Lost Treasures Documentary (2005) on Vikings in NW England, Isle of Man & the Battle of Brunanburh
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- Опубликовано: 13 мар 2020
- Widely Acclaimed ITV Lost Treasures Documentary on the Vikings in the North West of England & Isle of Man, produced by Phil Hirst and Tom Holden of Planet X TV. Widnes, Cuerdale, the Halton Viking Cross, Heysham Hogback, Tynwald & the Manx Viking Festival, Meols, West Kirby Hogback, Thingwall, Brunanburh/Bebington Heath and a possible Dingesmere (Heswall Point) location. Intrepid Archaeologist Mark Olly and Steve Harding go in search of Viking Treasure. 1st broadcast on ITV1, Thursday 1st September 2005 at 7.30pm (& later extensively repeated on the History Channel), it was recorded after the recent identification by Steve & his colleagues of Dingesmere = Things mere in the epic 10th century poem The Battle of Brunanburh. Bebington Heath is explored as the site of the battle. Includes excellent re-enactment by the warriors of the Wirhalh Skip Felagr and weapons demonstration/ battle tactics by Mike Loades.
The broadcast includes the Viking Hogback at West Kirby (dated to ~1000AD) and closes with music from the 8 - 9 string Hardingfele (Harding fiddle) - the National Instrument of Norway (played by the Hardingkvartetten)- and reference to the ongoing genetic survey of men from old Wirral and West Lancashire families.... and ends with a poignant reminder to Mark!.
See also: Lost Treasures II (2007) Incredible story of a possible Viking boat under a pub car park in Wirral • Lost Treasures II (200...
Lost Treasures III (2008) - Ingimund, the Vikings in NW England, Ireland... & the Viking DNA project
• Lost Treasures III (20...
Lost Treasures IV (2008) - Vikings in Anglesey • Lost Treasures IV (200...
I’m from the Wirral and am proud to be a Viking Irish Celt descendant.
I’m from the Wirral and I’m Viking Irish Celt 🤘🏼⚒
Have you done one of those DNA tests you can do?
I'm from bootle, significant saxon and Norwegian DNA
Wirral warriors
Any documentary using a Nightwish song for its title music gets my approval.... I'm from Oldham, apparently the town was established by Vikings, don't know what they would think of it these days...
Thanks for posting this interesting video Steve. i've just shared it with a polish friend in Canada who finds this subject matter absolutely fascinating.
Thanks Andrew! There were also 3 follow ups (Lost Treasures II-IV) & this one in particular your friend might also find interesting ruclips.net/video/7ztl7eFloSM/видео.html
@@nationalcentreformacromole5145 I can't wait to see the other videos ! GREAT job, guys !!! Thanks for the hard work and for sharing !
Good stuff,best wishes from Prenton, good result for TRFC ,today, stay safe and well everyone...E
Thanks! Yes Good win for Tranmere and you too stay safe Eamonn
Hello from THE Viking Area and World Heritage Haithabu (AD 808 - 1066) and Danewerk. Here the first Christian church of Scandinavia was built in 850 by Ansgar. I'm moderator at the Viking Museum Haithabu. Very interesting video, thanks!
Thanks very much Lilac. We used a model for your boat in this clip here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve/BBC_OurCoast_BoatClip.mp4 Best wishes, Steve
I’m 95% Scandinavian...enjoyed very much
Thanks Dyanne!
All Hail Dyanne ⚒
Skal!
In this 2005 broadcast we are quite clear where the Battle of Brunanburh took place; Bebington Heath. Cue the Metal Detector enthusiasts .....
@Tommy Badman Thanks Tommy. Absolutely right about the Norman descent. In fact when I was a youngster in the 60's and early 70's there was a footballer Fred Molyneux who played for Southport and then played in Ron Yeats' Tranmere Rovers side. Possibly some relation? When we did the Wirral & West Lancashire Viking DNA project with Leicester based on the male Y-chromosome from men with surnames in the area prior to 1600 I dont think we had a Molyneux volunteer come forward from either area even though it was on our list (there was a Molyneuz paying taxes in Wirral in 1542) - the full list is in the Viking Mersey book.
@Tommy Badman so that would put the battle how many thousand miles away?
Lord of the rings mordor music is always good for the soul
True Scousers back in 970 AD be swinging axes and shields like ‘What lad? Where ye hidin ye silver then?’ 😂😂😂
Hail odin 🤘
Indeed!
@Larry Appelton Flowkey- or Loki - was the joker! Inspired that great Jim Carrey film The Mask
I have an episode of this series about Pendle Hill shown on the 27 May 2007 (no idea if it was the original broadcast or a repeat). Nothing comes up on IMDB of this series under the presenters name apart from a few other credits.
Some viking kids as young as 12 had ships and men to command. -all free men if called to raid or war had to go serve their jarl or king. Even many slaves fought beside their master.
I wonder if the sound track was inspired by the lord of the rings
I would think so Mark. Phil Hirst and Tom Holden did a fabulous job with the production
@@nationalcentreformacromole5145 It sounds like the intro to Ghost Love Score by Nightwish, Finnish band with Dutch singer. 😁
The music sounds more like the music from 1930’s adventure movies. But the credits say Nightwish! Good catch. I was thinking Camino Burana for the ship burning.
enjoyed the show. 23 and me says i'm 31% united kingdom and 27% scandinavian. anglo scandinavian. get your genes done it will surprise you. have fun.
Thanks Gary. Yes it certainly is, and its not that expensive now
Yeah I have always thought of doing that, I reckon that it would be intersting. I will get round to doing it sometime, but giving my fondness for anything Viking I don't think there's much dout in my case I have got at least some Viking DNA. But it would be interesting to test it...😀
I’ve got the ancestry DNA kit, I know a few people who’ve had theirs done and the results are fascinating
John Shakespeare? Didn't have a famous uncle or something?
the guy in the robe wants to paint another picture of the vikings as integrators but they violently took possession of the land and enslaved people and the fact that they then were civil was only because you can't carry on like that or you'll be continually at war with the surrounding population who will probably at some stage overthrow you it was the same with the romans. The whole 'they were really nice guys because they were nice to their children or dogs or something doesnt absolve them from the attrocities.
Promptly embeds his highly efficient and deadly axe in the ground and gets "owned".☺.
Mike Loades was lethal!
My Mother used to call me Ivar The Boneless, I was born with Club Feet. Where is Ivar. ;0)
PS Danish Decent.
Great content
Stupid cloak/coat
does anyone know if the vikings that settled on the wirral and merseyside pre battle fought against the english? or were they neutral? it seems logical that they would never have been thankful for their lands or taken the safe option and most likely fought against the english.
Thanks Mark. If they had any sense they would have kept their heads down until all the warring parties departed
They didn't get permission for getting land they took it. Very few integrated. Scotland has island that DNA had shown all natives were killed
5:30 and then he says exactly what the other guy just said
what is the supposed purpose of studying Viking attacks and invasions? what were the significant advancements Vikings brought to the areas subject to their aggression? improved infrastructure? superior education opportunities? improved healthcare? an electrical grid? What did countries who were not subject to Viking aggression and imperialism miss out on? Viking treasure should be viewed the same as stolen Nazi Art.
The Vikings in NW England & Isle of Man was more of a peaceful settlement, co-existence and integration, and of course there were battles (Chester AD902 - see Lost Treasures III - , & as it seems from the film, also Brunanburh AD937). And sure, although Vikings had a bit of a bad press (a lot was Anglo-Saxon propaganda) they were great democrats with their Things or Assemblies - e.g, the Wirral & Isle of Man Things in the film - they were great craftsmen with their incredible clinker boats and ships, and women had a much more elevated position in Norse Society (e.g. in NW England, evidence of women landowners and Moneyers), and even the word Law is Norse in origin
@Dal J the Holocaust and Rape of Nanking are history too! do you want to excuse the crimes and pretend they didn't happen or are you an apologist for those type of actions?
@@nationalcentreformacromole5145 so it was all bad press? if the Vikings had a better PR firm their crimes would be dismissed because they built nice boats and allowed women some rights. Seriously? what rights did the women during Viking attacks have? or those who were made slaves or put into the sex trade? next you will tell me the Waffen SS were all just Volkswagen salesmen who behaved badly from time to time and got some bad write ups in the news.
@Dal J and you are and apologist who wants to cover up history's atrocities. thought as much but hope you weren't such a moron. oh well.
@Dal J i don't despise you i pity you and all who know you.