My high school history class was taught by a Vietnam Vet who would enact moments in history as if he was having flashbacks. Will never forget the day he stood on his desk and did Lenin's speech from the train car.
I'm so glad you guys are reacting to oversimplified. He's amazing and I hope you guys do more of his stuff...to be honest? This also taught me that the Vikings were around a lot longer than I was taught (I'm in America so that makes sense.)
I am an American and am practically obsessed with English Medieval History. Yes I do mean English as well, I know some but not nearly as much about Welsh, Scottish, and Irish History as I do English history. Also, I am a Patron and am excited that you are going to be watching the U.S. "Office." I don't know if you have seen it before but the first season is more similar to the UK Office than the rest of the series. Anyway I am a huge fan of the show and am looking forward to it.
One thing about that linguistic stuff: the A > O change in words like "home" is not because of the Old French writing system. Lots of words show this spelling change in English because the pronunciation itself was actually changing (in this case, for "long A" - an A sound held for longer). In Old English, home, goat, and bone (and other such words) would have been written to indicate an A sound - ham, gat, and ban (with the A of "father", not of "cat").
not to denigrate, but a few years ago I became quite surprised at how little the average person in the UK knew about their own history. When I visited in 2020, london and glasgow, I tried to have a ton of history conversations, and the only good one I had was with a castle guide in Scotland who just happened to be a retired university history professor. This was after years of hearing from brits that Americans are idiots and know nothing about history. The truth of the matter is, all countries are filled with people who know very little about history. The other truth is that history is amazing and I find the first truth rather sad. MORE HISTORY!
14:14 I believe Mercia was the name of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom that occupied much of the modern-day Midlands and the Inland area of Britain at the time, north of Wessex & south of Northumbria
7:15 Vikings were a big thing for many hundreds of years. The raid at Lindisfarne in 793 is in many history books the start of the viking age but there were viking raids that happened before 793. The battle of Hastings in 1066 is as far as I am aware what many see as the end of the viking age but there were viking raids and traders after that time but less. The vikings as many have said on other youtube videos did not die out they simply stop raiding and became more trade oriented and they converted to Christianity. But the people that were vikings or Norse did not die out they just stopped with the raids and moved on to other things mainly trade I am guessing.
Most history just brushes over this stuff, so it's surprising to be reminded. I'm still surprised to realize that the Normans were almost an entirely different country just sitting on top of England for centuries until time merged them. Different language, different names, different traditions. Hundreds of years.
Most Americans know quite a bit about the battle of Hastings, atleast the ones. I know. Many of us do know history unlike some would like ypu to believe. I love American or North American and European history and actually European hostory is American history, and visa versa🇺🇸🇬🇧👍
I feel almost embarrassed to know more English history than you guys. I certainly knew when the Viking Era was and I guessed what war changed the English Language and how. I also knew that you guys seem to have forgot about the pre-Norman Kingdom of Mercia (there's actually a pretty good video--maybe it's even "oversimplified"--about the shifting borders on the island of Britain from when the Romans left until the Norman Conquest--you should react to it).
the normandy king waiting for the wind reminded me of Weird Al's Eat when the gang is waiting for the bus!! LOL OK, now I know where family guy got Cool Whip joke from!!
Nope, 1066 is generally viewed as the end of the Viking age. Sure, these things don't happen overnight, but even by then, things were winding down. By the 1300s, it had been over for centuries. The last Viking king of England, Harthacnut (who was also king of Denmark and king of Norway) died in 1042.
The northern part that is outside of England at this time was called Cumbria. The guy in the video says that an Englishman might buy a shirt while a Norman would purchase a blouse. That's impossible, because 'blouse' only enters Central French around 1788, and is ultimately of German origin, so they didn't have "blouses" back then. If the Viking hadn't attacked first, the good old English would have won. And our language would be more pure than it is today.
I think if we all had this channel growing up we would have been more interested in history Mike 😂😂😂 don't get me wrong, school is essential but there's people like me that like more visual learning than reading books, some think that's just being lazy but it's an actual mental function that some people are more susceptive to shapes, colors, etc than just reading or you could be dyslexic.
Technically the vikings did play a part in the battle of Hastings because William the conqueror was related to Rollo the viking that was made Duke of Normandy and was responsible for the creation of Normandy meaning Northmans land. Many of the words the Normans spoke that invaded England were words the vikings introduced in to French and later in to English. Many words in modern English today are from the vikings. The duchy of Normandy was viking settlers intermingling with indigenous French so many of the Normans had viking blood most likely most of them did.
Yes, but at that time they were also already more closer with the Franks than the Scandinavians. William was indeed related to Rollo, but he also had a lot of Frankish ancestry. At the time of Rollo, the Vikings were not that numerous in terms of ratio, they assimilated quickly compared to the Bretons which even have been able to keep their Insular Celtic language, since their arrival in current Britanny the 6th century from the invaded Britannia for example.
@@tibsky1396 You need to watch vlogging through history, a history teacher when he speak about this. He says simply the people that invaded Hastings were vikings.
@@kingwacky184 I know him and I appreciate him, but he was wrong on this point. As I said, Rollo and his pals were massively few in term of demographic's ratio to be able to maintain their culture, they quickly assimilated few generations after. All Norse things were diluted with the Gallo-Frankish world in the region of Neustria, particularly with Marriages (Mixed DNA). But also the Language, Trade, Art of war (Heavy Cavalry or Chivalry), Castle life, Regional customs, Feudal politics (vassalage of the king of the Franks), Culture (the Song of Roland had been heard during William's conquest), Fashion/Clothing (The Normans shaved short like the Franks), Religion (Entirely Christian), Architecture (Gothic Style), etc... In exemple, Guy of Burgundy, the lord whom William faced in 1047 at the battle of Val-ès-Dunes was a cousin, his link with the French-speaking medieval world was already quite strong, even if he is a descendant of Rollo, he was also of Frankish ancestry, like a lot of nobles. The fact is also that William's army was not only made up of Normans, but also of Barons or Mercenaries coming from Brittany to Flanders, throughout Northern France. In comparison, it was definitely more a Frankish Army than a Scandinavian one. Harald Hardrada's army was Norse, not William.
In 900 and 1000 time period the Church didn't have that much power. They actually gain much more political power later. They were in charge of ceremonies and what not and began entering into political affairs in the 800s but it isn't until around 1100 that they actually start controlling kingdoms more rigidly. This continues until the 1600s when rationality and science start taking off then in the 1800s they lose almost all their political power and private industry moguls and entrepreneurs start taking more societal power. Also the Vikings may or may not have been embellished. Even their enemies including the Romans wrote about how fierce they were in battle and tales were told all over Europe of men who went mad in battle (later called berserkers) and would keep fighting even when stabbed and/or cut all over.
Oversimplified Napoleonic wars and pig war please! ❤
I live very close to where the pig war took place in WA state
Get on that history train and do more of these. So many amazing videos to watch.
My high school history class was taught by a Vietnam Vet who would enact moments in history as if he was having flashbacks. Will never forget the day he stood on his desk and did Lenin's speech from the train car.
Can we just talk about how 7:05 is legit all three office blokes.
You should definitely do Oversimplified’s Napoleonic wars
I'm so glad you guys are reacting to oversimplified. He's amazing and I hope you guys do more of his stuff...to be honest? This also taught me that the Vikings were around a lot longer than I was taught (I'm in America so that makes sense.)
They’ve done quite a few before this
Oversimplified has a crazy anti-soviet bias tho, i hate his videos of the Cold War and Russian Revolution
@@StekTM1 is it a bias to historically point out things a country has done? If so? He has a HUGE Germany bias lol.
@@baussify didn't know. I'll check them out. Thanks for letting me know.
Absolutely love history and this reaction is great, greetings from Norway🤘
Always looking forward to the reactions from you guys.
I am an American and am practically obsessed with English Medieval History. Yes I do mean English as well, I know some but not nearly as much about Welsh, Scottish, and Irish History as I do English history. Also, I am a Patron and am excited that you are going to be watching the U.S. "Office." I don't know if you have seen it before but the first season is more similar to the UK Office than the rest of the series. Anyway I am a huge fan of the show and am looking forward to it.
Glory! Glory ! Man United ...Glory ! Glory ! Man United
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One thing about that linguistic stuff: the A > O change in words like "home" is not because of the Old French writing system. Lots of words show this spelling change in English because the pronunciation itself was actually changing (in this case, for "long A" - an A sound held for longer). In Old English, home, goat, and bone (and other such words) would have been written to indicate an A sound - ham, gat, and ban (with the A of "father", not of "cat").
I've always wondered why cooked cow is called beef, pig is called pork, etc.
not to denigrate, but a few years ago I became quite surprised at how little the average person in the UK knew about their own history. When I visited in 2020, london and glasgow, I tried to have a ton of history conversations, and the only good one I had was with a castle guide in Scotland who just happened to be a retired university history professor. This was after years of hearing from brits that Americans are idiots and know nothing about history. The truth of the matter is, all countries are filled with people who know very little about history. The other truth is that history is amazing and I find the first truth rather sad. MORE HISTORY!
14:14 I believe Mercia was the name of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom that occupied much of the modern-day Midlands and the Inland area of Britain at the time, north of Wessex & south of Northumbria
If you want easy views keep doing oversimplified reactions. The algorithm loves him
Try Oversimplified The Pig War.
7:15 Vikings were a big thing for many hundreds of years. The raid at Lindisfarne in 793 is in many history books the start of the viking age but there were viking raids that happened before 793. The battle of Hastings in 1066 is as far as I am aware what many see as the end of the viking age but there were viking raids and traders after that time but less. The vikings as many have said on other youtube videos did not die out they simply stop raiding and became more trade oriented and they converted to Christianity. But the people that were vikings or Norse did not die out they just stopped with the raids and moved on to other things mainly trade I am guessing.
Most history just brushes over this stuff, so it's surprising to be reminded. I'm still surprised to realize that the Normans were almost an entirely different country just sitting on top of England for centuries until time merged them. Different language, different names, different traditions. Hundreds of years.
u guys should do Punic wars that would be awsome
Most Americans know quite a bit about the battle of Hastings, atleast the ones. I know. Many of us do know history unlike some would like ypu to believe. I love American or North American and European history and actually European hostory is American history, and visa versa🇺🇸🇬🇧👍
Learning doesn't have to be a drag. Make it fun and people (even kids) will want to learn.
I feel almost embarrassed to know more English history than you guys. I certainly knew when the Viking Era was and I guessed what war changed the English Language and how. I also knew that you guys seem to have forgot about the pre-Norman Kingdom of Mercia (there's actually a pretty good video--maybe it's even "oversimplified"--about the shifting borders on the island of Britain from when the Romans left until the Norman Conquest--you should react to it).
It hasn't made it to Trivia Night at the pub yet apparently.
the normandy king waiting for the wind reminded me of Weird Al's Eat when the gang is waiting for the bus!! LOL OK, now I know where family guy got Cool Whip joke from!!
Nope, 1066 is generally viewed as the end of the Viking age. Sure, these things don't happen overnight, but even by then, things were winding down. By the 1300s, it had been over for centuries.
The last Viking king of England, Harthacnut (who was also king of Denmark and king of Norway) died in 1042.
To this day, many of the polite words we use for genitalia and certain bodily functions have French origins and the vulgar words came from German.
Please do Oversimplified American Civil War.
I actually learned alot with this one as well.
Please do more of these
The northern part that is outside of England at this time was called Cumbria.
The guy in the video says that an Englishman might buy a shirt while a Norman would purchase a blouse. That's impossible, because 'blouse' only enters Central French around 1788, and is ultimately of German origin, so they didn't have "blouses" back then.
If the Viking hadn't attacked first, the good old English would have won. And our language would be more pure than it is today.
I think if we all had this channel growing up we would have been more interested in history Mike 😂😂😂 don't get me wrong, school is essential but there's people like me that like more visual learning than reading books, some think that's just being lazy but it's an actual mental function that some people are more susceptive to shapes, colors, etc than just reading or you could be dyslexic.
Technically the vikings did play a part in the battle of Hastings because William the conqueror was related to Rollo the viking that was made Duke of Normandy and was responsible for the creation of Normandy meaning Northmans land. Many of the words the Normans spoke that invaded England were words the vikings introduced in to French and later in to English. Many words in modern English today are from the vikings. The duchy of Normandy was viking settlers intermingling with indigenous French so many of the Normans had viking blood most likely most of them did.
Yes, but at that time they were also already more closer with the Franks than the Scandinavians. William was indeed related to Rollo, but he also had a lot of Frankish ancestry.
At the time of Rollo, the Vikings were not that numerous in terms of ratio, they assimilated quickly compared to the Bretons which even have been able to keep their Insular Celtic language, since their arrival in current Britanny the 6th century from the invaded Britannia for example.
@@tibsky1396 You need to watch vlogging through history, a history teacher when he speak about this. He says simply the people that invaded Hastings were vikings.
@@kingwacky184 I know him and I appreciate him, but he was wrong on this point.
As I said, Rollo and his pals were massively few in term of demographic's ratio to be able to maintain their culture, they quickly assimilated few generations after. All Norse things were diluted with the Gallo-Frankish world in the region of Neustria, particularly with Marriages (Mixed DNA).
But also the Language, Trade, Art of war (Heavy Cavalry or Chivalry), Castle life, Regional customs, Feudal politics (vassalage of the king of the Franks), Culture (the Song of Roland had been heard during William's conquest), Fashion/Clothing (The Normans shaved short like the Franks), Religion (Entirely Christian), Architecture (Gothic Style), etc...
In exemple, Guy of Burgundy, the lord whom William faced in 1047 at the battle of Val-ès-Dunes was a cousin, his link with the French-speaking medieval world was already quite strong, even if he is a descendant of Rollo, he was also of Frankish ancestry, like a lot of nobles.
The fact is also that William's army was not only made up of Normans, but also of Barons or Mercenaries coming from Brittany to Flanders, throughout Northern France.
In comparison, it was definitely more a Frankish Army than a Scandinavian one.
Harald Hardrada's army was Norse, not William.
Most of the major Viking history when it comes to places like England and France was in the 800s.
700s
very interesting history
HAHAHAHAHA yall english got conquered by the FRENCH !!???! HAHAHA 😂😂😂
In 900 and 1000 time period the Church didn't have that much power. They actually gain much more political power later. They were in charge of ceremonies and what not and began entering into political affairs in the 800s but it isn't until around 1100 that they actually start controlling kingdoms more rigidly. This continues until the 1600s when rationality and science start taking off then in the 1800s they lose almost all their political power and private industry moguls and entrepreneurs start taking more societal power.
Also the Vikings may or may not have been embellished. Even their enemies including the Romans wrote about how fierce they were in battle and tales were told all over Europe of men who went mad in battle (later called berserkers) and would keep fighting even when stabbed and/or cut all over.
Y'all should get your DNA tested and do a show on it to see if y'all have any viking or French ancestry.
How do I know more about your country's history more than you lot? That really is confusing to me.
I'm going to go to my ham and eat
oversimplified
Please do the American Civil War oversimplified, and more South Park reactions!!!