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Battle of Edington, 878 ⚔️ How did Alfred the Great defeat the Vikings and help unite England? Pt2/2

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🚩 After the Battle of Ashdown, the Viking army was reinforced and continued the invasion, subjugating all Saxon kingdoms, except Wessex. But Alfred took on the Vikings once again, in perhaps one of the most important battles in the history of England.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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    @HistoryMarche@HistoryMarche10 ай бұрын

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      @danielsantiagourtado3430@danielsantiagourtado343010 ай бұрын

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      @eldersmufcat@eldersmufcat10 ай бұрын

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      @user-abdulazizkhdr1@user-abdulazizkhdr110 ай бұрын

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      @dmgdondada@dmgdondada10 ай бұрын

  • "I embrace the purpose of God and the doom assigned." That is an unbelievably awesome quote. Alfred was going to do what he felt was the will of God, come what may. Just brilliant!

    @calwells5612@calwells561210 ай бұрын

    • Means he was fully committed and a true man.

      @spasjt@spasjt10 ай бұрын

    • Agreed! I had to pause and reread that after hearing it first. Epic quote.

      @LukaszVT40k@LukaszVT40k9 ай бұрын

    • It is a cool quote but bear in mind that in Old English doom meant judgement. The 'God' and 'doom' words make a bit more sense in that case.

      @leod-sigefast@leod-sigefast9 ай бұрын

    • @@leod-sigefast Thanks for the additional knowledge. I appreciate it. It does add to my understanding of the quote. Makes it even better in my eyes.

      @calwells5612@calwells56129 ай бұрын

    • ​@leodesiefast wow, thank you for the knowledge. Now its very clear qoute for me 😊

      @assyriancrusader3760@assyriancrusader37609 ай бұрын

  • “But King Alfred was not most men!” had me hearing “But it is not this day! This day we fight!”

    @KyleWalters126@KyleWalters12610 ай бұрын

  • Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Alfred’s secret weapon

    @darthveatay@darthveatay10 ай бұрын

    • The hero who made alfred 'the great'

      @InglouriousFrogs@InglouriousFrogs10 ай бұрын

    • it's just a fiction.

      @Salah-vg4tn@Salah-vg4tn10 ай бұрын

    • @@Salah-vg4tn I know. Just had to say something for the algorithm

      @darthveatay@darthveatay10 ай бұрын

    • Destiny is all!

      @thegreendragoninn8730@thegreendragoninn873010 ай бұрын

    • Wyrd byth, ful arad.

      @harrymills2770@harrymills277010 ай бұрын

  • Even more impressive when you consider that Alfred likely suffered from Crohn’s Disease. Which is very nasty.

    @michaelsinger4638@michaelsinger463810 ай бұрын

    • Indeed, he was plagued by it his whole life.

      @HistoryMarche@HistoryMarche10 ай бұрын

    • ​@@HistoryMarchehe was indeed great🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

      @danielsantiagourtado3430@danielsantiagourtado343010 ай бұрын

    • @@HistoryMarche or his hole life.

      @tedcrilly46@tedcrilly4610 ай бұрын

    • What's that?

      @Ghostrex101@Ghostrex10110 ай бұрын

    • @@Ghostrex101 its a disease which makes people be too lazy to use google.

      @tedcrilly46@tedcrilly4610 ай бұрын

  • As a Wessex lad whose family Saxon surname translates to mighty/brave spearman, and was first recorded in the somerset rolls 800+yrs ago and apparently never left. Its not beyond the bounds of possibility that an ancestor of mine spent a weekend kicking the heathens out of Wessex. 😁

    @Crunch2327@Crunch232710 ай бұрын

    • Are you a Garrett by any chance?

      @andrewgarrett7100@andrewgarrett71009 ай бұрын

    • It’s time we kicked the bastards out again difference being dingies rather then Longboats .

      @pauldirac808@pauldirac8088 ай бұрын

    • Hahahahaha

      @MH-jz4kr@MH-jz4kr7 ай бұрын

    • Both my Aunt and my brother did some extensive research on our family history during Covid. It turns out my Mother’s side, we are 14 generations of London. Directly before that; we all came from Somerset… So I’ll raise a goblet of Wessex mead and say ‘Cheers’ to our ancestors kicking out the Vikings!

      @peterwemyss6490@peterwemyss64906 ай бұрын

    • Language skills elude you.

      @fgoogleinthea7475@fgoogleinthea74755 ай бұрын

  • My hats off to Odda....the hero of a very pivotal moment.

    @3lullabies@3lullabiesАй бұрын

  • Simply excellent video. Thank you 👍 How cool that Alfred, instead of becoming bitter after years of war and treachery, forgave Guthrum and became his godfather. In the process he turned a foe into an allie.

    @bolapromatoqueejogodecampe8718@bolapromatoqueejogodecampe871810 ай бұрын

    • He was a very clever man, always saw the wider picture.

      @mccleod6235@mccleod623510 ай бұрын

    • Yeah, very clever move. This is why people call him the great. If I had been in his place I would have probably just disemboweled this pagan snake 😅

      @fandzejka9540@fandzejka954010 ай бұрын

    • The time frame is so alien to today, it's hard to understand how becoming Christian could change the former enemy. We would assume he would have violated his becoming conversion, and returned to his old ways. But, apparently he remained faithful to his agreements. Great video, as always. Loved the vultures gathering overhead at the beginning.

      @williamromine5715@williamromine571510 ай бұрын

    • @@williamromine5715 Probably he had been much weakened by Alfred, there were no perspective of substantial help from Scandinavia and it would have been too risky . It was safer for Guthrum to accept the new situation. To the contrary, baptized dukes/lords of Lithuania or western Slavs returned to their old beliefs as soon as chistian army vanished behind horizon. I guess they knew they could afford it.

      @fandzejka9540@fandzejka954010 ай бұрын

    • @@williamromine5715 The idea of grace, grace capable of changing hearts, is completely lost on people today. Same with the idea of virtue. It required plenty of brainwashing through clever use of the media since this is natural to man (a look at history will show it).

      @bolapromatoqueejogodecampe8718@bolapromatoqueejogodecampe871810 ай бұрын

  • I am Uhtred son of Uhtred, born a Saxon but raised by danes, born in Bebbeaburg but now in the service to King Alfred of Wessex. Destiny is all!

    @angus2060@angus206010 ай бұрын

    • 🎶EEEEEE YAAAHHH AAAAAAAAAA EEEE🎶

      @dickcheese7612@dickcheese761210 ай бұрын

    • *Wails in Viking*

      @jonbaxter2254@jonbaxter225410 ай бұрын

    • Born an Angle?

      @troyjamison@troyjamison10 ай бұрын

    • ​@@troyjamison Yes, and therefore, nowhere near this battle or dynasty.

      @adventussaxonum448@adventussaxonum44810 ай бұрын

    • Alfred the great - pffft, we all know Uhtred did the hard slog!!

      @bradenedwards1172@bradenedwards117210 ай бұрын

  • 23:36 That’s amazing, to think of all the suffering that Guthram and his people had done to Alfred and not only his kingdom but the other kingdoms of the island and how angry and unforgiving you would be and out for a revenge against those who had defiled your land and people that only ends when you’ve taken everything from them that they took from you but Alfred over here decides instead to help save the souls of enemies rather than damn to hell is truly worth the title of ‘the great’

    @paulgaskins7713@paulgaskins771310 ай бұрын

    • Like John Hume The Great

      @genghisthegreat2034@genghisthegreat203410 ай бұрын

    • Alfred is the only king in all English history to have the title 'The Great' and the title has not been given just for the battles he won.

      @gordonfrickers5592@gordonfrickers559210 ай бұрын

    • This way Guthrum does not become a martyr for the vikings, nobody would try to avenge him this way, Alfred broke him demonstrated his superiority and then used him to keep the East Anglian Vikings in peace for decades allowing Wessex time to get stronger and deal with other threats.

      @masterplokoon8803@masterplokoon88033 ай бұрын

  • Uhtred of Bebbanburg, Alfred’s secret weapon. It's unfortunate that Alfred's remains were desecrated..

    @user-tt6gp4gs4v@user-tt6gp4gs4v9 ай бұрын

  • It was said that Alfred was a sickly man growing up, but when he went to battle he was the greatest of leaders, and a fierce warrior. He didn't get the title of Alfred the Great for no reason.

    @TD402dd@TD402dd10 ай бұрын

  • Just watched The Last Kingdom. Truly an Era of legend.

    @janekduda7548@janekduda754810 ай бұрын

    • And a great book series.

      @radreaxnoh4038@radreaxnoh403810 ай бұрын

    • When I saw Guthrum I thought of Uthred son of Uthred instantly

      @bbogdanmircea@bbogdanmircea10 ай бұрын

    • it is really good... until the last couple seasons... I mean they have vikings following a literal pregnant lady into battle... but the first couple seasons are amazing story telling and the books are great

      @magnushorus5670@magnushorus567010 ай бұрын

    • @@magnushorus5670 Somehow to me, each season was better than the previous one, even though I wouldn't expect that watching only the beginning. Climax is what matters, and just look the last scenes of the last season, with the Wessex and Scots fight on the cliff. Pretty creative...

      @01ment@01ment10 ай бұрын

    • I enjoyed the books. Disliked the TV series.

      @JIMMORGAN-jx6ft@JIMMORGAN-jx6ft10 ай бұрын

  • We shall make the ground RED with their BLOOD, we shall strip them of what they have plundered, we shall make them cry out for MERCY, and there will be none!

    @grandimperialmajestyoftheg4704@grandimperialmajestyoftheg470410 ай бұрын

  • This channel is euphoria for my soul and every historian’s heart. Truly appreciate the hard work and long live History Marche!!!

    @teddydatroop@teddydatroop10 ай бұрын

  • A good brief account, thank you and congratulations. For those of you new to the story of King Alfred, Alfred is the only king in all English history to have the title 'The Great' and it's been not been given just for the battles he won. His is a great story and lesson from history for us all.

    @gordonfrickers5592@gordonfrickers559210 ай бұрын

    • He was one of two to win that title, with the other being Cnut.

      @chikn6814@chikn681410 ай бұрын

    • He also founded the Royal Navy.

      @SuperOdyss@SuperOdyss10 ай бұрын

    • The lesson to be learned is to trust in the Lord your God.

      @thomaswayneward@thomaswayneward8 ай бұрын

    • He was definitely a good ruler, but he didn’t really have the title himself. Given that it was only attributed to him broadly by Victorian era Britons. And the earliest reference to him being “Great” is from the 16th century. So unlike Charlemagne for example he wasn’t called the great in his own time

      @sebe2255@sebe22558 ай бұрын

    • @@SuperOdyss He built ships, but he didn’t found the institution of the royal navy

      @sebe2255@sebe22558 ай бұрын

  • 16:38 This image goes hard and fully encapsulates Alfred's mindset of "Either I win fully or die fully." And I think that he did indeed win fully.

    @saxtonhalegaming@saxtonhalegaming10 ай бұрын

    • Alfred was not that gung ho.he was a thinker . He wanted to win it all eventually but was patient enough to wait and get stronger.

      @knoll9812@knoll981210 ай бұрын

  • "I need arrows, not a ship to Rome" -Alfred, probably

    @1urie1@1urie110 ай бұрын

    • Pretty much, the guy was relentless.

      @HistoryMarche@HistoryMarche10 ай бұрын

  • Alfred in the end essentially saying f*ck it and going for the neck of the enemy, makes me proud to be an Englishman.

    @ratboysrule@ratboysrule10 ай бұрын

  • The Last Kingdom series is a good reenactment of this historic period, really brought it alive.

    @silla-je9od@silla-je9od10 ай бұрын

  • They left out how Uhtred of Bebbanburg, also called Uhtred Ragnarson, single-handedly broke the shield wall to avenge the murder of his lover, Iseult, by the sword Dane, Skorpa.

    @bbaker4117@bbaker411710 ай бұрын

    • Fictional character woven between historical events buddy. But your hearts in the right place!

      @joshuaperry7199@joshuaperry719910 ай бұрын

    • ​@@joshuaperry7199lol he was joking dude

      @Hope-Truth-Light@Hope-Truth-Light10 ай бұрын

    • One of the dumbest characters imaginable.

      @raskolnikov6443@raskolnikov644310 ай бұрын

  • It's unfortunate that Alfred's remains were desecrated.

    @napoleonibonaparte7198@napoleonibonaparte719810 ай бұрын

    • Really? What happened?

      @mercianthane2503@mercianthane250310 ай бұрын

    • @@mercianthane2503 The religion wars especially during the reigns of of the 16th century where the protestants decided to purge everything Catholic and the included the churches were he was buried.

      @bryanmatos3994@bryanmatos399410 ай бұрын

    • @@bryanmatos3994 Bruh, now that is terrible. :(

      @mercianthane2503@mercianthane250310 ай бұрын

    • @@mercianthane2503 yes it was such a disgrace and a shameful part of english history

      @bryanmatos3994@bryanmatos399410 ай бұрын

    • @@jzsbff4801 Oliver Cromwell was 17th century. Do you mean Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII's Reformation?

      @philipr1567@philipr156710 ай бұрын

  • I loved the show The Last Kingdom but never knew the actual historical events, thank you for this video!

    @emperor355@emperor35510 ай бұрын

    • you should read bernard cornwell books, the way he puts fantasy into real events is always an entertaining read.

      @sonovagod@sonovagod9 ай бұрын

    • Last kingdom is just like Vikings, it's a romance...

      @2o1745@2o17453 ай бұрын

  • Always a pleasure to see history unfold before my eyes in such detail. Never stop!

    @greenfawkes@greenfawkes10 ай бұрын

  • This reminds me of The Last Kingdom's Alfred. THAT was a great man and king. I was quite moved when he died

    @vectorstrike@vectorstrike10 ай бұрын

  • I love these videos. You all do great work. As a Roman and Medieval historian, I often tell people (or show them) HistoryMarche's videos to get a visual idea of what is being discussed or to get a better understanding. Something about David McCallion's voice makes videos like these so much better. :)

    @LostDisciple24@LostDisciple2410 ай бұрын

  • Sir, I 'm impressed- and a retired historian thank you. Your history is easier to grip because your'e an island and I tell you, the eurasian Völkerwanderung is a hell to track. Bernard Cornwell to read about this does'nt hurt. Go your way, God's Blessings from Northern Germany Ludwig.

    @ludwigderzanker9767@ludwigderzanker976710 ай бұрын

  • YEESIR! I requested this battle Last time! The grand triumph of Alfred the Great! Thanks For this!❤❤❤❤❤❤

    @danielsantiagourtado3430@danielsantiagourtado343010 ай бұрын

    • Hope you enjoyed it!

      @HistoryMarche@HistoryMarche10 ай бұрын

    • @@HistoryMarche i really did!

      @danielsantiagourtado3430@danielsantiagourtado343010 ай бұрын

  • I literally finished The Last Kingdom and even Seven Kings Must Die and this comes up on my recommended videos. Thank you so much KZhead this is the perfect video for me to feast on my love for this show :)

    @zer0freed0m@zer0freed0m10 ай бұрын

  • As a Wessex lad I have always loved this part of history A great depiction 😊

    @chrisstrider@chrisstrider10 ай бұрын

    • Glad you enjoyed it

      @HistoryMarche@HistoryMarche10 ай бұрын

  • All I had known about the campaigns was the retreat to the swamps. Good to see the full campaigns of my ancestor, Alfred.

    @markmayfield2228@markmayfield222810 ай бұрын

  • Enjoyed the presentation. Thanks. I've done a little reading about this time in early English History, and what was not mentioned, but might have been, was that Alfred was a 'man of the people.' He had observed the Vikings and their habits and noted that the Vikings were largely a hit-and-miss bunch, in a manner of speaking. He had begun to advise those that would listen to constructing palisades around their towns and villages, where they could. The raiders, after figuring out that they would have to spend more time in siege tactics than they would have liked, moved off to find easier prey.

    @jimparsons6803@jimparsons680310 ай бұрын

  • Look, I'm team Viking all day obviously, but you gotta admit that Alfred was a great man in this particular instance. Weather you like him or not he never gave up, always fighting ever onward. He manages to rally his people and channeled the warrior spirit, defeating his enemy while simultaneously uniting his lands. Absolutely an epic story that commends respect and offers inspiration.

    @theamericanviking1835@theamericanviking183510 ай бұрын

    • Whether

      @bravo2966@bravo296610 ай бұрын

    • Cringe

      @dextew69@dextew6910 ай бұрын

    • @@dextew69 How is that cringe?

      @MorgothBagluir@MorgothBagluir10 ай бұрын

    • Fair enough buddy, even though you've chosen a side "even enemies can show respect" said a great king once. I don't necessarily have a side, im team truth lol. Loved the viking series but the misportrayal of the saxons was boderline criminal lol.

      @joshuaperry7199@joshuaperry719910 ай бұрын

    • No one sane backs the Vikings

      @raskolnikov6443@raskolnikov644310 ай бұрын

  • For glory and God... "I submit to the purpose of God and the doomed assigned" damn

    @skeletorlikespotatoes7846@skeletorlikespotatoes784610 ай бұрын

    • Agreed, powerful stuff.

      @HistoryMarche@HistoryMarche10 ай бұрын

  • Please cover Norwegian battles, more specifically some from the Norwegian civil war like the Battle of Illevollene, or Fimreite. They have long and accurate descriptions from sagas on how they were fought and what happened, its really intresting.

    @prinz5816@prinz581610 ай бұрын

  • Bratton camp "an Iron age hill fort" is also the location of the "Westbury white horse" the original horse before the modern replacement was created to commemorate Alfred victory at the battle of Edington, to the west of Chippenham farmers used to talk about a burial mound still visible today on farmland that was rumoured to be a Viking burial.

    @nitrinium@nitrinium10 ай бұрын

  • Amazing work as always HM!

    @KHK001@KHK00110 ай бұрын

  • Just discovered your channel: I love the permanent overview and clear descriptions of what happened between who and where. So interesting to watch!

    @Akkordeondirigent@Akkordeondirigent9 ай бұрын

  • I wonder what emotional state Guthram was in to be treated so well by Alfred. And if any aspect of his nature became actually Christian or if he at least felt any admiration for the Christian spirit.

    @NR-rv8rz@NR-rv8rz10 ай бұрын

    • Considering how little he valued any previous agreements, he likely had some psychopathic tendencies and laughted at those who thought he'd keep his part of the deal.

      @starhalv2427@starhalv242710 ай бұрын

    • @@starhalv2427 Well I just Googled it and it seems he did rule well for the next ten years until he died. He honoured agreements and trade with Wessex and he ruled as a Christian king to the Christians in his realm and a Pagan king to the pagans. Actually, throughout history there are multiple figures who were murderous and brutal but once they gained power they became fair and good rulers.

      @NR-rv8rz@NR-rv8rz10 ай бұрын

    • He was known to question the Christian faith on campaign. The loyalty it inspired in the men he fought.

      @jonbaxter2254@jonbaxter225410 ай бұрын

  • That was such an incredible story I have only watched part 2 and not the first part but wow as somebody who only has a basic knowledge of history that was thrilling, exciting and informative. I love a good underdog story and it seems like the odds were against Alfred even though he was on his own territory That was awesome thanks

    @laurarules3642@laurarules36429 ай бұрын

  • Wrong. It was Uhtred son of Uhtred who single-handedly broke through the enemies front line and slaughtered those nerds

    @ethan7633@ethan76339 ай бұрын

  • Keeping Guthrum alive shows Alfred was a stable intellect person.

    @dustintacohands1107@dustintacohands110710 ай бұрын

    • why didnt he kill him and his army

      @oguntekinOG@oguntekinOG10 ай бұрын

  • And that day, England was born

    @luketheunlucky7632@luketheunlucky763210 ай бұрын

  • THIS IS THE BATTLE THAT GOT HIM THE TITLE, 'THE GREAT'

    @thepunadude@thepunadude9 ай бұрын

  • I can't wait to see the end of this series. Thank you HistoryMarche for providing us this wonderful video.

    @makasuacinum5060@makasuacinum506010 ай бұрын

  • Any History video made with David McCallion narrating is amazing. He should go into Audiobooks! I love these video, they are my life blood for any history junkie such as much,. They are better than most documentaries on TV. Thank you History Marche!!

    @omnius28@omnius287 ай бұрын

  • Thank you, loved this video. Excellent work.

    @Lionheart1157@Lionheart115710 ай бұрын

  • Historymarche always bring us brilliant docs. This one is amazing . Alfred the great the only anglo saxon who was able to defeat the great menacing army of vikings. Brilliant doc. A huge fan of you from Sri Lanka. Also i always appreciate your hard work and dedication to this videos . Hurrah for the algorithm. ❤️🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤝

    @shehansenanayaka3046@shehansenanayaka30469 ай бұрын

  • Alfred was a beast

    @jaymanishere13@jaymanishere1310 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for another wonderful video! 🪓🔥⚔

    @robbabcock_@robbabcock_10 ай бұрын

  • It was informative and enjoyable watching thank you history Marche channel for sharing

    @mohammedsaysrashid3587@mohammedsaysrashid358710 ай бұрын

  • I cheered win Alfred won the battle. This is one of the finest history channels in all of youtube. Outstanding!!

    @devereuxbirdzell@devereuxbirdzell10 ай бұрын

  • fascinating. I have more respect than ever for Alfred!

    @davidcunningham2074@davidcunningham207410 ай бұрын

  • Any idea how accurate these troop movements are? They help to visualize a lot and I love the style of these videos yet I am always interested in as many details as possible. A great work!

    @deandesrosiers6857@deandesrosiers68578 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for a great retelling of the victories and defeats of Alfred the Great.

    @stanketchum4259@stanketchum42596 ай бұрын

  • Another great bit of history. Thank you.

    @Kaptain13Gonzo@Kaptain13Gonzo10 ай бұрын

  • Love the Narrators voice! perfect for this kind of content! keep up the great work I hung on every word lol!

    @delskioffskinov@delskioffskinov10 ай бұрын

  • Loving this series! Curiosity has me even more tempted now

    @RushlockMedia@RushlockMedia10 ай бұрын

  • Embrace the purpose of God and the Doom assigned. That quote mixed with the music gave me the chills!

    @wardaddyindustries4348@wardaddyindustries434810 ай бұрын

  • Always excellent stuff... Thank you!

    @chuckdegoal3264@chuckdegoal326410 ай бұрын

  • Well done here Sir and your Team

    @christopherthrawn1333@christopherthrawn133310 ай бұрын

  • love this time period ,anglo saxon england

    @weon_absoluto@weon_absoluto10 ай бұрын

  • Awesome. Always learn something new.

    @bigsarge2085@bigsarge208510 ай бұрын

  • Im loving this Alfred guy!! Thanks KnGs!

    @adamburke1088@adamburke108810 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for taking us back in time.

    @nealeadams9744@nealeadams974410 ай бұрын

  • Loving this series on Alfred and the Vikings. Would love to see more Viking videos!

    @mrhockey0214@mrhockey021410 ай бұрын

  • obviously a huge subject but was surprised you didn't mention one of his key policies for success, which was the Burg system of defending a Town and how he worked out the number of men required to defend a location (one for every 5ft of wall/palisade. So Wilton had a mile of Wall to defend, so needed 1,000 men!) This system made it very difficult for the Vikings to raid, take slaves and pillage effectively as communities had a strong point to withdraw into.

    @anthonybrownhovelt@anthonybrownhovelt10 ай бұрын

    • At the very end of the video (around 24:30 and on) you'll see Alfred's men asking him "How many more Burh's do we need to build" and Alfred replying "I'll let you know when to stop".

      @tax1643@tax16437 ай бұрын

  • One of the greatest uno reverse in human history.

    @1998topornik@1998topornik10 ай бұрын

  • Excellent video -- thank you,

    @peterhunt135@peterhunt135Ай бұрын

  • One often hears about the “Divine Wind” that saved Japan from Mongol invasion. I wonder if things might have turned out differently if Guthrum hadn’t lost all those longboats in the Storm of Biblical Proportion.

    @danalden1112@danalden111210 ай бұрын

    • Viking British time probably

      @nadersaid9436@nadersaid94367 ай бұрын

    • Something happened with the Spanish armada. GOD decides all battles.

      @shanehenderson8756@shanehenderson87565 ай бұрын

    • It's called divine prayer to destroy the devil

      @brianhawk1854@brianhawk18545 ай бұрын

    • The eyes of God go over all the earth looking for those who He can show His power through

      @brianhawk1854@brianhawk18545 ай бұрын

    • Prayer is a weapon to destroy the power of the devil

      @brianhawk1854@brianhawk18545 ай бұрын

  • Great video! I love how you visually show the story. Although, it was Uhtred of Bebbanburg himself that slayed Ubba at Cynuit and burned his fleet. He then played a pivotal role in the Saxon army's victory at the Battle of Ethandun returning all of Wessex to Alfred. 😃

    @dntakemesrs@dntakemesrs10 ай бұрын

  • Such a excellent and well done video. I this channel.❤ Also I love for that how cool Alfred is and how amazing he is and how he still fought through this gr some video. Also you are taking a little to many sponsors from curiosity stream.

    @HannibalBarca137@HannibalBarca13710 ай бұрын

  • Thank you again for all of the great productions, comment for the algo.

    @LookHereMars@LookHereMars10 ай бұрын

  • Great video as always!

    @brianivey73@brianivey735 ай бұрын

  • I’ve learned more from this man than I have in 12 years of high school

    @ajcbean@ajcbean10 ай бұрын

    • You went to high school for 12 years?! Outstanding!

      @dirtfarmer7070@dirtfarmer707010 ай бұрын

    • @@dirtfarmer7070 you know what I meant goober

      @ajcbean@ajcbean10 ай бұрын

  • Great work, as usual 👍

    @svenkaahedgerg3425@svenkaahedgerg342510 ай бұрын

  • This is very interesting and well made, thank you. Can you add a little bit about the weapons and tactics, if possible? Like how many soldiers of what type they had, etc..

    @dimitristripakis7364@dimitristripakis73645 ай бұрын

  • Oddly, there have been many Henry's and Williams on the English throne, but never a single Alfred.

    @Tervicz@Tervicz10 ай бұрын

    • The royal lineage changed to Norman after William the Conqueror took the thrown. It's not fully anglo Saxon in lineage. Only some Anglo Saxon barrons were able to retain their lands.

      @Ian-yf7uf@Ian-yf7uf10 ай бұрын

    • The unfortunate conquest of England in 1066 changed everything: the royal line and aristocracy was now Norman-French with most Anglo-Saxon/English either being killed or exiled, their land taken. This affected the culture and language of England, with a tilt towards more Continental (Norman/French) styles and customs. The English throne ever since has reflected those early Norman kings with a propensity of French names: Henry, Richard, William. One good Old English name that did live on in the royal dynasty was Edward!

      @leod-sigefast@leod-sigefast10 ай бұрын

    • ​@@Ian-yf7ufthe current English kings descend from Alfred though, Henry I of England married the great grandaughter of Edmund Ironside so Alfred's line still sits on the throne.

      @masterplokoon8803@masterplokoon880310 ай бұрын

    • ​@@masterplokoon8803 Henry II's mum was the Empress Matilda, descended directly from Aelfred, through Margaret of Wessex (and later Scotland).

      @adventussaxonum448@adventussaxonum44810 ай бұрын

  • Enjoyed it a lot.. . Great work

    @robertmanjani1894@robertmanjani189410 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for the great videos

    @fredtheuberdriver@fredtheuberdriver5 ай бұрын

  • Most informative!

    @derekgibson7037@derekgibson703710 ай бұрын

  • I dont regret getting bombarded by your ads a few years back and not skipping em because if i didnt i could have never found this very informative channel

    @Brejdu@Brejdu8 ай бұрын

  • Another excellent, well narrated video

    @jackgreen1698@jackgreen16989 ай бұрын

  • Newer viewer but I love the content! Also I’d love to see a series over the battle for Texas (the Alamo, battle at San Jacinto, ect)

    @crazyreciver21@crazyreciver2110 ай бұрын

  • Brilliant. Thank you.

    @EpicCBgamerOfficial@EpicCBgamerOfficial5 ай бұрын

  • Incredible content. Peoples of such conviction are all but lost in the modern world

    @societyreborn33@societyreborn3310 ай бұрын

  • Great stuff, thanks, learned so much.

    @theashenfox@theashenfox10 ай бұрын

  • 9:25 - on the map, just south and west of Exeter, is marked "Halwell"... I now live on the other side of the world, but I grew up about 5 miles from Halwell; it's a tiny hamlet, maybe 6 houses? Odd place to mark on any map, let alone a HistoryMarche one! Awesome work! 👍💪🇦🇺

    @tassiehandyman3090@tassiehandyman309010 ай бұрын

  • Keep up the good work guy :) Been watching since the beginning

    @Jukic313@Jukic31310 ай бұрын

  • Tour work is amazing bro!!! Hail Tekknos!

    @juanmagm@juanmagm10 ай бұрын

  • History never fails to amaze me, great video.

    @bjw4859@bjw48599 ай бұрын

  • 2:40 Video Begins

    @grandimperialmajestyoftheg4704@grandimperialmajestyoftheg470410 ай бұрын

  • Very enjoyable and informative.. thanks

    @SulaimanToubi@SulaimanToubi10 ай бұрын

  • Excellent telling of the historic events.

    @pilotdawn1661@pilotdawn16616 ай бұрын

  • Excellent content!

    @miophx8283@miophx828310 ай бұрын

  • Man i love this content

    @bidenhasdementia8657@bidenhasdementia865710 ай бұрын

  • Im so glad I found this channel😁 you make a very good animation, and explanation👍

    @BodoAmat-uk7qj@BodoAmat-uk7qj10 ай бұрын

    • Thank you so much 😀

      @HistoryMarche@HistoryMarche10 ай бұрын

  • I look forward to every weekend for the new video

    @andrewg9839@andrewg983910 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for the video!

    @ArtStanton@ArtStanton8 ай бұрын
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