…right?

@MarkusArtemis

3 ай бұрын

A year ago? Never could've imagined watching videos about Wales and it's history? Now, I'm glued to my chair and so excited to hear about every king, prince, and Prince of Wales that has existed and how their country has remembered and/or Forgotten them. You're truly what I love about history, bringing these fascinating stories to life!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I really appreciate that. My favourite comments are always the ones from people who were never interested in Welsh history before, it's amazing to be able to introduce such a cool topic to people

@vincentvangoatse2962

3 ай бұрын

Well now I'm on tenterhooks waiting for Part 2.

@Y_Llew_Tew

3 ай бұрын

Ooh, you big tease!

@reginaldcampos5762

3 ай бұрын

You're pretty talented with your editing, and I really like what you do with Google Earth to help visualize everything. I've only got one gripe, and it is the glitch-out transitions, which feel out of place for your subject matter as well as your general tone. Anyway, I really enjoyed learning from this video, and I'm excited for the next one.

Time for more another practically useless but shockingly entertaining Welsh lore drop!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I hope you enjoy the video

@theswiv

3 ай бұрын

I certainly did

@alexanderscholz8855

3 ай бұрын

Exactly and i enjoyed it!!

@NGCS-ej4lz

3 ай бұрын

Useless?

@jesenjin8467

3 ай бұрын

I disagree. This may be everything you said, but not useless. It is a very well researched and very transparent piece in methodological sense. It can teach people HOW to do research and HOW to present it well for public. I would say this channel is something like Perun in sense of presentation. Mighty dry in principal, but a very good video in execution that transcends its principal material.

I need “Never leave anything in Wales, you will lose it” plastered onto a shirt or tattooed into my brain

@qoombert

2 ай бұрын

"and then someone on youtube will make a video about it"

@asheep7797

12 күн бұрын

New video from Cambrian Chronicles: How @Edmonton-of2ec's lost belongings ended up destroying the oldest Welsh manuscripts.

@Edmonton-of2ec

12 күн бұрын

@@asheep7797 Do not even joke about that, my luck is shit enough that something I owned could definitely ruin some ancient manuscript

That cliffhanger is devious

As a college girl living in India, I have no reason to be interested in Welsh history, but after randomly stumbling onto your channel with the missing kingdom video, I eagerly await every new one! Thank you for the work you do ❤❤❤

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's awesome to hear, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

@HappyBeezerStudios

3 ай бұрын

I'm in a very similar situation. No special connection to Wales or England, but the content is just so good.

@screwthisin

3 ай бұрын

American here, I too discovered this channel through the Lost Kingdom video. I find the Welsh language interesting.

@suburbanbanshee

3 ай бұрын

Human history belongs to all humans. It is not weird to look through your own stuff. Also alk history belongs to all cats, because everything belongs to them, in their opinion.

@stephanieyee9784

3 ай бұрын

When you think of King Arthur I think his legend is universally known. Whether or not he was one real person, whether or not he was Welsh or Cornish (definitely a Briton and not an Anglo-Saxon!) or just a myth we all know if him. As a person of very mixed lineage including Welsh I too am learning about the land if some of my ancestors and welcome all comers. Cymru Am Byth! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇦🇺

My guy literally every video is exponentially better edited, paced, scripted, and read. Easily one of the best history channels on the platform!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate that, I spent a lot of time trying to improve the writing, editing, and pacing for this one, so I'm glad you enjoyed all of those!

@pedrosampaio7349

3 ай бұрын

For real, I (Brazilian) have basically no reasons to care abt Welsh history, but this dude's stuff is so good, I check it out for the hell of it.

To be honest, it is great inspiration on creating a believable setting for an RPG - too often the names are considered unchangeable despite several hundred years passing

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

That's very true, names can be very old and (relatively) unchanging, but it's also entirely possible for a name to get swapped or dropped completely

Of course everything can be forgotten. Anyone can too. " 'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away."

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

That's one of my favourite poems, I've always wanted to include it in a video but nothing has ever felt right for it, hopefully it'll happen someday

@eamonnclabby7067

3 ай бұрын

​@@CambrianChronicles...maybe consult Jurgen Klopp....😅😅😅

@Yora21

2 ай бұрын

Yes, but Ozimandias is Ramses II. Everything he built is long gone, but he's still super famous.

@anniealexander9911

10 күн бұрын

Kardashian who? 😆

I love how fast paced this video is, you manage to fit so much information in so little time very naturally. And my god. the comedic timing. "he's commonly known as llywelyn the first owing to the fact that he was the second ruler of gwynedd named llywelyn" devastated me

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Haha thank you, this was an experiment with faster pacing, so far most people seem to like it

@Game_Hero

3 ай бұрын

@@CambrianChronicles just make sure it's not too fast. Just like ancient Cymru, it's calm and peaceful that goes with it better.

gotta tell you man, the way you make medieval wales sound like a fairy tale land from another world is spectacular. Your stlye is actually epic.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

I have never set foot in the British Isles and have no Welsh ancestry and before finding your channel my knowledge of Welsh history consisted entirely of “conquered by the English”. And yet your videos never fail to be incredibly engaging and I can’t wait to find out the history of Snowden (a place I’ve never heard of until just now).

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, unfortunately that is the extent of many people's knowledge on Wales! I'm happy that you're enjoying the videos

@BadgerOfTheSea

3 ай бұрын

There is a fun train that goes to the top of it and sometimes that involves taking the train through a cloud.

@wxwaxone

3 ай бұрын

Don’t forget “has the language on which J.R.R. Tolkien based Sindarin, his most beloved invented Elvish language.” So, now, you know two things about Wales.

@TheAndrewirons72

3 ай бұрын

​@@wxwaxoneWHAT?! That is so cool!

@kurtishaake4748

3 ай бұрын

Creseo!

I have my drivers license exam tommorow and yet i am watching a welsh man drop yet another absolute banger

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

It's ok driving can wait, obscure Wales lore is far more important (I failed my test twice)

@goldenbard

3 ай бұрын

@@CambrianChronicles honestly "its not looking good bruv" has never sounded more real,BUT,atleast i can distract everyone with my knowledge of the welsh medieval era

@markwynne725

3 ай бұрын

Good luck. I failed 4 times before I finally got it right. Nerves were the thing. Perhaps relaxing with some obscure Welsh lore really will help?

@goldenbard

3 ай бұрын

@@markwynne725 some welsh lore cant hurt

@goldenbard

3 ай бұрын

First time ez

Very good of you to add Cnicht, one of the best walks up from Croesor to the summit, along to Llyn y Adar and over to the abandoned "village" of Rhosydd (another potential series) and down an incline and back through Cwm Croesor to the village, hoping the cafe is still open. Another mountain with a forgotten Arthur name is just outside Cardiff is Garth north of Pentyrch (good UFO story there). Garth was the setting of a modern fable walking up a hill but coming down a mountain, to stop the wicked Ordnance Survey down grading the mountain to a hill. But in the 1700s was also known as Arthur's Butts (not those but Archery Butts). The Ordnance Survey is the cause of many mistakes and misnaming. Take Cadair Berwyn often thought to be the highest point of the Berwyns with a trig point but the highest point is Moel yr Ewig (except the OS show it as a lower ridge. But once you know that Ewig is a Hind (deer) and see the sleek neck upto the summit their mistake becomes clear. Keep up the good work.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

The abandoned village of Rhosydd sounds interesting, will definitely take a look at it someday, the Pentyrch UFO is also one I've had written down in my notes for a little while, thank you! Yeah I've seen a few OS maps mistakes before online, it's surprising but then I suppose it's also inevitable, especially with the much older ones

@vincain5273

2 ай бұрын

​@@CambrianChronicles If you're going to write about the Pentrych UFO, please have a look at the 1974 Berwyn Mountains incident, another interesting story with many witnesses. There were documentaries made too and in one a policeman describes how he heard the loud boom that shook the valley and made him think the dam had broken. After that the police station phone was ringing all night. I think people in the nearby village claimed glasses fell off the bar at a pub because of the impact as well. Then there is the woman who described seeing the landed fiery object from a high point at the other side of the valley.

The Jon Bois style editing is always a treat, it keeps the viewer engaged with the intriguing script, overall a very well done video!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked the writing, I wasn't sure if people we're going to prefer a more professional style, but it seems to be alright so far

@prabbJacoby

3 ай бұрын

Bro the start instantly reminded me of Troy State vs. Devry

Really excited for the second part! My grandfather used to climb Yr Wyddfa (Snowden) every year until his passing (May he rest in peace). I can’t wait to see what new information about the history of the name of Yr Wyddfa.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, sorry about your grandfather, I hope he got to see the top of Yr Wyddfa on one of its rare clear days!

That cut at 3:42 really caught me off guard. Great editing!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Haha thanks, hopefully it wasn't too jarring

@dino_nuggett4079

3 ай бұрын

ikr I thought it was gonna turn into an analogue horror video for a second

@MarcoCaprini-do3dq

3 ай бұрын

Same​@@dino_nuggett4079

@thehearingaid

3 ай бұрын

same, esp since my comp has been crashing recently.

So bit of a random comment, but I've been working, on and off, on a translation into Welsh of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The central conceit of Tolkien's writings is that he's not an author, but a translator: he's translated the fictional "Red Book of Westmarch" (the book Bilbo, Frodo and Sam are seen adding to over the course of the story) into English. Therefore, it follows that any English place names must also be translated into Welsh. One of the ones that has really been giving me trouble is Bree. The general idea around Bree-land is that it should seem familiar but different...familiar because it is like the Hobbits' home of the Shire, where all the place names are English, and different because it is NOT the Shire, and has an ancient culture of its own. Therefore Tolkien opted to use Anglicised Celtic place names, such as Bree (meaning hill, cognate with Welsh Bryn) Archet (meaning by the wood, cognate with Welsh Argoed) and Combe (meaning valley, cognate with Welsh cwm). Being the clever chap that I am, I thought why not reverse this, and Cambricise some English place names. Hill > Hyl Hmm, no, that doesn't sound right. Perhaps if I add a definite article in there? Hyl > Yr Hyl Oh no. Oh GOD no. Yr Hyl > Rhyl This will not do at all. 😂

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

That's a super fascinating project, I never knew about the place names of Bree, it reminds me of driving through Shropshire and encountering Brogyntyn, Lynclys, or Maesbury! It seems like you'll have to include Yr Hyl in your work. Rhyl is inevitable, Rhyl is forever

@KaiserMacCleg

3 ай бұрын

@CambrianChronicles Haha I may yet, if I decide to go that route. Gorgeous corner of Shropshire, isn't it? There's an interesting tradition in Llynclys of a palace which was swallowed into the Earth, which makes sense if you stop thinking of the name as being derived from Llyn Llys (the lake of the court) and instead from Llync Llys (the swallowed court). Humphrey Lluyd in his Breviary of Britain: "The King [of Powys]...because he refused to hear that good man, by the secret and terrible judgement of God, with his palace and all his household was swallowed up into the bowels of the earth, in that place whereas, not far from Oswestry, is now a standing water of unknown depth, called Llynclys, that is to say, the devouring of the palace." He relates that this happened at the time of the Pelagian heresy: the 'good man' is Germanus of Auxerre, who of course was active in the area at the time (as the name of the nearby village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog attests).

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

@@KaiserMacCleg oh wow, I knew the story but for some reason thought it was supposed to have happened somewhere in the north of Montgomeryshire, no idea why haha. I wanted to cover that story sometime, and Powys in general, I’ve had it written down in my phone for ages, I’ll be sure to credit you whenever I get around to it for the Humphrey Lluyd source!

@eamonnclabby7067

3 ай бұрын

​@@CambrianChronicles...so much to see...😅😅

@profeseurchemical

3 ай бұрын

flintshire has a bunch of cambricised english names.

You have such an unique storytelling style! keep it up, man, you've got some of the most interesting content on youtube

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, that's very kind!

@LarryJohnVA

3 ай бұрын

Agreed! Love your videos!

A thing the Welsh have forgotten again : Episode 53

Came out of nowhere, and absolutely exploded. Love the fact you provide actual citations in the description. Keep up the good work.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, properly sourcing these things is important to me, especially since most channels don't do it!

@boogiesmell5181

3 ай бұрын

I'm also a sucker for listing the source material, it adds so much weight to the video and shows how much work went into making the video. Other channels choose not to do it, largely because they don't want to disclose how weak their sources are I guess. MedievalMadness is one of the worst, when I saw their last clip I realized that they just cannibalize other youtube clips for their material and don't do any fact checks. Really poor work there. CambrianChronicles shines like a bright light in this darkness!

Makes sense that Bannau Brycheiniog have Arthurian names, Llyn y fan Fach in folklore is the lake that the lady of the lake was from, both the story of the sword given to Arthur, and the story regrading the Physicians of Myddfai. Also while names unrecorded can be forgotten, the local farmers will be the first people you should ask, if their family has owned a local farm for just a couple generations they will know the name of every tree, blade of grass, mountain, hill, river and field. Local farmers are like the keepers of knowledge in rural Welsh communities, they're like the druids of old, a couple of pints of Welsh bitter ale, and they enter a trance start speaking in tongues and then give you a 3-hour Ted talk about the names of each of the stones in the local bridge, where each of them came from and how much each of them weigh. Jokes aside, loved the video, this channel continues to upload top quality videos and never disappoints.

There is a certain despondent charm i get from your unique editing style, more similar in roots with morbid deep dives than that of the historical chronicles or analysis, the abrupt cuts, the eerily smooth movements across the maps, the subtle music choices, its just fantastic, gave me the feeling that Welsh history is similar to the framing some movies use to depict British Isle as an land covered in mist and mystery. Somewhat connected to Cadair/Carnedd Arthur, there is a hill in Scotland that is also called Arthur’s Seat, and though the origin of its name is still unclear, from a cursory glance at its Wikipedia page it cited it could be a corruption of Archer’s Seat or Àrd-na-Said, or Height of Arrows, reminiscent of Bwlch y Saethau “The Pass of the Arrows”, which if it is true that its etymology can be traced back to Arthur as mentioned in Y Gododdin, it’s interesting it’s found so far north in Scotland, not the first place you associate with the king of the Britons and slayer of Anglo-Saxons.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I always aim to add an air of mystery to my videos, so I'm glad to hear you liked it! There are a few Arthur place-names up in Scotland, and in Cornwall, unfortunately they are all apparently quite hard to date! Even in Wales there is evidence for several places just being given an Arthur-based name as late as the 19th century. Arthur's seat sounds interesting, though, especially with that similar connection to the arrows!

@davewatson309

3 ай бұрын

Din Eidden was the Welsh name for Edinburgh, Ard is Welsh for high place so Ard Saith please

Am glad to hear Welsh spoken.

The tone of your videos is great. Makes me feel like I just discovered an ancient scroll containing the history of a civilisation nobody knew existed. Cheers!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I feel like that's the right vibe for forgotten history

Christ this channel is good. It's a major reason for me currently considering doing a semester as an exchange student in Wales as part of my master's. Diolch mawr gan Sweden!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

That's very cool to hear, I hope you enjoy it if you do!

Ok, loving how weird you let your narration style get. It makes it loads more interesting. Can’t wait for part 2.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I tried to be more of myself in this one, I'll see if it works out of if people prefer a more "professional" style, thanks for the endorsement!

@Sea_Barb

3 ай бұрын

@@CambrianChronicles I only found the glitch transitions jarring, keep up the good work!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

@@Sea_Barb that’s fair, I wasn’t sure about them, friends liked them so I kept them in, not sure if I’d use them again though

@rileybanks1191

3 ай бұрын

yeah, the narration is great for youtube. feels more human and fun whilst also informative and authoritative.

@nahuatl3092

3 ай бұрын

​@@CambrianChroniclesI liked them a lot

Wales is something that I don’t slightly care about but these videos are some of the most captivating I’ve ever seen. They are deeply fascinating and I would watch videos about tungsten mining if you narrated them. You’re that good

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Haha thank you

It is incredible how many mountains are just named "mountain" in the local language. Same with rivers that are simply "river" in the local language. And peoples. So many are just named "people", "folk", "us", etc in their own language.

@Ealsante

3 ай бұрын

I suppose it comes from a time when people generally would never stray beyond a day's journey from their birthplace. When you grow up, live and die entirely in a village under one hill, that hill is just THE hill. The river by the village is the only river you'll ever see or drink from, so it is THE river.

sitting on the edge of my metaphorical seat for the part two, and if I haven't mentioned it before thank you for such underrated editing

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! Part two is on the way

Man, I love your videos. Every time they get better and more interesting, can’t wait to want what you cook up next

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate that, part two will be on the way soon!

This week is exam week, I'll gleefully check this one out post exam. Always brings a smile to my face when I see the notification go up for new Cambrian Chronicles 👏🏻🎉.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Good luck with your exam!

@javiersaugar376

3 ай бұрын

@@CambrianChronicles thank you! For that, and always posting top tier content in a sea of mediocre clout chasing content farms. 🙌🏻

@hedgehog3180

3 ай бұрын

Oh hey I also had exams this week and just finished them today.

The production quality has come leaps and bounds, and the quality of the information has stayed true since I started watching. Absolutely love this channel.

One of my favorite films is The Englishman Who went up a hill but came down a mountain (1995) So the subject of Welsh hills has my utmost attention. Love your content.

the transition to the segment about Rhyl threw me off so much, including the music, still enjoyed it a lot.

I loved the dry humour in this, lovely stuff

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Haha thank you, I'm glad to hear!

You know a country's history is rich and fascinating when reading it feels like reading the whole history of a world. Egypt, India, and China are like this, but wonderfully, so is Wales.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I believe that every country's history is rich, it just depends on how much of it you read!

Gods your presentation is absolutly amazing.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it

New Canbrian Chronicles vid? Today is a good day.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, hope you enjoy it!

The way you edited this video (Which I like to see because you clearly spend a lot of time editing these videos), reminds me a bit of a Lemmino video! Thanks for the interesting video btw! I love that your content is always on topics so different!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I definitely can't edit as well as he does, but I really appreciate the compliment

Super excited for part 2! I'm Canadian, but I've always said Wales and it's history is way too overlooked. It makes me really happy seeing how many people watch your videos and realize how cool Welsh history is. the history of the UK is more than just the history of England! History is so important.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I couldn't agree more, the whole reason I started this channel was because of how underserved Welsh history was, I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the videos!

you get a lot of viewers who comment - and i think this is great in its way as it shows the broad hunger for well-represented and compelling explorations of history - that they enjoy your presentations of “useless” history - i know that to many non-welsh, your country is a little novelty. but i’d also like to say that i think your work is in fact VERY important, useful, worthwhile, and enriching. i’m frequently passing you on to professors of geography and history at my school. :) thanks again for another wonderful piece of work, diolch a da iawn!

I don't know how you do this but you keep improving at an exponential rate. Bravo! And what a twist at the end

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's very kind!

This channel has ignited a long lost desire for Welsh history, love it.

Great stuff. It's frustrating and yet amusing that you ended a video about mountains on a cliffhanger. Perhaps I will have forgiven you for the pun and making me wait by the time you've released the one on Snowdo-

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Haha thank you, the wait will definitely be worth it!

Commenting during my second watch through to demonstrate to the algorithm that this is exactly what I'm subscribed for, thank you very much

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I can see your editing/narration style maturing with each upload. This one really knocks it out of the park, fantastic video!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I tried to improve everything for this video, so I'm glad you liked it

This is currently my favourite channel on youtube, thank you so much for the great content! Also you are the reason why I'm trying to reform the roman empire in CK3 as the Morgannwg's, obviously this should be done by the descendants of Magnus Maximus and Cup Bearer

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Cupbearer and Mixer, the true heirs of the Roman empire!

I've been following you from almost the start, and I consider myself lucky to have stumbled upon this channel. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos and learn more about Wales' history, from kingdoms and battles to such peculiar gems as mountains, hills and seas. And it's always exciting to see you improve your editing skills and experiment more and more. Keep up the good work!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, especially for sticking around since almost the start, those early videos were quite rough around the edges haha.

Let me see if I've got this straight. A mountain in Wales, which has a language unlike anything ever spoken in England, has a name of Snowden? And always has. Makes sense. Just as that ancient rock in Central Australia was called "Ayres Rock" by the aboriginal tribes.

@nickorman814

11 күн бұрын

Its is spelled Snowdon not Snowden, better still Yr Wyddfa

Nice cliffhanger! Can’t wait for part 2

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, hopefully it won't take too long!

Your ability to make Welsh history so interesting, even for people like me, living in another continent, is quite a feat.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, my goal is to try and make it interesting to anyone, even someone living on another continent, or who has never heard of Wales before

@AntonioZL

3 ай бұрын

​@@CambrianChronicles good news, then: there's a guy in the brazilian countryside, me, frequently thinking about Wales and it's lost kingdoms, mountains or extinct fauna!

Thanks for always having proper subtitles 🙏

I get so excited whenever I see a Cambrian Chronicles notif ❤

12:39 "sheer wokism" is the name of my Grunge band

The editing on this video felt much different and honestly, I'm here for it. Great video man. I've never been interested in Welsh history until I came across your Arthur videos, and since then I binged every video on your channel. Keep it up!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I tried to change it up a little bit, and animating with a lot of Google Earth background footage was really fun, so I'm glad you enjoyed it!

New Cambrian Chronicles video means it's going to be a good day. Love how far you've come.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I really appreciate that, I hope you enjoyed the video!

Not only is your content frightfully interesting, your style of humour is so unique and hilarious. I look forward to, and am excited by, your videos in a way that no other channel has been able to replicate for many years.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's very kind of you, I'm happy you're enjoying the channel!

Your editing style is great! Amazing content

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I still need a lot of practice though! Check out Jon Bois if you want to watch someone who's really good at it

If people can forcefully give English names to places like Cwm Cneifion, then we can give cnicht a Welsh name...

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

I do personally quite like Cnicht, if only because it has some history to it, unlike the grim hiker's guide/instagram influencer created "Lake Australia", amongst many others.

I never knew my favorite thing on youtube would be binging welsh history videos but here we are. Seriously how is it so interestning and entertaining and I have like no connection to wales what so ever; I literally cannot explain anyone someone why I love these great video

Its so weird to have finally found a topic that i like just diving into that ISNT completely useless for me. the more of your videos i watch the more I'm convinced a history degree was the right choice :) keep it up man

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad it wasn't completely useless!

Dude, you're an absolute goat From the start you've figured out a style, while quality-wise there was still room for improvement you've got it now And I hope you'll get 1mil+ subs

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, it took me a long time to get to grips with things, so I appreciate that you've enjoyed this one

Your storytelling and editing is getting better with each one, i swear, i'm hooked

The quality of these videos has been improving on an exponential curve

Learning history with your channel is such a pleasant experience! Thank you for your content!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear, thank you for watching!

Loved this video, really glad you had a look into Cnicht. Can’t wait for the next part!

i went from barely knowing about Wales to being stupidly obsessed with it's history due to binge-watching all your videos in less than a day. Thanks for the good content!

What a cliffhanger! Can't wait for part 2

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, it'll be out hopefully soon!

Can't believe they named a mountain so that they could rhyme orange with banana

You narrate at such pace, but have managed to keep me engaged throughout each presentation. I´m working my way through every episode of Cambrian Chronicles. In the 1990s I returned to full-time education. I was in my late 30s. Having lived in London for almost two decades I knew practically nothing about Welsh history. I had never heard of the tales of Culwhch ac Olwen or Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed. When I picked up the Black Book of Carmarthen and Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch for the first time, it was an epiphany, almost. I had learnt Welsh and was studying at Lampeter. I immersed myself in history and literature from Aneurin and Taliesin, then on to Dafydd ap Gwilym and up to 20th century prose and poetry. I know now much of what I have listened to on this channel, but still surprised at my ignorance. So, thank you very much for this channel. I wish you were around when I were at Lampeter. I arrived there in 1994, the year the WWW became available to all students at the University of Wales! All of what I have watched here has been wonderful. The pace suits me: I have adult ADHD and I am distracted easily. Any pause and I attention is diverted elsewhere. Growing up and attending school in Cardiff, the only time we were taught anything about Wales was around St David´s Day. For the rest of the time we had the kings and queens of England and 20th century history, which was invariably about war and conquest. Diolch yn fawr iawn.

This was so awesome! Can't believe you're making us wait though!!

Easily the best historical content on KZread. Love your work CC!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I appreciate that!

Love hearing about origins of the names, having only known them from hiking. Looking forward to part two

These are great resources for learning a little more than what, quite frankly most of us get told about the (if any) history of Cymru. I am currently a student in Bangor and its nice to learn about the region more :)

I love this channel so much, I never thought I'd be interested in old welsh history and language, yet here I am. Makes me want to visit some day

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear, I hope you enjoy it if you do!

Been waiting for more of your content!!!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Hopefully the wait won't be too long for part 2!

Thank you very much for making and sharing this!!❤ Oooooo Nooo That Cliff Hanger!!😅

Dude, that cliffhanger ending... you set that up brilliantly. I loved the way you had the video spaz out everytime you started saying Snowdon/Snowdonia lol

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Haha thank you, I was worried it'd be a bit annoying, but some friends liked it, and I'm glad to hear you liked it too!

@nathanthomson1931

3 ай бұрын

@CambrianChronicles at first I thought it was a glitch in the video and was confused, but I realized the pattern when it kept happening, and expected that you were building up to a very important point about Snowdon. So, when the video just ended and advertised about a pt 2, I was all like "NOOOOOOOOO!"

I've been a big fan of your channel for a while and I'm absolutely loving the little mental breakdowns you fit into the editing

Looking forward to learning more about Snowdon (the only part of Wales I have visited was Snowdonia... in November, which is possibly the worst time of year to visit a mountainous region!). It's absolutely fascinating how permanent mountains are, and yet how impermanent their names can be - over centuries, as humans come and go and human settlements shift and change, and even the language might change, it's hardly surprising that the names of the mountains might change, or get forgotten. Your videos are just incredible - the cinematography (is that even an applicable term considering you're using still pictures?!), the scripts and narration - and the music is just the right shade of quiet and atmospheric with a touch of slightly creepy mystery. I am binge-watching your stuff and wish I'd found you earlier!

Makes me so happy everytime I get the notification of a new Cambrian Chronicles video. I am historian from Mexico and I am fascinated by your videos, they have all the elements that made me fall in love with History :)

Wow... this is such a good video. I at first was like "theres some.. odd and awkward editing going on here.." but by the end Im thinking "good contender for best video essay of 2024 already, sheesh"

I really enjoy your videos, I can't wait for part 2.

I love this channel more with every video.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad to hear!

I will say the people of wales I really find just the best at nostalgia, and I respect why, and I feel it's imparted in every one of your videos.

loving this editing style, whenever my mind starts wandering it grabs my attention right back. hope we'll be seeing more of it!!

One heck of an intro and title for a vid, definitely got the dramatic part down, can't wait for your next upload. Nice to see someone taking the time and effort to put so much work into preserving the olden times. Everything has a Story|History, even if it is "considered" lackluster or irrelevant, ( not referring to anything in particular also not personal. ) and whether or not it is questioned or answered|mentioned|forgotten| it exists for someone in the furthest reaches of this known galaxy/universe in the unknown.

Epic quality! So glad you uploaded today!!!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Arthur’s chair is the sickest name for a mountain

This is my favorite format of video essay. Wish more peopke besides you & BobbyBroccoli would do it.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Check out Jon Bois if you already haven’t, he’s the original pioneer and much better at it than I could ever be!

@jayglenn837

3 ай бұрын

@@CambrianChronicles ooooh, will do!

As always, another incredible video. The framing of this one was very fun, and you've managed to make me interested in a part of the world I didn't know too much about before finding your channel. Can't wait for the next one-I'll just have to go rewatch some other videos in the meantime!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

I was already interested before opening the video, but holy shid, this got me gripped and even a little spooked with its mysterious tone. Wonderful writing, editing and pacing. Kudos to you, sir!

I love your channel and videos so much! It's always a highlight for me to learn these things.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you liked the video!

Man few videos have me so engaged, from the use of images to the voice is just all so masterfuly crafted, amazing, simply amazing

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, I’m glad you liked it!

excellent editing; great historical storytelling; a pleasure to watch as always

The pace and style of this video is amazing! I hope your channel continues to grow!! Best of luck for the future!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I tried to make the pace better in this one so I'm glad you think its good!

Great video - really enjoyed it and learned a lot! So lookin forward to part 2! "sheer wokism" I am ashamed to be on the same planet as people like that...

(A very belated) congrats on 100k! 🎉

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Still surreal I reached it at all, hoping for 200k by the end of this year!

Incredible audio mixing, and the visuals are great as always!

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I think I finally got the hang of not making the music too loud

Good work on the edit. Blorenge reads to me like a word Dr. Seuss would invent to fit a rhyme.

@CambrianChronicles

3 ай бұрын

It really does, I'm sure someone's used it for a rhyme at some point!