Old English Song - Harold Godwinson | The Skaldic Bard
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- This is an original song I wrote and performed in Old English.
Ever since I was a mere boy growing up in England and speaking English, the Norman Conquest has bothered me greatly. The main reason for this is that I find Old English to be such an incredibly rich, beautiful language. The Norman Conquest really spelled the end of English staying deeply and conservatively connected to its West Germanic roots, with so many wonderful words being expelled from the language.
Harold Godwinson has, as a result, always been something of a hero of mine. I’ve called him “The Last King of the English” in this song as his demise saw the end of Anglo-Saxon kingship. The odds he was up against are incredible; he had to march across the whole of England, from London to Stamford Bridge near York, to fight the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and his own brother, Tostig Godwinson. He did so and won, and then had to march all the way back down to Hastings in the south, which he did in full gear - having just fought a battle - in just four (!) days. Most heartbreakingly of all, they could have actually won the battle but the Normans managed to lure them from their strong position and encircle them. Who knows what the world would look like now if Harold Godwinson had won - for better or worse!
I have made this song to honour his attempts at defending England from every manner of foe. I hope you enjoy.
Let me know what you think in a comment (I very much enjoy reading them), and feel free to leave any suggestions for historical figures/events/topics you’d like me to cover!
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Lyrics:
Ēadweard Andettere stearf and næfþ ierfeweard.
Witena ġemōt hæfþ Harolde ġecoren.
Sind þrī þe Englaland willaþ beniman.
Ān sārspell becōm belǣwunge brōþor.
Tostig and Harold Norrena sȳð siġlaþ.
Of Normandiġe cymeþ on þrēat Willelm.
Ēadwin and Mōrcǣr feohtaþ for þām cyninge Engla!
Six þūsend Norþmonna tō Fūlforde cumaþ!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Endenehsta Cyning Engla!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Fǣrsceaðan cwōmon of eallum hwammum!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Gōd miltsiġe his sāwle!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Hē feaht for frēom Englalande!
Men þāra eorla onrǣsaþ þā fīend.
Manlīċe fuhton hīe, ac here miċel wæs.
Earmas Englisċra cempena ġetēoriaþ
and Eoforwīċ ofġefen Norþmonnum is.
Nū mid cyninge gangaþ wē of Lundene.
Hund and hundnigontiġ mīla sind wē ġegangen.
Harold rād tō þām norrenan:
“Nālīefe iċ þē nān foldan,
ac ġiefe six fōta eorþan,
þæs þū þēr bebyrġed wierst!”
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Endenehsta Cyning Engla!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Fǣrsceaðan cwōmon of eallum hwammum!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Gōd miltsiġe his sāwle!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Hē feaht for frēom Englalande!
Þā beġinþ feohtlāc æt Stanfordbryċġe.
Norren æxhearding stent þēr and forset hīe.
Fēowertiġ monna sliehþ, his strengþu brēmaþ wē,
ac þā him þurh hryċġ wrecaþ ān orþoncpil.
Norþmenn gerāwaþ hīe, wē onrǣsaþ þone weall!
“Ne restaþ oþ þæt hīe ġeslæġene bēon!”
Sēo rāw Norþmonna ġebroten,
Tostig and Harold ġefēollon.
Dēaþcwealm wæs norþherġes.
Nū grētaþ we Willelm!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Endenehsta Cyning Engla!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Fǣrsceaðan cwōmon of eallum hwammum!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Gōd miltsiġe his sāwle!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Hē feaht for frēom Englalande!
Æfter þrim dagum cwōm sē þridda ġelǣca.
Willelm lendeþ æt Pæfensēawīċe.
Sona āfaraþ wē ofer eall þæt land.
Næs þæt ēðe sīð, ac nē ġemealt mōdsefa.
Miċel ūthere samnaþ æt Hæstingum.
Ten þūsend monna on Englisċre eorþan!
Sēo fyrd and hūscarlas fȳsaþ tō beadwe,
mid æxum on handa stariaþ ofer rand heora.
On ærne morgen Winterfylleþes,
fēdeþ sēo beorhte sunne ūre wrǣþþe.
God nerie þone cyning! Rihtlīċe rīcsaþ hē!
Ġif Willelm nylþ sibbe, sċeal he æt Seaxnum feallan.
Þer ġestandaþ ealle wē
and ðunorrādstefne
ŪT, ŪT! ġiellaþ we,
ŪT of Englalande!
Wē standaþ upon hylle sċieldende wiþ flānas.
Wē āsċūfaþ gārwigan, sē wīghaga ne hrērþ.
Wē līehtaþ byrþenne horsa þāra fēonda.
Brytas Willelmes on holt ūtaflēoþ.
Belifaþ, belifaþ! Nē folgiaþ hīe on holt!
Ofsniðaþ wrǣþþe, healdaþ þone sċieldweall!
Oðflēoþ hīe eft, ac heorugrǣdigum mōdum
oferfylgiaþ wē þā hildlatan.
Ne, men, hit wil wæs! Hīe tennedon ūs!
Ēored onrǣsaþ ūre bacu gārum!
And on þæt ġefeoht hittaþ flān ūrne cyninge!
His ēage! His ēage! Harold cyning is dēad!
Heora here ġebolgen wierþþ
and īecþ þone onrǣs.
Wē oferwunnene sind,
Willelm siġefæst is.
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Endenehsta Cyning Engla!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Fǣrsceaðan cwōmon of eallum hwammum!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Gōd miltsiġe his sāwle!
Harold Gōdwines sunu!
Hē feaht for frēom Englalande! - Zábava
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Now on Spotify etc! This is an original song I wrote and performed in Old English.
Ever since I was a mere boy growing up in England and speaking English, the Norman Conquest has bothered me greatly. The main reason for this is that I find Old English to be such an incredibly rich, beautiful language. The Norman Conquest really spelled the end of English staying deeply and conservatively connected to its West Germanic roots, with so many wonderful words being expelled from the language.
Harold Godwinson has, as a result, always been something of a hero of mine. I’ve called him “The Last King of the English” in this song as his demise saw the end of Anglo-Saxon kingship. The odds he was up against are incredible; he had to march across the whole of England, from London to Stamford Bridge near York, to fight the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and his own brother, Tostig Godwinson. He did so and won, and then had to march all the way back down to Hastings in the south, which he did in full gear - having just fought a battle - in just four (!) days. Most heartbreakingly of all, they could have actually won the battle but the Normans managed to lure them from their strong position and encircle them. Who knows what the world would look like now if Harold Godwinson had won - for better or worse!
I have made this song to honour his attempts at defending England from every manner of foe. I hope you enjoy.
Let me know what you think in a comment (I very much enjoy reading them), and feel free to leave any suggestions for historical figures/events/topics you’d like me to cover!
If you’d like to support my work, you can do so at www.buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Many thanks!
Have you heard of Anglish? I think you’d enjoy it. Most of it only includes changing syntax, but others go further and bring back things such as the case and gender system.
@@tfan2222 I certainly have, I used to translate Wikipedia articles into Anglish on "The Anglish Moot" lel
I have a small question... i think, u know the tv-series "vikings", this history/fantasy-mix about Ragnarr Loðbrók. How close is the anglo-saxxon English, used in this product, to the real in the 9th century? The funfact is, that i understand many parts of it (i dont need to read the translation on screen), maybe because i grow up with the rhine franconian dialect of my hometown, i my youth, it was nearly only spoken by old people on markets or in Pubs, as a "gutter language". Today the teach it in school, but the modern version, is more similar to Official German and not like the dialect, that i have learned from my vader, market traders, riverboatmen, and barmen. I ask this, because i have much more problems with ur anglo-saxxo english.
As French, I side with Guillaume on this one, but respect to the defeated Harold for his brave resistance
*Somewhere in Heaven*
Harald:Harold.....
Harold: Wait how are you here?
Harald:Brownie Points for Building Church's and Fighting Heathen Countrymen
Harold: I see
Harald: and let me guess died by arrow
Harold:Died by arrow
Harald:The Bastard is King then?
Harold: Yeah..
Harald: Damn....
I, as you know, am a proud German. However, I am a Lower Saxon and the only difference between the Lower Saxons and the Saxons of England is that our ancestors stayed on the continent. William very much destroyed the connection we Saxons had with his introduction of French which replaced and destroyed much of the Old English language. We Saxons, both in England and in Germany, have suffered great defeat at the hands of the French. Great king Harold Gōdwinessunu and King Widukind shall not be forgotten. Proud Saxons, stand tall and resolute! For King Harold and King Widukind! Wi sünd een! Wi schöölt dat nich vergeten! 🇩🇪🏴
Mate, it was 1066 we should be over it by now. Ultimately conquest is a part of human history. We conquered the island from the Welsh 600 years before, by deceitful and traitorous tactics. Certainly if every country we had ever conquered resented us forever we should never have peace. So why should we resent the French for something that happened 1000 years ago? Even the French came from Germany to conquer that country from the Latinised Celtic population. Ultimately a national identity based on revanchism is just pathetic and unworthy of life. It took centuries for us to heal the rift between our largely Norman-French speaking ruling class and the English-speaking people. And yet within three centuries our kings identified with this country and many have led us in battle against the French. King George VI stayed in London when it was being bombed because he identified with his people. Elizabeth II was as English as Bazza from the pub. And even though we did lose a lot from the Conquest, ultimately we gained a lot from it also, as the English landscape is unimaginable without Norman castles. The Norman castles are no longer instruments of oppression but became a part of the land and its defence. The introduction of romance words into our vocabulary make our language one of the richest and most diverse in the world. Tell me that Shakespeare, Coverdale, Pope, Tennyson and a hundred others have not shown modern English perfectly capable of the most sublime literary beauty, a beauty consisting 60% of words from romance languages. The Conquest is woven into the fabric of who and what we are, and to continue to be wounded by it is to tear apart England itself. Go and watch Bragnah's version of Shakespeare's Henry V and you will realise that.
These national hatreds destroyed Europe and ultimately robbed the continent of her prime place in the world. ww1 was the "suicide of Europe." The Franco Prussian War was also caused by stupid jingoism. ww2 left 60 million dead and half the continent was occupied by the Bolsheviks. The sad thing is all of the soldiers in ww1 ultimately had the same values of "God, King and Country" but the war led to the ruination of those values. As they say: "No more brother wars."
Ultimately, true nationalism is not chauvinistic or revanchist. I think that a Frenchman should be proud of France, not England. Just as you should be proud of your family, not someone else's. For example I find it very cringe when Americans act all ashamed of their country. So nationalists of all nations should find common cause, not mutual hatred.
"Nationalism means: The more I, as an Englishman, love England, the more I realise how an Irishman must love Ireland."
On high there sat a soldier,
Gazing on the town,
His heart was full of wisdom;
His grey hair formed a crown.
He thought of a thousand lands,
Of Boer and Jap and Hun,
And though he fought against ‘em,
Yet loved he, every one.
And whilst his heart was thrilled,
At Injia’s ancient stones,
At Alps and Himalayas,
Home to British bones,
Yet his heart returned,
To a little patch of wheat,
To Malvern Hill and Brecon,
And English lack of heat!
Behind there roared an engine,
A car and radio,
A voice crept up behind him,
“Sir, why sit you so?
Your heart is kind and liberal,
You’ve seen a thousand ships,
You’ve tasted a thousand spices,
Yet you eat English chips!”
“What is that patch but another,
A thousand, not a few,
Lands do now surpass it,
In skies of unending blue!
And behold, your own dear country,
For which you’ve shed your blood,
Is greedier than Babylon,
And the world before the Flood!”
“Why, sir” said the old soldier,
“But one of these is mine,
There are a thousand mothers,
But just one of them is thine.
When I see another mother,
I love my own but more,
For seeing another honoured,
I remember whom she bore.”
“When men do love their country,
Though it be not mine,
Be he Boer or French or Russian,
Or even from the Rhine!
I count it to their virtue,
Though he do ‘gainst me fight,
And pray that Hun or Frenchman,
Might love his country right!”
“And dost thou measure family,
Looking on thy mother,
And dost thou love her less,
If she be poorer than another?
Do not her little failings,
Act like English rain,
And endear thee but more to her,
When black clouds come again?”
“Thou art with me surprised,
For that I’ve left our shore,
Yet come back to my country,
To come back to my door.
But there is a greater Traveller,
Who hath set the stars and sun,
He knoweth them all by number,
And loves He every one.”
“But even He the One,
Before Whom skies do fall,
Who made a thousand kingdoms,
And loves them one and all.
Even He, this One,
Deigned to be born,
That He might have a country,
This He did not scorn.”
“But when He tried to save them,
They nailed Him to a Cross,
Made Him drink of vinegar,
Yet Love suffered no loss.
He the greatest Traveller,
Died on a Malvern Hill,
On a little patch of Palestine,
That was the Travellin’ Soldier’s will.”
@@TotusTuus-jf7qz I agree with everything you say. I just have a different way of looking at it. I may never be able to fully forgive the French for the 1300 years of war that we've had. Does this put me in a similar situation like the Middle East is facing? Absolutely. It's always easier to hate than to forgive, especially when your people have been at each other's throats for millennia. Look no further than the relationship between Scots and English. The English are responsible for the near eradication of the Scottish culture and language just like the Normans are responsible for the Latinization of English and destroying its ties to the West Germanic culture. Yes, much good came from it but at a terrible cost. For me, a part of me will always blame France for the death of my country and I'll always be angry about that. But I have to remind myself that my own country is guilty of equally and more wretched things than the French and that if I can make peace with that, I can attempt to make peace with French history too. But yes, all men and women should love their country. A Frenchman should be able to say J'aime la France, just as a German should be able to say Ich liebe Deutschland and an Englishman, I love England. We all should take pride and love in our nations and kingdoms while making peace with both our past and the wars we've had with each other. Then and only then can we call each other brothers. Like you say, the conquest of England is woven in your history and to be wounded by it is to favor Ænglaland over England. But Ænglaland is a ghost that is remembered, not revived. Just as Old Saxony is a ghost to be remembered but not revived. Same with the Second Reich and the Kingdom of France. These are ghosts of our past and trying to bring them back, even if it would be better, would be to make more rifts and cause more wars. Eventually, one has to choose between forgiveness or resentment. For now, I'm not ready to forgive but I must always keep an open heart and mind for the sake of Europe
@@EinDeutscherPatriot620 thanks for the kind words
@@EinDeutscherPatriot620 ignore the other guy.
@@TotusTuus-jf7qz I made a comment coming at him but yeah, I'm just ignoring that bs 😂
Harold Godwinson the last of the true English kings
Did you know he was half Danish? From his mother's side.
@@wulfheort8021He was also a descendent of Bjorn Ironside!
@@wulfheort8021and did you know the English are Germanic as well? they came from Southern Scandinavia.
Anglo Saxon blood run through us English like a warm spring and I’m proud of that fact so you muppets need to accept the fact that we pure English are our Anglo Saxon descendants and that our the fact sick of freak of nature like you people in the comments thinking they no more about my kin my ancestors my people you don’t no 💩 and that is a fact 🏴❤️⚔️
It’s funny because the Saxons themselves were conquerors
we must relearn our native tounge.
Hal wes þu
"Where is Germany?"
*Points to Germany*
"Where is Brazil?"
*Points to Brazil*
"Where is Turkey?"
*Points to Turkey*
"Where is England?"
"It is gone."
"Where is Harold Godwinson?"
*Points to heart*
cries in english
England is still here. The Normans conquered us, but they didn't replace us. It took a while, but we eventually convinced them they were English, and in an ironic twist of fate would then spend the next few centuries invading France.
I've always wondered if the King of France at the time would have tried to stop William if he could see the future. Anglo-Saxon England largely kept to itself and minded its own business, if it wasn't for the conquest I doubt England and France would have gone to war half as much.
This hits pretty hard brother. But Harold died a hero, doing a most kingly duty. His geist is one and the same of the English heart and national soul, when he perished he became one with every anglo saxon.
@@PanzertruppenLeopard_1shut up little wanker seriously if you want to shit talk do it to are face not in the safety of your own country 😂😂😂
@@keighlancoe5933it's go and show how uneducated these two wank stain are in the comments are like we beat France countless time and at one point France was apart of England fact William just got very lucky but like you seid they didn't replace us because we still here and french we'll look at there country nowadays it's a joke 😂😂😂
Harold Godwinson the original giga chad “ I will cede you no land but six feet of soil for you will be buried their “ just bloody savage
That's our king. Makes me proud to be English.
>Falls to a false rout, the oldest trick in the book
@@AmonGus-hw6sp He didn't. Some of the fyrd did.
there
Yes mate.
Man, the old Anglo-Saxon language was truly very beautiful and unique like old norse.
It’s beautiful. I love how it has heavy Germanic influence with a lot of latin mixed in too.
@@chrisstucker1813What? Old English IS Germanic lol
@@Anglisc1682 I never said it wasn’t.
Then the filthy French Norseman tainted it
@@Anglisc1682the English we speak nowadays is more influenced by Germanic and Norman words while old English was fully Germanic and even the Germans could understand them
"We lighten the burden of enemy horseman". Bro that's just savage
God bless King Godwinson. The man who died fighting to protect English identity
It was rightfully his throne. Edward chose him, the Witan chose him. Hail King Harold II.
proud anglo saxon
A king who's tale is worthy to be told.
A leader can make or break a nation: this one has my respect.
I will never forgive William the Bastard.
😂
Forgive
Good
William The Pretender
Almost 200k views! This song deserves millions of listens if you ask me. Make kids listen to it in school during history class.
Anglo-Saxon sounds very rich, and especially when sung. Incredible song as always!
we used to speak it way bæc þen
It sounds harsh and powerful🔥🔥🔥
Priceless Gold. You're doing more to help us connect with our anglo-saxon ancestors than anyone since Tolkein.
Man, this comment is awesome, speechless. Thank you
@@SkaldBarda lot of other people who do the “this is what ancient languages sound like” make them sound like they aren’t a real language but you make them sound like they are a real language
repent to God
@@Baggerz182 Who said I wasn't a Christian?
100
Old England forever!
Would love to see some similar stuff to this in your archive.
7:41 I've just got goosebumps listening to the music. I wish this was taught to all English children.
That has to be the best pronunciation of Old English in a song I've heard so far.
Flanders and Albion will one day both be free again
These songs got me trying to think of ways we can "revive" old english, love your songs
i'm doing þat already!
My Niewanglisch project
Id rather revive all the Brythonic languages OUR true ancestry
@@mkgaming5823Brother. If you are of English decent, I can say with 100% certainty you are genetically Germanic. If you’re Scotland or Ireland that’s different.
@@tfan2222even the scots and Irish have quite a lot of Germanic dna 🧬
@@WendyHutchinson-pg7qyno they got mostly Celtic DNA and yes they do have Germanic within the English influence
this is so based. As a Southerner from Tennessee who can trace his ancestry back to England and his name back to Old English, I love hearing the language of our ancestors and the stories of their heroes. Wonderful job
I'm a Northerner from the Midwest, I can also trace my blood back to England, my surname comes from Old English. Let us treasure our Anglo-Saxon and American heritage forever more, brother !
Greetings from another English Tennessean! Our ancestors still live through us
How do you trace it back?
@@Goofy-G I did it like this: I looked up my last name in english and in irish as i know that i have irish ancestors and well it resulted in being a scottish name
@@Goofy-G
Use 23andMe.
But if you're white, have an Scottish/English surname, and live in a former British settler colony, then you're almost certainly of Anglo-Saxon (English) descent.
If your family has been in America since before the 1900s, you can probably rest assured that you are an Anglo. Non-British ethnic groups were pretty uncommon in America before the 20th century.
In fact, when German, Irish and Italian immigrants began moving to America around the turn of the 20th century, many Americans of the day were worried about America loosing its Anglo-Saxon culture and heritage. You can read what President Teddy Roosevelt and H.P. Lovecraft had to say about these non-Anglo-Saxon migrants moving to America and their worries about them replacing America's Anglo-Saxon culture.
I can't find it now, but i'm 100% sure I remember Teddy Roosevelt basically saying that the Anglo-Saxons should rule the world lmao.
As a native Kentishman, I’d love to hear a song about Hengest and Horsa, or even Athelbert, the first Christian English king. You do fantastic work, and I can only look forwards to every new song you bless the world with. Thank you.
Thanks a lot for this, my friend, very nice to hear - I'll make a note of your suggestions, great ideas
I really hope this happens, especially if it's from the perspective of the Anglo-Saxons. There needs to be more songs of their accomplishments.
Aethelfrith of Bernicia who was known to the Celts as 'the twister', and first ruler of Bernicia and Deira to form the great Kingdom of Northumbria!
This is really a fantastic idea
king Harold Godwinson. He may have Lost the battle of Hastings. But he did win our Hearts. God bless you Harold Godwinson, King of the Anglo Saxons.
He came very close to winning. At some point the banner of William fell and his men thought he himself had fallen, so they started wavering, but William rode along the lines of his army to show them he was still alive. Also, the left flank of the Norman army broke and routed at some point, but the Saxon warriors disobeyed orders to remain in formation, chased the Normans down and eventually got surrounded by Norman cavalry. From then on it started to go downhill for the Saxons.
Proud to call the Saxons my ancestors. Native English are still here!
Technicaly the celtic peoples would be the natives
Indeed anglo saxon-celts, the Halstadt and the germanic speaking tribes was all of Keltoi Ancestry....
@@wor53lg50 No.
@@OrangeGoggles1I mean the Celts didn't establish England, but yes they was here first
@@BGIncorporatedi know im one of them, in fact my surname(white) is one of the oldest to the Anglo spheres! Also in Gaelic or Brythonic which would have been similar, it means Son of a fair haird servent or Ghilli or basically son of a slave a hang up from Roman occupation i suppose , ironic dont you think in todays politically correct atmosphere that the Surname white ment a slave or servent...it also means bold as im fearless meaning it could have been the son of a warrior who was slain and the warriors wife took as a slave/servant with child, which many Roman did use the natives as...
I’m drawn to the language and culture of England prior to 1066. I wish the Normans had stayed put. Memory Eternal, King Harold Godwinson.
Alternate history/timeline where the English and Normans shake hands and bid farewell to each other while parting ways to their respective homelands would be pretty cool to behold.
It was rightfully Harold's throne. Edward said so, the Witan said so. Fuck Hardrada and fuck William.
God bless Harold Godwinson and every Saxon who died for his homeland. My mother's family came here from England, and I'd like to think some distant ancestor of mine fought for Harold. Keep up the great work!
Probably did but the Saxons were brutally oppressed for generations following the Norman conquest and the Northumbrians were near completely genocided.
@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117we Anglo Saxon English did what we needed to do it's not are fault that the Celtic tribe was weak compare to us English they should of fighted harder then shouldn't they so don't bother trying to make us English feel bad because we don't not even a little bit that was the way back then so stop with the bs about genocide you bloody freak of nature 😂🤣🏴
My actual family name were direct tenants of Harold Godwinson. Our history is simply a tale of distancing from the Norman conquerors.
I really appreciate you providing the Anglo-Saxons a chance for the musical tradition they were never allowed the freedom to develop in our own history
Once again our ears are soothed by this man’s talent. Well done and I love the emphasis on “ŪT”, really gave a sense of fury and what those men lived, fought and died for.
May God’s love be with you
Awesome comment, I'm glad it made an impact. God bless you, friend
@@SkaldBardIt's bæsed
@@SkaldBardbāseþ
That was the Anglo-Saxon battlecry. They would smash their swords and spears against their shields and chant Ūt repeatedly. I've witnessed a good thousand or so Anglo-Saxon re-enactors recreate it, and it is quite intimidating, your hairs stand up and you get goosebumps.
Goosebumps every time
Greetings from Russia. I have been listening to you for a long time, and every release of music in Old English simply captivates my soul. I started my acquaintance with this people, language and music from the band Æelfric. As a result, I fell in love with the aesthetics of this ethnic group. In my view, the Anglo-Saxons are the people of eternal autumn. The gold jewelry of the Vendel era is evidence of this. Bravo to your creativity!
What a beautiful sentiment.
"People of eternal autumn". Somehow absolutely right
Is it true you study Old English for a while at school in Russia? I read that somewhere.
Glory To God
@@keighlancoe5933Never heard about this. As far as I know, Old English is taught at some universities here in Russia. Maybe some schools specialized in English teach it as well.
Though I am proud of my Norman ancestry, I must give it to Harold Godwinson that he was no coward, he was a true warrior king and I will always admire him and all those who preferred to die in the heat of battle than enchained by their foe. God nerie þone cyning!
You didn't just make me cry for a deceased English king
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Harold Godwinson was the last true English king
Love this, Harold is also a hero of mine. Would love a song on king Oswald of Bernicia
Awesome idea! Thanks
Phenomenal! You're doing a great deed for the legacy of the Anglo-Saxons with your work.
Thank you! Means a lot
@@SkaldBard No worries. On a side note; we need a song on Æthelstan! He's far too overlooked and arguably did more for England than even Alfred the Great.
@@rustybayonette6641Alfred was the first King of the Anglo Saxons. The first man to unite the English. His children and grandchildren finished what he started. Without Alfred there is no England…hence why he is the only English king to be called “Great”.
God, I wish that the Anglo saxons won so that old English was preserved and I could have an easier time learning Germanic languages
Harold's story has lived with me for decades, maybe first inspired by lounge curtains of scenes from The Bayeux Tapestry which were a background to my childhood in - Southern Rhodesia...
When I taught French to 12 and 13 year olds
Великий и отважный король саксов , павший в бою вместе со своими верными хускарлами... . Его дочь сыграла немаловажную роль и для моего народа, Гита , жена великого князя Владимира Мономаха
Interesting!! Never knew this
Against all the odds and difficulties Harold faced, he still almost won. That is what you call an Englishman.
Also, I'm sure Harold's blood still prevailed in further English monarchs such as Edward iii.
It is during the reign of Edward III that being English is something to be celebrated again. Such a coincidence how it all changed at the same time Harold Godwinson's bloodline was reintroduced.
@@RBS.23
Edward III, being a Plantagenet, had a bloodline back to Aelfred Great and beyond, back as far as Cerdic (and even Woden, apparently....🤭.)
@@adventussaxonum448It's a broad tree, yes. Don't forget Baldæg of Westphalia!
@@skullwarrior4769We dont have a true Anglo Saxon with royal blood, We cant replace the French in norse costumes, can we?
Not only English monarchs ...
Gita of Wessex is the daughter of Harold Godwinson and his wife Edith the Fair also known as Edith Swanneck. After marrying Vladimir II Monomakh, Gita became the princess of Kievan Rus
The eldest son of Vladimir II Monomakh by Gita of Wessex, Mstislav the Great, was the Grand Duke of Kiev (1125-1132).
He occupies a prominent place in the Scandinavian sagas under the name Harald, alluding to his grandfather, Harold II of England.
Through her son Mstislav the Great, she was the ancestor of the Danish King Valdemar I
Gita was the mother of Yuri Dolgoruky, through his descendants she is the ancestor of Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky and, consequently, of such rulers as Dmitry Donskoy, Ivan III the Great and Ivan IV the Terrible.
As a German with passionate interest in linguistics, (naturally) especially west Germanic, you continue to delight me with every song. Thank you for your work, and I hope you feel as content as you deserve. 🙏
Harold Godwinson... the last Anglo Saxon King of England... elected unanimously by the Earls... betrayed by his own brother... He rode out to fight two vast armies of Invaders... He defeated the Danes & Norse alliance... He rode out in front to fight against the Normans... and there he met his fate as a warrior King... God Almighty gives his spirit eternal rest and honor. 👑 🛡️ 🗡️ 🇬🇧 ✝️
He also defeated the Welsh king Gruffyd as his time as an earl. Making him even more badass.
It really is a saddening thought. The man, and his men, were truly heroic. Rushing the length of the country, facing two separate armies - two armies with vastly different battle strategies. He deserved to be honoured after his death, but I doubt he got his due, because he ultimately lost and because a new regime came in that was pretty quickly hostile towards the English. If such a place exists, may Tostig suffer in Hell for another thousand years for his treachery.
@@skullwarrior4769 Totally in agreement
This song adds 20% to your deadlift. Scientifically proven.
Hard men from a harsh land who lived in the hardest of times and yet in the sight of this they fought on foot man to man until the very last even when their King was no more
I didn't know this masterpiece belonged to you. It was truly a great work.
I still can't get this beautiful dialogue out of my mind:
Tostig: "What do you promise for King Hardrada?
Harold Godwinson: "2 meters of dirt for his grave."
The only man we need.
Bloody fantastic. You even mentioned the six feet of earth quote.
This man was our Braveheart.
Six feet of English Soil
Glad you clocked the quote! Thanks a lot for the kind words - and yes, he really was
@TervelKamenovElohim The soil a slave became free the moment he stepped foot on after 1086, i guess william coming had its advantages. Certainly for the young men that got their freedom from their american masters upon entering england once the law had been echoed and amplified in parliament. English law did not allow slavery. What followed was campagining of good english men fighting until britain abolished slavery. For the WORLD.
Never before listened to a song that felt like taking a whole journey on my own.
Good rest and defence before God to all those who fell on every side.
The great king who fought alongside his men to the death on that hill for 8 - 9 hours that day to repel foreign rule over England, meanwhile our modern day politicians are doing the exact opposite. If the Battle of Hastings was fought today our politicians would surrender England in a heartbeat. Very sad what we've become.
at least you have the structure of a Monarchy to fall back on when "democracy" inevitably fails. In the US there will be a massive power vacuum. Unfortunately I think William V will be the one who has the burden of government revert to his control as no one will trust the politicians. By the way the King having to run government affairs is a government in crisis. The system is designed to run in a manner in which the Sovereign delegates their authority. As people become less and less socially connected there will come a point where the crisis of trust makes the King the top decision maker on most issues. Which isn't what Monarchs want but they swore an oath. In societies with sectarian conflict a strong central unifying figure helps ease social tension. A Monarchy is the absolute best form of government in those cases, particularly for smaller nations like the UK. I personally have grown tired of the so called "democracy" we have because we are then rightfully held accountable for the actions of our government overseas. I wouldn't mind a King or Emperor who just left me be to live my life (like most Monarchs did). I don't want to be burdened with the issues of empire like it is now in the US. It is unfair to demand the people to pay taxes for good governance and at the same time demand they also be the administrators of that government as well. I don't hate democracy but there is not one perfect type of government for every nation for all time, things change. All of that said I can not believe there are people in the UK who wish to destroy the monarchy at this point in world history, it's absolute madness. Most Brits don't seem to realize how fortunate they are to have these ancient institutions as a contingency while most of the world has no back up plan
Listened to this while playing as Harold Godwinson in CK3, obviously i managed to win agaisnt the Normans and the Norwegians
Did you do it without allying the HRE? Because if you do that it’s kinda cheating imo
@@wilmanuts9954 Does it count if I did. But I got done with it before their asses showed up?
@@somedude2608 yeah that’s fine imo. Good job with repelling the Norman invaders. Now you’ve just got those Norwegians and you’re golden
I love this ❤
This is a glorious work. Thank you. Harold should be praised, he truly was the last great king of the English. Although I may disagree with him on religious views, I still cannot deny his greatness and courage.
I thought Harold was a good catholic?
@@confiteordeo3863I’d guess that since Harold’s marriage to Edith the Fair wasn’t blessed by the Church it is rather hard to call him a truly pious man.
@@akeminakajima219 Not all anglo saxon kings were pious, but there were a good deal more just kings before 1066. Did England produce a post 1066 Saint Louis?
what religion was he? I cannot find it online some say catholic some say orthadox
England's last true king.
One more win away from being possibly the greatest king we've ever had.RIP Harold Godwinsson.
He still is one of the greatest to me. Definitely my favourite English king.
@@harold_the_great mine too,has been since I was a kid.
@@anglowarrior3871 I like to imagine that if King Harold won at Hastings, he'd be known as the greatest Englishman of all time with statues of him everywhere. Every kid in school being taught about his achievements and he'd be as popular and beloved as Winston Churchill. His name used to strike fear into those who would dare to invade England.
@@harold_the_great yep,he will always be my favourite historical figure,it's a shame his reign ended the way it did.
@@anglowarrior3871 It is. He almost won too. Inches from victory.
This is incredible mate! Well done for making this beautiful piece of art and relic of English history 🏴
@@IgorKon765 well respect to him then but what does that even have to do here?.
@@IgorKon765 yes
@@IgorKon765 well obviously the side of our country.
@@Kingsaxxy3872 Yeah, he said the same thing on my post. I said he and his Prussian murdering grandfather could shove off. Just ignore him
I'm proud to be a Anglo Saxon descendents English till I die 🏴⚔️❤️
My great-grandfather took Berlin in 1945 - so you better shut up
@@IgorKon765Red Army?
St. Harold Godwinson, the holy and right-believing King of England, pray unto God for us.
The noble work which u are doing is supported by our ancestors and gods keep it up and help us all learn about anglo saxons and their origin
May God bless you
There goes a little thought of mine: as Harald Hardrada was the "Burner of Bulgaria", then Harold Godwinson must have been the "Avenger of Bulgaria". Reason enough for me to like the man. I hope I will be alive in 2066 for the thousandth jubilee of Stamford Bridge and Hastings, in order to honour good King Harold as a reenactor :)
I was saying the same thing to my wife just yesterday about hopefully making it to 2066!
@@SkaldBardwell will all be old thegns thanes fyrdmen and huscarls by then keep your Bodies healthy
@@SkaldBard great minds think alike :)
This one has been in the making all your life, brother. Well done
Right you are, old friend
By far the best yet great story telling and the melody was awsome, this has been on repeat for a few days now lol love your work can't wait for more
I'm German and I really love all germanic languages, I love old high German, old high english, old norse and old swedish the same as I love the middle high German language, middle english, German, English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Dutch and all the other germanic and norse languages like Icelandic, Faroese etc. ❣❣❣❤❤❤🇩🇪🇨🇭🇦🇹🏴🇬🇧🇺🇲🏴🇮🇪🏴🇩🇰🇸🇪🇳🇴🇮🇸🇫🇴🇬🇱🇫🇮
You are a very good song writer and i listen to your songs daily. This is another epic masterpiece. Never stop doing what you do🙂
6:33 could make a grown man cry😔
Richard III in your profile picture. Well done.
What a banger how is this possible
(continued from previous comment) ... I researched more about the Norman Channel crossing and Harold's extraordinary feats of defense. I remember reading that he had prepared for and had large numbers of men throughout the year waiting for just such a crossing but eventually many left to go and harvest their crops. Meanwhile, the Normans were no great shakes on water, but decided to give it a go at the most challenging time of year and - literally - got lucky calm weather. In the class, we acted out the different groups and situations. A powerful lesson - and invaluable linguistically and historically.
I absolutely love it, it sounds like a story being told... the melody and stuff reminds me of sabaton
God rest the soul of the last Orthodox king of England ☦️
I love this language and tone and song. Good work.
I've long been of the opinion that Harold was the better general and should have won. William was just *lucky.*
I agree
I think on top of luck, Harold and his mean where also incredibly tired from fighting an era ending battle against the Norse and then marching the entire length of England.
True, he was very much like Constantine XI from the Byzantine empire.
Greetings from Russia, thank you for your great efforts, could you spread more music in Anglo-Saxon, thank you in advance!
This is brilliant. Well done. You would have put a huge amount of work into this and it paid off. The English need to be million times more aware of their roots. Roots that need protection and nurturing for the young to inherit. Wes thu hal!
Wes þu hal! Thank you for your kind words, my friend.
Really gets the Old English blood flowing, I feel like grabbing a 2 handed axe and taking my place in the shield wall, thanks
Why is this actually fire though
Born and Bred in York steeped in tradition. I fought in a reenactment at Stamford bridge and then Hastings. It was a pilgrimage of the soul it connected me to my ancestors and I am greatly blessed to have been able to remember them in battle.
Another great song. 💪🙏 about the dispute between William and Harald I like them both. Both were brave, fearless and daring rulers. In the end luck went to William. I suppose I think that way because I'm neither english nor french haha 😄
Ænglisc look with modern english more beatiful and magnificent
This song, is so so MAGNIFICENT!! Thank you so much for making it:)
This is probably my favorite alongside Jorsalanam, these are works of art. Please keep it going!
That's awesome, thanks for the support
Love it.❤
Bless you for preserving these exquisite languages in such an epic way!
If only it was possible to give multiple likes. Keep it up Skäld💪
"HAROLD REX INTERFECTVS EST"
Some of the saddest words of history
@@skullwarrior4769It wouldn't have even been written in Latin I don't think
Willelm heretoga gecweald is@@skullwarrior4769
Gjeve sang, broder! Det e ein sorg for alle germanere at Wilhelm BASTARDEN vant. Du gjør ein stor jobb med å bevare ekte Engelsk arv. Sette stor pris på dei norske sangane dine og. Håpe å se meir i framtida🇳🇴🏴
Takk for den fine kommentaren! Det kjem mykje meir, so fylg med, min venn :-)
@@SkaldBard glede meg allereie! Eg ser mykje potensial, sangmessig, i borgerkrigen vår
@@hirden2067 Veit ikkje om du allereie hev sett den, men eg gjorde ein sang om borgerkrigen her: czcams.com/video/uJVHanKSHF4/video.html
Men det er jo mykje meir potensial der, det skjedde so mykje i borgerkrigen at det ikkje var mogleg å inkludera alt i berre éin sang ;-)
It’s like medieval Sabaton
Bring back old english
It's not often a song gives me shivers. But even as a boy and now as man when asked my nationality I will always say Anglo-Saxon... great stuff 👏 👍
Great music. I hope that in the future you will also create songs about Slavic countries like Kievan Rus or Poland. God bless
Receiving a notification from this channel is one of the highlights of my week.
Great content, as usual!
amazing as per usual brother
Another epic piece of history brought to life by your incredible talents - magnificent, as always
This is absolutely amazing. Fantastic work! It actually sounds like it could have been written and sung by the men fighting there.
they do sing about his deeds a thousend. years later!
This is very helpful and easy to understand Harold Godwinson history
Yes the Normans absolutely decimated our once beautiful language. It makes me sad.
It is the history of our land, one conquerer after another. We should take pride in all of our heritage. They all left their mark.
Celtic, Anglo Saxon, Nordic, Norman.
Brilliant song, hats off to you , respect from South East England 💪🏻💪🏻
Godwinson's story is one of those great "What If's" of history. Which is why Alt History thought projects that use Godwin's victory at Hastings as a divergence point are near impossible to map out. Because it's one of those moments in history where so much happened as a result of it.
There is so much that happened as a result of William's conquest; The Anarchy, English becoming more Latin-influenced thanks to the Normans bringing French to the country, The Rise of the Angevins, The Hundred Year's War, The War of the Roses, etc.
History is change.
how did u learn old English?
Beautiful song!
I love old languages, so this song makes me very happy!
This sounds MUCH better than modern english.
Congratulations from Italy!
Beautiful like old high german.
Never forget where we are from. We are faced with an evil and we MUST fight it!
Another great song, but how did you learn old English and some of these other extinct languages? I always wanted to try learning one.
For me, it's all bound up in cracking the code of Germanic grammar (but also Indo-European grammar more broadly). There are huge parallels between Old English, Old Norse, Gothic, Old German and so on. Once you've learnt the patterns, it's about exposing yourself to texts and reading as much as possible, at which point you can start playing around with the language yourself. Then, you start to develop a rough culture of what feels right. You can then start to explore text corpora/dictionaries to see how words collocate and how they work in context. But to get started, I believe the key is attaining a thorough understanding and culture of grammar and etymology.
badass song mate
Gorgeous