Battle of Ashdown, 871 ⚔️ Alfred the Great takes on the Viking 'Great Heathen Army' ⚔️ Part 1/2
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2023
- 🚩 In January 871, Alfred the Great, then a prince of only 21, led an army in battle against the invading Vikings, commanded by Halfdan, one of Ragnar Lothbrok's sons. For his valiant defence of his kingdom against a stronger army and his reforms in the reconstruction of Wessex and beyond, he became known as 'the Great' - no other English king or queen earned that sobriquet.
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📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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You truly are great man! Thanks for all your amazing work!
Yes
Where is part 20 hannibal att
Can't wait for part 2, see you next week.
You can make series of videos in this story.
What's impressive about Alfred is that pretty much everything was going against him to become king. He was a surprise baby, the youngest of 4 sons, and his parents were elderly (for the time) when they had him. He was such a surprise to them that they didn't give him the Aethel part of the names of nearly all the Wessex Kings, instead giving him the name Alfred, Elf-counsel. He wasn't exactly weedy from what I understand but his brothers were much more the warrior type than he was. He was also scholarly minded and it's theorized he suffered from a chronic irritation of the bowels that could leave him on his back for days at a time. But somehow he managed to be astoundingly fearless in battle and always led from the front during every fight he led.
One may wonder if his fearlessness was partly due to the knowledge that if he died in battle, he would not have to suffer his bowels any more, along with knowing that he'd be fondly remembered.
Aelfred = Real man = English man
He probably had some seriously good Lieutenants to help him out.
@@galactica0433 English Man = 17th-20th Century = Land = Grabbing = Bastrads!!
Elderly for the time?
As a fan of The Saxon Tales, it's great to see the historical non fiction version of events as well!
"I am Uhtred, son of Uhtred..."
@@jonbaxter2254 Books are better than the show. Very fun reads. Told from Uhtred's perspective, and it's entertaining how he holds almost everyone else in complete contempt.
@@desmondd1984- the books are always better haha !!
But the show was great.
This is the battle from s1 that Uhtred was locked away for….
The books are great, though I can’t unsee Bernard Cornwalls writing style/tropes. Rough around the edges protagonists, asshole institutional Christians, the outsider sidekick, battles where the protagonists are rescued after forcing the hands of those in power, being rich then impoverished to rich again. He’s got a lot of recurring tropes, though to be fair, he does it so well!
You have excellent taste! Love that book series as well.
As an Alfred who is not nearly so great, I'm so glad you made this video.
You are great mate.
Alfred the less great
Alfred the Average
Alfred the dude...
Alfred the coomer
Alfred the Great. A man who was truly great. He may not have lived to see his dream of a united England, but without him it would not have existed.
So why is he called the "Great" if he never fully unified England?
@theawesomeman9821 the man saved Wessex from destruction at the hands of the Danes. Was largely responsible for helping stop the tide of Danish conquest and laid the foundation for a unified England.
@@SmilingGator96 word
@@theawesomeman9821 He also understood the massive importance of education, for both his nobility and local leadership. The man was not a conqueror, but a defender and a builder of what would become civilisation in England. It is simple to conquer and destroy, compared to healing and building a nation while also undersiege. He truly was a great King
@@theawesomeman9821 He set everything up that allowed his children to reconquer England.
It’s amazing how much history is packed into England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Every Cross Roads has a story going back to Stonehenge. Amazing.
Very much so all over Europe, although not as popularized as the English and the stories of what happened in early dark ages, quite possibly because the language was changing and the written word more often due to the accounts of Latin scholars like priests and monks wasn't as prevalent as in the Christian parts of Europe.
Accounts of battles in Scandinavia pre-Christian period is much more vague and part of the folklore more than proper written account, but go to southern Europe and other places you'll find a rich history too.
Soo, if you want to be remembered/venerated throughout the ages you had better respect your bars, your historians. ie, be nice to nerds. @@N0rdman
If one ignore the rest of Europe sure one can belief that.
Yes! A video on the Savior of the Saxons and Vanquisher of the Great Heathen Army! He's one of my favorite Kings of all time! Thanks for this man! You're the best!
A brilliant man who believed in education and written accounts for provenance
@@gcanada3005 And accidentally burned cakes.
Hahahaha
The only english monarcj to ever be styled as "the great" and for good reason. He was simply a very strong king
@@jonathangodin4775King Canute was also called 'the great,' he wasn't english though. But he was king of england.
This dude has by far the best voice of the history channels
For those who want to experience this better, the Mount & Blade Warband: Viking Conquest DLC has this battle as it’s final story, with a few historical licenses. Edit: and you can choose your side a few missions earlier.
This part of European history deserved to be featured more in movies/shows. The Viking era was short, but brutal in every aspect. Great job as always.
I remember when I was 9 or 10 my father took me to see the movie Alfred the Great. Young Alfred studied ancient Greek or Roman texts and learned of the shield wall formation. The Danes were beating on their shields before battle shouting "Valhalla! Valhalla!". I soon wrote a novel inspired by the story.
Ashdown was a key victor for the west saxons as it not only broke the back of the myth of the invincibility of the great army, as well as giving them a belief that they could and would defeat the enemy. That would prove vital in the dark days ahead. Given that the history of the first part of Alfred's reign is that of a triumph against all the odds and overcoming adversity by never giving up the fight, even when it looked hopeless.
Born and bred Wessex boy, grew up near King Alfred's Tower(one of the mustering points), dad was born in Athelney where King Alfred burnt the cakes so the videos about the great heathen army and the battles with the forces of Wessex are of special interest to me. Thank you for the excellent videos
I appreciate the responsible assertions and supplementary detail boxes! This channel is standing out among others of its kind.
These are super great videos! It's history brought to life. Not made into boring date lists, not made grotesquely funny, not pushed into anything. We just look back in time to see who was doing what to who, how, and what they wanted. Amazing.
To me, Alfred the Great ranks high up there with Julius Caesar. He may not be a great conqueror like Caesar, but his defensive strategies are to be commended, not to mention, his civic duties as well.
I’m far more impressed with Ivar and Halfdan. A supposed cripple, Ivar, to have the will too keep the Scandinavians in line, and defeat a more advanced people on their land is incredible.
@@Vandelbergerjust fiction
Considering the education of Alfred and the still extant usage of Roman tactics and strategy which were taught when most adolescent elites learned Latin.
@@Vandelberger Ivar wasnt a cripple thats just fiction. No norse would viking with a cripple.
@@aurelian2668You know this because you were there , right?
Thanks for uploading this. Great work, i hope a great overall documentary about Alfred's heroics and reformation of his kingdom comes next! I have studied the life and deeds of Alfred the Great and i have to say that he stands out as the greatest Anglo-Saxon king, a merciful and learned man who had a deep interest in learning and a talent for just administration. His military victories were just as important as his law-giving and revival of education in Wessex. His work set the basis for the formation of England by his successors (son and grandson). Keep up the good work, respect from Greece ;)
Another great video by HM. What I like about HM over some other historical channels is that they always consider the primary source material while trying to present an outside POV of other alternate sources & a common sense approach that continues to have people debate about a specific event's own narrative. For example, from 17:26 to 17:46, regarding the King's record during the battle
These clips are so well made and the narration is so damn good I feel myself on the battlefield watching these videos!
your simple and enjoyable version of history will interest many of the young. For that I am grateful
Incredible documentary as always, learned something new, thank you!
Great video - appreciate the details that you provide!
I love English history all the wars we've had over 2000 years has made us what we are ,the best 🏴
Amazing. I love your videos of the most famous battles in history!!
Thanks for this- an excellent video and very well narrated
Always a pleasure to watch your videos!
Thank you. Entertaining and informative.
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Thank you I love your videos!!! Keep up the good work!!!😊
The footnotes at the end as a sort of epilogue was a good touch. That pushed me over the edge to subscribe.
great review of this important historical events.
This just made my Saturday morning!
Great video!
Anyone else immediately think of Saxon Tales and Uhtred the Wicked when Lindisfarne was mentioned?
Great books!
@@NathanMulderhave you read all 13?
@@willgibbons1733 Yes! A few of them a couple times actually. I really like the humor and sarcasm in the books as well as the compelling story that keeps you on your toes with many of the twists. Although from like book 11/12 it did become predictable and kind of the same old.
The show
Great history video love the Viking battles in England!
Your videos are great, and you have a nice voice. Also, when I can't sleep I play the Hannibal playlist.
Thanks for all the effort and energy you put into these videos.
We should get more stories from the Viking Invasions! Not only in England, but also in Scotland, Ireland, Russia, France, Lithuania, and many more!
Do the other countries have anything like the Saxon Chronicle? Or contemporary accounts to draw on for those stories? I'm sure the Viking written material covers it but from what i understand due to the time it was written that also heavily focuses on England as well.
Great video! as always HM!
Always great videos!
Keep making great content 👍👍
Good video. Thanks
Thanks for the video
Good video, please more of viking history
Excited for this series
Wonderful video!⚔🔥🏹
Happiness is seeing "Part 1" 🎉😁🙌
The trailer is impeccable as always man! And as a suggestion you need to tackle the battle of Edington at some point!
Fascinating video❤
I cannot put to words how much I enjoy your content. Great history, very well portrayed! Keep'em coning!
Excellent animation, unbiased perspective, quality information and legendary narrative style, I would like to thank you for your efforts and I really congratulate you, I am a Turk and I am very happy to hear from you with these excellent perspectives. Can you make more video about Turkish history? Like the Battle of Manzikert or the Battle of Ankara.
Thanks!
I wish you continued success in this excellent success!..
It can be good!
Aren't you guys tired of gloating over Manzikert?
@@vyckturvon-ozeghe3157 Without Manzikert, the Turks would not have entered Anatolia. Besides, for this important reason, only 50,000 Turks fought with the Byzantine army of 200,000, and this is an important victory for us.
If you want all the details and more read
The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain: 789 - 955
by Max Adams
It was a very complicated and interesting time
What a great video! I hope to see more from "the anarchy" in this channel
There's a lot about Alfred which wasn't said. He was never expected rule, as he was very far down the list of succession with many older brothers. Suffering from bouts of pain when stressed/exhausted, he spent his time with books instead of hunting and feasting like his family. This might explain his sweeping reforms later once he had finally dealt with the Viking conquorers.
Hey HistoryMarche, could you make a video on the battle of Brunanburh? Schwerpunkt already made an excellent tactical analysis of it, it comes out well schematically on the base of the accounts.
Very very interesting documentary
Wondering for next part!
Love this stuff.
An admirer told Winston Churchill that he was the greatest ever Englishman.
Churchill denied this. He replied that Alfred was the greatest ever Englishman.
There were times in 1940 when he must have seen himself in the same position as Alfred.
Alfred the great is one of my favorite kings
who?
So much great History! has been lost to those of us over here in "the Colonies"!
Excellent video, thanks for chilling in the chat.
Great content part 2 now
Envisioning characters from Vikings and The Last Kingdom as the video proceeds. Very interesting and clear to follow the historical events dramatized by the shows. Very interesting and well done.
It's rather amusing how many times I've heard, "If you've stayed around this far...". You make fantastic videos. It's a pleasure to stick around. Thank you.
The narration is superb
Thanks!
great video!
We meet again to see war in square form fight for hours...😊😊 Loving the series
So amazing!
History Marche is the best channel on UA-cam
Just awesome in your voice
Please make some on the life of Ragnar Lothbrok
There are so many historical events that are more epic than any novel or screenplay. The Great Heathen War is among them
Nicely done.
great narration.
Make more video about Vikings.
I love it ❤️❤️.
amazing battle.
Great video.
It was a great historical episode shared by the (History Marche) channel ... through this informative background, introducing
Love it you cover a lot of high medevial but not enough early thank you
These are classics more of these videos
Please do another on Alfred....this is epic!
It is part 1/2
Great job
am really looking forward to the next instalment.
Outstanding.
Netflix has the BEST TV series on this subject, it's called The Last Kingdom. The shows begins after the fall of Northumbria. The King was killed in battle and his son is taken captive.
He’s literally a hero of mine ❤🙏
Great video. One note is your segement on the East Anglian King, King Edmund. The exact circumstance of his death doesn't matter to his martydom, dead in battle or by torture and execution, it had no effect on the reason for his martyrdom.
Well done !
Great video
As the enemy was in a stronger position in a fortified camp, Alfred do what it was needed to convince them to follow him outside of their fortified battlefield. Intended or not he put a fake retreat. In t0 he was against a fortress without significant numbers advantage, in t1 it was in open field where he choose it. I can see the second part of the battle as having again a fake retreat until the other part of the army joint. Not a perfect executed strategy but still effective.
Good stuff
We gather together once again to watch little rectangles beat each other up. Never gets old.
great video
What I find truly heartwarming is Alfred and Æthelred's relationship. They were just a year apart in age, and once Æthelred became king, Alfred rarely left his side (according to what we can glean from his biography). The two effectively ruled together, with Alfred serving as his brother's secundarius.
Just after watching the tv series of vikings and vikings walhalla. It is brilliant doc. Historymarche always give us beyond expectations. A huge fan of you from Sri Lanka. Victory ✋ for alfred the great and house of wessex . 🏴🔥❤️
thank you
Glory be unto Saint Alfred and all the martyrs.
Since many of you do not know this being before the Schism, Alfred and all the others are revered as well by the Orthodox Church as well.
The History Channel “Vikings” was very good, I can follow this with ease because I watched a good series, lol
16:44 Ours is the Fury!
The Fury of Christendom!
Intressant som vanligt.