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The Legendary Kings of East Anglia
Of all the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, East Anglia has probably the richest legendary history. While the historicity of this history is of course questionable, I believe that it is important to discuss it since it serves to situate the East Anglians (as well as their heirs the Mercians) in a larger North Sea cultural zone, but also because it links some of the most famous works of Old English literature to the history of this small kingdom.
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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening
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The Earliest East Anglians
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East Anglian history poses a particular problem for historians of Anglo-Saxon England. The Kingdom of East Anglia was one of just four kingdoms still in existence when the Great Heathen Army landed in England in 865, but hardly anything written records have survived from its time as an independent kingdom, most likely due to its having suffered the bulk of the Army’s initial onslaught which see...
Resources
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With Kent wrapped up, and while I’m working on the next part of the podcast, I wanted to do another patron request episode. I have been asked to talk a bit about good books and resources for studying Anglo-Saxon history. This episode will be more free form than others, I just going to go through what for me are some of my go to resources. Some of these are academic books, so when they are likel...
The End of Kent
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The history of Kent as a kingdom ends in the year 825. In one sense it was the result of Mercia's destruction of its native dynasty, but in another it saw the return of a legitimate Kentish dynasty to Canterbury. Credits - Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening ua-cam.com/video/VQfdqIyqJ4g/v-deo.html&ab_channel=HrōðmundWōdening Social Media - Patreon: www.patreon.com/anglosaxonengland Facebook:...
Kent Under Mercia
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Following the death of Wihtred Kent entered a period of instability which left it open to the expanding ambitions of Mercia. What followed was almost 50 years of on and off Mercian overlordship which saw Kent invaded and restructured several times. In that time, the once great kingdom was brought to its knees. Credits - Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening ua-cam.com/video/VQfdqIyqJ4g/v-deo.h...
Wihtred
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King Wihtred, the king who restored Kentish independence, had a long but largely mysterious reign. However from what survives we can tell that his rule marked a final restoration of Kent as a free power able to negotiate with other kingdoms on its own terms. Wihtred also left a law code which allows us to see how markedly Kentish society had changed within the space of one hundred years from th...
War, Occupation, and Liberation
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The late 680s in Kent are another of those periods that have become quite familiar to us in our study so far: a period of upheaval following on the heels of war. In this case, the war was fought between Kent and the Gewisse between 686 and 688. It began, apparently, when Cædwalla invaded Kent in 686 and saw the subjection of Kent until his abdication in 688. After this date, though, Kent was fu...
Hlothhere and Eadric
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After the death of Ecgberth in 673, the throne of Kent passed to his younger brother Hlothhere. There is some debate as to whether Hlothhere succeeded Ecgberht immediately or after an interregnum. While this may suggest some instability in Kent in the 670s, when seen as part of the kingdom’s larger political history it is clear that the line of Eorcenberht had now fully established its grip on ...
The Kentish Royal Legend
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With the death of Eadbald, we find ourselves square in the middle of a complicate textual history regarding the foundation legend of the monastery of Minster-in-Thanet. The various narratives which make up this history are all collectively known as the ‘Kentish royal legend’ or sometimes as the ‘Mildreth legend’ after St Mildreth (sometimes Mildred), the great-granddaughter of King Æthelberht w...
Reaction and Retrenchment
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Despite Æthelberht’s official adoption of the new Christian creed, he seems to have been largely unsuccessful in promoting it among his courtiers. His own son, Eadbald, refused to adopt the faith. Upon his father’s death in 616 his pagan heir ascended to the throne of Kent. So began Kent's 'pagan reaction', a time in which the Church at Canterbury lost its influence over the rulers of the kingd...
King Aethelberht of Kent
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Any list of the most consequential Anglo-Saxons would need to include King Æthelberht of Kent. As the king who welcomed the Augustinian Mission in 597 and gave them his protection Æthelberht was personally responsible foe the start of England’s official conversion to Christianity; an event which would have massive cultural and political implications for later generations. At least that’s the tr...
Jutes and Franks
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Kent consists of a small spur sticking out of the south-eastern tip of England. To its north lies the mouth of the River Thames and to its south it the English Channel. As the closest point between Britain and mainland Europe, Kent has always been an entry point into the British Isles. This means that it has often been a hub of international trade and communication, but it also means that it ha...
Trade and Towns in Anglo Saxon England
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As historians we thrive on the material culture of the past. You don’t need to be an historical materialist to recognize that without material culture our understanding of history is severely limited. Objects are the raw material from which we make history. What then do objects tell us about the early development of Anglo-Saxon history and society? When we look at this we can chart the material...
Boniface and the English Missions
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The period of West Saxon consolidation under Ine had major implications not just for Wessex but for peoples elsewhere in Britain and even on the Continent. One man who embodies the international impact of Ine’s reign is Boniface, a West Saxon who devoted his life to missionary work in what is today Germany and Austria. A product of Wessex’s western expansion, Boniface’s eventful life brought hi...
Aldhelm
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Michael Lapidge called Aldhelm the first English ‘man of letters’ on account of his vast learning. Bede said of him that he was ‘most learned in every respect’ and that he was both a mast of style as well as possessing an unrivalled knowledge of both classical and patristic writings. Aldhelm’s writings set the standard for Anglo-Latin literature that would continue to be imitated up to the time...
King Alfred, before He was Great
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King Alfred, before He was Great
Three Royal Brothers
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Three Royal Brothers
King Aethelwulf
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King Aethelwulf
King Ecgberht the Conqueror
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King Ecgberht the Conqueror
The West Saxons' Dark Eighth Century
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The West Saxons' Dark Eighth Century
Early Medieval Cornwall: Interview with Author John Fletcher
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Early Medieval Cornwall: Interview with Author John Fletcher
King Ine the Lawmaker
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King Ine the Lawmaker
Cædwalla: The King from the Forest
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Cædwalla: The King from the Forest
Gewissan Unrest
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Gewissan Unrest
The People of Gewisse
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The People of Gewisse
The End of Mercia
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The End of Mercia
Collapse of the Mercian Supremacy
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Collapse of the Mercian Supremacy
Coenwulf: The Last Mercian Overlord
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Coenwulf: The Last Mercian Overlord
Tamworth: Aachen-on-Tame
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Tamworth: Aachen-on-Tame
22. Offa and the Dream of Empire
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22. Offa and the Dream of Empire

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  • @pamelasavage5157
    @pamelasavage5157 Місяць тому

    I am trying so hard to connect and understanding and learn about my Family's history and my Ancestory and Ancestors and im just getting more confusion than facts. I know the where pagan and then Christian and i was born and raised in the United States as a Christian but i have been studying paganism and thought maybe i should look in to heathenry but and ive even went down the Wiccan pagan path. But honestly the more i search the more frustrated and confused i get😢 and i am a v3ry spiritual and conect and love nature type of person and ive looked at Druids and even Native American Indigenous people being my fiance is Cherokee and Inuit. And i have a smig of those as well from my Dad's side but i am highest English then Irish, Scottish, and welch is the second highest. Even though i was born and raise in the United States i am made up of very Celtic Ancestory and Heritage and blood DNA. Any reliable sources or guidance suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you and blessings to all.

  • @pamelasavage5157
    @pamelasavage5157 Місяць тому

    What about Anglo-Saxon or Anglo Kelts Christianity?

  • @trevorhoward2254
    @trevorhoward2254 Місяць тому

    Excellent work, Tom. Thank you.

  • @tyleriver8
    @tyleriver8 Місяць тому

    those names go hard!!

  • @prayunceasingly2029
    @prayunceasingly2029 Місяць тому

    Very interesting, thank you

  • @prayunceasingly2029
    @prayunceasingly2029 Місяць тому

    Who were the yaearts

  • @bernieforkin2563
    @bernieforkin2563 Місяць тому

    Fine work. Kudos. 👏👏👏

  • @mrAMMW
    @mrAMMW Місяць тому

    thx for the vid, btw u might want to reorganize your playlist on this channel because some vids are not in order and some are not in the playlist

  • @evolassunglasses4673
    @evolassunglasses4673 Місяць тому

    Fascinating. Wonderful treat ( particularly at 5am ). Will checkout previous podcasts. Thank you for everything you do. P.s. Is your Patreon link above if someone wants to support?

  • @evolassunglasses4673
    @evolassunglasses4673 Місяць тому

    Looking forward to this!

  • @JosephineMaKoala-ig3yb
    @JosephineMaKoala-ig3yb Місяць тому

    Brilliance 🎉®️📧🅰️

  • @dirckthedork-knight1201
    @dirckthedork-knight1201 2 місяці тому

    When you where talking about how paganism was fluid and its "foolish to think the anglo saxons had the exact same beliefs with the norse" there were some facts that you could have used to further the point For example Teiwaz the theoretical proto-germanic reconstructed name of the "Jupiter of the Germans" which roman texts talk about was presumably the most revered God of the germanic tribes and that name is apparently etymologically related to "sky" thus making him the germanic sky father of the wider indo european tradition and that name is also where the Anglo saxon and Norse Tiw and Tyr originate thus showing just how different proto germanic beliefs where from later germanic ones I am also surprised you didn't mention Seaxneat/Saxnot which appears in both Anglo and old saxon sources and appears to be a clear example of a germanic god with no equivalents to norse tradition whatsoever

    • @anglo-saxonenglandpodcast9965
      @anglo-saxonenglandpodcast9965 Місяць тому

      Thank you, I agree with you. I am working on expanding this episode to make it a bit more comprehensive.

  • @thepatrusnostor5794
    @thepatrusnostor5794 2 місяці тому

    I would like to learn about trivkum

  • @dirckthedork-knight1201
    @dirckthedork-knight1201 3 місяці тому

    Very in-depth and analytical video i like this!

  • @benjbaird6851
    @benjbaird6851 3 місяці тому

    I'm an Orthodox Christian with St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne as my saint. Needless to say, i'm very interested in this period. Thank you, sir!

  • @briggswbuchanan5120
    @briggswbuchanan5120 3 місяці тому

    Good video

  • @sashahuman9712
    @sashahuman9712 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely loved this, very informative about anglo-saxon history

  • @shotgunbettygaming
    @shotgunbettygaming 3 місяці тому

    Over the past several months I've been into this channel called 'Gesiþas Gewissa | Anglo-Saxon Heritage' here on YTube whom is building his own Gewisse farmstead in the area of which they lived. Prior to stumbling upon Alec's channel, I had never heard of the Gewisse. Not knowing much about the Peoples, this podcast was very interesting & helpful in understanding not just the region but the History given by someone that gives a crap. So, THANKS for that! I very much enjoyed this podcast!

  • @garrgravarr
    @garrgravarr 3 місяці тому

    This pod is an undiscovered gem. The detail and analysis is $#@&ing amazing. Thank you.

  • @SithFam
    @SithFam 3 місяці тому

    Oh hell yea- loved the western kingdom Kernow bys vyken

  • @HamadAli-il1tm
    @HamadAli-il1tm 3 місяці тому

    I m juttes powerful people from Pakistan🇵🇰🫅✊️

  • @stonedape2406
    @stonedape2406 3 місяці тому

    Jutes may have some links with geats, its an old trope but there is some partial evidence- An argealogical rune finding from Jutland found GAUTAZ in the area that corresponded with jutish territories. The old English word for jutes was eotas, which although it may have vbeen confused was used alongside geatas to refer to one or similar people's. Both eotas and gautaz may have an origin in geutana There are myths on the IOW where im from in folklore with the twin raven motif, and the story of the 2 brothers fleeinf caedwalla who apparantley sacrkficed themselves by impaling on an oak tree, which relates to the hanging motif of Odin/woden. Other sources say they were baptised and killed by caedwalla. As said although a lot of finds in jutish areas come from trade from various places in the continent, brooches and bracteates show a strong connection to scandinavia.

    • @stonedape2406
      @stonedape2406 3 місяці тому

      First Raven. Mare dead ! mare dead ! Second Raven. Where ? Where ? First Raven. Down in Quarr Copse. Down in Quarr Copse. Second Raven. Is she fat ? Is she fat ? First Raven. Bare bones. Bare bones. Second Raven. Let her rot. Let her rot. I have two versions of that of the Weald of Kent. The one is: First Raven. Dead sheep ! Dead sheep ! Second Raven. Where about ? Where about ? First Raven. In the marsh dyke. In the marsh dyke. Peck his eyes out. Peck his eyes out. Second Raven. May I come ? May I come ? First Raven. Come a' ; come a'. (Come all.)

  • @garrgravarr
    @garrgravarr 4 місяці тому

    Great presentation

  • @waykiwayki
    @waykiwayki 4 місяці тому

    Very good work.

  • @marcioalexandrebarcellos2950
    @marcioalexandrebarcellos2950 4 місяці тому

    Sou um fã incondicional do grande Adelmo de Sherbone:Minha Honra

  • @michaelbully3210
    @michaelbully3210 4 місяці тому

    Very thought provoking. Would be intrigued to hear your opinion concerning wyrd, and any other topics that you didn't manage to cover in the video above.

  • @shawnwolf9240
    @shawnwolf9240 4 місяці тому

    I'm doing my ancestry on my own and the names aethelberht of kent and eormenric of kent. Also the name king Edbald also the name Berthe of France. All the names and years match to what your saying. And I'm still going further back

  • @MisterPinch-lp5tf
    @MisterPinch-lp5tf 4 місяці тому

    Extremely interesting. Thank you

  • @MisterPinch-lp5tf
    @MisterPinch-lp5tf 4 місяці тому

    So informative, well done

  • @faybyshe
    @faybyshe 4 місяці тому

    Hhhwat, sucker ?!?!?

  • @judithparker4608
    @judithparker4608 4 місяці тому

    No such place as Mercia.....until Merchant Towns...100s...!

  • @faybyshe
    @faybyshe 4 місяці тому

    Hwhattt, fool?!? 😮

  • @AethelwulfOfNordHymbraLand2333
    @AethelwulfOfNordHymbraLand2333 5 місяців тому

    His known movements, I.e., buried in Brittany where his people sought refuge, pretty much confirms everything he said.

  • @evolassunglasses4673
    @evolassunglasses4673 5 місяців тому

    England lives

  • @Reid-vd6er
    @Reid-vd6er 5 місяців тому

    Tom, how might I see or hear samples of what the original Jutish language was like? I'd also like to understand how similar the languages were of the Jutes, Angles, Saxons and Frisians when they began to settle in Britannia, please! I've only watched 2 of your wonderful videos so far...

  • @Reid-vd6er
    @Reid-vd6er 5 місяців тому

    Love this video, and your calm yet engaged style of teaching this history! I'm fascinated with the Jutes' original language and influences in Britain. Where can I read more of your stuff, Tom Kerns?! Articles or info about how you research your videos...?

  • @rivinius1
    @rivinius1 5 місяців тому

    Hello. Thank you for this. Please pray for us!

  • @Pinklady7529
    @Pinklady7529 6 місяців тому

    Your channel is simply amazing. Thank you so much 🙏❤

  • @theshamanarchist5441
    @theshamanarchist5441 6 місяців тому

    So you believe there was a 5th century anglo saxon invasion of An-Geal-Land? Wood for the trees lad. Wood for the trees.

  • @faybyshe
    @faybyshe 7 місяців тому

    Hhhwhattt, loser!?!?!?!

  • @faybyshe
    @faybyshe 7 місяців тому

    Hhhwhuttt, fool?!?!?

  • @ronaldwinfield307
    @ronaldwinfield307 7 місяців тому

    Our tall stature & fair hair is also indicative of Teutonic {i.e. Angle, Saxon, Jute, Frank, Frisian, Dane & Norse} ancestry.

    • @theshamanarchist5441
      @theshamanarchist5441 6 місяців тому

      You've been here less than 3 centuries fella.

    • @ronaldwinfield307
      @ronaldwinfield307 6 місяців тому

      @@theshamanarchist5441 My 1st ancestors to arrive in America did so in 1620. They came on the mayflower. My last British ancestors who came to the the USA did so shortly after the American Civil War. 4/5 of my ancestry is British

    • @ronaldwinfield307
      @ronaldwinfield307 6 місяців тому

      I have English genealogical records going back to the 14th century. Yes I am an Anglo-Saxon.

    • @SimpleMinded221
      @SimpleMinded221 5 місяців тому

      ​@@ronaldwinfield307 whats your ydna? Im I1

  • @trekkingwithtim
    @trekkingwithtim 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for making these, they are excellent

  • @grandiane5569
    @grandiane5569 7 місяців тому

    👍

  • @grandiane5569
    @grandiane5569 7 місяців тому

  • @grandiane5569
    @grandiane5569 7 місяців тому

    : )

  • @grandiane5569
    @grandiane5569 7 місяців тому

    enjoy this podcast very much

  • @grandiane5569
    @grandiane5569 7 місяців тому

    Very much enjoying this series. Thank you

  • @grahamtravers4522
    @grahamtravers4522 7 місяців тому

    Hwaet. Tom, Thank you for these series of videos. I came across them in a round about way, while researching sub-Roman Britain; the Saxons being the principle opponents of the Britons, I suppose. They are a great resource, allowing me to listen while I am doing some boring, repetitive tasks. I have always been surprised that the English education system teaches about Romans, Vikings, Normans, Tudors, Stuarts and Hanoverians - but very little, if anything, about the English, i.e. the Anglo-Saxons !! I get the feeling that the Norman elite do not want people to know exactly how much they stole after 1066. Anyway, I stumbled on a random episode, which was so impressive that I decided to start at the beginning. You can see that I've currently reached the demise of Mercia. Is these any book which covers what you have done ? If not, might you consider writing one yourself ? I realise it's a lot of work, as I have had some dealings with that sort of thing myself; but your detailed, yet straightforward approach is very accessible, and would make a good general coverage, I think. (Being a former librarian, I am somewhat prone to flicking back and fore through a book, cross-checking references, maps, etc.) Well, enough of my rambling. Do keep up the good work if you can. 👍

  • @susanpower-q5q
    @susanpower-q5q 8 місяців тому

    We are in sore need of another Ruler and Saint both here in UK and in Secular EU controlled Europe Saint Oswald come to our rescue you and All Rulers who were Saints at CONQUERING COMING OF CHRIST to this island in this Supreme Christian Golden Age in England