Brunanburh - The Great Battle 937 AD
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This will also explain why an 'irish' army could turn up in the east of England. With a viking-ship this would be no trouble at all, although the Wirral would be closer.
Date: 2022-09-10
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Tamas
Germans thought they would dominate the Baltics forever. Now the East has thrown them back over the Oder. History turns and the people of a dying culture become obsessed with the past and filled with delusions. Now England withdraws into itself feeding on memories of the British Empire. A constant pretence of being hard done by and a stream of grievances against the foreigners who deny them the greatness that is our right. They have ceased to expect success from what they can do and expect it to be presented because of who they are.
If it was just between themselves but they base actual policy on delusion and bigotry. Walking into negotiations with the same tiresome pompous sense of entitlement that makes them so easy to outmanoeuvre. So it has been worth studying their history and reasoning why they can not negotiate and only see others as prey. They are a lone hyena only ever capable of preying on the weak. A nation of pirate and cheats, who want everyone to obey the rules so they can profit by breaking them.
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Germans thought they would dominate the Baltics forever. Now the East has thrown them back over the Oder. History turns and the people of a dying culture become obsessed with the past and filled with delusions. Now England withdraws into itself feeding on memories of the British Empire. A constant pretence of being hard done by and a stream of grievances against the foreigners who deny them the greatness that is our right. They have ceased to expect success from what they can do and expect it to be presented because of who they are.
If it was just between themselves but they base actual policy on delusion and bigotry. Walking into negotiations with the same tiresome pompous sense of entitlement that makes them so easy to outmanoeuvre. So it has been worth studying their history and reasoning why they can not negotiate and only see others as prey. They are a lone hyena only ever capable of preying on the weak. A nation of pirate and cheats, who want everyone to obey the rules so they can profit by breaking them.
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Istehomo
But did the battle actually happen? Michael Wood seemed to think that it happened in East Yorkshire and was a victory for the English. A generation later, Neil Oliver, spun it so that it was an important battle that signified Scottish independence and identity, placing the battle in the south west of Scotland. All we have - that I know of - to say that the battle actually took place is a beautiful poem in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. This, I suspect, could be more down to wishful thinking than anything else, as the plucky English fight and overcome all their domestic enemies: Britons, Viking Irish and the Scots all at one and the same time - yet so far no one really knows where the battle took place.
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But did the battle actually happen? Michael Wood seemed to think that it happened in East Yorkshire and was a victory for the English. A generation later, Neil Oliver, spun it so that it was an important battle that signified Scottish independence and identity, placing the battle in the south west of Scotland. All we have - that I know of - to say that the battle actually took place is a beautiful poem in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. This, I suspect, could be more down to wishful thinking than anything else, as the plucky English fight and overcome all their domestic enemies: Britons, Viking Irish and the Scots all at one and the same time - yet so far no one really knows where the battle took place.
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rhythmstic
Scant resources? . there are plenty if you look for them in ecclesiastical charters and land grant notations witnessed by Bishops & princes. Its called proper research, not just reading fake history textbooks. King Arthur is mentioned in the English Bruts as well as elsewhere, try reading them. The Welsh mythologies are proving to be based on real history with places named being found, forts properly identified and the megalithic sky maps being understood.
Btw. the location of Arthur's final battle is known as well as his final resting place. You need to climb a few mountains to play catchup, ask your Welsh aunt if you need help.
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Scant resources? . there are plenty if you look for them in ecclesiastical charters and land grant notations witnessed by Bishops & princes. Its called proper research, not just reading fake history textbooks. King Arthur is mentioned in the English Bruts as well as elsewhere, try reading them. The Welsh mythologies are proving to be based on real history with places named being found, forts properly identified and the megalithic sky maps being understood.
Btw. the location of Arthur's final battle is known as well as his final resting place. You need to climb a few mountains to play catchup, ask your Welsh aunt if you need help.
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Craig
As I understand it, Ireland was called Scotia in the 2nd century. Scotians migrated to the land of the Picts, and settled there, renaming it Scotland. Now, as far as I know, there was no displacement or slaughter of the Picts, so present day Scots would be the mixture of Scotians and Picts. But, there language was replaced by the Celtic Scots
I do not know if the Picts were Celtic, but of an earlier group, like the Fir Bolg in Ireland.
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As I understand it, Ireland was called Scotia in the 2nd century. Scotians migrated to the land of the Picts, and settled there, renaming it Scotland. Now, as far as I know, there was no displacement or slaughter of the Picts, so present day Scots would be the mixture of Scotians and Picts. But, there language was replaced by the Celtic Scots
I do not know if the Picts were Celtic, but of an earlier group, like the Fir Bolg in Ireland.
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B50Stevie
I am also one of those that believe the battle was fought in East Lancashire, somewhere in and around the area of Burnley, which has the River Brun, from which some believe the Brun in Brunanburgh takes its name, there are other clues in the landscape which local historians have pointed out such as the battle stone. But certainly this area is worthy of consideration, but seems to be largely ignored by mainstream historians.
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I am also one of those that believe the battle was fought in East Lancashire, somewhere in and around the area of Burnley, which has the River Brun, from which some believe the Brun in Brunanburgh takes its name, there are other clues in the landscape which local historians have pointed out such as the battle stone. But certainly this area is worthy of consideration, but seems to be largely ignored by mainstream historians.
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John
I made a modern translation of the Poem of the battle of Brunanburh, and have posted it on my website. johnashtone. Com. The site of the Battle of Brunaburh is unknown and in debate, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle specifically states it was near the Humber River, however the notion that the three Kings and Armies would meet up on the opposite side of the country to where they were based, throws this in doubt?
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I made a modern translation of the Poem of the battle of Brunanburh, and have posted it on my website. johnashtone. Com. The site of the Battle of Brunaburh is unknown and in debate, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle specifically states it was near the Humber River, however the notion that the three Kings and Armies would meet up on the opposite side of the country to where they were based, throws this in doubt?
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Sun
there is more than just circumstantial evidence to say that the battle of brunnanburgh took place in east lancashire. annoyingly oxfordian academia for some strange reason just will not even look in that direction. the reasons they cannot accept this as the site of battle are kept hidden along with many important artefacts found in the localities that was a sizeable battleground. gggrrrrrr.
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there is more than just circumstantial evidence to say that the battle of brunnanburgh took place in east lancashire. annoyingly oxfordian academia for some strange reason just will not even look in that direction. the reasons they cannot accept this as the site of battle are kept hidden along with many important artefacts found in the localities that was a sizeable battleground. gggrrrrrr.
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chelebelle
History Time--Thanks for your very informative and well presented videos. Personally, I think that you're an excellent narrator and very thorough in your explanations and the way the videos are edited and arranged. I think that I would have appreciated history lessons more when I was younger and in high school if there were teachers like you around with these type of videos.
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History Time--Thanks for your very informative and well presented videos. Personally, I think that you're an excellent narrator and very thorough in your explanations and the way the videos are edited and arranged. I think that I would have appreciated history lessons more when I was younger and in high school if there were teachers like you around with these type of videos.
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education
This so so bloody cool! Sorry, I didn't mean to swear, really, but this is cool. I had a history teacher eons ago, who used to tell history as a story, like you do, and it was fascinating. started my love for history. I think you have been doing an exceptional job with this. Thank you for taking the time to bring history to life for us ordinary folks!
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This so so bloody cool! Sorry, I didn't mean to swear, really, but this is cool. I had a history teacher eons ago, who used to tell history as a story, like you do, and it was fascinating. started my love for history. I think you have been doing an exceptional job with this. Thank you for taking the time to bring history to life for us ordinary folks!
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Paul
Interesting but you keep showing a painting of the Battle of Stanford Bridge in 1066 when the Norse King Harald Haralson got an arrow in the throat on the way to defeat by Harold.
Harold of course then got an arrow in the eye if you can believe the tapestry a few weeks later during his defeat by William at the Battle of Hastings.
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Interesting but you keep showing a painting of the Battle of Stanford Bridge in 1066 when the Norse King Harald Haralson got an arrow in the throat on the way to defeat by Harold.
Harold of course then got an arrow in the eye if you can believe the tapestry a few weeks later during his defeat by William at the Battle of Hastings.
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Petter
I believe both this attack and the start of the Viking attack was because the Christian Europe was given a ban from doing trade with non Christians.
And that was for example why the Vikings had to develop a warship in stead of their traditional trading ships. ;)
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I believe both this attack and the start of the Viking attack was because the Christian Europe was given a ban from doing trade with non Christians.
And that was for example why the Vikings had to develop a warship in stead of their traditional trading ships. ;)
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Kalo
The narrator makes a very valid point -the Viking raiders of the Anglo-saxon lands were doing exactly the same thing that the Angles, Saxons and Jutes had done to the Romano-British several centuries before and they came from roughly the same areas of northern Europe.
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The narrator makes a very valid point -the Viking raiders of the Anglo-saxon lands were doing exactly the same thing that the Angles, Saxons and Jutes had done to the Romano-British several centuries before and they came from roughly the same areas of northern Europe.
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Bruce
What a load of waffle! It took 15 minutes to tell me that no one knows where it was fought, the best that could be said was that casualties were high and the outcome was at best a nominal win by Athelstan. Total waste of time.
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What a load of waffle! It took 15 minutes to tell me that no one knows where it was fought, the best that could be said was that casualties were high and the outcome was at best a nominal win by Athelstan. Total waste of time.
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William
Nice work! As far as I know, the notion that the site of the Battle of Brunanburh was pre-arranged by the two sides comes from Egil's Saga, which dates from 300 years after the battle and seems unreliable on other points.
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Nice work! As far as I know, the notion that the site of the Battle of Brunanburh was pre-arranged by the two sides comes from Egil's Saga, which dates from 300 years after the battle and seems unreliable on other points.
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Llywelyn
The Welsh are always ignored. it is a shame. :( Idwal Foel was killed 'king of the Britains' at the time so i thought you would have touched on why the Welsh stayed out of this and would the result have been different.
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The Welsh are always ignored. it is a shame. :( Idwal Foel was killed 'king of the Britains' at the time so i thought you would have touched on why the Welsh stayed out of this and would the result have been different.
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Hebekiah
I enjoy your observations, personal evaluations, the most. It's still difficult to truly put things in context with short videos (as opposed to long historic fiction novels) but when you are able it makes sense.
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I enjoy your observations, personal evaluations, the most. It's still difficult to truly put things in context with short videos (as opposed to long historic fiction novels) but when you are able it makes sense.
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General
wait a minute; only Northhumbria was converted to Christianity by celtic monks. the southern kingdoms were converted by Benedictine monks from Rome, under St. Augustine of Canterbury.
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wait a minute; only Northhumbria was converted to Christianity by celtic monks. the southern kingdoms were converted by Benedictine monks from Rome, under St. Augustine of Canterbury.
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education
History Time.
Good vid.
I've watched a few of your vids now and I've enjoyed them a lot.
I also really like the music you use.
Keep the vids coming.
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History Time.
Good vid.
I've watched a few of your vids now and I've enjoyed them a lot.
I also really like the music you use.
Keep the vids coming.
; -)
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Johnny
Michael Livingston, American, is biased and mistaken for his feverish favour of a West coast site of the battle. Michael WOOD - a proponent of the EAST of England, is correct.
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Michael Livingston, American, is biased and mistaken for his feverish favour of a West coast site of the battle. Michael WOOD - a proponent of the EAST of England, is correct.
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