@tessjuel

[@Tipi_Dan]

This is a truly excellent presentation that fills in some very important gaps with connections that are often glossed over. Accidents, alliances, tactics, strategies, and dynamics of this transitional era are critically essential to the people we are today.

[@sounakchatterjer4158]

Really love the attention to the art style

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Primogeniture or even son following father wasn't common in Anglo-Saxon England. The Witan elected the new monarch, who might not even be related to the dead king.

[@reidparker1848]

Misrepresentation. Godwinson was not elected, he just claimed to be (the other nobles hated him and thought he was soft of the Danish), and was only a brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

@@reidparker1848 I take it by Godwin, you are referring to Harold Godwinson? Do you have a source for what you have said as none of the sources I have access to at present would back you up about the other nobles not liking him or him being soft in the Danes.

[@garrettboone8736]

It always amazed me how Edward the Confessor didn't try harder for a peaceful transition of power, seems like he promised the throne to 2 men and then checked out.

[@Inaf1987]

Good to see more of these videos

[@eddw7650]

Great video as usual, I look forward to see what others you create about Enlgish history!

[@theDarkOneofRomania]

Hello, great video. I would like to see something like this for the Romanian/ carpathian region, where lots of cultures pass along the history

[@spower69]

The historic conflicts between England, Scotland and Ireland have their roots largely in feudal disputes between a common population of rulers of foreign descent.

[@alunwilliams1191]

and wales

[@aaronmarks9366]

Love that medieval/fantasy chant music used in the background, really transports you to this era

[@CubeInspector]

That isn't chant It's not "fantasy"

[@agirotto1]

I'm loving the channel.

[@garethmcguinness377]

God damn i love these "people-group" or cultural vids. Honestly, stellar work y'all, you guys are keeping my passion for history burning bright

[@TheGeneralGrievous19]

As a fan of Anglo-Saxon history and culture 👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (the 9-11th century is probably my favourite time period of English history) thank You for the video! ♥ It's very interesting topic. I've learned that the evolution of English language after the Norman conquest and later through the Plantagenet rule led to modern English having more words of French origin than native.

[@Germ_f]

Early medieval English history is so interesting to learn, with its countless wars, invasions, rulers…

[@cshelley5658]

Did you learn the ways of the Anglo Saxons from Count Dooku?

[@Perun944]

That's a bit of a stretch. If that were true, we'd be speaking full French.

[@benfisher5531]

Most of the words in the English language as spoken every day are of Old English origin, a lot of Norman words are in our dictionaries but are rarely used. English has not changed as much as many would believe.

[@sebe2255]

@@benfisher5531Just a glance at old English shows that it has changed significantly. But it isn’t as Latin as people believe

[@nathang5630]

Another great video!

[@nathanausten9301]

Intriguing information about the Anglo-Saxons leaving for the Varangian Guard. Amazing video. Thanks

[@hannannah1uk]

We're still here mate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ndie8075]

Yes you are🇩🇪🤗

[@gengis737]

When discussing the fate of Anglo-Saxon, previous Celtic and Roman-Celtic population are not mentioned. But they must have been a considerable share of the population, and interlinked with Anglo-Saxon. Exeter is in Cornwall, a Celtic area, and Gytha sought help from Ireland, another Celtic area never conquered by Anglo-Saxon. This focus on "germanic" England is perhaps an inheritance of 19th century, when celtic and latine inheritance was looked down as merely Irish or French identity.

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is more of a matter of sources than our preference.

[@kernowboy137]

As usual lazy research shows Anglo-Saxon rule extending into Cornwall despite King Cnut (994-1035) not extending Wessexlaw into Brythonic speaking Cornwall confirming the area was never part of Wessex. Indeed, Cornwall retained its own equivalent of the Saxon ‘Hundreds’ the keverangow well into the period of Norman rule circa: 12th century.

[@gengis737]

@@thesnoopmeistersnoops5167 My bad. Exeter is obvioulsy in Devon, both Devon and Cornwall were part of celtic kingdom of Dumnonia, but by 1066 Devon had been submitted by Anglo-Saxon Wessex since 722 and Cornwall since 872 - submitted does not mean populated by Anglo-Saxons, as the persistence of Cornish in Cornwalls prove.

[@TheGwt3]

This was an absolutely fantastic video.

[@robbabcock_]

Terrific video! Such a fascinating era in European history.

[@krimzonstriker7534]

Cnut and the North Sea Empire does deserve its own video at some point 😅

[@robertfisher8359]

I was literally reading up on the Anglo-Saxons who left for the Roman Empire. Does anyone know of any lords or mentioned leaders who were in that exodus and if they also joined the Varangian Guard? I found mentions that many were from the displaced Anglo-Saxon nobility, but no mention of names.

[@jackreacher5667]

Many who made the journey where survivors of the rebellion centred around Ely, and Hereward the Wake, to say that all the Anglo Saxon Nobility left for Byzantium is a big claim. Many Anglo Saxon Nobility died in the North and at Hastings, along with the Housecarls.

[@user-xy9ip4my3k]

Fantastic informative Objective

[@dazford134]

A very good answer to a very good question. Thankyou.

[@Yellow-kp9gs]

The reality is that the Normans couldn’t replace the Saxon population- just like in northern France and Italy there had to be some level of assimilation- the Saxon identity gradually intermingled wjth the Norman- french culture that William brought with him. As discussed in this video Saxon families intermarried with Norman ones and helped create a gradual bilingual and bi-cultural nobles that became Anglo-Norman and later English. This was further developed under Henry I, who for reasons of legitimacy rather than respect, tried to enforce and promote peace between his Saxon and Norman subjects. And while English culture had been gradually intermingling since the time of the conquest the real catalyst was the fall of Normandy to the french during the beginning of Johns reign. This forced the lords to pick between their English and Norman lands; it also caused resentment against the french particularly in the aftermath of Louis’a invasion in the barons war. It’s interesting that English/Anglo Saxon identity survived, especially when compared to what happened in France and Spain in a similar time frame. Also some genetic studies have shown the continental European dna that much of the English population share is most closely similar to the Low Countries and northern France- implying the whole “no one can tell who is saxon and who is Norman anymore” in the 1100s, takes a whole new meaning

[@mrhumble2937]

All of Europe is complete mixed dna. And Anglo Saxans were basically vikings who went there 300 years before. Germantic tribes from north Germany and Denmark. "Danes" so they had the same dna even while fighting the vikings. What's new was the French component.

[@ToastieBRRRN]

Did you mean Louis the Lion when he invaded during the first barons war?

[@Yellow-kp9gs]

@@mrhumble2937 True but the “Viking” dna is relatively small- around 5% at most probably. Whilst the Western European dna is usually around 20-30% depending on where you are in Britain- it’s very fascinating.

[@Yellow-kp9gs]

@@ToastieBRRRN yes what a stupid mistake I apologise.

[@Yellow-kp9gs]

@@TheMrcassina They were Norman and every king after William (except Richard and maybe John) spoke some level of English- with Edward I being the first to use it as propaganda against the french.

[@thegoon33]

The hybrid language myth strikes again. Not a single linguist on earth would say that English is a hybrid language. Most of the changes from Old English to Middle English came from the Danelaw and East Anglia. English grammar is more similar to Norwegian , its sound system remains Germanic and its most common used words are all of Anglo-Saxon or Old Norse origin. German (or Hochdeutch) borrowed grammar from French and underwent the consonant shift, but no one calls German a hybrid.

[@eadweardwoden7309]

100% fact, the majority of words the English use in daily life are Germanic and rarely french.

[@andrewsharpley4984]

@@eadweardwoden7309 actually, English word origins are about 30% French, 30% German, and 30% Latin. (although as thegoon33 points out, there is other stuff from Norse mixed in with German part, it wasn't just the Saxons, it was the Aengles / Jutes as well). The cover of a UK passport is written in French, not German. I would have thought that the modern form of English qualifies as a hybrid language, although not old or middle English. Especially when you start to look at English slang and colloquial or regional words, and place names, which tend to have a non Germanic origin, and be closer in pronunciation to their non English equivalents than 21st Century formal English.

[@eadweardwoden7309]

@@andrewsharpley4984 i never said anything about how much of what language makes up english, i;m talking about the main words we use. the most words used in our daily vocabulary is old english. "about half of the words used today have their roots in Old English."

[@andrewsharpley4984]

@@eadweardwoden7309 sure but ''old english'' was a mangle of romance language ( Latin/ French ) and Danish and Saxon already, The north of France ( Brittany) was seen as more or less the same country as Britain for about 400 years after that, and generally i would argue that French marginally edges it in our current English vocabulary over German ( ''the beautiful game'', eh? all words French origin) despite what Wikipedia or Google might tell you as a one sentence misleading quote. We even call 'tea' after the French! And that came from the Chinese and Indians!'

[@eadweardwoden7309]

@@andrewsharpley4984 yeah but I'm just saying the majority use Saxon/Germanic words for everyday life talking. you could literally could use only old english words to communicate, you couldn't with the latin, french or any other part of the english langauge today. its called anglish, search it on youtube.

[@sidehustlessimplified]

Fantastic video!

[@jozzieokes3422]

Amazing

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

Anglo Saxons one of my fav . Anglo Saxons first devastated by great heathern army and secondly the Normans . Normans stamp their authority into the Anglo Saxons and ruled the country give their identity to british isles . brilliant documentary yet again. we alwys appreciate your hard work and dedication your hard fan from sri lanka.

[@richardthomas9497]

I seen your videos covering bits of Anglo-Saxon England; including Hastings and the Viking Invasions. I hope you'll cover their history as you've done with the Celts and Welsh. As English history before 1066 is not well known or covered as the Medieval era.

[@Matanza4897]

​@@user-lw2yi6be6wThe English culture...

[@xeon39688]

​@@user-lw2yi6be6wonly a portion of it is norman, more than half of English vocabulary is still Germanic and native

[@dansouthlondon9873]

@@JackSonEFla2 I'm English and you're talking absolute bollocks mate. It's not just Anglo-Saxon DNA we have, we have Scanadanvian DNA and Celtic DNA. Cultutally, the Normans had a large influence on English culture whilst perhaps not in terms of actual DNA: a good portion of our language originates from Norman French (I mean, they literally gave examples in the video), church and castle architecture is heavily influenced by the Normans, the feudal system of society at the time - Norman, the Domesday Book.. do I need to go on? Is it more than the Anglo-Saxons? Probably not, but to claim England was borne out of one homogenous society is just daft. But then, right wing (or left wing) propaganda with soundbites and googled words has never actually been rooted in any real historical facts.

[@RS__7]

​@@dansouthlondon9873 All Northern Europeans are basically the same...the only distinction genetically is between the Celts and Germanic tribes but even then its small ...Both the Celts and Germanics come from the Japheth bloodline in the Bible...Celts come from Japheth's eldest son Gomer were the first to venture up into Europe

[@davidbean9740]

Really enjoyed

[@juliamacdonald3767]

Great presentation.

[@a11oge]

What No mention of Danelaw, and Cnut almost forgotten

[@charlesiragui2473]

I have heard that Middle English came to dominate the aristocracy through intermarriage well before Henry IV (he was a usurping aristocrat after all). Middle English lost many common features of other European languages, including Anglo Norman French and Old English (genders, conjugation in the present tense), so it would appear that this language was a weird way for these cultures to communicate, a kind of creole. The aristocratic origins seem betrayed by the heavy dominance of French vocabulary in modern English (+60% of all words), while the Saxons trying to get ahead are shown by the core Germanic language. It's said that in common speech today many people use almost exclusively Saxon root words (or Nordic ones... that Danelaw part of the language got left out in this video), not needing those fancy French words.

[@sebe2255]

Good, fuck genders, cases and adjective declination. Completely superfluous

[@joyswenson7941]

This was very interesting. My interest in history has usually been post-renaissance/ heavy Victorian era, but lately I’m exploring events preceding then. Thanks!

[@DRIVEFROMHOME4K]

Great video thanks

[@jamesleblanc7437]

“I fart in your general direction!”

[@PerfectDeath4]

I've got a Scottish line that turned out to have been Norman, the title was given by William during his Scotland conquests. Meanwhile, another line was from Normandy, France who ended up leaving for Canada becoming part of the Metis.

[@Alex-zs7gw]

...so you're the enemy It's not a brag mate

[@4264127]

Scotland and Ireland are shaped by Red headed vikings

[@benfisher5531]

@@Alex-zs7gwif you are English you certainly have at least some Norman blood mate, the Normans aren’t any enemy to us today, they are just our forefathers-just like the Saxons who came before

[@ladykkk1480]

Great video , thank you

[@Joanna-il2ur]

For up to date research but easy to read, on the Vikings, try River Kings by Cat Jarman, an Anglo Norwegian author. Inexpensive paperback. I think she pronounces it as Yarman.

[@frederickclements2647]

Harold wasn't killed by an arrow in the eye. Harold is the soldier being chopped to pieces in the next part of that section. They carbon dated the thread of the arrow and discovered it was originally a spear and had been re stitched into an arrow in the 19th century. The first recorded account of Harold's death says he was chopped to pieces and the wasn't a mention of an arrow till late in history.

[@lugo_9969]

Blinding was the traditional punishment for a breaker of oathes. Hence the artistic license on the Bayeux tapestry.

[@ndie8075]

Sadly the normans win........I am a native Saxon from Westfalia North west Germany......and I feel very much connected with my saxon brothers in England

[@dagobert54]

The process continues in our time. What happened to the English after the massive waves of immigration to Britain in the 20th and 21st century? They endured and evolved, incorporating African and Asian customs and languages into their own. A new culture, less insular, less patriarchal, mixed, will emerge. And the real winners will be all those who come to settle in Britain and benefit from it.😇

[@ralambosontiavina7372]

Great video!

[@carlosfilho3402]

Thanks To This Excellent Vídeo.