I agree. It makes me so angry when I hear that only 60% of people watching this content actually subscribes. It's not much to ask of us, it takes less than 2secs, cost's nothing and really helps the artists keep the content flowing for us.
It is great content, but it’s not free. There’s a sponsor and plenty of ads throughout... We give our time and attention, and he gets paid...definitely better than the cable tv model where you pay money to have things sold to you!
It’s amazing. He’s not only a great writer and narrator but everything is put together so well. The music always fits, the production always looks incredible. Plus he’s just a great story teller
I don’t understand how this man hasn’t been recruited to make feature films. He absolutely kills it every time. Thank you 🙏 for your factual film donations to the world.
Probably because he would request a fair wage, as well as tell the facts and reality. As opposed to todays Hollywood which is a whore to what is more entertaining no matter the truth. Which is ok and all, its just unfortunate society takes it as truth. So thats what Hollywood sells because thats where the money is from yee ole sheepers.
@@dabreal82 Something people like Richard Attenborough, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, et. al., have made entire careers of... That's pretty much all Nova, National Geographic, the Smithsonian Channel, all are. This is extremely impressive work for one man.
@@dabreal82 like every other documentary film maker ever, or do you seriously believe the history channel when they propose some rubbish like mystery of the titanic's nuts and bolts? I challenge you to do better by simply reading already know information as you put it.
well the English did keep records of the events as did us Scots norse as u know could not read or write so their storys n sagas grew into mutations lol
Thanks! This is a very small amount for such a wonderful history of the Viking Britain. I am reading Marc Morris' book and enjoy all the well researched and produced documentaries that I can find on the topic. Thanks to the person responsible for the history, videos, music and entire production of this video. It's remarkable. I'm grateful to find you through TH-cam and HT and just subscribed to Magellan TV. thank you
One of the best channels on TH-cam is an understatement. With all the nonsense garbage people make nowadays, this is refreshing, interesting and educational. All of your videos are composed in such a professional manner, you’d think it’s a TV documentary. They should pay you to use these documentaries in schools.. Great channel, looking forward to your next documentary👍🏼‼️
So true. Glad to stumble upon this. I know little about the Danelaw period during late dark ages and very early medieval periods. Looking forward to watching this rather than all the nonsense on Netflix and other providers. BTW, Cleopatra and Vikings Valhalla are dreadfully woke at the expense of historical fact. We are now selectively viewing shows that are historically accurate and have totally stopped tiered cable tv. I’m recommending this series to friends and family.
I think it's so awesome that you travel the world and show and tell people about all the amazing history that the world has to offer! It amazes me that you do this basically on your own, keep on keeping on man, these videos are so awesome and well made! You should get your own history show for real!
Love your vids. My dad was a World/American/English-History professor, & listening to you & knowing how much research must go into these presentations, all I can say is, your artistic talent fairly balances your deep love of finding the origins of modern man. Gorgeous work. Thanks so much for letting us into your world sir.
@GhostOfCarlJungright 1500s at least they was over here doing stuff, they may not have dominated it like later times but i definitely had family here as some point earlier than the last 250 years, them first people had it way harder I have alot of respect for people like that.
@GhostOfCarlJung I surely agree & the older I get I appreciate it all the more all that came before me did so i could live better today, including those carrying the faith and word of GOD & being persecuted for it.. it really irritates my soul the way things are going today looking around all these corrupt people trying to snub out the important things & innocent people in the world… all the blood sweat tears work years life put in they just want to sell all short for their pockets sake & for their motives…
This is by far and away the best history channel on TH-cam. It's so nice and refreshing to have a pleasant narrator and peaceful, single shot backgrounds. Too much mass produced history docs rely on smash cuts, poor reenactments, cut with boring, 1 line interview answers. I know a lot of work goes into these videos. I appreciate your diligence and the quality with which you produce these. Thanks and keep them coming!
This has to be my favourite channel on youtube. The depth of information is extraordinary and must have taken so much time, effort, and passion to put together, and all done by one man!
I am impressed after watching The Last Kingdom. They actually got a lot of the plot historically accurate. It's crazy that a lot of this actually happened!
I can't imagine the time spent researching this and writing the script - your narration is wonderfully clear and concise - nevermind the filming and editing. Watching it was a very enjoyable learning experience. I look forward to part two.
I watch some peoples videos that are 8-15 min long and I wonder how they can make even 5 minutes feel like an hour. A 12 minute intro to your video and I didn’t even notice. That’s why I like your channel man, you do a great job!
Egil Skallagrimson(Skullcleaver) was the Viking age most famous or infamous berserker. Reportedly fought in the Battle of Brunanburh in the service of King Æthelstan; his brother Þórólfr dies there, for which Egil receives two chests of silver from Æthelstan in compensation. He killed his first at the age of 7, cleaving the 12 year old boys skull with an axe after loosing a game. earning his name skull cleaver. His mother praised him and said he would become a good Viking. Giving him a ship and crew. Interesting man as he also was a poet. One of his poems: One of the translations to english: "Thus spake my mother That for me should they buy A barque and beauteous oars To go forth with vikings. Stand in the stern, Steer a dear vessel, Hold course for a haven, Hew down many foemen." He got his own Saga. Egil saga.
The battle of Brunanburh or as now known Bromborough is about 20 mins from me, I live in a place fka The Ford estate. There are many, many places that still retain their original Viking/Nors names on The Wirral Peninsula, it is quite an interesting place, I think we also have Viking remains under a local pub
@@barbaranorman2579 Ahh interesting👍 Was wondering were that battle was located. Some years ago i read and seems like they did not know then. Always found the accent around Liverpool, irish sea, shetland etc somewhat in different ways simmilar to Norwegian😊
Such treasure . . . Pricing less "chest" of ancient history, brilliantly put together. To day "thank you" is not even enough to express my gratitude to you for putting together such a priceless and timeless body of knowledge in this well constructed and deliveried documentary. The voice doing the narration and background soundtracks all added to the brilliance of this production.
Thank you History Time and Magellan for these so very interesting projects. Growing up in the Caribbean as a British Subject I wish my generation had the opportunity of watching these programs, we made do with our History Books and our Imagination. Bless you.
Your work is as always exemplary, and it boggles my mind how a mostly one man team can make documentaries of such clarity and interest. Thank you so much for your hard work!
One time, when visiting York, we sent our sons, who were quite young, to Viking school. They were taught to scream and yell and to beat their shields. The idea was to strike fear into their enemies and make them wet their pants in fear. Wonderful times.
Amazing documentary, better than most of the documentaries you see on TV! Hope you keep it going a long time. I cannot wait to look through some more of your content!
Yay! I'm excited to get this one downloaded so I can listen to it while working for the next 2 weeks 😁😁 Thank you for all you do History Time. Between you and a couple other History channels is like 75 percent of my viewing lol
I would love love love for you to make some videos about the everyday lives of people in ancient times and their cultures. Many documentaries concentrate on the wars throughout history but I find that to be depressing. I'd love for you to create separate videos for early, middle and late ancient Egypt about the everyday lives of people, culture, pharaohs, the tidbits and snapshots of daily life from written records that survive, etc. A video about prehistory in general and the earliest villages and settlements around the middle east and about the many mysteries related to prehistory would be fascinating. There's so much mystery about prehistory because people didn't have a written language to leave us with the details of their lives.
If the history channel still did history then Pete the narrator of this channel would be a great creator/narrator for them. He’s better than anyone on the history.
It's amazing how high of quality that your videos are, and then to know you are basically a one man team on top of it... just wow!!! You kick ass Pete!
The quality of the content of this channel and the great attention devoted to historical detail has been evident from the initial video published in 2017. It must be noted, however, that the author also invested in high-end audio recording gadgets to ensure a top quality sound experience, as exemplified by this video. Thank you so much, History Time, for your great work!
Thank you for putting this together, awesome account of this part of English history. I've seen the series 'Vikings' and 'The Last Kingdom', and although they were both entertaining and gave us an idea of what occurred back then, they were not always accurate in their accounts of real events. Look forward to your future projects! 👍👏
I think that this may be my favorite of all your videos and perfectly timed as I just completed the final season of The Last Kingdom. You truly have a gift with the way you tell such stories...I'd say it's your destiny, and destiny is all! Sorry, had to throw that line in there... keep up the amazing work!
@@Cook-hb2nf was sorry that they were unable to film at the site of the great battle of Brunanburh/Bromborough 937AD ,here on the Wirral...the local archeologists are still turning up weapons from the battle site....
@@eamonnclabby7067 Yes, it makes sense that the battle was fought there. A good central meet up point for men from Ireland and the west coasts of Wales, England and Scotland . Why sail all the way round to Northumberland. Hope in the not too far distant future some of the finds can be housed and exhibited locally and not plundered by the British Museum which has happened with other important finds from up North
This series seems like your most ambitious project yet seen in this channel; can't wait for the next parts and while I am always up for hearing more of Sweyn, Cnut and Edmund Ironside, the topic I look forward the most is about the reign of Edgar and his son Edward both of whom I know very little about.
Terrific programming!!! Enjoy the names being printed in discussing history!!! Brilliant and less confusing for viewers. I subbed. Excellent channel!!!
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT PRESENTATION That is not said lightly, for I am a college professor of Archeology & Ancient History, though of a different period of time & of a region far far away from the British Isles. If, in your notes, you have some information concerning the Norse invasion of NW Scotland by Coll (Call) and his flotilla, it would be interesting. A very large number of the present population of Scotland trace their heritage to the Coll and Campbell (cohorts) families. Your facts are spot on and your presentation is nothing short of spectacular. Thank you very much.
Hello if you think this presentation is brillante and you are a professor transferring learning,you are a whiteamerienglish genius repeater. You can prove me erroneous if you can, England was actually founded by the French and the Iberians saludos pavelavietor1 visigoth1 iberian1
@@pavelavietor1 Your comments are appreciated. It is difficult to understand what the problem might be with this PRESENTATION. It appears to have been well thought out and much effort was put into it. I suppose that he could have just sat in a truck spouting his ideas. But he did not. He should be complimented for his effort. I believe that it was made evident that my area of study was of an area far far away. It is obvious that there are those on the internet whose lot in life is to spend their time in turmoil. I did my research. Much time was spent listening to your channel. I was in hope of listening to a positive voice and to learn much about the various invasions of the Iberian territory, but alas, it was not to be. I did understand that you are very unhappy that you are stuck in the American world with a desire to reestablish the spanish empire in the Western Hemisphere. Being that the whole discussion was about what I considered to be a great presentation, you might be well-advized to spruce up your presentation before casting dispersion on other presentations that obviously has been well thought out. Thank you again for your comments.
@@glenmccall8854 hello thanks to the Gods I do not have too defend my position, But you are doing just that. Stop repeating and walk the land. You can definitely defend yourself, but you have being found wanting. My observation remains, England and the English are a creation of the Francos and Iberians, you prove me erroneous, if you can . Stop repeating someone’s delusional creation. Thanks for you elegant comments. Saludos Bro. Pavelavietor1 visigoth1 iberian1
@@pavelavietor1 It is obvious that you have an unhealthy obsession with this "whiteamerenglish" garbage. Evidently you don't like White folks, Americans, or English people. I am an American, plain and simple. My ancestors are Apache, Norwegian, and German. My parents, grandparents, & great grandparents taught me to love all peoples, no matter where they came from. It might be worth considering that you would have a happier life if you would be more acceptive of ALL people. Iberians and Mexicans are no better and no worse than others. The Iberians had their chance to rule the world, but blew it, in large part, because of their greed and hatred of the indigenous people of South America and of Mexico and the Indians of the North American plains. The Iberians were welcomed as Gods, yet chose to steal all the wealth of Central America that they could carry off in their ships. In the process the indigenous people were forced by the Iberians to give up their religion and accept the invaders religion or die by the sword. The Iberians failed to set a very good example. Did you fail to learn that tidbit of history about your glorious Iberians? Would you like for me to pull the curtain back a little bit more about the history of the Iberians. We can spend a little time on the "Spanish Inquisition", if you would like. You invited this discussion!!! You are in my area of expertise now. My PhD is in Ancient History, especially the history of the Iberian world.
Such an incredible video/documentary. This channel has quickly become one of my favorites. Such an informative and interesting content. Lots and lots of history that schools don't really teach and most people don't take the time to research. Thank you for this.
Man, I've binged watched so many of these recently. I've recently been discovering my deep genetic past and your videos tell a great story of my ancestors world. Thank you.
I am the same I am from East Anglia and was interested in my genetic history and the Dane Law, I have since found out I am 50.9% Scandinavian which after such a long time since the Viking raids really surprised me.
YEEEESSSSS!! History Time video!!!! I love Viking history/Medieval History. Thank you HT for such amazing videos, masterfully done! I wish more people would educate themselves on history u should have exponentially more subs Pete. My favorite TH-cam channel BY FAR!
I agree. He’s so talented. Can’t believe I’ve been watching his channel for over 5yrs now. These new ones over the last couple yrs have been so epic. Especially the epic music now. He deserves a lot more respect. And yes, I wish more people would be more interested in our histories. It’s seems I bore people when I go on & on about History (except my brother).
I’m so happy I recently found your channel. I’ve been binging previous videos. Thank you so much for your research and detail to accuracy. Much love from a history fan.
@@sirds1548 very antiwestern when the slightest opportunity is given and very forgiving towards non-europeans didn't watched their post roman England episode tho....but suspect it to be as romanophile and pro-integrative as possible....
I know these videos must take a long time to produce for a one man team but I still wish we had new one every week!!! I really enjoy these long format videos it's rare nowadays! The background sounds/music the on site footage is just amazing to say the least.
Best one man history videos with as little use of new wasteful high cost production models. This format Pete has perfected and 99% of all others doing content similar to this either reuse his content or content I first saw here years ago. This man should be teaching at the highest level. Loved your videos since the very first. Keep it up Professor Kelly 🧐
Very interesting and well narrated documentary. My only suggestion would be to try to include more detail on the maps when talking about where the various battles/events took place. But very enjoyable and informative nonetheless!
Well there’s an hour and a half I never expected to lose but it was worth every minute. Stumbled across your videos by chance and this is the first I watched. I thought to begin with I’ll watch 10-15 mins or so then before I knew it I was an hour in. Excellent work and I will 100% watching more
Fantastic video. Simply telling the story, or letting the story speak through you, with great images and music, as factually as possible without an agenda, is doing more for history than many universities are currently doing. Enabling the simple enjoyment of learning real history is a huge contribution. Keep it up!
This is truly fantastic! I've only recently got into this stuff and have been searching for content and nothing even comes close to this! I wish you much success and reward for all your doing, thankyou.
Thank you for this brilliant documentary. I'm genuinely glad to have found your channel and I hope that you'll soon get the recognition that you deserve. Best regards from Morocco
I especially love the fact you dont beg for donations, unlike most TH-camrs, but i would pay your videos are perfect. This is the only channel that churns out videos faster than i can watch them.
Thank you for the content you've been doing! Hope that the Roman Empire series will continue to appear on this channel. I really enjoyed watching the Gothic War series, nicely done! Now, i'm exploring the entire channel. Thank you once again for an amazing amount of dedication and research on history topics!
Four days ago.. damn dude I've been wanting something like this for so long. Vikings is so embedded in UK history it's mental. Some of the most interesting historical stories.. country was united after their invasion. Great stuff. Incredibly edited. Well done mad probs
Even today there are still lots of deep similarities between English and the three very similar Scandinavian languages Danish, Norwegian and Swedish with respect to their basic vocabularies and the grammatical structures. You can't hear it typically except for specific words (arm, finger, hånd, fot, land, korn, vind, kan, vil, skal (shall) ...) , but if you for instance see Danish or the very similar Norwegian in writing, they will often look to your English (?) eyes as some weird forms of older Pseudo English 😉 These amazing familiarities between English and our languages is also a huge advantage for Scandinavians, when we are learning English, since we as if by magic already "know" a lot of the basics in advance and "just" need to fill in the gaps and then climb a few hurdles here and there - without even having to think very much most of the time 🤗 Vi [ve] ha(ve)r [hAr] så [sO] mange [mAng-e] ( many, OE moneGe! ) af de samme simple (w)ord(s) i(n) Dansk og (and) en grammatik med ( with, OE & ME mid! ) den samme orden normalt, så [sO] Engelsk-tal(k)ende personer kan ofte se deres (their(s)) mening efter just få [foa] ( (a) few) sekunder uden ( without, OE be-utan) at skulle ( to "should"; having to, OE sculan) tænke [taink-e] (think) for dem (them) selv først [first] 😉
Amazing depth of knowledge but that is often times not enough. One must present it in an interesting way which you do. nothing short of brilliant. thank you
Great history to listen to while painting. Pleasantly dictated and interesting. Thanks for great work and effort towards this historical documentation.
Hallo i AM Laura from Madeira island and since i was a Child i Saw documentários on TV without knowing a single English word totaly amazed by history..Europs ancestors .this amazing documentary of hours is absolutlyfascinating ! I always had this feeling of belonging about beeing British .my past life was definetly anglo saxonic
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The fact that a one man team creates such high quality documentaries for FREE is such an underrated thing and deserves much more recognition.
@Unknown User pedantic
Not like he makes any money off of these videos...
I agree. It makes me so angry when I hear that only 60% of people watching this content actually subscribes. It's not much to ask of us, it takes less than 2secs, cost's nothing and really helps the artists keep the content flowing for us.
I think his brother helps him out
It is great content, but it’s not free. There’s a sponsor and plenty of ads throughout... We give our time and attention, and he gets paid...definitely better than the cable tv model where you pay money to have things sold to you!
This documentary just shows you don’t need millions and lots of producers to create something special, absolutely amazing
It’s amazing. He’s not only a great writer and narrator but everything is put together so well. The music always fits, the production always looks incredible. Plus he’s just a great story teller
Unbelievable!!!
Agreed! Fantastic lesson and entertainment here!
Just about as plain of a storyteller as you can get imo lol
He’s amazing!!
And the music is automatically turned down, when he speaks - a trick which the BBC and other major broadcasters still haven't figured out 🙄😂
I don’t understand how this man hasn’t been recruited to make feature films. He absolutely kills it every time. Thank you 🙏 for your factual film donations to the world.
Probably because he would request a fair wage, as well as tell the facts and reality. As opposed to todays Hollywood which is a whore to what is more entertaining no matter the truth. Which is ok and all, its just unfortunate society takes it as truth. So thats what Hollywood sells because thats where the money is from yee ole sheepers.
Because he's just reading already known information...
@@dabreal82 Something people like Richard Attenborough, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones, et. al., have made entire careers of...
That's pretty much all Nova, National Geographic, the Smithsonian Channel, all are.
This is extremely impressive work for one man.
@@dabreal82 like every other documentary film maker ever, or do you seriously believe the history channel when they propose some rubbish like mystery of the titanic's nuts and bolts? I challenge you to do better by simply reading already know information as you put it.
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My 😅
These videos are insane, the effort and the knowledge is inspiring.
Hey love your videos man. glad to see you're inspired by the greats 👍
I’m okay with it
well the English did keep records of the events as did us Scots norse as u know could not read or write so their storys n sagas grew into mutations lol
oh hey north! love ur videos!
I love the way Peter narrates. He could make even the phone book into an EPIC SAGA.
The best voice for narrating Viking history ever. It's perfect suspense.
Good old Alan Beowulf was great too but ye Pete rules!
Yes, excellent voice over
And his clever use of music!!!
refreshing to hear an english accent that isn't oxbridge
There is no more soothing narrator as pete kelly.. i often repeat videos just to hear him
Fantastic! Honestly the highest quality history documentary you can find. One man show? What a legend! Thank you Pete👍
What boggles my mind is that you are a one-man team. Bravo, mate. Well done
Hello how are you doing
Thanks! This is a very small amount for such a wonderful history of the Viking Britain. I am reading Marc Morris' book and enjoy all the well researched and produced documentaries that I can find on the topic. Thanks to the person responsible for the history, videos, music and entire production of this video. It's remarkable. I'm grateful to find you through TH-cam and HT and just subscribed to Magellan TV. thank you
One book I really enjoyed about the vikings was Neil Oliver's. He's a really good writer.
@@DarrenLamb-on3py thank you. I just purchased it thru Amazon.
@DrDeb222 oh great. I'm sure you'll really enjoy it. I did anyway.
@@DarrenLamb-on3py I just started it. It seems very good. Much appreciated.
@@DarrenLamb-on3py I just started it. It seems very good. Much appreciated.
Very impressive work. Thank you for making this widely available.
One of the best channels on TH-cam is an understatement. With all the nonsense garbage people make nowadays, this is refreshing, interesting and educational. All of your videos are composed in such a professional manner, you’d think it’s a TV documentary. They should pay you to use these documentaries in schools.. Great channel, looking forward to your next documentary👍🏼‼️
Agreed, I’d say it’s some of the best media out there in general!
So true. Glad to stumble upon this. I know little about the Danelaw period during late dark ages and very early medieval periods. Looking forward to watching this rather than all the nonsense on Netflix and other providers. BTW, Cleopatra and Vikings Valhalla are dreadfully woke at the expense of historical fact. We are now selectively viewing shows that are historically accurate and have totally stopped tiered cable tv. I’m recommending this series to friends and family.
LP no no😊
Just can’t wait 🙏🏹
Your channel is phenomenally brilliant 🇬🇧
❤️ from Tokyo 🇯🇵
I think it's so awesome that you travel the world and show and tell people about all the amazing history that the world has to offer! It amazes me that you do this basically on your own, keep on keeping on man, these videos are so awesome and well made! You should get your own history show for real!
Pete never ceases to amaze me with his brilliant work. Fantastic job as always.
Hello how are you doing
@@katecollins2184 My catfish/bot alarm is going off.
I'm well, and you?
@@mikehipps1015 I’m ok, where are you from?
it never ceases to amaze me the stuff coming out my butt
@@katecollins2184 Originally from Delaware, USA but I spent most of my life in Fargo, ND. You?
Love your vids.
My dad was a World/American/English-History professor, & listening to you & knowing how much research must go into these presentations, all I can say is, your artistic talent fairly balances your deep love of finding the origins of modern man.
Gorgeous work.
Thanks so much for letting us into your world sir.
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"American history", lol. All 250 years of it.
@@bnipmnaa yes, so what? 250 years is quite a big amount of time
@GhostOfCarlJungright 1500s at least they was over here doing stuff, they may not have dominated it like later times but i definitely had family here as some point earlier than the last 250 years, them first people had it way harder I have alot of respect for people like that.
@GhostOfCarlJung I surely agree & the older I get I appreciate it all the more all that came before me did so i could live better today, including those carrying the faith and word of GOD & being persecuted for it.. it really irritates my soul the way things are going today looking around all these corrupt people trying to snub out the important things & innocent people in the world… all the blood sweat tears work years life put in they just want to sell all short for their pockets sake & for their motives…
This is by far and away the best history channel on TH-cam. It's so nice and refreshing to have a pleasant narrator and peaceful, single shot backgrounds. Too much mass produced history docs rely on smash cuts, poor reenactments, cut with boring, 1 line interview answers.
I know a lot of work goes into these videos. I appreciate your diligence and the quality with which you produce these. Thanks and keep them coming!
Hello how are you doing
No its not TIk makes better historic documentaries
You are bloody amazing....
I cannot thank you enough for all your work, Peter.
This has to be my favourite channel on youtube. The depth of information is extraordinary and must have taken so much time, effort, and passion to put together, and all done by one man!
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I am impressed after watching The Last Kingdom. They actually got a lot of the plot historically accurate. It's crazy that a lot of this actually happened!
More so in the books
it happened but alot was over the top as the year go on i put a like at top rise and fall of the vikings national geo channel 6 eps best i have seen
The thing they got wrong in the show and book is the anglo saxons used to use bows and arrows they was actually really good archers
@@martinkerr2721yes but of course it's over the top they have to sell the drama it's a TV show 😊
Agreed, more so accurate than vikings, vikings leaves a lot out and fabricates other details
This is a FANTASTIC documentary thank you so much PETE KELLEY!!!!
I can't imagine the time spent researching this and writing the script - your narration is wonderfully clear and concise - nevermind the filming and editing. Watching it was a very enjoyable learning experience. I look forward to part two.
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I watch some peoples videos that are 8-15 min long and I wonder how they can make even 5 minutes feel like an hour. A 12 minute intro to your video and I didn’t even notice. That’s why I like your channel man, you do a great job!
Egil Skallagrimson(Skullcleaver) was the Viking age most famous or infamous berserker. Reportedly fought in the Battle of Brunanburh in the service of King Æthelstan; his brother Þórólfr dies there, for which Egil receives two chests of silver from Æthelstan in compensation. He killed his first at the age of 7, cleaving the 12 year old boys skull with an axe after loosing a game. earning his name skull cleaver. His mother praised him and said he would become a good Viking. Giving him a ship and crew. Interesting man as he also was a poet. One of his poems:
One of the translations to english:
"Thus spake my mother
That for me should they buy
A barque and beauteous oars
To go forth with vikings.
Stand in the stern,
Steer a dear vessel,
Hold course for a haven,
Hew down many foemen."
He got his own Saga. Egil saga.
The battle of Brunanburh or as now known Bromborough is about 20 mins from me, I live in a place fka The Ford estate. There are many, many places that still retain their original Viking/Nors names on The Wirral Peninsula, it is quite an interesting place, I think we also have Viking remains under a local pub
I could get a little out of hand sometimes 😅
@@barbaranorman2579 Ahh interesting👍
Was wondering were that battle was located. Some years ago i read and seems like they did not know then.
Always found the accent around Liverpool, irish sea, shetland etc somewhat in different ways simmilar to Norwegian😊
@@Wasteland88 Hehe, tough you got blind and died in peace at Iceland 1000 years ago😜 Skål🍻
@barbaranorman2579 that would explain my dear hometown Birkenhead then 😅 SKOL!!
Such treasure . . . Pricing less "chest" of ancient history, brilliantly put together.
To day "thank you" is not even enough to express my gratitude to you for putting together such a priceless and timeless body of knowledge in this well constructed and deliveried documentary.
The voice doing the narration and background soundtracks all added to the brilliance of this production.
Thank you History Time and Magellan for these so very interesting projects.
Growing up in the Caribbean as a British Subject I wish my generation had the opportunity of watching these programs, we made do with our History Books and our Imagination.
Bless you.
Your work is as always exemplary, and it boggles my mind how a mostly one man team can make documentaries of such clarity and interest. Thank you so much for your hard work!
Hello how are you doing
One time, when visiting York, we sent our sons, who were quite young, to Viking school. They were taught to scream and yell and to beat their shields. The idea was to strike fear into their enemies and make them wet their pants in fear. Wonderful times.
Now that’s considered toxic
@@cardboardface52 Yes, I expect that they don't do that anymore.
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@@juanitoestrella3657 Yes, that's the term. The training was at the Jorvik Viking Center, if I recall correctly.
As always, I'm stoked to see another impeccable documentary from you. Keep them coming!
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This documentary is a masterpiece
I love to fall asleep to your voice and the bgmusic on these vids. It's really relaxing.
Amazing documentary, better than most of the documentaries you see on TV! Hope you keep it going a long time. I cannot wait to look through some more of your content!
I just can't praise your channel enough. Your documentaries are amazing! Thank you so much for your brilliant work and regards from the Basque Country
We need to remember those who’ve gone before us. My grandfathers came from Ireland and England so it’s family history and much appreciated.
I agree...its amazing to think our ancestors went through so much. My mother was Scottish and my father Welsh. Its fascinating
Archeology if u want ti understand real history hun these stories are normally lies made uo by the English ( Ben mcbrady The Last druid ( on u tube
Yay! I'm excited to get this one downloaded so I can listen to it while working for the next 2 weeks 😁😁 Thank you for all you do History Time. Between you and a couple other History channels is like 75 percent of my viewing lol
@Ben 🅥 not really interested in soap carving but thanks ... I guess honestly I'm very confused by this
I mean you do you, but this is a 1:30h video, how can it last you 2 weeks? I get through those in 2 days or so...
@@sizanogreen9900 I'll listen to it multiple times with a few others I pick up on different things the more I listen
@@sizanogreen9900 I've listened to the Assyrian episode when falling asleep 40 times already.
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I would love love love for you to make some videos about the everyday lives of people in ancient times and their cultures. Many documentaries concentrate on the wars throughout history but I find that to be depressing.
I'd love for you to create separate videos for early, middle and late ancient Egypt about the everyday lives of people, culture, pharaohs, the tidbits and snapshots of daily life from written records that survive, etc.
A video about prehistory in general and the earliest villages and settlements around the middle east and about the many mysteries related to prehistory would be fascinating. There's so much mystery about prehistory because people didn't have a written language to leave us with the details of their lives.
I can’t believe the quality & great very accurate historical facts of my beloved U.K. Thanks Pete!!
If the history channel still did history then Pete the narrator of this channel would be a great creator/narrator for them. He’s better than anyone on the history.
This man's one of the best history teachers ever👏🏻👌🏻💪🏻👍🏻
This is the best and most accurate history of this entire period I have ever seen.
It's amazing how high of quality that your videos are, and then to know you are basically a one man team on top of it... just wow!!! You kick ass Pete!
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The quality of the content of this channel and the great attention devoted to historical detail has been evident from the initial video published in 2017. It must be noted, however, that the author also invested in high-end audio recording gadgets to ensure a top quality sound experience, as exemplified by this video. Thank you so much, History Time, for your great work!
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Your documentaries are by and far my favorite on you tube, I've learned so much by watching your channel. Your hard work is very much appreciated.
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Thank you for putting this together, awesome account of this part of English history. I've seen the series 'Vikings' and 'The Last Kingdom', and although they were both entertaining and gave us an idea of what occurred back then, they were not always accurate in their accounts of real events. Look forward to your future projects! 👍👏
Love all your videos on history, especially those on the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Keep it up love your content!
Bravo. What an Epic documentary my friend. Well made and well put together. I love your channel, thank you for all your hard work
Most people's lives revolve around their next pay day. Mine revolves around the next history time vid! Long live pete kelly!! 🙏
I think that this may be my favorite of all your videos and perfectly timed as I just completed the final season of The Last Kingdom. You truly have a gift with the way you tell such stories...I'd say it's your destiny, and destiny is all! Sorry, had to throw that line in there... keep up the amazing work!
Big fan of both your channels! 🖖
@History with Cy I'm so glad there is going to be a movie about The last Kingdom that will wrap it all up!
@@Cook-hb2nf was sorry that they were unable to film at the site of the great battle of Brunanburh/Bromborough 937AD ,here on the Wirral...the local archeologists are still turning up weapons from the battle site....
@@eamonnclabby7067 oh Wow! I would love to see and hold those artifacts!
@@eamonnclabby7067 Yes, it makes sense that the battle was fought there. A good central meet up point for men from Ireland and the west coasts of Wales, England and Scotland . Why sail all the way round to Northumberland.
Hope in the not too far distant future some of the finds can be housed and exhibited locally and not plundered by the British Museum which has happened with other important finds from up North
This series seems like your most ambitious project yet seen in this channel; can't wait for the next parts and while I am always up for hearing more of Sweyn, Cnut and Edmund Ironside, the topic I look forward the most is about the reign of Edgar and his son Edward both of whom I know very little about.
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I can't believe all this content is free. Thank you for all the time and effort.
Would u pay it's crap mate
@@jamesbedford6642Too difficult for you to follow? Best move on to something easier.
This channel is definitely one of TH-cam's hidden gems. Excellent content!
Terrific programming!!! Enjoy the names being printed in discussing history!!! Brilliant and less confusing for viewers. I subbed. Excellent channel!!!
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT PRESENTATION
That is not said lightly, for I am a college professor of Archeology & Ancient History, though of a different period of time & of a region far far away from the British Isles.
If, in your notes, you have some information concerning the Norse invasion of NW Scotland by Coll (Call) and his flotilla, it would be interesting. A very large number of the present population of Scotland trace their heritage to the Coll and Campbell (cohorts) families.
Your facts are spot on and your presentation is nothing short of spectacular.
Thank you very much.
Hello if you think this presentation is brillante and you are a professor transferring learning,you are a whiteamerienglish genius repeater. You can prove me erroneous if you can, England was actually founded by the French and the Iberians saludos pavelavietor1 visigoth1 iberian1
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It is difficult to understand what the problem might be with this PRESENTATION. It appears to have been well thought out and much effort was put into it. I suppose that he could have just sat in a truck spouting his ideas.
But he did not.
He should be complimented for his effort.
I believe that it was made evident that my area of study was of an area far far away. It is obvious that there are those on the internet whose lot in life is to spend their time in turmoil.
I did my research. Much time was spent listening to your channel. I was in hope of listening to a positive voice and to learn much about the various invasions of the Iberian territory, but alas, it was not to be. I did understand that you are very unhappy that you are stuck in the American world with a desire to reestablish the spanish empire in the Western Hemisphere.
Being that the whole discussion was about what I considered to be a great presentation, you might be well-advized to spruce up your presentation before casting dispersion on other presentations that obviously has been well thought out.
Thank you again for your comments.
@@glenmccall8854 hello thanks to the Gods I do not have too defend my position, But you are doing just that. Stop repeating and walk the land. You can definitely defend yourself, but you have being found wanting. My observation remains, England and the English are a creation of the Francos and Iberians, you prove me erroneous, if you can . Stop repeating someone’s delusional creation. Thanks for you elegant comments. Saludos Bro. Pavelavietor1 visigoth1 iberian1
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It is obvious that you have an unhealthy obsession with this "whiteamerenglish" garbage. Evidently you don't like White folks, Americans, or English people.
I am an American, plain and simple.
My ancestors are Apache, Norwegian, and German.
My parents, grandparents, & great grandparents taught me to love all peoples, no matter where they came from.
It might be worth considering that you would have a happier life if you would be more acceptive of ALL people.
Iberians and Mexicans are no better and no worse than others.
The Iberians had their chance to rule the world, but blew it, in large part, because of their greed and hatred of the indigenous people of South America and of Mexico and the Indians of the North American plains.
The Iberians were welcomed as Gods, yet chose to steal all the wealth of Central America that they could carry off in their ships.
In the process the indigenous people were forced by the Iberians to give up their religion and accept the invaders religion or die by the sword.
The Iberians failed to set a very good example. Did you fail to learn that tidbit of history about your glorious Iberians?
Would you like for me to pull the curtain back a little bit more about the history of the Iberians. We can spend a little time on the "Spanish Inquisition", if you would like.
You invited this discussion!!!
You are in my area of expertise now.
My PhD is in Ancient History, especially the history of the Iberian world.
@@pavelavietor1 go troll someplace else.
Such an incredible video/documentary. This channel has quickly become one of my favorites. Such an informative and interesting content. Lots and lots of history that schools don't really teach and most people don't take the time to research. Thank you for this.
This is great! Most times you may hear the term: Anglo-Saxons but never any mention of the Jutes! Much appreciation!!
Man, I've binged watched so many of these recently. I've recently been discovering my deep genetic past and your videos tell a great story of my ancestors world. Thank you.
I am the same I am from East Anglia and was interested in my genetic history and the Dane Law, I have since found out I am 50.9% Scandinavian which after such a long time since the Viking raids really surprised me.
Great stuff again Mr Kelly and thanks. Plenty of new knowledge as ever.
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Amazing Medieval England documentary about the entire history of Viking Britain. Interesting to watch till the end. Tnx4sharing.
Look forward to this. I just finished Last Kingdom so now for some actual facts to go with a great show.
Great show minus season 4.
I cancelled Netflix and then realised I wanted to watch the final series of the last kingdom... 😪😪
The last episode was GOT season 8... crap!
Writers and directors have lost their way to end great series!!
@@ruthrandall2451 the other seasons were better
YEEEESSSSS!! History Time video!!!! I love Viking history/Medieval History. Thank you HT for such amazing videos, masterfully done! I wish more people would educate themselves on history u should have exponentially more subs Pete. My favorite TH-cam channel BY FAR!
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I agree. He’s so talented. Can’t believe I’ve been watching his channel for over 5yrs now. These new ones over the last couple yrs have been so epic. Especially the epic music now. He deserves a lot more respect. And yes, I wish more people would be more interested in our histories. It’s seems I bore people when I go on & on about History (except my brother).
@@katecollins2184 southeast US. I’ve been watching Pete’s videos for a few years now. What an u
You bit off a large chunk! What an inspiring project ... thank you for your long efforts, Pete!
Excellent information and beautifully presented! Your work is incredible. Keep up the excellent work.
I’m so happy I recently found your channel. I’ve been binging previous videos. Thank you so much for your research and detail to accuracy. Much love from a history fan.
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Great channel!! Thank you for doing this. Without this people would have to watch old history channel shows that are so outdated.
This is the best history channel EVER!! I've been listening to you for a few years, and you still kick ass!! 👍
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I'm doing alright, how about you.
@@michaelciarla3836 cool, where are you from?
I'm originally from NJ, but now I currently reside in TX. How about yourself? And Im guessing your a history buff? 😊
@@michaelciarla3836 can we talk more better off TH-cam
How long must we wait for part 2 and 3? I want them NOW. Really good work
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Words can’t describe how much I love this channel
Blown away on how well this was put together. Expertly done ✔️
Thank you very much 😊
Your ability to story tell is brilliant, I'd love to hear you branch out into eastern europe more
You have done great work on this! The time and detail put into this as one man is outstanding!!
Most complete, accurate, and engaging history channel on TH-cam. Keep it up man!
@@sirds1548 very antiwestern when the slightest opportunity is given
and very forgiving towards non-europeans
didn't watched their post roman England episode tho....but suspect it to be as romanophile and pro-integrative as possible....
I know these videos must take a long time to produce for a one man team but I still wish we had new one every week!!! I really enjoy these long format videos it's rare nowadays! The background sounds/music the on site footage is just amazing to say the least.
Best one man history videos with as little use of new wasteful high cost production models. This format Pete has perfected and 99% of all others doing content similar to this either reuse his content or content I first saw here years ago. This man should be teaching at the highest level. Loved your videos since the very first. Keep it up Professor Kelly 🧐
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Wonderful. I have been watching everything I can about the Vikings. I love all of this info and the filming is also great. Thanks so much!
Very interesting and well narrated documentary. My only suggestion would be to try to include more detail on the maps when talking about where the various battles/events took place. But very enjoyable and informative nonetheless!
Well there’s an hour and a half I never expected to lose but it was worth every minute.
Stumbled across your videos by chance and this is the first I watched.
I thought to begin with I’ll watch 10-15 mins or so then before I knew it I was an hour in.
Excellent work and I will 100% watching more
Superb documentary. So wonderfully informative. Thank you.
Really excellent documentary. I’m from Yorkshire and can feel this history. It is part of us.
Thank you for making these. I love your documentaries 🙂
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To echo all the praise heaped on this video this is one of the best documentary pieces on the period I've ever heard. Well done.
I stumbled across your channel by accident… wow, what a joy… thank you so much, I love it. Stevie in York.
Fantastic video. Simply telling the story, or letting the story speak through you, with great images and music, as factually as possible without an agenda, is doing more for history than many universities are currently doing. Enabling the simple enjoyment of learning real history is a huge contribution. Keep it up!
I'm so excited for the next parts of the story, amazing storytelling!
Thank you so much for making, and uploading this most wonderful documentary...🤗🤗🤗
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Nice Pete, you have no idea how excited I am for your new content.. Love your work dude.
This is truly fantastic! I've only recently got into this stuff and have been searching for content and nothing even comes close to this! I wish you much success and reward for all your doing, thankyou.
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Love your docs and narration, you have a real talent to bring ppl back in time mentally.
Thank you for this brilliant documentary. I'm genuinely glad to have found your channel and I hope that you'll soon get the recognition that you deserve.
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I especially love the fact you dont beg for donations, unlike most TH-camrs, but i would pay your videos are perfect.
This is the only channel that churns out videos faster than i can watch them.
Thank you for the content you've been doing! Hope that the Roman Empire series will continue to appear on this channel. I really enjoyed watching the Gothic War series, nicely done! Now, i'm exploring the entire channel. Thank you once again for an amazing amount of dedication and research on history topics!
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This is an excellent documentary!
Fantastic work as always! Thanks, Pete!
Just wanted to drop a message of appreciation Pete. You are truly a genius. My favourite channel. Deffinatley worty the wait for your vids
Four days ago.. damn dude I've been wanting something like this for so long.
Vikings is so embedded in UK history it's mental. Some of the most interesting historical stories.. country was united after their invasion. Great stuff. Incredibly edited. Well done mad probs
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Even today there are still lots of deep similarities between English and the three very similar Scandinavian languages Danish, Norwegian and Swedish with respect to their basic vocabularies and the grammatical structures.
You can't hear it typically except for specific words (arm, finger, hånd, fot, land, korn, vind, kan, vil, skal (shall) ...) , but if you for instance see Danish or the very similar Norwegian in writing, they will often look to your English (?) eyes as some weird forms of older Pseudo English 😉
These amazing familiarities between English and our languages is also a huge advantage for Scandinavians, when we are learning English, since we as if by magic already "know" a lot of the basics in advance and "just" need to fill in the gaps and then climb a few hurdles here and there - without even having to think very much most of the time 🤗
Vi [ve] ha(ve)r [hAr] så [sO] mange [mAng-e] ( many, OE moneGe! ) af de samme simple (w)ord(s) i(n) Dansk og (and) en grammatik med ( with, OE & ME mid! ) den samme orden normalt, så [sO] Engelsk-tal(k)ende personer kan ofte se deres (their(s)) mening efter just få [foa] ( (a) few) sekunder uden ( without, OE be-utan) at skulle ( to "should"; having to, OE sculan) tænke [taink-e] (think) for dem (them) selv først [first] 😉
Amazing depth of knowledge but that is often times not enough. One must present it in an interesting way which you do. nothing short of brilliant. thank you
Great history to listen to while painting. Pleasantly dictated and interesting. Thanks for great work and effort towards this historical documentation.
I've learned so much from your documentaries, which have motivated me to read further. Thank you!
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Well done. Thanks so much for making this documentary.
Hallo i AM Laura from Madeira island and since i was a Child i Saw documentários on TV without knowing a single English word totaly amazed by history..Europs ancestors .this amazing documentary of hours is absolutlyfascinating ! I always had this feeling of belonging about beeing British .my past life was definetly anglo saxonic
Great effort! Loved the detailed geographical visuals.