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

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  • @heatfeurig8851
    @heatfeurig8851 4 роки тому +9026

    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 +622

      Realy, that would be the best name

    • @tinle9
      @tinle9 4 роки тому +377

      Trying to fit more words in an English paper:

    • @sadjam_793
      @sadjam_793 4 роки тому +75

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

    • @LOLquendoTV
      @LOLquendoTV 4 роки тому +88

      I thought this was a joke but its actually legit

    • @VulnerableBede1
      @VulnerableBede1 4 роки тому +125

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

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 роки тому +6980

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

  • @grandayy
    @grandayy 6 років тому +43884

    this was honestly really good

    • @emanlio
      @emanlio 6 років тому +1280

      I cant belive you are here!

    • @chewchewtrain
      @chewchewtrain 6 років тому +567

      2 months and didn't get noticed RIP

    • @leviewings4689
      @leviewings4689 6 років тому +313

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

    • @realpotassium
      @realpotassium 6 років тому +313

      Grandayy at a oversimplified video
      i have seen everything

    • @chow42
      @chow42 6 років тому +54

      HI I didn't know you watch this lol

  • @t7mf
    @t7mf 2 роки тому +2703

    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 +216

      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 +119

      "understandable, have a nice day"

    • @hoiuffccmmbvgff
      @hoiuffccmmbvgff Рік тому +16

      ok

    • @kendrashaaaa
      @kendrashaaaa Рік тому +66

      Humanity is wild lmao

    • @tperm99a
      @tperm99a Рік тому +51

      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."

  • @RobloxianGaming
    @RobloxianGaming 4 роки тому +25181

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

    • @toxsicle9753
      @toxsicle9753 4 роки тому +1390

      wow you learn so much when you put newest first

    • @timmasson4731
      @timmasson4731 4 роки тому +1446

      It was named Battle after 1066 not before

    • @gaminggeneral1324
      @gaminggeneral1324 4 роки тому +235

      You stole this. The original comment is below this one

    • @RobloxianGaming
      @RobloxianGaming 4 роки тому +335

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

    • @gaminggeneral1324
      @gaminggeneral1324 4 роки тому +44

      Robloxian Gaming for me it was

  • @crazycatlover1885
    @crazycatlover1885 3 роки тому +5047

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

  • @toast2401
    @toast2401 4 роки тому +1160

    Can we just acknowledge how brilliant this guy is

  • @ericcook5224
    @ericcook5224 2 роки тому +311

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

    • @jacobwilks9204
      @jacobwilks9204 7 місяців тому +5

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

    • @Peleski
      @Peleski 5 місяців тому +3

      I didn't know people said "boink". We have bonk, but it's considered 90s British slang

  • @jwac8800
    @jwac8800 3 роки тому +550

    “Unboinked” has now become part of my vocabulary

  • @TierZoo
    @TierZoo 6 років тому +14402

    These videos are amazing

    • @Supericegabriel
      @Supericegabriel 6 років тому +161

      TierZoo they are top notch.

    • @vicas6952
      @vicas6952 6 років тому +249

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

    • @deexdead5403
      @deexdead5403 6 років тому +146

      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 :)

  • @KvnDWr
    @KvnDWr 3 роки тому +3293

    The language portion of the video was brilliantly executed

    • @aaronmarks9366
      @aaronmarks9366 2 роки тому +174

      "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 +30

      @@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 +23

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

  • @RandR452
    @RandR452 Рік тому +988

    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 +92

      7:46 The unknown bridge berserker

    • @RicegumNeverBrokeAgain
      @RicegumNeverBrokeAgain Рік тому +20

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

    • @bonafide4874
      @bonafide4874 Рік тому +9

      I love this! This is so cool!

    • @gamecocksfan6605
      @gamecocksfan6605 Рік тому +23

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

    • @PapaSkyRooster
      @PapaSkyRooster Рік тому +3

      U missed Uhtred son of Uhtred

  • @Ryan-rzx3
    @Ryan-rzx3 4 роки тому +7150

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

  • @nikolaosboukouvalas449
    @nikolaosboukouvalas449 2 роки тому +3230

    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 2 роки тому +252

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

    • @harambe8372
      @harambe8372 2 роки тому +87

      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 2 роки тому +50

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

    • @denlillavatten.67yearsago82
      @denlillavatten.67yearsago82 2 роки тому +3

      U hjhjjjjj

    • @FormerGovernmentHuman
      @FormerGovernmentHuman 2 роки тому +42

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

  • @VolpeWhereAreYou
    @VolpeWhereAreYou 4 роки тому +7213

    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 4 роки тому +30

      Love from india

    • @B-17flyingfortres
      @B-17flyingfortres 4 роки тому +126

      Normandy? IM VISITING OMAHA

    • @axelhvetlander2365
      @axelhvetlander2365 4 роки тому +31

      @@B-17flyingfortres you do you

    • @yunes6246
      @yunes6246 4 роки тому +40

      all of europe islike this

    • @PianoForte9096
      @PianoForte9096 4 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.

  • @adampescosolido5413
    @adampescosolido5413 2 роки тому +518

    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 9 місяців 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 7 місяців тому

      Do you mean Harold Godwinson

    • @minelayer26
      @minelayer26 7 місяців тому +13

      @@MarlboroughBlenheim1no harald hardrada

    • @joshsworld4201
      @joshsworld4201 4 місяці тому

      Not Exactly He’s Not A Legend

    • @misterStevePikk
      @misterStevePikk Місяць тому +3

      He's probably the most successful mercenary of all time. Varangian guardsmen were already quite rich, but this guy became the commander and the most legendary varangian ever

  • @bigludo22
    @bigludo22 5 років тому +5512

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

    • @specialunit0428
      @specialunit0428 5 років тому +152

      Yes! Surprise, we do have sunshine here!

    • @alessiodelcastillo1613
      @alessiodelcastillo1613 4 роки тому +75

      @@specialunit0428 That's not the joke

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 4 роки тому +127

      "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

  • @thijmen5295
    @thijmen5295 5 років тому +5746

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

    • @Aphelion87
      @Aphelion87 5 років тому +91

      and then he got arrested

    • @bobbills2953
      @bobbills2953 5 років тому +127

      And now there's more economic downturn

    • @bookbutterfly6613
      @bookbutterfly6613 5 років тому +1

      Thijmen WHEEZE-

    • @charliegreer4507
      @charliegreer4507 5 років тому +21

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

    • @thijmen5295
      @thijmen5295 5 років тому +24

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

  • @devlinmorin7615
    @devlinmorin7615 5 років тому +3582

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

  • @riverdog_deyna
    @riverdog_deyna 10 місяців тому +109

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

  • @jaydenwright9203
    @jaydenwright9203 5 років тому +3708

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

    • @rohanghoshdastidar1047
      @rohanghoshdastidar1047 5 років тому +151

      Yeah, That confused me too

    • @chadman3494
      @chadman3494 5 років тому +62

      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 5 років тому +262

      @@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 5 років тому +32

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

    • @epicmeerkat1677
      @epicmeerkat1677 5 років тому +32

      Leap year birthday
      Irdk

  • @LateClover
    @LateClover 3 роки тому +3795

    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.

    • @ZeroEagle667
      @ZeroEagle667 3 роки тому +87

      Interesting

    • @KiwiOnTheInternet
      @KiwiOnTheInternet 3 роки тому +171

      My school did something similar to this, except it was for ww1 not the battle of hastings.

    • @veiglos
      @veiglos 3 роки тому +138

      @@KiwiOnTheInternet I wish my school is that fun but what can you do lol

    • @privatedino3239
      @privatedino3239 3 роки тому +14

      @@veiglos me too

    • @Hadi.Hussein
      @Hadi.Hussein 3 роки тому +70

      Ye my school did the same, with real knived, i was the only one to survive

  • @vozz4826
    @vozz4826 3 роки тому +6435

    This makes history exciting. They should use this in schools

    • @chadchadson3894
      @chadchadson3894 3 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 3 роки тому +440

      @@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 3 роки тому +211

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

    • @chadchadson3894
      @chadchadson3894 3 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 3 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

  • @simond.9457
    @simond.9457 Рік тому +294

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

  • @DeDaDemon
    @DeDaDemon 5 років тому +881

    "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

  • @Washy_washy
    @Washy_washy 3 роки тому +906

    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 3 роки тому +16

      Imao

    • @KiwiOnTheInternet
      @KiwiOnTheInternet 3 роки тому +70

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

    • @memecliparchives2254
      @memecliparchives2254 3 роки тому +12

      @@KiwiOnTheInternet hol up.

    • @thelosttomato4020
      @thelosttomato4020 3 роки тому +17

      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 3 роки тому +1

      @@KiwiOnTheInternet 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂LOL NICE ONE

  • @ceburiek1006
    @ceburiek1006 5 років тому +1876

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

  • @gemsteel2010
    @gemsteel2010 2 роки тому +130

    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".

  • @a_channel2545
    @a_channel2545 4 роки тому +959

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

    • @rajatsingh2956
      @rajatsingh2956 3 роки тому +28

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

    • @enkero1462
      @enkero1462 3 роки тому +10

      normandy, rain and wind the glorious trio

    • @Stone-TheThird
      @Stone-TheThird 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

  • @anartismal
    @anartismal 3 роки тому +742

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

    • @vseslavkazakov356
      @vseslavkazakov356 3 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 3 роки тому +108

      @@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 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @Twigs1836
      @Twigs1836 3 роки тому +20

      @@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 3 роки тому +17

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

  • @TJBv12
    @TJBv12 3 роки тому +1038

    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 3 роки тому +45

      Change that name before someone else get an idea.

    • @CoralCopperHead
      @CoralCopperHead 3 роки тому +5

      @@mrMirzam ?

    • @trenchrat5359
      @trenchrat5359 3 роки тому +123

      The Hastings of Battle

    • @mooseking7545
      @mooseking7545 3 роки тому +83

      The battle of battle don’t sound very good though

    • @matthewredman7814
      @matthewredman7814 3 роки тому +41

      The Battle of Battle wouldnt sound as catchy though would it

  • @sathreyn9699
    @sathreyn9699 2 роки тому +262

    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 +12

      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.

    • @scottishhistorian8866
      @scottishhistorian8866 4 місяці тому +1

      I never knew this story! I love it. You're right - that is badass. Almost feel bad for Godwinson - forced marches to the North of England and then back again and he still almost won!

  • @JuggerKnight717
    @JuggerKnight717 6 років тому +495

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

    • @gruntmaster1
      @gruntmaster1 6 років тому +52

      Truly a bastard.

    • @adamantobserver8655
      @adamantobserver8655 6 років тому +1

      Badass

    • @karlosdeevs
      @karlosdeevs 6 років тому +1

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

    • @theretard5825
      @theretard5825 6 років тому +1

      Dead Sea *SEVERELY*

    • @MrYoyo200
      @MrYoyo200 6 років тому +1

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

  • @lightsnackproductions918
    @lightsnackproductions918 6 років тому +1269

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

    • @josephlouwerse2105
      @josephlouwerse2105 6 років тому +75

      This enraged his father, who punished him severely

    • @frostedcat
      @frostedcat 6 років тому +7

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

    • @Vertex-nm3ug
      @Vertex-nm3ug 6 років тому +1

      😂

    • @SundanceMLD
      @SundanceMLD 6 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 6 років тому

      That was beautiful

  • @bigmansam18
    @bigmansam18 3 роки тому +4937

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

    • @Gage-nt
      @Gage-nt 3 роки тому +117

      *laughs in American

    • @isaacjubb1234
      @isaacjubb1234 3 роки тому +35

      Never sunny

    • @darkahrenn1570
      @darkahrenn1570 3 роки тому +20

      Isn't that only a dumb stereotype?

    • @bigmansam18
      @bigmansam18 3 роки тому +96

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

    • @medivir6823
      @medivir6823 3 роки тому +5

      Lol so true

  • @Kontro_7
    @Kontro_7 Рік тому +12

    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.

  • @herbivorethecarnivore8447
    @herbivorethecarnivore8447 3 роки тому +4136

    "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

  • @tiffanywang5016
    @tiffanywang5016 5 років тому +1741

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

    • @redflame300
      @redflame300 5 років тому +25

      Have some cool hwip. It'll calm u down

    • @cheeseballgooberpants3591
      @cheeseballgooberpants3591 5 років тому +19

      Tiffany Wang
      There’s gonna be a tax for that

    • @redflame300
      @redflame300 5 років тому +5

      @@cheeseballgooberpants3591 🤐

    • @vishnzen6744
      @vishnzen6744 5 років тому +8

      *THAT'S HITLER!!!*

    • @wiselychosethisname9166
      @wiselychosethisname9166 4 роки тому +4

      I love his this reply section is just filled with oversimplified memes
      No I'm in charge

  • @nadarrow6554
    @nadarrow6554 5 років тому +2475

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

    • @nadarrow6554
      @nadarrow6554 5 років тому +5

      Lol I wish

    • @epicmeerkat1677
      @epicmeerkat1677 5 років тому +54

      The first was on a leap year ;P

    • @whatthefrickbro
      @whatthefrickbro 5 років тому +7

      Ah yeah 900AD

    • @Jmmm19
      @Jmmm19 5 років тому +38

      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 5 років тому +1

      Vector STAB

  • @dudesayingthings
    @dudesayingthings 2 роки тому +35

    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.

  • @jeandehuit5385
    @jeandehuit5385 4 роки тому +1288

    "The sun shining in England"
    Ha!

    • @meowi6805
      @meowi6805 3 роки тому +108

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

    • @goofygrandlouis6296
      @goofygrandlouis6296 3 роки тому +22

      @@meowi6805 hahaha

    • @Stone-TheThird
      @Stone-TheThird 3 роки тому +5

      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

  • @a.w.sawtooth9469
    @a.w.sawtooth9469 5 років тому +2325

    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 +47

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

    • @michaelkeehan8094
      @michaelkeehan8094 5 років тому +35

      @@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 5 років тому +16

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

  • @DarkShuriken
    @DarkShuriken 6 років тому +104

    A new OverSimplified video?! Day is made

  • @edwardsr70
    @edwardsr70 5 місяців тому +14

    "I thought you were the bastard?"
    "Dude...uncool"
    😂😂😂

  • @maxbuster1508
    @maxbuster1508 6 років тому +223

    I absolutly love this Mini-Wars series. Btw, if you ever do the Napoleonic Wars, bring back the "It got cold... Stupid cold" joke from WW2 Part 2. xD

  • @Ferovax
    @Ferovax 6 років тому +2266

    Didn't think these could get better and yet the quality here is amazing, all the jokes land, the content is fantastic as always! Awesome Job

    • @Loganhalpain
      @Loganhalpain 6 років тому

      Ferovax he has...

    • @The98Man098
      @The98Man098 6 років тому +1

      Ferovax 420th like

    • @alfiepreston9993
      @alfiepreston9993 6 років тому +10

      I love that the comedy isn't an out of the way attempt to try and make a video funny, it's just really well timed jokes related to the topic

    • @0101-q5m
      @0101-q5m 6 років тому

      Ferovax 👌

    • @angelikaluk1612
      @angelikaluk1612 6 років тому

      BcXv. The Ferovax

  • @SirCreepus
    @SirCreepus 5 років тому +2889

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

    • @akirangt908
      @akirangt908 5 років 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 5 років тому +1

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

    • @crxstalline_
      @crxstalline_ 5 років тому

      And they died in a tornado

    • @81cameroz28
      @81cameroz28 5 років тому

      Which in raged Williams father who punished him

    • @FranseD
      @FranseD 5 років тому +2

      They got the pope approval after all

  • @elramyeon
    @elramyeon Рік тому +16

    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.

  • @Galaxia7
    @Galaxia7 3 роки тому +868

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

    • @joshuamclean4588
      @joshuamclean4588 3 роки тому +65

      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

  • @Pan_Blazej
    @Pan_Blazej 4 роки тому +2717

    Oversimplified: Julius Caesar.

    • @kamradewilhelmii4072
      @kamradewilhelmii4072 4 роки тому +6

      @Yyyy U gay
      who tf invented who tf asked

    • @chfrqn4dl
      @chfrqn4dl 4 роки тому +7

      yes

    • @Whitneypyant
      @Whitneypyant 4 роки тому +25

      What about Cleopatra?

    • @bbowman6649
      @bbowman6649 4 роки тому +80

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

    • @Pan_Blazej
      @Pan_Blazej 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @GerardKean
    @GerardKean 5 років тому +408

    We need more videos. I've been reduced to re-watching

    • @g.s.8393
      @g.s.8393 5 років тому +13

      Gerard Kean I’ve been reduced to re-re-re-re-re-re-watching

    • @soopyc
      @soopyc 5 років тому +13

      Someone have been reduced to re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-watching

    • @highirsk426
      @highirsk426 5 років тому

      @@soopyc yep

    • @filipferencak2717
      @filipferencak2717 5 років тому +8

      Uuuuf, yeah, there's a tax for that.

    • @obliviouspotato8545
      @obliviouspotato8545 5 років тому

      Kenny Cheung
      Same, but an extra novemtrgintillion more “re”s

  • @johnteets490
    @johnteets490 Рік тому +2

    "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.

  • @anonymousnyancat8073
    @anonymousnyancat8073 5 років тому +633

    Does anyone else find mediviel times very interesting, learning about modern countries background

    • @Bengy.
      @Bengy. 5 років тому +7

      I don't know what's more painful.
      The fact that you go by the name "Anonymous Nyan Cat" with that profile picture, or your broken english.

    • @dv6298
      @dv6298 5 років тому +8

      it's mostly armed men burning villages tbh

    • @nachopouso8770
      @nachopouso8770 5 років тому +33

      @@Bengy. dude, uncool, not all of us are native english speakers, so shut up

    • @Bengy.
      @Bengy. 5 років тому +2

      @@nachopouso8770 you're saying this with confidence that i am a native english speaker lol

    • @TheBlackWarden420
      @TheBlackWarden420 5 років тому +3

      Medieval Times, or the Middle Ages, are my favorite times of human history for the following reasons:
      1-In 7th grade, I learned about this time of human history but I couldn't recall some of it since I wasn't interested at the time.
      2-This Age was one of the turning events of human history because it showed how further on the civilizations changed into newer versions of their ancestors. One example is the Romans splitting into Italians, Byzantines, and Holy Romans, which might be Germans but I am not sure. Another is France, which used to be called Gaul but after the Romans conquered it, many tribes fought over the land and the Franks conquered the rest. They named their land Francia, which means Franks Land or Land of the Franks. Eventually, Francia changed from Latin to its new French name; France.
      3-I have been reading books based off of important and interesting events. Ranger's Apprentice is a massive series that mixes Europeans, Scandinavians, Japanese, Arabian, and possibly Roman civilizations together in a made up world. It's kind of like the game For Honor, but there are some major differences in between the game and book series. Another is the Conqueror series, which is based on the Crusades, the Ottoman Empire, and some slightly altered history on one of Wallachia's, a region of Romania in the Balkans, rulers called Vlad the Impaler. It's violent and meant for more mature readers but I highly recommend it. And finally, the last recommendation I have for readers interested in Medieval stories is a book called War of the Wolf, written by Bernard Cornwell. This book has some Medieval history in Great Britain with the different regions of England. It takes place in the early 920s which is most likely before William started his conquest to become king of England? IDK. All I know is that at the time in War of the Wolf, England, or Englaland as it was called at first, will soon be born when the other regions are conquered.

  • @lappelduvide2946
    @lappelduvide2946 5 років тому +604

    He was a bastard so his father punished him severely

  • @jovanna-w9q
    @jovanna-w9q 3 роки тому +138

    9:54
    Village: Hooray for William!
    William: *and I took that personally-*

  • @elizabetht567
    @elizabetht567 8 місяців тому +7

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

  • @celkat
    @celkat 3 роки тому +393

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

    • @josemourinho2820
      @josemourinho2820 2 роки тому +18

      and he’s using U$D 1000 years before USA lol

    • @Marscotheman
      @Marscotheman Рік тому +3

      ​@@josemourinho2820true lmao

  • @SpagettiSpeltWrong
    @SpagettiSpeltWrong 4 роки тому +247

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

    • @pazpuiggros5715
      @pazpuiggros5715 4 роки тому +22

      *"Aw, piss its the guy who gave my brother the red-hot poker in the eyes!"*

    • @raresmincan634
      @raresmincan634 4 роки тому +1

      *Laughs in John the Blind*

    • @Yesme198
      @Yesme198 4 роки тому

      NICe tactic@

  • @unwantedmacguffin5611
    @unwantedmacguffin5611 5 років тому +538

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

  • @unknown-p3i
    @unknown-p3i 2 роки тому +207

    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 +6

      why was he the unready?

    • @Gaiaphage
      @Gaiaphage Рік тому +41

      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"

    • @محمدنبيل-ز5ي5ر
      @محمدنبيل-ز5ي5ر Рік тому +5

      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 Рік тому

      ​@@محمدنبيل-ز5ي5رthat's not true

    • @Pikachu0071000CS
      @Pikachu0071000CS 10 місяців тому +10

      @@محمدنبيل-ز5ي5رyou 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

  • @andrewcoogan4468
    @andrewcoogan4468 5 років тому +441

    Harold: ITS OVER WILLIAM, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND
    Later
    Harold: hey guys this is boring let’s go and LOSE THE HIGHGROUND

    • @shindari
      @shindari 5 років тому +25

      This is why I believe until my dying day that William's retreat from the hill was a planned strategic move. Because the Old English fell straight down into that trap, by losing discipline, and the high ground, and abandoning their fortifications to give chase, thus exposing them to flanking maneuvers, and a reversal of advantage. The fact that William's army so quickly turned the situation around is stark indication that this was the plan from the beginning. The Conqueror saw that attacking uphill against a well-fortified army was costing him too much, and he would not win. So he changed plan mid-battle, and went with the old fashioned "Rope-a-Dope" technique. "Hey! Look at my fist coming at you from the left! Oh NO!" WHAM!! Punch across the nose from the undefended right. Boxer is down for the count. Battle over. England is.... ENGLISH now...

    • @Noone787jh79p
      @Noone787jh79p 5 років тому +15

      some historians say it wasnt harolds fault.
      they reported that when the normans retreated, harold gave the word to his men to HOLD their position, but apparently when the normans turned their backs, it was too irresistable to just stand there. And so they disobeyed harolds command.

    • @Noone787jh79p
      @Noone787jh79p 5 років тому

      @@shindari I actually think the same 👊

    • @clucknbell4613
      @clucknbell4613 3 роки тому

      @@shindari William did this move in previous Norman wars, so... Who knows

  • @MyLowK22
    @MyLowK22 3 роки тому +3634

    ᵒ ⁿᵒ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᵒᵘᵗ ʳᵉᵈ ʰᵒᵗ ᵖᵒᵏᵉʳ ᶦⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉʸᵉˢ

  • @Temulon
    @Temulon 2 роки тому +505

    I recently bought "Age of Empires IV" and the battle of Hastings was included. It was narrated and even showed you, you are playing William, Duke of Normandy, step by step how to beat Godwinson's forces. I must have played that scenario a dozen times and always had my ass handed to me. It was embarrassing.

    • @auroraflos2498
      @auroraflos2498 2 роки тому +10

      Same for Medieval 2: Total War. I did not get my ass handed to me, however, haha.

    • @Irisverse
      @Irisverse 9 місяців тому

      @@auroraflos2498 That's because it was literally the tutorial battle.

  • @samcannon5257
    @samcannon5257 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @phil_5430
    @phil_5430 4 роки тому +1315

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

    • @timothye.2902
      @timothye.2902 4 роки тому +35

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

    • @Memelander
      @Memelander 4 роки тому +12

      @Venom Snek too many

    • @vibsh625
      @vibsh625 4 роки тому +2

      C na does the same with Vatican today.

    • @Pan_Blazej
      @Pan_Blazej 4 роки тому

      That was super easy, barely an inconvenience.

    • @gplaces3913
      @gplaces3913 4 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

  • @xaviersaavedra7442
    @xaviersaavedra7442 6 років тому +296

    Wind blows north.
    William and I: Finally

  • @DarthKanye
    @DarthKanye 3 роки тому +1313

    Just imagine if things had gone slightly different, the English language would’ve been completely different

    • @DJTechYT
      @DJTechYT 3 роки тому +137

      Yeah English would be much more similar to German

    • @luciesimpson6437
      @luciesimpson6437 3 роки тому +132

      The English PEOPLE would have been completely different. It's not just the language, not just an entire legal system, not just near total ethnic suppression through incredible tactics like the Doomsday Book and paying armies with land and spoils, but the whole architecture of society, from the serfs - slaves tied to land and lord - to foreign noblemen. It's hard to say what 1000 years of this having not happened might have done, but more than the language would be unrecognizable!

    • @DarthKanye
      @DarthKanye 3 роки тому +20

      @@luciesimpson6437 I know that, but I’m simply referring more to the context of the video which was more focused on the language.

    • @XXXTENTAClON227
      @XXXTENTAClON227 2 роки тому +25

      @@luciesimpson6437 yes but that is applicable to literally every settler. If absolutely no one touched England, it would be a completely brittonic nation that speaks similar to Welsh and full of Celts, isolated from Europe. Rome, Scandinavia, and Central Europe ensured this wasn’t the case

    • @guppy719
      @guppy719 2 роки тому +17

      @@XXXTENTAClON227 If absolutely no one touched England it would have never been settled. Its not like the Celts were the first people to inhabit the islands either.

  • @nightillusion574
    @nightillusion574 Рік тому +11

    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 Рік тому

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

    • @scbond
      @scbond 5 місяців тому

      You’re kidding, right?! The town of Hastings is well known in the UK as a complete dump.

  • @TheCarloza
    @TheCarloza 6 років тому +334

    Do german unification wars please!!!

    • @jakedaly5433
      @jakedaly5433 6 років тому +1

      TheCarloza brooooo yeeeeess!!!

    • @orkaborg_1738
      @orkaborg_1738 6 років тому +7

      Wtf is germany

    • @tinnakornwantae6763
      @tinnakornwantae6763 6 років тому +2

      Orkaborg ;_; its the fake state located between Polish Empire and French State

    • @stevengolly4392
      @stevengolly4392 6 років тому +3

      Tinnakorn Wantae 3
      A real state with its 1300 years of language and culture.

    • @seraph5826
      @seraph5826 6 років тому

      Nein

  • @MrPugg
    @MrPugg 6 років тому +1810

    Dude..
    *unCool*

  • @AllStuffofWonder_YT
    @AllStuffofWonder_YT 25 днів тому +14

    0:17 DO NOT RICKROLL US

    • @Marely-b8m
      @Marely-b8m 3 дні тому

      I just noticed that rn 🤣🤣🤣

  • @realironsquid1701
    @realironsquid1701 6 років тому +795

    Ideas you can do:
    Korean War 1950-1953
    The Mongol Empire 1206-1368
    Vietnam War 1955-1975
    The Crusades 1095-1291
    Imjin War 1592-1598
    Gulf war 1990-1991
    The American Civil War 1861-1865
    The American Revolutionary War 1775-1783✔
    The French Revolution 1789-1799✔
    Fall of the USSR 1991
    War of 1812 1812-1815
    The Chinese Civil War 1921-1950
    Yugoslav Wars 1991-2001
    New Zealand War 1845-1872
    The Winter War 1939-1940

    • @INCRYPTIDFORM
      @INCRYPTIDFORM 6 років тому +6

      RealIronsquid 1 here’s a neat one 4 you, the New Zealand land wars

    • @sahilbagade
      @sahilbagade 6 років тому +3

      Mongal empire yessss

    • @eliteal2188
      @eliteal2188 6 років тому +17

      2 more: the great emu wars
      and the breakup of yugoslavia.

    • @larryascotaii6542
      @larryascotaii6542 6 років тому +1

      RealIronsquid 1 Cool Bro

    • @hermanngoring3995
      @hermanngoring3995 6 років тому +3

      Winter war pls

  • @jasonnieto7482
    @jasonnieto7482 6 років тому +82

    “What an awful time to be alive”
    I can relate...

  • @housesports000
    @housesports000 5 років тому +1737

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

  • @shemwilliams5814
    @shemwilliams5814 Рік тому +7

    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

  • @jaydengreenberg9618
    @jaydengreenberg9618 5 років тому +2155

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

    • @louisg6296
      @louisg6296 5 років тому +121

      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

    • @snapsfromjass
      @snapsfromjass 5 років тому +47

      Louis Granger Norman French is basically French but different

    • @zach6867
      @zach6867 5 років тому +87

      Venom Gaming yeah dude chinese is basically spanish but different

    • @snapsfromjass
      @snapsfromjass 5 років тому +8

      DasTuff yeah whatever

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 5 років тому +51

      @@snapsfromjass 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.

  • @Lightman0359
    @Lightman0359 3 роки тому +784

    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 +50

      *in England.

    • @chuckjones7092
      @chuckjones7092 3 роки тому +8

      The English language is the Charles the sufferer of languages

    • @voiceofreason2674
      @voiceofreason2674 3 роки тому +23

      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.

  • @Koloka_exe
    @Koloka_exe 4 роки тому +4052

    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 this garbage

  • @jettpack9168
    @jettpack9168 3 місяці тому +3

    it is worth noting that william is considered the first modern english monarch as he replaced the old monarchy and all monarchs after him descend from him

  • @ed_5655
    @ed_5655 6 років тому +1575

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

    • @missyyolo2362
      @missyyolo2362 6 років тому +20

      Aren’t you an actor or something?

    • @dk-sky3820
      @dk-sky3820 6 років тому +15

      I was looking for this comment.

    • @vgm_29
      @vgm_29 6 років тому +25

      More like a red hot poker

    • @clareatkinson9528
      @clareatkinson9528 6 років тому +3

      Aren’t you famous

    • @clareatkinson9528
      @clareatkinson9528 6 років тому +5

      Hold on this is a parody account isn’t it

  • @KhalOisha78
    @KhalOisha78 3 роки тому +277

    7:57 F for that legendary viking!

    • @theeethirdman915
      @theeethirdman915 3 роки тому +17

      I just got ricked roller by a bird 0:17

    • @leef8433
      @leef8433 3 роки тому +2

      Lol bird rick roll

    • @hritishjerry8012
      @hritishjerry8012 3 роки тому +2

      F

    • @ortegaperu8510
      @ortegaperu8510 3 роки тому +3

      @@leef8433 I watched the video like 100 times and never saw that

    • @xiphactinusaudax1045
      @xiphactinusaudax1045 3 роки тому +3

      @@ortegaperu8510 I saw it first time...because I was always being rickrolled

  • @sarilimanto854
    @sarilimanto854 4 роки тому +1949

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

  • @chip599XX_VGRLeader
    @chip599XX_VGRLeader 5 років тому +166

    William's invasion of England 1066
    Allied invasion of Normandy 1944

  • @AgentDebris
    @AgentDebris 3 роки тому +168

    "Were no strangers to loooooooooooooooove" - Ricky the Roll Bird

  • @bluegrayskies3831
    @bluegrayskies3831 6 років тому +167

    We want *more*

  • @jeremiahgoncalves1694
    @jeremiahgoncalves1694 10 місяців тому +3

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

  • @1micbrown
    @1micbrown 6 років тому +142

    This is the best narrator ever.

  • @gabedababe3007
    @gabedababe3007 5 років тому +2456

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

  • @nighthawk7863
    @nighthawk7863 5 років тому +354

    Oversimplified: The pope gave him his blessing, meaning God was now on his side.
    everything was ready to go, just one problem, the wind, it was blowing the wrong way
    Me: you sure you have God on your side?

    • @antonio4243
      @antonio4243 5 років тому +35

      To be fair, had it not been for the wind, William *probably* would've lost the battle of hastings, so yeah, let's call it miracle

    • @sakyon6621
      @sakyon6621 4 роки тому +22

      Well actually if you want to really have the wind on your side...
      There's a tax for that.

    • @Mitaka.Kotsuka
      @Mitaka.Kotsuka 4 роки тому +5

      Probably god wanted a fair battle, so the saxons wouldn be sandwiched between two armies... first one, then another

    • @Telcontar86
      @Telcontar86 4 роки тому +17

      The wind blowing in the wrong direction was instrumental in taking the Vikings out of the equation for the Normans, and that fight weakened the Anglo Saxon army to at least some degree. I'd say it actually worked out splendidly for William in the end.

    • @housesports000
      @housesports000 4 роки тому +4

      Pope: *_Eh sure, why not_*

  • @Legendary-Past
    @Legendary-Past Місяць тому +1

    It's fascinating how a single war could have such a lasting impact on the English language! This video brilliantly explains how the Norman Conquest reshaped not only the political landscape but also the language we speak today. A perfect blend of history and linguistics-thank you for this enlightening video!

  • @santinoperez8892
    @santinoperez8892 5 років тому +323

    It’s the opposite of d-day

    • @AvoidTheCadaver
      @AvoidTheCadaver 5 років тому +11

      Technically Operation Sealion

    • @cathybaxter7273
      @cathybaxter7273 5 років тому +2

      Funny how history works hey?

    • @bunceman4613
      @bunceman4613 5 років тому +2

      And we still have not been invaded since.

    • @domreed433
      @domreed433 5 років тому +1

      @@bunceman4613 technically the Dutch invaded England in 1688. Make of that what you will.

    • @devan6935
      @devan6935 5 років тому +1

      @@domreed433 sure seems like a nice bonfire, that fleet :)

  • @michaeltompkins5933
    @michaeltompkins5933 6 років тому +287

    quality over quantity

    • @pepitojudeallen797
      @pepitojudeallen797 6 років тому +1

      True

    • @lucasleanza9762
      @lucasleanza9762 6 років тому +4

      Yes, yes BUT IT'D BE BETTER IF WE HAD MORE COLD WAR AND LESS MEDIEVAL BRITISH STUFF.
      Nevertheless I really loved this video and the way it went as well as the topic.

    • @Saludin2
      @Saludin2 6 років тому +9

      Lucas Leanza he is doing it, this is some fill video as it takes several months to make a big war vid

    • @xcx_gabethedog9830
      @xcx_gabethedog9830 6 років тому

      Exactly but he makes history comical and interesting

    • @crystxlzx6442
      @crystxlzx6442 5 років тому

      @@lucasleanza9762 There was literally no war fighting in the Cold war All there is, is The Turkey and Cuba Missle and The Berlin Wall and stains death

  • @wanali4504
    @wanali4504 3 роки тому +794

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

    • @shrektheswampless6102
      @shrektheswampless6102 3 роки тому +63

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

    • @WorldinJeopardy
      @WorldinJeopardy 3 роки тому +40

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

    • @Andre-rt5hg
      @Andre-rt5hg 3 роки тому +15

      @@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 3 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 3 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.

  • @leonleborgne573
    @leonleborgne573 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @zakkhan3270
    @zakkhan3270 5 років тому +408

    Somehow it is only the pizza that knocks a soldier down at 9:01 also...
    that was a good pizza...dude uncool

    • @vintagememelord8168
      @vintagememelord8168 5 років тому +7

      RIP pizza 2018-2018

    • @mastershooter64
      @mastershooter64 5 років тому +7

      @@vintagememelord8168 1066-2018

    • @vintagememelord8168
      @vintagememelord8168 5 років тому +1

      same lifespan Brrrrroooooooo@@mastershooter64

    • @4n5h327
      @4n5h327 5 років тому

      Shut up @@vintagememelord8168 UHAH I MEANT MUTHU RAJA

    • @4n5h327
      @4n5h327 5 років тому

      Shut up @@vintagememelord8168 UHAH I MEANT MUTHU RAJA

  • @noahpraet6365
    @noahpraet6365 3 роки тому +126

    I've been watching this channel for a long time. But just recently my history teacher recommended we watch this video. And I just wanna say thank you for being such a great youtuber and educator.

  • @viniciusgomes5147
    @viniciusgomes5147 6 років тому +600

    (Unboinked)

    • @infiniteplanes7
      @infiniteplanes7 6 років тому +7

      Definition- Not losing virginity

    • @berlin8602
      @berlin8602 6 років тому +18

      @@infiniteplanes7 *definition - fortnite player

    • @poe_slaw
      @poe_slaw 6 років тому +3

      okay, "Pro Ewok_Gamer", thank you for your contribution. no one was talking about that but thanks anyway.

    • @abxk18game
      @abxk18game 6 років тому +1

      unFUCKED

    • @frallan874
      @frallan874 6 років тому

      Holy shit I used to have the exact same icon

  • @CharliePugh-y4b
    @CharliePugh-y4b 6 місяців тому +3

    The reason why the Normans move that won them the battle was a tactical move named the feighned retreat. Where his soldiers would fake a retreat and the cavalry would charge around the side of the faking retreating army slaughtering the uncoordinated enemy

  • @loganmason5421
    @loganmason5421 4 роки тому +92

    Godwinson: *gets shot in the eye* Ouch, my eye. I can’t see!
    William: And thus, you can’t be king

  • @minecraftpro110
    @minecraftpro110 5 років тому +45

    7:49 what a legend

    • @Antonio-fj5gs
      @Antonio-fj5gs 2 роки тому +3

      That Viking is a legend
      The only man that defend the bridge in the battle of Stamford