Battle of Hastings (Ch. 4: 1066) Part 3/3

[asimov231]

'William and a handful of knights broke through the wall, and struck down the English king. Without their leader and with many nobles dead, hundreds of fyrdmen fled the field. The housecarls kept their oath of loyalty to the king, and fought bravely until they were all killed.'

[winningtrolls]

NORMANS adapted to war better the the saxons, the saxons were still usings formations that there ancestors used, were was the saxon calvery, the saxons new how deadly a calvery could be. harold was a prisoner in normady and saw first hand the deadly destruction a armored calvery could do....

[milodara93]

I thought the other guy was a viking.

[Grimrippa1]

Normans shooting arrows from horseback?! What a joke this is...

[milodara93]

@Grimrippa1 It's not a joke..

[Grimrippa1]

@milodara93 they couldn't do at in that period... not europeans anyway... so, yes, it is a joke.

[milodara93]

@Grimrippa1 Could you answer this question for me? at 8:31 the guy that pulled the arrow out. Wasn't he a viking?

[Grimrippa1]

@milodara93 the video is only 6.34 long... where did you get 8.31?

[milodara93]

@Grimrippa1 Lmao, woops. I meant 4:31

[Grimrippa1]

@milodara93 why do you think he is a viking? cos of his hair? I don't think so... that was standard for saxons too... i might be wrong though...

[milodara93]

@Grimrippa1 Didn't you see him in Stamford bridge? He was supporting the vikings.

[Grimrippa1]

@milodara93 no mate... i watched that a long time ago... maybe time to watch it again? :)

[milodara93]

@Grimrippa1 k here is the link. /watch?v=QewGV3Xa1ik&feature=r­elated I never really get it..

[scvboy2]

@milodara93 he was a viking but i saw the whole movie when they (english) found out the normands were attacking they had little english fighters left so they went to many places to get troops and they asked him to fight with then so he did

[viliboy]

Yesterday I watched the second episode on History Channel. But they saved that part for later and I was like "damn you, I want more!". After i watched your video I would ask you If there is more.

[mpc12345678]

@viliboy I cannot remember since it was 2-3 years since I watched this, but I think this was the last battle in the movie. They might have used 10 minutes afterwards to talk about other stuff but I can not honestly remember.

[viliboy]

@mpc12345678 Thanks for the reply. I googled the whole story. I learned something about the Britain's history. I thought they would win... :(

[TheDaniiboy]

if u have seen the whole movie u will know that the blond guy with and axeand in the black armor is a wiking!

[TheEinherjar1990]

So I chastised a great multitude of men and women with the lash of starvation and, alas! was the cruel murderer of many thousands, both young and old, of this fair people."

William was a horrible man and he deserved to die in the manner he did. Fat and unloved by his own children. He said he had "the god of love" on his side when in reality it was clearly " the god of hate". The normans were cowardly. Hail to the anglo-saxon and norwegian vikings!

[h0ah0ah0ah0ah0a]

@TheEinherjar1990 Ya, but what he did worked because his descendants still own 1/5th of Great Britain. Had he not been harsh to quell any rebellious attitudes he may not have held the land. So was he really "terrible" or just really damn practical?

[TheEinherjar1990]

"I treated the native inhabitants of the kingdom with unreasonable severity, cruelly oppressed high and low, unjustly disinherited many, and caused the death of thousands by starvation and war, especially in Yorkshire....In mad fury I descended on the English of the north like a raging lion, and ordered that their homes and crops with all their equipment and furnishings should be burnt at once and their great flocks and herds of sheep and cattle slaughtered everywhere.

[Ibanez7777]

@CptPicard832 You do not deserve the proud name you have taken.

[LiveJoyDivision]

My family is Norman! Duke William is mah Idol bitch! D=< ENglish+Normans= BRITISH EMPIRE YA DIG?

[Arnebananlolo]

READ THE TOP RATED COMMENTS DAMNIT

[RaynauddeChatillon]

Too bad this was historically inaccurate and portrayed Duke William as a coward hiding among the archers. It's known that he fought so fiercely that 3 horses died from underneath him.

[McLarenMercedes8160]

@RaynauddeChatillon No. rather, he is usually portrayed incorrectly, as a valiant king. We know little of this man, of this war of conquest. But we only know one thing for certain - that many heroes were slain, famous fighters and young boys alike, that many wives lost their husbands, mothers their sons, sons their fathers - and the blood stained the Middle Earth.

[RaynauddeChatillon]

@McLarenMercedes8160

This is from a website with a non biased description of the battle:

William of Poitiers claims that Duke William had three horses killed under him. The 'Carmen' says it was two horses, and that it was Harold's brother, Gyrth, who killed the first one. William rushed Gyrth and killed him ("Hewing him limb from limb"). Leofwine is not mentioned by either source.

Also, Duke William challenged Harold to one on one combat for the crown, but Harold declined.

[Baseballschaap]

0:10 hahahaha xD say what? a mounted archer??? this is just too inaccurate to ignore xD

[KroseanPride22]

man this vid makes you dislike Norwegians huh?

[NeuroHead]

2:19 thats some pretty fancy stunt fighting. Looked real as hell !!

[dishwasherman83]

The Varangian Guard, just like the Anglo Saxon infantry in this battle, were too impetuous to charge fleeing knights. Cavalry tactics are plentiful and can be very deadly. The Norman utilization of feigned retreat was done in Hastings and in the Balkans against disiciplined armies like the Byzantine Army.

Genghis Khan in 100+ years, would use a more evolved and unknown tactic of missile cavalry to terrorize all Asia, and into Medieval Europe (Hungary, Russia and the Teutonic states).

[dishwasherman83]

The only few units of the early middle ages, that could stand toe to toe in fighting the Norman knights, were the Anglo Saxon fyrds, housecarls and theigns( with shield wall that is). The Holy Roman Empire Swabian Swordsmen (Battle of Civitate 1051). And the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine empire (Battle of Dyrrachium) which consisted mainly of Anglo Saxon exiles from Norman conquest of England.

[dishwasherman83]

What do you mean there are vikings here? The Normans were descendants of Vikings, although very influenced by the Franks(French). The English had Germanic roots, with considerable Viking incursions and Danish (also Viking) influence. Harold Godwinson was under the genealogy of Cnut the Great (King of Denmark). It was a globalized world during the early middle ages.

This documentary is one sided. The battle between the 2 sides here should not be compared to modern day nations.

[ImperialGuard9001]

@dishwasherman83 Franks doesnt necessary mean Frech

[metallifreak77]

Why is the Viking character (long blond hair) now with the English shield wall, is it still the viking from the other battles you've posted or is this him playing a new character?

[Nortrix87]

@metallifreak77 Becus there was viking mercenaries among saxons huscarls, they were first created by kanute the great.

Some Norwegians joined when they lost at standford.

[metallifreak77]

@Nortrix87 mmm I assumed as much, just making sure I was following this correctly. Thank you for the clarification!

[pleasuremuffin]

I can't imagine what its like to grasp a bolt or an arrow pierced into your flesh in one dazed unforseen moment and know that this is the end....

[artemiomadrigal]

That's Mike Bailey, he played Sid in Skins Seasons 1 and 2.

[zeppelin8677]

that was awesome when that archer got king harold godwinson right in the eye at the begining...awesome video thx for puting it up

[21oman]

@zeppelin8677 yo that was not harold

[Suppressingfire]

@ SzpanHipis don't be stupid, & i laugh at u speaking of who was brave & who's not just because u hate them, when the anglo-saxons at hastings fought & died for England after they just repelled a viking invasion. if thats not bravery than who is brave ? YOU??? BECAUSE U GO TO SOME FESTIVAL & SPEAKING LIKE A TROLL FROM BEHIND A PC? shut up u idiot

[DinoHunter56]

why is a soldier from the viking army joining forces with the english

[manofwargaming]

@DinoHunter56 at the battle of stamford bridge they spared him and he joined them....

[JimmyReptile1]

@DinoHunter56 There were alot of vikings on the english side from the beginning to(proberly danish ones fighting norwegians), maybe they talked him over. Funny fact is that King Harold was half viking to, on his mothers side - Gytha Thorkelsdóttir.

Normandy was a viking settlement too, very much like England. The point is that apart from normans vs saxons vs vikings--- it also was viking vs viking vs viking.-- Battles within the battle :P

[epearl8]

Norman bastards

[Tilnaor]

It was amazing.

In the centre of Europe, we learn in history books only "William of Normandie, the Conqueror, won at Hastings, in 1066, and founded Britain".

But this war far from those words - they were people. one by one. Fathers, sons. Like anybody of us.

[Viktir666]

I'm glad Hitler threw your parents into ovens you piece of shit racist. How about that one tough guy?

[SzpanHipis]

Anglo Saxons were invaders a few centuries earlier- thats why i Hate them. But i used bad word- not proud, but this was fair. Blood of celts for blood of Saxsons.

[Viktir666]

Were you alive a few centuries ago to deal with the invaders? Or are you hating people who never did shit to you? Because the "Anglo Saxons" that are alive today had nothing to do with what happened in the past.

And by "Anglo Saxon" who exactly do you mean? Because I keep seeing people have different definitions of who the Anglo Saxons were EXACTLY.

[SzpanHipis]

Firtsly- You are right. But i still laught, when I reading comments like "Anglo Saxons were barve, strong, beautiful, amaizing, great, etc. etc".

Secondly, I invite all who read it to come to Wolin city( Poland) to take part in Vikings and Slavians festival in summer.

[ImperialGuard9001]

This last part no more? LOL Is true that normans were brutal but they werent orcs never see such decption of normans as demons as in this documentary xD

[IIIZ3ROIII]

orc was just a name the anglo-saxon gave any to southern invader they werent making this up for the documentary.

[ImperialGuard9001]

Is that so? Interesiting now I see were Tolkien got his idea.xD He probaly hated the normans

[IIIZ3ROIII]

lol indeed, and it seems "Middle-Earth" also originates from the anglo-saxons which meant places inhabited by humans and also elf derives from Saxon mythology. Hmm Tolkein probably thought know-one would know. lol

[OriginalBlace]

William the bastard reaped what he sowed. His horse bucked him off and he broke his neck whilst burning an innocent village cause his horse stood on some ashes. The normans where pathetic murdering inferior fools who won this battle only out of luck. They were pathetic and their rein left england to eventual colapse to be taken over by the scottish.

[lee88614]

ur talking complete shit tho arent u,he didnt fall and break his neck and when have the scottish ever ruled england? lol

[OriginalBlace]

Well actually he did fall off his horse and die from his injuries which he sustained whilst burning the town of mantes. He suffered fatal abdominal injuries so he didn't break his neck but he did die from burning a village. Also The scottish ruling of england began with King James of the Line of Stuarts who created the kingdom of britain who was King of Scotland at the time that he took over England. Although technically now neither scottish or english rule britian since Anne maried a Hanoverian

[RICE4azns]

all conquerors are cruel

[RICE4azns]

Aren't there 2 Haro(a)lds? Harald Hadrada and then Harold Godwinson

[Nortrix87]

Normans: descendants of a mix of vikings and franks.

[luedusk]

who's who? Is it the blue or the red guys the vikings?

[mpc12345678]

This is the battle at hastings.

Anglo Saxons vs French

[TheHeratics]

wut :o.. they are not all french :P only some of em. soem mercenaries from Franch and other countries.

[ifonlycould]

there was also warriors from as far as italy, as norman lords are thought to had lands there

[OlDirtyBizza]

Its Anglo Saxons Vs Normans

[Urinesauce]

Not French, Normans were Vikings who lived France.

[jayesdw]

true.

[ImperialGuard9001]

@mpc12345678 Anglo Saxons vs the Normans not French

[RiotNoobs]

@mpc12345678 Not really the French. It was the Anglo Saxons against the Normans.

[johnesmiller]

@mpc12345678 Anglo-saxon vs Normans (vikings from France for a 100 years or so)

[yak5408]

red ones are normans blue are saxons

[Tonoba]

the red is harold

[yak5408]

king harold is leader of the saxons the one that dies at th end

william is the leader who controls the red normans and becomes william the conquerer

[OlDirtyBizza]

thought it was King Alfred

[velapulsar]

Alfred the Great died in the year 899.

[MinimoviesInc]

None of them. Blues are the Angl-Saxons (English). Reds are the Normans, from Normandy in France.

[Ibanez7777]

@MinimoviesInc "French" and "English" are modern Terms that are not appropriate for medieval times. The Normans mixed with the Anglo-Saxons into what would then become, much later, England. Do not forget that Nations are inventions of the 18th and especially 19th century; history was then re-written, or shall I say "retconned" to stretch out theidea of a "Nation" into the past.

[CptPicard832]

@Ibanez7777 Normans suck dick

[CptPicard832]

@Ibanez7777 William won with no honour

[YuriPRIME]

@luedusk No... it's Mongols vs Indians >.>

[TheHeratics]

nice one

[mpc12345678]

thx