ETHANDUN EXECUTION STONE

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  • @johndeere3473
    @johndeere3473 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Hi James. I’m a Bratton boy. I recall back in 1978 there was a reenactment of the Battle of Ethendune and we as pupils of Bratton primary school had to dress up and take part. That stone has always been known to us as the blood stone. We were convinced as children the red was blood staines. We used to play all over those hills and in the woods. Happy times.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you John-Pleased this brought back good memories for you this has been one of my favourite stones to visit for years-A true part of Bratton & Edington history-Thank you for watching, I am local so you will see several of my videos may be of interest to you ⭐

  • @Ci-Me122...
    @Ci-Me122... 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    James, always a pleasure to go on an adventure with you. Everywhere you go is a history lesson that is exciting! Cheers from Canada!

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you so much-A really nice comment that has made this all worthwhile -My pleasure to do this ,a small adventure in history that you have enjoyed ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @ManuelFernandez-ib4ye
    @ManuelFernandez-ib4ye 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It's interesting that the stone is set in the centre of a big natural amphitheatre. That's a sign that mass viewed events took place there.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you -I am open minded around this ,you have provided a very thought provoking comment -Thank you for watching my small adventure in history ⭐

  • @davidberlanny3308
    @davidberlanny3308 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hi James, Very interesting walk today and the whole zone amplifies the mystery, maybe creating more legend than there really is. I was curious about the iron oxide and a quick search indicates that this might be cuased by being buried and adquisition from neighbouring minerals rather than being part of the actual rock. Although it could be something far more grisely!!
    You do have to be careful meeting cattle out in the wild, I have bad experience of this so am far more wary than I once was.
    You'll have to take Sam there to see it too!!
    All the best!!

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  11 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Hi David-Very true the Stone is a mystery that is locked in by a lack of hard evidence relating to the Battle and Geology -I can only skirt around the possibilities of origin and use-The Bulls in the Summer are a total nightmare that make this area a *No go area*-I intend to walk the area with Sam who may be able to expand the mystery side far more than I am able to-Thank you for watching David you are becoming my top subscriber for thought provking comments ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    • @davidberlanny3308
      @davidberlanny3308 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @jameswalksinhistory3848 Thanks James, I like to reflect on what I have seen and add to it if I can in the comments. It's a way of showing my appreciation of the hard work you put in, I enjoy trying to write them too!! I do the same with my posts on the Instathingy!!

  • @time_and_tide
    @time_and_tide 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    great video, you were suggested to me by TH-cam and I am glad you were, a very relaxing look at something I have never heard of in a moment of history which was so pivotal. I couldn't help but notice the topography of the location of the stone, very amphitheater like

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you-We have many areas like this in Wiltshire but this stone is a mystery -Thank you for watching my small adventure in history-Alfred and the Dane's much of which is unwritten history making it doubtful if we will ever know the true facts 👍

  • @WanderingwithWatto
    @WanderingwithWatto 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi James. Another very interesting explore. These places do tend to have a few different legends attached to them. Plausible but not prove able. Either way a thoroughly enjoyable and educating watch.
    Best wishes. 👍🏻Watto

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you Watto-Live near here so on my mind for years the history and the mystery tends to be all mixed at times-A great area to visit , ponder and wonder about what may or not have happened-Thank uou for watching my friend ⭐

  • @SamWalksALot
    @SamWalksALot 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hey James Loved this! I'd say it's probably a marker of some sort, I do wonder what's under all that hearth, maybe that would give an idea of what the stone really is. Wonderful video, my friend, thank you

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you Sam-Strangely to one side of it is a Round Barrow that has never been excavated-Some belive the Blood Stone has mystical powers and is haunted-I do not go with that ,this may be worth some research on your side-Anyway thank you for watching my friend I will have to take you there as it is Winter -In the Summer I have learned by my own errors it is a no go area 👍❤️😊

    • @SamWalksALot
      @SamWalksALot 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @jameswalksinhistory3848 ooooh I like that idea! We can definitely organise that 😁

  • @JillessJack
    @JillessJack 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That which is romantic but wrong is often a more preferable explanation for many. Funny to think that iron oxide might be the culprit in this case. The robbing of a sarson from long barrow to form a marker stone, though pedestrian as an explanation, is probably more feasible. There was a battle, though. And recycling is no new thing. Look at what they did to the bones of the dead after Waterloo!
    Great video. Many thanks.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for watching my small adventure-As I state I have no facts but neither does anyone else unless a definative amount of evidence is found-Thank you for watching and your great comment 👍

  • @elizabethwemyss3948
    @elizabethwemyss3948 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As always, very interesting James. Thank you. Left me with lots of things to think about. I wonder

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You and me both Tiz-Thank you so much for watching and please send my best regards to Dave 👍😊⭐

  • @JanetWilson-f2f
    @JanetWilson-f2f 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Very interesting & something to ponder on again. Really enjoy your videos, thank you James

  • @BobDouce
    @BobDouce 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Cheers James, interesting to see that the stone sits in the middle of a natural amphitheatre. I like that not all things have a plausible explanation because then there would be no wonder or mystery. 🧔 👍

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      So true Bob-Many valleys like this one in our area -This one is the only with a Sarsen and a mystery-Thank you for watching my small adventure in history my friend ⭐

  • @judypopley3910
    @judypopley3910 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Another intriguing mystery. Thanks James

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So true Judy-This has been on my mind for years being local I would love to find out if this was ever used for such a spine chilling thing ! Thank you for watching my small adventure in history 👍

  • @pennyhancock5770
    @pennyhancock5770 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you once again James for another interesting video. The amount of history in our area is so fascinating. The walk up there is so beautiful & peaceful. It makes you feel there is so much going on there in a spirit way. Thank you once again James.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My pleasure Penny-Thank you for watching my small adventure in history I really do appreciate your great comment ⭐😊👍

  • @D.Smagnetfishing
    @D.Smagnetfishing 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    very interesting video

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Glad you liked it Daniel-Thank you very much for watching my small adventure in history ⭐👍

  • @janstone6481
    @janstone6481 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I’m a first time viewer and now I subscriber. Very interesting video

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Awesome, thank you! I am pleased you enjoyed my small adventure in history-Thank you for subscribing to my channel 👍

  • @oldpigsqueal3578
    @oldpigsqueal3578 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Similarly, have you looked at the battle of Aclea (Ockley)? The books state that the site is unknown but there's oral history that contradicts that. Between Anstiebury Camp hill fort and Roman Stane (what better place for a battle) there's a field that is said to run red with the blood of the battle. It's red soll, my dad's ploughed it, but this seems to be long-lasting oral tradition of which the writers of the history books are unaware.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you-You make a really good point that many of these things are lost to time unless evidence is found-Thank you for watching my small adventure in history ⭐

  • @RobbyWurz
    @RobbyWurz 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love this Video James, I've camped on top of Picquet Hill a few times, very windy but such a good view point!
    I had absolutely no idea about the blood stone until I watched your Channel, another to see on my ever increasing list 😁 Thanks James 👍

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you Robby -A short walk from Picquet-Remember to visit in the Winter-Thank you for watching my friend 👍

  • @newforestexplorer
    @newforestexplorer 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Another interesting video James , cheers

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you my friend a great thing to see in an area I walk on a regular basis-Thank you for watching ⭐

  • @excession3076
    @excession3076 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi James,
    If as you suggest, the stone was moved from the nearby Long Barrow. That's not a reason to dismiss that it could have been used for executions or something equally sinister. The COLOUR of the stone is it's unique feature. Most sarsen stones are grey aren't they, (thinking Grey Wethers ect.) so for neolithic people, this unusual coloured stone would have been special?
    Might well have been used for "murder" at some point, but perhaps not the "murders" we are thinking of.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So true I agree with your thoughts-I think that in a roundabout way I was attempting to convey the possible origin of the stone ,the possible use in 878 then how it may have been used in 1575 .Then the present position relating back to the battle ,summarised with the mystery side of it all -Thank you so much for watching and your great comment ⭐

  • @Traveler13
    @Traveler13 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Very often there is some truth if maybe stretched in local legends but its interestin👍

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I agree -Thank you for watching my small adventure in history 👍

  • @emaartamor
    @emaartamor 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    A mystery for sure. Thank you James for your videos. Who's that playing the piano?

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So true-The pianist is Nick who was playing in Stourhead House he gave me permission to use this ,thought it would make a nice change ? Anyway thank you for watching another one of my small adventures in history -I am hoping one day someone will solve it all 👍⭐

    • @emaartamor
      @emaartamor 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@jameswalksinhistory3848 yes a beautiful change to the end of your video.

  • @edwards9557
    @edwards9557 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Enjoyed the video, could the red colour on the stone also have been a reason for the name? later being attached specifically to the Danish defeat. Without a doubt Alfred deserves his cognomen, not just for the victory over the Danes but for many other reasons. Always a pleasure to join you on your wanders.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you Andy for watching my small adventure in history-I agree totally with your comments-You always feed my mind with more thoughts-Thank you ⭐👍😊

  • @peterbriers2995
    @peterbriers2995 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Unlikely to be an execution stone as the stone would damage the axe. Here is a long shot, it seems to be in a natural amphitheatre and could it be for an orator to stand on and address the throng? Not likely

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for watching Peter-Anything is possible so what may seem a long shot now may not be if evidence is found-A great thought provoking comment-Thank you 👍

  • @nicholasrogers4178
    @nicholasrogers4178 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    No smoke without fire as they say.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Soi true Nicholas-Thank you for watching my small adventure in history ⭐

  • @brandyjean7015
    @brandyjean7015 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Another mystery.

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Brandy- Thank you for watching my small adventure in history

  • @MartinClayton-n1b
    @MartinClayton-n1b 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Stepping stone get on your
    Horse suit of armour 😂

    • @jameswalksinhistory3848
      @jameswalksinhistory3848  13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I would not discount anything Martin-Thank you for watching my small adventure in history ⭐Question -are you my old school friend ?