What Was Normal Life Like In Anglo-Saxon Britain? | 1000 AD | Chronicle

What was it really like to live just before the end of the first millennium? 1000 AD recreates life circa 999 AD, showing the everyday lives, loves and passions of the Anglo-Saxon people. Britain's system of social welfare, law and order and a yearning for knowledge made them the envy of Europe - and a country under threat from violent and oppurtunistic raiders, the Vikings.
This docu-drama runs alongside interviews with leading historians who paint a revealing picture of the political and social structure of pre-Norman Britain.
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[@lindsay6518]

sure if you like mostly 30 year old programming

[@albionmyl7735]

Very interesting for a German to watch this... Some old anglosaxon word a very understandable for my. I a nativ Saxon from Westphalia Germany in north west..... Greetings to Angelland from your old home... We appreciate you very much 💓🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇩🇪🙏

[@starrcitizenalpha7847]

Ƿes þu hal, min freōnd!

[@albionmyl7735]

@@starrcitizenalpha7847 danke mein Freund...

[@saltycreole2673]

Just a suggestion. Change your monniker to Albion "Me". It makes more sense in English. Your English is better than mine! Cheerio!

[@albionmyl7735]

@@saltycreole2673 thany you... But the whole sentence is, " Albion my love" I have been in England several times and therefore I love people and country....

[@vapingotter7518]

The Saxons were actually a small population in England. There were many many other tribes in the country at the time. To assume that all of England can call Germany their "Old Home" is the same train of thought that had yall start WW2.

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

The word "Lady" derives from Old English "hlaef-dige", meaning "kneader of (bread) dough". Kneading dough and baking braed was women's work and seemingly had a high social reputation in Anglo-Saxon society. The "Lord" was the "hlaef-weard", the "warden of the loaves (of bread)". Bread, it seems, played an important role with the Anglo-Saxons.

[@nomandad2000]

I trust you because your first name is an initial....

[@KaylaNoelle1]

Their bread was deadly though which is ironic. It's similar to how Ancient Egyptians often died of infections from tooth decay because the sand got in their food and also wore away their enamel.

[@twinbulls1980]

I believe that good-bye also comes from Old English : “God be with ye”.

[@andrewlankford9634]

Beowulf, brave warrior, broke off the fearsome Grendel's massive right arm. Wielding it like a mallet, he beat the fearsome Grendel about the head, yelling "Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!"

[@sawahtb]

good one

[@rebeccadelbridge2998]

Lol

[@elvenkind6072]

HAHAHA! Great Monty Pythonesque storytelling.

[@mrs.g.9816]

🤣🤣🤣!

[@Donnoha]

🤣

[@krbailess]

I LOVED this. I found myself enthralled from beginning to end. 😳Thank you so much for posting. 💖

[@shronk4259]

this film is so beautiful and life changing i'm so invested in these characters and in this incredible story. the themes and the messages it tells the audience are timeless and incredible. the way it uses the camera, setting, lighting, audio and costume to tell a story is extraordinary. why hasn't this won any awards smh, such a high quality film the best one i've ever seen

[@gretamurphy3704]

It truly humanizes people from this period.

[@justinfowler5761]

I love documentariesike this, just focusing on the daily lives of the common people.

[@CadeD679]

​@@justinfowler5761 I do, too.

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

I've seen this before, and I'm looking forward to another viewing. It's extremely well done! Thank you for doing it

[@luciditywaling]

This was wonderfully told and informative!

[@halwyn]

Very interesting documentary. Love history but happy I was born far after all these daily struggles

[@LonelyKnightess]

@@tinygrim Not being murdered by heavily armed raiders or sold into slavery to them sounds pretty good thanks.

[@lucascesar029]

"Don't fear those who aim to kill just the body but are unable to touch the soul. The One to fear is He who can destroy you, soul and body, in the fires of hell." Matthew 10:28

[@butwhytho4858]

They made it sound so peaceful by its narration… and yet… ppl get their hands chopped off and strung up as a reminder, ppl were stoned to death for trying to escape, the glossed over what being a slave might have been like, who were the nuns? So much I want to know more of!!!

[@ssherrierable]

I bet they had a lot less crime back then since criminals were actually held accountable for their crimes. You chop a few thieves hands off and it becomes an awfully good deterrent. Now a days you get 15-20 for cold blooded murder. Or get sent to broadmore county club.

[@eddiesroom1868]

@@ssherrierable There were a lot less people too.

[@danwesche9266]

That's the whole point, everyday life wasn't people getting their hands chopped off or executed.

[@waynepurcell6058]

@@ssherrierable Be a lot less thieves because they wouldn't have hands to steal with again, but it wouldn't necessarily a "deterrent" for other bad people. Hell basically every human on earth wakes up thinking bad shit (justified or not) can't/won't happen to THEM personally. You don't wake up and walk around thinking "I may be robbed today" any more than a thief wakes up thinking "I may get caught today". Also a LOT of criminals think "well I'm a hell of a lot smarter than that dumbass that got caught yesterday".

[@pricklypear7516]

I doubt that there was much hand-chopping going on. This was not a society that could afford a beggar underclass, so punishments might have included flogging, branding, and outright death, but NOT something that would render the person unfit for work.

[@spookerredmenace3950]

it almost sounds peaceful back then, but really it was a daily struggle to survive and such. this is a good pg version of history

[@gensaikawakami341]

28:04 10th century peasant girl just casually hittin a vape lol

[@wendygreidanus8391]

The minute the video began, I was transported to another time. How wonderful!

[@prateekyadav9811]

I love this! Was this ever continued?

[@benlutz1974]

I recall a book I read some years ago in which was prescribed "a poultice of wite moulded bread" for open wounds.

[@user-zk8ed4kd2b]

Penicillium mold in that poultice was probably effective. So was treatment utilizing raw honey.

[@kierj9858]

I'm severely sickened by mold! Guess I would have been sol!

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

I've seen this quite a few times but always enjoy it. So good to watch it again

[@eddiesroom1868]

I like that "wartime farm" it's fun

[@Zandanga]

Yeah ... I rewatch the good ones, too.

[@samlai5411]

I saw this 8th grade history class. Thanks for the upload. Good memories.

[@patriciagerresheim2500]

I almost didn't recognize Dr. Sam Newton here. He's a lot thinner than he is when appearing on 'Time Team'. That said, his ease in speaking Anglo-Saxon made me think it was him. Fabulous program!!

[@h0rriphic]

I love these documentaries.

[@patrickshepherd1341]

That woman giving birth needs an Oscar. I've literally never been so convinced in my life

[@shaiaheyes2c41]

Love this one! I think I watched it on TV back in the day.

[@gretamurphy3704]

Documentaries like this are why I decided to splurge and pay for ad-free KZbin.

[@fionadowson4550]

A great place to visit if you are interested in Anglo Saxon Britain is West Stow in Suffolk, a reconstructed village

[@albionmyl7735]

In German: suedvolk = Suffolk.... Sussex = Suedsachsen

[@billjeffers2273]

Well done!

[@anthonytroisi6682]

The priest notes that the village had about 40 residents. Was this a sufficient number of people for self-sufficiency? How far away would the next village be? Would the blacksmith have enough work to sustain himself by blacksmithing alone, given that he had 20 acres that were worked by thralls? Did the thralls live in the freeman's house or were they housed in separate quarters? If there only 40 people in the community, how did someone find a spouse who wasn't a relative? How many villages of 40 people with one warrior would the average thane have? How much land would a warrior own?

[@prateekyadav9811]

We need answers Anthony!!!

[@GoGreen1977]

As an American, I'm a mixture of (mostly) Anglo-Saxon, with smaller proportions of Scottish Celt, French, Norwegian/Swedish, Dutch, and "true" German. I'm amazed I exist because my various groups of ancestors spent a lot of time fighting and killing each other.

[@ChrisSeaB]

Word!! Haha I'm much the same, taking out Norwegian, Dutch, etc. But I have the rest. It's even more amazing to me because shortly after my surname ancestor came to America from present day Germany. The American Civil War was just starting. If not for there religion my family line could have been wiped out.

[@ChrisSeaB]

@UCwnIlaC_hLltykbDyXxBhKQ At face value no. I mean we are all commenting on a history video after all. I don't think that you should try to edit history just because someone doesn't like it or is uncomfortable with it. This is coming from an American with German and British ancestry. That is plenty of history to be uncomfortable with. HOWEVER since I didn't read the post and don't know what the specific history is that you are referring to. I can't say for certain if you are in the right or wrong. Sorry🤷‍♀️ Edit: I just read it and while I personally don't know the exact facts. I will say this, I didn't think you did anything wrong to get banned. Seemed like a good debate between to amateur historian. I don't know though.

[@MichelleIbarraMHAEdD]

I pretty much just say I'm a Euro-American-mutt. 😁

[@christopherfreeman1340]

I am surprised any germanic and celtic even exsist today with 4000 years of inbreds to this day and time 2022.

[@margritpiepes8242]

So interesting to see about the Anglo Saxons .The Saxons had a King from wich I am having a Family line .when I found that out I was very excited.

[@kierj9858]

I cannot believe that any humans made it through this time period!!!

[@jasoncutshaw8401]

Life goes on and finds a way

[@69Jackjones69]

Strong men 💪

[@betty1631]

Excellent film.

[@ignaciofranco3115]

Need more documentaries about other European countries: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia... Not only England.

[@erickoraganie8705]

They probably exist and I would like to see them. They are probably in the languages of those countries and are produced in those countries so may show up less in common searches or via the algorithm on KZbin. Check out the channel History Time…some good ones on there.

[@smallbeginning2]

@@erickoraganie8705 exactly why should BBC spend it's money there instead of at home? They have their own channels and videos.

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@smallbeginning2 Yes, but as they make programmes in their own languages and nobody can be bothered to look beyond English they tend to get lost. Also they are not to the standard of the Beeb, so they are not that interesting But I would ask you why you only want to learn one part of a jigsaw? Seems a bit odd to me. The World does not begin and end around the mouldy littler rock, histories intertwine and only become fully understand if you have the full picture. Wanting just UK history is like grasping onto a Single piece of a jigsaw and crying when your playmates need it to make the Big Picture.

[@therealtoni]

The countries you mention probably do their own. Can someone translate and share???

[@shewany5343]

Search "lucy worsley russian zars".. its a good one

[@CharlieBell-lr1zx]

I am a Bell. I am scottish english and irish. My families Clan Bell very clise allies of Clan Douglas through kinship from the Borders. Middlebie Parish in Dumfries and Galloway. They were originally from norway they were french and Norwegian. Although i nearly all British i am 15% norway and some little french 6% but it.shows the written history matches exactly to my DNA. So i really enjoyed this video cery informative i learned alot very interesting. Great video! And much appreciated!

[@jimsullivan2813]

Does anyone know where this documentary was filmed? The credits provide little information.

[@beckymcdonald9529]

This was awesome and far too short.

[@FaerieFenergles]

That's really interesting ... the use of first penicillin probably.

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

A little outdated but still an amazing video!

[@gregorybowden1515]

lnaudible! TURN UP YOUR AUDIO RECORDER!

[@hootenanny6095]

Is "sky" from Anglo Saxon? Or is it rather from Old Norse? I don´t know the word from that area, but in Denmark and Norway it is the word for "cloud".

[@kingquad6677]

I daydream of this era often.... Very very cool! Kudos to you

[@ah5721]

we now know that people bathed weekly , and better knowledge of healing herbs than we do today. They are not as simple minded people as many think.

[@kierj9858]

Oh thank God!!

[@wewenang5167]

only if you are wealthy and a vikings, for anglo saxon especially men if you bath weekly they will mock you and called you a vikings because bathing and grooming yourself at that period was only a vikings cultural practice. Vikings warrior used to bath, wear perfume and dyed their hair and groom himself before they were going to war or raiding, so the anglo saxon would definitely wont do that. The knowledge of herbs usually reserved only for midwife and nuns and monks. You gotta be careful not to do some weird stuff and random herbalogy because the church will catch you and you might be charge as practicing whicraft and be stone to death.

[@lizzyarlyn3409]

I’ve had two children; with my first , the epidural didn’t work very well ( thanks scoliosis and and contractions for that , the second time labor went faster and I did get a epidural but pretty far into the process, istarfed pushing not long after. That childbirth scene gave panic m, distress and trauma. Childbirth is so traumatic, you just weirdly forgot about it. Chills .

[@douglaswilkinson5700]

The word "air" is Anglo-Norman. The Old English word for "air" was "lyft" cognate with Modern German "luft."

[@mefford67]

*Here we all are in the year 2022 and we’re just as convinced that THESE days are the real end times.*

[@0w83]

Nah it’ll end at 3022

[@czgator9000]

No, just some people think that. If you know anything about history, you know people have been predicting the end times for thousands of years (as well as complaining about the younger generation.)

[@gretamurphy3704]

I have to convince certain family members of that every now and again. Just the other day, I was informed that a televangelist is preaching that we need to withdraw our support for Ukraine because - gasp! - the devil is going to make Putin send his nuclear weapons if Ukraine wins. No political agenda there, folks! Nope, not at all.

[@cashmere209]

Picked the wrong fucking video to try and fall asleep to lol, childbirth reenactment incoming

[@AlleyeSun]

Learned about my ancestors! Being 100% anglo-saxon and from a line of priests going back to this era! Excellent info..!

[@TreyCapnerhurst]

Priests were supposed to be celibate after the Second Lateran Council held in 1139, when a rule was approved forbidding priests to marry. You'll have to explain how you get the "long line".

[@cantbanme792]

fun fact, all branches of the human family tree lead to the same roots, glad to be able to share this excitement with you, having shared 99.9999% of my DNA with you and your ancestors.

[@wewenang5167]

100% after 1000 years that can only mean that your family line was very inbreed! because its very rare for any people that will have that result because so many people invaded England and the isle back then especially the vikings and the Normans. Not to mention a priest aren't supposed to have any children, all Anglo-saxon were Catholic.

[@burnettis1]

Surely, ridiculous in itself.... 😂😜🇮🇪

[@elmiranewyorkstate6855]

Real good.

[@georgepenguin2515]

"Bathing? Bathing can only lead ...to sin!"

[@Grenadier311]

Actually, most Medeival Europeans, contrary to stereotypes propagated by outdated, poor scholarship, were surprisingly hygienic. Face and hand washing were performed throughout the day, especially at meal times, public bath houses were common in most towns, bathing once a week or more was customary, bathing in rivers was practiced, in the countryside, towns had strict regulations and planning for waste disposal and of course, human nature is revolted by filth and bad odors. Popular myth paints Medeival Europe as a land of filthy, smelly peasants, contrasted with other regions populated by cleanly folk. Not true.

[@JETWTF]

Yeah the no bathing was complete BS, people do not enjoy being dirty and do not like being around stinky people. They took great care in keeping themselves clean.

[@lucascesar029]

@@Grenadier311 Fruits of enlightment propaganda, the amount of myths they created about the medieval age just to caluniate catholics is absurd, and many are still popular to this day

[@barrydysert2974]

It comes down to this. You have no means to eat. You are told, "Go do this and you may eat. Or, don't go and stay here and starve." After air and water the next thing is food

[@jrose-xp6tf]

Proud W.A.S.P. descendant here, this was a treat indeed.

[@gretamurphy3704]

Sorry, but the "white anglo-saxon protestant" trope probably doesn't mean what you think it does. For example, Protestantism didn't even exist until the 16th century Reformation, and the people depicted here were Catholics living from about 500 -1000. The tribes during this time were the Saxons (who dominated), the Angles, Jutes, Frisians, and a few others. For that reason, Medievalists in many areas of scholarship are trying to break free from the misleading use of Anglo-Saxon as an identifier. Moreover, the Norman Conquest of 1066 pretty much subsumed all of these people. Check wikipedia for a summaries, or any number of really excellent books on these various subjects. WASP has largely been used as a racist brand, and I don't think you intended to use it that way! We can all be proud of our ancestry without the declaration that ours was superior (again, I don't think that was your intention). Bless.

[@barbc7698]

The only thing I don’t buy is the way the target shooting young swain has fletched his arrows. What a mess! Never fly straight.

[@DougKoper]

Those were the days.

[@thegamethemovie9605]

The candle flames are TALL.

[@durkadurk1383]

Background noise is louder than the speaker. Makes it a difficult listen

[@kaptainkaos1202]

At time 30:00 I was really taken aback. Who in the world told Dr. Newton, other than the wig salesperson, that the hairpiece looks good! Mein Gott that is rough. I’ll be the first to admit that I wear wigs often but almost none of the time can you tell I’m wearing a wig. Damn..

[@barbarat5729]

Uhhhh. You made it sound horrid so I had to look. I probably wouldn't have known.

[@ge2623]

"Just because some watery tart threw a sword at you is no basis for a form of Government"

[@lukeet331]

Lmao

[@humanwithaplaylist]

I'm no expert but from what I can tell, the costumes seem to be not bad?

[@gretamurphy3704]

A boy was shown wearing a pair of black leather boots with a side button that I'd buy in a heartbeat. Wonder where he bought them?

[@nunyanunya4147]

i know documentories are free and shit... but do i have to pay for volume consistancy?

[@charlesdavis9937]

I tried to learn old English (Anglo-Saxon) but it is hard.

[@cleverusername9369]

Feuch nas cruaidhe

[@glendamears3618]

Such a hard life for my ancestors 😮

[@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114]

This is why Stairway to Heaven comes from Led Zeppelin, a British band. There's this Midevalism in British history that doth not exist in the Americas. They have some good bands too, but the Eagles and the James Gang seem only to go back to the 1800s for lyrical and musical inspiration. Americans are a new people.

[@mercianthane2503]

Much better than the BS of Vikings TV Show.

[@scoobydicky9459]

Can you agaian me

[@RickyTikkiTavi77]

I think this documentary was originally published in 1999. Will anyone confirm that?

[@Slice223]

You right

[@louisacapell]

Oh I didn't know that! Lol

[@violetopal6264]

That explains a lot. Lol

[@Flipadelphiia]

This documentary is actually quite old so a lot of the pre-conceived notions of how they lived back then has changed quite a bit. A lot of it is accurate but there's enough inaccuracies to make this outdated

[@barrydysert2974]

@once a musician i recommend you check out the new Time Team. It is hard to point to specific points, but the overall knowledge of this time period has advanced enormously in recent years. Sign me, Another Fascinated Amateur 🙏

[@barrydysert2974]

i would love to see this remade in light of current information. i feel that an update would be far less gloomy 🙏

[@MTB214]

@@barrydysert2974 the new time team is hosted by Tony Robinson still?

[@kaptainkaos1202]

@@MTB214 no unfortunately..

[@Flipadelphiia]

@@barrydysert2974 I would also recommend a channel called Weird History. They do a lot of day-in-the-life videos of old time periods, among others

[@ironlion45]

Ulfrich is such a chad. Somehow we're all rooting for the peasant in shit-stained pantaloons even when the story has VIKINGS. Impressive storytelling to accomplish that!

[@bcast9978]

Was Y1K a thing?

[@sophitsa79]

Yes. There were "predictions" of the second coming. There have been many many such predictions over the last 2k years

[@parashantadna1624]

Wales,Scotland,Ireland,Northumbria should become independent countries...it's beautiful...Let all these people lead independent lives..making their own destiny in European union..👍👍

[@wewenang5167]

India should built toilet first xD

[@NH_RSA__]

Godwin the reeve. Reeve of the shire. Shire reeve. Sheriff.

[@szaagman]

Holy commercials. Way too many ads on these videos now.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Way too many ads!!

[@hapa7791]

If it wasn’t for the Vikings, England could have become a developed country hundreds years earlier 😭😭 Where’s our reparation money 😭😭

[@sammysoppy3361]

this just despressed the fuck out of me lol. no painkillers for childbirth, bread that wore the enamel off your teeth, slavery, giant tape worms in the communal poop bucket lol, etc etc. ya know 2022 isn’t perfect but… I will take it lol

[@ssherrierable]

Was London called London in the year 1,000?

[@adamdavis4346]

The Romans named it Londinium

[@sophitsa79]

London wasn't much more than a village/town

[@MixerRenegade95]

Yes

[@srdfb2260]

I don’t agree that there was no pain relief! I am sure they found a way.

[@bradmiller2329]

Willow bark tea. The basic chemical of aspirin.

[@jessicadavis5444]

Milk of the poppy.

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

Dandelion leaf, and comfrey to put on wounds, arnica probably existed (for bruises), and some thistles, the ones that have milky sap were useful both as Analgesia to be swallowed, and topical pain relief. I'd be very surprised if there wasn't some form of poppy too. And there was alcohol. I know supposedly it was very weak ("small beer") but my faith in the ingenuity of the human race makes me believe there would have been some form of 'shine!

[@Odonanmarg]

True about 1066, but the effects of that blip have lasted until today. The Norman/ French aristocracy is still dominant.

[@binaryglitch64]

It's not hard for me to imagine why the Norseman vikinged these people...

[@megancrager4397]

Why

[@nicholasphelps3872]

Anglo-Saxon England is cool 😎

[@davidtownsend6092]

Well ya gotta think this is 100 years after Alfred. 75 after Edward and another like 60 after Athelstan united England. Whatever viking problems they had isnt shit compaired to the shit they had to deal with. The biggest prob. With THIS situation is a line of not such great kings .

[@davidtownsend6092]

And a wildly independent and increasingly demanding nobility that rarely if ever answers the call unless they gotta.

[@AT-zk5ko]

"Sweyn Forkbeard notices comment and smiles"

[@alanhowitzer]

If you think your life is hard, just watch this video

[@KaylaNoelle1]

OOF I'd rather be a Viking that's for sure! OR even better, a founding member of the brand new Grecian city-state that would become Sparta which started around the year 1000! Back then it would have been just the Dorian tribe but bathing in olive oil and eating fresh fruit sure would beat enamel destroying bread, leaks, and no baths. :( Christianity also just tends to make life suck ten times more than it has to tbh, that priest was such an annoying busybody, I'd rather be a Pagan!

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

It seems illogical that if a slave runs away, he will be stoned to death....his owner is still losing his value!

[@naughtypear4936]

No washing of hands ... that's what gets me most 🤢

[@draganostojic6297]

Most people lived shortly and in utmost poverty until industrial revolution, rise of capitalism and establishment of rule of law. Our civilized way of life is a very recent phenomenon maybe last 300 years. Most people are probably not aware how lucky we are to live in these times for all their limitations. People complain if there is no A/C or Amazon delivery takes more than the same day or about gluten and so on. People lived really hard throughout history. What we have can disappear very easily if we are not vigilant to preserve values of the modern society for example if we get into a world war or start civil unrest etc. There are many bad actors today that we have to be aware of and protect our society from.

[@fanzi5423]

the narrator sounds like Samwise Gamgee xDD

[@joslynaarons6885]

Depressing!!!!

[@shannonmcneely9034]

It was misery personified. Hungry all the time. People dying all around you. You're lucky if your wife survives giving birth to your child and disease is so horrendous they make you throw up just by the smell!!

[@kristiskinner8542]

22: and a lot of ppl nowdays complain about having to work weekends and/or holidays (not me personally) when most jobs arent anywhere near as hard or tiresome as doing just the basics of life & finding the materials to do so back then & those basics were their job 24/7. Not to mention they didnt have the treats or rewards (from a Snickers bar to a nice soft couch to lounge on) we have the option of doing/having after we get off. Those of us that have jobs that do take a physical toll we have a wide range of pain meds, muscle relaxers etc. There's also the added bonus of not having to wake up with your fleas, lice & livestock before getting up to get ready for work, but Im sure there hasnt been a time in history when there hasnt been entitled or ungrateful people either

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

First: these people actually had a lot of free time. Yes, the labor was physically harder than most modern work, but it was far less time-consuming. Also, the church mandated a certain amount of time off. Second: the fact that the labor was physical and produced tangible results made it psychologically more satisfying than modern-day office work, where most of your labor disappears into the digital either. Modern-day labor is it's own brand of mentally stressful. Third: the advent of life-enhancing technology implies that people SHOULD be able to work fewer hours. The ethic of "everyone has to put in X amount of hours, a comparable amount of effort, and be willing to sacrifice their free time" was forged in a world marked by scarce resources and limited technology. In a post-scarcity, largely automated society, people SHOULD work less and play more. What the hell was even the POINT of advancing ourselves technologically if we're going to put in the same amount of work (or even more), and for less reward?

[@gadpivs]

​@@lunettasuziejewel2080 Not only would it have been less time-consuming and more psychologically satisfying, it also would often not even be considered "work," but simply "life." You're not sitting in an hour of traffic for a commute. You're not being bussed in somewhere or gathering with a bunch of total strangers before meeting up at a job site. You're not getting a call at 3 AM that the server is down and the CEO is going to kill you if you don't get it up right now. You're not crunching meaningless numbers to make someone rich who you'll never meet while staring at a clock and wondering when the day will finally be over. Hungry? Prepare food so that you can eat. Cold? Prepare materials to keep you warm. Everything else was derived from these basic ideas. You wouldn't be wiped out all the time, because you'd actually be in great physical shape and not a blob, so getting up in the morning wouldn't be this massive task that it is for so many these days. And you could get up early because you weren't staying awake far past sunset thanks to artificial lighting tricking your brain into thinking it's still daytime. It wouldn't take a brain surgeon to start the day, either, the way it does today with cell phones and complicated traffic signs and the chaos of the modern world. You'd just... walk outside and start your day. Your "coworkers" would be your own family. Children would be begging to help, not running away from their "chores." The line between work and play would be considerably more blurred than it is today. No trying to satisfy strangers you barely know, no pretentious office meetings, no constantly having to appear happy around the water cooler and suppress your actual emotions. You won't be missing your kids all day, because they're right there next to you, working with you side-by-side. You can sing on the job. You can drink on the job. You can stop whenever you want for a break. No "oh crap, my fifteen minutes are up." You can make silly faces at people, dance, make politically incorrect jokes. There is no obsession with making sure your tie is straight and your hair is combed before your big presentation to the boss. When you're a child, you do less physically demanding work, sure, but you're conditioned from a young age to see it as fun. "I want to rake the leaves!" "I want to milk the cows!" You skip along and sing songs and shove your kid brother, racing to see who can get to the cows first. No single file lines, no going to the principal's office, no being told that you're not allowed to talk until class is over. By the time you're an adult, of course you're going to be able to handle the tougher stuff. You've spent your whole life slowly building muscle mass for just that purpose.

[@kathyw3466]

As an Aussie the language sounds like a Scot trying to speak German.

[@laserbeam002]

People sometimes romanticize this period of history but if you look at the day to day living conditions and the fact they had no medicine for common illnesses I see nothing romantic about it. Very interesting yes. Would I like to have lived back then. Hell no.

[@Frank-mm2yp]

Unless you were among the elite classes it was nasty-brutish- and short.

[@milliebanks7209]

So happy that I was born in the 20th century! And particular not in England!!

[@kevinroche3334]

You think it was better elsewhere?

[@lisad1532]

Agree England sucks

[@nevermind-he8ni]

A thousand years later at a defunct military airport in NY, we worshipped different gods. Bikers are Vikings without boats.

[@paultheaudaciousbradford6772]

Feeling a bit queasy…

[@paulmcgrath552]

why can't i see comments?

[@kaptainkaos1202]

Lucky?

[@the_eternal_student]

I want to know about the pre-Christian religion.

[@catholicchad2254]

We don't know much about Anglo-Saxon paganism since they didn't record their own history until after they had converted, same with the Gaels, Bretons, and Picts Either way, they probably worshipped a pantheon similar to the Norse one. Not enough to make an interesting video

[@cleverusername9369]

1:15 holy shit that is a bad toupee

[@annanardo2358]

The most awful thing is how they "used" those poor animals for their own selves. Such animal abuse.😈😈👿👿😠😈😠😡👿 those innocent animals, were wronged.

[@aaacomp1]

Gunhild was a fox.

[@kents.2866]

She's gorgeous.

[@chrisskinner6291]

Who knows but I know what it's like being a slave 2 American Rome

[@Darkstar-se6wc]

What a drama queen.

[@georgeschlaline6057]

Life is still rough in 2024

[@brianwalker859]

Definitely older judging by the video, narrator is overly dramatic and in all the wrong places. But it's otherwise good quality, and they definitely tried.

[@fonziebulldog5786]

1000 AD : What to do today. I know, waiting to die.

[@y11971alex]

This is a very interesting documentary, made more so by the limited perspective. The Vikings must have been evil to the English, but this documentary does not include their perspective.

[@bradmiller2329]

Why should it? It was about the *Anglo-Saxons*, not the Vikings.