He may not have been king of England but he certainly is the greatest king to ever rule on this island. God bless king alfred

@jyotiprabhaw6367

Жыл бұрын

King canut says hi 😀

@reallife2849

Жыл бұрын

@@jyotiprabhaw6367king aethelbald and Earl leofric kept the invasion to a still , until they retired and all hell broke loose , Leofric I began the religious order of knights in 700s leofric III gave the order a name

the greatest modern sports comeback story can't even shine the boots of Alfred the Great and his come back in both scale and importance

Been watching more videos like these since I’ve been playing AC Valhalla

@69Jackjones69

2 жыл бұрын

Can you choose to play as a Wessexman or Mercian in the game or only a lying, bloodthirsty heathen northman?

I live close to Edington and we locals are lead to believe that Alfred and his armies approached Edington from North Dorset and took the high ground at Bratton Castle. The Danes approached from Chippenham where the land is much lower and flater and this gave Alfred a big advantage. Bratton Castle is on the crest of the Salisbury Plain escarpment which is very steep making the fighting infinitely more difficult for the Danes.

@MICHAEL-wg2lh

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the heads up pal that sounds about right to me , explains the advantage clearer 👍

@mattj9197

3 жыл бұрын

It was Utred who won the war

@MICHAEL-wg2lh

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattj9197 destiny is all , and by the way pegasuS bridge belongs to the ox n bucks lol , up the R.G.J 💪😂

@jordanwilson3618

6 ай бұрын

Yo weird question.. can you take pictures of the land and send to me? I just finished the last kingdom lol

As a child twice he was taken to Rome. On the first pilgrimage he was annointed as a Consul of Rome by the pope. Later in life he learned Latin. He translated holy sermons into Old English. I consider Alfred the Great as a saint.

Alfred understood the importance of culture "Build a school and you will close a prison" Victor Hugo

@johnlee5423

Жыл бұрын

Most people who went to Eton should be in jail

*What a glorious video! One of the best I've ever heard!!!*

This was amazing. Really well done and a new subscriber. I look forward to watching more.

Excellent work! Love love love ur channel!

Incredibly well done video, as always!

This is great, thank you!

I am a Saxon from Germany Westphalia.....strong connected to England🇬🇧♥️🇩🇪🙏

@22fordfx49

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a descendent from the saxon and angle part of germany by the danish border. My great grandparents came to america in the 20s

@timothyfreeman97

3 жыл бұрын

@@22fordfx49 your descendants? As in, your kids came to America this year? 2020?

@johnharris7756

3 жыл бұрын

I’m of western Saxon decent First generation American. My family has hundreds of years of history in Summerset England. Where Alfred the great hunkered down and gathered troops.

@22fordfx49

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnharris7756 Nice, a lot of my ancestors came from the schleswig holstein area of germany. I think more towards the Angle than saxon area looking at old maps. I also have some english ancestry. I have a lot of pride knowing my ancestors formed a big part of european history

@albionmyl7735

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnharris7756 welcome Saxon brother of our common heritage. Greetings to America Europe's closest alie.

On behaf of my 33rd great-grandfather I thoroughly approve this video.

@MrZadokthePriest

3 жыл бұрын

Oh joy we're related!!! Howdy cuz...

@dr.lexwinter8604

3 жыл бұрын

I am a descendant of the Duke of Monmouth, pretender to the Throne before his murder. What say we mount a coup and take the crown?

@liamwashington6841

3 жыл бұрын

House of Wessex family reunion will be pretty big, there's got to be millions of us.

@williamcooke5627

3 жыл бұрын

@@liamwashington6841 No doubt!

@galenusv7831

3 жыл бұрын

Well, your 33rd great-grandfather may be our ancestor too. When you go back in the family tree so far, then a lot of the ancestors start to be the same for a lot of people.

Great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

ty for the vid!

Great video. That thumbnail was amazing :)

Love your videos on Northern Europe. Here's to many more

I freakin love Anglo-Saxon history!!!

The exact story of how my ancestors originally went to England. Thank you for presenting it.

@richiekaylor5004

3 жыл бұрын

Me as well, my father was adopted. Im 50% polish but i am 26% norwegigin

And where is Uthred son of Uthred tge Lord of Bebbanburg?

@rickconnolly5006

3 жыл бұрын

Uthred Ragnorsen? Oh he's in the back (and if the show is anyrhing to go by, ploughing all the chicks probably)

@c.norbertneumann4986

3 жыл бұрын

When will the next episodes of "The last Kingdom" start? I can't wait for it!

@adventussaxonum448

3 жыл бұрын

Northumberland, where he belongs? Meanwhile the West Saxons getting the job done, and in two generations creating England. I also heard rumours that the Peninsular War was won by Wellington, not some junior officer and his Irish sergeant.

@medievalgirl002

3 жыл бұрын

His real life counterpart spent most of his time defending his lands in Northumberland. The real Alfred was winning battles and reforming the defense and education system, not playing second fiddle to comic book superhero pretty boy of the novels.

@MrAnonymous-qq7jt

3 жыл бұрын

His name is Osberht - Aelfric

great video!

Destiny is all

@jamess1958

3 жыл бұрын

Uthred son of Uthred

@ilkinsuleymanzad8252

3 жыл бұрын

Arseling

The viking image is from Mount and Blade Warband. Nice.

@saanon9334

3 жыл бұрын

YOU BETTA NOT BE A MANHUNTA!

@mezza205

3 жыл бұрын

which is an epic game... looking forward to watching.

@galenusv7831

3 жыл бұрын

IT'S ALMOST HARVESTING SEASON!!!

@atune2682

3 жыл бұрын

haha hell yeah bois!

@atune2682

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a nice Head you have on your shoulders!

I love Anglo-Saxon History

@markmorris7123

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. The nobelist of royals. When the Normans (vikings) take most of England in 1066,,thats when the royals became awfully crawl.. And yet people are begining to see them as the heroes.

@fleshen

3 жыл бұрын

@@markmorris7123 Well as a Welshman I'm not to keen on the Saxon's! Not a lot of difference between them and the Vikings! Saxon's, Viking's, Norman's all the same people just different labels! Savage's!

@jacobdjjsjj2418

3 жыл бұрын

@@markmorris7123 They are

@albionmyl7735

3 жыл бұрын

I am a Saxon from Germany Westphalia.....

@gazza2933

3 жыл бұрын

@@fleshen Well as an Anglo/ Saxon/ Dane, I'm not too keen on the Welsh. I don't think you will find a bigger bunch of 'Savages' like the Tudors....Boyo!

Excellent documentary..

you have a great narration voice.

Great 'marrying-up' of appropriate animated scenes. Your visuals all went well together to tell your story. Kudos to you. It might do you some good to contact the gentleman that runs, "Modern History TV". His name is, Jason Kingsley, OBE. I think he also front run owns or background operates a CGI / video tam company called, "Rebellion". You might get help or a (professional) boost from collabing with them. Best of luck to you.

ALFRED THE GREAT, THE GREATEST ENGLISHMAN. Imagine how fierce Alfreds army was, to totally defeat the invaders, who were not exactly wimpy.

@gazza2933

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, not much difference between Angles,Saxons and Danes.

@johatsu553

3 жыл бұрын

Son of athelstan? According to viking series 😂😀

@hamzaabbass1300

3 жыл бұрын

@@johatsu553 arhelstan was his son and successor acroding to history

@johatsu553

3 жыл бұрын

@@hamzaabbass1300 i know bro, i mean in vikings series they made him as a monk not a king

@hamzaabbass1300

3 жыл бұрын

@@johatsu553 I know

Edington, Bratton and Westbury in Wiltshire are on the edge of Salisbury Plain, British Army military training land. When walking through the area, aware of this history, you can feel the free Wessex spirit in the air, sense the conflict up on the battle ground. The White Horse on the hill below Bratton camp is in honour of King Alfred's great white battle horse. When Kings fought at the head of their army, defending their land & people.

The saxons were the nobelist of royals. Its after 1066 when the royals swap hands when all the cruel atrocities happen.. So why on earth do people see the vikings as heroes.. They also use to sacrifice children of enemies to Odin.. So why do we now have thor and Odin as super heroes in marvel. Strange

@markmorris7123

3 жыл бұрын

@holzy0815 no I think you are wrong there were many different germanic peoples that developed completely different cultures. Saxons did not try to destroy or wipe out the celts/britains. Yes they fought wars, but they also forged alliances, and shared ideas, employed eachother into one anothers service. That's why their age is called the golden age of britain,, that and they were amazing goldsmiths lol. Seriously though,, the vikings very way of living was sacrificing people, raiding, and raping. The cultures couldn't be more different.

@christianfreedom-seeker934

3 жыл бұрын

@@markmorris7123 where did you get that idea? The pre-Christian Saxons literally tried to wipe out the Celts but were pushed back in a key battle which allowed the Celts to fall back into Wales and Brittiany. I think the bloodlust largely ended when the Saxon Kings accepted Christ and ordered their retainers to do likewise. Interestingly the later invading Vikings eventually converted as well, mostly at the behest of Cnute, after he accepted Christ. To this day, most Northumbrians are Saxon/Scandinavian. A bunch of them settled Maine in the 1700's so Minnesota wasn't the first State to be settled by Scandinavians! 😄

@jamellfoster6029

3 жыл бұрын

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 wow... They actually settled in Maine... I can buy it though... Maine and Minnesota are both cold like Scandinavia... I'd forever be under electric blankets and double or triple coats if I lived in either of those states or in Scandinavia...

@someone1066

3 жыл бұрын

Because Vikings are awesome

Honestly ac Valhalla’s story makes no sense. Why would assassins side with the Vikings when they’re the ones wanting to conquer and burn down England. Alfred is simply defending his people/land and all of a sudden that makes him a bad guy and enemy. I guess Connor wanting to defend his people in AC3 is evil now. Not only that, if Eivor stays a Viking he’s going to get wrecked by Alfred since King Alfred absolutely destroyed the Vikings in the battle of ethandun/edington in 878 and AC can’t change that fact

@juliuscross3324

3 жыл бұрын

@SonofZiezi the same reason why people like warhammer40k. Its absurd and over the top. Do have fun.

@juliuscross3324

3 жыл бұрын

@SonofZiezi never said it was, I said it's absurd. Also please do have fun.

@fr3elionsgaming

11 ай бұрын

I agree I found that strange that the Assasins sided with The Vikings but Eivor never actually joined the Creed he was more of a Sub Contracted Hitman.

Amazing video, thanks. I can't wait for AC Valhalla.

Fantastic history...

@RealCrusadesHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great job J. You sound like you've been to Wessex (I don't know if you have). Truely Alfred was great. I had Byrhtnoth in my region (Maldon, Essex) check out the Battle of Maldon 991 - worth a discussion, I think!

@Boudicca15

3 жыл бұрын

I live near Maldon in Essex, the history is amazing, long live King Alfred

@adventussaxonum448

2 жыл бұрын

"Hige sceal the heardre, heorte the cenre! " Essex lads put up a good fight. (Wessex boy myself).

Creative use of using video games to present, nice!

Making them Christians is a good way of dealing with enemies.

@magatism

3 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Tsatsis And yet it was Greek based Romans who adopted Christianity on their own will.

@holgerjahndel3623

3 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Tsatsis See the Historians Thomas E. Woods and Egon Flaig and Judith Reisman from the USA and Prof. Gustav Ruhland and Prof. Wolfgang Berger. It was Christianity, which introduced the freedom of marriage or the necessary agreement of women for a marriage. Before the father or the family chose the husband. It was Christianity which abolished the human sacrifices of the vikings and Germanic tribes and their constant blood feuds and ravaging an marauding clans and tribes and bood revenge. It was Christianity which introduced a modern proper state and trade and order and justice and law. Without usury and without killing of unwanted babys and so on.

@caninecurry5823

3 жыл бұрын

@@holgerjahndel3623 it was also Christianity that butchered native populations and forced conversions... Also the protection of preditory priests wasn't really god like was it. Then you got all the organised marriages organised by "nobles" to children. Yeah, wholesome, good times. Lol

@krieger8825

2 жыл бұрын

@@holgerjahndel3623 That's just lying, only Islam allowed such freedom, all the wandering scholars had multiple wives and kids

@lavish_1717

2 жыл бұрын

@@krieger8825 Islam actually didn’t allow that either.

What’s the music ?

Medieval 2? should of used thrones of Britannia! Great vid

It is the Ethandun battle? Isn't it?

The Saxon Sagas by Bernard Cornwell brought me here

You should do stuff on the actual crusade era... more on 1096 to 1291.

@RealCrusadesHistory

3 жыл бұрын

I did that for years. I'm still going to do that, but I'm branching out a bit into the non-Crusades world.

What do we know about the battle at Wilton

Hope to see this battle in AC Valhalla

Have a video about the St. Brice Massacre?.

" You came here a pagan , you will leave a Christian Saxon prince." Just sayin

The leader of Mercia was also there. Ceowulf, Who unfortunately was written out of history.

@anthonylipps3102

3 жыл бұрын

He's in the Assassin's Creed Valhalla game. They always do a great job with mixing history with their fictional lore. Great game by the way.

@MrMacrotus

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonylipps3102 I didn't know that :). But I'm more of a Wurm online player.

@fr3elionsgaming

11 ай бұрын

Assasins Creeds attention to detail whilst also being Fictional is 2nd to none.Similar to The Last Kingdom.

This makes me miss the “History Channel”😞

@thehussarsjacobitess85

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the Nazis or Ancient Aliens channel? ;) Yes, I remember when it was better, too.

You can play through this in a.c valhalla

i live where the battle took place in wiltshire

Fighting for your lives is a Force Multiplier ! 🤔

"The Last Kingdom"...

The vikings got the last word when their ancestor Normans invaded 1066 right?

@tonytye8963

3 жыл бұрын

Edward the Confessors mother was Norman and William was related to him. Harold Godwinson was a half Danish userper and probably more viking than William, whos family had been french speaking christians for over a century. William had the better clsim than Harold.

@michaelwale9933

3 жыл бұрын

The Norman's hadn't been Vikings for 150 years before William the conquer. Much of the English nobles were of Anglo Danish descent.

@adventussaxonum448

2 жыл бұрын

Much of Normandy was settled by Saxons long before this. Anyway, Henry II ( ruled from 1154) was directly descended from Aelfred, on his mother's side. The Plantagenets ruled until Richard III 's death in 1485.

*heck vikings*

Pls why is uthred not mentioned

Anybody here after Watching- The Last Kingdom???

@MICHAEL-wg2lh

3 жыл бұрын

Me ✋🤝 , lol , absolutely obsessed with the last kingdom and the Saxon / ( our ) history now

What game is this? Total war Vikings?

Assassins Creed Valhalla Brought Me Here

Anglo Saxon descendant here 👏

@c.norbertneumann4986

3 жыл бұрын

Gerrard is a Norman-French surname. Just sayin'.

@ryangerrard4048

3 жыл бұрын

@@c.norbertneumann4986 Gerrard is an Anglo Saxon name

@OFP-Flashpoint

3 жыл бұрын

Right here with you

@ryangerrard4048

3 жыл бұрын

@CBA but here you are commenting!

@moritztabor1678

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryangerrard4048 Gerrard is a french name which comes from the German "Gerhard". Greetings from Germany to all of you

Total war Atilla medieval kingdoms 1212 mod will provide you with stellar looking models for vids, gl

@RealCrusadesHistory

3 жыл бұрын

I want to get it. Where do I find it?

@lmaozedong2259

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealCrusadesHistory Do you have Tw Atilla on steam? Just go into steam workshop, search medieval 1212 and subscribe/download the 7 mod packs required. Then next time you launch the game just don't forget to activate in mod manager ;)

12.29 Vikings did not have Wings and Horns on their Helmets.

@claesbergqvist4159

3 жыл бұрын

Their ancestors in broze-age surely did, amazing ships and even more interesting craftmanships and goldsmiths.

If you kill all order of the ancients in assassin’s creed Valhalla and beat main story this comes right after that in real history

There is a good chance that an ancestor of mine was at that battle but he was on the side of the Vikings 😄

What video game is this.

@raj0288

3 жыл бұрын

AC Valhalla

WERIAN SE ANGELCYNN

My last name is thrum my family is from Norway

@someone1066

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if their is any relation

Different between a viking army and saxons one at this time was the saxon army was mostly made up of farmers and the danes were a professional fighting men later on saxons huscarls come into play

@raymondcesarbaysic7909

Жыл бұрын

most of the danes warrior starts as a farmers also, according to the book

Anyone watch the last kingdom on netflix?

Most dont realize.most raiders/vikings were also seeking their wealth to b the free man they wanted to b.plenty stayed,they had money and land.why leave now?

This has to be because of Assassin Creed Valhalla.

@RealCrusadesHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, no. I just love Alfred the Great and Viking England.

@derricklarsen462

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealCrusadesHistory guthram got one hell of a deal considering such a complete and utter destructive defeat😕.Could the victory be a bit overstated

@markmorris7123

3 жыл бұрын

@@derricklarsen462 no,, but if Alfred didn't pay them off then it would have been a pyrrhic victory. The vikings would have kept on raiding monestries and stealing woman for sex slaves and boys to sell in the middle east.

@steffenritter7497

3 жыл бұрын

@Keith Donohoe And in doing so, wouldn't he have given the Danes reason to seek revenge?

I'm interested mainly in Guthrum, his actions, his rise, his conversion to Christianity and his name change to Aethelstan, his later life and possible where he is believed to have been buried in East Anglia. Not a gamer. Any signposts will be appreciated. Thxs.

I am Uthred, son of Uthred

Was it strange when the Minnesota Vikings played in London? The Vikings were absolutely savage and cruel during their invasions.

@Justin-cu4xi

10 ай бұрын

The English are heavily descended from vikings.. the King Alfred of Wessex in the video was descended from the Anglo Saxons who invaded not many years before. The Danes were their relatives who came later.

the welsh and Mercia beat the vikings as well.

Proof warband the thinking Nord is the best

When Christ is on your side you are unconquerable.

@olderthanyoucali8512

3 жыл бұрын

In your dreams.

@phillawrence6413

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that yeah.

@fatnsassy99

2 жыл бұрын

As it has been shown true through out til beginning of time

Wow all that for a Starbucks and a Mercedes

@moritztabor1678

2 жыл бұрын

😂