Stamford Bridge 1066 - Anglo-Saxons vs. Vikings DOCUMENTARY

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  • čas přidán 10. 11. 2020
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    Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the medieval wars continues with a coverage of the battles Fulford and Stamford Bridge in 1066, as the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada attacks the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Harald II Godwinson. These two battles are considered among the last fought in the Viking age and they gave way to the attack of William of Normandy and the battle of Hastings
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  • @KingsandGenerals
    @KingsandGenerals  Před 3 lety +607

    I'd rather play, but someone should make the videos :-)

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821 Před 3 lety +841

    A veteran Viking warrior and adventurer, Haralad Hadrada deserves his own HBO mini-series.

  • @TheChuckfuc
    @TheChuckfuc Před 3 lety +228

    No cell phones. No Wi-Fi. Norse, Normans, and Saxons just living in the moment lol.

  • @zakariamussa3703
    @zakariamussa3703 Před 3 lety +556

    Yes, all this violence was caused by video games btw.

  • @FinalPineappal
    @FinalPineappal Před 3 lety +110

    I always considered Harold Godwinson to be a softie compared to the likes of vikings or William the Conqueror, but that line about letting Hardråde have 7 feet of English land was ice cold.

  • @loneberserker4642
    @loneberserker4642 Před 3 lety +246

    guys its me the lone berserker i guarded the stamford bridge

  • @terraflow__bryanburdo4547
    @terraflow__bryanburdo4547 Před 3 lety +36

    So Harold Godwinson went from ending the era of viking invasions with one of the most impressive victories in English history, only to turn and hightail it into history as losing THE pivotal battle in English history to the Normans. Maybe the craziest three weeks in Medieval history.

  • @sbam4881
    @sbam4881 Před 3 lety +86

    The ramifications of Stamford Bridge were actually huge. The victory was so comprehensive that when Harold let the survivors return home under oath that they and their heirs never return - the oath was actually kept and there was never a major viking campaign against England again. Most historians regard 1066 as the end of the viking age in Europe. In any other year, Stamford Bridge would rank alongside or even above the Battle of Britain (which ended the threat of Nazi Invasion) or Trafalgar (which ended the Napoleonic invasion threat) and Harold Goodwinson would probably be remembered as "the Great" who ended the centuries long threat of Viking invasions for all time. Instead, it's been kind of relegated to a footnote to the "main event" of 1066.

  • @inquisition_5753
    @inquisition_5753 Před 3 lety +134

    That lone norseman at Stamford bridge is an absolute mad lad...

  • @acatsquad243
    @acatsquad243 Před 3 lety

    what a tragedy humanity is

  • @StergiosMekras
    @StergiosMekras Před 3 lety +105

    "There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen." ...and then there's 2020.

  • @saltyyf1802
    @saltyyf1802 Před 3 lety +325

    1066 is one of those years where when reading the number you instantly know what the discussion is about

  • @freddiecawston2892
    @freddiecawston2892 Před 3 lety +308

    So...

  • @bigMooney06
    @bigMooney06 Před 3 lety +806

    I love that little story of the unknown viking holding off an entire army on the bridge. Mad shit like that is why I love history.

  • @stojanhansen3782
    @stojanhansen3782 Před 3 lety +207

    The year 1066 could be a damn movie trilogy for real! One movie for each of the claimants to the throne, just saying it would be amazing

  • @secretspurs
    @secretspurs Před 3 lety +25

    Harold Godwinson made the 190 mile march North in an unprecedented 5 days.... he then marched the 190 miles back to London with the core of his weary army in about the same time, took a 2 day rest, and then marched them another 60+miles south to Hastings for their second battle, which he very nearly won. Pretty incredible.

  • @HaggisOfDeath
    @HaggisOfDeath Před 3 lety +188

    It should be remembered that Hardrada's force contained a good many Varangians with huge military experience. Hardrada's story is honestly fascinating, an exiled prince who goes off to fight for the Emperor of Rome in Constantinople, rises to become the leader of the Varangian guard, wins many battles against arabs, bulgars, pechenegs, and more, and upon seeing his friend the Emperor assassinated; escapes from the Roman world and its cunning Empress with a good deal of those great Varangian warriors who were loyal to him, returns to Norway from his exile and takes what is rightfully his. He then goes over to England and dies.

  • @MalayArcher
    @MalayArcher Před 3 lety +248

    The theme for this week is : Jarls and Huskarls

  • @hughroberson
    @hughroberson Před 3 lety +261

    This channel is legendary

  • @litlpunch
    @litlpunch Před 3 lety +36

    Small mistake in the map. In the Netherlands region, you've put Flevoland within the Ijselmeer. The problem here is that Flevoland was artificially made in 1986...