My family is Irish with the last name Leonard, a French name due to Normish invasions 1000 years ago. I now live in Quebec (Canada) and due to my last name many Francophones are confused to learn I speak primarily English. It's so very rewarding to understand history both for self discovery and the discovery of the grand diversity of humanity itself. Great video. Thankya :)
I'm an Italian from Sicily and here you can still see the same variety in the population that there was back then. You can have more dark skinned Sicilians that have clearly some arabic blood in them, but also some taller and blond Sicilians like me, that still have some Norman roots in them. Also Sicilian dialect is a great mixture of old Latin, Arabic, Spanish (yeah we got them to rule us for a while too) and some French mixed in!
I'm from a small town in Sicily that has Norman heritage. This town is located south of mount Etna and on the town's historic hill stands a glorious Norman castle build by non other then Roger I of Sicily.
Before he died, my Grandfather traced our family back to the settling of Normandy. This video is so cool, I wish he was still around so I could share it with him
I'm Australian with mostly Scottish ancestry male line is technically Anglo-Norman however and going back far enough you eventually hit Normandy and Anjou.
Same my last name is Renner grandfather on my dad's side also Trace our ancestry to the Norman's and my grandmother is from Sicily also had traces of Scandinavia ... My mom's Trace their ancestry it came back from British isles that to goes back to Scandinavia I thought was fun... No wonder my brother and I are 6ft 3 - 240 and 6 ft 4 - 250 lol
My family on my mams side came from a Norman noble family called Vasey. they were granted lands by William the conquer and Ivo (john) Vasey married the daughter of lord Alnwick and gained lands in Northumberland and Northern York, that's were my family comes from, i live in the north east England. my great granny was the Vasey line. traced it all back to a town in Normandy France called low and behold Vassy.
I must say, I am in love with the narrator's voice. It is clear but not annoying like most 'clear' voices! Thank you, narrator! (It is like the most soothing lullaby!)
I like how the video ends not with a tragic ending of a historic group being erased, but of an acknowledgement of how the Normands live on in quiet legacy because of their tolerance and adaptability.
Norman Earls such as Richard de Clare (aka Strongbow), conquered a large part of Ireland in the 12th century, which was the precedent for an 800 year tyrannical occupation of Ireland by the English empire. However, the original Norman conquerors became "more Irish than the Irish themselves" within less than three generations. While they introduced large stone castles, cavalry and feudalism, they adopted the Irish culture, language and intermarried with local Gaels and Hiberno-Norse and Dane-Gaels. Any Irish person today will know they're descended from a Norman if they have the surname "Fitzpatrick, Delaney, Burke, Fitzgerald, Butler, Darcy, Nagle, Walsh, and many more" certainly if the surname starts with "Fitz", which is Franconorman for "Fils de" or "Son of".
I think the whole point is that they weren't erased, but were a major influence on the future of the places they lived. Nothing stays forever, but can contribute to what comes next. So it's not a tragic ending at all, it's the most succesful there is
1. Why did Vikings settle down in Normandy? It’s because they couldn’t siege Paris from 885 to 886 (paris was defended by Odo of France) and was defeated by Robert 1 of France in 911 in Chartres. But the French couldn’t expel them out of France either. So Charles the Simple proposed this deal and Rollo accepted it. 2. Are Normans ‘French’? Yes, but not in modern sense. They were vassals to French kings. They pledged allegiance to Kingdom of France 3. What language did they speak? Norman French. It’s a variant of Old French / Langue d’Oïl. Back in the middle age there was no standard French. every region in France spoke their own dialect. They’re collectively regarded as dialect continuum. For example, English word ‘war’ came from Norman-French ‘wuerre’ which ultimately came from French ‘guerre’ 4. Did they adopt the French fighting style? Absolutely, they fought on horses but not on foot. 5. When did Normans become Frenchified? As late as the end of reign of Richard 1 of Normandy (in 996) 6. What language did William the Conqueror impose on England? Norman French. It became the language of nobilities, law and administration of England in the next 300 years. ‘dieu et mon droit’ is Henry V’s motto (featured in netflix series ‘the king’) and it’s still printed on every British passport nowadays. 7. What were the religious belief of normans? Christianity. For example Robert Guiscard built many chaptels and basilicas in Sicily. 8. Can Normans be regarded as Vikings? No. They had Viking heritage but they quickly became frenchified, they no longer spoke Norse or Dane or Swede, they became baptised and no longer believed in thor, odin etc. Last but not least, they never associated themselves as Vikings anymore.
Scorch i know facts hurt. But the vikings failed to capture Paris. Of course the franks couldn’t expel the vikings out of france / west francia. I recommend you to read more books before making a comment. That would help
Scorch 1. The vikings did succeed in raiding Paris and British Isles so many times, but they stopped having their luck since 880s as their surprise tactics no longer worked. both the Franks and Anglo-Saxons learnt to strengthen defense of cities. That’s why not only Paris, but also cities in England started being heavily fortified and became hard to break in. Besides, Rollo pledged allegiance to french king. In medieval sense (not modern sense), he became a french nobility and thus french 2. If you look at genetic makeup of france and belgium. You’ll realise theirs is actually a mix of germanic (frankish) + celtic (gaulish)+ latin (roman) Sorry but your attempt to distinguish normans on the ground that their dna is different doesn’t really hold water 3. I agree they had infantrymen and archormen. Okay i correct myself. But no one can disregard the fact that the main fighting force of normans were cavalry. And the normans learned from french how to be more organised and disciplined. These are embodied during battle of hasting. Also crossbow (as you mentioned above) was another thing the vikings learnt from the franks. 4. And his descendants no longer believed in thor or odin. They believed in jesus. They no longer spoke dane, norse or swede, they spoke a varient of french. (From Rollo to William the Conqueror the whole settlement in Normandy lasted 166 years which i believe is long enough to assimilate a large group of people) Even french language itself is a germanised speech of latin.
Nerdy Guy you can’t say that the normans were French just because Rollo made a deal with the French king. Harold Godwinson was an Anglo Saxon and he pledged allegiance to William and promised to support him as king (he only agreed because there were men outside waiting to kill him if he didn’t). Harold was later chosen to be king and accepted. Does that mean that Harold became a Norman, then became and Anglo Saxon again after breaking his promise? I don’t believe the Norman’s would have called themselves French during Rollos time. And I don’t think they would have called themselves French right before or right after rollos deal. They wouldn’t have been called Norman’s at all if the French knew exactly where they all came from. Now maybe you could say they were French in 1066 after over 200 years of assimilation, also at that point they were fighting for France. Before Rollos deal those men from the North only fought for themselves. Normans today are French because Normandy is in France. But the Norman’s existed before the city or the word “Norman” existed. So you have to specify what time period you mean when you ask that question.
Foyin Ogbara i agree that the middle age there were no centralised governments standardising langauge or forging a common national identity. And please allow me to clarify that when i say they’re french, i say it in medieval sense, not modern sense. I repeat, i say it in medieval sense, not modern sense. Rollo pledged allegiance to charles the simple, he became integrated into the patchwork of french nobility. And of course i never ignore the distinctiveness of norman people. I know they’re different. Just one more thing to add, the french / franks didn’t cut the deal simply by bribing the vikings with land and women. They did defend successfully Paris in 886 (by Odo of Paris) and Chartres in 911 (by Odo’s brother Robert I).
Nerdy Guy you are actually correct. I think we were just looking at it with different perspectives. To me, because I noticed that there were so many short allegiances and betrayals in those times that I didn’t consider them French just because of their allegiances. But more so their personal choices.
@Sunbro they're not french names. Robert is Proto-Germanic so English, Scottish, Dutch, German etc, Roger is french so aye fair enough and John is an ancient Hebrew name. So no they're not French, literally only one is french.
@@conburd3338 I see it's just english propaganda, Jean gave John and his utilisation was more common in French as Robert and Roger. Even if it takes roots from others language those forms was made by french language. All those names was democratised by Normans or French even if it take roots on others language. ( spoiler every name take root from others cultures we just talk about the form )
@@AA-le3xe Oh, there's no question about that. I had an unmedicated attention disorder for most of my school years. But this channel gives the same information that my textbooks and teachers would try to teach, in a much easier to understand way. For me, at least.
Islamization is just another word for Arabization since Islamism is only Arabism in a religious coating and Arabism is only Islamism in a national coating i.e. you can only be or become muslim by having an Arab name and adopting the Arabic language alleged by Islam to be the language of paradise and the "best and greatest" language on earth for absolutely no reason whatsoever. On the other hand, Islam is only the Arab mentality, traditions, way of life and thoughts about several things that seemed "religiously problematic" back then when Islam was invented. In other words, islam is only a mentality and a nationality disguised as a religion (so immune to any form of progressive change, through its own texts and scriptures, that it is in fact a time capsule designed for preservation of a peculiar concept of God, a horrifying set of ideals and prerogatives of a "prophet", a rather flexible moral code that allows a muslim to do anything normally forbidden according to the necessities dictated by the current circumstances, a way of life, a misogynistic attitude towards women, and vindication of slavery -- to name a few, that are outdated, obsolete and should have vanished hundreds of a years ago given the evolutionary path that humanity has gone through). And embedded within islam are many of the arabs' tribalism and ethnic superiority complexes and you have to approve of them all if you want to be a real muslim, such as the examples stated above regarding language, regardless of whether or not you're a real arab, and by saying "Amen!" to the arabs' ethnic superiority you approve of the inferiority of your own ethnicity and cultural identity. Not to mention that, in Islam, it is religiously prohibited to have any sense of affiliation or patriotism towards your own country, you can only be affiliated to the "nation of islam"; this is why, wherever you are and wherever you hail from, islam has its way of uprooting you from your origins as a prelim for compelling you to join a foreign nationality i.e. the "nation of islam" (by generalization) i.e. the "nation of mohamed" (by specification within a generalization) i.e. the arabs (by the generalization within a specification within a generalization, or, in other words, the punchline of a very silly joke). This is why and how arabization happens and works.
One of the oldest Civilizations of Europe. My grandfather's hometown was built in 1400 BC. It's fascinating to study all who left their mark on the island. -Sicels/Sicanians/Elymians -Greeks -Phoenicians/Carthaginians -Romans -Vandals -Ostrogoths -Eastern Romans (Byzantines) -Arabs -Normans -Swabians -Angevins -Aragonese -Spanish -etc
Rollo (Hrolf) the walker was called that because he allegedly so was so large that any horse he sat on would have its back broken underneath him, so he could only walk to places instead of riding.
Norse/Nordic horses were small more like today's Welsh Pony. So if you are 6'6"-6'8" you're better off walking. The average Viking wasn't a giant or even all that tall.
Johnny Badboy Hrolf Ragnvaldsson was called the "Ganger" Because Before settling in Northern France he sailed between Scandinavian and British Isles. So he Traveled to many Lands.
i just love how a video with 5 mins lenght can explain history better than a Professor that has been teaching for like 10 years. So good man, love it ♥
I'm always filled with pride when looking back on our Scandinavian history. Just the knowledge of how big the impact this frozen and dark corner of Europe has had on world history
Neptunee thats an incredibly blanket and oversimplified statement. I dont think people from congo which is christian would assimilate better than syrians. Also while integration is definetely reasonable, assimilation is in conflict with personal liberty. Should all swedes be forced to follow the exact same culture? Also in iran islam assimilated in culture, the very islamist government in iran still celebrates the the iranian nowruz
Angus MacDonald I believe it was a group of mercenaries hired by the Italians. While they were there they decided just to conquer Sicily and southern italy
They left a massive genetic print here in sicily. I am sicilian and in my area there are a lot of people who have blond hair and blue /grey eyes, and are around 6 foot. Me for example, i am 6 foot and have blonde hair with grey-green eyes. My dad side grandpa was with grey eyes and he was redhead and 5 11 tall, wich was very impressive at that time. My mom side grandpa was with very light skin and blonde hair with blue eyes. There still are normans in sicily, for sure!
Just a little correction : the map at 1:09 is an anachronism, this is a modern map of France. The kingdom of francs didn't look like that at this time.
0zo Do you all want to know the real origin of Vikings? All the Vikings came from India , the evidence is a book available on Google called - "From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan" authored by Helena Blavatsky. It's available online. It's give description of how indian males were 7 to 8 ft tall in generality, all over subcontinent. The same feature as Vikings. Google search the book name. You all can read the same description in Mark Twain's book "Following the Equator".
P Kashyap Uhm... I refuse to engage in a conversation so... unfounded. Vikings were native Scandinavians, there's literally no evidence _or_ reason for them to be from the Indus Valley or the rest of India for that matter. And I refuse to believe that prehistoric people would leave warm, rich Indus for barren and cold Scandinavia. That migration pattern doesn't make much sense.
P Kashyap not a very credible source of information. She was one of the folks who supported the sunken continent idea. We now know that continents don’t do that. They may get covered with sea water that eventually drains off , but they don’t sink
Really good video, however there is one mistake in the end. When you say that normans do not exist anymore, you are wrong. I live in Normandy and we still have a strong culture mostly inherited from the time of medieval normandy and still speak some kind of evoluted norman french. It's makes Normandy a really distinct region of France as much as brittany or Alsace can be.
I had no idea Normandy was named after Normans. As a Swede this makes me extra proud. :D Normans sound like "Norrmän" which is Swedish for Norwegians. "Norrmän" is a concatenation of "nothern" and "men".
Just wanted to say, how glad I am that you guys are creating such thought provoking content, and giving RUclipsrs like me inspiration to do the same. Thanks a lot!
As a Norman I'm really proud of our history (the conquest of England remaining the most important shared "memory" here) and astonished by how much those people from a tiny corner of the world influenced the rest of Europe for a time.
A tiny corner of France isn't a tiny corner of the world. France hosts the cimetry of most europeans as most wars happened on their soil. It's a big country.
I always thought my dad side was English and they were, except I tracked down the name and it has 5:13 roots as a Norman name via the Vikings. I thought that rather cool.
My family is from Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. There is a northern castle there. Fascinating they made it that far and their impact can still be seen today
Just to add a detail. Rollo is the French interpretation of the name. His name was Hrólfur Rögnvaldsson. Commonly known as Göngu-Hrólfur. Or Walking-Hrólfur. That nickname came from his size. It was said no horse could carry him a meaningful distance, so he had to walk everywhere.
And the Hundred years war is a consequence of the Normans invasion of England : When the French King authorized the creation of the duchy of Normandy , he create at the same times a vassal (The Duke of Normandy is a vassal of the French King) . So when William the Conqueror conquered England in 1066 is King of England BUT he is always a vassal of the French King and this situation is complicated ...even if after the Normans line disapear in favor of the Anjou line who was also duke of Aquitaine etc etc...
Nope, I learned this from Crusader Kings 3. Become a king while being a vassal, and that vassal becomes part of the kingdom you’ve inherited. This is why the Angevin Empire is an English Empire with English kings; that is their title, otherwise they would be under a liege, aka the French king (which obviously wasn’t the case). A King is higher than a Duke, and a Kingdom is higher than a Duchy. Therefore, that Duchy and the title of Duke is taken over by the higher title. The only title which is higher is the emperor of multiple kingdoms, which didn’t exist at the time after the Roman Empire fell.
@@XXXTENTAClON227Your only source is a video game and well no because the title "king of England" for the Angevins was nothing because their capitals their courts were in France and their blood was Angevin even Richard the Lionheart didn't even speak English he spoke French and wanted to unite the kingdom of France under one and the same state.
@@barukiv2943 do not doubt crusader kings 3 You also misinterpret blood, considering it differs even between family If you’re referring to genetics, it’s probably worth noting that William the Conqueror was Edward the Confessors first cousin once removed, so literally the only difference we seem to be talking about it language You don’t seem to understand that the concept of french and English nationalism/patriotism did not exist until after the 100 Years’ War. The Angevin Empire by definition has to be via the King of England, ironically the King of France would have you executed for suggesting otherwise because you’d be implying that England had a valid claim to the French throne. A duchy does not overrule a king. The Duchy of Normandy was simply a title retained once the Kingdom of England was established, otherwise that defeats the entire purpose of the title. No one is going to pay tribute to a duchy lmao.
Great graphics on this one! And fascinating to learn where the name "Norman" comes from; also how the peasants speak of the animals they tend, while the lords only speak of the meat they actually get to eat.
I’m from Hastings. This is cool. I went to school about a mile from where the main battle took place. A place named Battle. It’s not the most creative town name, but it works.
I found this video so usfull for my exam I want to pointout something: 4:23 Arabic is written from right to left with almost continuous lines like this : نزهـة المشتـاق في اختراق الآفاق that was a title of well-known book :"The Excursion of One Eager to Penetrate the Horizons" thank you so much .
Fun fact: There was also Norman attempts to conquer Iberia, but the crafty Iberians, while they used them as mercenaries as they were instrumental in defeating the taifas to the south, were able to resist them.
I was really hoping this would talk about how Norman Sicily contributed to the return of trade and cities in Europe. Still keen to learn more on that subject.
Really interested in this in part because we have Norman ancestors on our father's mother's side, they can be traced back to Avranche a thousand years ago and came over with the conquest.
Some seem to forget that many descendants of the Normans are the Quebecois. Mostly Norman french settlers were sent to Quebec to establish and populate the new world or New France. Many french Canadians have Norman family names. We have been here in Quebec and Canada since about 1634.
At the St. Ouen-church in Rouen there is a copy of the big runic stone from Jelling in Denmark. It is gift from Denmark from 1911 as a reminder of that it was 1000 years since Normandy was estabished as a duchy with a wiking duke called Rollo.
Gabriel Crosley Do you all want to know the real origin of Vikings? All the Vikings came from India , the evidence is a book available on Google called - "From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan" authored by Helena Blavatsky. It's available online. It's give description of how indian males were 7 to 8 ft tall in generality, all over subcontinent. The same feature as Vikings. Google search the book name. You all can read the same description in Mark Twain's book "Following the Equator".
Man, just reading about Robert Guiscard would send chill down your spine. His strength is described as off charts for humans..he is said to have made an army of tens of thousands of men set to flight with his mere roar so fierce was he. Described as tall like nobody , he was also very cunning and shrewd.
Yeah that was propaganda, don't take everything the sources say as factual. Robert Guiscard was a clever guy (that's literally what his nickname means) but the whole "He-Man" description is later writers embellishing things for his son and grandson.
God I love History so much!! I am 21yo half Italian and my surname comes from the latin word to say what in the video said to "record" people and animals in the domesday book. (In the caption of that part u can read the italian too). I am studying this period in my university. It's amazing to give meaning to this world by it. Humans are scary but also amazing to record these things, it feels like such a far time
In addition, Charles the Simple was under great influence of Robert the First (Brother of Odo of France) who ALSO DEFEATED the vikings (led by Rollo) in Chartre (near Paris) in 911 and paved way for the later baptism of Rollo (the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte).
@@aghoranand9750 no no. What i try to say is, Odo of Paris and his younger brother Robert 1st succeeded in stopping viking offensive at Paris and Chartres. But they couldn’t expel the vikings out of france. There was a deadlock. Thus both the franks and vikings cut a deal : the franks allowed the vikings to stay in present-day normandy, and the vikings fended off other vikings. Of course this agreement wasn’t made easily. The deal was concluded after series of bloodshed
Emperor Demetrius Do you all want to know the real origin of Vikings? All the Vikings came from India , the evidence is a book available on Google called - "From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan" authored by Helena Blavatsky. It's available online. It's give description of how indian males were 7 to 8 ft tall in generality, all over subcontinent. The same feature as Vikings. Google search the book name. You all can read the same description in Mark Twain's book "Following the Equator".
Aron Johansson Byzantines influenced European religion (spreading Orthodoxy to most of the Slavs), trade (Constantinople was the European hub of trade until the Fourth Crusade), learning (Byzantine scribes preserved ancient texts which were later instrumental to the Renaissance), court practices, technology, and even silverware only came to be used in Europe because of the Byzantines who for a while we're the only ones in Europe to eat with forks
I loved it. Thank you for depicting the Normans as European and not as Africans (like what the BBC does today). It's important that we tell history truthfully.
The Alans were using couched lances with shields by the end of the 6th century AD (see Maurice's Strategikon), which were a development of older two handed heavy cavalry lance techniques dating back into Antiquity. The Normans were far from the first to use the technique.
But the particular battle they were talking about was impressive. Using multiple couched lance charges, around 135 Norman Knights held off thousands of Saracens, the stunning victory lead to the subsequent conquest of Sicily The Norman Knight was proven to be the most valuable force on the medieval battlefield
Let’s be fair okay? The vikings couldn’t sack paris and chartres. the french couldn’t expel vikings (the french did manage to defeat them). There was a stalemate. Thus the french proposed a deal and the vikings took it. Win-win
Cooooooooool im El Salvadoran Portuguese Spaniard and Italian Argentine, so I guess I'm partant Norman also? Koooooool! God bless you guys keep up the good work this is a pretty cool video
Some other Normans set up kingdoms in Greece as well. For a while, there was a period where anywhere the Normans went, they kicked the locals' asses and set up their own rule.
The third part of the Norman Army was composed by Britany men and an other third by men from the north of France. In 1066 the Normans "Viking of Normandy" had already forget how to craft drakar, they used common ship instead... And to be more precise king Harold was defeated because he negliged the thread of the Normans Army after is first victory the same year against an other army lead by true "viking" from Danelaw (Danish). Good video.
Erwan you’ve made an absolutely important point. Countless clashes broke out between normans and vikings / varangian guards in southern italy too. But this video twisted historical evidence for its own perspective which spins off from facts. Simply put, it’s highly misleading
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Why is no one talking about how great the art is? It's fantastic.
I've seen numerous people comment on TED-Ed's videos' animation. It really is fantastic.
His inability to properly write the Arabic drove me crazy though.
You're talking about it
It look like a comic
Because it's AI generated
My family is Irish with the last name Leonard, a French name due to Normish invasions 1000 years ago. I now live in Quebec (Canada) and due to my last name many Francophones are confused to learn I speak primarily English. It's so very rewarding to understand history both for self discovery and the discovery of the grand diversity of humanity itself. Great video. Thankya :)
I'm an Italian from Sicily and here you can still see the same variety in the population that there was back then. You can have more dark skinned Sicilians that have clearly some arabic blood in them, but also some taller and blond Sicilians like me, that still have some Norman roots in them. Also Sicilian dialect is a great mixture of old Latin, Arabic, Spanish (yeah we got them to rule us for a while too) and some French mixed in!
That's quite interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Still the closest living language to Archaic Latin while having so many influences
My family came through England and whales. Such an amazing history
South Italy was a mess
everytime I hear Sicilian, I think of this ruclips.net/video/Jsh4SvPdfl8/видео.html&ab_channel=Potentium
I'm from a small town in Sicily that has Norman heritage. This town is located south of mount Etna and on the town's historic hill stands a glorious Norman castle build by non other then Roger I of Sicily.
Di dove sei?
Paternò
@@Percevl84 Io di Gela
I normanni scesero a Patti
If you are blonde and blue/green eyes chances are you have scandinavian descent
The Normans conquest of England is the reason there is so many French words in the English language.
mena seven well, English has French words which is a Latin derivative
Both languages are a derivative of German.
@@Kirealta French is derived from Latin, English is of germanic origin.
Diana McKinnon Modern English is still heavily influenced by French language thy did borrow words
Since old French had Germanic influence from the franks around 40% of English is Germanic and the rest is mostly French, Latin based
Before he died, my Grandfather traced our family back to the settling of Normandy. This video is so cool, I wish he was still around so I could share it with him
same. im a mcclish
I'm Australian with mostly Scottish ancestry male line is technically Anglo-Norman however and going back far enough you eventually hit Normandy and Anjou.
Same my last name is Renner grandfather on my dad's side also Trace our ancestry to the Norman's and my grandmother is from Sicily also had traces of Scandinavia ... My mom's Trace their ancestry it came back from British isles that to goes back to Scandinavia I thought was fun... No wonder my brother and I are 6ft 3 - 240 and 6 ft 4 - 250 lol
My family on my mams side came from a Norman noble family called Vasey. they were granted lands by William the conquer and Ivo (john) Vasey married the daughter of lord Alnwick and gained lands in Northumberland and Northern York, that's were my family comes from, i live in the north east England. my great granny was the Vasey line. traced it all back to a town in Normandy France called low and behold Vassy.
Same. Roach is from them. Glad I have a little Viking in me 😂
The animation is absolutely incredible.
Keep up the good work!
Red Panda Good work it's magnificent
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Reminds me of Tim King's Heroes graphic novel
I know right? It feels borderline anime
Axle Onex
True true.
History brings great mystery and the more we unravel it more interesting it becomes.
we?
It’s mysterious yet predictable since it repeats itself quite often.
I must say, I am in love with the narrator's voice. It is clear but not annoying like most 'clear' voices! Thank you, narrator! (It is like the most soothing lullaby!)
In the year 2021, a student called Izzy handed in her completed homework after watching this video 👏
yayyy haha
was it about the normans or were you inspired by the normans glory?
Go Izzy. You're so lucky to have been born in the 2000s
World History?
Izzy is the Current Middleweight, and Lightheavyweight Title Holder of the UFC. Of Course Greasy Fingers Dana White is.... you know "holding on"
Hello Ted Ed! Love your animations!
I like how the video ends not with a tragic ending of a historic group being erased, but of an acknowledgement of how the Normands live on in quiet legacy because of their tolerance and adaptability.
Norman Earls such as Richard de Clare (aka Strongbow), conquered a large part of Ireland in the 12th century, which was the precedent for an 800 year tyrannical occupation of Ireland by the English empire. However, the original Norman conquerors became "more Irish than the Irish themselves" within less than three generations. While they introduced large stone castles, cavalry and feudalism, they adopted the Irish culture, language and intermarried with local Gaels and Hiberno-Norse and Dane-Gaels. Any Irish person today will know they're descended from a Norman if they have the surname "Fitzpatrick, Delaney, Burke, Fitzgerald, Butler, Darcy, Nagle, Walsh, and many more" certainly if the surname starts with "Fitz", which is Franconorman for "Fils de" or "Son of".
@@cacamilis8477 What a wonderful explanation!
I think the whole point is that they weren't erased, but were a major influence on the future of the places they lived. Nothing stays forever, but can contribute to what comes next. So it's not a tragic ending at all, it's the most succesful there is
"Tolerance", so long as they were in control.
@@stevensmith8876 In their last days, they destroyed an empire with their own hands
1. Why did Vikings settle down in Normandy? It’s because they couldn’t siege Paris from 885 to 886 (paris was defended by Odo of France) and was defeated by Robert 1 of France in 911 in Chartres. But the French couldn’t expel them out of France either. So Charles the Simple proposed this deal and Rollo accepted it.
2. Are Normans ‘French’? Yes, but not in modern sense. They were vassals to French kings. They pledged allegiance to Kingdom of France
3. What language did they speak? Norman French. It’s a variant of Old French / Langue d’Oïl. Back in the middle age there was no standard French. every region in France spoke their own dialect. They’re collectively regarded as dialect continuum. For example, English word ‘war’ came from Norman-French ‘wuerre’ which ultimately came from French ‘guerre’
4. Did they adopt the French fighting style? Absolutely, they fought on horses but not on foot.
5. When did Normans become Frenchified? As late as the end of reign of Richard 1 of Normandy (in 996)
6. What language did William the Conqueror impose on England? Norman French. It became the language of nobilities, law and administration of England in the next 300 years. ‘dieu et mon droit’ is Henry V’s motto (featured in netflix series ‘the king’) and it’s still printed on every British passport nowadays.
7. What were the religious belief of normans? Christianity. For example Robert Guiscard built many chaptels and basilicas in Sicily.
8. Can Normans be regarded as Vikings? No. They had Viking heritage but they quickly became frenchified, they no longer spoke Norse or Dane or Swede, they became baptised and no longer believed in thor, odin etc. Last but not least, they never associated themselves as Vikings anymore.
Scorch i know facts hurt. But the vikings failed to capture Paris. Of course the franks couldn’t expel the vikings out of france / west francia. I recommend you to read more books before making a comment. That would help
Scorch 1. The vikings did succeed in raiding Paris and British Isles so many times, but they stopped having their luck since 880s as their surprise tactics no longer worked. both the Franks and Anglo-Saxons learnt to strengthen defense of cities. That’s why not only Paris, but also cities in England started being heavily fortified and became hard to break in. Besides, Rollo pledged allegiance to french king. In medieval sense (not modern sense), he became a french nobility and thus french
2. If you look at genetic makeup of france and belgium. You’ll realise theirs is actually a mix of germanic (frankish) + celtic (gaulish)+ latin (roman) Sorry but your attempt to distinguish normans on the ground that their dna is different doesn’t really hold water
3. I agree they had infantrymen and archormen. Okay i correct myself. But no one can disregard the fact that the main fighting force of normans were cavalry. And the normans learned from french how to be more organised and disciplined. These are embodied during battle of hasting. Also crossbow (as you mentioned above) was another thing the vikings learnt from the franks.
4. And his descendants no longer believed in thor or odin. They believed in jesus. They no longer spoke dane, norse or swede, they spoke a varient of french. (From Rollo to William the Conqueror the whole settlement in Normandy lasted 166 years which i believe is long enough to assimilate a large group of people) Even french language itself is a germanised speech of latin.
Nerdy Guy you can’t say that the normans were French just because Rollo made a deal with the French king. Harold Godwinson was an Anglo Saxon and he pledged allegiance to William and promised to support him as king (he only agreed because there were men outside waiting to kill him if he didn’t). Harold was later chosen to be king and accepted. Does that mean that Harold became a Norman, then became and Anglo Saxon again after breaking his promise?
I don’t believe the Norman’s would have called themselves French during Rollos time. And I don’t think they would have called themselves French right before or right after rollos deal. They wouldn’t have been called Norman’s at all if the French knew exactly where they all came from. Now maybe you could say they were French in 1066 after over 200 years of assimilation, also at that point they were fighting for France. Before Rollos deal those men from the North only fought for themselves.
Normans today are French because Normandy is in France. But the Norman’s existed before the city or the word “Norman” existed. So you have to specify what time period you mean when you ask that question.
Foyin Ogbara i agree that the middle age there were no centralised governments standardising langauge or forging a common national identity. And please allow me to clarify that when i say they’re french, i say it in medieval sense, not modern sense. I repeat, i say it in medieval sense, not modern sense. Rollo pledged allegiance to charles the simple, he became integrated into the patchwork of french nobility. And of course i never ignore the distinctiveness of norman people. I know they’re different. Just one more thing to add, the french / franks didn’t cut the deal simply by bribing the vikings with land and women. They did defend successfully Paris in 886 (by Odo of Paris) and Chartres in 911 (by Odo’s brother Robert I).
Nerdy Guy you are actually correct. I think we were just looking at it with different perspectives. To me, because I noticed that there were so many short allegiances and betrayals in those times that I didn’t consider them French just because of their allegiances. But more so their personal choices.
The fact that these kings and knights were named things like Robert and roger and John makes me happy for some reason
Same, gives me an odd sense of English patriotism haha
They weren't though - these are Christianised names for what were Hrolf or Rögnvaldur
Those are just english variants
@Sunbro they're not french names. Robert is Proto-Germanic so English, Scottish, Dutch, German etc, Roger is french so aye fair enough and John is an ancient Hebrew name. So no they're not French, literally only one is french.
@@conburd3338 I see it's just english propaganda, Jean gave John and his utilisation was more common in French as Robert and Roger. Even if it takes roots from others language those forms was made by french language.
All those names was democratised by Normans or French even if it take roots on others language.
( spoiler every name take root from others cultures we just talk about the form )
This channel is 100x better than any history class I've ever been in.
Maybe the problem was you?
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Oh, there's no question about that. I had an unmedicated attention disorder for most of my school years. But this channel gives the same information that my textbooks and teachers would try to teach, in a much easier to understand way. For me, at least.
Can we have a video on the Arabization of North Africa ??
I'm Egyptian and would love to see that!
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North Africans have always looked like Arabs, but they are different.
Islamization is just another word for Arabization since Islamism is only Arabism in a religious coating and Arabism is only Islamism in a national coating i.e. you can only be or become muslim by having an Arab name and adopting the Arabic language alleged by Islam to be the language of paradise and the "best and greatest" language on earth for absolutely no reason whatsoever. On the other hand, Islam is only the Arab mentality, traditions, way of life and thoughts about several things that seemed "religiously problematic" back then when Islam was invented. In other words, islam is only a mentality and a nationality disguised as a religion (so immune to any form of progressive change, through its own texts and scriptures, that it is in fact a time capsule designed for preservation of a peculiar concept of God, a horrifying set of ideals and prerogatives of a "prophet", a rather flexible moral code that allows a muslim to do anything normally forbidden according to the necessities dictated by the current circumstances, a way of life, a misogynistic attitude towards women, and vindication of slavery -- to name a few, that are outdated, obsolete and should have vanished hundreds of a years ago given the evolutionary path that humanity has gone through). And embedded within islam are many of the arabs' tribalism and ethnic superiority complexes and you have to approve of them all if you want to be a real muslim, such as the examples stated above regarding language, regardless of whether or not you're a real arab, and by saying "Amen!" to the arabs' ethnic superiority you approve of the inferiority of your own ethnicity and cultural identity. Not to mention that, in Islam, it is religiously prohibited to have any sense of affiliation or patriotism towards your own country, you can only be affiliated to the "nation of islam"; this is why, wherever you are and wherever you hail from, islam has its way of uprooting you from your origins as a prelim for compelling you to join a foreign nationality i.e. the "nation of islam" (by generalization) i.e. the "nation of mohamed" (by specification within a generalization) i.e. the arabs (by the generalization within a specification within a generalization, or, in other words, the punchline of a very silly joke). This is why and how arabization happens and works.
Joseph Shokry yes, Arabs came with Islam. The rest of your comment is completely false though
They married each other how hard was that
I'd love to see a whole episode on just Sicily to be honest :)
Yes!
Yesss
MedatonOrtano
Agree. Less England and more Sicily would be nice
One of the oldest Civilizations of Europe.
My grandfather's hometown was built in 1400 BC.
It's fascinating to study all who left their mark on the island.
-Sicels/Sicanians/Elymians
-Greeks
-Phoenicians/Carthaginians
-Romans
-Vandals
-Ostrogoths
-Eastern Romans (Byzantines)
-Arabs
-Normans
-Swabians
-Angevins
-Aragonese
-Spanish
-etc
search "Kings and Generals" channel for Normans in Sicily.
Rollo (Hrolf) the walker was called that because he allegedly so was so large that any horse he sat on would have its back broken underneath him, so he could only walk to places instead of riding.
A giant!
Dr. David Who except in reality he was probably like 5ft 11
@@ViktoriousDead lol..that kinda turned this whole story upside down face..lol
Norse/Nordic horses were small more like today's Welsh Pony. So if you are 6'6"-6'8" you're better off walking. The average Viking wasn't a giant or even all that tall.
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Hrolf Ragnvaldsson was called the "Ganger" Because Before settling in Northern France he sailed between Scandinavian and British Isles.
So he Traveled to many Lands.
i just love how a video with 5 mins lenght can explain history better than a Professor that has been teaching for like 10 years.
So good man, love it ♥
This is really well done! Concisely narrated and animated!
The presentation is sooo cool, the animation, art, and soundtrack.. Ted ed really put a lot of hard work for this video 👌👌👌👏👏👏
And you are...
I'm always filled with pride when looking back on our Scandinavian history. Just the knowledge of how big the impact this frozen and dark corner of Europe has had on world history
Neptunee why? I live in sweden and have no idea of what you are talking about
Multiculturalism is an ancient part of scandinavian legacy, as this video clearly shows.
@MallarRallam
Yeah
Neptunee thats an incredibly blanket and oversimplified statement. I dont think people from congo which is christian would assimilate better than syrians. Also while integration is definetely reasonable, assimilation is in conflict with personal liberty. Should all swedes be forced to follow the exact same culture? Also in iran islam assimilated in culture, the very islamist government in iran still celebrates the the iranian nowruz
Only worked when Scandinavians ruled from a position of strength.
The Norman Conquest is best known, but the conquest of Sicily was far more impressive, due to distance.
Angus MacDonald I believe it was a group of mercenaries hired by the Italians. While they were there they decided just to conquer Sicily and southern italy
Started as mercenaries, but then they co-opted the process and decided to keep the place. It is a fascinating story.
DexterzPlace I guess they didn't hire any more Normans after that
Muslim Sicily
They left a massive genetic print here in sicily. I am sicilian and in my area there are a lot of people who have blond hair and blue /grey eyes, and are around 6 foot. Me for example, i am 6 foot and have blonde hair with grey-green eyes. My dad side grandpa was with grey eyes and he was redhead and 5 11 tall, wich was very impressive at that time. My mom side grandpa was with very light skin and blonde hair with blue eyes. There still are normans in sicily, for sure!
Wow ! A really great work of animation, and a very original way to present Norman History. I really enjoyed watching it !
Love the Normans .. this cannel happens to be my most favorite these days as I am more into history and knowing things .. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Just a little correction : the map at 1:09 is an anachronism, this is a modern map of France. The kingdom of francs didn't look like that at this time.
Yeah, they did that with the British Isles as well. It's just so viewers can place it geographically easier.
0zo Do you all want to know the real origin of Vikings? All the Vikings came from India , the evidence is a book available on Google called - "From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan" authored by Helena Blavatsky. It's available online. It's give description of how indian males were 7 to 8 ft tall in generality, all over subcontinent. The same feature as Vikings.
Google search the book name. You all can read the same description in Mark Twain's book "Following the Equator".
P Kashyap Uhm... I refuse to engage in a conversation so... unfounded. Vikings were native Scandinavians, there's literally no evidence _or_ reason for them to be from the Indus Valley or the rest of India for that matter. And I refuse to believe that prehistoric people would leave warm, rich Indus for barren and cold Scandinavia. That migration pattern doesn't make much sense.
P Kashyap not a very credible source of information. She was one of the folks who supported the sunken continent idea. We now know that continents don’t do that. They may get covered with sea water that eventually drains off , but they don’t sink
Ozo are u the ozo I know? 😂
Really good video, however there is one mistake in the end.
When you say that normans do not exist anymore, you are wrong. I live in Normandy and we still have a strong culture mostly inherited from the time of medieval normandy and still speak some kind of evoluted norman french. It's makes Normandy a really distinct region of France as much as brittany or Alsace can be.
I had no idea Normandy was named after Normans. As a Swede this makes me extra proud. :D Normans sound like "Norrmän" which is Swedish for Norwegians. "Norrmän" is a concatenation of "nothern" and "men".
Baxtexx
Very cool! My entire family is of Normandy decent. Never made the connection the Norwegian to Nromandy. Thanks for the insight.
Cheers.
Swedes r farmers not vikings, shoo shoo.
Same in Danish: "Nordmænd".
im quiet sure that it was the Danes and the Norwegians who settled in Normandy not the swedes
Fenniks it was + only some clans in Sweden were actually Viking
i'm writing a 1000 word essay on the normans and this video was super helpful in pointing my research in the right direction. thank you!
I love how you guys always go over more than just the wars they fought
I LEARNED something!!! I knew a lot of this history, but I didn't realize that the Normans were Scandinavian in origin. Great video!
Who else loves history?
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meh, they are nothing but a mere legends altered to make it sound epic
I love history. I am mainly focused on WW2 history...
Just wanted to say, how glad I am that you guys are creating such thought provoking content, and giving RUclipsrs like me inspiration to do the same. Thanks a lot!
Ugh.
Well done! Well researched yet very concise and brief. It is tough to pull that off but you did.Bravo!
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
Those normies
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you are so funny haHAA!
Before they came SH1T was not a bad word.
Dammit I was going to say that
Nice animation!
Justin Y. Can you do 100k face reveal
why Y
Justin Y. If you reached 100k without video, probably someone need to wrote your story,
Not in reddit, my karma is low
Justin Y. Niicccee3
My future vision foresaw you...
You should make a video about the Phoenicians!
I'm glad I just found you. You did a fantastic job. Thank you❤❤❤
What a great page of History, beautifully illustrated and narrated (Very nice lesson of linguistics!)...Congrats from France!👍
Impressive. I knew just a little about Vikings, I didn't know they shaped so much of today's world. Great video.
As a Norman I'm really proud of our history (the conquest of England remaining the most important shared "memory" here) and astonished by how much those people from a tiny corner of the world influenced the rest of Europe for a time.
A tiny corner of France isn't a tiny corner of the world.
France hosts the cimetry of most europeans as most wars happened on their soil. It's a big country.
I am half English, but entirely Deutsche and I am proud my brothers avenged England when we conquered you 1940.
As a human, I declare you pretentious.
@@saxon..falkenhayn2908still lost twice
I always thought my dad side was English and they were, except I tracked down the name and it has 5:13 roots as a Norman name via the Vikings. I thought that rather cool.
My family is from Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. There is a northern castle there. Fascinating they made it that far and their impact can still be seen today
This video is DA BOMB!! History of the Norman people summed anguinely and surprisingly succinctly in just 5 minutes. KUDOS!!
Just to add a detail. Rollo is the French interpretation of the name. His name was Hrólfur Rögnvaldsson. Commonly known as Göngu-Hrólfur. Or Walking-Hrólfur. That nickname came from his size. It was said no horse could carry him a meaningful distance, so he had to walk everywhere.
About a century later the Normans initiated their conquest of Ireland as well. Very ambitious people they were.
This was a great video! Keep up the good work and bring more of this kind of history :)
And the Hundred years war is a consequence of the Normans invasion of England : When the French King authorized the creation of the duchy of Normandy , he create at the same times a vassal (The Duke of Normandy is a vassal of the French King) . So when William the Conqueror conquered England in 1066 is King of England BUT he is always a vassal of the French King and this situation is complicated ...even if after the Normans line disapear in favor of the Anjou line who was also duke of Aquitaine etc etc...
yeah, there was also some other tensions between the two.. a slow-burn that ended with the Brexit lol
Nope, I learned this from Crusader Kings 3. Become a king while being a vassal, and that vassal becomes part of the kingdom you’ve inherited. This is why the Angevin Empire is an English Empire with English kings; that is their title, otherwise they would be under a liege, aka the French king (which obviously wasn’t the case).
A King is higher than a Duke, and a Kingdom is higher than a Duchy. Therefore, that Duchy and the title of Duke is taken over by the higher title. The only title which is higher is the emperor of multiple kingdoms, which didn’t exist at the time after the Roman Empire fell.
@@XXXTENTAClON227Your only source is a video game and well no because the title "king of England" for the Angevins was nothing because their capitals their courts were in France and their blood was Angevin even Richard the Lionheart didn't even speak English he spoke French and wanted to unite the kingdom of France under one and the same state.
@@barukiv2943 do not doubt crusader kings 3
You also misinterpret blood, considering it differs even between family
If you’re referring to genetics, it’s probably worth noting that William the Conqueror was Edward the Confessors first cousin once removed, so literally the only difference we seem to be talking about it language
You don’t seem to understand that the concept of french and English nationalism/patriotism did not exist until after the 100 Years’ War. The Angevin Empire by definition has to be via the King of England, ironically the King of France would have you executed for suggesting otherwise because you’d be implying that England had a valid claim to the French throne. A duchy does not overrule a king. The Duchy of Normandy was simply a title retained once the Kingdom of England was established, otherwise that defeats the entire purpose of the title. No one is going to pay tribute to a duchy lmao.
Great graphics on this one! And fascinating to learn where the name "Norman" comes from; also how the peasants speak of the animals they tend, while the lords only speak of the meat they actually get to eat.
I suspect they just copied the Scandinavian terminology though as Scandinavians referred to themselves as Norrmän (Norwegians still use it).
I'm so happy to see my city (Palermo) in one of your videos ❤️
It will be my next trip just to see what my people bilt there greetings from normandy
Hey, do you speak Sicilian?
As a British man I always suspected I am more Norman than those Anglo Saxon. I prefer wine and venison to malt beer and mutton.
You are celtic
I’m from Hastings. This is cool. I went to school about a mile from where the main battle took place. A place named Battle. It’s not the most creative town name, but it works.
Thanks for posting this video about my family history. Most people don't know very much about us. We are still here and we still rule!
fantastic video, very informative! Also, I love the music and animation!
My MA lecturer used this video in our lecture today as a summary for what we’d be looking this week.
I just love the animation
The Norman invasion of England holds quite a lot of significance to my family. We came over with the invasion and settled here like many others.
Your family must be ancient and superhuman.
No, it means we’re part French which arguably makes us worse
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@@tomjohnvincent a tiny percent norman yes
These history vidoes are great! Thank you ted-ed!
I found this video so usfull for my exam
I want to pointout something: 4:23 Arabic is written from right to left with almost continuous lines like this : نزهـة المشتـاق في اختراق الآفاق that was a title of well-known book :"The Excursion of One Eager to Penetrate the Horizons"
thank you so much .
Not first but I was here before Justin Y.
ツKyubee lol! Is Justin y here yet?
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he's here now
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Thanks for the info, gonna do a Norman run in ck3 to try and redo the holy wars and own sicily
Fun fact: There was also Norman attempts to conquer Iberia, but the crafty Iberians, while they used them as mercenaries as they were instrumental in defeating the taifas to the south, were able to resist them.
I love this animation style! I would love to see more videos by this artist.
I was really hoping this would talk about how Norman Sicily contributed to the return of trade and cities in Europe. Still keen to learn more on that subject.
Really interested in this in part because we have Norman ancestors on our father's mother's side, they can be traced back to Avranche a thousand years ago and came over with the conquest.
I need this I forgot all my history about the Vikings thank you 🙏 for this
Some seem to forget that many descendants of the Normans are the Quebecois. Mostly Norman french settlers were sent to Quebec to establish and populate the new world or New France. Many french Canadians have Norman family names. We have been here in Quebec and Canada since about 1634.
Yep, I’m here with you my Norman ancestors were sent here in 1643🇫🇷
Thank you for your time and great presentation ❤️
Great video.
At the St. Ouen-church in Rouen there is a copy of the big runic stone from Jelling in Denmark. It is gift from Denmark from 1911 as a reminder of that it was 1000 years since Normandy was estabished as a duchy with a wiking duke called Rollo.
"Rollo." Who else has watched Vikings?
His actual name was Hrólfr or Hróðólfr
Gabriel Crosley Do you all want to know the real origin of Vikings? All the Vikings came from India , the evidence is a book available on Google called - "From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan" authored by Helena Blavatsky. It's available online. It's give description of how indian males were 7 to 8 ft tall in generality, all over subcontinent. The same feature as Vikings.
Google search the book name. You all can read the same description in Mark Twain's book "Following the Equator".
Gabriel Crosley me انا
Shame people need to watch a goddamn netflix show to know about Rollo
@@flipflierefluiter5665 How uncultured. It's available on HBO not Netflix
Man, just reading about Robert Guiscard would send chill down your spine.
His strength is described as off charts for humans..he is said to have made an army of tens of thousands of men set to flight with his mere roar so fierce was he.
Described as tall like nobody , he was also very cunning and shrewd.
Yeah that was propaganda, don't take everything the sources say as factual. Robert Guiscard was a clever guy (that's literally what his nickname means) but the whole "He-Man" description is later writers embellishing things for his son and grandson.
2:55 always love this soundtrack
nice vid! it helped me a lot!
God I love History so much!! I am 21yo half Italian and my surname comes from the latin word to say what in the video said to "record" people and animals in the domesday book. (In the caption of that part u can read the italian too).
I am studying this period in my university. It's amazing to give meaning to this world by it. Humans are scary but also amazing to record these things, it feels like such a far time
Hi @Vanessa Censi
I am Ghanaian Born in Southern Italy ✌🏿.
So You are Studying for a degree in History , aren't you?
Their conquest of Italy, Sicily, wars with eastern Romans and Crusades were much more impressive.
My family were Normans before moving to England. We are proud of our Viking/Norman past.
I recently had a dna test done and to my surprise it came back as specifically Norman and it has been so fun to learn all about them
1:45 watching this after "the spare" hits different. Harold & william 😅
In addition, Charles the Simple was under great influence of Robert the First (Brother of Odo of France) who ALSO DEFEATED the vikings (led by Rollo) in Chartre (near Paris) in 911 and paved way for the later baptism of Rollo (the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte).
Fake history by church. It couldn't have been do easy
@@aghoranand9750 no no. What i try to say is, Odo of Paris and his younger brother Robert 1st succeeded in stopping viking offensive at Paris and Chartres. But they couldn’t expel the vikings out of france. There was a deadlock. Thus both the franks and vikings cut a deal : the franks allowed the vikings to stay in present-day normandy, and the vikings fended off other vikings. Of course this agreement wasn’t made easily. The deal was concluded after series of bloodshed
Could you do some videos about the Byzantine contribution to European culture and History? They are many!
Emperor Demetrius most only influenced europe becuse of the venitian-turkic trade
Emperor Demetrius Do you all want to know the real origin of Vikings? All the Vikings came from India , the evidence is a book available on Google called - "From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan" authored by Helena Blavatsky. It's available online. It's give description of how indian males were 7 to 8 ft tall in generality, all over subcontinent. The same feature as Vikings.
Google search the book name. You all can read the same description in Mark Twain's book "Following the Equator".
Aron Johansson Byzantines influenced European religion (spreading Orthodoxy to most of the Slavs), trade (Constantinople was the European hub of trade until the Fourth Crusade), learning (Byzantine scribes preserved ancient texts which were later instrumental to the Renaissance), court practices, technology, and even silverware only came to be used in Europe because of the Byzantines who for a while we're the only ones in Europe to eat with forks
Βασιλεύς yup the byzantines were the only ones that kept up with the islamic world during the early-high middle ages
Byzantine is Greek Rome and basically Byzantium is key part for the Renaissance in Europe
Beautiful music!
Orlando Dalloway no u
I love the animation for these videos. Earned a Sub. Great channel.
I loved it. Thank you for depicting the Normans as European and not as Africans (like what the BBC does today). It's important that we tell history truthfully.
The Alans were using couched lances with shields by the end of the 6th century AD (see Maurice's Strategikon), which were a development of older two handed heavy cavalry lance techniques dating back into Antiquity. The Normans were far from the first to use the technique.
But the particular battle they were talking about was impressive. Using multiple couched lance charges, around 135 Norman Knights held off thousands of Saracens, the stunning victory lead to the subsequent conquest of Sicily The Norman Knight was proven to be the most valuable force on the medieval battlefield
I am a decendent of those Normans. From Normandy to Scotland, staying there 500 years, then to America in the 17th Century.
Same here!
Let’s be fair okay? The vikings couldn’t sack paris and chartres. the french couldn’t expel vikings (the french did manage to defeat them). There was a stalemate. Thus the french proposed a deal and the vikings took it. Win-win
Cooooooooool im El Salvadoran Portuguese Spaniard and Italian Argentine, so I guess I'm partant Norman also? Koooooool! God bless you guys keep up the good work this is a pretty cool video
Watch ted ed is one of the best way to understand the history.
2:00
TedEd: where an arrow striking Harold in the...
Me: knee
TedEd: head (or eye)
Thanks history........
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Oh, generic Skyrim city guard, never change...
Epic Plot Twist: Harold Godwinson is actually the Skyrim city guard!
NourGaming unfortunately we can't change history. That'll be epic
Don't worry this honor is for gengis khan
That's a myth. The official reporting was that he was hacked to pieces. That's a random soldier. Ted ED should be embarrassed.
Some other Normans set up kingdoms in Greece as well. For a while, there was a period where anywhere the Normans went, they kicked the locals' asses and set up their own rule.
The third part of the Norman Army was composed by Britany men and an other third by men from the north of France. In 1066 the Normans "Viking of Normandy" had already forget how to craft drakar, they used common ship instead... And to be more precise king Harold was defeated because he negliged the thread of the Normans Army after is first victory the same year against an other army lead by true "viking" from Danelaw (Danish). Good video.
Erwan you’ve made an absolutely important point. Countless clashes broke out between normans and vikings / varangian guards in southern italy too. But this video twisted historical evidence for its own perspective which spins off from facts. Simply put, it’s highly misleading
Normand is french 🇫🇷💪
Normandy wasn't French until the 1200s, when the Gauls revoked the Normans' lands there because they were kings of England (and assimilating there)
The animation was amazing!
That ending gave me chills.
When you think about it, the Normans have conquered a quarter of the world at one point
The ancestors of today most peaceful people(Scandinavia) we're most fiercefull and brave warriors of their time(Vikings).
I want my tombstone to say, "Here lies Bob of Dude, conqueror of potato chips!"
I once visited the Cappella Palatina in Palermo and oh boy I never saw something such as beautiful as ithis palace
Wow, this is really well-made. I feel like watching a movie!