Tennyson -Alfred, Lord 'Charge of the Light Brigade '-

[SuperTastyone]

Well spoken, and my Russian girlfriend liked it too!

[bill67541]

Honor the charge they made,

Honor the Light Brigade,

Noble six hundred.

well read and thank you

[thetempesttom]

Thank you for this gives me a good heads up for my English Re-Creations CA (Controlled Assessment) Seeing as I like history this one should be good for me! :) Nice emotion in the poem too it makes it more realistic!

Cheers mate :)

[TheBlindPig1]

you get one line, was there a man dismayed.

[TheBlindPig1]

600, horse and saber

[RubzVigorous]

cool poem but 'oh' god we got to study this:(:@

[Fatboylt2]

it even says it in the poem the light brigade thought there was a mistake but there duty is to do and die and not to ask why ! very brave men and almost broke the russian cannon line, makes me proud to be british !

[HawkGoingEC665]

i love your reading

keep up the good work

[kurtistaylor100]

the poem was well read and the soundeffects were suttle and not of putting but well time and with the right dynamics

[Travisab1]

I learned this poem when I was in the 9th grade in Odessa, TX at Crockett Jr. Hi. Ms. Warren was my Language Art's teacher back then. Loved that old lady and I loved this poem as well. That was waaaay back in the 50's. An era gone by forever.

[t1bb1es]

studying this in gcse

[TheRapper10000]

There's not to reason to why theirs but to do and die.

[AdrianSmith2000]

Iron Maiden  ..... !!!!!

[ohnonik]

Cannon to the left of them!

Cannon to the right of them!

Cannon behind them!

[Tw1St3DSt33L]

excellent reading...adds even more shivers

"Theirs is not to make reply, theirs is but to do and die*

[Tormentorio]

After this i #must# hear Maiden's classic. Actually your voice reminds be of Bruce.

Your fault !!

[rjgo100]

Noble Six Hundred!

[Castingcrownsfan26]

Acually read that in school today

[jimmycon123]

only problem is that the reader said "cannon to the right of them" actual text says "cannon to right of them". this reading has the rhythm messed up there.

[jurnag12]

this would make an awesome metal son- damnit, Iron maiden beat me to the punch.

Awesome poem

[disastermasters]

Is this poem based on a historical event? Curious minds want to know.

[TheAwp45]

@disastermasters

It is based on the Crimean war. 

[Karateworm]

@disastermasters Funnily enough it's based on the charge of the light brigade :P

[disastermasters]

@Karateworm At the time of that posting, I was unaware of the actual charge of the light brigade. But I looked it up the next day =P Oh well, ignorance is curable but my stupidity is forever.

[Karateworm]

@disastermasters Haha, fair enough. I always get really worried if I don't know about something, so I wiki anything the second I see somethingI don't know about :P

[musicmandon1]

Who is the reader here? Quite good. My uncle was a fan of Tennyson, so I had heard this poem before, but am only now reading "Hellriders," to hear about what actually occurred. How many times in my working life have I said "Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die?" If I had remembered that one morning last March, I might still be employed.

[Hessenkittel]

They say that, upon watching the charge of the Light Brigade, the French commander exclaimed: c'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre!

[southtown17]

Great stuff!

[pdogone1]

lord lucan told his hated brother in law cardigan too advance the light brigade and he will follow with the heavy...the five regiments of the light brigade were not ordered to wait for the heavies.. they expected them to follow lucan held the heavies back.. in all aboutr 670 charged and a bout 3/4 answered muster roll on returning..source Hellriders

[Skytroop]

This poem is a reasonably accurate account of the battle. The Light Brigade was wasted in this battle.

[911MTXO]

Very nicely read!

[willkc8088]

great



[A2ndVoice]

the fact that the charge was made on a bad choice isn't the point.

the poem isn't about making awesome command decisions. it's about the soldiers, who basically went into the "jaws of death" knowing they'd die, knowing they most likely wouldn't be the ones to return. and the did it anyway.

maybe not the smartest move, but honorable and valorous, and in war sometimes that's more important

[ed291]

Magnificent Valour.

[matheusbos]

The Trooper!

[xAPxironchef]

When will the argument over the validity of the order to attack end? Regardless of the decision to charge, it was a feat of arms that has found a place in the hearts of all those whom have read of it. The frech General who bore witness on the heights said of this charge "It is glorious, but it is not War!", giving tribute where earned at the high cost of life, that the men had such discipline, such honour, that they rode into the face of certain death, and succeeded. Thanks be to Tennyson!

[vickiormindyb]

This is the only reading on YT that's good. The others read with no emotion behind it. I agree with Emily Dickinson about how poems should affect the listener.

[JustAudio2008]

Thank you, kind words indeed.

Some youtubers just spread gloom.

You are just the person I made this for -thank you

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

@vickiormindyb Yeah. I'd been struggling to find a decent rendition on here as well!

[liamneal1]

good but theres one thing i dont get about the poem, the fact that they wern't noble the order to charge was a mistake they where only ment to advance and wait for the heavy brigade

[JustAudio2008]

Early Political Spin Doctors at work....

[Slayer877]

See if you can look up kiplings last of the light brigade.

[Hessenkittel]

The order that actually arrived was : charge for the guns! The only guns they saw were the Russian ones at the end of the valley. The guns that Lord Raglan meant (he stood much higher up) were on the ridge to their right, which the light brigade couldn't see from their position.

[efc23]

Soldiers did as soldiers were told, but can't believe most of the light brigad wouldn't have realised what they were in a hopeless situation not many minutes into the charge.....History tells us they went through with it, did their duty...."charge the Guns" they were told!

You have every right to question whether they were in fact noble for doing this!....Me, yes I think they were noble, and deserve credit for their brave deed.Misguided or not, they followed orders, to almost certain death.

[onegemini77]

@liamneal1 They were ordered to stop the Russians from taking away captured british artillery. Not to advance and wait for the heavy brigade. The orders to stop the russians from taking the captured guns though was misunderstood and thus the tactical blunder was assured. Sounds to me like YOU are being the spin doctor when you can not even report accurate historical facts.

[steveo451]

@liamneal1 you even been in the military?

[RickyPo1]

@liamneal1 course they were noble, they could have all been faggy cunts and said no but they rode on anyway because it was their duty. something a lot of people of nowadays should try to be more like.

[doctordank]

@liamneal1 the charge itself was noble; they were being good soldiers by following orders. There is not to reason why, Their's but to do and die. THAT is what's noble about it

[wpack10]

@liamneal1 I took it as they were noble for not questioning their orders. The soldiers knew that the commander had made a mistake, and that they were making a suicide attempt, but they did it anyway. They followed through on their jobs and did as they were ordered.

[newtoa663]

@wpack10 I agree. these men were very noble, very good men.

[kurtistaylor100]

@liamneal1 the poem talking more about the nobility if thats the right word of the soldiers rather than that of the commanding officer for they followed order with out question prob nowing they were gonna die

[kurtistaylor100]

@liamneal1 the poem talking about how noble the soldiers were and not so much the commanding officer

[TDTSDustin]

@liamneal1 they are not noble because they did right or wrong. they were noble because they DID . Without question .

[SueMyChin]

@liamneal1 Answer is in the seccond stanza -

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die:

....

Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

[AnotherRandomVideo94]

@liamneal1 it's noble because even though the order was a mistake, they followed the orders anyways even though they knew they would die doing so. we honor them because they gave their lives willingly for their country. arrogant prick

[Deathrune14]

@liamneal1 The point of the poem is not a justification of the British commanders' misconception. While it is true that the charge was a strategic mistake, Lord Tennyson's poem is meant to honor the fact that the soldiers fought their hardest and willingly gave their lives for their nation, despite knowing that they were riding "into the valley of death."

[onetwoeight2]

fantastic

[secondprize72]

good vid. thanks for posting.

[dreamerfin]

thanks for this :) good exam prompt material - could you upload any other poems by tennyson?

[JustAudio2008]

I will have a look -just about to put down 'For The Fallen' -this is a very powerfull one by Laurence Binyon.

I'm sure I do have more Tennyson and will put it to the top of my list.Thanks for feedback

[dreamerfin]

cheers :)

[JustAudio2008]

Have now added 'The Lady Of Shalott', 'Crossing The Bar' and

'Ulysse' ..plus 'The Eagle' -all Tennyson, hope they help.

Will add more later.

[Inkyminkyzizwoz]

@JustAudio2008 How about The Armada?

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@dreamerfin

I always just say "it is a good day to die" when I go into an exam.