It almost makes you wonder if there wasn't a Uhtred type figure, that stood beside a king. Throughout history there have been tails of men who if not for them, certain kings would not become rulers. The t.v show the last kingdom, in its fictional telling of a story. Almost makes you believe that Alfred, Edward, and AEthelstan. Had a great warrior by their side. Your production of these historical events are spot on. This is the only channel I have subscribed to for historical events. Can't wait for the next , thank you for all your hard work to bring the truth to light.
There most likely was warriors standing by the side of Kings aiding them in decision making. But the Last Kingdom is a fantastic story, and thank you so much Rolf it means a lot! I hope you enjoyed the video!
As with anyone in history it's what being a knight is based on. You have men like William Marshal. Great warriors that got land and stuff. Alexander the great had men. Caesar had people he could rely on. It's more about people you can rely on. Even in today's world our politicians are cowards yet have great special forces that can protect them and do dirty work. I think now is the worst it has ever been out of all the rulers the last 100 years+ has seen the most cowardly get to the top. When they would have been killed. George bush didn't even accept a duel with Saddam in Iraq invasion. Had this been another age George bush would never rule. Andrew Jackson would welcome such a duel. As would kings and princes. Humanity has truly fallen since the Reign of terror. It's just never recovered socialism has plagued us even today. The right people that should be in charge aren't in charge. And people are just not caring about countries anymore. It even looks like there is a global elite cabal in charge. We destroyed our countrie with weak corrupt men and women.
Really appreciate this high level overlook of the chain of events for those of us not told this stuff since our childhood. So may videos on Alfred but not the subject of Wessex as a whole.
Mightily interesting stuff! Thanks mate. My little county of Kent seems to just sit there forever, unchanging. I'm going to have to research this matter. 😁
U lucky sod lol! I can’t think of anything better then chilling on a beach listening to a good historical video, uve defo got style lol. Im so jealous jake lol!
Been amazing lol. Looking out over the ocean ... the fact that these badasses found a way to not only navigate but revolutionize the way we still navigate it.
@@thefisharcher6784 I bet it is amazing! Lol. It’s bed time for me here in the uk but Have a drink on me please lol. And enjoy rest of your holiday ☺️ xx
Excellent Video Again!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 As Always, your videos are So Enjoyable to Watch! I understand so much better on Timelines after you Explain So Well. I can't tell you how glad I am to have found your channel.
Tnx for your great work, I learned many new facts about the early medieval history of the british isles. You have a new subcriber. I will take my time to explorer your other videos over time.
Alfred the Great was the greatest king in British History. Even his Son Edward Elder was a brilliant leader but did not have the ability to be greater than his father. There was not a better leader for England ever since. Edward and Alfred would be rolling in there grave if they saw how embarrassing our Royal Family is
I agree with what you say but todays royals do not weald the same power as kings in Alfreds days Parliament rules today which in turn means the people rule today But the way todays politics is going i dont hold out much hope for the future
The fact that Alfred fought Guthrum from the marshlands once he had lost everything and had a health condition shows he had an iron will!!! He was indeed one of the greatest kings to ever be born in England! It’s a shame how his line came to and end though with Edward the confessor being so weak
Rubbish … British history has had kings who ruled empires. Starting with Canute the great…. However, you might better claim that Al was the greatest of the Wessex kings, but then… would not a magnificent king be better than a great one, such as Athelstan the magnificent?… or glorious? Regardless i would suggest that the greatest Wessex king was Egbert, whose reign saw the rise of the Wessex supremacy period by force of arms in 825-827 period. All Al did was claw back possession of a much diminished portion of what Ecgberts Wessex once was.
@@historyprofilesDidn’t his line continue though from Matilda of Scotland? who was a great granddaughter of Edmund Ironside who himself was a descendant of Alfred. When Matilda married Henry the 1st it brought back the Wessex bloodline back into the mix.
I've noticed all the Anglo Saxons prior to 1066 are pictured with blonde hair. After 1066 and the arrival of the Normans. all the Conqueror's children have red or auburn hair
A bit of speculation here, but how different might British history have been if the Great Heathen Army had not invaded? The invasion destroyed Northumbria and split Mercia between the Saxons and the Vikings. If it had not happened, England may not have united, or at least the unification may have been delayed for some time beyond the historical timeline. The Norman conquest may not have happened if it had been three seperate kingdoms and three seperate royal families, requiring three seperate justifications for war. The Kingdom of Scotland (Alba) may well have become powerful and exerted more influence over the history of the island of Britain, and the Welsh kingdoms may have retained independence for longer, or had they united under a strong king, challenged the Anglo Saxon kingdoms.
I honestly have no idea, but Alfred would never have been king as his brother Aethelred I of Wessex would not have died and his line would have ruled! There are just so many different variables when it comes to this! However, England would have been a completely different nation. I will assume the kings of Mercia, northumbria, East Anglia and Wessex would have continued fighting amongst themselves as they had done for centuries
How did people know then if they were Saxon or Brittain? They were around for 300 years by then not like most of us know that far back. I guess they'd all fight for england anyway.
This needs to stop. Only one or two of the Ragnarsons were present during Alfred's time. The others were elsewhere or dead. So no Alfred didn't beat the great heathen army he beat one brother and a bunch of posers. He also did it by running like a bitch multiple times.
Huh? You put Welsh to describe the Britons. The Brythonic People of Cymru wouldn’t been routinely known as Welsh for a long time to come. The English Still referred to these people as Britons all the way up to the 1700s. Until the English started using the term….then the foreigners (English) took the term British and called the British foreigner.
Many of my ancestors where lost in these battles. The blood runs thick under the grounds of England.🏴
Thank you for watching! It’s for our warrior ancestors which is why I make these videos!
It almost makes you wonder if there wasn't a Uhtred type figure, that stood beside a king. Throughout history there have been tails of men who if not for them, certain kings would not become rulers. The t.v show the last kingdom, in its fictional telling of a story. Almost makes you believe that Alfred, Edward, and AEthelstan. Had a great warrior by their side.
Your production of these historical events are spot on. This is the only channel I have subscribed to for historical events.
Can't wait for the next , thank you for all your hard work to bring the truth to light.
There most likely was warriors standing by the side of Kings aiding them in decision making. But the Last Kingdom is a fantastic story, and thank you so much Rolf it means a lot! I hope you enjoyed the video!
As with anyone in history it's what being a knight is based on. You have men like William Marshal. Great warriors that got land and stuff. Alexander the great had men. Caesar had people he could rely on. It's more about people you can rely on. Even in today's world our politicians are cowards yet have great special forces that can protect them and do dirty work. I think now is the worst it has ever been out of all the rulers the last 100 years+ has seen the most cowardly get to the top. When they would have been killed. George bush didn't even accept a duel with Saddam in Iraq invasion. Had this been another age George bush would never rule. Andrew Jackson would welcome such a duel. As would kings and princes. Humanity has truly fallen since the Reign of terror. It's just never recovered socialism has plagued us even today. The right people that should be in charge aren't in charge. And people are just not caring about countries anymore. It even looks like there is a global elite cabal in charge. We destroyed our countrie with weak corrupt men and women.
Really appreciate this high level overlook of the chain of events for those of us not told this stuff since our childhood. So may videos on Alfred but not the subject of Wessex as a whole.
The last Kingdom brought me here to see the historical accuracies and inaccuracies. Great Video
Now do a video on the early kings of the scots and celts during this time
celts and gaels are lame
Not even a please or could you. No straight Up ordering him around.
@@althec172 you're absolutely right. I'm sorry that was wrong of me.
On it sir!
@@historyprofiles Wow that's awesome Thanks ! !
Really been enjoying your channel, please keep up the great work 🙏🏼
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the video!
Absolutely love this. Well done and informative.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video. Love your channel.
So glad you enjoyed the video!
Mightily interesting stuff! Thanks mate. My little county of Kent seems to just sit there forever, unchanging. I'm going to have to research this matter. 😁
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the video! Kent has a very interesting history!
On vacation lol but sitting here on the beach in my hammock listening to your vids lol as always bro keep them coming!!
Thank you so much! Have a great holiday man!
U lucky sod lol! I can’t think of anything better then chilling on a beach listening to a good historical video, uve defo got style lol. Im so jealous jake lol!
Been amazing lol. Looking out over the ocean ... the fact that these badasses found a way to not only navigate but revolutionize the way we still navigate it.
@@jessrosefawkes2721 lol it's double amazing if you add a margarita....
@@thefisharcher6784 I bet it is amazing! Lol. It’s bed time for me here in the uk but Have a drink on me please lol. And enjoy rest of your holiday ☺️ xx
Great video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent Video Again!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
As Always, your videos are So Enjoyable to Watch! I understand so much better on Timelines after you Explain So Well. I can't tell you how glad I am to have found your channel.
This was so good, thankyou
Nice work as always!
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the video!
Tnx for your great work, I learned many new facts about the early medieval history of the british isles. You have a new subcriber. I will take my time to explorer your other videos over time.
Welcome aboard! Thank you so much for watching!
Really interesting video. The House of Wessex has quite some achievements to their name
Thank you so much for watching!!
thank you for the video !
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the video!
Alfred the Great was the greatest king in British History. Even his Son Edward Elder was a brilliant leader but did not have the ability to be greater than his father. There was not a better leader for England ever since. Edward and Alfred would be rolling in there grave if they saw how embarrassing our Royal Family is
Alfred with the assistance of God, appeared to have helped save Great Britain from the Viking/NorseHeathenRaidingPirates, for a short time at least.
I agree with what you say but todays royals do not weald the same power as kings in Alfreds days
Parliament rules today which in turn means the people rule today
But the way todays politics is going i dont hold out much hope for the future
The fact that Alfred fought Guthrum from the marshlands once he had lost everything and had a health condition shows he had an iron will!!! He was indeed one of the greatest kings to ever be born in England! It’s a shame how his line came to and end though with Edward the confessor being so weak
Rubbish … British history has had kings who ruled empires. Starting with Canute the great…. However, you might better claim that Al was the greatest of the Wessex kings, but then… would not a magnificent king be better than a great one, such as Athelstan the magnificent?… or glorious? Regardless i would suggest that the greatest Wessex king was Egbert, whose reign saw the rise of the Wessex supremacy period by force of arms in 825-827 period. All Al did was claw back possession of a much diminished portion of what Ecgberts Wessex once was.
@@historyprofilesDidn’t his line continue though from Matilda of Scotland? who was a great granddaughter of Edmund Ironside who himself was a descendant of Alfred. When Matilda married Henry the 1st it brought back the Wessex bloodline back into the mix.
Quality 👍😁🏴
Hope you enjoyed Steve !
Nice education thank you
Any time! I hope you enjoyed!
Wow…. Amazing
Thank you for watching !!!
Keep them coming… I’m loving the channel
All those old English names are hard to follow sometimes. Good video. 👍
Thank you so much for watching!!!
I feel like I've watched a show about this. It was really good.
I hope you enjoyed the video!!
Awesome 👍
Thank you! Cheers! I hope you enjoyed the video!
Much respect. Love your channel.
Thank you so much!
What is the hypnotic music 🙏😇
In the description!
Fantastic, seems to be accurate, much appreciation.
Glad it was helpful! I hope you enjoyed!
@@historyprofiles Really enjoyed it, much appreciation.
Alfred the great even claimed Wotan as lineage
Indeed the Anglo Saxon kings at the time of the conquest of England did claim their ancestry from the Gods!
Beautiful ❤
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the video!
@@historyprofiles yes...thank u...are u from England? Do u have any ideas of making videos on South Indian kings such as pandiyas and cholas
I've noticed all the Anglo Saxons prior to 1066 are pictured with blonde hair. After 1066 and the arrival of the Normans. all the Conqueror's children have red or auburn hair
Greetings from Westfalia North west Germany.....the old home of the westsaxons....
Good old Uhtred of Bamburgh
Vikings got owned against that bloodline
They did indeed! I hope you enjoyed the video!
Your not wrong dear brother
Only because of Uhtred
@Bleek Skaduwee Uhtred Ragnarson from Last Kingdom was a fictional character but was based on another Uhtred called Uhtred the Bold
@@Bobbythebuilder789 I know ,it was a joke, but thank you anyway, I am sure that there are some people who actually believed it is true
Every non English person in the world shuddered at the exact same moment and they didn't know why
What a weird comment
Thank god I am a native saxon from Westfalia in northwest..Germany....
@@ndie8075 Why?
A bit of speculation here, but how different might British history have been if the Great Heathen Army had not invaded? The invasion destroyed Northumbria and split Mercia between the Saxons and the Vikings. If it had not happened, England may not have united, or at least the unification may have been delayed for some time beyond the historical timeline. The Norman conquest may not have happened if it had been three seperate kingdoms and three seperate royal families, requiring three seperate justifications for war. The Kingdom of Scotland (Alba) may well have become powerful and exerted more influence over the history of the island of Britain, and the Welsh kingdoms may have retained independence for longer, or had they united under a strong king, challenged the Anglo Saxon kingdoms.
I honestly have no idea, but Alfred would never have been king as his brother Aethelred I of Wessex would not have died and his line would have ruled! There are just so many different variables when it comes to this! However, England would have been a completely different nation. I will assume the kings of Mercia, northumbria, East Anglia and Wessex would have continued fighting amongst themselves as they had done for centuries
How did people know then if they were Saxon or Brittain? They were around for 300 years by then not like most of us know that far back. I guess they'd all fight for england anyway.
The Normans only took three generations to be indistinguishable from the surrounding French.
I want to learn about my ancestry. Being Australian the only negative part is the loss of ancestry pre arrival.
This all seems familiar for some reason.......
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Aethelfled should NEVER have trusted her brother!.
why uthrred name not included in the history
Because he is a fictional character from the Last Kingdom book series
Wessex never unified England. It was the Northumbrians. Wessex were tiny comparatively and didn't do much in England.
This needs to stop. Only one or two of the Ragnarsons were present during Alfred's time. The others were elsewhere or dead. So no Alfred didn't beat the great heathen army he beat one brother and a bunch of posers. He also did it by running like a bitch multiple times.
Huh? You put Welsh to describe the Britons. The Brythonic People of Cymru wouldn’t been routinely known as Welsh for a long time to come. The English Still referred to these people as Britons all the way up to the 1700s. Until the English started using the term….then the foreigners (English) took the term British and called the British foreigner.
It's also not accurate, even from a modern day perspective, to describe the Cornish as "Welsh".
How could have king Constantine II join up with king Owain in 937 when you state Owain died in 934.