Wessex was amazing, the only Kingdom to stem the Danish tide and achieve overall victory. Alfred the Great was the greatest Englishman of all time. He was easily greater than Winston Churchill. Alfred faced a greater threat than WC, and was also present at the battles. He defeated the Danes and transformed his Kingdom into a military machine, his son and grandson would use it to go on to conquer England and lay the foundations of England as we know it. Yet so many English people have no idea.
@IlluminationEye If you had been alive during the time that the Angles,Jutes and Saxons were invading England and then were able to live right up until the days that the Danes began to attack England(several hundred years later), you would say that there was a familiarity between the Anglo-Saxons (when they invaded) and the Danes(when they invaded). But once again, they were two different groups of German people with different dialects (though mutually intelligeble).
@IlluminationEye While many of the Saxons stayedalso in north Germany, almost all o fthe Angles and Jutes left the Danish Peninsula leaving it for the Danes to completely occupy. While the Saxons and Danes were both Germanic peoples, they were two seperate tribes, each with thier own agendas. They did not make significant contact(perhaps previously through trade) until much later when the Danes began attacking the British coast.
@IlluminationEye No they weren't. the saxons & danes had much in common, & the saxons came from the northern part of germany which was close to the dan. peninsula. but the Danes were a tribe that broke away from the larger Suebi(Swede) Tribe from modern Sweden. These Danes arrived in Denmark just before the Angles, Saxons and Jutes began making migrations into England(or during that time) where they expelled the Heruli from the Demark region.
@Salvus967 No no no, thats all confused. The Suebi were actually from Southwestern Germany around the area where the rivers Danube and Rhine almost meet. They are better known from the Roman era and fought many wars against them. They are certainly nothing to do with the Swedes.
@MultiLeebear well perhaps i was confused about the suebi tribe....but the danes DID break away from the Swedes. The Suebi were however Germanic, and all the Germanic tribes did migrate out of Scandaniva so yes, they did have something to do with the Swedes, as all germanic people did.
@IlluminationEye rockofengland but the vikings were are cousins im saxon my hair is blonde my eyes are blue hengist and horsa were saxons they worshipped wotan and thunnor to me in my study of history this was just a civil war between the angles and saxons the elder branch of asgards favoured and the norse and danes the junoir branch of asgards favoured
@IlluminationEye I am sure that the Vikings were right on, non sexist, in touch with their feeligs, Guardian reading vegans. But if they fought the Saxons 9 times in one year they must have been remarkably dim not to twig that they weren't wanted.
The video is not meant to bash Vikings. It's more to tell the story of Alfred the Great. I hope you take the time to watch all three parts.
Alfred the Great lived in a time when Briton was under attack by Vikings. This is a fact, and it was Alfred the Great who defeated them.
If you are interested in Germanic culture, and or Viking culture then you might like to check out YouTube user "germanicfolc" who has many uploads on the subject.
I've just challenged you to name one inaccuracy. Please do so. It took me three months to put this video together, I've researched the life of King Alfred intensively on top of that three months.
Feel free to pull me up on anything you feel is inaccurate.
Do you think when Vikings conquered most parts of England, they did it through peaceful population displacement?
Can anyone not else make this video full screen? Don't know if it's the new format...
Staffleberry 2 months ago
this his great
TheCassiusl 9 months ago
Wessex was amazing, the only Kingdom to stem the Danish tide and achieve overall victory. Alfred the Great was the greatest Englishman of all time. He was easily greater than Winston Churchill. Alfred faced a greater threat than WC, and was also present at the battles. He defeated the Danes and transformed his Kingdom into a military machine, his son and grandson would use it to go on to conquer England and lay the foundations of England as we know it. Yet so many English people have no idea.
Salvus967 9 months ago
@IlluminationEye If you had been alive during the time that the Angles,Jutes and Saxons were invading England and then were able to live right up until the days that the Danes began to attack England(several hundred years later), you would say that there was a familiarity between the Anglo-Saxons (when they invaded) and the Danes(when they invaded). But once again, they were two different groups of German people with different dialects (though mutually intelligeble).
Salvus967 9 months ago
@IlluminationEye While many of the Saxons stayedalso in north Germany, almost all o fthe Angles and Jutes left the Danish Peninsula leaving it for the Danes to completely occupy. While the Saxons and Danes were both Germanic peoples, they were two seperate tribes, each with thier own agendas. They did not make significant contact(perhaps previously through trade) until much later when the Danes began attacking the British coast.
Salvus967 9 months ago
@IlluminationEye No they weren't. the saxons & danes had much in common, & the saxons came from the northern part of germany which was close to the dan. peninsula. but the Danes were a tribe that broke away from the larger Suebi(Swede) Tribe from modern Sweden. These Danes arrived in Denmark just before the Angles, Saxons and Jutes began making migrations into England(or during that time) where they expelled the Heruli from the Demark region.
Salvus967 9 months ago
@Salvus967 No no no, thats all confused. The Suebi were actually from Southwestern Germany around the area where the rivers Danube and Rhine almost meet. They are better known from the Roman era and fought many wars against them. They are certainly nothing to do with the Swedes.
MultiLeebear 4 months ago
@MultiLeebear well perhaps i was confused about the suebi tribe....but the danes DID break away from the Swedes. The Suebi were however Germanic, and all the Germanic tribes did migrate out of Scandaniva so yes, they did have something to do with the Swedes, as all germanic people did.
Salvus967 4 months ago
@IlluminationEye rockofengland but the vikings were are cousins im saxon my hair is blonde my eyes are blue hengist and horsa were saxons they worshipped wotan and thunnor to me in my study of history this was just a civil war between the angles and saxons the elder branch of asgards favoured and the norse and danes the junoir branch of asgards favoured
lvcivs11 10 months ago
For a ripping Norse/Saxon read, try Sigurd's Saga on YouTube!
steleona1 11 months ago
Are the battle scenes in this documentary taken from the 1969 film 'Alfred the Great'? Interesting footage, by the way.
grahamdawson09 1 year ago
@grahamdawson09 Yes they were, but I could only get a Spanish version of the movie, so I had to edit some out.
RockofEngland 1 year ago
@grahamdawson09 The same happened to me...only a Spnish version...
ciosereni 5 months ago
A great video, well researched! well done!
I think some of this video was from the "In search of..." series, narrated by Michael Wood in the early 80s. Very watchable.
mikesey1 1 year ago
@IlluminationEye I am sure that the Vikings were right on, non sexist, in touch with their feeligs, Guardian reading vegans. But if they fought the Saxons 9 times in one year they must have been remarkably dim not to twig that they weren't wanted.
oarfrost 1 year ago
uhhh, is this a movie? cuz it seems short, and i see ragnar and inar from the movie, the vikings....
HATINTHEKAT 1 year ago
Well done mate on all three parts; a joy to watch. He was the King of Kings
LordofBarons 1 year ago
@IlluminationEye
The video is not meant to bash Vikings. It's more to tell the story of Alfred the Great. I hope you take the time to watch all three parts.
Alfred the Great lived in a time when Briton was under attack by Vikings. This is a fact, and it was Alfred the Great who defeated them.
If you are interested in Germanic culture, and or Viking culture then you might like to check out YouTube user "germanicfolc" who has many uploads on the subject.
RockofEngland 1 year ago
@IlluminationEye
I've just challenged you to name one inaccuracy. Please do so. It took me three months to put this video together, I've researched the life of King Alfred intensively on top of that three months.
Feel free to pull me up on anything you feel is inaccurate.
Do you think when Vikings conquered most parts of England, they did it through peaceful population displacement?
RockofEngland 1 year ago 2
@IlluminationEye
If you can name one thing that is incorrect in this video then you're free to highlight the inaccuracy.
RockofEngland 1 year ago
a great king, a great leader and a great hero.
upwk7 1 year ago
Thank you for these uploads mate. I shall share them.
LIVERLADD 1 year ago
Great and very informative video :D
CHRlSTIANHERITAGE 1 year ago
i award you this trophy :p
Rosiexxmyrearendxx 1 year ago