A welshman discussing the depiction of medieval welsh in a high budget tv show? You bring me hope. Pob lwc am y dyfodol.

@TheWelshViking

4 жыл бұрын

Diolch o'r galon :)

@adamlewis6052

Жыл бұрын

Quick question, what would the welsh nobility have worn in he 13th century, like what helmet would llywelyn have worn?

@RhysapGrug

Жыл бұрын

@@adamlewis6052 I visited the tombs of many 13-14c Welsh nobleman and knights at St Davids in Pembrokeshire and their carved stone effigies resemble that of their counterparts in Westminster and other cathedrals and churches. Helmet, chainmail and knee length skirt whilst holding a kite shaped shield. Obviously this is only battle adornment though.

@adamlewis6052

Жыл бұрын

@@RhysapGrug thank you so much for telling me. I spent a while trying to design a welsh princess from he 13h century. As she was nobility she would be able to take up arms

@MastemaJack

Жыл бұрын

@The Welsh Viking I've watched a few videos on Uhtred. As far as I know there is very little on him. If the show/book were actually accurate I think Uhtred would have been killed by season 2.

I'm willing to bet that the reason they made that hall so badly lit is the NBC Hannibal technique of darkening scene to hide budget issues. Sort of "we only have so much in the budget for set design and lighting, so we'll darken all the scene's in post-production to hide any glaring modern inaccuracies and make cheaply made props harder to pinpoint." Which only goes so far when there is so much wrong with literally everything else.

@TheWelshViking

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It’s a classic technique for hiding wobbly scenery and cardboard sets.

@badluckrabbit

2 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of the inaccuracies in this show can be attributed to this. Not including scabbards for the archers' swords reeks of "cost effective set design" aka cut corners wherever you can

@taff6987

2 жыл бұрын

100%

I'm beginning to think the research for programs like The Vikings, Tudors, and Last Kingdom was done in Wagner operas and biker bars.

@eazy8579

2 жыл бұрын

They clearly couldn’t afford to hire bikers, because that would actually be a really fun movie

@Heatx79

Жыл бұрын

The books this show is based on are actually written pretty good; unfortunately there is no money or time in television to make that matter

@daniellewillis2767

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be awesome if a band like Therion decided to mount a symphonic metal opera about the Great Heathen Army? Think Litzomania only METAL

@ne0nmancer

Жыл бұрын

Just look at Barbarians, for season 2 the consultants literally quit because the writers simply ignored them and the end result was a steaming pile of shit.

@daniellewillis2767

Жыл бұрын

Gotta admit Wagnerian Biker is a pretty awesome aesthetic 👌 Not the most historically accurate but still fun...

We need all the costubers to get together with a filmmaker and make a historically accurate movie. I would watch it!

@avihenda

2 жыл бұрын

Supposedly the swedish movie/mini tv series Arn is suppose to be historically decent in clothes, the latin they speak and cultural description. They worked with museums to get some of it right I believe.

@helenahsson1697

9 ай бұрын

​@@avihendaThey also worked very closely with reenactors, most of the background characters are reenactors and larpers who had to show their kit to experts before filming. I've got a couple friends in that movie 🙂

Incidentally they're all wearing red for the same reason only the saxons wear mail, and vikings wear leather and furs - they think the audience is too stupid to know who is who without literally colour coding them.

@rickansell661

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY - Colour Coded. See also 'Saxons have Square Shields with holes in them'

@user-qi6tp1te1y

2 жыл бұрын

Just put the coat of arms on their shields

@Sinewmire

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-qi6tp1te1y Or give one side Vendel helms or something, yes.

@Luanna801

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that even the baby is wearing red just pushes it over into the level of (unintentional) parody.

@Amy_the_Lizard

2 жыл бұрын

Which is fine if it's "Avatar the Last Airbender", but weird when it's supposed to be ACTUAL HISTORY...where it's pretty well established that people liked multiple colors...

I ain't gonna lie, if you're ever gonna feel like throwing a snapshot of your mate Tom wearing a chain mail in any of your future videos for any good reason or without one, I'm gonna be far more OK with it than I dare to admit.

@TheWelshViking

3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t he just an absolute snack?

@sisuguillam5109

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking oh... my... I just gonna sit here and fan myself for a moment...

@lizabee484

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking You acknowledging it is just going to make us swoon harder lol

@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164

Жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking Any of him wearing less?

As a Welshman, getting to walk around in red 'wizard robs' sounds kinda cool!

@Amy_the_Lizard

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, if they actually could use magic, they'd probably be an upgrade from normal soldiers...

Crying with laughter. I love a good historical costume rant.

OI! I grew up in Flintshire! Bumfudge is a very nice little town, thankyouverymuch.

Strangely dressed D and D characters! LOVE

The TV shows miss a lot of Welsh involvement of this period. What about the battle of buttingdon ffs? how can that not make an appearance.

I think these red coats were added, to make the welsh look like spartans. It would be funny to see a movie called "the 300 Welshman" with Gerard Butler as the King of Wales who says: "WELSHMAN, PREPARE FOR GLORY!!!" -"AWU! AWU! AWU!"

@cecileroy557

Жыл бұрын

☺️😂❤️

This was fantastic! I enjoy writing fantasy and while I take liberties with it, I also love watching videos about people who know about historical time periods and culture so I can try to add more authentic details

So sounds like they're depicting one of the more Anglophilic kings in Welsh history as some kind of arch-Anglophobe, because obviously all Welsh people always hate the English xD

@TheWelshViking

4 жыл бұрын

Gruffydd ap Cynan Pretty much! >.

@Jake-pm3pz

3 жыл бұрын

Hywel didnt like the saxons he just thought it would be in Wales's best interests to form an alliance with them to help incase the vikings decided to try an launch a full scale invasion of Wales

@user-qi6tp1te1y

2 жыл бұрын

We still do

@user-qi6tp1te1y

2 жыл бұрын

Well I don't hate the English but I Would like my own King or queen and having our country being completely independent from the British and then let us trade with other countries to boost our economy

@user-qi6tp1te1y

2 жыл бұрын

And let's remove prince Charles title prince of Wales and let that title belong to our own noble family who were born and raised in Wales

Diolch am y fideo. Gobeithio y daw rhyw gwmni teledu yn i greu cyfres ar rhyw agwedd o hanes Cymru. Buasai cyfres am Owain glyndwr neu Llewelyn ein Llyw Olaf yn syniad da. Neu hyd in oed rhywbeth yn seiliedig ar ein chwedlau, fel y Mabinogi. Mae digonedd o ddeunydd hanesyddol yn bodoli i rhoi chwant i unrhyw awdur sgrin. Cymru am Byth

This is hilarious! I think one of the reasons things like that happens is also because of the ways things are done in production - often, a team does the research, hands it to the designers and assistant designers - and the prop team as well. A design portion happens, then build starts. As we are really often struggling with budget, a good part of the designs will be shopped/pulled/rented in big costume shops... so often folks have to “settle” for something that is available and look “okayish” with the general visual theme.

Hi, found you through cocovid and have been watching through all your content. It’s so lovely to see someone with a passion for their subject educating people with fun and enthusiasm. I ordinarily wouldn’t bother but you seem like you care about accuracy and such so at the risk of being that irritating KZread commenter, have one thing I wanted to bring up from this video. Please please take it with the love of knowledge and learning with which I mean it. The Brough in Brough of Birsay is pronounced brock (with a soft throaty k so it sounds like broch/loch). I live on orkney and have worked at the site so I love it, and if anyone can visit I could not recommend it highly enough. We are surrounded by norse here so I am beginning my historical costuming journey and your content is invaluable, so thank you. Keep up the good work :-)

The show bears near zero relation to the books, which I'm a fan of. I'm no expert, but Bernard Cornwell does his best to present fairly realistic slice of history, with a few changes to evens laid out in the Historical Note at the end. Which made both the storytelling and the design choices incredibly frustrating. It also is a lot more... adventure-y, the books are a lot more thoughtful, grimmer and contain a lot of Uhtred's thoughts about the world and his situations. From a plot perspective, they do a lot of puzzling things, like in adding a third person into one of Uhtred's most troubling times, where he makes a new friend and they help each other survive their situation. This means that instead of the focus being on Uhtred's trouble and meeting this exciting new character, the writers chose to focus instead on this random third dude. Bonkers. I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on the book. When you have a chance, of course.

@alexwood3459

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting- I quite liked the changes in the show although there were things I wished they'd kept or changed in a different way. I also really appreciated Uhtred's accent in the first season (they seemed to forget it after that). I do wish we'd seen more of young (teenage even) uhtred- I don't really care about seeing the same face all the time and I find it distracting to see a full grown man (and woman) talking about marriage as if he's at the start of his life. I found the books read like a historical textbook haha... I think I've only read the first 5 and got bored after that. It's a shame because the story is compelling but it literally just felt like homework after a while. I certainly think the welsh viking would enjoy the books more than the show though because it seems more like something he's interested in and yes, much, much more historically accurate.

@Sinewmire

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexwood3459 I'd agree the books do end up a bit dull, I kinda feel the series has dragged on a bit. The situations are interesting but Uhtred doesn't grow much after a while. I actually really like the casting, Alexander Dreymon is a great Uhtred, manages to combine Uhtred's charm and smug arrogance nicely. I think most of the changes are bad, or baffling, though I understand why they had to make some of them. Longboats are free to write about, but expensive to hire for example. I agree, I wish we'd seen more of teenage Uhtred, but I guess they needed to get Alexander Dreymon's face in there as soon as possible.

Thanks for that little shout-out for Hinderland.

Ah, Gloriws Cymradd! An excellent title for a Welsh king!

Top work mate! I've been hankering for the ranty battle video since you started these. I'm sure the new Assassin's Creed trailer would give you plenty of material to work with...

@TheWelshViking

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so ready to jump on that. Shadiversity has a good one on it as well

Definitely want a rant on battle tactics! Doesn't have to be about this show though. Thanks for including the fighting bunnies. 🖤 Critters from the manuscripts are the best.

I didn’t expect anything more in one of the seasons the Cornish look like for ancient Britons and then all of a sudden the Welsh which were also the native Britons were more up-to-date a few seasons later it’s all very strange

Oh man. I, too, could wax tiradical on historical inaccuracies in theatrical costume. I've mellowed in recent years, allowing that so many directors wouldn't know properly historical fashion if it slapped them in the face with medieval fish and thusly just go with what reads as accurate to them. But there are some shows [cough]Reign[cough] that make me want to punch everything.

@UmiHatake

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Reign was TERRIBLE!! The dresses were nice but terribly MODERN

After this posting I think I love you, I mean - yes, another rant is definitely in order (if you haven’t already)🤣

yes, ranty battle video!

@TheWelshViking

4 жыл бұрын

Good job I just finished editing it! XD

Despite its faults I LOVE this show when I watch it I feel fully immersed as though im there I get that really familiar feeling like I've lived it beforeim at my most relaxed when in a heavily wooded area among mother nature

Do the rants video! Do it!

Yay I love Hinterland. And how they filmed each scene twice for each language (sorry, off topic)

@hockeygrrlmuse

3 жыл бұрын

😱 they what??? I've never heard of Hinterlands before (though I will certainly look it up now) & that's incredible. I have friends in the film industry & the sheer amount of effort that would've gone into that.... WOWZA

@onerva0001

3 жыл бұрын

Wut? I've seen it but in English

@stewartjohnson5053

2 жыл бұрын

@@onerva0001 The BBC broadcast it in English with some Welsh and S4C had a Welsh only version. Also check out Craith/ Hidden which was very good (except for the use of an awful lot of South Welsh...) but took hilarious liberties with the geography of North Wales if you knew the locations... TBH for Hinterland I preferred the bilingual version because if the boss figure is an outsider, not speaking Welsh makes that more pronounced and isn't an entirely unknown situation....

@katy366

Жыл бұрын

@@onerva0001 There's the English language version, Hinterland and then the Welsh language version Y Gwyll :)

Why are the Welsh so weird?! Searched ‘Hywel Dda’ and you popped up... thank God for people like you... thank you, for people like you: you feed my hunger for knowledge and - added bonus - make me laugh (and confirm my conclusion: there is no place else on earth like Wales)

I was delighted to see that great "Rabbit riding a snail while jousting" drawing again. I just found medieval rabbit pictures about a month ago, and they're wild.

OK, had to look for it, but I knew it'd be here. Here we go. (LOL as you said the same thing a few seconds later) "Thin leather butcher's apron" made me snort loudly. The picture of Francis holding his head with the caption "He said he'd be here" 🤣🤣🤣 "Disappointing..." (Insert picture of Outlander) 😂😂😂

Brilliant critique & funny mate

@wirhalhskipfelagr3812

4 жыл бұрын

And yes its ranty time.....

I’ve not watched the show, the ‘pond’ the king goes to instead of Rome would be st winefrides well, the earliest mention of which i can find is 1138 a whole 190 years after hywel dda died.

What would Vikings, Anglo Saxons and Welsh soldiers wear in battle? Would there be a unified look among the organized soldiers or would it be an individual look based on what the soldier could afford on their own terms? I other words, was there an “issued” look in organized armies?

@kristofantal8801

2 жыл бұрын

1. In elite units/formations (guard, household, etc.), there was a sense of a desire for uniformity, but in general, it was not typical in warfare before the 18th century. The Romans were a typical example of a relatively high degree of standardization, but even they were not regular in the modern sense. Modern regular armies and uniforms appear in the 17th century and spread in the 18th century. 2. Viking, Anglo-Saxon and Welsh: elite and professional warriors/militants/soldiers basically wore mail armor and helmet, while non-professional people were usually unarmed and wearing only basic clothing. There's no evidence of leather armor from them, in fact, as far as I know, there's no evidence of any padded armor neither (but padded armor is speculative). In every contemporary representation, you can only see someone who either wears metal armour or nothing. And it was typical of the warriors/soldiers to carry their own equipment, yes. :)

@stewartjohnson5053

2 жыл бұрын

An awful lot of equipment is acquired after it had one previous careless owner.. i.e. scavenged off the battlefield. So in a very short space of time, the armies would have started to look the same.

When you get time I’d recommend checking the books out; from what I remember they’re vastly superior to the show. The shield thing and everyone in red might also be the costume designers trying to make it easier for viewers to tell who’s who in battle scenes, similar to how in old cowboy films/shows the good guys wore white hats and the bad guys black. If they’d been equipped authentically then I imagine it’d have been difficult for laymen in the audience to tell the difference between a Welshman, a Saxon and a Dane.

Didn't know this was here! Nice!!

Yes to a ranty video about battle tactics. I would learn something while bein amused by the shade.

Paused it at 2:38 to run down to the comments and beg for that tactics rant!! (Experts ranting about terrible depictions of their specific niche in popular media is one of my very favorite methods of learning anything)

@hockeygrrlmuse

3 жыл бұрын

It's 8:55 and I'm here again

@hockeygrrlmuse

3 жыл бұрын

I've now finished the video & was faced with the impossible choice of leaving it at 420 likes (I'm baked af) or giving it the like it deserves (not funny weed number)

Although it's glaringly unhistoric, I can at least see the dramaturgical logic behind putting everything Welsh in red fabric. That way the viewer always knows, when someone is meant to be Welsh.

Love how they butchered the word gwrach (witch) literally clicked what the monk was trying to say a few hours later in the 1st season

I know there's a lotta historically wrong shows out there but am glad there is, reason being your reactions are fantastic 😄 👏

Does anyone know what manuscript the example for scabbards is from?

I'm guessing the answer will be something to the effect of "not even close"

I'm just gonna say this. You made my day when you talked about Antonio Banderas and said: Caliente. That killed me because I'm from Spain and I was like WTF hahahaha

RANT! RANT! RANT! we want the rant!

I really enjoy the show. Since watching it though I've done research based on the main characters and stories and it's so wrong but still entertaining.

I want a video teaching basic Welsh! And how to read those incomprehensible (to me) places names and people names! My background includes Welsh, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, purportedly, and I cannot speak a single one of those languages. Though I think Scottish had more than one to choose from, if I’ve read correctly. Still, at least a few words in one of them would be nice.

@merindymorgenson3184

3 жыл бұрын

This was great, by the way. Not trying to should needy or whiny. Thanks for sharing!

@Stettafire

3 жыл бұрын

Its Welsh not Welch. Welch is often used as a derogatory term

@merindymorgenson3184

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stettafire sorry, it was a typo, or possibly an autocorrect mistake. I’ll edit it now.

Tactics video? Heck to the "Heck Yeah!"

I’m late to this I know, but I just found the channel, and I am a huge fan of the books this show is based on. I thought I’d share what is relevant to this video. In the books, we meet Hywel only once I believe, in book 8. (Actually there are probably a few more, smaller scenes in which he is there, but not the main focus). Uhtred has been greatly weakened by a wound he took in the Battle of Tettenhall in book 7, in which some Welsh warriors did show up to aid the Saxons against Cnut Ranulfson (Longsword) and Sigurd Thorsson. I don’t remember right now if Cnut and Sigurd are real or inventions. Cnut gave him the wound before Uhtred killed him and he now believes someone used the sword to curse him, so he must find it, which is how he ends up in Wales. The sword ends up in Dyfed (I believe in what is now St. David’s?) and then in the hands of some Norse led by Sigtryggr. While tracking the sword, Uhtred meets Hywel. Hywel takes him along and just mops the floor with the Norse, they flee and head to Chester, which we go to later in the book. In this limited interaction, Hywel is depicted as very powerful and religious, and he overall just leaves a really positive impression on Uhtred. After this, we only hear about him in passing, actually there is probably a scene or two where he is present, maybe at one of several meetings to discuss treaties or surrenders, but his presence is not incredibly important to the scene. He makes peace with Æthelflaed and Edward and does not join in attacks against them later. Also, the author, Bernard Cornwell, is really good at telling the audience what he made up, what he changed, and what he kept real, as well as what he guessed about or made a decision on.

The books were sooo good! When you do have more time on your hands you should definitely give them a shot.

@TheWelshViking

3 жыл бұрын

I've ordered them for once I've finished this chapter :)

@kahn04

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking awesome! Enjoy

"Bumfudge Flintshire" never hath truer words been spoken lol

funnily enough i dont remember this in the books either, im not sure if uthred goes to wales at all

The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell are fantastic books in my opinion he is a great writer. Much was changed for the show. If you ever get around to reading them or listening to them would love to hear what you think. I like the show too but am fully aware of the inaccuracies especially garb. I just pretend it's a fantasy show and not trying to represent history and it helps me get by that angle lol.

@TheWelshViking

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm a big fan of Cornwell's books! Always enjoy them, and the suspension of disbelief is a lot less than for the show!

@michaelrodger

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking Thank you, appreciate it :)

Hywel dda was on my school bus nice chap he also started in harry potter good actor

@TheWelshViking

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! Byd bach, de!

@gwynwilliams4222

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking byd Bach 😃

@gwynwilliams4222

2 жыл бұрын

Byd bach

Arthur’s folks

Cymru am byth! From a Welsh American 😄

All the ranty videos please! *amused Hungarian noises*

@janehollander1934

3 жыл бұрын

Soooo agree... 👏🏻hopeful Dutch🇳🇱 squeals sounds.

good ol' tettenhall, or as the locals say "tetnul"

I would love to reenact an early medieval welshman. Anyone you could put me in contact with that could help, I'd be really grateful.

Mae'r llyfrau gan Bernard Cornwell yn wych, ond mae'r gyfres yn.... wahanol. Diddan, ie, ond yn bell iawn o fod yn hanesyddol gywir!

In case it makes you feel better... In the book they wear mail, have helmets and carry round shields. And there is one character who likes to dual wield a sword and an axe and the other characters call him out for it. He's a bit of an oddball though.

thank for for this!! As an educator, I appreciate both the truth, and your sense of humour! That poor pope....

your mate looks great in his gear btw

I heard you say that you are currently working on a PhD.If you or anyone comes across my surname Pruett I would like more information.My research shows that Thomas and Sarah Pruett sailed from Carmarthen to the new world in 1623.A census worker labeled our family as French along the Mississippi River decades later I assume the reason is that isolated Welshman who crossbreed with Native Americans sounded French.History is fascinating.

Rant video on Welsh not conquered by vikings pls

Would love to get into the reenactment scene. I feel as tho I should have been born back then anyway lol.

Did none of these designers know about lime-wash? Castles look like that because all the lime and plaster fell off a long time ago.

Because the Welsh dragon is red.

"confused Welsh noises" LOL

these shows are for entertainment and are not historical documentaries, that's why i only read the books, for my taste there is too much leather and fur worn in the shows^^ regards from earthquake area keflavík--- great video from you!

Ranty videos --- YES! Why for you ask, young man! GET ON WITH IT!!

The first season blew my socks off, but it didn’t hold up :/

Please DO get started on that! The 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

I'm soooooooooooo tired of the over use of fire on battlefields as well as seige engines in battles, I'm talking about you Gladiator(2000 ad)

am taking great offence to bumfudge flintshire, well not really but youknow ;)

I think most of the weird, stylistic changes to historical artefacts, such as rectangular shields, is more to differentiate the factions. Because most armies of the period would be similarly equipped and dressed, when you have large scale meetings like a battle, it could get confusing for an audience to follow who is who. Because Vikings are associated with round shields more than the others (in modern media), they give them the round and everyone else rectangle. I believe I recall the saxons had the same shape, if not for the entire run of the programme, then at least at the start. Most modern media like this is meant for the mass market, so accuracy on something comparatively small (in a narrative sense) is secondary to the audience being able to see round shields and say right, them there are the baddies. The result does tend to make historical "laymen" view historical artefacts differently to people who make a point to study a set period of history. It's unfortunate. Does it about me that inaccuracies like this get into things like this? Yes. But it annoys me more when they blatantly get the history wrong. I don't recall learning of Vikings taking a certain settlement so late in the period as this is portrayed, so that, to me, is more irritating than what we see in this video. Correcting these mistakes in conversations is far easier than correcting what people incorrectly think actually happened

@CollinMcLean

Жыл бұрын

I figured it was to set them up as trying to copycat Rome by mimicking their shields and stuff.

0:29 why are the "Spartans" from 300 thrown in the line?

@TheWelshViking

3 жыл бұрын

Err... reinforcements? XD

@ArtoriusRex

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking well that's very kind of them, long way from Greece 😂🤷‍♂️

This makes me sad. I am a HUGE TLK fan. The book is almost COMPLETELY different from the show. It almost makes you dizzy. I only have three more books to go before I've finished the series and I'm anxiously awaiting the release of season 5 to see how badly they muddy the story. However, I can say that I like how they changed some of the characters in the show. Some! Please do not stop making these videos. I have Danish blood and I really enjoy your immense knowledge on all things Viking. And how you analyze aspects on evidence recorded and call everyone out on their BS. 🤣🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Welsh in red tunics... are they suggesting the welsh are continuation of roman prescence in Britain? Not mad, that would be bloody cool.

@yeetwchybaban

Жыл бұрын

heh

i know its been a year but... ranty battle video please

do you not think the shields were based on celtic style shields, which were also elongated?

Why did they think that ALL Welshmen would wear red robes?Talk about the _Planet of Hats!_

Red Welsh uniforms? Homage to Cunedda's grandfather Padarn Beisrudd of course ... founder of the Labor Party perhaps? ;-))

I can only assume the red thing is because of an association of the Welsh with the red dragon, maybe? Who knows.

The books are much more accurate when discussing Hywel Dda than the TV show. He's portrayed as a good ruler and an ally of Aethelstan, and Uhtred likes and respects him, although Uhtred also laments that conflict between England and Cymru is eventually inevitable. The books also acknowledge that the Vikings had raiding settlements on the Islands of Skomer, Ramsay, Skokholm etc but never really made it that far inland. Having said all of that, I still really like the TV show, I just take it with a bit of a pinch of salt. What did you think of the bit in the show where Hywel shouted "We are men of Wealas"? Would he even have used the term?

@TheWelshViking

Жыл бұрын

He would not. He would probably have referred to them as Britons or men of “this island”

Enjoyed this video. Howell and the Welsh were certainly were on good terms with the English and accepted English overlordship. As far as I can find after the battle of Conway and Gweyned’s failed Viking alliance, there only examples I can find of conflict is Æthelflæd’s raid on Brycheinogg and the Anglo-Welsh rebellion in 924 at Chester. I’ve also previously read that Howell called his son Edwin as an insult to Æthelstan, because his younger brother and rival who he murdered had the same name, I am guessing you would you if this is theory is true or not. Perhaps there’s also something to said for the Welsh appearing to refuse to fight for Æthelstan at Brunanburh in 937.

"Rhodry is immediately crap at being King. " 🤣

My theory as to why they are wearing red is that they are actually part of the Red Ajah, and they are hunting Merlin to gentle him. So it makes sense they are wearing wizard clothing. So what if they are all men, let's not look too closely at this. Oh, did you ever finish your Ph.D.? Congratulations! It would be fun to take one of your classes on history. I did a D.Min. so know what you mean about 'what free time?'

Teulu is family in Welsh. Strange how words change or maybe it means the same, interesting

@TheWelshViking

3 жыл бұрын

Yep! Meant family back then as well. Similar to Kompanion in Greek used in its modern sense and as a bodyguard

I would have liked the show to depict more of the Britons who lived among the Anglo-Saxons. I don't like the idea that they were all contained within Wales. They apparently coexisted and were gradually assimilated over several centuries.

@TheWelshViking

5 ай бұрын

I mean, Britons lived from Cornwall to John o’ Groats in the period, and to an extent still do!

hywl dda is actually one of my ancestors

Hey! My grandfather came from Flintshire, bumbfidge!?

The color red refers to the Roman - Trojan lineage to which the Welsh Kings were related.

@kristofantal8801

2 жыл бұрын

And?

@MonikaEscobar1965

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristofantal8801 What ... and ?

@kristofantal8801

2 жыл бұрын

@@MonikaEscobar1965 What is your point?

@MonikaEscobar1965

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristofantal8801 I asked you: And ...what ? Don´t play silly with me otherwise you become blocked.

@kristofantal8801

2 жыл бұрын

@@MonikaEscobar1965 "The color red refers to the Roman - Trojan lineage to which the Welsh Kings were related." What do you mean by that? :D That the video maker is wrong when he criticizes that everything is in Welsh red?

Loved the first two seasons, the rest were a mixed bag.

there excuse is the books paint them as romano British sort of 4th to 6th century kit like vinland saga does what group are you in bud im in Gwerin Y Gwyr regia anglorum.

@TheWelshViking

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in Regia as well! :D Yeah, the problem is they don't look Romano-British/Sub-Roman in any way either. And Romano-Britons fought with totally different gear to this!

@WarDogMadness

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheWelshViking yeah the kit should look the same as saxon. its that weird pleather biker stuff and wizard robes like you said the excuses the costume designers use is baffling. and yes a rant would be great, lindybeige made fun of the show but didn't point much out or show many examples..

Red go fasta. It is strange they did not paint horses red.

A very Lindybeigey video, i must say

The Welsh. First people to hold a grudge against the British Empire

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