Tintagel: King Arthur’s Legendary Castle
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as someone who has visited Tintagel castle its views of the sea off the cliffs are beautiful and a fascinating site
Agreed
"Geoffrey of Monmouth was to history what Michael Bay is to movies" that's the best description I've ever heard, thank you lmfao
Trash par excellence. Glorious.
This is actually giving Michael Bay waaaaay too much credit... Bad Boys or The Rock aren't going to live on for 850+ years...
Nowhere near enough explosions in Geoffrey's work.
I need to spend a few years wandering the UK countryside taking in all the historic, and legendary places.
Dont leave Cornwall, nicest place I've ever been, specially if you can find a hidden beach
I'll go with you.
Frogsquatch 😎sounds like fun
What a splendid idea!
When you finish in Cornwall head up to Northumberland. Similar beauty, beaches and castles just a bit colder.
I’ve been there twice! It’s a really cool part of Cornwall. Great memories.
I had stayed at the Camelot Castle Hotel which overlooks the ruins a few years back, and with the typical British stormy nights, you can easily imagine how these legends of a great king coming from there could have been made. It exudes mystery, demands respect and will likely inspire more tales to come in future generations!
The amount of time’s I asked my parents if we could stay at that hotel when we went when I was a kid are insane 😂
I'm not a believer in ghosts, but I suspect my beliefs might change if I were to be wandering through those ruins on a dark and stormy night with thunder and lightning. I really, really don't wish to test that suspicion at Tintagel. The legends however are awesome.
Been many times, Ted does a cracking cream tea there.
I've stayed over night in there too. The owners are a bit strange, always trying to sell you art, over-priced art. They have a framed painting hanging on an interior wall with a price tag of half a million pounds! They also want you to look at their 'Light Box' demonstration deep in the bowels of the hotel's cellars. I saw faces go in through the door that led downwards and the same faces return with bewildered or 'get me out of here' looks upon them. A little too creepy if you ask me.
But did they put you in the lightbox in the cellar and make you buy one of Ted's paintings?
1:30 - Chapter 1 - The distant past
5:00 - Chapter 2 - Golden years
8:15 - Chapter 3 - King of the britons
11:40 - Mid roll ads
12:45 - Chapter 4 - The castle reborns
16:35 - Chapter 5 - The era of bloodshed
20:00 - Chapter 6 - The legend grows
Cornwall is really close to my heart, I regularly go there on holiday. This was really interesting, thanks Simon and team! Would love to see a video on St Michael's Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, and its relationship to it's French counterpart...
Can you do a video on neuschwanstein castle? It would be interesting to hear you talk about crazy king Ludwig and his obsession with Lotharian
I hope this guy never stops making videos, it doesn't matter what mood I'm in, if I see a Geographics video, especially late at night... I'm probably gonna watch it.
I have been here, and it is such an amazing place to see, would recommended to anyone traveling in the UK
Shame about that ugly hotel on the cliff above it.
Thank you I can't wait to see it!
I was at Tintagel last week! What a beautiful place. When I lived in England in the 80s nobody had ever really heard of Tintagel and my family didn't know anything about it. It's terrific that it is now a destination and people are able to visit and take in its glory!
You always hear about Tintagel, but never get a good explanation, this does so; thank you Simon.
Frogsquatch Why are you here?
I went to Tintagel about twenty years ago - how anybody managed to build anything there beats me. There was some archaeology going on on the slopes, which looked fit only for mountain goats.
That was over a thousand years ago, it’s quite possible erosion made things worse
I drove about 3 hours to go there to find out it was under some sort of construction and they were closed dammit lol, still not been again.
@@TheBeastsHere you should make the effort and go again. It's my absolute favourite place in England, truly spectacular. The pics in this video don't even begin to do it justice
@@TheBeastsHereWhen was this? 1160 AD?
@@analoguesine1691 A bit earlier, my bro Arthur told me to come another day, guess the carrier pigeon got lost or shot by an arrow.
I'm hoping to take a trip to England in the next couple of years, and among the itinerary would be to visit sites associated with Arthurian legend such as Tintagel. I really cannot wait.
Can you do a video on either the Tryweryn resevoir, or the Aberfan mining disaster? Especially as a famous monument has been vandalised here in Wales, it would mean a great deal if you could raise awareness of either of the two incidents.
I'm in Alabama and have never heard of either but I would like to
Camelot is the superior castle. *We're knights of the round table, we dance when ere we're able*
It's only a model...
HypnoChode Shhh!!!
'on second thoughts let's not go there. It's a silly place' 😂😂
Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable
just browsing the comments looking for Monty Python .. not disappointed
When I was barely 20 I visited southern England and bought this super cool sword 🗡. It was epic! When headed home and wrapped in a borrowed hotel blanket and duct tape. Tried to carry it on. Made it up to boarding with my sword under my arm, I shared the details with the stewardess and they said sure, but they would have to stow it in a forward hold for the flight. Sure I said. Just as we were about to takeoff I noticed a bit of activity at the front as the door closed. As we were taxiing the stewardess came to me handing me a card with a phone number on it to contact as the captain had decided swords were a bit much. I called, wrote, cried and screamed but my fine very expensive sword (it was like $300 in 1981) was never seen or found again. I will never forgive AA for that, irks me to this day.
Tried to carry plastic disposal (safety) razor onto a KLM flight (operated by Air France) departing Hong Kong for Amsterdam. Zealous female at check-in told me I couldn't take razor onboard. I pointed to nearby pilot, asked "is that my pilot", politely asked pilot if he was OK with razor, he said no prob. I got to keep the razor. I said " what am I going to, shave everyone to death?" Sometimes you should defend common sense and not give into the "Karens"
djrmarky - LOL! Funny, but I doubt it. I do NOT blame the pilot. This was way before all of the current flight restrictions, and it is entirely the Captains prerogative to allow or not allow anything or anyone on his plane. I think someone working for AA or the airport there might have liked it, and taken it home as it was a beautiful piece of work! Who knows, it may be sitting in some unclaimed baggage warehouse this very day rusting away. My friends said it was Karma for taking the hotel blanket to duct tape it in for the flight. Sadly as it was not checked, I had no ticket, and I was young and didn’t think to put my name on the package... it’s a goner. LOL!
This is making me want to reread The Mists of Avalon...
And _whoah, Simon's beard is getting HUGE._
Was a great book, pity the author was such a monster.
It makes me want to build a castle in Minecraft :)
That is my.favorite book!
Great book. Recommend reading the whole series
Lord ballsac the 2nd it’s one of the many, many, many retelling of Arthur legends. It’s views of Arthur are pretty grey, he got his good and bad. He betrayed a lot of his vows.
3:17 ... we Cornish folk collectively threw ourselves off Hell’s Mouth for that one. 🤦🏻♂️
As that was South Wales.
Apart from that great to see some of our history! Thank you!
😂😂😂
They were bound to notice you sooner,or later. Keep your head down. They pick on us Florida men,all the time. Total misconception. We catch gators "safely" ,and only get our heads stuck,occasionally. I really don't see a problem with taking your gator to get beer. Not leaving him in the truck. That's crule...
Go Kernow!
Ceasar Galerius Valerius Licinanus Licinius: Exists
Phil the Satyr: " A whole lotta yusses"
I loved the use of “The Parting Glass” in this video. One of my favorite old songs!
I love to listen to him talk...so intellectual with a dramatic flair :) He's Great
Off topic, and possibly something commented regularly, but your narrative style sound so like Simon Schama, and I mean that as a wonderful complement. History of Britain is a personal favorite piece of history documentary. It is a pleasure watching your videos.
King of the Britons? Well, I didn't vote for him.
Monarchs are not elected in general.
We're a peasant commune
It's a monty python quote
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin'
swords is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power
derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic
ceremony!
You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just
because some watery tart threw a sword at you!
OMG! I'm a 21 year old stripper living in Dallas, Tx.
And this is my deep dark secret:
Im OBSESSED with anything King Arthur.
I mean it. 100% obsessed.
I've studied everything from the ancient religions of Brittain to the Celtic/ Druid/Pagan/Pict/Saxon mythology just to understand certain key figures in the story, their motivations, ect (which is hard to do because the druids never wrote anything down).
From James Frazier's _The Golden Bough_ (an *essential* add to anyone interested in a good read on relevant comparitive religions and the aforementioned mythologies).
I learned how to properly sketch the beautiful architecture of old cathedrals just so I could try and recreate my models of all the possible Camelots.
I love anything and everything to do with King Arthur!
(i recommend reading The Mists of Avalon to anyone wanting to start as well as The Once and Future King)
Poss not the best time to reveal the Arthur story is total ****, At the absolute most would be a Romano Britain commander and probably massively racist and against the largely peaceful immigrants from Saxon lands.
I'm from Dallas too! I've been to Tintagel! It is really beautiful (whether or not King Arthur was there). If you ever have a chance to visit it you should. The Arthurian stories/myths are so fun! Also, I don't think your interests are something you should have to keep secret! :)
Hm...I would recommend Le Morte D’Artur actually
King Arthur never existed. The accepted belief amongst historians and archaeologists is that "Arthur" was probably a Romman Britain commander. ""King Arthur" is an imaginary character created by poets/writers to glorify/glamorize that era in history, which was pretty damn bleak tbh
Wasn't the writer of mists of Avalon a pedophile?
Tis a silly place
There could not be a more fitting comment on the internet
help help , i'm being oppressed
Protected by killer bunnies!
Hail to the true king of the Britons!
Well I didn’t vote for you.
"For those not up on their English counties."
- Points at *Welsh county* -
xD LOL!!
** Face slap** lol. Couldn't do it better tho
No doubt the Spanish editor got a bit confused on this one
I think it was a subtle alpha move. 'Don't forget we own you'.
it is in an English county, the map is wrong
Almost certain that Simon's beard is reaching the point of becoming sentient and will soon take over.
What on earth makes you think it hasn't already? Conspiracies for the ages..
i come here for the wisdom of the beard
jam 1st
More luxuriant by the day! I'm smashing that subscribe button to see where it goes
For a good laugh go watch an old video without the beard
8:10 i almost thought the ksp was running in the background there lol
Thank you thats awesome.
I took my profile pic about 12 years ago from atop this very cliffs in tintagel.
Greetings from germany
Loving all the videos .. it's an eclectic collection I was clueless to know I was missing .. questions I didn't know to ask .. several subjects I was awestruck by how interested I became with out a prior curiosity.
I have absolutely been enthralled .. my fascination captured by a range of topics by a very knowlegable,witty and mesmerizing narrator.
Thank you Simon for expanding my mind and my 🌎❣❣❣
Enjoyed that very much. Thank you Simon.
Richard of Cornwall.
Bloody legend. Second son of King John and a colourful figure during the 13th Century. Probably the richest man in Europe. Built Tintagel Castle to connect Arthurian legends. Went on crusade, though more of a virtue signal as he fought no battles and negotiated peace. Opposed Simon De Montfort before it was cool, and rebelled against him. Tried a weak power grab to acquire Poitou, but was thwarted. He bribed the electoral princes in Germany, and managed to wag himself Emperor. Though as King of the Romans, he only visited the country 4 times and soon was booted out and replaced. He was the "bad miller" who hid in a windmill at the Battle of Lewes. Managed to wag himself as lord of Warminster before he suffered a crippling stroke which eventually killed him. Even then he wasn't done, as his influence on Germany created a power vacuum.
What a scallywag.
bloody legend? More like bloody peasant!
@@seanmessick9330 Peasant? Being royal nullifies you from that.
Simon, that beard is getting close to Wizard Level
No! He is Merlin how do you explain his ability to host multiple channels at once! He's magic duh!
I would love to see this. Bravo Simon, I loved your video. 🙌🏼💯
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for the great videos.
Only two centuries? I want to see Dubai living that long with that kind of status.
Dafuq? 😂
I thought that was just drunk me thinking that! Surely dubai is wealthy due to oil... Which may not be such a hot commodity in the age of renewable energy.
What's with the image @ 3:20 showing South Wales when you're talking about Cornwall and Devon lol
Ben Jamin What things have you been listening to lately?
That confused me too. I think he was showing where Somerset is but that's not where it is. It's the next county to the east of Devon. The area pointed to on the map is Pembrokeshire which was never mentioned.
@@LuckyDT why do you ask?
Very informative. Thank you for your insights!
Really enjoyed this. Great content. Thanks !
Oooo, somewhere I've been! Fun! Super touristy, but I loved the walk along the cliffs.
"Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night, he can join us in our quest for the Holy Grail!"
Anything Arthurian.
Sorry but we've already got one you see.
I'll ask him but I don't think he'll be very keen.
go away or i shall taunt you a second time!
Fascinating video and topic Simon & production team. I loved it 👌
Great video! Thank you!
Your videos are that perfect balance between introducing a topic and giving a deep enough knowledge to firmly send us down the Google Rabbit Hole. Thank you!!!
What a coincidence, I have just started to read The Mist of Avalon.
👏👏. Thanks. One of my favorites history/myths. And I like not going crazy from quarantine Simon, too😉. The old Simon.
Now we can listen to Danny's stories on business blaze about his home with a little more context!
I was expecting this video when he said he'd never heard of it.
Danny is from Rotherham. Did I miss something mentioned about Cornwall on a recent Blaze?
Danny origin story
At the least Simon can now properly pronouce Tintagel.
@@ladykoiwolfe you mean it's NOT tint-a-gel?
Was 'the long bit sticking out just under Wales' meant to point to actual west wales or did southern England just shrink a bit? XD
I'm beginning to wonder if these goofs are just goofs or just Simon's way of trolling the audience. Not quite sure yet.
south west
Cornwall
The little bit shrinks when it's cold
Hey it gets cold on the isle
I love your videos. Thank you!
Loved last few videos. ❤👍 subscribed.
I loved being in Tintagel! Although (as you can see from my profile photo) I'm from the London area, I felt so comfortable in that lovely little village, like I belonged there, it was for the first time in my life like I was home.
I dunno what that arrow at 3:18 is pointing at but it sure ain't Somerset lol.
(I do, it's Pembrokeshire. I grew up in Somerset and my family used to go on holiday to Pembrokeshire a lot, so this is all a spooky coincidence for me lol)
(edit: lol i legit went to school in Glastonbury, this video is blowing my mind)
I’m from Pembrokeshire and that arrow is definitely pointing at me 🏴🏴🏴🏴
Dawg you’re either making up names or been playing too many RPGs
Well the Fisher king's grail castle was on Mann's. Read Norma Goodrich's Arthur and Grail books sometime.
It’s a mistake in the video. Tintagel is in England not wales. It’s near kinda Newquay on the very south west coast of England just over an hour away from Plymouth
Aparantly in a recent dig on and around the site, The port that was once there was a hell of alot bigger than previously thought and artifacts from northern africa were found amougst other instresting relics and exotic materials from around the world. During the dark ages this place was litarally the source of tin for all surrounding the mediteranian. The main import and export for britain. Amazing! ✌
Excellent video! I had no idea about the real Tintagel. Thank you!
Tamar is said like "Taymar" :)
Hey simon, love all the channels, we should do an English vs Australian collaboration for your fans!
I thought I heard Parting Glass near the beginning and was happy to confirm at the end. Beautiful song.
You’re getting better at this. Well done Sir
Can you please do a biographical on Geffory of Malmouth? I've read a fair bit about him but I just can't get a real sense of the man. All I really know was that he was somehow involved in the church.
Monmouth
Nothing like trying to watch a video and be interrupted every 3 minutes by ads. Plus an inserted ad for Babel. These are starting to get ridiculous. Love the content of the videos, hate all the interruptions.
Even worse when you find out the video was actually sponsored by the Cornish Tourism Department. And as he says, Tintagel castle was pure propaganda. So this whole video is really an ad for propaganda, layered with ads and intererrupted by ads.
That's why the rest of us paid for premium. Your rewards for the $11.99 you dole out is worth it.
Also, you get this for free stop whining.
Adblockers, my friend, adblockers. All browsers have them. No more ads, and websites can't do as much stalking either. All for free.
Content is only an excuse for advertisement and propaganda.
@@jenniferrogers2981 you paid 12$ a month to stop adds? Have you ever heard of add blockers?
I grew up not far from here, looking forward to learning some knowledge from Simon about somewhere I know quite well :D
Another excellent video.
Tintagel is beautiful, as is all of Cornwall. Can only recommend a visit.
I remember going there as a kid... really windy day... Interesting place nonetheless!
The parting glass in the background haha, love that song, ronnie drew does a nice version of it
WOW SIMON DID A VIDEO ON MY FAV CASTLE. I go there every year it’s amazing and I never expected Simon too do a video on it
Simon's beard is reaching Merlin levels.
Maybe we will find out what really happened to Tintagel in the new Bill and Ted documentary!
The use of the Parting Glass (?) at the end made me tear up a bit. I love that song dearly
Binging some slightly older Simon videos while building a LEGO Technic set on my day off from work. Pure bliss.
Is Simon going for the Merlin look? Looks great!!
I thought there was speculation that the roman general Lucious Artorius was the origin of King Arthur's legend
Speculation yes, but he live a couple of centuries earlier than the Saxon wars.
@crazy silly Huh, I suppose the timeline would makes that possible. Rome began leaving Britain around 400 AD, Justinian disbanded the western Roman army around 450 AD, and also around 450 AD is when the Anglo-saxons are said to have began entering England en mass. An interesting hypothesis.
@@Simonsvids So did the story.
Dillon Brunschon It’s a Channing Tatum movie...lol. ‘The Eagle’
The timeline doesn't make sense but bear in mind that Arthur's dad was also Arthur. There's also an early report (C9th) of Arthur and Mordred falling at the Battle of Camlann in 537. Which may be Camboglanna on Hadrian's Wall. There are also various legends connecting Arthur with Cumbria.
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS
Absolutely lovely presentation
Hey, Simon's channel has as many commercials as TV. Way to go.
adblock. And NEVER give a dime to the advertisers.
Saber from Fate is my favorite version of King Arthur for being a cute and badass Anime girl. Disclaimer: Not historically accurate.
No worries, neither is Arthurian legend, so she fits in well
A man of culture
Considering it’s very likely the guy never existed, no telling are accurate
How do you *know* that the real King Arthur wasn't a cute anime girl? :P
Very interesting! Thank you
I went to Tintagel this summer. Truly a beautiful place!
I didn't hear a thing. I'm staring at Simon's beard.♥️
I'm sure the guy who wrote the myth would've never expected it to be used in some Japanese H-game 800+ years later
I knew I would find a Fate reference on this video. My job here's done.
Worked here for 1 very cold winter building the new bridge to aid in access. its a beautiful place! even in the dead of winter.
I went to medievil reenactment's with my dad when I was a kid and this was always my favourite place to go. I'm going back in August with my siblings and I can't wait awesome that you made a vid about this 😊
"A producer of trash par excellence". I'm going to use that phrase somewhere.
3:17 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
"The long bit sticking out just under Wales" is right but the image is confusing. It points out where Wales is but doesn't show 'the long bit' (being the South West of England) under that area of the map
your the best Simon love the channel
Very interesting" thank you !
Who else would love to hear more about the Cornish rebellions?
"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government." - Dennis
Yay! You said Tintagel correctly this time, unlike that earlier king Arthur video you produced awhile back. Well done
Ahhhhhh, takes me back to when I got to visit Tintagel. After exploring the ruins, we stopped in the village and got proper, fresh-baked pasties.
Was this your apology to Danny for keeping him in the basement Simon?
I immediately thought Danny wrote this to teach Simon a few lessons about his home.
there should be a Danny Salter playlist of every video from any one of Simon's channels that are Danny references - e.g. any video about pickled foods
Also there now needs to be a Geographics video about Rotherham
I enjoy these videos immensely but so many adverts for not a hugely long video is off-putting 🤔
I suppose he has to make money some how
Simon's Beard is getting Magnificent. Keep growing!!
I used to live near there when I was stationed in England. Beautiful countryside, and a pretty good pub nearby.
"Bloody slow" in English terms, you mean!
SOMERSET ISNT IN WALES ITS IN ENGLAND AHHH THIS MAKES ME SO MAD AHHHHHHHHHHHH
Overlord Cmen ahhhnow there hangs a tale. Somerset once was Welsh or Brythonic.
it was obviously a mistake. calm down
I love this mysterious castle.
Great Thanks.
I'm like 98% sure this guy is an American doing a bad English accent...
"William War-sesster" "Tam- are valley" something's definitely off.
I can't put my finger on the weirdness of the accent though. Touches of Lloyd Grossman & a bit of antipodean in there maybe.
He sounds bored out of his mind or like he’s just taking the piss!! He does sound a bit like Lloyd Grossman lol
He is famous for pronouncing names of people and places oddly.
I think he is English originally but has lived in the US for a long time, but yeah, he's always had a weird style.
@@Will-kt5jk have you travelled in the UK? From John to Land's