The War that Changed the English Language - Mini-Wars #3

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 17 тис.

  • @bigmansam18
    @bigmansam18 3 роки тому +4307

    "The sun is shining"
    Me, an Englishman: *Impossible*

    • @Gage-nt
      @Gage-nt 3 роки тому +105

      *laughs in American

    • @isaacjubb1234
      @isaacjubb1234 3 роки тому +28

      Never sunny

    • @darkahrenn1570
      @darkahrenn1570 3 роки тому +16

      Isn't that only a dumb stereotype?

    • @bigmansam18
      @bigmansam18 3 роки тому +89

      @@darkahrenn1570 Depends which part you live in I guess.

    • @medivir6823
      @medivir6823 3 роки тому +5

      Lol so true

  • @RobloxianGaming
    @RobloxianGaming 3 роки тому +22703

    Fun fact: The 1066 battle was actually fought in Battle, England; so it would’ve really been the Battle of Battle

    • @toxsicle9753
      @toxsicle9753 3 роки тому +1233

      wow you learn so much when you put newest first

    • @timmasson4731
      @timmasson4731 3 роки тому +1296

      It was named Battle after 1066 not before

    • @gaminggeneral1324
      @gaminggeneral1324 3 роки тому +198

      You stole this. The original comment is below this one

    • @RobloxianGaming
      @RobloxianGaming 3 роки тому +305

      Gaming General the one below says hey baby how u doin?

    • @gaminggeneral1324
      @gaminggeneral1324 3 роки тому +39

      Robloxian Gaming for me it was

  • @t7mf
    @t7mf Рік тому +1920

    Fun fact: 1:12 The son actually became infamous in history for one reason. Once, when he was battling some vikings, he noticed their ship had crashed and they couldn’t form proper battle lines, and so he decided to be honorable and not attack so that they could form battle lines and regain their strength, after they regained their strength, they said “Hey, thanks man!” and proceeded to slaughter the kings entire army. The end.

    • @silentotaku8
      @silentotaku8 Рік тому +159

      If you look hard enough you can find all kinds of funny stories of interactions Europeans had with the Vikings. Lmao.

    • @kakyoindonut3213
      @kakyoindonut3213 Рік тому +86

      "understandable, have a nice day"

    • @prudence1420
      @prudence1420 Рік тому +12

      ok

    • @kendrashaaaa
      @kendrashaaaa Рік тому +48

      Humanity is wild lmao

    • @tperm99
      @tperm99 11 місяців тому +40

      Image that was the entirety of WW2, Hitler is just like "Oh hey you guys don't seem strong, here let me help you real quick."

  • @RandR452
    @RandR452 Рік тому +711

    People mentioned in this video:
    0:33 Rollo the Viking
    0:37 Charles the Simple
    1:00 Eadwig the All-Fair
    1:01 Edgar the Peaceful
    1:03 Ælfthryth
    1:04 Æthlred the Unready
    1:06 Wulfthryth of Wilton
    1:10 Edward the Martyr
    1:14 Emma of Normandy
    1:15 Edward the Confessor
    1:16 Alfred Ætheling
    1:16 Goda of England
    1:28 Sweyn Forkbread
    1:46 Godwin of Wessex
    1:57 Cnut the Great
    1:58 Canute III
    2:36 Edith of Wessex
    2:39 Harold Godwinson
    2:39 Tostig Godwinson
    2:39 Gyrth Godwinson
    2:49 Grufudd ap Llwelyn
    3:06 Edgar Ætheling
    3:16 William the Bastard
    3:20 Robert the Magnificent
    3:24 Fulbert of Falaise
    3:35 Herleva of Falaise
    4:29 Harald III of Norway
    6:36 Anselm of Baggio

    • @torrinfell
      @torrinfell Рік тому +66

      7:46 The unknown bridge berserker

    • @RicegumNeverBrokeAgain
      @RicegumNeverBrokeAgain Рік тому +13

      the series vikings is good at potraying rollo as the strongest viking ever

    • @bonafide4874
      @bonafide4874 9 місяців тому +7

      I love this! This is so cool!

    • @gamecocksfan6605
      @gamecocksfan6605 7 місяців тому +17

      Half these characters I know from either Vikings, Vikings Valhalla, or The Last Kingdom lol.

    • @PapaSkyRooster
      @PapaSkyRooster 6 місяців тому +2

      U missed Uhtred son of Uhtred

  • @Ryan-rzx3
    @Ryan-rzx3 3 роки тому +6170

    Ironic how the man whose father gave someone a red hot poker in the eyes took a stone cold arrow in the eyes

    • @Astrotherailfan175
      @Astrotherailfan175 3 роки тому +37

      j.

    • @arandomyoutubeaccount3166
      @arandomyoutubeaccount3166 3 роки тому +104

      Colonel Mustard Ironic indeed.

    • @CassianLore
      @CassianLore 3 роки тому +167

      that is just a theory about Harold's death. It might be a big lie. After all, the victors do write the history, and for all we know, he could have been stabbed once, but the Normans wanted to lie about it.

    • @chinsaw2727
      @chinsaw2727 3 роки тому +50

      Chris Self Don’t be a Debbie Downer

    • @CassianLore
      @CassianLore 3 роки тому +63

      @@chinsaw2727 true, but i am just thinking like a historian. all historians question the evidence, even though i do believe that the Normans are not lying

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 роки тому +6371

    I admire the fact that this video was uploaded over two years ago and it still has a very active comments section

  • @adampescosolido5413
    @adampescosolido5413 Рік тому +341

    RIP Harald Hadrada. Dude lost, but he still went down in history and is remembered almost 1000 years later. He became the legend he set out to be.

    • @gordon1545
      @gordon1545 3 місяці тому

      I think there are probably better things to be famous for than killing people for money. Sure, different times, but in those times most people just wanted to raise a family and put food on the table too. I wonder if 1,000 years from now they'll regard ISIS as just a bunch of happy warriors.

    • @MarlboroughBlenheim1
      @MarlboroughBlenheim1 Місяць тому

      Do you mean Harold Godwinson

    • @minelayer26
      @minelayer26 26 днів тому +1

      @@MarlboroughBlenheim1no harald hardrada

  • @sathreyn9699
    @sathreyn9699 Рік тому +208

    A cool story from the Battle of Stamford Bridge, and moment of historical badassery: Apparently, before the battle, a lone English rider approached the Norwegian host and found Harald Hardrada, who was accompanied by Tostig Godwinson. Tostig was Harold Godwinson's brother, but had been stripped of his titles and exiled, so joined Harald Hardrada to get some revenge and his land back. This lone rider spoke to them and offered Tostig his land back if he turned on Harald and sided with the English. Tostig asked what Harold Godwinson would offer Harald Hardrada for his trouble, and the rider responded "Six feet of ground, or as much more as he needs, as he is taller than most men." The rider then turned and left. Harald Hardrada, impressed by the boldness of this lone rider willing to stand before the entire Norwegian host and threaten their king, asked Tostig if he knew who he was - Tostig said yes, and that lone rider was none other than Harold Godwinson himself.
    The tale may be apocryphal; it's recorded in written accounts, but they were all written by people who lived long after the battle. If true though, damn; Harold Godwinson was himself every bit as badass as the great warriors he was arrayed against.

    • @Yassty
      @Yassty Рік тому +10

      It's amazing to think that someone like Harold Godwinson could have been so fearless and determined, and that he may have been instrumental in turning the tide of the battle.

  • @heatfeurig8851
    @heatfeurig8851 4 роки тому +7646

    Fun fact: the actual battle was at a town called “battle” NEAR Hastings but no one wanted to call it “Battle of Battle” so they just called it Battle of Hastings.

    • @gamedummie
      @gamedummie 4 роки тому +564

      Realy, that would be the best name

    • @tinle9
      @tinle9 4 роки тому +333

      Trying to fit more words in an English paper:

    • @sadjam_793
      @sadjam_793 4 роки тому +67

      There’s even an abbey there and everything
      I’d love to go there it’s be pretty interesting

    • @LOLquendoTV
      @LOLquendoTV 4 роки тому +76

      I thought this was a joke but its actually legit

    • @j-mez6956
      @j-mez6956 4 роки тому +101

      I’m pretty sure the town was called battle for the battle of Hastings so it’s always been the battle of Hastings

  • @jaydenwright9203
    @jaydenwright9203 4 роки тому +3316

    "Which one should we make King?"
    *Directed to second child*
    "This one, cause he's older"
    Me: "Hold up"

    • @rohanghoshdastidar1047
      @rohanghoshdastidar1047 4 роки тому +134

      Yeah, That confused me too

    • @chadman3494
      @chadman3494 4 роки тому +52

      That was the law in royal circles back then... Oldest male gets it first, then if they die the next oldest one, as along as they are male...

    • @Aquanet200
      @Aquanet200 4 роки тому +226

      @@chadman3494 no he meant that it was told as if the second child was the second born , because it was told in that order , but he was the oldest :p

    • @chadman3494
      @chadman3494 4 роки тому +27

      @@Aquanet200 Oh, then I agree with Rohan... that is confusing. *cue to my head being sliced off.

    • @epicmeerkat1677
      @epicmeerkat1677 4 роки тому +26

      Leap year birthday
      Irdk

  • @gemsteel2010
    @gemsteel2010 Рік тому +63

    I literally can not stop laughing at "red hot poker in the eye" and the animation for William the Bast-er-Conquerer burning down the villages. And then the angry expressions and "unboinked".

  • @simond.9457
    @simond.9457 Рік тому +244

    I'm actually srtudying for my final exam on the history of the English language. I LOVE your video!

  • @Pan_Blazej
    @Pan_Blazej 3 роки тому +2584

    Oversimplified: Julius Caesar.

    • @kamradewilhelmii4072
      @kamradewilhelmii4072 3 роки тому +6

      @Yyyy U gay
      who tf invented who tf asked

    • @pilkpog7952
      @pilkpog7952 3 роки тому +6

      yes

    • @Whitneypyant
      @Whitneypyant 3 роки тому +23

      What about Cleopatra?

    • @bbowman6649
      @bbowman6649 3 роки тому +74

      @@Whitneypyant Yes, she tossed Caesar's salad.

    • @Pan_Blazej
      @Pan_Blazej 3 роки тому +1

      @@imperial2252 I have, it's great, yet I'd love to see him oversimplified. :)

  • @grandayy
    @grandayy 6 років тому +43864

    this was honestly really good

    • @emanlio
      @emanlio 5 років тому +1280

      I cant belive you are here!

    • @chewchewtrain
      @chewchewtrain 5 років тому +568

      2 months and didn't get noticed RIP

    • @vkaivos
      @vkaivos 5 років тому +196

      Wtf you doin here

    • @leviewings4689
      @leviewings4689 5 років тому +313

      Guys, he’s obviously searching for some fresh content to put into his memes.

    • @realpotassium
      @realpotassium 5 років тому +313

      Grandayy at a oversimplified video
      i have seen everything

  • @ericcook5224
    @ericcook5224 Рік тому +29

    "Unboinked". New word for my vocabulary. Now I just have to find ways to use it appropriately.

    • @jacobwilks9204
      @jacobwilks9204 16 днів тому

      You better. You probably don't want to use it incorrectly...

  • @riverdog_deyna
    @riverdog_deyna 3 місяці тому +16

    Man, this is the first “Dude, uncool.”

  • @crazycatlover1885
    @crazycatlover1885 3 роки тому +4938

    The running away tactic is called a feigned retreat. It was very clever.

  • @bigludo22
    @bigludo22 4 роки тому +5307

    ok, i've found an incorrect statement in the first 3 seconds. "the sun is shining"? in england?

    • @specialunit0428
      @specialunit0428 4 роки тому +145

      Yes! Surprise, we do have sunshine here!

    • @alessiodelcastillo1613
      @alessiodelcastillo1613 4 роки тому +73

      @@specialunit0428 That's not the joke

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 4 роки тому +122

      "The birds are singing" 🎵 we're no strangers to looooove
      Lol is that how birds sing in England?

    • @fluffyshinobu
      @fluffyshinobu 4 роки тому +30

      The sun is never shining here

    • @fluffyshinobu
      @fluffyshinobu 4 роки тому +20

      @@alessiodelcastillo1613 I mean it kinda is but whatever lol

  • @idontcare6505
    @idontcare6505 Рік тому +183

    Fun fact: Despite the British monarchies being descendants of William the Conqueror, they are also descendants of the Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great. Henry II’s great grandmother was an English noblewoman who was a descendent of Athereled the Unready.

    • @therosijedha
      @therosijedha Рік тому +3

      why was he the unready?

    • @Gaiaphage
      @Gaiaphage Рік тому +30

      the epithet "unready" isn't derived from the modern word but its actually a pun
      the name Aethelred roughly translates to "well advised" and the old english word "Unraed" roughly translates to "poorly advised"
      So Aethelred the Unready basically means "Well Advised the Poorly Advised"

    • @user-sd4fx7gh4j
      @user-sd4fx7gh4j 6 місяців тому +3

      The modern British monarchy has nothing to do with those guys, maybe some decant from William the conqueror but King Charles now has German decant from house of Hanover from his mother and also German decant from his father side from a house that has a hard name to spell 😂 but they’re mostly just German now

    • @danwhite7894
      @danwhite7894 6 місяців тому

      ​@@user-sd4fx7gh4jthat's not true

    • @Pikachu0071000CS
      @Pikachu0071000CS 3 місяці тому +2

      @@user-sd4fx7gh4jyou can trace them all back through the houses, that's the beauty of European royal houses :P can't remember off the top of my head specifics but iirc there was a Sophia involved

  • @SheldonAdama17
    @SheldonAdama17 Рік тому +12

    Aleçon: (insults William’s mother)
    “This enraged William, who punished them severely”

  • @thijmen5295
    @thijmen5295 5 років тому +5533

    Edward left his wife unboinked
    *THIS ENRAGED HIS FATHER WHO PUNISHED HIM SEVERELY*

    • @Aphelion87
      @Aphelion87 5 років тому +87

      and then he got arrested

    • @bobbills2953
      @bobbills2953 5 років тому +120

      And now there's more economic downturn

    • @bookbutterfly6613
      @bookbutterfly6613 5 років тому +1

      Thijmen WHEEZE-

    • @charliegreer4507
      @charliegreer4507 5 років тому +19

      THATS ALL WELL AND GOOD MR. MOUSELLINI, BUT WHAT WOULD YOU WANT FOR YOUR HAIRCUT?

    • @thijmen5295
      @thijmen5295 5 років тому +22

      Wartime Productions let’s go with.....
      *BALD*

  • @devlinmorin7615
    @devlinmorin7615 5 років тому +3481

    The villagers let out a cheer of support.
    This enraged their king, who punished them severely.

  • @guywhocantgrowabeard
    @guywhocantgrowabeard Рік тому +19

    The last time England was captured/defeated by a naval invasion.
    Also, 8:13 LOVE that detail of the sound of the flag turning. Absolutely LOVE it.

  • @SheldonAdama17
    @SheldonAdama17 2 роки тому +9

    4:00 “Dude where are your arms?”
    I really shouldn’t be laughing at that, but I am 😂😂😂

  • @Koloka_exe
    @Koloka_exe 3 роки тому +3965

    English village: exists
    William: “And I took that personally”
    Edit: I came back 3 years later, and this is one of the stupidest things i’ve ever said. Why do you like the its garbage

  • @KvnDWr
    @KvnDWr 2 роки тому +3244

    The language portion of the video was brilliantly executed

    • @aaronmarks9366
      @aaronmarks9366 2 роки тому +167

      "language", "portion", "brilliant", "execute" - I view what you accomplished there

    • @Madara_Uchiha69420
      @Madara_Uchiha69420 2 роки тому +23

      The both people above me are really good english speakers , they have never used a short form I guess

    • @gunk3407
      @gunk3407 2 роки тому +6

      @@aaronmarks9366 that flew over my head, is it anglo saxon or norman?

    • @aaronmarks9366
      @aaronmarks9366 2 роки тому +26

      @@gunk3407 All the main words in that sentence are of Norman/French/Latin origin, leaving only "the", "of", and "was" of Anglo-Saxon origin (although the suffixes -ly in "brilliantly" and -ed in "executed" are also Anglo-Saxon).

    • @aaronmarks9366
      @aaronmarks9366 2 роки тому +22

      @@gunk3407 Oh, and in my reply, I replaced "see" (Anglo-Saxon) with "view" (Norman/French), and "did" (Anglo-Saxon) with "accomplished" (Norman/French).

  • @Phantomforcesoreoman
    @Phantomforcesoreoman 5 місяців тому +8

    I remember in school when our history teacher let us recreate the battle of Hastings. We used paper as our arrows and we made shield walls. They were so fun.

  • @elramyeon
    @elramyeon Рік тому +13

    4 years later and we finally get a series about Æthelred the Unready and his son Edward. It’s called Vikings Valhalla if you’re wondering. It follows the story of the vikings and their need for revenge.

  • @TierZoo
    @TierZoo 6 років тому +14330

    These videos are amazing

    • @Supericegabriel
      @Supericegabriel 6 років тому +156

      TierZoo they are top notch.

    • @vicas6952
      @vicas6952 6 років тому +243

      TierZoo what the the hell are you doing here?? Go back to animating

    • @deexdead5403
      @deexdead5403 6 років тому +143

      TierZoo and so are you lol

    • @dinosaurusrex1482
      @dinosaurusrex1482 6 років тому +44

      SoGoogleLetMeChangeMy AccountNameToSomethingLong never rush an animator

    • @willofone2120
      @willofone2120 6 років тому +27

      love your stuff man. good job . more pleas :)

  • @VolpeWhereAreYou
    @VolpeWhereAreYou 3 роки тому +7197

    I recommend to everyone watching to visit Normandy, cities such as Bayeux, Caen, and Falaise are full of medieval castles and cathedrals all over the place.

    • @harvindersingh6917
      @harvindersingh6917 3 роки тому +29

      Love from india

    • @B-17flyingfortres
      @B-17flyingfortres 3 роки тому +123

      Normandy? IM VISITING OMAHA

    • @axelhvetlander2365
      @axelhvetlander2365 3 роки тому +31

      @@B-17flyingfortres you do you

    • @yunes6246
      @yunes6246 3 роки тому +40

      all of europe islike this

    • @PianoForte9096
      @PianoForte9096 3 роки тому +48

      The "Tapisserie de Bayeux" (Tapestry of Bayeux) is a must-see if you've watched this video! It recounts the whole tale and was the basis for some of the video's art.

  • @alice28639
    @alice28639 Рік тому +70

    This really helped me in my history test. Thank you!!! 😀😀😀

    • @Randomdud1022
      @Randomdud1022 Рік тому +1

      Wow you seriously used a video instead of studying? I mean it’s fine it just doesn’t feel right hmmmm….

    • @metsfan2232
      @metsfan2232 Рік тому +6

      @@Randomdud1022bro is the study police

    • @Eclipse_Nature
      @Eclipse_Nature Рік тому +2

      @@metsfan2232 bros the nerd police

    • @mtkr-tu6bm
      @mtkr-tu6bm Рік тому

      @@Randomdud1022 I study hard and then I use these videos to summarise and help me remember through the jokes I get good results

  • @elizabetht567
    @elizabetht567 Місяць тому +3

    Fun fact:the Norman’s conquest (when Normandy invaded England) was only 16 days and it is one of the shortest battles in history

  • @nikolaosboukouvalas449
    @nikolaosboukouvalas449 2 роки тому +3135

    In Greece we are mostly taught about Hardrada as a famous member of the Byzantine emperor's Varangian guard, who later went on to become a Norse king. Learning that he was killed in Stanford bridge is strangely like being informed that an old friend has died. Kind of wanted him to have had a better ending.

    • @fahadalghamdi9316
      @fahadalghamdi9316 Рік тому +242

      The worst part is considering how much of a badass Hardrada was. It's like the worst possible scenario for him.

    • @harambe8372
      @harambe8372 Рік тому +84

      If you want to hear a good song about him and their defeat at Stamford Bridge, listen to
      "Ved Stanford Brua" it's in norwegian.

    • @apexnext
      @apexnext Рік тому +49

      I think he would think he had a good ending. 👍

    • @denlillavatten.67yearsago82
      @denlillavatten.67yearsago82 Рік тому +3

      U hjhjjjjj

    • @FormerGovernmentHuman
      @FormerGovernmentHuman Рік тому +41

      He probably deeply regrets not being the guy getting all the glory 1 v 1000 on the bridge.

  • @MyLowK22
    @MyLowK22 3 роки тому +3605

    ᵒ ⁿᵒ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵒᵘᵗ ʳᵉᵈ ʰᵒᵗ ᵖᵒᵏᵉʳ ᶦⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉʸᵉˢ

  • @nightillusion574
    @nightillusion574 10 місяців тому +8

    This video made me go and visit Hastings! Truly a beautiful place with a great sea-view and rich history. It may be too late but thank you for the video.

    • @Irohtheweirdo
      @Irohtheweirdo 10 місяців тому

      Glad you got to see it! It is really amazing isn’t it?

  • @olexgrach3627
    @olexgrach3627 8 місяців тому +8

    10:30 I just realized a majority of the normand roots in their words have French words embedded… it’s like my 5th time watching this video

  • @nadarrow6554
    @nadarrow6554 5 років тому +2421

    Has a son with someone first
    Has a son with another person second
    Second=older

    • @nadarrow6554
      @nadarrow6554 4 роки тому +5

      Lol I wish

    • @epicmeerkat1677
      @epicmeerkat1677 4 роки тому +53

      The first was on a leap year ;P

    • @whatthefrickbro
      @whatthefrickbro 4 роки тому +7

      Ah yeah 900AD

    • @Jmmm19
      @Jmmm19 4 роки тому +36

      could be possible. The first and second were seperated by a few days to 1 month, and the one concieved second birthed first.

    • @glitchedstudioss
      @glitchedstudioss 4 роки тому +1

      Vector STAB

  • @jeandehuit5385
    @jeandehuit5385 3 роки тому +1244

    "The sun shining in England"
    Ha!

    • @meowi6805
      @meowi6805 3 роки тому +106

      In England, you open the curtains on a morning and it gets darker

    • @goofygrandlouis6296
      @goofygrandlouis6296 3 роки тому +21

      @@meowi6805 hahaha

    • @OhCityGround
      @OhCityGround 3 роки тому +4

      Every time you open your window the sun goes down until you close them again

    • @willhuey4891
      @willhuey4891 3 роки тому +3

      its also almost always raining in england.

    • @theeethirdman915
      @theeethirdman915 3 роки тому +2

      I just got ricked roller by a bird 0:17

  • @lukemiller5986
    @lukemiller5986 4 місяці тому +3

    Y'all, i learned this in history class (i'm in 6th grade) and it is so cool to hear it from an oversimplified point of view.

  • @user-lg9lr9ge5i
    @user-lg9lr9ge5i 3 місяці тому +3

    4:16 Fact: William made Harold think he was swearing over tables but then William pulled the cloths off the supposed tables and uncovered the relics.

  • @toast2401
    @toast2401 4 роки тому +1114

    Can we just acknowledge how brilliant this guy is

  • @a_channel2545
    @a_channel2545 3 роки тому +935

    “Just one problem: the wind.”
    Yes, Britain does seem to historically have a lot of weather-related problems.

    • @rajatsingh2956
      @rajatsingh2956 3 роки тому +27

      Are you saying Boris Johnson is a consequence of bad weather?

    • @enkero1462
      @enkero1462 3 роки тому +10

      normandy, rain and wind the glorious trio

    • @OhCityGround
      @OhCityGround 3 роки тому +7

      The wind, the cold, the rain, just every bad weather in general

    • @SD-tj5dh
      @SD-tj5dh 3 роки тому +1

      Its great now we know we can run our country off this crap weather.

    • @student-anjelisoobaroyen9330
      @student-anjelisoobaroyen9330 3 роки тому +1

      @@rajatsingh2956 maybe xd

  • @leonleborgne573
    @leonleborgne573 Рік тому +5

    Being familiar with the history of England, made this more enjoyable. Most excellent presentation.

  • @shemwilliams5814
    @shemwilliams5814 6 місяців тому +6

    I love Oversimplified! Could you do one on the whole Anglo Saxon era: 410AD to 1066AD? Lots of awesome trickery by Danes and lots of political intrigue

  • @jwac8800
    @jwac8800 3 роки тому +514

    “Unboinked” has now become part of my vocabulary

  • @Washy_washy
    @Washy_washy 2 роки тому +850

    In a parallel universe 11:27
    Oversimplified: so that's why you should be thankful to be living in a ham not a home

    • @nusratparveen82
      @nusratparveen82 2 роки тому +16

      Imao

    • @kiwiontheinternet5810
      @kiwiontheinternet5810 2 роки тому +65

      "Time to go *ham* and eat a *home* "

    • @memecliparchives2254
      @memecliparchives2254 2 роки тому +12

      @@kiwiontheinternet5810 hol up.

    • @thelosttomato4020
      @thelosttomato4020 2 роки тому +15

      In the same parallel universe, a guy called gaming grill comments this on the same video :
      "In a parallel universe 11:27
      Oversimplified : you should be thanking the Norman's that you live in a home and not a ham"

    • @nusratparveen82
      @nusratparveen82 2 роки тому +1

      @@kiwiontheinternet5810 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂LOL NICE ONE

  • @samcannon5257
    @samcannon5257 Рік тому +6

    Over simplified should do the Peloponnesian war that would be a banger

  • @hashimashadoo
    @hashimashadoo Рік тому +5

    10:02 shows William burning villages in Devon & Cornwall. While he did briefly lay siege to Exeter, where Harold's grandmother resided and resisted his rule, he mostly left Cornwall to his half-brother Robert, and to his Breton allies, whose ancestors had fled the region to France during the Anglo Saxon conquest. These Bretons were the ones who fought and defeated two of Harold Godwinson's sons, Godwin and Edmund, at the Battle of Northam, when they launched an invasion of Devon in 1069.
    This is not only relevant from a 'what happened to Harold's family?' viewpoint, but also from a linguistic one as it was three Cornish-speaking cornishmen who were the ones to preserve the English language when it was in danger of being eradicated by the Norman dialect of French.

  • @sarilimanto854
    @sarilimanto854 4 роки тому +1902

    "An Anglo Saxon might come into a room, but a Norman would enter into a chamber"
    Me an intellectual: enter a room

  • @ceburiek1006
    @ceburiek1006 4 роки тому +1850

    i like the part of oversimlified videos when someone says "dude... Uncool"

  • @benderisgreat77
    @benderisgreat77 Місяць тому

    I had to teach a unit on the Normans on this during my teacher training and I have watched this video more than I care to admit. Thank you for your quick recap, it really helped me put together some good lessons 😅

  • @larvasupershow
    @larvasupershow 8 місяців тому +2

    When I used to do history in school, my school had a hill, so for one history lesson we got to go outside and recreate this scene, we got foam swords, and little foam arrows to throw up the hill, obviously the hill team won. I played the cavalry so I just got a little foam spear and just kept jabbing people with it on the hill.

  • @lightsnackproductions918
    @lightsnackproductions918 5 років тому +1251

    Harold: **makes himself king**
    William: that wasn't very cash money of you

    • @josephlouwerse2105
      @josephlouwerse2105 5 років тому +73

      This enraged his father, who punished him severely

    • @frostedcat
      @frostedcat 5 років тому +7

      i think harold is the true king of england, not william

    • @Vertex-nm3ug
      @Vertex-nm3ug 5 років тому +1

      😂

    • @SundanceMLD
      @SundanceMLD 5 років тому +8

      wythos
      He protec
      He attac
      But most importantly...
      He took an arrow to the bacc
      (He didn’t get an arrow to the back, I wanted this to sound cool)

    • @WyrmDex
      @WyrmDex 5 років тому

      That was beautiful

  • @herbivorethecarnivore8447
    @herbivorethecarnivore8447 2 роки тому +4123

    "Just one problem: The wind. It was blowing the wrong way. So they waited. And waited. And William said 'screw it' and got shipwrecked because the wind was blowing the wrong way"
    the composition on this joke was fucking godly

  • @lukecarson1412
    @lukecarson1412 2 місяці тому +2

    9:22 I learnt this in my History class years ago that it was actually a strategic tactic named ‘Feint Flight’ where the Norman forces would retreat, baiting the front ranks of the English force to break rank and chase the Normans allowing the cavalry to charge around the soldiers and encircle and kill them. My teacher has his masters degree and has written and published historian articles so i’d like to think this is accurate.

  • @jeremiahgoncalves1694
    @jeremiahgoncalves1694 3 місяці тому +3

    Miniwars is very cool. Invasion of Greneda would be interesting to cover

  • @jaydengreenberg9618
    @jaydengreenberg9618 4 роки тому +2043

    An Anglo-Saxon would have a talk. A norman would have a conversation.

    • @louisg6296
      @louisg6296 4 роки тому +115

      I'm french and all the normans words come frome france: beef=boeuf mutton=mouton pork=porc and conversation is the same word in french

    • @whankerflanker4853
      @whankerflanker4853 4 роки тому +46

      Louis Granger Norman French is basically French but different

    • @zach6867
      @zach6867 4 роки тому +88

      Venom Gaming yeah dude chinese is basically spanish but different

    • @whankerflanker4853
      @whankerflanker4853 4 роки тому +7

      DasTuff yeah whatever

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 4 роки тому +50

      @@whankerflanker4853 All of france had different dialects back then, but Normandy was one of the closest forms of old french to the one in the capital. Even today it's easy to read, even if languages evolved (some old french words like castel for example even changed and became chateau in france, funnily this word remained more or less the same in english (castle)). Anyway, norman french is academically considered an integral part of old french (langue d'oil), no question (just look at the wiki page of old french). The issue is only how Britain wants to view its history. If the country is willing to accept that even now that it's became insignificant.

  • @a.w.sawtooth9469
    @a.w.sawtooth9469 5 років тому +2260

    The king of Norway was defeated and died without conquering England. This angered Odin, who punished him severely.

    • @scuba9078
      @scuba9078 5 років тому +22

      Yes

    • @fatematuly6256
      @fatematuly6256 5 років тому +45

      *The next thing you know is Mjölnir (Thor’s Hammer) Being thrown at Hardrada*

    • @michaelkeehan8094
      @michaelkeehan8094 5 років тому +33

      @@fatematuly6256 But it fails, and then Stormbreaker was thrown. But it didn't go for the head, and Hardrada snapped his fingers and half the universe died. And yes I am a Marvel nerd.

    • @fatematuly6256
      @fatematuly6256 5 років тому +6

      Michael Keehan I honestly have no idea on what I just read..

    • @neilisbored2177
      @neilisbored2177 4 роки тому +16

      @@fatematuly6256 Marvel's -blatantly wrong- take on norse mythos.

  • @dimamatat5548
    @dimamatat5548 Місяць тому +2

    3:54 The people of Aleçon insulted William's ancestry. This enraged William, who punished them severely.

  • @johnteets490
    @johnteets490 Рік тому

    "Viking king".
    I love portmanteaus. This is by far the best possible way you could smoosh two words together.
    Vi-King.
    Thank you, I'll be here all week.

  • @phil_5430
    @phil_5430 4 роки тому +1270

    "I need to kill this guy, can I have your blessing?"
    Pope: *eeh sure why not*

    • @timothye.2902
      @timothye.2902 3 роки тому +34

      @nicole nagy Oh no, apathy, my one weakness!

    • @Memelander
      @Memelander 3 роки тому +12

      @Venom Snek too many

    • @vibsh625
      @vibsh625 3 роки тому +2

      C na does the same with Vatican today.

    • @Pan_Blazej
      @Pan_Blazej 3 роки тому

      That was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

    • @gplaces3913
      @gplaces3913 3 роки тому

      Ironic how the man whose father gave someone a red hot poker in the eyes took a stone cold arrow in the eyes

  • @DEVVOOOOOOO
    @DEVVOOOOOOO Рік тому +2

    I’m sitting my GCSEs in exactly 12 hours and this is my last minute recap actually has helped me remember the story a lot thank you bro

    • @maiq_6821
      @maiq_6821 Рік тому

      How did your GCSE go?

    • @DEVVOOOOOOO
      @DEVVOOOOOOO Рік тому

      @@maiq_6821 results are next months but I think I’ve definitely passed however I think I did best in my nazis exam but yes thanks for asking.

  • @KarmaChameleon3029
    @KarmaChameleon3029 6 місяців тому

    I was recently living eith a friend in Eastbourne and we often drove and chilled at Pevensey castle. I loved sitting there and imagining what it wouldve been like. I often wish that the rock in the castle walls could tell me the stories that its seen. After all, it still stands almost 1000 years later.

  • @DeDaDemon
    @DeDaDemon 4 роки тому +878

    "unboinked"
    I love this channel

    • @HMASbogan
      @HMASbogan 4 роки тому +33

      Implies that she was boinked but her husband did black magic to undo the boink

    • @dankpepe2110
      @dankpepe2110 4 роки тому +19

      @Kajak 05 Dude, uncool.

    • @TriNguyen-mp8lz
      @TriNguyen-mp8lz 4 роки тому +2

      @@HMASbogan he did from back to front

    • @elliot7753
      @elliot7753 4 роки тому +2

      Adam Kubas well he’s hardly gonna say “unfucked” is he 😉😉

    • @somerandomdancingbanana1095
      @somerandomdancingbanana1095 4 роки тому +10

      @@elliot7753 Dude, Uncool

  • @SirCreepus
    @SirCreepus 5 років тому +2876

    William : Time to invade England and take the throne
    Wind : *I'm about to end this whole man's career*

    • @akirangt908
      @akirangt908 4 роки тому +103

      Actually the wind helped William or he would be the one died to English and Harald could took over it

    • @WreckLess_Airsoft
      @WreckLess_Airsoft 4 роки тому +1

      SirCreepus I was there the whole time I saw it all,as I am immortal

    • @crxstalline_
      @crxstalline_ 4 роки тому

      And they died in a tornado

    • @81cameroz28
      @81cameroz28 4 роки тому

      Which in raged Williams father who punished him

    • @frans8826
      @frans8826 4 роки тому +2

      They got the pope approval after all

  • @Lane219
    @Lane219 Рік тому +6

    We watched this in our history lesson. I am proud of my teacher

  • @kirkhenry2652
    @kirkhenry2652 Рік тому

    One of my students told me about this channel. Now I am hooked. :)

  • @TJBv12
    @TJBv12 2 роки тому +1012

    I live in Hastings. The battle didn't even happen here. It happened around the corner in the place around the corner appropriately named Battle. We don't seem to care.

    • @mrMirzam
      @mrMirzam 2 роки тому +45

      Change that name before someone else get an idea.

    • @CoralCopperHead
      @CoralCopperHead 2 роки тому +4

      @@mrMirzam ?

    • @trenchrat5359
      @trenchrat5359 2 роки тому +122

      The Hastings of Battle

    • @mooseking7545
      @mooseking7545 2 роки тому +82

      The battle of battle don’t sound very good though

    • @matthewredman7814
      @matthewredman7814 2 роки тому +41

      The Battle of Battle wouldnt sound as catchy though would it

  • @celkat
    @celkat 2 роки тому +384

    6:33 The pope counting his phat stacks just kills me every time

  • @kyuu12345
    @kyuu12345 Рік тому +24

    history teachers teach this same thing but make it go over 3 weeks when they can just make the students watch this

  • @RafaelGarcia-xu9ks
    @RafaelGarcia-xu9ks 9 місяців тому +3

    Excited to watch this after finishing vinland

  • @tiffanywang5016
    @tiffanywang5016 4 роки тому +1732

    Oversimplified: *talks about the Vikings without sponsoring the Vikings**
    This enraged the Vikings, who punished him severely.

  • @Lightman0359
    @Lightman0359 3 роки тому +768

    English language oversimplified: a bunch of French speaking Danes tried to teach Latin to a bunch of German speakers in Wales.

    • @ltr1745
      @ltr1745 3 роки тому +48

      *in England.

    • @chuckjones7092
      @chuckjones7092 3 роки тому +8

      The English language is the Charles the sufferer of languages

    • @voiceofreason2674
      @voiceofreason2674 3 роки тому +24

      The Normans had been French for 300 years by then

    • @gontrandjojo9747
      @gontrandjojo9747 3 роки тому +17

      The "Normans" were Franks, not Danes.

    • @gontrandjojo9747
      @gontrandjojo9747 3 роки тому +14

      @@voiceofreason2674
      The Normans were already French 300 years before. Some Danes settled there, but they were still a minority among the much larger Frankish population. William ascendency was mostly Frankish (of course Engaylish will look only at his Scandinavian ancestor Rollo trying to turn him into a Viking while he was Frankish). Also the invasion was lead by the duke of Normandy but the invasion was carried by knights from all over France, not only Normandy.

  • @DippfaceHQ
    @DippfaceHQ Рік тому

    Thanks for this video I understand much more about the new Vikings: Valhalla series.

  • @bullwinklefan2003
    @bullwinklefan2003 11 місяців тому +3

    What a wonderful time to be alive!!!
    0:20
    A few seconds later.........
    0:24

  • @housesports000
    @housesports000 4 роки тому +1733

    William: **burns village**
    Burning forests? *There is a tax for that.*

    • @ljubomirjovanovic2666
      @ljubomirjovanovic2666 4 роки тому +58

      To the guillotine

    • @XeroShiroyuki
      @XeroShiroyuki 4 роки тому +35

      Which lead to More economic downturn...

    • @mikehu2451
      @mikehu2451 4 роки тому +13

      oh nooooo

    • @jaredsergent857
      @jaredsergent857 4 роки тому +9

      @@ljubomirjovanovic2666 Robspierre Sent William to the Guillotine
      *THIS ANGERED HIS FATHER WHO PUNISHED HIM SEVERELY*

    • @glorytoidk595
      @glorytoidk595 4 роки тому +1

      Mi nu

  • @Galaxia7
    @Galaxia7 3 роки тому +855

    Yep, that's why all the "higher vocabulary" is close to French in English

    • @joshuamclean4588
      @joshuamclean4588 3 роки тому +64

      Thats why people say “pardon my french”

    • @Galaxia7
      @Galaxia7 3 роки тому +11

      @@joshuamclean4588 Isn't that usually said for swears ? XD

    • @joshuamclean4588
      @joshuamclean4588 3 роки тому +11

      @@Galaxia7 U mean the Anglo saxon word instead of French? Think about it: whats the “acceptable” word for “swearwords,”

    • @peterharrison5833
      @peterharrison5833 3 роки тому +3

      @Galaxia7--yeah, that's right. If you're interested, check out "Native Tongues" by Charles Berlitz. He wrote a whole chapter on this.

    • @lichkinggamer5708
      @lichkinggamer5708 3 роки тому +2

      @@Galaxia7 yes and here’s a warning don’t ever start an argument with a Brit

  • @Mike-eo5jk
    @Mike-eo5jk 2 роки тому

    My first video of yours. I enjoyed it immensely, thank you!!

  • @RTheStoryteller7
    @RTheStoryteller7 Рік тому

    Out of all Oversimplified video that's need a revisit, this one is definitely need to have some rehearsal. There's soo much information that being tossed around and glossed over without much breathing room to process and understand.
    If you already know about this historical event, the video is pretty good, but for those who's not, they gonna get confused a lot by the first half. The second half is far better paced and have a lot of breathing room to digest the info.
    Seeing the recent Oversimplified videos, it makes me wonder how he's gonna handle the first half of this video if he looked back

  • @vozz4826
    @vozz4826 2 роки тому +6449

    This makes history exciting. They should use this in schools

    • @chadchadson3894
      @chadchadson3894 2 роки тому +92

      People want everything dummed down and on a silver platter now. Its lightly educational and good entertainment but it wont make good students.

    • @vozz4826
      @vozz4826 2 роки тому +442

      @@chadchadson3894 are you a teacher? I’m 100% certain if any kid saw this in school they’d actually watch it beginning to end paying full attention instead of being asked to find a quote in an outdated textbook that they’re just basically copy and pasting without actually trying to understand what’s happening

    • @vozz4826
      @vozz4826 2 роки тому +212

      @@chadchadson3894 to simply it for you, it will make kids interested in history

    • @chadchadson3894
      @chadchadson3894 2 роки тому +49

      Youre probably the sort who think the kids will relate to rapping about educational concepts. Its cringe and panders to the lowest common denominator.
      > 100% certain - is it more amusing? Yes. Is it more conducive to learning? No
      > blindly copying and pasting from an outdated textbook- thats not good teaching either. A false dichotomy.

    • @vozz4826
      @vozz4826 2 роки тому +211

      @@chadchadson3894 I’m not gonna sit here and argue with a kid who needed to edit his original post and who’s name is chad chadson

  • @charles-qm4ss
    @charles-qm4ss 4 роки тому +558

    William: "You insult my mother"
    "Oh, there is a tax for that."

    • @weldonwin
      @weldonwin 4 роки тому +15

      And by a tax, I mean a tax on your lives

    • @alexhngu
      @alexhngu 3 роки тому +2

      @RENA SUZANNE VILSON a reply? There's a tax for that

    • @adityas3587
      @adityas3587 3 роки тому +2

      @RENA SUZANNE VILSON taxing? There is a tax for that

    • @admiralyifan9326
      @admiralyifan9326 3 роки тому +2

      @@adityas3587 trying to collect tax? There's a tax for that.

    • @alexhngu
      @alexhngu 3 роки тому

      @RENA SUZANNE VILSON a reply to a reply to my reply? There's a tax for that

  • @BlueSphereBalling
    @BlueSphereBalling Рік тому +4

    0:16 Oversimplified just rickrolled us 4 years ago

  • @topejagun7
    @topejagun7 Рік тому

    You are the best. You made incredible modern differences between Anglo and Wiliam. That is modern that brought light to England. OK, however, Anglo -Saxon also did a great job. Thank you so much.

  • @SpagettiSpeltWrong
    @SpagettiSpeltWrong 4 роки тому +238

    "Oh no look out red hot poker in the eyes."
    "I can't see!"
    *"And thus you can't be king."*

  • @gabedababe3007
    @gabedababe3007 5 років тому +2454

    Nobody:
    William: *_*bUrNs VillAge*_*

  • @isaachardingdeverson2197
    @isaachardingdeverson2197 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks you helped me revise in this video so thanks

  • @millasharp5105
    @millasharp5105 Місяць тому

    Hey oversimplified!! really enjoyed this video! helped me so much, keep being you and dont listen to the hate. you have just gained a follower for life

  • @wanali4504
    @wanali4504 3 роки тому +790

    “Hey we are going to invade England and we even have god on our si-“
    Wind: hi

    • @shrektheswampless6102
      @shrektheswampless6102 2 роки тому +62

      Maybe the wind helped because they fought the vikings first and their army was exhausted for the next battle with Normandy.

    • @WorldinJeopardy
      @WorldinJeopardy 2 роки тому +40

      @@shrektheswampless6102 Maybe William truly was chosen by God to be England's next king.

    • @Andre-rt5hg
      @Andre-rt5hg 2 роки тому +14

      @@WorldinJeopardy that’s a fairly popular theory, there are accounts of people in Harolds army seeing Halley’s Comet and believing it to be an omen that they were doomed, with the wind later being associated to gods work

    • @RailwayPenguin
      @RailwayPenguin 2 роки тому +8

      @@Andre-rt5hg I'm pretty sure a popular theory is that there was no wind, and William was purposefully waitinh for Hadrada to strike up first as the Norwegian climate would make campaigning season end earlier.

    • @ommsterlitz1805
      @ommsterlitz1805 2 роки тому +5

      @@shrektheswampless6102 Napoleon waited for 5 months for a good wind to invade England and then Trafalgar happened and destroyed his fleet and navy capacity to conquer england, so wind changed everything in history.

  • @JuggerKnight717
    @JuggerKnight717 6 років тому +492

    The village let out a cheer of support
    *This enraged William who punished the village severely*

    • @gruntmaster1
      @gruntmaster1 5 років тому +52

      Truly a bastard.

    • @adamantobserver8655
      @adamantobserver8655 5 років тому +1

      Badass

    • @karlosdeevs
      @karlosdeevs 5 років тому +1

      You're a Blackguard (Blaggard) , Jon Snow !

    • @theretard5825
      @theretard5825 5 років тому +1

      Dead Sea *SEVERELY*

    • @MrYoyo200
      @MrYoyo200 5 років тому +1

      The Viking settlers were killed to prevent an uprising.
      This enraged the Viking King, who punished England severely.

  • @jacekgornas8898
    @jacekgornas8898 6 місяців тому

    Over simplifed i thank you becose of the fact that i remberd this video i knew a answer to a question to a very important quest

  • @PatrickCarolan-fm3vm
    @PatrickCarolan-fm3vm 9 місяців тому +2

    Dumb fact:As soon as William landed in Hastings he jumped ashore and fell flat on his face.His soldiers said this was a bad sign so he grabbed a handful of sand and said I have just seized some of Harold’s land.

  • @unwantedmacguffin5611
    @unwantedmacguffin5611 4 роки тому +534

    Harold: "It's over Willam I have the high ground."

  • @marc7423
    @marc7423 3 роки тому +652

    "Thus, an absolute bastard" 😭😭

  • @CheaplyAnimatedLenin
    @CheaplyAnimatedLenin Рік тому +1

    "I have a dream" - Martin Luther King
    "we shall never surrender" - Winston Churchill
    "I don't know whether you fully understand that I've been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a bull moose" - Teddy Roosevelt
    "all these years I have spent in the service of mankind has brought me nothing but insults and humiliation" - Nikola Tesla
    "a lie told often enough becomes the truth" - Vladimir Lenin
    "the ballot is stronger than the bullet" - Abraham Lincoln
    "dude, uncool" - oversimplified

  • @SArmagh681
    @SArmagh681 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Normandy

  • @ed_5655
    @ed_5655 5 років тому +1572

    I used to be a king like you, then I took an arrow to the eye.

    • @missyyolo2362
      @missyyolo2362 5 років тому +19

      Aren’t you an actor or something?

    • @dk-sky3820
      @dk-sky3820 5 років тому +15

      I was looking for this comment.

    • @vgm_29
      @vgm_29 5 років тому +25

      More like a red hot poker

    • @clareatkinson9528
      @clareatkinson9528 5 років тому +3

      Aren’t you famous

    • @clareatkinson9528
      @clareatkinson9528 5 років тому +4

      Hold on this is a parody account isn’t it

  • @ourtube1128
    @ourtube1128 6 років тому +1912

    “the vikings went full on french, converting to christianity, learning french, and making babies with the locals.”
    well I didn’t know that was a requirement to be french.

    • @Videokirby
      @Videokirby 6 років тому +87

      Must be the "Fraternite"

    • @connorbriggs5169
      @connorbriggs5169 6 років тому +121

      I'm Canadian, and every single French Canadian is/does all these things

    • @7Sinai7
      @7Sinai7 6 років тому +75

      He was referring to their integration into the French society and culture

    • @marylight9700
      @marylight9700 6 років тому +62

      Tbf, the nords wer the few men to _actually bathe/groom_ themselves, so how could a lady resist? ^^

    • @themoosemanguy1537
      @themoosemanguy1537 6 років тому +10

      nah fam. its just low key the only thing the French are good at

  • @Franc-ve8fw
    @Franc-ve8fw 7 місяців тому +3

    6:54 waiting for oversimplified to upload

  • @holyfamilycrusader3512
    @holyfamilycrusader3512 Рік тому +20

    St. Edward the Confessor took a vow of chastity early in his life, and thus he only married to please his constituents and so long as the woman agreed that they would practically live as siblings. The only war he was involved in was to help put down a rebellion that tried to unlawfully depose another king. Ora pro nobis!

  • @anartismal
    @anartismal 3 роки тому +735

    The little bit at the end about how the Normans influenced the english language is super eye opening and interesting

    • @vseslavkazakov356
      @vseslavkazakov356 2 роки тому +25

      also very sad. Imagine how cool the English language would be today if it wasn't for them. And how much more English the English culture would be.

    • @thatonetime8812
      @thatonetime8812 2 роки тому +106

      @@vseslavkazakov356 Eh, considering how many cultures the English colonized, I can't feel bad. Besides, cultures are much better off when they share and integrate things from other cultures. It happens in every culture, like tea ceremonies in Japan that originally came from China. When cultures are completely destroyed by force-- yes, that's tragic, but change such as this is natural. And frankly, I like the Norman words lol.

    • @xisleofmanx8832
      @xisleofmanx8832 2 роки тому +5

      @@thatonetime8812 you can't destroy culture only suppress it.

    • @Twigs1836
      @Twigs1836 2 роки тому +18

      @@vseslavkazakov356 I agree, I feel so bad for people who have to learn English as a second language. At least we get to blame it on the French.

    • @augustus9708
      @augustus9708 2 роки тому +17

      @@xisleofmanx8832 you can destroy it if the people forget about their origins and assimilate to the new culture