I'm from carmarthen aka morindunum it even has only one of 7 known amphitheatre in the UK. This was a great video and its nice to see people interested in Welsh history.
My Grandfather is the one to thank, he is the reason I love history so much and do what I do, he is from Swansea and remembers Swansea being bombed in WW2.
As an American of Welsh descent, I am very glad to see a renewed interest in the history of Wales, land of my distant ancestors. I once remarked to a Welshman in Shrewsbury (just across the border) that there certainly a renewed interest in all things Celtic. He answered that this was after all, Merlin's prophecy. He wasn't kidding. Let's hope that if there is a New Age on the horizon for Wales and the Celtic peoples, that is is gloriously peaceful and happy.
Believe in the gods. take the opportunities when they come, and always turn a situation to your advantage, and perhaps that will become a reality. Perhaps Britain has run its course and its time for a new start. I have talked to people from France, who are also Celtic, they have the same idea.
It has to be said that there were some US presidents of Welsh decent...you can also look up the percentage on how many people of Welsh decent signed the declaration of independence, as a fluent Welsh speaker I appreciate this video but his pronunciation is awful with some place names...I know he tried though.
So in this video, I have fixed a few things, some of the maps are fixed, however, some I could not, in one instance I forgot to include the Kingdom of Ceredigion and Gwynedd spills out over it, the issues with the Viking in Wales video going dark in part is fixed, and in one part at the start when it came to talking about the origins of the word Welsh I said it was from the Anglo-Saxons, this is where two of my sources contradicted each other, anyway enjoy. Page 69 of John Davies A history of Wales, paragraph two. Page 10 of The Welsh kings by Kari Maund paragraph three.
Just so you are aware, LL is not pronounced L. The Welsh alphabet has several Digraphs, two letters indicating a single character. LL is one of those, as are DD, FF, CH, NG and so on. These digraphs are important. DD is pronounced as the TH in English, FF is the short F like in Life, while F in Welsh is a V sound like in Live (and is why we do not have a V in the Welsh Alphabet). PH is similar to the PH in English, while RH is an aspirated R, best way to think about that is treat it like the h in When. Unfortunately LL is one of those digraphs that does not have an equivalent sound in English, and it is not an easy one to explain either, unlike CH (which also does not exist in the English Language) which is very similar to the hard CH as found in Scots Gaelic in words like Loch, and RH (where the h acts like the H in When). Best way to explain it is to place the tip of the tongue on the roof of the mouth, then blow past the tongue, its not quite right but it is close enough to make it a creditable attempt. R in Welsh is always rolled as well (RH is not). Additionally in most cases Y and W should be treated as vowels not consonants, as W is virtually always treated thus in Welsh, and Y almost always.... Part of the reason many people struggle with pronouncing Welsh is they assume we use the English Alphabet. We do not. While based on the English Alphabet the Welsh Alphabet has significant differences. Being familiar with it can help ones pronunciation of Welsh immensely. You likely will not be perfect, but that is not important, the effort put into trying is, at least to us Welsh. Not bashing you. I enjoyed the video, diolch yn fawr.
@@alganhar1 I tried my best with the Welsh pronunciations, I did have someone who spoke Welsh send me voice clips on some of the Welsh words like Llangadwaladr, but obviously, I'm not a native speaker of Welsh, my family live in South Wales and unfortunately, none of them speaks Welsh, I appreciate the criticism however, diolch.
Very informative However do you realize you have a silhouette of a cat with a word bubble that reads and I quote "What f..k are they doing over der" during the explanation of different Code of Arms You might want to address that lol
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Just one point. I know the video is about "Wales" but I felt that, when discussing the post-roman period, you could perhaps have spoken of Yr Hen Ogledd (the Old North) to show that at one point "Welsh" language and culture(s) extended from Cornwall to Fife and southern Argyll.
I understand your point, but I wanted to focus on the development of the Welsh kingdoms, given I enjoyed, researching and creating these video's. I will most likely create videos in the future based off those topics you've mentioned as I already have a good amount of sources for the northern Briton kingdoms.
In south-west Wales, it was the Desi tribe from Munster area of Ireland that came there, circa. 400. Can be seen by Ogham script on stones, and place names like Cenarth or Kenarth in West Wales. Wish we knew more. I am sure more information can be found in old scripts in Ireland, somewhere.
I cant thank you enough for this comforting doc. It My nan was Welsh. I inadvertently lived in Wales when I was stepping out alone in life. I learned what cwtch was, and how local Welsh life was scenic and welcoming like family, I knew the locals moreso than I knew my nan. I would love to return someday.
Carmarthen. Home of "Merlin" Its just so funny to me why my my mother denied her mum was Welsh, even though she was born and lived in Wales. My bf at the time also denied that his Dad was Welsh, saying Gwent was English. It's peculiar how boundaries and identities shift between lifespans and lifetimes.
Like, this was 90s-2000s. We're still debating our own family personal history even now, after all of this History™️ and our American friends are finally understanding they don't necessarily originate from that land... but tye rest if the world are like, "uh you're American"
If you’re from Strathclyde, you’re probably Welsh mate. Strathclyders spoke Cumbric or old Welsh (same language). Add an extra L onto Lanark and you’ll get it. William Wealis you say? Can you say freedom in a Welsh accent? 😉💪✅ it’s defo better than this wee sh1ter 🏴
Diolch yn fawr -and as for how dramatic and fiery flags go ,it is also on par with the beautiful Lion Rampant flown with pride by our Scottish cousins (as previously noted below) Thanks again .
37 y/o Welsh man speaking 🗣️ This vid is absolutely great to see, I knew quite a bit about Welsh history but this was able to teach me a lot of things and I live that. I think it’s great seeing the comments about others viewers having ancestral Welsh heritage
In reference to the bloody rain mentioned at 1:01:01. I found one source that said it’s a phenomenon following a volcanic eruption where ash gets washed in the atmosphere and rains back down even very far from the volcano. I found another source that said there was a layer of volcanic ash in ice core samples from Greenland that are dated to 684.
Love this documentary, I'm from Dinas Powys and it's been mentioned in so many books and documentary so the castle and earth works must be culturally significant yet the council has let them fall to pieces and are dangerous places to visit now. I loved the CGI animations to! Full on Skyrim/Oblivion vibes! Really enjoyed this, thank you for making it.
Funny connection, I now live very near Meifod (pronounced 'myvod') and also Pennant Mellangell, and spent many happy times in Menai Bridge visiting my grandparents as a child. One of our favourite walks was along the Belgian Walk to St Tysilio's Church. Some work on pronouncing the Welsh names would be good. Also, at 1:01:23, the name 'Gwynedd' is wrongly spelled as 'Gwyneed' on your map. Thanks for a very detailed and interesting video, however. There are so few videos done on the history of Wales that it's great to see this one helping to redress the balance.
Thanks for the longer video, love your longer content(short stuff is good too). Your video on the Anarchy is great too. I fall asleep while playing it often. I watched it in full awake first, lol. Thank you!
This was a fascinating series. I confess I was quite foggy about Welsh early history, but this was illuminating and enjoyable as ever. What series can we expect next?
@@Embracehistoria Splendid. I was hoping it would be a continuation from the Anarchy series into the Angevins or something else Plantagenet, but the First Baron’s War is an excellent topic. It’s often forgotten just how vital the conflict was-the entire ensuing history of the English-speaking world quite literally was saved. The Normans and Plantagenets ought to have a major series with the budget and scope of Game of Thrones. Arguably, no other European dynasty possessed such a string of brilliant and formidable characters; in that sense, they’re only rivaled by the line of Genghis in the East.
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So dési is pronounced like day-shee. The lived near Waterford in southeastern Ireland. They live on as the nickname for Waterford GAA. It’s cool that thousands of years later the name is still used by people in that region of Ireland. I remember learning about them in an Irish history class I took in college.
I was never taught any of my own history at school which is pretty shocking but representative of England's attitude to us over the centuries. Thank you so much for this excellent video to help fill in these huge gapx and your production values are superb. Cymru am byth - R'yn ni yma o hyd!
Excellent video I am Cardiff born and Cardiff bred and aged 64 I am now getting educated on Welsh history that we were never taught at school (due to English interference in earlier times ) I just subscribed - diolch yn fawr ..
My wife spoke Arabic but I don’t. She passed away in 2021. When we were dating in 2018 she introduced this song to me. I understood the words and what she was trying to tell me. We grew together and she was soul mate! My soul is with her and in time I will join her.
Yo I’m from San Francisco Ca I was born in Wales Abergaveny or something spelled similar my grandma and grandpa were from Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil Came to America 🇺🇸 with my mom when I was 10 yrs old been here ever since but visited ❤ Wales 🏴 a few times over the years not for 20 years now tho 😢 Love 🏴 still and remember a lot about my first school and the beginning of my life!
Went to Wales in 2019. We took a train to Abergavenny. My husband called it Abracadabra! His Great Granddad was born in Llangenny and immigrated to New York Farm Country.
I remember when Wales Song first became a thing. I was mesmerised by the tremerous warbling sounds and the high pitched melodies. Save The Wales!!!!!!!!
My husband has taken his Ydna and I have been tracking where his ancient ancestors traveled. It seemed his ancestor came in a circle from upper Powys across northern Gwynned about 850 and then down into mid Deheubarth about 1000 ce but then went back up into Northern Deheubarth around 1300 before moving down into Carmarthen. I'm trying to study Deheubarth History between 1000 and 1300 ce. Is there anything in this time period that stand out? War, Famine, Plague? Why would there be a steady progression South to go North and back South again? Does it connect to a specific historical event?
Thanks for this. Very interesting. Could I ask the animation sources, presumably PC games? Particularly the nom-battle scenes but interested in both. Thanks
According to my DNA, I am 14% Wales, 29% Scotland, 59% English and NW Europe, 5% Sweden/Denmark. I just turned 84 but everyone tells me I look in my 60’s. All because of my genes. I would love to visit Wales as this goes way back to my grandfather.
With is strong celtic past thriving Welsh language, mountainous lands and many castles Wales is like something straight out of a 'lord of the rings' book! Vist the land of your ancestors 😊😊
@@Blooobirds27 Plus we have more sheep than the population of Wales. We are the only Celtic nation that has largest Brythonic speaking population. Wales is the last country of the true Celts.
Is the name Dilys common in Wales? it was my mothers name. I recently looked up the correct pronunciation which my grandmother always spoke it that way. My grandmother was pronouncing my mothers name correctly, it was us children who pronounced it wrong.
I’m from Pontypool and Dilys was the name of my aunt, who lived at Garndiffaith, further up the Eastern Valley of Gwent (aka Monmouthshire). My mother’s name was Gladys, which means Princess in Welsh.
Great info, I didn't know anything about Welsh history. I thoughly enjoyed it. It's interesting that, just as the Greeks, the Welsh also have a myth of their King Glyndur who sleeps in a hidden cave and who will one day liberate them. The myth of the Greeks is about the last Greek emperor of Constantinople which fell to the Muslims in 1453. The myth goes like this: King Constantinos Paleologos was not killed but taken by an agnel and hidden, to retun one day and liberate the City (Polis for the Greeks), Interestingly in the last moments of battle when there were only a few Greek soldiers (and Genovese), the King turned his head to his guard and said "is there no Christian around to take my life?"
My nana last name was Pennaluna(not spelled correctly) I can't seem to find out where this name was in Wales? When I visited near there said it might be of welsh/Roman era. Any ideas anyone?
Plato, Timaeus: (speaking on the ancient Greeks) Athenian laws and public offices were closely related to civic institutions, the center of which was the Prytaneum. Magistrates were called prytaneis, and every executive post prytaneia. The Welsh name for Britain is Prytan or Pretan. Thucydides (5th Century Greek historian) wrote about the Taulentians, of the Illyrian race', who were living on the shores of the lonian Gulf, on the west coast of Greece. We know from classical mythology that a certain Galatea gave birth to three sons: Galas, Celtus and Illyrius, who founded the three major Celtic peoples: the Gauls, the Celts and the Illyrians. Professor Henri Hubert's (the decline of the celts) hypothesized that the ancient Greeks had been in contact with Celtic culture through the intermediation of the Illyrians is thus confirmed by two ancient sources.
@@Embracehistoria I know it must be hard to go back and re-edit these things, but you'll notice: throughout the film, wherever the 4th century is mentioned, the voice says "thirteen". Centuries 5 and 6 seem ok. Yours is a very good piece of work, and very informative for me, at least for the general idea of that period. If I ever need details abt history or the language, I'll go to books. I just get distracted by the battle scenes - especially when the text is abt sth else. I then have to stop and roll back to hear again a date or a name. I also like the humour of the bubbles. :) A comic relief amidst some pretty grim matter. This is a long film too. I watch it 30 minutes at a time (try to avoid spending too much time before the screen) - a good thing too that you yourself have subdivided it into various parts. But again, those are incidentals. It's a huge good work, and is very appreciated. Good luck and a happy Christmas!
Very informative However do you realize you have a silhouette of a cat with a word bubble that reads and I quote "What f..k are they doing over der" during the explanation of different Code of Arms You might want to address that lol
As someone proudly Welsh and from Wales, it surprises me how many people fail to understand that Wales as a nationally unified people is ironically an English construct, it was at best a confederation of chiefdoms (kingdoms with princes) with shared similar ancestry and culture (note not the same) until annexation by the English. The only thing that holds the concept together is the UN definition of what a nation is based on shared culture and language following some early English arrogance. So when I see Plaid or Greens go on about "sovereignty", its clear its not about Welsh historical authenticity, its about power and money. If there were to be more authenticity, rather than attempting to run off to the EU, the Senedd, should be filled with representatives of a confederate style Welsh Union and headed up by a figure head to represent at the UK Cabinet in some form of quasi-federal relationship.
Probably not as there's already a good video on it by my friend ua-cam.com/video/29vYpV-el48/v-deo.html and if you fancied some good reading I can suggest this, www.arthuriana.co.uk/concepts/Green_Concepts_of_Arthur_2007.pdf
It was not Irish Ogham on the stones in wales. It was Coelbren, the ancient Welsh writing commented on by Julius Caesar. And the Charters of Llandaff Cathedral name Arthur as King of Gwent and thank him for land grants to the early Church in Wales. You really must read the works of Alan Wilson and Baram Blackett, especially The Holy Kingdom.
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi, Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri; Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad, Dros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed. Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad. Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau, O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau. Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd, Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd; Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si Ei nentydd, afonydd, i fi. Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad. Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau, O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau. Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed, Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed, Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad, Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad. Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad. Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau, O bydded I'R HEN IAITH! BARHAU! WALES! WALES! WALES! (CYMRU! CYMRU! CYMRU!) 🏴🏴🏴
The first thing that hits you in the eye and which stops all further progress into the History of Wales, is the symbol on the Flag. There never was, isn't now and never will be A dragon, in the History of the world. It is supremely fictional.
Yeah... mainly standard english history of the Cymru... you have to throw away the victorian spin of Anglo Saxons as they tried to meld the ancient peoples of these isles into one British union.
Why does every history video I watch on this website the map is a different size & dimension? Like is it that hard to make a continent consistent? Everything's gotta be stretched out in people's minds.
I did a DNA test and got 2% from Wales. I’m Hispanic and I got DNA from all over the place but I found the 2% from Wales surprising. I wonder how that got mixed in there instead of English, a global empire back then?
The Catholic church - an entity with a strong interest in maintaining the suspension of disbelief - heard these wild tales and thought "Yeah, this is going in the canon."
I am Welsh, I live in "Morgannwg" and was enlightened and fascinated by this doc. Welsh pronunciation was a good attempt but maybe get a welsh person to give you some better sounding pronunciation of say GWINeth not gwenith for example. It is always a laugh when English speakers try to say Welsh words.
It is worth taking a few hours learning to pronounce Celtic words (Welsh for example is entirely phonetic so this isn't difficult). Otherwise nice video.
@@Yougottamovethis31Cymru Rydd isn't a request, it's a statement. Cymru Rydd is an existential meditation on the past, present and future of Wales and a call to arms that asks a nation which direction it wants to take. Describing Wales as locked in a state of stockholm syndrome, locked away and drip fed junk by the press every day, it calls for what we want - some self determination and Cymru Rydd - Lead Us To Liberation.
I'm from carmarthen aka morindunum it even has only one of 7 known amphitheatre in the UK. This was a great video and its nice to see people interested in Welsh history.
My Grandfather is the one to thank, he is the reason I love history so much and do what I do, he is from Swansea and remembers Swansea being bombed in WW2.
Hiya I’m from Flintshire ❤🏴♥️
As an American of Welsh descent, I am very glad to see a renewed interest in the history of Wales, land of my distant ancestors. I once remarked to a Welshman in Shrewsbury (just across the border) that there certainly a renewed interest in all things Celtic. He answered that this was after all, Merlin's prophecy. He wasn't kidding. Let's hope that if there is a New Age on the horizon for Wales and the Celtic peoples, that is is gloriously peaceful and happy.
Believe in the gods. take the opportunities when they come, and always turn a situation to your advantage, and perhaps that will become a reality. Perhaps Britain has run its course and its time for a new start. I have talked to people from France, who are also Celtic, they have the same idea.
@@ericjohnson7234 What does that even mean?
It has to be said that there were some US presidents of Welsh decent...you can also look up the percentage on how many people of Welsh decent signed the declaration of independence, as a fluent Welsh speaker I appreciate this video but his pronunciation is awful with some place names...I know he tried though.
I to I’m of welsh decent 80 percent I like learning about my ancestors
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So in this video, I have fixed a few things, some of the maps are fixed, however, some I could not, in one instance I forgot to include the Kingdom of Ceredigion and Gwynedd spills out over it, the issues with the Viking in Wales video going dark in part is fixed, and in one part at the start when it came to talking about the origins of the word Welsh I said it was from the Anglo-Saxons, this is where two of my sources contradicted each other, anyway enjoy.
Page 69 of John Davies A history of Wales, paragraph two.
Page 10 of The Welsh kings by Kari Maund paragraph three.
Just so you are aware, LL is not pronounced L. The Welsh alphabet has several Digraphs, two letters indicating a single character. LL is one of those, as are DD, FF, CH, NG and so on. These digraphs are important. DD is pronounced as the TH
in English, FF is the short F like in Life, while F in Welsh is a V sound like in Live (and is why we do not have a V in the Welsh Alphabet). PH is similar to the PH in English, while RH is an aspirated R, best way to think about that is treat it like the h in When.
Unfortunately LL is one of those digraphs that does not have an equivalent sound in English, and it is not an easy one to explain either, unlike CH (which also does not exist in the English Language) which is very similar to the hard CH as found in Scots Gaelic in words like Loch, and RH (where the h acts like the H in When).
Best way to explain it is to place the tip of the tongue on the roof of the mouth, then blow past the tongue, its not quite right but it is close enough to make it a creditable attempt.
R in Welsh is always rolled as well (RH is not). Additionally in most cases Y and W should be treated as vowels not consonants, as W is virtually always treated thus in Welsh, and Y almost always....
Part of the reason many people struggle with pronouncing Welsh is they assume we use the English Alphabet. We do not. While based on the English Alphabet the Welsh Alphabet has significant differences. Being familiar with it can help ones pronunciation of Welsh immensely. You likely will not be perfect, but that is not important, the effort put into trying is, at least to us Welsh.
Not bashing you. I enjoyed the video, diolch yn fawr.
@@alganhar1 I tried my best with the Welsh pronunciations, I did have someone who spoke Welsh send me voice clips on some of the Welsh words like Llangadwaladr, but obviously, I'm not a native speaker of Welsh, my family live in South Wales and unfortunately, none of them speaks Welsh, I appreciate the criticism however, diolch.
@@Embracehistoria I thought documentary was very well presented.
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Very informative
However do you realize you have a silhouette of a cat with a word bubble that reads and I quote
"What f..k are they doing over der" during the explanation of different Code of Arms
You might want to address that lol
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Just one point. I know the video is about "Wales" but I felt that, when discussing the post-roman period, you could perhaps have spoken of Yr Hen Ogledd (the Old North) to show that at one point "Welsh" language and culture(s) extended from Cornwall to Fife and southern Argyll.
I understand your point, but I wanted to focus on the development of the Welsh kingdoms, given I enjoyed, researching and creating these video's.
I will most likely create videos in the future based off those topics you've mentioned as I already have a good amount of sources for the northern Briton kingdoms.
Tremendous. Look forward to it.
In south-west Wales, it was the Desi tribe from Munster area of Ireland that came there, circa. 400. Can be seen by Ogham script on stones, and place names like Cenarth or Kenarth in West Wales. Wish we knew more. I am sure more information can be found in old scripts in Ireland, somewhere.
There are very distinct parts of the Pembs accent /dialect and phraseology that would immediately make you think of Ireland 👌👍🏻
Holy Crap!
Almost 2 hours of bliss...
Thank you for the video!
Enjoy!
I cant thank you enough for this comforting doc. It My nan was Welsh. I inadvertently lived in Wales when I was stepping out alone in life.
I learned what cwtch was, and how local Welsh life was scenic and welcoming like family,
I knew the locals moreso than I knew my nan. I would love to return someday.
I live nr Fishbourne and Bignor. My nans family was Irish (Mccarthy) My cats 🐈 name is mittens
Carmarthen. Home of "Merlin" Its just so funny to me why my my mother denied her mum was Welsh, even though she was born and lived in Wales.
My bf at the time also denied that his Dad was Welsh, saying Gwent was English.
It's peculiar how boundaries and identities shift between lifespans and lifetimes.
Like, this was 90s-2000s. We're still debating our own family personal history even now, after all of this History™️
and our American friends are finally understanding they don't necessarily originate from that land... but tye rest if the world are like, "uh you're American"
Wales by far has the best flag in the world. And im scottish lol
If you’re from Strathclyde, you’re probably Welsh mate. Strathclyders spoke Cumbric or old Welsh (same language).
Add an extra L onto Lanark and you’ll get it.
William Wealis you say? Can you say freedom in a Welsh accent?
😉💪✅ it’s defo better than this wee sh1ter 🏴
The Lion Rampant is better.
Diolch yn fawr -and as for how dramatic and fiery flags go ,it is also on par with the beautiful Lion Rampant flown with pride by our Scottish cousins (as previously noted below) Thanks again .
What an epic. You're legend. Cheers from Tennessee
this is a wonderful video, and I'm glad that Welsh history is getting more recognition.
37 y/o Welsh man speaking 🗣️ This vid is absolutely great to see, I knew quite a bit about Welsh history but this was able to teach me a lot of things and I live that.
I think it’s great seeing the comments about others viewers having ancestral Welsh heritage
Awesome! Thank you!
In reference to the bloody rain mentioned at 1:01:01. I found one source that said it’s a phenomenon following a volcanic eruption where ash gets washed in the atmosphere and rains back down even very far from the volcano. I found another source that said there was a layer of volcanic ash in ice core samples from Greenland that are dated to 684.
Most likely similar to the Iceland eruptions that are happening today
This is awesome, a Welsh A-list artist popping in to say cool vid ✨🏴
Love this documentary, I'm from Dinas Powys and it's been mentioned in so many books and documentary so the castle and earth works must be culturally significant yet the council has let them fall to pieces and are dangerous places to visit now. I loved the CGI animations to! Full on Skyrim/Oblivion vibes! Really enjoyed this, thank you for making it.
Take over the council!
If you look way back there is evidance of the Welsh/Cymru being the original peoples of the UK island.
If you do look well back, you’ll find evidence (E.g. DNA studies) suggests the first peoples (paleolithic Hunter gatherers) were not Welsh at all
@@kronkite1530 There is also evidence saying it was the Welsh. It is a highly disputed subject at the moment.... pick your side.
My grans dog just died. It was called Tom Jones.
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Funny connection, I now live very near Meifod (pronounced 'myvod') and also Pennant Mellangell, and spent many happy times in Menai Bridge visiting my grandparents as a child. One of our favourite walks was along the Belgian Walk to St Tysilio's Church. Some work on pronouncing the Welsh names would be good. Also, at 1:01:23, the name 'Gwynedd' is wrongly spelled as 'Gwyneed' on your map. Thanks for a very detailed and interesting video, however. There are so few videos done on the history of Wales that it's great to see this one helping to redress the balance.
I am from Ecuador 🇪🇨 but I had been living in Wales 🏴 for almost four years and I love this place because it is the most beautiful country ❤
cymru y byth from south wales:) great video, be amazing to have an whole series till almost today, unbiased and well researched
Glad you like them!
I read "How Green Was My Valley" and now cannot get enough about wonderful Wales. ♥️
Thanks for the longer video, love your longer content(short stuff is good too). Your video on the Anarchy is great too. I fall asleep while playing it often. I watched it in full awake first, lol. Thank you!
This was a fascinating series. I confess I was quite foggy about Welsh early history, but this was illuminating and enjoyable as ever. What series can we expect next?
Thank you, I'm glad you've enjoyed the series, the next series I'm planning is about the 1st barons war in England.
@@Embracehistoria Splendid. I was hoping it would be a continuation from the Anarchy series into the Angevins or something else Plantagenet, but the First Baron’s War is an excellent topic. It’s often forgotten just how vital the conflict was-the entire ensuing history of the English-speaking world quite literally was saved. The Normans and Plantagenets ought to have a major series with the budget and scope of Game of Thrones. Arguably, no other European dynasty possessed such a string of brilliant and formidable characters; in that sense, they’re only rivaled by the line of Genghis in the East.
Enjoyed the artwork and the commentary. Well done 👏 ✔
Thanks! 🤍
Thank you so much!
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I believe I have Affinity to WaLes 🏴 in an Esoteric Exoteric Way . PeaceLoveJoy ALLLLWays🤍💛💖💙🌠💜💗🌌💟🤍⬜️⚪️🤍
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So dési is pronounced like day-shee. The lived near Waterford in southeastern Ireland. They live on as the nickname for Waterford GAA. It’s cool that thousands of years later the name is still used by people in that region of Ireland. I remember learning about them in an Irish history class I took in college.
I bloody love this 🥰thank you for this documentary ❤️
Thank you for this documentary, very helpful in learning about my ancestry.
Amazing . beautiful Wales
I was never taught any of my own history at school which is pretty shocking but representative of England's attitude to us over the centuries. Thank you so much for this excellent video to help fill in these huge gapx and your production values are superb.
Cymru am byth - R'yn ni yma o hyd!
I got a tiny, beautiful, pewter Welsh Dragon when I was there decades ago, it's still on my dresser.
Great video man!
You should do something like this but for the Norman conquest? I really don’t see much about it
This is an amazing video.
Excellent video I am Cardiff born and Cardiff bred and aged 64 I am now getting educated on Welsh history that we were never taught at school (due to English interference in earlier times ) I just subscribed - diolch yn fawr ..
Welsh Cakes!
My grandmother was from Rhondda Valley, love us some Wales!
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Great video 👏👏👏🏴❤
MADOC isn't that King Arthur's brother?
Cymru 🏴
Cymru am bwth
@@alganhar1 😁
CUMRY AM BITH
@@alganhar1 Google translates "Wales for a booth"
My wife spoke Arabic but I don’t. She passed away in 2021. When we were dating in 2018 she introduced this song to me. I understood the words and what she was trying to tell me. We grew together and she was soul mate! My soul is with her and in time I will join her.
Yo I’m from San Francisco Ca I was born in Wales Abergaveny or something spelled similar my grandma and grandpa were from Cefn Coed, Merthyr Tydfil Came to America 🇺🇸 with my mom when I was 10 yrs old been here ever since but visited ❤ Wales 🏴 a few times over the years not for 20 years now tho 😢 Love 🏴 still and remember a lot about my first school and the beginning of my life!
I'm in cefn coed merthyr tydfil , when did your grandparents leave cefn coed ?
Went to Wales in 2019. We took a train to Abergavenny. My husband called it Abracadabra! His Great Granddad was born in Llangenny and immigrated to New York Farm Country.
Would love to see a video on Boudica
I remember when Wales Song first became a thing. I was mesmerised by the tremerous warbling sounds and the high pitched melodies. Save The Wales!!!!!!!!
Would be interesting to have contact/discussion with Alan Wilson on this topic
Sadly both Alan and Baram Blackett have recently passed away 😢
My husband has taken his Ydna and I have been tracking where his ancient ancestors traveled. It seemed his ancestor came in a circle from upper Powys across northern Gwynned about 850 and then down into mid Deheubarth about 1000 ce but then went back up into Northern Deheubarth around 1300 before moving down into Carmarthen. I'm trying to study Deheubarth History between 1000 and 1300 ce. Is there anything in this time period that stand out? War, Famine, Plague? Why would there be a steady progression South to go North and back South again? Does it connect to a specific historical event?
My family came to America in 1635 from Wales
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Thanks for this. Very interesting. Could I ask the animation sources, presumably PC games? Particularly the nom-battle scenes but interested in both. Thanks
TY!
According to my DNA, I am 14% Wales, 29% Scotland, 59% English and NW Europe, 5% Sweden/Denmark. I just turned 84 but everyone tells me I look in my 60’s. All because of my genes. I would love to visit Wales as this goes way back to my grandfather.
With is strong celtic past thriving Welsh language, mountainous lands and many castles Wales is like something straight out of a
'lord of the rings' book!
Vist the land of your ancestors 😊😊
@@RhysapGrug YES! Call over and see us - Wales has more castles per head of population, than any other country in Europe. Fabulous history ..
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Plus we have more sheep than the population of Wales.
We are the only Celtic nation that has largest Brythonic speaking population.
Wales is the last country of the true Celts.
"Wales, home of... Whales", waited a lifetime for that joke, thanks for the intro :)
5:05 Typo on the map. Suebi, not Seubi.
Great stuff
Is the name Dilys common in Wales? it was my mothers name. I recently looked up the correct pronunciation which my grandmother always spoke it that way. My grandmother was pronouncing my mothers name correctly, it was us children who pronounced it wrong.
Dilys is not overly common here. In all my 60+ years here I've only known 2 or 3. There has been a huge increase in the use of welsh names these days.
I’m from Pontypool and Dilys was the name of my aunt, who lived at Garndiffaith, further up the Eastern Valley of Gwent (aka Monmouthshire). My mother’s name was Gladys, which means Princess in Welsh.
Glenys is another lovely Welsh name
Great info, I didn't know anything about Welsh history. I thoughly enjoyed it. It's interesting that, just as the Greeks, the Welsh also have a myth of their King Glyndur who sleeps in a hidden cave and who will one day liberate them. The myth of the Greeks is about the last Greek emperor of Constantinople which fell to the Muslims in 1453. The myth goes like this: King Constantinos Paleologos was not killed but taken by an agnel and hidden, to retun one day and liberate the City (Polis for the Greeks), Interestingly in the last moments of battle when there were only a few Greek soldiers (and Genovese), the King turned his head to his guard and said "is there no Christian around to take my life?"
I just learned that my family history was traced back to Welsh roots. Now I'm curious about the place.
Great content...Great narration....Great video! Thanks 😊
God bless you, your family, and this channel 🙏 In The Name of Jesus Christ 🙌🏻
My nana last name was Pennaluna(not spelled correctly) I can't seem to find out where this name was in Wales? When I visited near there said it might be of welsh/Roman era. Any ideas anyone?
I know Luna is Latin for light but the penna bit not sure of is origins I hope it was helpful onto friend.
Glad to be of cymraeg descent, even if I don't talk to my dad, he's still my history!
Whose idea is the irritating row in the background, like a crossed line in the age of land lines and radio?
Plato, Timaeus: (speaking on the ancient Greeks) Athenian laws and public offices were closely related to civic institutions, the center of which was the Prytaneum. Magistrates were called prytaneis, and every executive post prytaneia. The Welsh name for Britain is Prytan or Pretan. Thucydides (5th Century Greek historian) wrote about the Taulentians, of the Illyrian race', who were living on the shores of the lonian Gulf, on the west coast of Greece. We know from classical mythology that a certain Galatea gave birth to three sons: Galas, Celtus and Illyrius, who founded the three major Celtic peoples: the Gauls, the Celts and the Illyrians. Professor Henri Hubert's (the decline of the celts) hypothesized that the ancient Greeks had been in contact with Celtic culture through the intermediation of the Illyrians is thus confirmed by two ancient sources.
What THE😮?🙌🤯🤔???😊 the emblem👀😲
This isn't a doc about corduroy?
No, it is not.
34:52 "Since at least 1314 AD" is impossible. Perhaps, 314AD.
Yep, brain fart moment.
@@Embracehistoria I know it must be hard to go back and re-edit these things, but you'll notice: throughout the film, wherever the 4th century is mentioned, the voice says "thirteen". Centuries 5 and 6 seem ok.
Yours is a very good piece of work, and very informative for me, at least for the general idea of that period. If I ever need details abt history or the language, I'll go to books.
I just get distracted by the battle scenes - especially when the text is abt sth else. I then have to stop and roll back to hear again a date or a name.
I also like the humour of the bubbles. :) A comic relief amidst some pretty grim matter.
This is a long film too. I watch it 30 minutes at a time (try to avoid spending too much time before the screen) - a good thing too that you yourself have subdivided it into various parts.
But again, those are incidentals. It's a huge good work, and is very appreciated. Good luck and a happy Christmas!
Thanks, unfortunately I suffer from dyslexia so mistakes like that will happen, so I just have to keep double checking, but some slip through.
I hope to visit .
Thanks for vid.
BTW : OWAIN is pronounced "Oh-wine" rather than Oh-win/Owen. At least that's the case here in Carmarthenshire/Dyfed.
MY FAMILY MOVED FROM WALES TO THE USA IN 1638 TO JAMES TOWN AND WEVE LOST THE WELSH LANGUAGE.
Very informative
However do you realize you have a silhouette of a cat with a word bubble that reads and I quote
"What f..k are they doing over der" during the explanation of different Code of Arms
You might want to address that lol
As someone proudly Welsh and from Wales, it surprises me how many people fail to understand that Wales as a nationally unified people is ironically an English construct, it was at best a confederation of chiefdoms (kingdoms with princes) with shared similar ancestry and culture (note not the same) until annexation by the English. The only thing that holds the concept together is the UN definition of what a nation is based on shared culture and language following some early English arrogance. So when I see Plaid or Greens go on about "sovereignty", its clear its not about Welsh historical authenticity, its about power and money. If there were to be more authenticity, rather than attempting to run off to the EU, the Senedd, should be filled with representatives of a confederate style Welsh Union and headed up by a figure head to represent at the UK Cabinet in some form of quasi-federal relationship.
u get my sub for use mount and blade bannerlord for the vid !
good work ! thx for the lessson
video on athur mabye?
Probably not as there's already a good video on it by my friend ua-cam.com/video/29vYpV-el48/v-deo.html and if you fancied some good reading I can suggest this, www.arthuriana.co.uk/concepts/Green_Concepts_of_Arthur_2007.pdf
@@Embracehistoria ok I'll check that out
The arrogance (or dominance) of the Anglo Saxons to call the natives foreigners!
It was not Irish Ogham on the stones in wales. It was Coelbren, the ancient Welsh writing commented on by Julius Caesar. And the Charters of Llandaff Cathedral name Arthur as King of Gwent and thank him for land grants to the early Church in Wales. You really must read the works of Alan Wilson and Baram Blackett, especially The Holy Kingdom.
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Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Dros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i fi.
Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau.
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad tan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Cymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Gwlad! Gwlad! Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau,
O bydded I'R HEN IAITH! BARHAU!
WALES! WALES! WALES! (CYMRU! CYMRU! CYMRU!) 🏴🏴🏴
The first thing that hits you in the eye and which stops all further progress into the History of Wales, is the symbol on the Flag. There never was, isn't now and never will be A dragon, in the History of the world. It is supremely fictional.
One of my friends is from Wales . Last name Humphries
Yeah... mainly standard english history of the Cymru... you have to throw away the victorian spin of Anglo Saxons as they tried to meld the ancient peoples of these isles into one British union.
Just saying what about the people before the Roman's
Why does every history video I watch on this website the map is a different size & dimension? Like is it that hard to make a continent consistent? Everything's gotta be stretched out in people's minds.
I did a DNA test and got 2% from Wales. I’m Hispanic and I got DNA from all over the place but I found the 2% from Wales surprising. I wonder how that got mixed in there instead of English, a global empire back then?
Cymru Am Byth 🏴 ❤ 🗡️
Not to be THOSE guys but isn't it a "swarm" of bees?
I was going for the religious aspect with the "flock", in hindsight I should have just said swarm.
@@Embracehistoria fair enough 😅
So when your saying brinttans your inferining to Welsh ?
The Catholic church - an entity with a strong interest in maintaining the suspension of disbelief - heard these wild tales and thought "Yeah, this is going in the canon."
Tomorrow I'm telling my friend Columbus discovered it.
I am Welsh, I live in "Morgannwg" and was enlightened and fascinated by this doc. Welsh pronunciation was a good attempt but maybe get a welsh person to give you some better sounding pronunciation of say GWINeth not gwenith for example. It is always a laugh when English speakers try to say Welsh words.
The funny thing is I did, I tried my best.
Like ‘Dim parcio’?!
@@Embracehistoria I’m of welsh decent, but speak English… Welsh pronunciation is hard so Dw. Great vid… but where’s my boy The Once and Future King?
MOST INTERESTING INDEED ! FRM , U.K. (2023).
I read it as "The History of Walls"
If you want the real history of Britain research ALAN WILSON
Wilson is a fantasist, makes History up as he goes along!!🤦
Wales has never been taken over entirely ever
Except for literally right now
@@TheAurelianProjectwho has taken it over right now?
I didn’t see any whales in this video. Where are the whales?
This is about the country of Wales not the whales.
@@audreyricci6383 It was a joke
I still didn’t quite get the actual origin of this people.
trace back from the 10 "Lost Tribes"
@@garytaylor2944yes!
Cymru am Byth 🏴🏴🏴❤️🔥
Sending love from Swansea 🦢
That's not the only explanation of the word Wales. It also could mean "people tho lived under the Romans."
My .maiden name is Swaleson does this mean son of South Wales
Chào bạn rất vui đồng hành cùng bạn
Wales is one of my favourite parts of England ❤
I know it's a joke but my blood still boils!
Gwlad, Gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau
O bydded i'r heniaith barhau
Little known fact that Wales is the largest county in England.
Naughty !
Mine too
It is worth taking a few hours learning to pronounce Celtic words (Welsh for example is entirely phonetic so this isn't difficult). Otherwise nice video.
Yeah some poor pronunciation of some easy ones : Dyfed and Gwynedd
I feel strongly I’m reincarnated from a Walsh Druid
"we don't care about stupid ass whales, that's what you said"
"I mean Wales the country"
Cymru rydd 🏴
From?
@@Yougottamovethis31Cymru Rydd isn't a request, it's a statement. Cymru Rydd is an existential meditation on the past, present and future of Wales and a call to arms that asks a nation which direction it wants to take. Describing Wales as locked in a state of stockholm syndrome, locked away and drip fed junk by the press every day, it calls for what we want - some self determination and Cymru Rydd - Lead Us To Liberation.