Secrets of Mont St Michel

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 20. 12. 2020
  • Perched on a rocky island on the sandbanks between Normandy and Brittany lies a magnificent abbey that is like no other in the world. Looking like it came straight out of a story book, this Gothic, Benedictine church also known as the Wonder of the West is Le Mont Saint Michel. Join us in finding out what mysteries surround the mesmerizing Le Mont Saint Michel.
    #MontSaintMichel #WorldHeritageSites #History
    ______________________
    ▶ Like us on Facebook 👍 @theintriguedmind
    ▶ Follow our Instagram @_intriguedmind

Komentáře • 164

  • @IntriguedMind
    @IntriguedMind  Před rokem +1

    If you’re interested in early access to videos and live chats with the creator of Intrigued Mind, consider subscribing to our Patreon. Your support will greatly help us keep the channel producing more intriguing content.
    www.patreon.com/intriguedmind
    *Be a Historian* 🌏
    Check out some of our great stories:
    ⏩Haunted History of Lakes
    czcams.com/play/PL9TdeXkv8INhgXgPEmoyhFG_XhS2seEHw.html

  • @soltea7926
    @soltea7926 Před 2 lety +57

    It always blows my mind that humans built this without the help of computers or heavy machinery, even more impressive is its location on top of that, utterly fascinating!

    • @ladybhive1210
      @ladybhive1210 Před 2 lety +1

      💯

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety +4

      Pretty amazing isn't it. Thanks for watching

    • @Gabrielle_8888
      @Gabrielle_8888 Před rokem

      Its not made by humas, ordinary men but of angels and glorified saints. it was a part of the Millenial Kingdom of Christ -czcams.com/video/vVQWAZ2pNL0/video.html&ab_channel=ExploringTartaria

    • @neoginseng436
      @neoginseng436 Před rokem

      I was about to write a smart ass comment, than realized it blew my mind too when I actually thought about it.

    • @josephinemiller4780
      @josephinemiller4780 Před rokem +1

      It’s very impressive in person! I got to go there in August. It was a surprise from my mom who lives in Germany and has a sister in Paris. Needless to say, I was speechless!

  • @gregorymutz4266
    @gregorymutz4266 Před 3 lety +26

    One of Intrigued Minds best episodes. Fascinating. Love the history of Mont St Michel. Almost impossible to believe all that occurred at this compact site right off the Normandy coast.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. More great content to come.

  • @michelenichele294
    @michelenichele294 Před 2 lety +17

    Been there 3 times, and really enjoyed your detailed presentation, which made me love the Mont St. Michel even more. Thank you 🙏 et merci beaucoup!🤗🇧🇪

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety +1

      Amazing place certainly. Thanks for watching

  • @stevedunn5546
    @stevedunn5546 Před rokem +3

    I've been there twice. First time with my parents in 1980. I must go again. Thanks.

  • @brianwhetton9621
    @brianwhetton9621 Před 2 lety +5

    Thanks for sharing information about this intriguing, historical site.

  • @psychicrenegade
    @psychicrenegade Před rokem +8

    How have I never heard about this amazing place???
    I only discovered it after researching my last name, and learning that my ancestors were from Normandy...then I looked up where Normandy is located, and found this beautiful abbey! I wonder if any of my ancestors helped to create this place, or if any of them actually lived there in the past!

    • @Misterjingle
      @Misterjingle Před rokem

      Normandy is a very beautiful region ! Don't hesitate to visit it ! :)

  • @healthandtourism4229
    @healthandtourism4229 Před 2 lety +4

    Praise the Lord Jesus Christ God bless you more Amazing Church building

  • @LeslieBigos
    @LeslieBigos Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for posting,

  • @MR-nu2ew
    @MR-nu2ew Před 3 lety +25

    Disney animators must have been inspired enough to add this little town to "Tangled'.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety +4

      Although Intrigued Mind has seen that movie numerous times, we never put two and two together. Thanks for pointing it out!

  • @TravelingisFREEDOM
    @TravelingisFREEDOM Před 2 lety +1

    This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

  • @jacquijohnson740
    @jacquijohnson740 Před rokem +2

    Beautiful. We walked there and took the boat back. Restaurant is lovely.

  • @hamman_samuel
    @hamman_samuel Před 3 lety +10

    Kudos for perfect and organic French/Italian pronunciations!

  • @tomtom7963
    @tomtom7963 Před 2 lety +1

    I just discovered this channel and watched the magnificent episode. Thanks a lot.

  • @billhaleyrealty
    @billhaleyrealty Před rokem +1

    My children and I love your presentation! Thank you!😇

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for watching. Have plenty of other interesting videos if you care to check them out!

  • @itnowa8511
    @itnowa8511 Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing

  • @edholohan
    @edholohan Před 3 lety +1

    It's great. I was there. Lots of hiking.

  • @KY-te7nm
    @KY-te7nm Před 3 lety +5

    Great video and i love how you talk 👍🏼🔥

  • @Smee86
    @Smee86 Před rokem

    Beautiful.

  • @woutantens2674
    @woutantens2674 Před 2 lety +5

    this is the ultimate zombie apocalyps fortress, secured by sea but with land acces depending on the tides and unlimited acces to sea.

  • @PS-xb9hc
    @PS-xb9hc Před 2 lety +1

    Mt Saint Michel u are in my mind for a while now🦄💖

  • @seamuscasey2943
    @seamuscasey2943 Před 3 lety +6

    Excellent 👌 Video...Thanks...

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety

      Thanks. Watch some other videos and let us know if you have something you want us to dive into.

  • @youniahawel8608
    @youniahawel8608 Před rokem

    Been there 2016 love it so wonderful

  • @eleanorbertuch135
    @eleanorbertuch135 Před rokem +1

    Excellent presentation

  • @michaeljamesmacaulay1689
    @michaeljamesmacaulay1689 Před 3 lety +11

    UK also has its Saint Michael's Mount √
    We Michaels got around in the old days.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety +2

      Intrigued Mind is going to look into Saint Michael's Mount. Keep creating amazing places Michaels of the world!

    • @MrRonantho
      @MrRonantho Před rokem +2

      no comparison possible the original french saint michel is just too beautiful

  • @trekadvisor2865
    @trekadvisor2865 Před 3 lety +6

    Yet we build things today that crumble in 100 years

  • @robertbarbutti6672
    @robertbarbutti6672 Před 2 lety +1

    I smashed that like button!

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety

      Thanks!

    • @Seanfrenchh
      @Seanfrenchh Před 9 měsíci

      This sounds like a Simon Whistler channel comment lol. If you know you know if not then totally ignore. I mean it nicely haha.

  • @pamlisette
    @pamlisette Před 10 měsíci +1

    Muy lindo y explicativo video. Estuve ahi a principio de este año, y me emociona incluso ver la ventana de mi habitación del hotel, que nos dio hermosas vistas de este increíble lugar. Gracias por mostrarlo de esa manera.

  • @WENG4898
    @WENG4898 Před 2 lety +2

    Been here in 2010. Amazing place!

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety

      Yeah, it is pretty amazing. Hope you enjoyed the video

  • @thinkdeep8806
    @thinkdeep8806 Před 3 lety +20

    What is most amazing is that the UK has a similar castle isolated at high tide, close to the coast with a causeway that allows access during low tide, and has the exact same name after translation "St Michaels Mount" located in Marizion Cornwall, coincidence ?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety +6

      We will have to look into it! Thanks for the heads up

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety +4

      We did a video on it if you remain interested. Thanks for watching.

    • @thinkdeep8806
      @thinkdeep8806 Před 2 lety +3

      @@IntriguedMind Awesome, ill check it out 🙂

    • @MrEyesof9
      @MrEyesof9 Před rokem

      Certainly it is a coincidence. EVERYONE knows, if there was any relation at all, history would most assuredly include it.

    • @dinerouk
      @dinerouk Před rokem

      I've thought of that for years, but no answer found yet!

  • @DougUnfunny
    @DougUnfunny Před 2 lety +2

    This has to be Tolkien's inspiration for Minas Tirith.

  • @winniedhaouadi1973
    @winniedhaouadi1973 Před 3 lety +2

    Very Impressive
    Was there 3 times
    Ready for 4

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety +1

      Lucky you! Keep an eye out for our upcoming video on St. Michael's Mount in Britain, another beautiful, intriguing monastery on a rock.

  • @marciapeterson9723
    @marciapeterson9723 Před 2 lety +3

    I would love to see a video about the submerged villages in the Netherlands. Specifically Bonnemede in the area known as Zeeland in southwestern Netherlands.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety +1

      I will look into it. In the meantime we have done a fair amount of videos on sunken towns in the U.S. if you are interested

  • @richardholland9209
    @richardholland9209 Před 3 lety +3

    interesting. I should learn more about Unesco world heritage sites.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety +1

      A good place to start: whc.unesco.org/en/list/

  • @ExclusiveTrance
    @ExclusiveTrance Před rokem

    anyone knows the music in the background?

  • @StarDarkAshes
    @StarDarkAshes Před 2 lety +1

    I’ve always wanted to go there but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to afford the trip. 😢

  • @weedove
    @weedove Před 3 lety +4

    How about a video on the walled city of Vannes?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety

      We will look into it!

    • @hblask4192
      @hblask4192 Před 3 lety

      @@IntriguedMind And of course Guedelon castle! medieval castle in construction since the 90s! and then Carcassone cité.

  • @janwilson5220
    @janwilson5220 Před 3 lety

    I love the info in this video, but some of the photos are not ones of le Mnt St. Michel. 😢

  • @efitriasasadit2618
    @efitriasasadit2618 Před rokem

    Wow,,penyurutan air laut,,its truly,,

  • @quad55555
    @quad55555 Před 3 lety

    star fort!

  • @stellar4910
    @stellar4910 Před 2 lety +2

    I wanna go here so bad

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety

      It is a pretty amazing place. Check out our video on St. Michael’s Mount in England for a lesser known but equally intriguing and magical place to visit.

  • @Thoth_al_Khem
    @Thoth_al_Khem Před 3 lety

    Been there. Chased down the causeway by the rising tide too.

  • @lightshift3431
    @lightshift3431 Před 3 lety +6

    Is there a way to create a more thorough detailed documentary about its history

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety +4

      There is and full length documentiaries are certainly out there, but we tried to get in as much as we could in a 10 minute video. In the meantime, check out our video on the Marquis de Tombelaine, an interesting postscript to the Mont St. Michel video

  • @markomikulic6593
    @markomikulic6593 Před 2 lety +3

    Pravo Bozje cudo na zemlji

  • @gildarichardson146
    @gildarichardson146 Před 2 lety

    ♥️♥️

  • @Screwyougoogle
    @Screwyougoogle Před 2 lety

    My friend J. St. Michael might like this place.

  • @AnyoneCanSee
    @AnyoneCanSee Před 3 lety +8

    You are saying facade wrong.

  • @AlmightyPainGaming
    @AlmightyPainGaming Před 2 lety +1

    What's the name of the background music?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety +1

      I am not sure. I no longer work with the video editor who put this together but I’ll try to find out

    • @AlmightyPainGaming
      @AlmightyPainGaming Před 2 lety

      @@IntriguedMind Thank you!

  • @user-iv2ul3yh6g
    @user-iv2ul3yh6g Před 3 lety

    I can hear the ACB theme

  • @foreverhopeful8497
    @foreverhopeful8497 Před 3 lety +8

    Would be interested in its history prior to that

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety

      Prior to what exactly? Happy to look into it.

    • @RayB1656
      @RayB1656 Před 2 lety

      @@IntriguedMind
      I believe that the previous comment referred to the era, before the 6th century !
      It is said that '' Mount Tombe'' was totally surrounded by the Scissy' forest ,
      where the 5th century' population of the area and earlier
      believed and worshiped the God Mithra , the mediator !
      Mithra was born from a ''rock'' !
      Mithra became a ''Sun'' god, brought by the Romans.
      Sacrifices were done in Scissy forest.
      When Aubert sent to Gorgano , two clerics ,
      they brought back with them a piece of marble where
      Michael the Archangel is said to have walked upon ;
      including, a very small piece of his bright cloak/cape.
      Less than a year, after their return,
      it is said that God punished the Scissy forest population,
      the forest suddenly disappeared beneath the water and ''' Mount Tombe''
      became an island.
      The shrubs/trees all disappeared from the mount !
      ( possibly ... an earth quake, an inundation/cataclysm or natural engulfment ) !?
      Pilgrimages then started....

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety

      @@RayB1656 Wow, thanks for this insight. There are so few records post-Roman in the 5th and 6th century Northern France (and elsewhere). It was very common for Christianity to utilize pagan locations of worship to found churches, monasteries etc. to build upon the existing religious foundations of a location and populace.

    • @RayB1656
      @RayB1656 Před 2 lety

      @@IntriguedMind
      I agree with you.
      Numerous ancient Greek, Roman sites, including Gaul,
      were converted to churches.
      An excellent example, is Saintes (Xaintes) in western France.
      Touching the stones at the base of the church , you realized immediately this is different
      and provides a rare impression/feeling, especially seeing the date, 410 A.D.
      With my wife, we visited three times Mont St Michel ( I am not from France)
      something to discover .... each time, especially at night ,
      surrounded by the sea !
      Finally, the Scissy / Quokelunde forest' story comes from Brittany
      where, it is said that around 709...a major natural disaster occurred.
      Probably the name comes from the Celtic goddess Sessia
      and a Celtic Sessia monument was probably on the rock.
      And, possibly, Chausey, Guernesey, Jersey do have the same root as Sessia
      I have enjoyed your video ,
      thank you for the exchange of ideas.

  • @Mg-io6um
    @Mg-io6um Před 2 lety

    Planing of going there this summer any one here can give us tip not expensive hotel to stay and restaurant eat.

  • @AlmightyPainGaming
    @AlmightyPainGaming Před rokem

    still dont know the name of the background music :(

    • @picodegallant4042
      @picodegallant4042 Před rokem +1

      I’m sorry I don’t know and have not been able to get in touch with the video editor who put that in

  • @terryindachat7296
    @terryindachat7296 Před 11 měsíci

    Before this, it was a mega tree cut down.

  • @Andastic
    @Andastic Před 2 lety

    Is this der eisen from bo3?

  • @h4ll0w33npumk1n
    @h4ll0w33npumk1n Před 2 lety

    2:56 there is a cat on his head!

  • @karenlacy8950
    @karenlacy8950 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful and intriguing place. It’s tiresome to climb all those stairs but beautiful when you get to the top! Just gorgeous

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 3 lety

      Glad you got to visit!

    • @michelenichele294
      @michelenichele294 Před 2 lety +2

      I’ve been there 3 times, including in my late 50’s, and never found the stairs tiresome. 🧐 🤸🏼

  • @jodirook71
    @jodirook71 Před 3 lety +3

    A few hours ago this place would have seemed a dream, after watching " the impossible " movie, I will never live by the Sea.

  • @POLLOTROM
    @POLLOTROM Před 2 lety +2

    Isn't a similar place in England?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety

      There is and we did a video on it!
      czcams.com/video/ETH20iKXTvM/video.html

  • @sagathekawaiikilla
    @sagathekawaiikilla Před rokem

    Next they find a Titan

  • @TheTechAdmin
    @TheTechAdmin Před 3 lety +1

    1:11 Let's hear it for unknown medieval brain tumors!

  • @sylvestesduncan9220
    @sylvestesduncan9220 Před 3 lety +6

    Real Hogworth school of witchcraft and wizardry😂😂

  • @sagarmukherjee2277
    @sagarmukherjee2277 Před 2 lety

    Duomo Di Milano Cathedral Church, Italy (History) Related 1 Video Please Making

  • @goatboy150
    @goatboy150 Před 2 lety +1

    My family has something to do with this abbey, but I have yet to discover when. Caretakers, I've been told. My first and last name come from here.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety +1

      Very interesting. Have you ever been?

    • @goatboy150
      @goatboy150 Před 2 lety

      @@IntriguedMind Not yet. If I can get out of Canada this summer I plan on it.

  • @sagarmukherjee2277
    @sagarmukherjee2277 Před 2 lety

    I am Requesting from Intrigued Mind You Tube Channel

  • @justinkrann7406
    @justinkrann7406 Před 9 měsíci

    DOES IT CLOSE? Are people free to just wonder all night till morning?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 9 měsíci

      I believe you can. You cannot go in the abbey, but on the streets at night

    • @justinkrann7406
      @justinkrann7406 Před 9 měsíci

      @@IntriguedMind What is the Abbey?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 9 měsíci

      @@justinkrann7406 the large building

    • @justinkrann7406
      @justinkrann7406 Před 9 měsíci

      @@IntriguedMind what is it?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 9 měsíci

      @@justinkrann7406 an abbey is where the monks historically lived. It is the name for a building where monks live

  • @experiencemontenegro2562

    Check Kotor in Montenegro out. Worth the material.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety +1

      We will take a look, thanks for bringing it to my attention

  • @stevenroberts970
    @stevenroberts970 Před rokem

    Yer i bin ther another smaller one in Cornwall

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před rokem

      We did a video on that too. Saint Michaels Mount. Check it out!

  • @gregorydsouza1330
    @gregorydsouza1330 Před rokem

    Restore and renovation to original structure 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před rokem

      Kind of a hard thing to tell what "the original structure" is. Have to pick a point in time, as the true original structure is essentially buried underneath everything. Thanks for watching.

  • @douglascorrea5442
    @douglascorrea5442 Před 2 lety +1

    How many people live in village of Mont Saint Michel? 30?

  • @egrffin8534
    @egrffin8534 Před 3 lety

    So what this tells me is that this chappel is a referbished version of something much older than the 7th centuary date given.?!?

    • @hblask4192
      @hblask4192 Před 3 lety

      they had several chappel/churches, you can still see the old ones under the new ones but you can't visit it everyday (passages are quite narrow)

    • @MrEyesof9
      @MrEyesof9 Před rokem

      Geologists reveal the oldest construction was in fact the original construction, and it was carved underground in the granite bedrock however the archeologists funded to conduct said research, insist it was an above ground construction and everything surrounding it was brought in after.

  • @MrEyesof9
    @MrEyesof9 Před rokem

    The TRUE wonder of this place is the universal inability to see the chasm that lies between reality and the story of this dark age construction.
    Realistically speaking however, just visible site by itself, is beyond magnificent.
    The site work for your walmart parking lot would've been a near impossible feat, according to this supposed time frame.
    Please don't take my word for it, Im just some internet goofball, instead go ask your local excavation outfit about the necessary site work for a small castle atop an igneous intrusion 200ish feet above sea level out on an island. Cheers!

  • @StarDarkAshes
    @StarDarkAshes Před 2 lety

    This place puts King’s Landing to shame.

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před 2 lety

      Agreed but much less of a city. King's Landing was actually shot in Dubrovnik, Croatia which is another amazing place

  • @jeffpagan7735
    @jeffpagan7735 Před rokem

    Beautiful just an architectural diamond. There's got to be rats though. Plumbing is probably a nightmare. Where does the trash go?

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před rokem

      From the official website: The Mont Saint-Michel is a real French commune, with a mayor, a priest, a postman, municipal policemen, and even waste services. In total, there are around twenty Montois residents, plus a small community of cats!
      My guess is garbage is brought ashore via causeway, there is plumbing run ashore, and maybe the cats take care of the rats!

  • @pamlovell9125
    @pamlovell9125 Před rokem

    708 CE?! What the heck is CE?! Do you mean AD??

    • @IntriguedMind
      @IntriguedMind  Před rokem

      CE has been used for a long time by historians to denote Common Era as opposed to the AD for Anno Domini

  • @anotherone5926
    @anotherone5926 Před 3 lety +2

    At :27 The skies can not possibly look more ominously creepy -- thanks to weather modification projects to ... uh ... oh yeah, that's right, to Save the earth. Yikes, man.

  • @aerzroelzcupidluciferazeae8222

    stay out of my house!

  • @randyreynolds4252
    @randyreynolds4252 Před 3 lety +3

    so you need to fix, you state it was built on a Island but it was not an Island when it was Built. Sea rise and erosion has brought the sea to it

    • @hblask4192
      @hblask4192 Před 3 lety

      No. I live not far away and learnt a lot about the mount, it was built during the law tide time of the day, but this was an island even 2000 years ago.

  • @tubibambi2152
    @tubibambi2152 Před 3 lety +3

    Catholic Church architecture is simulating the bat cave structure and demon's claw

    • @trad_ratio
      @trad_ratio Před 3 lety +1

      Is so bad that have 2.000 years and millions of tourists 🤦🤦🤦🤦

    • @MegaTechno2000
      @MegaTechno2000 Před 3 lety

      Jack Chick I thought you was dead.

  • @tishamonroe7418
    @tishamonroe7418 Před 2 lety +6

    the greatest architects the greatest philosophers and the greatest artists that ever lived... all Catholic. no denying this truth. (un less you hate infidels)

  • @cordialsusngi3190
    @cordialsusngi3190 Před rokem

    British really like to beef with every country.

  • @marthamurphyfgiigd4056

    The awful turnover analytically man because march anecdotally shop circa a taboo basin. shivering, wandering macrame

  • @buskov
    @buskov Před 3 lety

    real pain to ear him try to speak french

    • @dissuede6949
      @dissuede6949 Před 3 lety +1

      As seeing you trying to type out proper english. Geez.. Get over yourself.

  • @trainrover
    @trainrover Před 3 lety

    your butchered pronunciations of nearby names over there unfavourably casts Britons...why not download a multi-lingual dictionary app equipped with audio functions, e.g. .....

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 Před 3 lety +1

    Omg did you seriously just say; "Interpretating"?!?! 🤣
    I'm OUT! ✌
    (That's all it takes, man. And your credibility is SHOT.)
    (Guess I'll stick with Google after all.)
    #ConstructiveCriticism
    #DontShootTheMessenger

  • @elcaminantebilbaino
    @elcaminantebilbaino Před rokem

    Beautiful.