Normans always conquering where you least expect. I honestly think the Norman domination of southern Italy is more impressive than the conquest of England.

@gorge2786

3 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt It just didn’t last

@giovannifontana1433

3 жыл бұрын

@@gorge2786it lasted until the the time of Conradin of Svevia when the Anjou invaded Sicily. Frédéric the II was the nephew of Robert

@marvinsilverman4394

3 жыл бұрын

I think the same the domination of normans in south italy was a little more intereting

@blueeyed5074

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's like a group of soldiers going on an adventure on the other side of the world, where they are alien, and conquering it.

@ivartheboneless5969

Жыл бұрын

@@blueeyed5074 northern French people weren't exactly alien to southern Italy. It's not that far away, really. If they were in India it's a different story, but they know Italy, and the Italians, they're neighbours practically.

Kind of amazing how often in Medieval European history you find Normans in the middle of it.

@susanmaggiora4800

3 жыл бұрын

R. Blakehole Yeah, they seem like busy fellows around this time🙂

@gorillaguerillaDK

3 жыл бұрын

R. Blakehole It's the "Viking" blood....

@powerofroses1670

3 жыл бұрын

i am better than you. i can do a lot of things at my age. i am good at a lot of stuff. unfortunately for you, you arent my friend. better luck next time though.

@dbdb5347

3 жыл бұрын

@@powerofroses1670 You call yourself "Power of Self" yet base your worth on being "better than others". You're obviously a completely lost individual but I hope the irony of your statement isn't lost on you, sadly I hold little hope. Think better.

@elvenkind6072

3 жыл бұрын

Did you know that the word Norwegians today use of a Norwegian, is a "Nordmann", pronounced "Norman", meaning "North-Man".

I'm a sicilian who lives in UK. Found this documentary amazing! thank you so much!

@YouhavetoBelieve3347

3 жыл бұрын

Ezio Cusenza - *Never forget the sacrifice the Normans made to liberate your Christian ancestors who were enslaved under the Sharia Caliphate*

@julianavalsecchibarboza6111

2 жыл бұрын

I have had the greatest pleasure of visiting Sicilia 3 years ago. It was a glorious summer time. I wish I could live there, specially in Siracusa! Great grand daughter os Italian northern people, I love all that is from Italy and now, Sicilia!

@eziocusenza5650

2 жыл бұрын

@@julianavalsecchibarboza6111 thanks!

Amazing! Muslim/Norman Sicily is one of the most underrated topics in history.

@bennruda11

3 жыл бұрын

Same with Malta

@HikmaHistory

3 жыл бұрын

@@bennruda11 I agree, I think the Maltese language has some linguistic similarities to Arabic. I think.

@mdivmapperandgamer1138

3 жыл бұрын

IIRC, Maltese originally emerged as a dialect of Arabic, but remained just isolated enough from the Islamic World to diverge into its own language, with influence from Sicilian, Italian, French and English, of course.

@HikmaHistory

3 жыл бұрын

@Lord ballsac the 2nd That's a great question! @HistoryTime any ideas?

@HistoryTime

3 жыл бұрын

@Lord ballsac the 2nd Not as far as I'm aware. Whilst no doubt scores of unnamed knights fought in both theatres, the leaders in Italy tended to be individuals who had somewhat burned their bridges back in Normandy. Plenty of exiles sent away for murder, etc. Which explains why they were so determined to seize new lands, and also why by and large they didn't look back. Though of course there are exceptions. The Tosny family for example fought in Spain before returning to Normandy and eventually fighting with William at Hastings. I can't think of any major lords who returned from Italy to fight with the Duke at Hastings- The big names tended to be at odds with the Duke and any other lord who might be considered above them. Any big names who did return from Italy tended to be pre-occupied with retaining their lands against Norman neighbours

It's quite remarkable of how resilient the Normans were. Just numbering a few hundred mounted knights and dismounted armored knights, they were able to slowly carve out Sicily for themselves over a lengthy period of time, fighting against some numerous odds stacked against them.

@rosemarieosborn8625

3 жыл бұрын

that was due to their Scandinavian roots........

History teacher from the Netherlands here! I keep coming back to your content. I love it, since the beginning. When I've had a lang days work, I like to sit back and just relax, watching and listening to your uploads. Please keep the beard growing! My respect for all your research and time spend to make such marvellous content.

@bohemianwriter1

3 жыл бұрын

If you as a teacher is able to make History into something living, breathing being like some of the history channels on KZread are doing, you'll get a lot of students who will love History.

The battle of Cerami is a crazy underdog victory. Routing an army more than ten times as large, is just ridiculous.

@gorge2786

3 жыл бұрын

Aléxandros ho Mégas And yet that army 10 times larger just happened more often, yet is written about less. Confirmation bias is a large issue when viewing history, especially when it is easily manipulated

@imperatorrex4943

3 жыл бұрын

That sort of battle in fact happened at several instance in history the meaningless of number when a army is badly lead taken by surprise etc is underestimated

@65stang98

2 жыл бұрын

@@imperatorrex4943 people tend to forget armies esp levied or slave armies as in people who dont even want or feel the need to be there will route very easyily. they dont want to die. and once they see others running it becomes very contagious. if everyone else is running why should i stay and fight and most likely die?

@bruhmcchaddeus413

7 ай бұрын

@@imperatorrex4943Nope, just the normans lol 200vs 10k battle of jaffa richard lionheart of normandy, 600vs12k at battle of lake antioch by bohemond and many more

@bruhmcchaddeus413

7 ай бұрын

@@65stang98cope? Lol nope muslims were tough opponents and only ran as last resort, it’s because all hope was lost

Visited Sicily two years ago in a search of Byzantine sights. I was really excited to see this great legacy that the island carries. Ancient , Byzantine , Arab and finally Norman!

@SoulF15

2 жыл бұрын

Arabs did not built anything in Sicily during their short passage (only 162 years compared to 800 years of occupation of Iberian peninsula), they have introduced some plant species, and irrigation systems with lakes and gardens, but there is nothing left of all this in Sicily, instead we have in Sicily still nowadays Byzantine churches and Norman castles.

@SoulF15

2 жыл бұрын

@Straight Up Menace Please don't be ridicolous, aquedutcs? you mean those build by romans? Mosques? Where? There is no trace of a single mosque in Sicily, there are ruins of only one fort built but is completely destroyed.

@SoulF15

2 жыл бұрын

@Straight Up Menace Vivi in Sicilia o sei siciliano? E se lo sei e non sai la storia è ancora più imbarazzante per te.

That's why the Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen choose Sicily as his seat of power one hundred years later, the riches and the stability of the region was the envy of Europe, and its multicultural background was perfect to allow the Emperor to craft a treaty with the Fatimids to allow christian pilgrims to visit the Holy Land. Thank you for giving proper justice to the two most famous Hauteville brothers, men of courage and cunning, and two of my most favorite medieval knights.

@giovannifontana1433

3 жыл бұрын

He was the Nephew of Roger "Ruggiero d'Altavilla" son of the oldest daughter of him.

@imperatorrex4943

3 жыл бұрын

At the time of Frederick II I’m pretty sure that was already the ayyubids

I'm really digging your channel. It's like the history channel but without ghost hunting, cheesy reenactments and the other sucky stuff.

@jxslayz6663

3 жыл бұрын

"Git off dis intanet pag den" History Channel: Swamp people 2020. HAHA

@ronmexico8531

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Sucky stuff meaning revisionist history

@craigthomas9765

2 жыл бұрын

No ice road trucking.

@Thakar98

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronmexico8531 genuinely curious what you mean by this. I've only ever heard "revisionist history" as a derogatory term being used as a right wing reactionary take whenever someone challenges their nationalist mythology

@turbostatic1

2 жыл бұрын

True passion for ones craft will always triumph over CRAP

So that's where I got that bit of Scandinavian DNA. Very interesting.

@t2av159

2 жыл бұрын

Rape victim

@josephmarturana6752

3 ай бұрын

Me as well. Of Sicilian descent (mostly from Syracusa) with small traces in DNA of Scandinavian, Greek, and Levantine ancestry as well!

@strafrag1

3 ай бұрын

@@josephmarturana6752 Yes, same for me. Agrigento , the Greek city. Cheers.

The history of the Rogers is epic

The Normans are such an interesting people. What an amazing history and legacy they left everywhere they went. From viking raiders to France, to Italy, to Sicily, to England. What a story.

Great timing for releasing the video! Just around this period in the history of Byzantium podcast

Fantastic!!! Thank you, absolutely love your videos (You’ve given me a deep appreciation for history... even though I’ve been a science geek since early childhood...thank you again

Excellent presentation and fun “commercial” for Magellan! Thank you

Well done ! Never knew much about Norman Sicily until right now.

Thank you very much...really enjoyed the content!😊

Well done. That answered a lot of my questions about why and how they influenced southern Italy and Sicily

Thank you!!!......your content is truly thirst quenching......es todo loco! 😎

I love history

@parsman9914

3 жыл бұрын

I love Democracy. I love the Republic.

@RichMitch

3 жыл бұрын

Hasn't got much competition from the present at the minute

@susanmaggiora4800

3 жыл бұрын

Rich Mitch True that, though it will make for interesting history in the future..😏

@tomurg

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s real life lore

@justinmckay6309

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomurg hello

Great we hear lots of stuff about William the Conqueror but this is the first time I heard any thing like this. Well done :)

this is brilliant, I am Sicilian and to look at me you would never guess it but that is in part due to a lion share (pun intended) of my Norman ancestry although not royalty, my ancestors however were of Norman nobility, that makes me very proud of my heritage that and my heavily Scandinavian and other European roots

@jfkjr.isstilldead9634

3 жыл бұрын

Sure....sounds legit

@paxwallacejazz

3 жыл бұрын

Man it's what you do period, not your ancestral lineage. That's the house of jackals of mediocrity.

@comfusedpassanger3399

3 жыл бұрын

@@paxwallacejazz Of course, what you do matters, but that doesn't mean you can't be proud of your ancestors.

@aleka..

3 жыл бұрын

@@comfusedpassanger3399 but why? I don't get it. and it's always hypocritical attitude, imo - because we sure have some shitty ancestors too, do we feel shame for those?

@ryankassulke

3 жыл бұрын

@Lord ballsac the 2nd every indigenous nation in my country (australia) and Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Solomon Islands basically every nation that surrounds us did and still does practice ancestor worship. The indigenous peoples used to eat their dead elders to gain some of their physical and spiritual power. These nations went unchanged for thousands of years before contact with Europe. Are you saying all of these peoples are part of misguided cult/tribe? Sounds pretty racist to me.

That is so cool, and sadly so underserved. Thanks Pete 👍

I love Norman history, there my favorite ancestor group.

you've got no idea how good this channel is for allowing me to sleep. i do also watch conscious

Thoroughly enjoyed. 👍

Absolutely the best channel with the best content on KZread ❤❤❤.

Good job dude Your one of my favorite historians

I really appreciate your content.

This channel is awesome! I feed on it like a vampire. What an incredible job Mr. Kelly. Keep up the good work.

Now this is some amazing stuff.

Nice video Do more such works

Thanks Pete, Love this topic❣️ Stay safe and well🥰

Awesome channel! I've been binging your videos-your brother and you make one amazing team. Also, is the first time I see your face! You're kind of handsome. But your voice is your best feature 🥰

Love these!

Another fantastic video

Love me a bit of Norman history.

thnx for the vid h-time awesome

Outstanding video

This is what History Channel used to be. How about a history of Southern Italy just before the Romans conquered them??? Like the Social Wars. Also little studied and hard to find.

@markusarrow

3 жыл бұрын

history 2 wat happened?

Know that I'm a fashionable late to this party, but thank you so much for diving into the long Norman presence in southern Italy - the first two Rogers of Sicily and a good chunk of south Italy are probably my favourite European rulers of the Medieval period ...

The first Norman king of Sicily, Robert Guiscard, was a cousin of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England. However, by the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Robert Guiscard was still only a minor count in Normandy. He did not become Duke of Apulia and Calabria until 1071, and he did not conquer Sicily until 1072. Despite their distant blood relationship, the Norman Kingdoms of Sicily and England did have some special bonds with each other. They were both ruled by Norman dynasties, and they both shared a common culture and language. They also had a common interest in maintaining control of the Mediterranean Sea. There were several intermarriages between the Norman royal families of Sicily and England. For example, in 1176, King William II of Sicily married Joan, the daughter of King Henry II of England. This marriage helped to strengthen the ties between the two kingdoms. The Norman Kingdoms of Sicily and England also cooperated on military and diplomatic matters. For example, in 1173, King William II of Sicily sent a fleet to help King Henry II of England put down a rebellion in Ireland. In conclusion, the Norman Kingdoms of Sicily and England were related by blood, and they had some special bonds with each other

yusssss I love these so much

Fantastic video

Awesome video

hey! you make really amazing videos about history nice job! maybe 1 day you will make video about Kingdom of Georgia.. keep it going good luck!

Great video

I don't understand history but this was entertaining. Thank you for the video :-)

@freefall9832

3 жыл бұрын

A story repeated haha it can be overwhelming, I see it it as different eras to simplify. Medieval is great because there are alot of written records

Imagine facing down a Norman Cavalry charge in full Rohirrim mode

@fedda9999

3 жыл бұрын

rohan: deeeeeaaathh!!

So siked to hear this!!!

Are you planning on continuing the crusade series on the holy land?

Thanks HISTORY TIME for this fabulous documentary, which has certainly enriched my knowledge of Medieval History. Indeed, although I consider myserlf relatively well-educated in European History, I must confess that I had never heard of the significant influence of the Normans in Southern Italy (Sicily). Likewise, I am embarrassed for having never heard of Roger, the Count of Sicily, whom was clearly not only a major Medieval combatant, but particularly an unparalleled administrator, let alone his unequal religious tolerance during an era of whidespread bigotry and injustice. Finally, what made Roger's life even more impressive was his ability / luck to have maried an aristocratic lady (from a much higher strata) for love! Quite frankly I cannot identify any other historical romantic episode, prior to the 19th century wedding of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.//// Muito obrigado HISTORY TIME por este fantastico documentário, que certamente enriqueceu meu conhecimento de História Medieval. De fato, apesar de considerar-me relativamente bem instruído na História da Europa, devo confessar que nunca tinha ouvido falar da influência significativa dos normandos no sul da Itália (Sicília). Igualmente, sinto-me envergonhado por nunca ter ouvido falar de Roger, o conde da Sicília, o qual claramente não fora apenas um grande combatente medieval, mas particularmente também um administrador incomparável, sem falar na sua tolerância religiosa desigual durante uma era de fanatismo e injustiça generalizada. Finalmente, o que tornou a vida de Roger ainda mais impressionante fora sua capacidade / sorte de ter se casado com uma dama aristocrática (de um nível muito mais alto) por amor! Francamente, não consigo identificar nenhum outro episódio romântico histórico, antes do casamento do século XIX da rainha Vitória da Grã-Bretanha com o príncipe Albert de Saxe-Coburg e Gotha.

@aleka..

3 жыл бұрын

@BLUE DOG because you make it a conspiracy 🤢 stop pasting, stop hijacking other ppl's posts and demanding others do work you want to see. Make your channel, if you want to spread that fascist dog whistle bigotry - nonsense, KZread seems to not be against _that_ evil strong enough. Took them a lot people being hurt to remove Alex Jones.

Next video: How Did The Vlandians Conquer Calradia ?

@redcapetimetraveler7688

3 жыл бұрын

bahhh that's wafflehouse rumors ...only Battania rules the waves and Calradia !

when the candles get lit as one of the animations and it was with a modern bic lighter i chuckled lmao

Awesome vid :) Anyone know the name of the painting at 4:50?

Your are a genius

Brilliant videos - this is about my 6th, and I've also subscribed and watched Cy too. I would just say though, that it's not possible to be 20,000 miles below The Earth's surface, since that's more even than it's diameter.

Yesss new vid

Where would the Western or Eastern Roman Empire be without their Vikings? Extinct is the answer!

Winners of "The Most Imitated People in History" sweepstakes.

4:30 OMG! They burnt their phone books!

DNA map of Sicily: Palermo has some concentration of the U106/R-L48 and some I1 as well.

this was a great documentary. i really liked it. xD

@powerofroses1670

3 жыл бұрын

very short and to the point. someone must have uploaded on their webpage to get subscribers! 😉

Hey, sorry about this gratuitous question, but could you share the song playing at 22:50? Ive been searching for it, its so heroic, but cant find it :/

@mdivmapperandgamer1138

3 жыл бұрын

I'm also searching for it, in addition to two pieces of music used in multiple episodes of K&G's 30YW series, another used in K&G's Mongol documentaries, and two pieces of music HistoryTime used in several of their videos (with one of them I specifically remember being in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jericho and Mosquitia documentaries)

By the way modern Italians are a mixture of: Romans + Germanic Tribes (Lombards, Ostrogoths, Herulos and Normans).

@mrpescadore

2 жыл бұрын

…and Moors, manifesting today in the Italians/ Sicilians afflicted by Sickle Cell Anemia.

Wow. Rollo and his men sure left a legacy, huh?

Will be looking forward to one on d decline of norman Sicily . Got the sense they were already weakened by earlier attacks before napoleon got there 😀

Guys you would be amazing if you did a review on Edward the Black Prince

i am european too! but I live in the states now. europe is really cool. with sheeps and goats and castles. i had a good childhood in europe. now i am a young adult in my 30s. xD

Shout out to Segesta at 1:05

Really enjoy this. I'm a Belfast history author and tour guide. It's good to broaden knowledge.

Roger "de" Hauteville, not Roger Hauteville (same for Robert).

I was able to track my family’s Sicilian lineage back to the year 1500 and 1505. I can’t seem to find anything before that. I’m wondering if they immigrated to Sicily in the early 16th century from elsewhere. Any ideas where I should look?

@luxio369

2 жыл бұрын

archives of notaries

Please do a 1066

Mi piacciono quelle cinematografiche

Roger was a clever man.

What's up with the fire arrows brosef?

I can’t believe the lack of interest in this video and subject. There are like 3 books on this and I own them all. This is actually the only hour long video on the De hauptville’s on yt. I say you reupload this

Too many ads, content is good

that is my background content while working on design

This time the pics are too repetitive. Thanks for sharing

@PeteKellyHistory

3 жыл бұрын

There's a global pandemic. If I could visit Sicily I would.

Pls man do rise of Neo Assyria

@HistoryTime

3 жыл бұрын

You’re in luck

@lmaozedong2259

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryTime Now i'm hyped

@PeteKellyHistory

3 жыл бұрын

​@@lmaozedong2259 This Saturday.

The rise of Fatemids Caliphate in North Africa weakened Arabs of Sicily ..two punitive expeditions from Fatemids reached the independant Sicily and the war between two sides ( mix of civil war and Religious schism ) made the survivors prefering Norman rule to the Fatimids usurpators...in counterpart Fatimids prefred to leave the rebelious Arabs of Sicily alone without any help because they were not Shia but Sunna and beacause they used the Aghlabid fleet to conquer Egypt where most of ships sunk due to their lack of experience because the best sailors and sea fighter were persecuted or dismissed..so Normans found everything ready..like few arabs found things ready in spain in 711....So you can understand why many of familly names in Sicily are Arabic names like Bucetta and Moravido...

@bruhmcchaddeus413

9 ай бұрын

..thats like saying rise of western powers weakened east yea no shi? Lol😂😂

@xiaodeng8566

9 ай бұрын

@@gasenjoyer...4594 Normans have been crushed easily in Spain by a well organized moor army en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_raid_on_Seville you can see that Normans were brave only when opposed to isolated villages or unorganized populations

17:44 You just said the battle was in 1063 yet you show 1061 onscreen.

👍🏾

Great history lesson! My mother’s side came from Sicily. I wonder where her blue eyes came from. Someone else’s comment was if the Norman s didn’t conquer Sicily, then who would? Which makes me also wonder if you would produce a video of a “what if” this happened instead, what would Europe be like today? Thanks for sharing ❣️🥓🍫

the tapestry they keep showing it's the Bayer tapestry with William and Harold and England in 1066 so something in 1061 with it makes no sense

@mrpescadore

2 жыл бұрын

True that, the bayeux tapestry is a bit over used. But this guy doesn’t have a History Channel like budget. It’s the great audio commentary makes up for it.

The Hautevilles back at it again, making the Siculo-Normans.

Roger

Thank you for leaving current politics out of this channel, unlike some other KZread History Channels.

Excellent. Having grown up in a predominantly Sicilian neighborhood in Brooklyn, I knew small parts of this. It's a shame that the Christian rulers of Europe didn't learn from Roger's example. And I never knew the Normans used a flick of a Big to light candles! 🤪😂💀🥳

Didn't know they had Bic lighters in the 11th century

Did they participate in any of the crusades?

@chrisdel2564

4 ай бұрын

Yes the first with bohemond

What happened to his wife's father? Did he stay or did he go back to Normandy?

09:11 - Pete you are rinsing out that stock footage of those Kievan Rus warriors - or did the Varangian Guard take part in the Norman invasion of Sicily lol

@redcapetimetraveler7688

3 жыл бұрын

varangian guard fought in sicily during this time but for the byzantines ,, see the saga of harald hardrada !

wow

Seems like Roger followed the Sigma grindset question though was he able to get the hand of Judith.

The Normans should now be called the Chads !

Way better than kings and generals