thelfld, Ingimundr & the Battle of Chester (907)
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While many contemporary sources of the times weren't very thorough at the same time many were very bias but at least the great men of the times were worth the ink to mark their deeds. Women weren't mentioned outside of marriage, giving birth to boys and anything scandalous, true or not.
Basically, I'd love a video involving Eleanor of Aquitaine (or just on her alone) and Henry II, her sons, her first husband Loius vii. Anything lol
Please and thank you!
Date: 2022-09-10
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Comments and reviews: 19
SNP1999
Wonderful video documentary! Why doesn't it surprise me that the great deeds of a female warrior, Aethelflaed, wasn't recorded in the annals of the times? Who did the recording. monks! Most holy men of those times (and not only then) were so biased against woman generally, and women rulers in particular, that they invariably got either a very bad press. or weren't mentioned at all - or if we are lucky, are only mentioned fleetingly, as a side line. As an expat Englishman living near Hamburg, Germany, in the former Danish province of Schleswig- Holstein, it has always interested me that so many place names in this region have endings of -by and -Holm, depicting their Danish roots. In the north of the province there is still today the region called Angeln, from where our forefathers the Angles came from.
Thank you for bringing this little known episode of our history back into our minds.
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Wonderful video documentary! Why doesn't it surprise me that the great deeds of a female warrior, Aethelflaed, wasn't recorded in the annals of the times? Who did the recording. monks! Most holy men of those times (and not only then) were so biased against woman generally, and women rulers in particular, that they invariably got either a very bad press. or weren't mentioned at all - or if we are lucky, are only mentioned fleetingly, as a side line. As an expat Englishman living near Hamburg, Germany, in the former Danish province of Schleswig- Holstein, it has always interested me that so many place names in this region have endings of -by and -Holm, depicting their Danish roots. In the north of the province there is still today the region called Angeln, from where our forefathers the Angles came from.
Thank you for bringing this little known episode of our history back into our minds.
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Jonathan
Hmm. I wonder if holme is linguistically connected to hill helm and helmet. (3/4 through vid it was written on a map some irish/viking words that still existed in place names around the Mercey valley, holme was a useful small island. So if correct, I'm thinking the small islands were similar to the mound cultures throughout the rest of the ancient world (with a possible direct link to north American mound building cultures through viking contact. Mounds, or hills near rivers being prime small settlement locations. The hill was the central feature, and became the fortified helm as it was built up and improved as the settlement matured over time. This protective structure in diminutive form eventually became an adapted word for the protective structure that goes on the head, the helmet.
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Hmm. I wonder if holme is linguistically connected to hill helm and helmet. (3/4 through vid it was written on a map some irish/viking words that still existed in place names around the Mercey valley, holme was a useful small island. So if correct, I'm thinking the small islands were similar to the mound cultures throughout the rest of the ancient world (with a possible direct link to north American mound building cultures through viking contact. Mounds, or hills near rivers being prime small settlement locations. The hill was the central feature, and became the fortified helm as it was built up and improved as the settlement matured over time. This protective structure in diminutive form eventually became an adapted word for the protective structure that goes on the head, the helmet.
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PozoBlue
I hope you one day make a whole series about Aethlelflaed. I only discoverer her thanks to The Last Kingdom show and initially thought they were doing some tv pandering making her up or her exploits up. But I've started reading everything I can find on her and I am just shocked her story and amazing deeds into literally making England have all but been erased. We should have movies, books and TV series about her and teaching about her in school. One of the greastest rulers and uniters and we barely knew she existed. Astonishing.
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I hope you one day make a whole series about Aethlelflaed. I only discoverer her thanks to The Last Kingdom show and initially thought they were doing some tv pandering making her up or her exploits up. But I've started reading everything I can find on her and I am just shocked her story and amazing deeds into literally making England have all but been erased. We should have movies, books and TV series about her and teaching about her in school. One of the greastest rulers and uniters and we barely knew she existed. Astonishing.
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Melinda
I am an American but my family originated in England and Scotland. Im fascinated with British history. I think they lived in what was East Anglia on the coast. When we did the genealogy test the results were mainly Northern European, including France and Germany but 6% Scandinavian. So these are my people! My state of Kentucky was mainly settled by the Scotch and Irish. Thats why we make bourbon and have horse racing. Bluegrass music is tied to the music of Scotland and Ireland. Lots of similarities!
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I am an American but my family originated in England and Scotland. Im fascinated with British history. I think they lived in what was East Anglia on the coast. When we did the genealogy test the results were mainly Northern European, including France and Germany but 6% Scandinavian. So these are my people! My state of Kentucky was mainly settled by the Scotch and Irish. Thats why we make bourbon and have horse racing. Bluegrass music is tied to the music of Scotland and Ireland. Lots of similarities!
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oceandrew
Terrific and compelling story but poor use of graphics made it hard to follow. Graphics should at least represent or highlight the narrative, not distract from it. Every time you mention Chester you zoom in or pan on the same map that doesn't show where Chester is. More often in your videos the graphics are so data rich that, again, it's hard to connect with what you're commenting on. I'm sure I'm just pissing in the wind here but thought the critique might be useful (if it isn't. .
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Terrific and compelling story but poor use of graphics made it hard to follow. Graphics should at least represent or highlight the narrative, not distract from it. Every time you mention Chester you zoom in or pan on the same map that doesn't show where Chester is. More often in your videos the graphics are so data rich that, again, it's hard to connect with what you're commenting on. I'm sure I'm just pissing in the wind here but thought the critique might be useful (if it isn't. .
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bonelog
I really appreciate the effort, and your dry, to the fact style. And the fact that you use images and maps while speaking, and don't show us your bedroom.
But at the same time, I get to the end of some of your videos and feel like you've spoken more about the mechanics of history than going through the event itself. Granted you HAVE to devote some time to the sources to be able to adequately explain events/lend credence to them.
Just a small comment, keep it up.
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I really appreciate the effort, and your dry, to the fact style. And the fact that you use images and maps while speaking, and don't show us your bedroom.
But at the same time, I get to the end of some of your videos and feel like you've spoken more about the mechanics of history than going through the event itself. Granted you HAVE to devote some time to the sources to be able to adequately explain events/lend credence to them.
Just a small comment, keep it up.
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BLZBOB
I live near the Cueredale Hoard spot and have been trying to figure out who might have left it there, and why. Your clear descriptions and maps have convinced me of what I had already thought - Ingamundr. (There are a few different spellings. I did a piece to camera on this spot, which explains why I think it was buried there. Not going to reveal it just yet, but you have convinced me I am right. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I take my hat off to you sir!
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I live near the Cueredale Hoard spot and have been trying to figure out who might have left it there, and why. Your clear descriptions and maps have convinced me of what I had already thought - Ingamundr. (There are a few different spellings. I did a piece to camera on this spot, which explains why I think it was buried there. Not going to reveal it just yet, but you have convinced me I am right. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I take my hat off to you sir!
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Silvanafromchester
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I consider my self a Cestrian though I now live in Canada. I love every word of British history but lament the fact that my old home town in the north of England usually gets only a passing mention when it was in fact a wealthy city of great importance throughout the story of England. A city worth visiting and sadly missed by me for its wealth of stories and ancient architecture.
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I consider my self a Cestrian though I now live in Canada. I love every word of British history but lament the fact that my old home town in the north of England usually gets only a passing mention when it was in fact a wealthy city of great importance throughout the story of England. A city worth visiting and sadly missed by me for its wealth of stories and ancient architecture.
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Michael
It was wednesfield once wodensfield not tenenhall!
Chester's victory so great gave us the game yes bow today's football as the enemies heads were cut off and kicked around such a victory it was and became an annual event depicted by a pigs bladder kicked around! It became so popular by the time of Henry the 8th he tried to ban it as kids had stopped doing archery in its favour!
Footballs history.
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It was wednesfield once wodensfield not tenenhall!
Chester's victory so great gave us the game yes bow today's football as the enemies heads were cut off and kicked around such a victory it was and became an annual event depicted by a pigs bladder kicked around! It became so popular by the time of Henry the 8th he tried to ban it as kids had stopped doing archery in its favour!
Footballs history.
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Vaughn
It is also important to remember that there is no record of Athelred abusing Aethelflaed, as portrayed in The Last Kingdom. Quite the contrary, they appear to have ruled quite peacefully together. Aethelred was a dedicated ally of Alfred his whole life, and this would have been difficult had he been abusive to Aethelflaed.
As a direct descendant, I am duty bound to defend him.
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It is also important to remember that there is no record of Athelred abusing Aethelflaed, as portrayed in The Last Kingdom. Quite the contrary, they appear to have ruled quite peacefully together. Aethelred was a dedicated ally of Alfred his whole life, and this would have been difficult had he been abusive to Aethelflaed.
As a direct descendant, I am duty bound to defend him.
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David
Just look at the Wirral on the map. 2 rivers either side. a small peninsula. looks like the best place to start an invasion and take over a country. but if you don't do it quick and with the best strategy. your basically in s##ts creek. Dingsmere to me has always been where now Ellesmere port is. but that and all of this rant is my thoughts only.
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Just look at the Wirral on the map. 2 rivers either side. a small peninsula. looks like the best place to start an invasion and take over a country. but if you don't do it quick and with the best strategy. your basically in s##ts creek. Dingsmere to me has always been where now Ellesmere port is. but that and all of this rant is my thoughts only.
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levitating
>as well as most documents from the middle ages, it is above all else a piece of political writing
that never changed. there's loads of questionable history about nearly every war the US has been involved in, and I've witnessed the media lie about multiple things and then that's what ends up on wikipedia or whatever.
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>as well as most documents from the middle ages, it is above all else a piece of political writing
that never changed. there's loads of questionable history about nearly every war the US has been involved in, and I've witnessed the media lie about multiple things and then that's what ends up on wikipedia or whatever.
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Nigel
Women like Aethelflaed, didn't need any women's rights and any modern concepts. She took the power necessary to accomplish the safety of her land and people by shear force of personality. These women appear throughout history and even in recent to times with examples such as Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher.
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Women like Aethelflaed, didn't need any women's rights and any modern concepts. She took the power necessary to accomplish the safety of her land and people by shear force of personality. These women appear throughout history and even in recent to times with examples such as Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher.
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GaslitWorld
This is so fascinating. I wonder how often English folks think of themselves as ancestrally Germanic. What a complicated, unbridled history of determination to rule. In a sense, Germanic hegemony succeeded. As Germany is far more successful than England today.
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This is so fascinating. I wonder how often English folks think of themselves as ancestrally Germanic. What a complicated, unbridled history of determination to rule. In a sense, Germanic hegemony succeeded. As Germany is far more successful than England today.
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Johnny.
I come from the Wirral I live there, it's good to know that something intresting took place here once upon a time. LOL. There is alot of viking history here I'm intrested in finding out more after seeing this documentary. Thanks for posting this documentary.
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I come from the Wirral I live there, it's good to know that something intresting took place here once upon a time. LOL. There is alot of viking history here I'm intrested in finding out more after seeing this documentary. Thanks for posting this documentary.
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Randy
Was never really interested in this period of history until I started watching the Vikings and especially The Last Kingdom. And now I cant get enough of it. This whole time period of England is so fascinating to me! Love it! History Time does a great job!
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Was never really interested in this period of history until I started watching the Vikings and especially The Last Kingdom. And now I cant get enough of it. This whole time period of England is so fascinating to me! Love it! History Time does a great job!
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ValensBellator
Aethelflaed always amazed me in becoming a Queen among Mercians in this era, especially given there were powerful male alternatives available (like her brother Edward. She must have had some serious charisma and wit to pull it off!
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Aethelflaed always amazed me in becoming a Queen among Mercians in this era, especially given there were powerful male alternatives available (like her brother Edward. She must have had some serious charisma and wit to pull it off!
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Wanja
Great documentary, it's really interesting and nice spoken! But if anyone read this and can help me, I'm not a native speaker. What is a burh? (3: 54 min) It would be important for my final examination presentation. Thanks!
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Great documentary, it's really interesting and nice spoken! But if anyone read this and can help me, I'm not a native speaker. What is a burh? (3: 54 min) It would be important for my final examination presentation. Thanks!
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Tam
An interesting video, but you seem otherwise too well-educated to be unaware that comprising does not take of (because comprising means including, and we do not say including of. Thus, consisting of, but simply comprising.
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An interesting video, but you seem otherwise too well-educated to be unaware that comprising does not take of (because comprising means including, and we do not say including of. Thus, consisting of, but simply comprising.
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