Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066 AD | Last Vikings Invasion | Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
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- The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada
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"Let's do this, lads." Harold Godwinson 1066
100% that's what he proclaimed
@@adudewatchingyoutubevids norf fc
@@AdmiralStickney mind clarifying what that means for me?
@@adudewatchingyoutubevids its a meme reference, youd have to know it to get it.
@@AdmiralStickney damn, now I feel old. I'll have to call upon the powers of google.
The berserker on Stamford bridge. 44 men died by the steel of his axe until he was stabbed from below by spears. Bear of Shirt. That nameless Norseman would not have worn armor, which makes him even more epic.
Was it you?
@@loopy587 some say it is so
Also the bridge wasn't that wide. It was "about 4 men wide" as sources say.
@@TheMrPeteChannel Makes sense. If it was any wider than that, there's no way a single man, no matter how strong or skillful, could have held it against many before being immediately outflanked and killed.
@Sigvald Nielsen There's always a bit of truth behind every myth.
I've visited the site of this Battle, it's about 60 miles from where I live.
All that there is to remind us is a Stone Monument with the Date engraved on it on the High Street.
There is a Medieval Stone Bridge over the River Derwent, but the original Footbridge is long gone.
The Legend say's that Harold Hadrada, told Harold Godwinson, that He had come to take England.
Godwinson replied, "I give you your Height, that's all".
Hadradas Height was said to be 7'.
A Grave was discovered with the remains of a Male, that would've stood close to 7' in Height.
No one could prove if it was Harald Hadrada or not.
Several Weeks later, the Battle of Hastings took place, where Godwinson lost to William, Duke of Normandy.
The irony is, William was the Great Grandson of Rollo, (Rolf), the Walker, granted the Northern lands of the Franks to protect them from Viking Invasion.
So really, the Vikings have never left England.
Godwinson almost immediately had to turn his Anglo Saxon army around to march back to face William.
Could you repost the interesting fact about the bezerker on the bridge please?? I cant find anywhere.. thanks :)
I learned he was a giant of a man blocking the bridge but an English soldier spotted a small boat by the shore. He stood in the boat it drifted under the bridge & he thrust his spear up into the Viking's groin. I think the English soldier can be named.
@@josephforrest9472 I think so too. It's such a shame that the berserker's name was lost to time. It was truly one of those legendary feats in history.
I do not know that he was a " Berserker ". the Vikings drugged the Berserks armed them with long knives to run under horses & stab them in the belly. I doubt if a Berserk would be so noble as this brave giant
If it hadn’t been for this battle, the Normans May have lost Hastings. Many of the Saxon soldiers deserted after Stamford Bridge in order to bring in the harvest.
Very true, and a lot of experienced warriors fell in this battle depleting valuable numbers.
@LDN EDD What? Where did you get that from? Contemporary history shows that the Normans feinted a retreat. Since that wasn't exactly seen as honorable for one's reputation in those times (with particularity in the early middle ages), it's thought that the Normans drummed up the whole "we thought William ded" to preserve their reputation after the battle.
Harold's eagerness to do battle with William was his true downfall. He succeeded in Wales and Yorkshire through speed. His remaining brothers pleaded with him to allow them to meet William on the battlefield while he raised more men. Had his brothers been defeated, William's forces would have been severely depleted and in serious trouble if met by Harold freshly raised troops.
It was a completely different Army at Hastings. The South Eastern Lords and Fyrd fought there, The North Eastern Lords and Fyrd fought at Stamford Bridge. Only Harold and his House Carls were at both, hence why he was able to cover so much ground in such a short space of time.
Do you mean to say that ITS ALMOST HARVESTING SEASON??
Dude that buildup leading up to the charge at 4:50 was literally on a cinematic level, that was legitimately epic. Keep employing these video making tactics and do more battles dude!
These are really interesting unlike what they teach us in history class nowadays imagine if we could implement this into the education system games that help you learn. I learn a lot by playing games and doing not just writing down
SquareOne you must not know English bro I’m saying they can use different methods of teaching people in class. Maybe in between the writing a 10min video to explain what topic the teacher is talking about not just pen and paper. You say no wonder people are getting dumber yet you are clearly the one who cannot properly interpret an English sentence. I said “implemented” that means also added in not take over so add in these videos to help the The students understand what these battles where like and then go back to pen and paper not just the videos. So I’m not he one who’s dumb Thanks you just simply can’t read English🖕🏾
Elizabeth, and medicine for my history. Absolutely boring
I agree, more visual learning instead of reading pages and pages of info can be daughting and some people don't absorb or find info interesting that way, visualisd media can be easier to relate to, on how men might felt, or how battle truely looked,sure you can do same pictures and writing, but people learn differently, why lot people come out of school hating reading, or topic they loved they end up hating,because joy is sucked out of them when you over explain in essays,and constant re reading when teachers clearly not interested either,purely my experience
@Gal Anonim what the fuck are you talking about dickhead.
Shame there's not much historical correctness about it. Other than that it's great. So you haven't actually learnt anything.
Yorkshire! My home. Funny how the Yorkshire men lost to Hardrada, Hardrada lost to Godwinson, and Godwinson lost to William.
Samuel Hall accually not that funny and random😂 the victory of army that won cost thousands of men in all of these wars so for each battle they go into they loose many men so if hardrada didnt fight the yorkshire men they could potentially win over godwinson same with godwinson and william, the godwinson army just came from many days of travel and a battle
Rock Paper Scissors 1066 Edition lol
Shut up nerd!
Hardrada invaded Yorkshire because the local population were the descendents of earlier vikings, and were more sympathetic to the Norse than to Godwinson from Wessex. Years later this was still the case that the locals would support a norse invasion against the Normans. William the Bastard harried the north in 1069/70 to end once and for all any chance of succour to norse invaders by indigenous northmen, effectively committing genocide. 20 years later when Domesday was written, the north was still laid to waste, having even then only 25% of the men than had been there in 1066. The Bastard apparently feared he was going to go to hell for his crimes, and feared death. He is reported to have ruminated on and repented of his many sins, transgressions and cruelties at the end.
@@Bastillian That's interesting and very depressing
02:47:
May the Christian God and Odin bless this lone Norwegian's soul.
The Christian God (Jesus) is why England still stands to this very day. As well as the USA. Where are the Vikings?
What an absolute *chad*
@@knarftrakiul3881 still here, but we dont go on "viking" anymore. (To go viking means to go raiding/exploring)
@@knarftrakiul3881 what does Jesus have to do with weather a country exists? Its cultural not physical.
@@SnusKing That battle ended the Viking attacks on England. The largest Viking army to ever attack led by the most ferocious leader,a whole generation of them wiped out. This is one of the first battles where the Vikings fought an "English Army" until then it was attacking the little kingdoms that made up Angleland.
I remember seeing a family re-enacting this battle on Time Commanders. If someone wants to see how they did, just type "Time Commanders - Battle of Stamford Bridge".
Best episode of the entire series I might add. That was some A level teamwork.
@@honestlordcommissarbrighte7921 The team that re-enacted the battle of Trebia did very good as well.
@@romelnegut2005
True, and those pastors in Teutoberg showed some true Roman civitas! Bloody changed history in the show XD
@@honestlordcommissarbrighte7921 They did XD
I hope it's better then this one!
Excellent work dude, I’ll be driving past Stamford bridge tomorrow for work. Perfectly timed content.
Really good, thanks for all your effort. Subscribed.
The inclusion of old Total War music is much appreciated. Well done bit of education added in as well.
Yes, Harold and his army were all celebrating their immense victory, but during the feast, he received news that made his blood run cold: William of Normandy had landed with his army in the south.
When Harold was told by a messenger that Hardrada of Norway had invaded with the intentions of conquering all of England, it is said that the king replied: "I will give him just six feet of English soil; or, since they say he is a tall man, I will give him seven feet!"
The seven feet was meant to be for his grave.
I really love your content!!!
That was awesome and epic. Good storytelling. Love it.
Amazing video! I loved all of it.
THANKS, LOTS OF WORK IN THIS ONE
That's 60 miles a day, carrying all their kit and weaponry.
:O
No one can march 60 miles a day.
I totally agree . It isn't possible . It was hearing this at school in history class that persuaded me to study sciences instead of history . Historians don't understand the term 'evidence'.
@@mikedakin2016 and fox You wont get very far with that attitude. :)
@ASL 72 Were you carrying heavy equipments as well?
@@mikedakin2016 it was not 60, but 25. i dont know where you heard that
Top battle videos! How these get put together is beyond me! Looks like so much dedication and hard work. Total respect. 🤔🇬🇧👌👍
Glad you enjoyed!
Please make more Historical Battles!! These are a masterpiece.
Thank you Sandokan, great video
Looks the Viking re-inforcements came too late because they were too busy styling their hair and beards than actually being alert.
There Norman’s not vikings
@@BossLotus No, theyre vikings. You're thinking of Hastings
They weren’t the reinforcements, they were the main army. The force that held the bridge was just a couple units guarding it who bravely fought when they saw Godwinson’s army to buy the main force time to prepare (their hair and beards). There we reinforcements from the units guarding the ships but they arrived too late to influence the battle.
Well it wouldnt do for a Viking warrior to go into battle unless he colored his beard green lol.
@@BossLotus Normans were vikings that had settled in Normandy hence there name Norman from the“North man”.
Great video, keep it up i enjoy watching historical battles with total war tech.
Thank you so much! I’m a sixth grader, right now I’m learning about this. Because of your help, I’m now great at this!
Thank you sooo much! 🙏
Happy to help! good luck ;)
Great video as always
I'm most frightfully sorry but I have the wrong video.
I thought this was about Millwall's last visit to Chelsea.....
As You Were...
I can only imagine how demoralizing it was for the English to see 1 beserker bring down 40 of their men... 1 ... by 1... by 1... by 1...
Even more demoralising that they didn't think to just run past him 🤣🤣
@@Lnch4ALion The bridge was much smaller than what your seeing, there was no "running past him"...
@@warriorsrace6960 how big was the bridge exactly then?
@@Lnch4ALion 4 man width, shoulder to shoulder... Account's aren't precious but it was a small bridge... And while the Berserker was no doubt the definition of a bad ass, had it allowed for mass troop movements they would have just surrounded him.
@@warriorsrace6960 i read that it was only big enough to fit 2 men abreast
Very nice! Super video and epic fight!
Recent archaeological digs of mass graves discovered at the site of this battle revealed that the average height of the Viking warrior was 5'6" to 5'7" and not the "norse giants" of lore. At least not by contemporary standards.
That soundtrack at the beginning! That's from the first Medieval: Total War game!
Also, Harold Godwinson's brother Tostig Godwinson sided with the Norwegians and was killed in this battle
Wow... i love your movies bro..GREAT👍💪
That was amazing!!!
wow how could i not meet your channel before!
I love your films!!!
Loving the original medieval music, the nostalgia!
Total war brought my deep love for history and made it a game.
Very cool. well done an interesting to watch an being able to learn about history an different battles an wars that took place it's really cool to see them like this.
Great work as always / dobra robota
Amazing. Awesome. I am without words. My favourite video in yout channel so far. Thank you very much
And then came William the Conqueror :)
William the Bastard came, and William the Conqueror stayed :)
Considering Angles and Saxons invaded first and slaughtered the Celts, it must be part of any place of the world history.
Yorkshire has the highest 'Anglo-Saxon' DNA at around 40 percent per person. Right they just rolled over and adopted Germanic culture... Probably not genocide but I doubt it was entirely peaceful. The Welsh, northern Welsh to be precise share more in common with the settlers that came just after the Ice-Age. What is 'Celtic' DNA?www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530134-300-ancient-invaders-transformed-britain-but-not-its-dna/ @LDN EDD
@LDN EDD 'The majority is Celtic DNA' is bunk...
@LDN EDD Well they slaugthered the Picts. In any case it was just Nordic peoples fighting Nordic peoples (Vikings vs. anglo-saxons vs. normans) :P
I enjoyed watching this. :D
It's a nice video. Just a couple of points to make though. The Norwegian King was called Harald Hardrada (not Harold with an 'o'). Also the wooden bridge depicted is too wide - most of the stuff I have read states that the bridge was only wide enough for 2 to 3 men to cross standing shoulder to shoulder; this is probably why the lone Viking was able to hold it on his own for so long and kill as many Saxons as he did. Really liked the video though.
i actually come from the area where all this happend and your absolutely correct the bridge at the time was a glorified plank affair mounted on sticks for several peasants to cross.
Harold is accepted, though Harald is more so it would be less confusing.
To that point, we should stop saying William the Conqueror and instead say Guillaume the Conqueror because that's his name in his native language
i dont think the bridge was actually that wide
also why would the entire line stop when theres only 1 guy in the middle? have they never heard of flanking?
also i didnt know bill gates was popular with the vikings
Because it's a videogame
Thomas Guay-Vachon in History hold 1 viking a Bridge Btw
@@clasta1976 yes but I'm saying the bridge is wide because it's a videogame
Thomas Guay-Vachon Ok than Soory
The bridge was small with only one man can pass.
I just love your videos
Thank you Jayloran , greetings
Lets do this, lads! Good video
It’s amazing how sunny and unpolluted everything looked back then 😸
Where do you live😂 china
Wow ! That has opened my eyes ! I did not realise TV had colour in 1066 !!
Wow.......in 1066 you only hear about the battle at Hastings. I never knew there was a huge, other devastating battle
Amazing job, looks like a movie, like the intro of Centurion or the Eagle of the Ninth Legion
Many brave men perished on this day, a day of honor, a day of glory, for all who lived and died by the sword.
"Better to die with honor than live with shame"
- The Saga of the Jomsvikings, c.23
There is just 1 problem:with this production: Stamford bridge was only one man wide. That's how 1 man could hold it so long.
are you sure?
@@SandokanBattles thats true
@@SandokanBattles Ancient reports stated the bridge was wide enough to fit 2 men abreast.
and their armor was left back at the ships.
it's super good do I love uff continues like its
Funniest vocal I heard was in one of the middle of the other battles, Sparta (defo) Zama or Thracians (possibly??) ..." Rusty armour! No wine for you tonight!" Christ, I don't think any warrior was thinking that in the middle of absolute carnage and chaos! Just goes to show, bloody jobsworth bureaucrats even in ancient Greece/Rome/Carthage/Eygpt! 😆😂
Thank you
"Good job boys, now a quick jog down to Hastings for a tare up and round mine for tea"
The Lone Berserker is unknown to history.
He killed over 40 Anglo Saxons and held the bridge for one hour
Bull shit !
There is absolutely no source stating he was a berserker, that is supposing berserkers were a thing
@@housecarl6 hes mentioned even in english chronicles
1/very elaborate work
2/what about all the soundtracks ..you did it too ?
3/is it possible to get your opinion and advices ..?
nicely done anyway.
Is it just me or is it that the chant in the beginning sounds like ppl yelling "BUILD THE WALL BUILD THE WALL!!"
for me sounds like "MAKE ENGLAND GREAT AGAIN!!"
I herd “England stands England stands”
By 1066 AD the power of the Vikings was already spent - most of Scandinavia had already converted to christianity and it was that which was the Vikings weakness.
Not true ,that was the largest Viking army to ever assemble with the most feared Viking leader ,Harald Hardrada . Where do you get you info from ?
@@housecarl6 Ragnar Lothbrook was by far more successful a Viking. And by 1066 most of Scandinavia was converting to christianity. After Stamford Bridge the Vikings never returned to Britain - it was the conversion to the Palestinian carpenter which robbed the Vikings of their Pagan roots and spelled the end of their reign.
@@succubilover69 Nonsense !
it was the largest ever force of Vikings assembled , the conversion did not affect them, it was the same in England the people took on Christianity alongside paganism.
They where massacred because they fought another army that was ready for them,instead of them attacking small kingdoms in Britain.
@@housecarl6 They didn't lose because the enemy was prepared. They lost because they themself was unprepared. (Not having time equipping)
@@samuelskogqvist5565 Half where unprepared the other half that arrived in mid battle where not.
The result would have been the same ,they where not fighting a small kingdom anymore but a united country.
Because of total war games that make me want to learn about ancient history
Me too mate
Shoutout to the camera man that had to travel time
Очень атмосферно!
Из компьютерных игр и Ютуба я узнал больше,чем на уроках истории
Хорошая работа!
Whatever dude.
Try to try
MTWI Cathedral of Doom. Best soundtrack ever.
Great video!
Hey, Sandokan! What are the next videos for 2019? Cheers
Im working on three kingdoms era now, few Chinese battles, Greetings
Sandokan, if you get the chance, PLEASE do the Battle Of Mount Badon in 500 AD. The place where, according to legend, the REAL King Arthur (or at least his real, historical inspiration) led a unified army of Romano-British, Welsh, and Picts to defeat the Saxon invaders. The overall army was under the command of the general Ambrosius Aurelianus, but under his command was apparently a young Romano-British warrior prince named Artorius Castus, who was the historical inspiration for Arthur Pendragon. I love moments in history where the lines between history and myth/legend become blurred, and this particular one is at the top of my favorites list.
Interesting video.
Amazing
Did anyone else notice the first song was from medieval total war? Brought back great memories!
I L O V E D this battle and it was really cool. Just one little things is that Harold Hardrada is spelt Harald Hardrada but that's really nothing. Can't wait to see more!
I know, My mistake, sorry for that
@@SandokanBattles It's alright. It's a very little mistake. It still is awsome!
@@lenavoit5206 Harald Hårderåde
Great Job would love to see more roman battles
roman? LOL
@@Filus1979 I feel like there's something you're dying to correct me on but thankfully idc
Tob´s troop shouthing is incredibly amazing
Erik Rosalén shouthing?
another masterpiece thanks again for the upload shame Harold didn't make the Vikings fight with the English against William thanks again
very good
Great animation , well done.
That Viking on the bridge was a medieval Steven Seagal!
A shame that the battle tactics cannot be portrayed in the Total War Egine
Hello... you use a mod for the enhancement.. no ? The dust look like different than in vanilla ??
Medieval total war soundtrack 👌🏻
Ah the nostalgia from 2001
Yeah and i get copyright claim becouse of it, From some old Czech rock band :P
I know about this particular battle when I played a game called 1066: The Game
Yooooo. I played that game years ago.
This one?
andkon.com/arcade/adventureaction/1066/
So badass one man held that bridge, but I think it must have been thinner or they would have simply surrounded him.
You right, but this bridge is the only one in the game
That bridge would have had to have been quite narrow for him to hold it alone
France Vs Austria (Napoleonic Italian Campaign), please can you do it?😀
Nice
These are better than movies
If there's any truth to the story that one man held the bridge, surely the bridge must have been very narrow, not enormously wide.
Probably a myth, but then again it doesn't sound as crazy as the stories that we have documented today so it sounds believable.
William the conqueror benefitted of this battle which weakened his opponent.
Sadly! But yes you're correct😓
Oh man can you please tell me where do you find these sound effects of the men charging and taunting...please
all sounds effects are int the game
Kyrakos Kasolas In the Battle the English where shouting UT UT UT UT meaning out out out and Holy Cross
Imagine 1000 yrs ago going to war. Hand to hand combat in most cases kill or be killed just mind blowing .And we think we have it tuff today those guys were all Bad ass !
Brutal warfare for sure when the battle raged on , and the survivors on the lossing side was not much better off afterward.
no way its a game no way dude
im going to buy it rn
What mod did you do to have that single soldier? I want to do things like that with like 1 elite soldier holding the line.
Epic! How long does it normally take for you to finish the battle recordings?
2-3 weeks, lots of work
I wonder if the bridge was really that wide? Good video.
not realy, but there is onle like that in the game
According to what I heard, the bridge was fairly narrow. Only allowing 4 men to stand should-to-shoulder on it.
It's the design of the map
Medieval total War music ✌👌
Zayebiste 👹💥⚔👍
On that day the norwegian king was harvested by Odin himself to take part in the last battle against evil on the fields of Vigrid.
No he was killed by the Saxon God Woden
Hardrad was a devoted christian
@@housecarl6 Saxons were christians as well as norwegians
Fascinating graphics, where do I go to enquire about them ?
this is pc game Total war: thrones of britannia
@@SandokanBattles thanks, but how do I get hold of them or the programme ?
What mod allows single/hero units and leaders like this video has?
No mod, I made unit with 3 soldiers,( the low numer i can get) and kill two of them
How you do these battles? I'm really interested, since i want to buy this game, and experience something close to this.
Get the total war saga TOB. It's a nice game.. sieges are the best