The Vikings in Wales (Welsh and Viking)
The Vikings are a bigger part of Wales than most realise. In this video, we look at the various ways in which the Vikings (and the Norse) influenced Wales, from their vicious raids to marriage, political power, kingship and even the Welsh Language and its art.
This video would have been impossible without the graphics from this KZread channel - Creative Film: / @creativefilmcc - from the wonderful snow, and swords to the fires used in depth for the Viking Raids with the map. Thank you to Creative Film.
If you like this vide, here is a lecture from Lucie Hobson, whose worked was a big help for this video. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Lucie. This is a lecture at Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymr: • The Vikings in Wales: ...
Usage of map from Anton Balazh
Also Wiki Commons for images of Welsh Princes from Caernarfon: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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I have a very strong bloodline and have kept our heritage dear, here in North East Pennsylvania. My Great Grandmother immigrated to a place known here as Welsh Mt. Located in Plymouth Mt. My birth place of Mt.Top where my family has built a large pillar into our local communities here, but I plan on returning my bloodline to the old country. I have never felt like this was home to me, so I know the call of my ancestors well.
@BenLlywelyn
2 жыл бұрын
In the end, Europeans in the New World will either forget where they come from and slowly become American as America changes into new things, new nations, or they will return to Europe and be European.
I spent the the whole of 2020 learning Norwegian and practicing my foreign languages on Italki became my new hobby during lockdown. We can see the Norse influence on the English language with words such as window and knife, we also have local place names such as Wick and islands in the Bristol Channel are called Flat Holm and Steep Holm. I find this video especially interesting, thank you.
@BenLlywelyn
3 жыл бұрын
Most 'sk' and many 'sc' beginning words in English come from Norse or Norwegian.
Love your videos Mr. Llywelyn
@BenLlywelyn
5 ай бұрын
Thank you.
This piece strikes home for me. I'm American but my grandparents originated in Anglessy and Caernarvon, and were Welsh speakers. DNA tests indicate that I have some Norwegian ancestry, which is a complete surprise to me -- I have no relatives in Norway. I also have Dupuytren's disease on both hands ... a gift from the Vikings, perhaps? So your account of Welsh-Viking interactions may be validated in our genome, to a certain extent. In any case, thanks for the video -- very informative.
@BenLlywelyn
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome - Croeso!
@dedsrsngl
2 жыл бұрын
It really shouldn't show up on a DNA test. You have a recent Norwegian ancestor. 16-20% of Scottish and Irish DNA is made up of Scandinavian due to the settlements and interactions, but it will still show up as Irish or Scottish on a test.
@griffith057
2 жыл бұрын
@@dedsrsngl Food for thought, thanks.
Quite by chance I'd Googled the Vikings in Wales yesterday as my Welsh cousins in Texas, Virginia and North Carolina had asked me about the Viking links to Wales based on their trip to Dublin.. My ancestral roots are in Ynys Mon, Bangor and Pembrokeshire. I've always noticed how Scandinavian the lilt in the Bangor accent sounds.
Thank you for taking the time and dedication to make this lovely vid. 🥰
@BenLlywelyn
2 жыл бұрын
A kind comment, thank you.
Neis! Thanks Ben for the perspective.
@BenLlywelyn
2 жыл бұрын
Croeso / Welcome
Very interesting. Im Australian and I have welsh heritage. Its nice to learn more about wales.
@BenLlywelyn
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help you connect.
The vikings also used flatholm/steepholm off Barry Island as a stop off point during raids.
@BenLlywelyn
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating.
I like the music video sequence.
@BenLlywelyn
3 жыл бұрын
Learnt a lot from it. Diolch yn fawr.
@ridesharetroll1540
3 жыл бұрын
@@BenLlywelyn watching this this video a second time. Very good. What is that song I never heard before
@ridesharetroll1540
3 жыл бұрын
Wait no... That's the Paper Twins... There only good song. It fits well in your video.
@BenLlywelyn
3 жыл бұрын
@@ridesharetroll1540 Thank you
Talk about the history of Welsh nationalism that will get a lot of views. Such as history of the free Wales army, mudiad amddiffyn cymru and y meibion Glyndwr. You can also talk about saunders Lewis and Gwynfor Evans. There are true Welsh patriots and should never be forgotten
@BenLlywelyn
2 жыл бұрын
Saunders Lewis was an interesting fellow and proudly a Royalist.
@crazywelshman5909
2 жыл бұрын
@@BenLlywelyn Saunders Lewis was the founder of plaid cymru the Welsh nationalist party
Diolch yn fawr
Diolch ben! ☺️
Seems strange to call the Llandudno headland ‘The Great Orrme’ after a defeated enemy.? Obviously he wasn’t as Great as Rhodri Fawr and yet he doesn’t even get a headstone named after him!!
@BenLlywelyn
3 жыл бұрын
An apt comment. Diolch.
@danieljennings6814
3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t realise the great orme is names after a Viking. I’m from Colwyn bay and I’m really enjoying learning about our Viking history and we’re not taught anything about it in school