Brittany's Viking Age (800-950)
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When William was assassinated in Flanders, Louis IV quashed Normandy and imprisoned Williams son Richard, but Richard was freed by local Gallic lords and remade Normandy in a new mould. A son Richard II and a daughter Hawise married into the Breton Sovereign House, while another daughter Emma became twice Queen of England.
Date: 2022-09-10
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Zoe
I was amused by the use of the Norman Last Supper from the Bayeux Tapestry when you mentioned the first peace treaty after Ballon, because Odo of Bayeux had Breton connections and just to his left (our right) stands Alan Rufus, leader of the Breton contingent at Hastings. Alan was a male-line descendant of Ridoredh of Vannes, a salt merchant and courtier of Erispoes.
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I was amused by the use of the Norman Last Supper from the Bayeux Tapestry when you mentioned the first peace treaty after Ballon, because Odo of Bayeux had Breton connections and just to his left (our right) stands Alan Rufus, leader of the Breton contingent at Hastings. Alan was a male-line descendant of Ridoredh of Vannes, a salt merchant and courtier of Erispoes.
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BeverlySchnett
all this struggles and intrigues are far better than any fiction - but in reality it was nothing but terrible. the Roman Empire was doomed to fail due to its stagnation and lack of incentive for any innovation. but was followed the Roman Empire was nevertheless an utter nightmare of mini states in constant war against each other
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all this struggles and intrigues are far better than any fiction - but in reality it was nothing but terrible. the Roman Empire was doomed to fail due to its stagnation and lack of incentive for any innovation. but was followed the Roman Empire was nevertheless an utter nightmare of mini states in constant war against each other
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UncleFred12
Excellent conclusion to the story of Viking Age Brittany. Maps have improved too. Let's do a similar series on Viking age Ireland. You've covered some of these events, but mostly in regards to specific individuals with a focus on Viking age England. I'd love to see a 2 or 3 part chronological series to tie everything together.
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Excellent conclusion to the story of Viking Age Brittany. Maps have improved too. Let's do a similar series on Viking age Ireland. You've covered some of these events, but mostly in regards to specific individuals with a focus on Viking age England. I'd love to see a 2 or 3 part chronological series to tie everything together.
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munkittytunkitty
Really good video. Just one small thing - the Bretons don't speak a Gaelic language - the Gaelic languages are Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Manx. They speak a Brythonic language like the Cornish and the Welsh. Collectively the Gaelic and Brythonic languages are known as the Celtic languages. By the way Happy St. Ivo's Day!
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Really good video. Just one small thing - the Bretons don't speak a Gaelic language - the Gaelic languages are Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Manx. They speak a Brythonic language like the Cornish and the Welsh. Collectively the Gaelic and Brythonic languages are known as the Celtic languages. By the way Happy St. Ivo's Day!
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Jorge
It's interesting that the English language has distinct words, Brittany and Britain, for what is essentialy the same word. Is it something exclusive to English, or is it so in all Germanic languages? In latin based languages it used to be Little Britain and Great Britain, nowdays just droping the Little.
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It's interesting that the English language has distinct words, Brittany and Britain, for what is essentialy the same word. Is it something exclusive to English, or is it so in all Germanic languages? In latin based languages it used to be Little Britain and Great Britain, nowdays just droping the Little.
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Joseph
Anyone notice between 8: 03 and 8: 07, there appear to be 2 objects moving center left through the blue part of the sky? I have viewed a number of these video's where more of the same clip has been used and these 2 objects move in unison across the whole blue area of the sky? Anyone else?
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Anyone notice between 8: 03 and 8: 07, there appear to be 2 objects moving center left through the blue part of the sky? I have viewed a number of these video's where more of the same clip has been used and these 2 objects move in unison across the whole blue area of the sky? Anyone else?
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Marcus
I have always found the history surrounding the English and Northern French territories to be incredibly interesting. Starting from the end of the Roman occupation there were so many different migrations and invasions that shaped the area. God I love history.
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I have always found the history surrounding the English and Northern French territories to be incredibly interesting. Starting from the end of the Roman occupation there were so many different migrations and invasions that shaped the area. God I love history.
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Tru
Britons were not Celts. They came from the Assyrian captivity, escaped while Assyria was under onslaught. This is established by followin the successive presence of Coelbren inscriptions as they moved, over the generations, from east to west.
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Britons were not Celts. They came from the Assyrian captivity, escaped while Assyria was under onslaught. This is established by followin the successive presence of Coelbren inscriptions as they moved, over the generations, from east to west.
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Romel
There's so much to learn from videos like yours but I'm not capable to memorise all the information you provide and I feel sad about it. Still, I thank for all the videos and keep surprising us.
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There's so much to learn from videos like yours but I'm not capable to memorise all the information you provide and I feel sad about it. Still, I thank for all the videos and keep surprising us.
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B.
You should think about a sub story from this video about the childhoods spent together at the English court whilst in exile from Brittany, maybe the Court of the 4 Kings or something like that.
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You should think about a sub story from this video about the childhoods spent together at the English court whilst in exile from Brittany, maybe the Court of the 4 Kings or something like that.
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sleeper7271
Come onnn mannn are you telling me, more interesting things happened in Britanny, than in the First or Second Bulgaria. Empires? These viking videos are reaaallly starting to get old
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Come onnn mannn are you telling me, more interesting things happened in Britanny, than in the First or Second Bulgaria. Empires? These viking videos are reaaallly starting to get old
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CreoleKolbyTV
My ancestry is from the House of Rohan who originated from Brittany and rose to power as a duchy of Brittany and eventually owning French property etc pretty awesome video too
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My ancestry is from the House of Rohan who originated from Brittany and rose to power as a duchy of Brittany and eventually owning French property etc pretty awesome video too
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Zoe
Just as Alan II regained Brittany with the help of the English, Alan Rufus created an English army to invade Normandy in 1091: the Norman citizens lined the roads to cheer it on!
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Just as Alan II regained Brittany with the help of the English, Alan Rufus created an English army to invade Normandy in 1091: the Norman citizens lined the roads to cheer it on!
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Steve
Not so sure that the Britons were Celts. Consult Oera Linda Book for origins of Celts, which were a blend of Sidonian missionaries, Children of Ivaldi (Cush, and Fryas folk.
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Not so sure that the Britons were Celts. Consult Oera Linda Book for origins of Celts, which were a blend of Sidonian missionaries, Children of Ivaldi (Cush, and Fryas folk.
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Nicholas
Wow fantastic work. I would like you to give a list of sources if possible, although I see from your description you have a more detailed version. Thank you!
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Wow fantastic work. I would like you to give a list of sources if possible, although I see from your description you have a more detailed version. Thank you!
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Simeon
An incredible piece in the jigsaw of the birth of England. The original Gaelic Britons in the melting pot of dynastic struggles for the throne of Britain.
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An incredible piece in the jigsaw of the birth of England. The original Gaelic Britons in the melting pot of dynastic struggles for the throne of Britain.
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Selke
I have been dying to find some sources on Brittany in the Viking Age (I'm a Viking reenactor, born and raised in Brittany. Thank you so much for this!
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I have been dying to find some sources on Brittany in the Viking Age (I'm a Viking reenactor, born and raised in Brittany. Thank you so much for this!
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IanBurkePerry
Error just after 3: 44--Breton isn't Gaelic. Welsh, Breton, and Cornish are Celtic languages, as is Gaelic, but they aren't themselves Gaelic.
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Error just after 3: 44--Breton isn't Gaelic. Welsh, Breton, and Cornish are Celtic languages, as is Gaelic, but they aren't themselves Gaelic.
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Zoe
Oh! Alan Rufus was a great fan of Edmund the Martyr: he was interred at the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, one of only a few notable figures that were.
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Oh! Alan Rufus was a great fan of Edmund the Martyr: he was interred at the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, one of only a few notable figures that were.
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