🚩 Get started with InVideo AI for free here invideo.io/i/HistoryMarche 🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as "a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy". The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that 'Danegeld' was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 - you can also watch that video here: ruclips.net/video/HZ4-1E9ep3s/видео.html
Actually,cnut did not conquer the rest of England. The battle of ashingdon,in Essex, between cnut and Edmund ironside ended in a draw and it was decided to co-rule. It was only when Edmund ironside died that cnut inherited the crown.
Probably cannot amend it by now, but you made a mistake with the family tree shown between 5:08 - 6:03. Aethelred has the exact same birthdate and ruling interval as his father, which is of course impossible.
So stupid this channel is, as if brythnot's height was any useful or helped him in any way in battle. Even used muscles emoticon for it, yet he was the weakest of all who ruled in england over that period.
The translations I found for the name Knut means "daring" or perhaps "knot". He certainly dared much to create his Empire of the North and tied the Anglo-Saxons into knots while doing so!
@@Somewhat-Evilnot strictly true. The last battle between cunt and Edmund ironside(at ashingdon in Essex) was a draw and it was decided to rule jointly. It was only after Edmund died that cnut ruled England.
Actually makes sense considering the high mobility of the Vikings.I would have done the same,except I'd save one formation hidden to flank the Vikings. Had they not let the Vikings pass,they would have taken their ships and attacked somewhere else
@accaciagame1706 you gotta be dang sure you're gonna win to do that. Raids are preferable to getting wiped like that. Yes, some sort of flanking attack would have hopefully turned the tide, but he fought them straight up.
English military where about honor, the vikings knew that and took advantage if it. Vikings said hat honor battles where a waste of time, but English by that time barely knew the vikings costumes.
War rule #1: If you have an advantage, DO NOT give it up... he gave up his advantage just because someone called him unmanly or a cheater, that's no reason to give up an advantageous position... if I had a horse and you didn't, I wouldn't dismount just because you say, "That's not fair. I don't have a horse, get off, and fight on foot." Or if I had a tank but you didn't, I wouldn't get out of the tank just because you don't have your own or any armor piercing ammo... it's not wrong to press an advantage.
I live here . There's a statue of Byrhtnoth facing the battlefield . He was 68 years old when he fought the battle . Great video of my local history thank you!
If he didn’t die they probably would have won damn 60 year old giga chad was noted even by the Vikings to be at the front lines opening gaps and urging his men the whole time
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Interesting how they left the sword of the enemy commander , the Vikings must’ve respected his bravery in battle and the fact that he let their army cross so they could settle the fight
We are fairly certain that the vikings belived that the soul of a warrior would be imparted to his weapon after his death. Such a weapon might eventually get revenge if used. This is likely the reason that so many swords have been found, at least 3000 swords in Norway alone, very often also with the blade bent. Bending the blade would similarly ensure that the weapon could not be used by the dead warriors spirit.
Damn I love this channel. The astonishing amount of work put into it, the great story-telling, the litteral histroy class told beside the battle is just insane.
Depressingly he wasn't the only one in history who allowed the enemy to cross the river for an 'honourable battle'. In 638 BC ancient China, Duke Xiang of Song attacked the state of Zheng and met the troops from Chu, who were running to save Zheng. Instead of giving the enemy a surprise attack, he waited for the enemy to go across the river in order to display his gentlemanly benevolence. In the Battle of Hongshui (泓水之戰) against the much stronger and fully prepared enemy, Duke Xiang's troops were defeated thoroughly and he himself was badly hurt. The state of Song gradually declined thereafter.
In a world where the weight of your word is directly reflecting your trustworthiness as a leader and a host, even a single act of dishonour can taint your reputation and thus the people's, the other lords and even the kings trust and faith in your loyalty. It might be all that keep you from dying in prison or get sent into exile.
@@randomuser-xc2wrim not sure there are as many mainstream historians doing that as you think. Ive not once in my life encountered them using psychology to explain things, dont mistake the fringe for the main (Eg just because people like Graham Hancock believe every big building was built by aliens, or Gavin Menzies think the Americas are all Ming Chinese doesn't mean thats normal)
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Love your content. Brilliant animation and narration. My people are from Maldon, including my mom. I’m looking forward to visiting the site of the battle soon.
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Excellent video I am from Maldon and Byrhnoth is celebrated by a bronze statue facing the battlefield as well as one on all saints church in 1991 a full reenactment was put on to celebrate the 1000 years since the battle
this battle in itself at first seems unnecessary in its aftermath. What did the Vikings achieve with this bloodshed? But the context added at the end of the video was excellent. It shows how the battle led to the collection of tribute, which gradually sapped the English and strengthened the Danes, leading to their eventual conquest of the whole kingdom.
@@ibatan7243 Well, you feed cats and dogs instead of having your own kids... When you get old without producing a younger generation, your country will need young people to do all the work and they cant do anything but to welcome immigrants. So blame your "1.5 births per woman ratio", especially after remembering that about half of that ratio is coming from immigrant women already. You are getting erased from history sir.
Great video thanks for a good summation of the events as they’re understood. It’s not certain which Olaf the poem is talking about but if the creators here have a perspective to share about whether they think it really was Olaf Tryggveson I’d be thrilled to hear it!
In no Way were the Vikings supposed to be allowed to cross unmolested. They already had More Men. A military blunder that cost a almost for sure victory or retreat on the Vikings part
Great Video HM,i hope you keep up with the great work,there are no history classes as AMAZING as your work! And when you have the name Cnut, you're hard to crack right?
I like how you describe they circumstances and what they might have feelt. It connects me more to a distant part of history then „Oh he fought in 34 battles, laid 40 woman and build 5 churches.”
Having been to the site where this battle took place and to where Byrhtnoth is buried in Ely Cathedral. It was a feeling, I've never felt since. "Mind must be firmer, Heart the most fierce, Courage the greater, When our strength diminish!" - The Battle of Maldon
Fantastic telling. I had a look at the site of the battle on Google Earth. The Northey Island causeway is still there. I wonder what metal detectorists would find in the area?
It is my understanding that Anglos came to England around the year 600 from Denmark and so it is rather ironic that they were attacked by the same people from Denmark roughly 400 years later.
I love listening to videos because they are informative, however he has a problem with a date in the French subtitles at 7.59. Indeed, instead of it being 980, it's marked 1980 XD Otherwise other than that everything is fine ^^
Interestingly, similar thing happened in ancient China. B.C. 638, Soong's king waited until enemy crossed river, ready their formation. It's a famous story in China and Korea.
England as a nation under one king has been in existence since around 937, so in 991 we would have called ourselves English, in accordance with King Athelstan's earlier description of himself as 'King of the English', in which he seems to replace the earlier term 'Anglo-Saxon'. The latter term was used in his forefather's Wessex court when they only governed Wessex. In the poem itself, its nice how the poet talks in an inclusive way about a wigend amongst the men of Essex who is of solid Northumbrian stock. Its a sign of an existing national English consciousness.
Letting the Vikings cross may seem silly. However, the alternative was much worse. Attacking the Vikings while they were crossing, wasn't an option; as long as the Anglo-Saxons remained in a position to do that, the Vikings simply wouldn't have crossed. The Anglo-Saxons could've attacked across the land bridge, themselves, but then they would definitely have been crushed. The only real alternative to letting the Vikings cross, was to stay in position, waiting for the Vikings to make their move. The Vikings could then simply have stayed in place, sending out ships to plunder for supplies, waiting for a few weeks, while the farmers deserted the Anglo-Saxon army, to go home and tend their fields. The Vikings also could've left, looking for some easier prey as a means of passing time, and then come back, once the Anglo-Saxon army had dispersed. In the end, the Viking attack would've come, regardless, but only after the Anglo-Saxons had kept their army standing for as long as they could afford, and then had to disperse it, anyway. Olaf's offer to hold the battle immediately was to the benefit of the Anglo-Saxons, more than to the Vikings. If Olaf had been a little bit less arrogant, or a little bit more patient, this would've ended up much worse for the Anglo-Saxons.
an allied country to support the fellas on the beach. While the camping vikings have to send out raiding parties to sustain themselves. Even IF good enough raids could supply the entire army (And nobody can possibly know that), the supply situation of the camping "coast guard" was way waaaaay better. Waiting for the Viking move would have been the better option by far.
@@istvansipos9940 No. Contrary to what many believe, Viking armies like this one didn't consist of poor farmers who needed to get home before harvest season, but of professional warriors, selected by a wealthy, powerful Viking leader (king, earl, chieftain, "sea-king", son or brother of such; in this case, a contender for the Norwegian throne). The Vikings weren't just well armed, well trained, and very mobile; through their leader and his family and connections, they also had a very generous budget for their campaigns, which, after all, were mostly very lucrative investments. They set out prepared to both raid and trade for supplies, and routinely did both. Viking armies were known to stay in the field for years. This one had plenty of ships to spare for provisioning; they could fetch supplies from the entire British coast line, and most of the French Atlantic coastline. The people in the fyrd, on the other hand, had to actually grow food, or work for someone who did, if they wanted to eat the next year. Earning a living was full time work in winter, and double overtime in summer. They might not starve while camped on that beach, but they and their families would starve for many cold winter months, if their crops failed. They couldn't afford to buy food from distant sources, and, even if they could afford it, they couldn't transport it far. Even if they got home in time for harvest, every day that they had been gone would've reduced their crops and income. That might not starve them to death, but they would suffer for it. The Vikings could easily have out waited the defenders. However, for whatever reason, they decided that it wasn't cost effective to do so.
@@erikjrn4080 sure :- ) you still have no chance to hope to know how effectively their raids could have sustained them on that island. 1000+ years gone and there are too many variables. Maybe a similarly well organized "coast guard" would have stopped them at their next target. It did happen here. So it was possible. And we know that they knew it was possible. I am almost sure nobody THOSE days knew more, either. Raiding enough food was a possibility. It might have gone well. Might have failed. That's probably why they, in this case, chose not to outwait the defenders. But an entire country could have produced enough food to sustain those not working that summer. It was not a few Roman legions amount of men not working. And it was not 1 hard working village to ease the pain of 1 partially working coastal community. waiting for the Viking move would have been by far the better option, I still think. but we know too little. How much food could have reached whom how fast, from how large area? Reinforcements if any? How much support from the neigbouring lords? From how many? From the king? And how fast? etc etc etc
@@istvansipos9940 Like I said, the Vikings had immense mobility. They could raid and trade across the channel, and in most of Britain, and transport any amount of supplies they found. When looking for food, as opposed to riches, small, undefended villages and farms would do fine for raiding; with towns and cities, they would trade. We know that this worked, because it's documented that large Viking armies survived for years by doing it, often encamping through winter. Yes, an "entire country" could've reimbursed the fyrd, if that had been how they did things. It wasn't, though. Even if they had made an exception in this case, why would the commoners trust in the promise? Noblemen could and would break any promise to commoners, whenever it suited them. As the nobility saw it, commoners were supposed to be a source of income, not of expense. Also remember that the men in the fyrd would have many obligations, beyond just feeding their immediate family. As men in their prime, they will have been responsible for feeding, clothing, and housing extended family, and many will have owed money or services to wealthier and mightier men, all of which would be unlikely to be covered by any promises from the single nobleman present. In fact, covering it would sting significantly, even for the wealthiest nobleman, and it would be impossible for most of them. Anyway, you're partially right. These are speculations about causation that has been lost to history. Such things were the worries of commoners, and weren't written down. What was written down were the worries of the powerful, which included the fact that keeping such defensive armies mobilized was expensive and difficult, and they tended to dissolve in weeks, not months. That's well documented.
@@erikjrn4080 or 1 community got organized to keep the raiders in check. As we see in this episode. Then the news spread at horse speen. The eventual food raids obviously would have been smaller than the army on the islands. Much smaller. Even easier to keep in check by some other communities. IDK, but my guess is that the vikings did not wrote a lot of sources about their supply situation. We (thanks to the 1000+ years gone) only partially know the worries of the powerful and even that only from 1 side. it is still stupid to let highly skilled warriors to just casually waltz on your beach, especially when they ask for it. They probably ask for it, because they are forced to ask by some issue. I suspect serious supplyy issues on the viking part and good old stupid glory seeking from the old Englishman. Military history is full of that madness. Ignoring water supplies in the desert, charging uphill, etc all over the centuries.
Interresting that they did not take the great leader golden sword so they did respect him for not backing off and also giving them a fair fight. I wonder if other Vikings respect enemies like that as great warriors and did something for them just like this.
There is another theory why Byrhtnoth allowed the Danes to cross the leeway, he was over 60yr considered very old for that time, not to mention a very tall man so I suspect he had many health issues. He wanted to die in battle. A much more worthy death for a man in his position to die in battle than in his bed. The Danes would have just sailed off with their loot from previous raids if he refused their offer to come over because both experienced men of war knew the advantage was with the Anglo Saxons. Byhtnoth was not stupid, he was seeking honor in death. edit: Thanks for this video of the battle...Edward the tall was a young prince of 18 or 19 and carried the standard of Wessex as a red background with a black dragon on it. It was his first battle so he could not retreat or he would lose honor for his family. His men-at-arms wore black armor. He had a good soul and would have made a great future king if he had lived. There was a young girl around 15 (noble) that followed him around and loved him (high school love) she had blond pigtails and put gold glitter on her face. Even though she was from a noble family he would never be able to marry her because his family would not allow him to marry down in status. I know those reading this would think I made this up and that's O.k. because I'm not trying to create history. I have a connection to this time and battle that most would not believe anyway.
Why is ottoman empire invading and conquering others land okay. But when british empire invade and conquer we give it a new name and act like its something different and more evil. In the past every nation and people did invasion of their neighbours, killings, enslaving, occupation. But it is only western european powers people will cry about and will overlook their own history and attrocities
Very interesting video! Honor is its own reward; but I must say that I wonder if it is a sufficient one to all the native English that would had suffered the viking raids.
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Actually,cnut did not conquer the rest of England. The battle of ashingdon,in Essex, between cnut and Edmund ironside ended in a draw and it was decided to co-rule. It was only when Edmund ironside died that cnut inherited the crown.
I hope this means your going to put together a series about how Cnut the Great conquered England. One of the few people to actually pull that off.
Could you consider making video about "Timurid invasion of Goergian kingdom" ?
Probably cannot amend it by now, but you made a mistake with the family tree shown between 5:08 - 6:03. Aethelred has the exact same birthdate and ruling interval as his father, which is of course impossible.
Insane letting them cross. NEVER give up a strategic advantage!
No. It was normaltrash to let them cross. Because they were "real men" so they had to show how tough they were.
So stupid this channel is, as if brythnot's height was any useful or helped him in any way in battle. Even used muscles emoticon for it, yet he was the weakest of all who ruled in england over that period.
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Agreed I love the more obscure stories like this one or ones in the PLC
You got a name like Cnut, you gotta be tough.
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The translations I found for the name Knut means "daring" or perhaps "knot". He certainly dared much to create his Empire of the North and tied the Anglo-Saxons into knots while doing so!
@@Somewhat-Evilnot strictly true. The last battle between cunt and Edmund ironside(at ashingdon in Essex) was a draw and it was decided to rule jointly. It was only after Edmund died that cnut ruled England.
Casually letting them cross was certainly...something..
Actually makes sense considering the high mobility of the Vikings.I would have done the same,except I'd save one formation hidden to flank the Vikings. Had they not let the Vikings pass,they would have taken their ships and attacked somewhere else
@accaciagame1706 you gotta be dang sure you're gonna win to do that. Raids are preferable to getting wiped like that. Yes, some sort of flanking attack would have hopefully turned the tide, but he fought them straight up.
English military where about honor, the vikings knew that and took advantage if it. Vikings said hat honor battles where a waste of time, but English by that time barely knew the vikings costumes.
War rule #1: If you have an advantage, DO NOT give it up... he gave up his advantage just because someone called him unmanly or a cheater, that's no reason to give up an advantageous position... if I had a horse and you didn't, I wouldn't dismount just because you say, "That's not fair. I don't have a horse, get off, and fight on foot." Or if I had a tank but you didn't, I wouldn't get out of the tank just because you don't have your own or any armor piercing ammo... it's not wrong to press an advantage.
@@evanneal4936Saxon: No, honor is more important than a man has a say
I live here . There's a statue of Byrhtnoth facing the battlefield . He was 68 years old when he fought the battle . Great video of my local history thank you!
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That was an odd decision to let the vikings cross and form up on the shore. Chad move that didn't pay off
If he didn’t die they probably would have won damn 60 year old giga chad was noted even by the Vikings to be at the front lines opening gaps and urging his men the whole time
The vikings would have just left and came back another day. He wanted a decisive victory to stop them.
@@themindset-yj3hp So gigachad the vikings didn't even steal his sword. Uber giga-chad, in fact.
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Amazing video as always HM!
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Great Video HM,i hope you keep up with the great work,there are no history classes as frightening as your documentaries.
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Another great piece of work. Thank you. Read ‘the long ships’ aka ‘Red Orm’ as a child. I loved this part.
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Interesting how they left the sword of the enemy commander , the Vikings must’ve respected his bravery in battle and the fact that he let their army cross so they could settle the fight
We are fairly certain that the vikings belived that the soul of a warrior would be imparted to his weapon after his death. Such a weapon might eventually get revenge if used. This is likely the reason that so many swords have been found, at least 3000 swords in Norway alone, very often also with the blade bent. Bending the blade would similarly ensure that the weapon could not be used by the dead warriors spirit.
Damn I love this channel. The astonishing amount of work put into it, the great story-telling, the litteral histroy class told beside the battle is just insane.
What a sad but VERY IMPORTANT battle
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My heart sinks every time I hear
“But was, in his turn, cut down”
I've been there, that estuary is muddy, massive, and the tide comes in and out insanely fast. I'd hate to fight a battle there.
what the literal fuck was that strategy - attack them 50% of the way crossing
Depressingly he wasn't the only one in history who allowed the enemy to cross the river for an 'honourable battle'.
In 638 BC ancient China, Duke Xiang of Song attacked the state of Zheng and met the troops from Chu, who were running to save Zheng. Instead of giving the enemy a surprise attack, he waited for the enemy to go across the river in order to display his gentlemanly benevolence. In the Battle of Hongshui (泓水之戰) against the much stronger and fully prepared enemy, Duke Xiang's troops were defeated thoroughly and he himself was badly hurt. The state of Song gradually declined thereafter.
In a world where the weight of your word is directly reflecting your trustworthiness as a leader and a host, even a single act of dishonour can taint your reputation and thus the people's, the other lords and even the kings trust and faith in your loyalty. It might be all that keep you from dying in prison or get sent into exile.
@@randomuser-xc2wrim not sure there are as many mainstream historians doing that as you think. Ive not once in my life encountered them using psychology to explain things, dont mistake the fringe for the main
(Eg just because people like Graham Hancock believe every big building was built by aliens, or Gavin Menzies think the Americas are all Ming Chinese doesn't mean thats normal)
fight like "Real men" would do.
@@Ackalanwell I'd say winning a battle and driving off the enemy will help your word more than some insults will damage it.
Thanks for more on the vikings I love all your historical videos!
Thank you 🙏 ( history Marche) channel for sharing this magnificent historical coverage episode about Saxons stone stands confronted viking Raiders in 9th AD ...what a bravery speak and attitude of Saxons( paying them by spare pin and sword blades) rather than Saxons defeat in battlefield ...vikings acted as amphibian bandits...thank you for sharing
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There was a lot I had no idea about in this video and it was refreshing
Thoroughly enjoyable.
Love your content. Brilliant animation and narration. My people are from Maldon, including my mom. I’m looking forward to visiting the site of the battle soon.
I am norweagin and have always found history fascinating, i am taking a bachelor in history at the university of bergen now actually
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I live in Maldon this is crazy to see
Excellent video I am from Maldon and Byrhnoth is celebrated by a bronze statue facing the battlefield as well as one on all saints church in 1991 a full reenactment was put on to celebrate the 1000 years since the battle
this battle in itself at first seems unnecessary in its aftermath. What did the Vikings achieve with this bloodshed? But the context added at the end of the video was excellent. It shows how the battle led to the collection of tribute, which gradually sapped the English and strengthened the Danes, leading to their eventual conquest of the whole kingdom.
Agree, unfortunately, history repeats itself.
It is happening again, in our days, in the West, with the sick immigration policies
@@ibatan7243 Well, you feed cats and dogs instead of having your own kids... When you get old without producing a younger generation, your country will need young people to do all the work and they cant do anything but to welcome immigrants. So blame your "1.5 births per woman ratio", especially after remembering that about half of that ratio is coming from immigrant women already. You are getting erased from history sir.
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I thought that Wessex was not conquered.
@@jiritichy7967This was after England was unified as one Kingdom, if that’s what you’re asking. Wessex on its own wasn’t conquered, not totally.
Crazy to give away an advantage like that chock point. And it cost the lives of his men.
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It was so long ago that we all may have ancestors on both sides of the battle.
Proud of pillagers and baby killers?
You almost sound like an Izzraeli 😹
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Great video thanks for a good summation of the events as they’re understood. It’s not certain which Olaf the poem is talking about but if the creators here have a perspective to share about whether they think it really was Olaf Tryggveson I’d be thrilled to hear it!
In no Way were the Vikings supposed to be allowed to cross unmolested. They already had More Men. A military blunder that cost a almost for sure victory or retreat on the Vikings part
His momentary success made him cocky
Great Video HM,i hope you keep up with the great work,there are no history classes as AMAZING as your work! And when you have the name Cnut, you're hard to crack right?
Another banger
I like how you describe they circumstances and what they might have feelt.
It connects me more to a distant part of history then „Oh he fought in 34 battles, laid 40 woman and build 5 churches.”
Interesting as per usual from this channel.
"It's over Olav, i have the high ground!"
"Hey Byrhtnoth, that's some nice high ground you got there, mind if i join you?"
"Yeah sure"
Having been to the site where this battle took place and to where Byrhtnoth is buried in Ely Cathedral. It was a feeling, I've never felt since.
"Mind must be firmer,
Heart the most fierce,
Courage the greater,
When our strength diminish!"
- The Battle of Maldon
I believe Olaf would have wanted payment for Northumbria due to his ancestors previous control over the land.
Interesting to hear the history of my hometown.
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Great video. Thank you for the entertainment!
The viking raids of the year 10-o-12 were truly devastating to the anglo-saxons and to time itself.
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Did they leave his sword on his body out of respect? Truly an honorable battle done.
Entertaining and informative, thanks
Aethelred the Unready at 5:49 has the same dates as his father, it must be a mistake
Ya, the dates must have been incorrectly copied over, since I doubt Aethelred was born two years earlier than his own mother.
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The first solid evidence of Essex man aiming to strike a beneficial deal.......things have greatly improved since 991.......
The 2nd note in the outro leaves an open way to everybody's suspect in these crimes: The butler.
Fantastic telling.
I had a look at the site of the battle on Google Earth.
The Northey Island causeway is still there.
I wonder what metal detectorists would find in the area?
That video AI just seems like cheap plagorism. I get that you guys need the sponser but it's unfortunate.
Down with those that try to change history.
I just love how rich and deep the history is of the UK
Thank you.
There is a statue of britnoth(byrtnoff) at the end of maldon promenade.
I went to see a reenactment of this battle in 1991
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Never pay the aggressor, or risk making a venture of aggression...
It is my understanding that Anglos came to England around the year 600 from Denmark and so it is rather ironic that they were attacked by the same people from Denmark roughly 400 years later.
16:52 I'm not a native English speaker, but wouldn't ten-o-twelve be 10.012 AD?
Ye he made a mistake
I hope we get to see more temper tantrum meters in the future. What a sadly misguided decision to allow them to cross the sandbar.
I love listening to videos because they are informative, however he has a problem with a date in the French subtitles at 7.59. Indeed, instead of it being 980, it's marked 1980 XD
Otherwise other than that everything is fine ^^
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Interestingly, similar thing happened in ancient China. B.C. 638, Soong's king waited until enemy crossed river, ready their formation. It's a famous story in China and Korea.
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England as a nation under one king has been in existence since around 937, so in 991 we would have called ourselves English, in accordance with King Athelstan's earlier description of himself as 'King of the English', in which he seems to replace the earlier term 'Anglo-Saxon'. The latter term was used in his forefather's Wessex court when they only governed Wessex. In the poem itself, its nice how the poet talks in an inclusive way about a wigend amongst the men of Essex who is of solid Northumbrian stock. Its a sign of an existing national English consciousness.
I comment this while looking at Lord Byrtnoths statue in maldon right now
My favorite period of English history. The story of the Wessex dynasty feels like something straight out of Tolkien.
It was not only Olaf who was famous Viking in this band swein fork beard was also a commander
Still waiting for that hannibal barca videos, so some on Alexander the great
Letting the Vikings cross may seem silly. However, the alternative was much worse. Attacking the Vikings while they were crossing, wasn't an option; as long as the Anglo-Saxons remained in a position to do that, the Vikings simply wouldn't have crossed. The Anglo-Saxons could've attacked across the land bridge, themselves, but then they would definitely have been crushed. The only real alternative to letting the Vikings cross, was to stay in position, waiting for the Vikings to make their move.
The Vikings could then simply have stayed in place, sending out ships to plunder for supplies, waiting for a few weeks, while the farmers deserted the Anglo-Saxon army, to go home and tend their fields. The Vikings also could've left, looking for some easier prey as a means of passing time, and then come back, once the Anglo-Saxon army had dispersed. In the end, the Viking attack would've come, regardless, but only after the Anglo-Saxons had kept their army standing for as long as they could afford, and then had to disperse it, anyway.
Olaf's offer to hold the battle immediately was to the benefit of the Anglo-Saxons, more than to the Vikings. If Olaf had been a little bit less arrogant, or a little bit more patient, this would've ended up much worse for the Anglo-Saxons.
an allied country to support the fellas on the beach. While the camping vikings have to send out raiding parties to sustain themselves. Even IF good enough raids could supply the entire army (And nobody can possibly know that), the supply situation of the camping "coast guard" was way waaaaay better.
Waiting for the Viking move would have been the better option by far.
@@istvansipos9940 No.
Contrary to what many believe, Viking armies like this one didn't consist of poor farmers who needed to get home before harvest season, but of professional warriors, selected by a wealthy, powerful Viking leader (king, earl, chieftain, "sea-king", son or brother of such; in this case, a contender for the Norwegian throne).
The Vikings weren't just well armed, well trained, and very mobile; through their leader and his family and connections, they also had a very generous budget for their campaigns, which, after all, were mostly very lucrative investments. They set out prepared to both raid and trade for supplies, and routinely did both. Viking armies were known to stay in the field for years. This one had plenty of ships to spare for provisioning; they could fetch supplies from the entire British coast line, and most of the French Atlantic coastline.
The people in the fyrd, on the other hand, had to actually grow food, or work for someone who did, if they wanted to eat the next year. Earning a living was full time work in winter, and double overtime in summer. They might not starve while camped on that beach, but they and their families would starve for many cold winter months, if their crops failed. They couldn't afford to buy food from distant sources, and, even if they could afford it, they couldn't transport it far.
Even if they got home in time for harvest, every day that they had been gone would've reduced their crops and income. That might not starve them to death, but they would suffer for it.
The Vikings could easily have out waited the defenders. However, for whatever reason, they decided that it wasn't cost effective to do so.
@@erikjrn4080 sure :- ) you still have no chance to hope to know how effectively their raids could have sustained them on that island. 1000+ years gone and there are too many variables. Maybe a similarly well organized "coast guard" would have stopped them at their next target. It did happen here. So it was possible. And we know that they knew it was possible.
I am almost sure nobody THOSE days knew more, either. Raiding enough food was a possibility. It might have gone well. Might have failed. That's probably why they, in this case, chose not to outwait the defenders.
But an entire country could have produced enough food to sustain those not working that summer. It was not a few Roman legions amount of men not working. And it was not 1 hard working village to ease the pain of 1 partially working coastal community.
waiting for the Viking move would have been by far the better option, I still think.
but we know too little. How much food could have reached whom how fast, from how large area? Reinforcements if any? How much support from the neigbouring lords? From how many? From the king? And how fast? etc etc etc
@@istvansipos9940 Like I said, the Vikings had immense mobility. They could raid and trade across the channel, and in most of Britain, and transport any amount of supplies they found. When looking for food, as opposed to riches, small, undefended villages and farms would do fine for raiding; with towns and cities, they would trade. We know that this worked, because it's documented that large Viking armies survived for years by doing it, often encamping through winter.
Yes, an "entire country" could've reimbursed the fyrd, if that had been how they did things. It wasn't, though. Even if they had made an exception in this case, why would the commoners trust in the promise? Noblemen could and would break any promise to commoners, whenever it suited them. As the nobility saw it, commoners were supposed to be a source of income, not of expense.
Also remember that the men in the fyrd would have many obligations, beyond just feeding their immediate family. As men in their prime, they will have been responsible for feeding, clothing, and housing extended family, and many will have owed money or services to wealthier and mightier men, all of which would be unlikely to be covered by any promises from the single nobleman present. In fact, covering it would sting significantly, even for the wealthiest nobleman, and it would be impossible for most of them.
Anyway, you're partially right. These are speculations about causation that has been lost to history. Such things were the worries of commoners, and weren't written down. What was written down were the worries of the powerful, which included the fact that keeping such defensive armies mobilized was expensive and difficult, and they tended to dissolve in weeks, not months. That's well documented.
@@erikjrn4080 or 1 community got organized to keep the raiders in check. As we see in this episode. Then the news spread at horse speen. The eventual food raids obviously would have been smaller than the army on the islands. Much smaller. Even easier to keep in check by some other communities.
IDK, but my guess is that the vikings did not wrote a lot of sources about their supply situation. We (thanks to the 1000+ years gone) only partially know the worries of the powerful and even that only from 1 side.
it is still stupid to let highly skilled warriors to just casually waltz on your beach, especially when they ask for it. They probably ask for it, because they are forced to ask by some issue.
I suspect serious supplyy issues on the viking part and good old stupid glory seeking from the old Englishman. Military history is full of that madness. Ignoring water supplies in the desert, charging uphill, etc all over the centuries.
Interresting that they did not take the great leader golden sword so they did respect him for not backing off and also giving them a fair fight. I wonder if other Vikings respect enemies like that as great warriors and did something for them just like this.
They took his head, so not much respect. They were superstitious and didn't want the sword for supernatural reasons.
@freefall9832 what is the reason? They could sell it surely?
@@vgamedude12 they probably thought it was cursed. Bad voodoo to take it.
I think whoever titled this video goofed. This certainly wouldn't have been the first time the Anglo-Saxons paid Danegeld to the Vikings.
It was, not the first tribute but the first (large) incident of Dane felt
@@WorldHistory515 Not even that, I think -- the Vikings stiffed Charlemagne's sons for just as much.
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10:25 I may be a schizophrenic but I spent wat too long trying to read the text in the field texture behind Byrhtnoth...
Was curious if anyone knew what music starts at 14:00 ? lol I know it’s epidemic sounds just not the exact one.
There is another theory why Byrhtnoth allowed the Danes to cross the leeway, he was over 60yr considered very old for that time, not to mention a very tall man so I suspect he had many health issues. He wanted to die in battle. A much more worthy death for a man in his position to die in battle than in his bed. The Danes would have just sailed off with their loot from previous raids if he refused their offer to come over because both experienced men of war knew the advantage was with the Anglo Saxons. Byhtnoth was not stupid, he was seeking honor in death.
edit: Thanks for this video of the battle...Edward the tall was a young prince of 18 or 19 and carried the standard of Wessex as a red background with a black dragon on it. It was his first battle so he could not retreat or he would lose honor for his family. His men-at-arms wore black armor. He had a good soul and would have made a great future king if he had lived. There was a young girl around 15 (noble) that followed him around and loved him (high school love) she had blond pigtails and put gold glitter on her face. Even though she was from a noble family he would never be able to marry her because his family would not allow him to marry down in status. I know those reading this would think I made this up and that's O.k. because I'm not trying to create history. I have a connection to this time and battle that most would not believe anyway.
That would almost be honorable if he didn't drag many others with him to the grave.
I'm a Kenyan in East Africa, but thanks to this channel I know way more of our colonisers' history than of my own nation's history. Keep it up.
Why is ottoman empire invading and conquering others land okay. But when british empire invade and conquer we give it a new name and act like its something different and more evil. In the past every nation and people did invasion of their neighbours, killings, enslaving, occupation. But it is only western european powers people will cry about and will overlook their own history and attrocities
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Very interesting video! Honor is its own reward; but I must say that I wonder if it is a sufficient one to all the native English that would had suffered the viking raids.
Saxon: Brother, we are from Denmark. Why do you care about these slaves?
if you find yourself in a glorious battle, you know for sure: Your military leadership fuggd up.
Is this video made by invideo Ai?
Gosh i love this channel. I love how anglo-saxons literally paid geld to vikings to fck off lol
I mean this was a common thing throughout history, invading armies would frequently demand tribute from their target country or cities they besieged.
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'Ten O'TWELVE'?
What calendar are _YOU_ using?
reminds me of Rome 2 river battles