Sir Tony Robinson is truly a British treasure. Every time I watch one of his presentations, I learn something new. With his wit and insights, he brings history to life.
Yes, you grasp the reality and closeness. Here, in particular, when Robinson lets you smell the leather of that shoe (6:24) and illustrates how the word "milestone" largely is Latin (10:03ff).
... an American inquiry: Do you happen to know when Tony was "upgraded to Sir", by the Queen I presume? Note, I'm American, and my knowledge on the British Social Class Procedures is quite limited, in spite of my having History as one of my degrees and continued studies and research, which is focused on Ancient History, Western Hemisphere from the MidEast to the Hawaiian Islands +/-. A Sociologist/Behavioralist, Historian, and Journalist/Writer. ... of Irish lineage, County Kerry. Appreciate your reply. I suppose I could research the subject, but the Sociologist in me appreciates the Human perspective for it's worthiness. Best Thoughts, Beth Tennessee, USA ☘️
This type of documentary is what made me take a different look at a trail I spent a lot of time on as a child. Part of the trail system of a state park of 98,000 acres, it was different from the rest. Just wide enough for one person, it had been beaten from six to fourteen inches below the surrounding surface. It was part of a ancient trade route used for 8 to 10 thousand years, a stone age interstate highway. I've found their tools and weapons in plowed fields for decades, but walking literally in their footsteps, through untouched ancient forests, gives a greater sense of their presence. Our curiosity about the world and our past, is one of our best traits. Thanks for sharing!
@@colleenhahn7205 Francois Slocum State Park, Indiana outside of Redbridge. It used to be the longest trail, going along the river cliffs and through a pine forest. Bear Wollow a private park in southern Indiana used to offer a 35 mile hike for serious hikers. Half of it is up and down steep ridges, beautiful in autumn.
I love that we do have these trackways here in the US. We have our own really geographically exciting country and sadly many people confine themselves to the major cities.
I don't know why, but the end of this brings tears to my eyes. Must be some sad border forefather calling to me. I'd love to see a "making of" documentary for these. There must be an amazing amount of work we don't see in the planning, production, filming, editing, and scoring to make such a beautiful evocative result.
Search for "Time Team" and other things by Tony Robinson - it won't give you a "making of" (I have not searched for such a thing), but you will see sections and people that are met earlier or were recorded earlier - personally, I intend to search for all things that have Tony Robinson in them - his 2 seasons of "Worst Jobs In History" are especially lovely. I also think you were brought to tears by the end, if for no other reason that the statement "ultimately, it is roads that civilize us." It's very poignant, and a very powerful image.
From Hadrian’s Wall to Antonine’s Wall; trekking ancient tracks w/Tony Robinson along Dere Street is an immersive respite. Thank you for posting this window to our past.
My hat's off to the Ecologists and their dream. The change in the valley has gone from feeling like another planet to feeling like home. The government should support the Ecologists one hundred present and bring Scotland back to life. The World would thank you and want to visit$
Sir Tony Robinson, Richard Hammond, and most importantly, Sir David Attenborough, the trifecta of brilliant British presenters. Tony covers history, Sir David covers nature, and our beloved Hammond covers crashing cars, engineering, and various other topics he always makes accessible, digestible, and entertaining. You Brits have a talent for this kind of thing. Love from an American Anglophile who loves learning
My wonderful Scots husband took me walking near here.😊🌈 It worked until we came home to AZ...up to me, Scotland would be me home now! I love America, but old age makes me wish for quiet time, silly me lol.
History is fascinating! I'm not sure why in the modern society, history is not as appreciated as in the past. We, humans, are represented by history. Without it, we are no longer humans.
If historians made the same money as neurosurgeons or plumbers history would very much be appreciated...and every “helicopter” parent would have their dyslexic offspring reading Herodotus and Tacitus in the original by age six.
This is my first time viewing Tony's documentaries outside Time Team. Very good! I found it amusing that he's giving the impression he's walking the whole trek, meanwhile on Time Team he drives, or bikes, between trenches if they're a hundred yards apart.
I really like these Ancient tracks videos with Tony as the presenter. After watching Time Team from the first episode to the last... 20 years of change and Tony went from an excitable fellow in the first seasons to more mature calm and introspective presenter in Ancient Tracks but never loses his sense of humor the whole journey. The man aged like a fine wine or whiskey.
Sir Walter Scott was the equivalent of Stephen King of his time, a superb story teller with very little historical accuracy, he perpetuated the myth of the uneducated highlander in his writings and Scotland suffered , unwittingly, because of it.
I did a dna test thingie and found out I am about 50% Scottish. Where from I have no idea as 5 out of 8 of my great grandparents are from Ireland. But it is a Bucket List item to visit Scotland. ❤️ I was told this when I was younger. There is a castle there with my father’s name nearby- Sizergh.
You may be Scots-Irish. The Scots-Irish were originally English and Scottish, and if you are descended from this group you may see English and Irish show up in your DNA.
I’m loving just how enthusiastic Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock is talking about the constellations, the night sky, and how it’s been viewed throughout history. There’s nothing better than seeing someone really get into a conversation about something that they’re very knowledgeable and super passionate about.
These stories make me want to put hiking the old roads on my bucket list. Also, living in the USA desert SW, seeing the green moss growing on fences and rocks, it drives home the wetness of the climate there. Very keen to visit.
I do love Sir Tony's walking expeditions along Britain's ancient trackways and roads -- he offers such engaging, and informed, commentary. This one I came back to view again, and was stopped in my tracks (sorry!) at 8:36, to see the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, which was chopped down by a bunch of idiots in September 2023. (I'm grimly pleased that at the end of April 2024, two 'persons of interest' have now been arrested in the case. Is any medieval justice available?)
Though I am American, my ancestors were Scottish and Scandinavian. The Scotts have left so many wonderful legacies. This fact must be why, we Scotts love our history!
interesting use of Imperial terminology, describing Scotland's fight to regain her independence as a rebellion, Tony's pro Britain agenda is always apparent in his work, Irish Kings are downgraded to warlords or chiefs, English chiefs are always elevated to Kings in his TV programs
I noticed that too. He takes a very pro Roman approach in this video, saying things like “the Caledonian hordes”. Nothing malicious but just kind of disappointing.
I love hearing history on these shows. Especially facts I didn't know. It is all upon interpretation. I love to know what life was like for people in the far and present past. Abandoned civilizations. Subways. Burial sites. Ancient ruins. Thank you all for feeding my curiosity. This beats reality TV any day.
Very beautiful country ❣️. I wonder where you take a bathroom break when the urge suddenly hits you? I would love to walk some of this but I need a bathroom.
Scotland's BRAVEHEART? There was only one. Interesting he just mentioned that Wallace was defeated at Falkirk and then he just faded into the Scottish mist.. well actually after his murder in London, he is remembered as one of the most definitive defenders of freedom, and has statues and Memorials erected all over Scotland. Certainly more revered than the Hammer of the Scots.
@@sherrybyrd1320 Tony and his constant English bias is sadly of no surprise. A staunch unionist he sadly is. He has no understanding of Scotland and the desire an needs of Scotland..
At 20:3, Tony talks about men wearing kilts attacking the Romans in an episode of Black Adder. The only problem with that is the fact the kilt was not introduced until the 16th Century. 'nuf sed.
At 13:29 Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock talks so fast, I've had to reduce the video speed to 0.75 in order to follow. Off course Tony Robinson sounds a bit drunk, which makes it a hilarious bonus...
This was an absolute Jewel. I loved loved loved this ep. Tony is the best. This channel is. I was glued from start to finish. Thank you for sharing this. I'd take more eps like this if there was some.
i totally enjoyed your walk along Dere Street from the start at Hadrian's Wall all the way to the end at the Antonine Wall. thank you Tony for a perfect journey through your eyes
Word Origin: Dere From Middle English dere, from Old English dæru, daru (“injury, hurt, harm, damage, calamity; loss, deprivation”), from Proto-West Germanic *daru, from Proto-Germanic *darō (“damage, injury”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”).
Deer | Definition of Deer by Merriam-Webster The meaning of a word often develops from the general to the specific. For instance, deer is used in modern English to mean several related forms of an animal species, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. The Old English deor, however, could refer to any animal, tame or wild, or to wild animals in general.
The original name has to do with the way deer were observed passing via the route through and from Scotland into Great Britain and back aka back and forth... The route was turned into the trading avenue into Scotland but not as pronounced a passage route as the Romans made it arriving... But the Deer also relates to the Scottish Highland Stag as a religious or other enlightenment type symbol... [See Scottish Nobel's & Kings..] White Stag - red Stage and so on in ancient Scottish tales...: usakilts.com/blog/lore-of-the-scottish-stag.html
Dere: “injury, hurt, harm, “to leap, spring”. Deer/Stag: The Old English deor, however, could refer to wild animals. Me: Deer/stags spring and leap... The Romans called the Scots savages/animals...
Deer in mythology Celtic The Insular Celts have stories involving supernatural deer, deer who are associated with a spiritual figure, and spirits or deities who may take the form of deer. In some Scottish and Irish tales deer are seen as "fairy cattle" and are herded and milked by a tutelary, benevolent, otherworldly woman (such as a bean sìdhe or in other cases the goddess Flidais), who can shapeshift into the form of a red or white deer.[10] In the West Highlands, this woman of the otherworld selects the individual deer who will be slain in the next day's hunt.[11] In Ireland, The Cailleach Bhéara ("The Old Woman of Beare"), who lives on an island off the coast of County Cork, takes the form of a deer to avoid capture, and herds her deer down by the shore. The Beare peninsula is also associated with the islands in the western sea that are the lands of the dead.[12] Other Celtic mythological figures such as Oisín and Sadhbh also have connections to deer. Cernunnos is a mythological figure in Continental Celtic mythology, and possibly one of the figures depicted on the Gundestrup cauldron. He has stag antlers on the top of his head. His role in the religion and mythology is unclear, as there are no particular stories about him. European Medieval works of fiction sometimes contain the existence of a white deer or stag as a supernatural ou mystical being in the chivalry quest ("The Hunt for the White Stag" motif, such as in the lai of Guigemar[13])[14][15] and in parts of Arthurian lore,[16][17] such as in the Medieval poem of Erec and Enide. Germanic An Anglo-Saxon royal scepter found at the Sutton Hoo burial site in England features a depiction of an upright, antlered stag. In the Old English language poem Beowulf, much of the first portion of the story focuses on events surrounding a great mead hall called Heorot, meaning "Hall of the Hart". In the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál the four stags of Yggdrasil are described as feeding on the world tree, Yggdrasil, and the poem further relates that the stag Eikþyrnir lives on top of Valhalla. In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, the god Freyr is having once killed Beli with an antler. In Þiðrekssaga, Sigurd is presented as having been nursed by a doe. Greek In Greek mythology, the deer is particularly associated with Artemis in her role as virginal huntress. Actaeon, after witnessing the nude figure of Artemis bathing in a pool, was transformed by Artemis into a stag that his own hounds tore to pieces. Callimachus, in his archly knowledgeable "Hymn III to Artemis", mentions the deer that drew the chariot of Artemis: in golden armor and belt, you yoked a golden chariot, bridled deer in gold.
Symbolism of the Stag in Modern Paganism Stag Folklore and Legends . Stag symbolism appears in a number of myths, legends, and folktales. Often associated with woodland deities, the stag plays a key role in the tales of the Greek Artemis and her Roman counterpart, Diana, as well as the Celtic Finn mac Cumhail. All three are figures associated with the hunt.
Clear road after throwing grenades, instructions are as follows; "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it." (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin)
I love these videos, but what does Tony Robinson have against hippies? Whenever they talk about conservation efforts, he always goes, “You’re not some kind of hippie, are you?” He’s hilarious. 😂
Niece is doing school in the UK, or was before the pandemic. Maybe next year I will fly over and see the beauty of this place. Long way from Texas but it is definitely some place I've always wanted to backpack in! TY Tony!
Thanks, I was looking for a comment like yours. Tony Baldrick ageing certainly resembles a Hobbit. He could fit right in with a next instalment of The Lord of The Ring.
If your going to try and present a historical show get some facts correct. William Wallace WAS NOT BRAVEHEART, he was also NOT the leader of the rebellion against the English colonists. There were two leaders and Wallace was subordinate to Moray.
The deep influence of this material is apparent. A book I read with similar insights was an enlightening experience. "Temporal Echoes: Amelia's Odyssey Through Ancestral Shadows" by Vivian Rosewood
Anyone reading here is almost certainly interested in history. If you also like to read, I heartily recommend Silverlock by John Myers Myers. A castaway wanders a mysterious land, meeting characters out of history, mythology, and literature-but out of context. Not only is it a great read, but, for years after, as you come to read a new myth or book, you’ll exclaim, “Wait: that’s so&so in Silverlock!” You’ll thank me later Scot
Hadrian's Wall is on my Bucket List, when I get to my desired travel to Ireland, I expect to take some time to see some of the Old English, pre Angles and Saxon invasions, and when English Males were still alive in DNA. (British DNA verifies that only *original English Male DNA is represented by "less than 2%".* That literally = all English Males, babies, children, and adult males, were eradicated. That's a huge story "Missing in History" Where's the info? Thus I have interest in discovering the facts of this anomalie. a Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian
Do people watching this understand Tony spent nearly 20 years on archeological digs as the host of Time Team? When he is chatting with the archeologist, there is a hint that the archeologist is a smidge star struck. That program inspired a generation of people to pursue archeology. It also kicked off a few decades of presenting other history shows. Before that, he was known for acting in Blackadder.
I’m thinking of the Navaho Nation here in the USA. They also are sheep herders, and their land is barren of trees. I like sheep, don’t get me wrong, but they do eat everything in their path.
Because much of the populace does not the time for it, old boy, they only care for the 3 minute soundbite and even that is beyond the scope of many, I fear .... may God says us all
The rule that always works in all relationships throughout the ages. In this short video we consider a story that happened in a very interesting time - in times of the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I, whose exceptional reign has been called The Golden Age of England: th-cam.com/video/VgD-o6GMv90/w-d-xo.html
The clip shown of the night sky had a portion of the big Dipper, Ursa Major, not the North Star, or Polaris. If you look at the "ladle", the end stars forming the end of the bowl, and then draw an imaginary line through them upward from the bowl, that line points to the North Star, ... but it doesn't contain the North Star. The North Star is about 5 to 6 times the length of the distance from the bowl (or pointer) stars, Merak and Dubhe. And if you are lost, then those two pointer stars may well be your lucky stars....but only if you know they point to the north star.
Sir Tony Robinson is truly a British treasure. Every time I watch one of his presentations, I learn something new. With his wit and insights, he brings history to life.
Yes, you grasp the reality and closeness. Here, in particular, when Robinson lets you smell the leather of that shoe (6:24) and illustrates how the word "milestone" largely is Latin (10:03ff).
From Black Adder to now, what an amazing career and man, fully agreed
Aye, he does!!!! Love watching him!!!!
... an American inquiry:
Do you happen to know when Tony was "upgraded to Sir", by the Queen I presume?
Note, I'm American, and my knowledge on the British Social Class Procedures is quite limited, in spite of my having History as one of my degrees and continued studies and research, which is focused on Ancient History, Western Hemisphere from the MidEast to the Hawaiian Islands +/-. A Sociologist/Behavioralist, Historian, and Journalist/Writer.
... of Irish lineage, County Kerry.
Appreciate your reply. I suppose I could research the subject, but the Sociologist in me appreciates the Human perspective for it's worthiness.
Best Thoughts,
Beth
Tennessee, USA
☘️
@@bethbartlett5692 2013
This type of documentary is what made me take a different look at a trail I spent a lot of time on as a child. Part of the trail system of a state park of 98,000 acres, it was different from the rest. Just wide enough for one person, it had been beaten from six to fourteen inches below the surrounding surface. It was part of a ancient trade route used for 8 to 10 thousand years, a stone age interstate highway. I've found their tools and weapons in plowed fields for decades, but walking literally in their footsteps, through untouched ancient forests, gives a greater sense of their presence. Our curiosity about the world and our past, is one of our best traits. Thanks for sharing!
Wow. I would love to know more about this very intriguing pathway you're describing.
@@colleenhahn7205 Francois Slocum State Park, Indiana outside of Redbridge. It used to be the longest trail, going along the river cliffs and through a pine forest. Bear Wollow a private park in southern Indiana used to offer a 35 mile hike for serious hikers. Half of it is up and down steep ridges, beautiful in autumn.
I love that we do have these trackways here in the US. We have our own really geographically exciting country and sadly many people confine themselves to the major cities.
Please write travel reviews. This was beautiful to read
I don't know why, but the end of this brings tears to my eyes. Must be some sad border forefather calling to me.
I'd love to see a "making of" documentary for these. There must be an amazing amount of work we don't see in the planning, production, filming, editing, and scoring to make such a beautiful evocative result.
Search for "Time Team" and other things by Tony Robinson - it won't give you a "making of" (I have not searched for such a thing), but you will see sections and people that are met earlier or were recorded earlier - personally, I intend to search for all things that have Tony Robinson in them - his 2 seasons of "Worst Jobs In History" are especially lovely.
I also think you were brought to tears by the end, if for no other reason that the statement "ultimately, it is roads that civilize us." It's very poignant, and a very powerful image.
From Hadrian’s Wall to Antonine’s Wall; trekking ancient tracks w/Tony Robinson along Dere Street is an immersive respite. Thank you for posting this window to our past.
That's incredible, and wonderful to see the Scotish landscape brought back to life like that!
My hat's off to the Ecologists and their dream. The change in the valley has gone from feeling like another planet to feeling like home. The government should support the Ecologists one hundred present and bring Scotland back to life. The World would thank you and want to visit$
Sir Tony Robinson, Richard Hammond, and most importantly, Sir David Attenborough, the trifecta of brilliant British presenters. Tony covers history, Sir David covers nature, and our beloved Hammond covers crashing cars, engineering, and various other topics he always makes accessible, digestible, and entertaining. You Brits have a talent for this kind of thing.
Love from an American Anglophile who loves learning
My wonderful Scots husband took me walking near here.😊🌈
It worked until we came home to AZ...up to me, Scotland would be me home now! I love America, but old age makes me wish for quiet time, silly me lol.
Momm Mac I’m in AZ too. Every summer my heart weeps for wonderful, soft Scottish weather🙂
Nothing silly about that Momm Mac
No not silly one bit as I wish for the same.
History is fascinating! I'm not sure why in the modern society, history is not as appreciated as in the past. We, humans, are represented by history. Without it, we are no longer humans.
Because people are too busy trying to rewrite it.......
We should be learning from history.
Instablaster
If historians made the same money as neurosurgeons or plumbers history would very much be appreciated...and every “helicopter” parent would have their dyslexic offspring reading Herodotus and Tacitus in the original by age six.
To me, a program such as this is more entertaining than Game of Thrones.
I really do love these documentaries. Please make more!!!
Me too and I second your desire because I want more too
I believe they're doing Timeteam next year.
This is my first time viewing Tony's documentaries outside Time Team. Very good! I found it amusing that he's giving the impression he's walking the whole trek, meanwhile on Time Team he drives, or bikes, between trenches if they're a hundred yards apart.
A delightful & informative journey through Scotland.
What that border man did with that valley and hills is amazing ! Cheers to you ! What a beautiful country you have.
I really like these Ancient tracks videos with Tony as the presenter. After watching Time Team from the first episode to the last... 20 years of change and Tony went from an excitable fellow in the first seasons to more mature calm and introspective presenter in Ancient Tracks but never loses his sense of humor the whole journey. The man aged like a fine wine or whiskey.
I lived near the Antonine wall at Falkirk well worth a visit
Sir Walter Scott was the equivalent of Stephen King of his time, a superb story teller with very little historical accuracy, he perpetuated the myth of the uneducated highlander in his writings and Scotland suffered , unwittingly, because of it.
Sir Tony is one of the main reasons I watch Time Team. I enjoy the episodes with him much more than anyone else.
I did a dna test thingie and found out I am about 50% Scottish. Where from I have no idea as 5 out of 8 of my great grandparents are from Ireland. But it is a Bucket List item to visit Scotland. ❤️ I was told this when I was younger. There is a castle there with my father’s name nearby- Sizergh.
You may be Scots-Irish. The Scots-Irish were originally English and Scottish, and if you are descended from this group you may see English and Irish show up in your DNA.
@@TXMEDRGR Thank you.
I’m loving just how enthusiastic Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock is talking about the constellations, the night sky, and how it’s been viewed throughout history. There’s nothing better than seeing someone really get into a conversation about something that they’re very knowledgeable and super passionate about.
Wow, how beautiful Scotland is !! Are there maps for the ancient routes?
These stories make me want to put hiking the old roads on my bucket list. Also, living in the USA desert SW, seeing the green moss growing on fences and rocks, it drives home the wetness of the climate there. Very keen to visit.
I do love Sir Tony's walking expeditions along Britain's ancient trackways and roads -- he offers such engaging, and informed, commentary. This one I came back to view again, and was stopped in my tracks (sorry!) at 8:36, to see the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, which was chopped down by a bunch of idiots in September 2023. (I'm grimly pleased that at the end of April 2024, two 'persons of interest' have now been arrested in the case. Is any medieval justice available?)
Though I am American, my ancestors were Scottish and Scandinavian. The Scotts have left so many wonderful legacies. This fact must be why, we Scotts love our history!
interesting use of Imperial terminology, describing Scotland's fight to regain her independence as a rebellion, Tony's pro Britain agenda is always apparent in his work, Irish Kings are downgraded to warlords or chiefs, English chiefs are always elevated to Kings in his TV programs
I noticed that too. He takes a very pro Roman approach in this video, saying things like “the Caledonian hordes”. Nothing malicious but just kind of disappointing.
This is beautiful and I enjoyed it. Bravo love you Scottish people with love from Ghana west Africa
Well Done Gentlemen!!! Thank you for helping me keep my sanity during this pandemic ❤
I hope that 2000yrs from now someone would sniff my old shoe.
I'm a Scots-Irish American whose ancestors were driven from their homeland on the Borders, never been there but it feels like home to me.
it's a genetic memory.
Excellent show!
I’ve been watching old Time Team episodes on Amazon Video.....I absolutely love history/archaeology !
Keep these episodes coming!
I love hearing history on these shows. Especially facts I didn't know. It is all upon interpretation. I love to know what life was like for people in the far and present past. Abandoned civilizations. Subways. Burial sites. Ancient ruins. Thank you all for feeding my curiosity. This beats reality TV any day.
Agreed. It is like the world's most amazing detective novel.
Tracing 2000 years of history over beautiful landscapes, Blighted!!..by hideous looking wind turbines.
Would be nice to see him walk the Appalachian trail and follow the path of the Scots-irish
Welsh.
Very beautiful country ❣️. I wonder where you take a bathroom break when the urge suddenly hits you? I would love to walk some of this but I need a bathroom.
I'm sorry but did he just refer to William Wallace as "Braveheart"? 🤔
Robert the Bruce was, historically, Scotlands Braveheart...
Via Claudia in Tyrol form Italy to the City of Castra Augusta Augsburg there are some places to walk on it!
Excellent video. Love love love Tony Robinson :)
Bugger. Now I want a stone cottage on top a tower. How cute is Fatlips Castle?
Absolutely cute. I want one too :-)
"William Wallace was Scotland's Braveheart..."
Tony in a video debunking Braveheart: "The Braveheart was Robert the Bruce.."
O_o
Scotland's BRAVEHEART? There was only one. Interesting he just mentioned that Wallace was defeated at Falkirk and then he just faded into the Scottish mist.. well actually after his murder in London, he is remembered as one of the most definitive defenders of freedom, and has statues and Memorials erected all over Scotland. Certainly more revered than the Hammer of the Scots.
@@sherrybyrd1320 Tony and his constant English bias is sadly of no surprise. A staunch unionist he sadly is. He has no understanding of Scotland and the desire an needs of Scotland..
that woman's voice , slow down a few hundred miles an hour
What a wonderful documentary! It brought back beloved memories of walking Hadrian’s Wall, parts of Dere Street, and the Scottish Borders.
Tony is an international treasure.. we just protect him at all costs
32:30 "Which looks to me remarkable like turnips"... hahahaha Boldrick xD
I literally laughed out loud when he said that!
At 20:3, Tony talks about men wearing kilts attacking the Romans in an episode of Black Adder. The only problem with that is the fact the kilt was not introduced until the 16th Century.
'nuf sed.
BlackAdder isnt a documentary!???
Tony You brought joy to my childhood and made me love history.
Italian leather shoes, people. Expensive for a reason.
This woman speaks at 147.35 km hr.
Ultimately, it is roads that civilize us. I will definitely remember that observation. Thank you.
I gotta know at any point in any of Tony Robinson's history shows does he ever say "I have a cunning plan."?
I too would like to know just how long it took to film the entire process.
THE BRITISH DIDNT HAVE ROADS BEFORE THE ROMANS CAME TO BRITAIN.
But they did have tracks and paths and ways.
Sir Tony Robinson. Pack of johnnies & special brew in his backpack.
At 13:29 Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock talks so fast, I've had to reduce the video speed to 0.75 in order to follow.
Off course Tony Robinson sounds a bit drunk, which makes it a hilarious bonus...
Love her enthusiasm!
Robert the Bruce was Braveheart, not William Wallace. Mel Gibson and his Hollywood history has forever misinformed us....
This was an absolute Jewel. I loved loved loved this ep. Tony is the best. This channel is. I was glued from start to finish. Thank you for sharing this. I'd take more eps like this if there was some.
Forever charmed by Tony Robinson
The best youtube channel ever. Thank for this high quality content!!
The romans founded the capital, London (after Londinium).
Just curious-- how long was your trek Tony? Lovely dicumentary as usual.
Thank you Tony keep em coming!
i totally enjoyed your walk along Dere Street from the start at Hadrian's Wall all the way to the end at the Antonine Wall. thank you Tony for a perfect journey through your eyes
If you can smell the mans feet after 2000, that was one smelly stinker...
I look at a map and that area looks small but it seems so vast as you traveled through
Word Origin: Dere
From Middle English dere, from Old English dæru, daru (“injury, hurt, harm, damage, calamity; loss, deprivation”), from Proto-West Germanic *daru, from Proto-Germanic *darō (“damage, injury”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”).
Deer | Definition of Deer by Merriam-Webster
The meaning of a word often develops from the general to the specific. For instance, deer is used in modern English to mean several related forms of an animal species, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and moose. The Old English deor, however, could refer to any animal, tame or wild, or to wild animals in general.
The original name has to do with the way deer were observed passing via the route through and from Scotland into Great Britain and back aka back and forth... The route was turned into the trading avenue into Scotland but not as pronounced a passage route as the Romans made it arriving... But the Deer also relates to the Scottish Highland Stag as a religious or other enlightenment type symbol... [See Scottish Nobel's & Kings..] White Stag - red Stage and so on in ancient Scottish tales...: usakilts.com/blog/lore-of-the-scottish-stag.html
Dere: “injury, hurt, harm, “to leap, spring”.
Deer/Stag: The Old English deor, however, could refer to wild animals.
Me: Deer/stags spring and leap... The Romans called the Scots savages/animals...
Deer in mythology
Celtic
The Insular Celts have stories involving supernatural deer, deer who are associated with a spiritual figure, and spirits or deities who may take the form of deer.
In some Scottish and Irish tales deer are seen as "fairy cattle" and are herded and milked by a tutelary, benevolent, otherworldly woman (such as a bean sìdhe or in other cases the goddess Flidais), who can shapeshift into the form of a red or white deer.[10] In the West Highlands, this woman of the otherworld selects the individual deer who will be slain in the next day's hunt.[11]
In Ireland, The Cailleach Bhéara ("The Old Woman of Beare"), who lives on an island off the coast of County Cork, takes the form of a deer to avoid capture, and herds her deer down by the shore. The Beare peninsula is also associated with the islands in the western sea that are the lands of the dead.[12] Other Celtic mythological figures such as Oisín and Sadhbh also have connections to deer.
Cernunnos is a mythological figure in Continental Celtic mythology, and possibly one of the figures depicted on the Gundestrup cauldron. He has stag antlers on the top of his head. His role in the religion and mythology is unclear, as there are no particular stories about him.
European
Medieval works of fiction sometimes contain the existence of a white deer or stag as a supernatural ou mystical being in the chivalry quest ("The Hunt for the White Stag" motif, such as in the lai of Guigemar[13])[14][15] and in parts of Arthurian lore,[16][17] such as in the Medieval poem of Erec and Enide.
Germanic
An Anglo-Saxon royal scepter found at the Sutton Hoo burial site in England features a depiction of an upright, antlered stag. In the Old English language poem Beowulf, much of the first portion of the story focuses on events surrounding a great mead hall called Heorot, meaning "Hall of the Hart".
In the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál the four stags of Yggdrasil are described as feeding on the world tree, Yggdrasil, and the poem further relates that the stag Eikþyrnir lives on top of Valhalla. In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, the god Freyr is having once killed Beli with an antler. In Þiðrekssaga, Sigurd is presented as having been nursed by a doe.
Greek
In Greek mythology, the deer is particularly associated with Artemis in her role as virginal huntress. Actaeon, after witnessing the nude figure of Artemis bathing in a pool, was transformed by Artemis into a stag that his own hounds tore to pieces. Callimachus, in his archly knowledgeable "Hymn III to Artemis", mentions the deer that drew the chariot of Artemis:
in golden armor and belt, you yoked a golden chariot, bridled deer in gold.
Symbolism of the Stag in Modern Paganism
Stag Folklore and Legends . Stag symbolism appears in a number of myths, legends, and folktales. Often associated with woodland deities, the stag plays a key role in the tales of the Greek Artemis and her Roman counterpart, Diana, as well as the Celtic Finn mac Cumhail. All three are figures associated with the hunt.
Woah she talks fast
....tante cose da visitare in gran bretagna riguardo l'impero Romano
ya never get sick of tony robinson .
Clear road after throwing grenades, instructions are as follows; "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it." (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin)
Lol has she been dipping into the kids Adderall a bit too much
Tony Robbins documentaries have helped me not go crazy from this quarantine!
I love these videos, but what does Tony Robinson have against hippies? Whenever they talk about conservation efforts, he always goes, “You’re not some kind of hippie, are you?” He’s hilarious. 😂
Today Rome thinks of the wall as the beginning of civilization, not the end :)
Absolutely fantastic documentary . 🙏♥️ Thank you
Niece is doing school in the UK, or was before the pandemic. Maybe next year I will fly over and see the beauty of this place. Long way from Texas but it is definitely some place I've always wanted to backpack in! TY Tony!
It's Bilbo Baggins on a Journey❤
baldrick baggins
Thanks, I was looking for a comment like yours. Tony Baldrick ageing certainly resembles a Hobbit. He could fit right in with a next instalment of The Lord of The Ring.
That's what's first popped up when I started to watch this...
The strange thing is that hadrian's Wall is not in Northern Britain. It's just north of the geographic center of the island.
Always wondered how many years does it take for the title grave robber, to change to archeologist?
Lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂
don't be silly!
If your going to try and present a historical show get some facts correct.
William Wallace WAS NOT BRAVEHEART, he was also NOT the leader of the rebellion against the English colonists.
There were two leaders and Wallace was subordinate to Moray.
Is she ever going to slow down?
The deep influence of this material is apparent. A book I read with similar insights was an enlightening experience. "Temporal Echoes: Amelia's Odyssey Through Ancestral Shadows" by Vivian Rosewood
Anyone reading here is almost certainly interested in history. If you also like to read, I heartily recommend Silverlock by John Myers Myers. A castaway wanders a mysterious land, meeting characters out of history, mythology, and literature-but out of context. Not only is it a great read, but, for years after, as you come to read a new myth or book, you’ll exclaim, “Wait: that’s so&so in Silverlock!”
You’ll thank me later
Scot
Hadrian's Wall is on my Bucket List, when I get to my desired travel to Ireland, I expect to take some time to see some of the Old English, pre Angles and Saxon invasions, and when English Males were still alive in DNA.
(British DNA verifies that only *original English Male DNA is represented by "less than 2%".*
That literally = all English Males, babies, children, and adult males, were eradicated.
That's a huge story "Missing in History"
Where's the info?
Thus I have interest in discovering the facts of this anomalie.
a Sociologist/Behavioralist
and Historian
hadrian's wall... travel to ireland... old english... pre angles and saxon invasions... original english male dna?!? WHA... WHAT?!?!
Do people watching this understand Tony spent nearly 20 years on archeological digs as the host of Time Team? When he is chatting with the archeologist, there is a hint that the archeologist is a smidge star struck. That program inspired a generation of people to pursue archeology. It also kicked off a few decades of presenting other history shows. Before that, he was known for acting in Blackadder.
I’m thinking of the Navaho Nation here in the USA. They also are sheep herders, and their land is barren of trees. I like sheep, don’t get me wrong, but they do eat everything in their path.
Because much of the populace does not the time for it, old boy, they only care for the 3 minute soundbite and even that is beyond the scope of many, I fear .... may God says us all
THE HIGH LANDER LOL
Sir Tony is a treasure.
13:29 This woman talks so fast, I thought the video had sped up for a second there :P
Imagine the absolute trash that will be dug up in 2000 years here in the States. Probably a lot of diapers
Not at all impressed with you tube throwing an advert in to the film in the middle of a word. Who designates the breaks?
Sir Walter scott bit 🥰
The"R"makes the Differnence....Bavaria and Austria and all others in Geramany!
Haven’t you heard it yet? 2021
The Roman Empire never existed.
The poppy woman sounds like Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter.
small but mighty!!!
The variation in sound levels throughout makes this impossible to enjoy.
Thank you
When it comes to taxes, the boarder is important.
Entertaining, but sadly scrappy and superficial.
Like most 'documentaries' these days
The rule that always works in all relationships throughout the ages. In this short video we consider a story that happened in a very interesting time - in times of the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I, whose exceptional reign has been called The Golden Age of England: th-cam.com/video/VgD-o6GMv90/w-d-xo.html
The clip shown of the night sky had a portion of the big Dipper, Ursa Major, not the North Star, or Polaris. If you look at the "ladle", the end stars forming the end of the bowl, and then draw an imaginary line through them upward from the bowl, that line points to the North Star, ... but it doesn't contain the North Star. The North Star is about 5 to 6 times the length of the distance from the bowl (or pointer) stars, Merak and Dubhe. And if you are lost, then those two pointer stars may well be your lucky stars....but only if you know they point to the north star.
Even the Berlin wall hade a gate, just wasn't used much.