13:05 "Gideo loved her husband and remembers him with her tears." oh man, what an epitaph! such beautiful and so emotionally powerful words in such a short sentence, it made my eyes teary.
@@charlesoblivionNRD Only problem with this guy is he praises the cosmos, praises islam, praises vikings(anglo), but is clearly biased against christianity. He must be one of those post modernists now with purple or green hair these days.. :,))
Look up the show on Google and type I. 'Episodes' Gives you a list with a brief description that will most likely be narrated in the first bit of the show. You can then put them in order as they match up to the episode list 😊
Well, things yusually change as more and better information is available.so at some point it would be natural for some posts to be deleted. It is just like in the US when A&E first started they ran a lot of these types of programmes that were professionally produced by production companies on such things as bookbinding, etc but that is not what you find now especially when it is so intertwined in its programming with corporate funding and mnageent.
Sadly, I recently discovered some hardware I can use to hack UA-cam and delete the videos....replacing them all with statist, pro-communist propaganda. Sorry.
Only until UA-cam decides Western history is "not inclusive enough" and they have to rewrite it with Asian Brits and Latin American Romans. Don't worry though, the Nazi's will still be European. All with a wink and nod to social justice of course!
I'm actually really happy for him. He found an amazing, creative, incredibly detailed trade steeped in history that he could use the skills he picked up in his former forging life. And he probably has a lot of interesting stories from his criminal days. Probably a really interesting guy to hang around. He also probably makes pretty decent money making this stuff. I mean I'm sure he isn't getting rich, but he's probably making enough to live comfortably, and keep his workshop running.
From Wikipedia: The master forger Shaun Greenhalgh is one of the world's most prolific art forgers. Between 1978 and 2006, the Bromley Cross, UK native created hundreds of masterful forgeries of paintings, sculptures, and artifacts in the style of Ancient Egyptian craftsmen, Renaissance masters, Impressionist greats, and everything in between. I was so pleased to see him in this program. I didn't appreciate the way he'd been portrayed in the past. It's been said that 90% of fine art in circulation is forged though I don't know if that is accurate. ‘I wasn’t cock-a-hoop that I’d fooled the experts’ Such a talented character! The Mona Lisa is appraised at 860 million dollars. I think this may be why I'm fascinated by forgeries. 😄✌
I agree! He has some real talent! I'm so happy he's found his place in the world doing honest work. I can't really blame forgers because it's the most sure way to make money as an artist. Most artists never make enough to live on so I can't really bring myself to blame them fully for turning to crime to make a living as an artist. You're right he clearly does love the art! I would LOVE to buy a piece of his art! Does anyone know if he has a website or something? I
Breathtaking, exciting, moving - one of the most wonderful series on Art History I've ever watched. This is the second time I've seen it and still felt moved to tears again and again. THANK YOU !!!
There are plenty of factual errors all over the place. Have a look at the comments on the other videos. If you mean minimal and only sticking to the bare bones, then sure. But that's okay, it does cover a whole slew of stuff.
His criticism of the Palatine Chapel (Aachen Cathedral) is extremely bizarre. Gloomy? Brutal? What? Are we looking at the same building? It's an exuberant building full of colorful mosaics and polychromatic stonework. In the first episode, the same presenter goes crazy for San Vitale in Ravenna, on which the Palatine Chapel is closely modeled. Rather than calling that church gloomy, he calls it "Sacred" and "Sculpted from light." The two churches have nearly identical proportions and geometries, and very similar decorative motifs.
Yes, I thought the same. He takes care not to show any close-ups of the very detailed and intricate mosaics and wall paintings between the arches. He suddenly seems very biased and he's not even trying to hide it.
I suppose I am not surprised - he is mostly directing the documentary towards British viewers. I was not aware that the British and the French are still so adversarial!
I thought exactly the same. I live very close to this building and when actually visiting it, everyone i’ve taken there litteraly gasped in awe. This was quite a biased segment of the film. Love the series however!
THE BEAUTY OF THIS MAN'S DOCUMENTARIES...IS THE PASSION OF HIS NARRATION...HE BRINGS YOU RIGHT BACK TO THE TIME AND PLACE WHEN HISTORY WAS HAPPENING...👍
The Dark Ages is a fascinating series, thank you so much! I've always questioned the assumption that the dark ages were dreary, constant fighting and few intelligent or educated people. Your work and research has shown the greater truth!
@Danny be Gaskill The 'Dark Ages' are a myth, many historians view them as the early medieval period instead, there was nothing really that 'dark' about them, just that people overly romanticised the renaissance and the fall of Rome
THANK YOU THANK YOU.. I always loved dark age history in school even though our text books were very dry. If I'd grown up watching documentaries like these I know that I would have become a scholar on the subject. This series is fantastic and gives me an even bigger thirst for knowledge of that time. . Perhaps my dream will come true in a future life 👼👼
Such a beautiful documentary! I think my favorite was the present day jeweler who was able to re-create incredible pieces. And the beautiful Bible at the end of the documentary. And then laughed at the intertwining narrative of Louis Vuitton and Jimmy Choo shoes. Makes our perceived beauty of the 21st century seem absolutely trite.
I read the book "How the Irish Saved Civilization" not long ago and getting to see the Lindisfarne Gospels was jaw-dropping! The incredible dedication the Irish monks had to save, preserve and pass on knowledge never ceases to amaze. The art was even more colorful and detailed than I could have imagined! Wonderful series that I will recommend to friends.
"The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded around 634 by Irish monk Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria at the request of King Oswald. The priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651"
They are wrong about Charlemagne's Thorne. It would have been covered with pillows and robes. Draped over the edges. What they have in the museum is the skeleton of the throne.
Logic didn't play into his narrative of a Emperor sitting on a modest throne, agreed padding, skins and cloth would have cover the throne. looked like to me that it had something that was removed repeatedly and replaced on the arm part by the hand position. I bet he had a grand throne with gold & jeweled trim clamping the padding and cloth or skins to the throne.
While I really enjoyed watching this series and learning about the misconceptions of the Dark Ages, I must admit that Waldemar let me down on this final episode. I can’t believe that his discussion of the French contribution was so brief and reductive in terms of the accomplishments of Charlemagne who was a king that did so much for education and the arts of Gaule at that time. He concludes by saying that the French are basically pompous thinking they’re the chosen ones and the one example of architecture pictured is "dull" as he says. There are so many beautiful examples of Carolingian architecture which received such a brisk mention and he completely omitted Merovingian architecture all over France. But what can you expect of the English when speaking of the French. Very typical and very disappointing. It seems someone needs to do some research.
I agree, it felt all very one-sided and not much in detail. Especially for someone like me, who wanted to go away a little more educated, I felt there were massive gaps in the story, and he was jumping between cultures and time periods, not always with the connection clear/convincing.
Wow! Another beautiful episode in the lives of Sara and Luca! Luca, it was great to see your parents enjoying their time with you. Their observations added to the visuals. Thoroughly loved this visit! Hugs from sunny Arizona 💖😎💖
My only problem is the comment that the Vikings "discovered" America a long time before Columbus. We all know there were people already in America before the Vikings arrival. Great video though. I love this series.
there's a difference between discovering new lands and being able to return to their existing homeland. the people who crossed over to north america before then when it was possible those people left leaving everything behind and the paths closed up.
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i love your way presenting the fact medieval time.in addition, the way you talk is astounding.Furthermore, I learned a lot from your documentaries, which always apprise my knowledge.
Excellent. Great presentation by Waldemar Januszzack, who, for me, '' brought to life ", those who shaped our identities today, from the annnals of our 'shadowy' North Western European past.
He has done poor presenting on the Chapel of Charles the Great in the sense of its importance. It was the first dome-bearing building erected north of the alps, after the collapse of the Roman empire. Also it was until 1531 the location of the crowning ceremonies of the Holy Roman Emperors. Completely false is the comment about the Saxons. The Saxon-Francian wars were exspecially bloody, but in the end the Saxons were christianized and not completely killed.
His criticism was especially odd considering he goes crazy in another episode for the Mausoleum of Santa Costanza and the Church of San Vitale. The Palatine Chapel is very clearly based on San Vitale (which in turn is based on St. Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople). He doesn't call any of those other buildings gloomy.
@@petrairene But this modern Saxonia is ironically not the place, where the actual Saxons lived, and their descendants still live. It only got its name from the dukes of Saxony aquiring this territory. The actual Saxony (land of the Saxon tribe) are modern day Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Holstein and the northern part of Saxony-Anhalt west of the elbe river. The modern day Saxony started as Mark Meißen, the Marken were territories settled by Slaws since the migration period, that were (re-) germanized by recruiting and enticing Germans to settle and economically develop the territory.
@@Ntyler01mil Right, though I can see, that these buildings are more elegant and less pompous in design. But I don't mind it, I still like the aesthetics of the chapel.
At 7:40 or so I Love the bloke sitting just to the commentator’s L (our R), the washed up 60-something gray-hair giving a Real Half-Hearted Effort, (OK a quarter-hearted effort). Having been on a few shoots myself I can tell what the story was there. They’re putting together the actors for the Viking Rowboat scene and the Producer says to the Associate Director, “Hey Kevin, we’re going to need one more Oarsman. And he announced to the crew ‘Are there any of you here who know how to operate an Oar??”. No resoonse. A second time. Still no takers. Eventually he turns to Old Bob the Grip and says, Hey, Bob. Go put on one of those Viking suits and get in there and Row, man. Aaagghh, I don’t want to, he says. I got really sloshed last night. I feel like warmed-over Dog Poo. Well OK, Bob, says the Producer. We’ll give you Time and a half. Just get in there. Time’s a-wasting. And even then Bob consents only only half-heartedly... Watch how Lame an effort he puts in. Really made me laugh.
Thank you, a brilliant series of documentaries. Fascinating and interesting insights, with attention to the small details that are often overlooked, combined with great photography and locations. History as it should be presented, with enthusiasm, originality and depth - wonderful !
I love this presenter and I'm enjoying these series. He hv me hooked on his snide remarks when giving his personal commentary on certain arts. He's such a controversial character. 😁😁
Thanks! Of course when it was called Dark Ages they really had not dug up much or put a lot together. They were still trying to expand. Well done History Channel.
0:43 "the North coast of Britain". No, the north coast of Britain runs between John O'Groats and Cape Wrath. The presenter is on the north-east coast of England.
OMG, I can't believe I missed that! When he said 'the north coast of Britain', I assumed he was in Scotland. I should be shocked by this horrid mistake, but sadly I'm not, as it's a mistake that's made all too often.
Human beings have incredible nuances. We can be brilliant and barbarous. One doesn't cancel the other out. Geez. Besides, only a small percentage of Scandinavians were Viking (sailors). They were an elite class, who eventually spearheaded entry into other cultures via raiding and trading.
Franks and French are two different things. The Carolingian dynasty was Frankish but not French. And there was not a single word about the Carolingian renaissance. Jewelry in early Anglo Saxon culture is very similar to Merovingian jewelry, like the combination of gold with square red stones found in the tomb of Childeric I.
Franks were Germanic tribes, that is way Frankfurt is in Germany... Frankfurt means....Crossing of the Franks. French are more akin to the Romans... French is a Romantic language. Two different people that do not like each other.
@@muzic2011 Big mistake, you are thinking that descent, culture and language are the same. They are not. A big part of the French population is of Germanic descent. (And do not confuse that with German!) Cultural they are a mix of many origins. Only much later the standard French language was born and spread over the entire country, where before six languages were spoken, with many dialects.
@@dutchman7623 I agree that French people descended from Germanic tribes. But also Mongols, Celts, Gauls and also Romans. French people are called Gallo-Roman because they are also descendants of Rome.If you are speaking a Romantic language, you probably have Roman Ancestors.
Childerich was a romanised Frankish noble having served in the roman army and covered roman administrative functions.The jewels found in his tumb could have been of Roman or Bysantine provenience.
@@ezzovonachalm7534 There was Roman jewelry in his grave, his ring was clearly Roman and his fibula, but I was talking about the 'bees'. All jewelry of gold with garnets looks a lot like Anglo Saxon, and Nordic jewelry.
It is rather weird to see how limited and single-sided his dealing is with the Franks in general and the Carolingian Renaissance in particular. Waldemar Janusczczak seems not to hide his dislike and then gives it short shrift. He also wrongly equates the Franks with the French, despite showing up in Aachen, Germany. Carolus Magnus was as much Karel de Grote (Dutch) and Karl der Grosse (German) as Charlemagne (French). Aachen actually is a few miles from the point where Dutch, French and German languages meet each other and the Liège (Herstal), Maastricht (Meerssen) and Aachen triangle was the original Heartland of the Carolingian House (the descendants of Karel Martel - Charles the Hammer). I don't quite understand this editorial choice.
well this piece is about art and they dont really want to waste time with anything else. important distinctions included. it wouldnt serve the purpose of the thing so they dont do it.
@@elbratzo Except for the brief stay in Charlemagne's dome in Aachen, they don't do anything on Frankish art. Despite in recent years king tombs and graves have been discovered and the old Merovech (5th century Frankish king, who was the founder of the Merovingian dynasty) grave was discovered in Tournai (Doornik) in the 17th century. Those artifacts are already for centuries in museums. Merovech was still pagan, his successor Clovis converted to Catholicism. Maybe he doesn't do them, because he wanted to show the non-mainstream 'dark ages' art. Franks converted around 500 AD to Roman Catholicism and adopted Latin in writing (only recently some graves of Frankish chieftains with Runes have been uncovered. So maybe theirs as well as Charlemagne's art (ca. 800 AD) is maybe too much the mainstream 'dark ages' art to him.
In the end, he keeps talking about the art of the Lindisfarne Gospels as British artwork when in reality it's Irish Celtic artwork of St. Patrick's Irish monks.
THAT STORY IS A LIE LMAO THERE WERE NO SUCH THING AS VIKINGS LMAO THAT'S A STORY MADE UP BY COLONIZERS TO FEEL IMPORTANT IN HISTORY LMAO MAJORITY OF "WHITE HISTORY" IS FALSE. NEVER COULD BE PROVEN
@@judaprinxbeatz.8008 I just looked a your channel, is this the culture you are proud of as a black american? Looks horrible lol, no wonder you're jealous
@@judaprinxbeatz.8008 Sure thing pal, no proof for vikings and all of europe is a lie. Stick your ridiculous propaganda, nobody is going to take it seriously, since obviously even you don't.
777jones...the names for the eras preceding the Renaissance, were given by those in the latter period who were trying to undermine the successes made by anyone from those early eras. They thought that since the former weren't respecting Classical Antiquiy they must have been "unenlightened".
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The Netflix of history... Do you think people will see that as a good thing?
You know, Columbus actually never seen North America...He discovered Cuba, and everything to the South of it..and Central America
13:05 "Gideo loved her husband and remembers him with her tears." oh man, what an epitaph! such beautiful and so emotionally powerful words in such a short sentence, it made my eyes teary.
I wish the episodes of this series were numbered, so we knew which one is which one 🤔 of have the links to the other ones in the description bar
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@@charlesoblivionNRD Only problem with this guy is he praises the cosmos, praises islam, praises vikings(anglo), but is clearly biased against christianity. He must be one of those post modernists now with purple or green hair these days.. :,))
@@actualfactual8737 The first program in this series was about Christian art.
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Look up the show on Google and type I. 'Episodes'
Gives you a list with a brief description that will most likely be narrated in the first bit of the show. You can then put them in order as they match up to the episode list 😊
So awesome that all these great documentaries are available on yt. Hope they're here to stay
Well, things yusually change as more and better information is available.so at some point it would be natural for some posts to be deleted. It is just like in the US when A&E first started they ran a lot of these types of programmes that were professionally produced by production companies on such things as bookbinding, etc but that is not what you find now especially when it is so intertwined in its programming with corporate funding and mnageent.
Me too
I know right
Sadly, I recently discovered some hardware I can use to hack UA-cam and delete the videos....replacing them all with statist, pro-communist propaganda. Sorry.
Only until UA-cam decides Western history is "not inclusive enough" and they have to rewrite it with Asian Brits and Latin American Romans. Don't worry though, the Nazi's will still be European. All with a wink and nod to social justice of course!
I'm loving the craftsman. A real lover of the art and history of his work. Call him a forger or whatever, he loves the pieces.
I'm actually really happy for him. He found an amazing, creative, incredibly detailed trade steeped in history that he could use the skills he picked up in his former forging life. And he probably has a lot of interesting stories from his criminal days. Probably a really interesting guy to hang around.
He also probably makes pretty decent money making this stuff. I mean I'm sure he isn't getting rich, but he's probably making enough to live comfortably, and keep his workshop running.
From Wikipedia:
The master forger
Shaun Greenhalgh is one of the world's most prolific art forgers. Between 1978 and 2006, the Bromley Cross, UK native created hundreds of masterful forgeries of
paintings, sculptures, and artifacts in the style of Ancient Egyptian craftsmen, Renaissance masters, Impressionist greats, and everything in between.
I was so pleased to see him in this program.
I didn't appreciate the way he'd been portrayed in the past. It's been said that 90% of fine art in circulation is forged though I don't know if that is accurate.
‘I wasn’t cock-a-hoop that I’d fooled the experts’
Such a talented character!
The Mona Lisa is appraised at 860 million dollars.
I think this may be why I'm fascinated by forgeries.
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The piece he made kinda sucked in my opinion. Just my two cents.
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I agree! He has some real talent! I'm so happy he's found his place in the world doing honest work. I can't really blame forgers because it's the most sure way to make money as an artist. Most artists never make enough to live on so I can't really bring myself to blame them fully for turning to crime to make a living as an artist. You're right he clearly does love the art! I would LOVE to buy a piece of his art! Does anyone know if he has a website or something? I
Breathtaking, exciting, moving - one of the most wonderful series on Art History I've ever watched. This is the second time I've seen it and still felt moved to tears again and again. THANK YOU !!!
Wish I'd seen this one before my trip to Norway and Sweden! Now I simply must watch more of Waldemar, he's a joy to listen to.
By far the best documentary series I have seen so far. So accurate, so informed, so.... factual. How come it is a rarity these days?
There are plenty of factual errors all over the place. Have a look at the comments on the other videos. If you mean minimal and only sticking to the bare bones, then sure. But that's okay, it does cover a whole slew of stuff.
Waldemar Januszczak is a great (hi)story teller; never a dull moment and very convincing.
That's funny - his overblown timbre makes me want to pull my eyebrows out.
His criticism of the Palatine Chapel (Aachen Cathedral) is extremely bizarre. Gloomy? Brutal? What? Are we looking at the same building? It's an exuberant building full of colorful mosaics and polychromatic stonework.
In the first episode, the same presenter goes crazy for San Vitale in Ravenna, on which the Palatine Chapel is closely modeled. Rather than calling that church gloomy, he calls it "Sacred" and "Sculpted from light." The two churches have nearly identical proportions and geometries, and very similar decorative motifs.
Yes, I thought the same. He takes care not to show any close-ups of the very detailed and intricate mosaics and wall paintings between the arches. He suddenly seems very biased and he's not even trying to hide it.
I suppose I am not surprised - he is mostly directing the documentary towards British viewers. I was not aware that the British and the French are still so adversarial!
I thought exactly the same. I live very close to this building and when actually visiting it, everyone i’ve taken there litteraly gasped in awe. This was quite a biased segment of the film. Love the series however!
I lived outside aachen for 4 years...the cathedral was incredible...
Sometimes art critics just need to stir the pot.
THE BEAUTY OF THIS MAN'S DOCUMENTARIES...IS THE PASSION OF HIS NARRATION...HE BRINGS YOU RIGHT BACK TO THE TIME AND PLACE WHEN HISTORY WAS HAPPENING...👍
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"These days, people think that Jimmy Choo shoes are precious. In the middle ages, they knew better."
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The Dark Ages is a fascinating series, thank you so much! I've always questioned the assumption that the dark ages were dreary, constant fighting and few intelligent or educated people. Your work and research has shown the greater truth!
JJ Murphy Protestant work ethic gone mad in my opinion !
You want accurate read the book DIRT.
@Danny be Gaskill The 'Dark Ages' are a myth, many historians view them as the early medieval period instead, there was nothing really that 'dark' about them, just that people overly romanticised the renaissance and the fall of Rome
THANK YOU THANK YOU.. I always loved dark age history in school even though our text books were very dry. If I'd grown up watching documentaries like these I know that I would have become a scholar on the subject. This series is fantastic and gives me an even bigger thirst for knowledge of that time. . Perhaps my dream will come true in a future life 👼👼
I love that a former forger has become a skilled jewelry maker
He's a skilled jewelry maker BECAUSE he was a former forger. Everything he learned was learnt BECAUSE of his forgeries.
You must be very skilled to be a successful forger.
It's an extraordinary documentary! I truly did appreciate it so much. Thanks a lot for sharing! Keep it up!
I LOVE these documentaries. Absolutely everything them, but the narrator makes the whole thing.
It's always nice to see someone enjoying what they do. It was a riveting documentary, so thankful to have UA-cam.
Such a beautiful documentary! I think my favorite was the present day jeweler who was able to re-create incredible pieces. And the beautiful Bible at the end of the documentary. And then laughed at the intertwining narrative of Louis Vuitton and Jimmy Choo shoes. Makes our perceived beauty of the 21st century seem absolutely trite.
I read the book "How the Irish Saved Civilization" not long ago and getting to see the Lindisfarne Gospels was jaw-dropping! The incredible dedication the Irish monks had to save, preserve and pass on knowledge never ceases to amaze. The art was even more colorful and detailed than I could have imagined! Wonderful series that I will recommend to friends.
That Lindisfarne Gospel book is something else. Book of Kells gets most of the attention, but to me, the Lindisfarne Gospels are next level
Here is a big question, is it Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) rowing a viking boat at 5:26 in this episode?
"The monastery of Lindisfarne was founded around 634 by Irish monk Saint Aidan, who had been sent from Iona off the west coast of Scotland to Northumbria at the request of King Oswald. The priory was founded before the end of 634 and Aidan remained there until his death in 651"
The book of Kells was written by my ancestor, all of the gospels are equally important.
They are wrong about Charlemagne's Thorne. It would have been covered with pillows and robes. Draped over the edges. What they have in the museum is the skeleton of the throne.
And hopefully would have a seat, he called it just four slabs of marble - sides, front and back.
Logic didn't play into his narrative of a Emperor sitting on a modest throne, agreed padding, skins and cloth would have cover the throne. looked like to me that it had something that was removed repeatedly and replaced on the arm part by the hand position. I bet he had a grand throne with gold & jeweled trim clamping the padding and cloth or skins to the throne.
@@aidankidd6947 the marks you are talking about are from tar paper, when they buried the throne during the Second World War.
I’m just loving this I will be watching this again and again thank you for putting this great program up for us
Big Waldemar!! One of the best if not the best art storyteller I know he is my favorite!! keep them coming mates, and thanks for the upload!!
Love Waldemar’s style of documentary presenting. Great stuff.
Sorta cool and different
I enjoy his purposeful shaping of words followed by random explosions of their syllables.
He honors words and language.
I really like the circle art he created. It blows my mind away because they had so many many gold art preserved
I have the privilege in visiting the Viking Museum in OSLO 3 years ago. Being a big Viking fan, I was so thrilled to be there. 😊
Thanks for the upload.I am loving this series!
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I thoroughly enjoyed this series. Thank you very much!
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Shaun Greenhalgh is a fascinating man. Look him up. One of the greatest forgers of the modern age turned artisan jeweller and craftsman.
Yeah watch handmade in Bolton especially the bloopers on youtube
Thank-you for this; I was just about to start looking for him. Fantastic!
It's amazing how at the same time in the middle East truly sophisticated production was happening at real scale.
What a masterpiece that Viking ship is! Breathtakingly beautiful, and it is amazing that it is in the shape it is for us to marvel at!
While I really enjoyed watching this series and learning about the misconceptions of the Dark Ages, I must admit that Waldemar let me down on this final episode. I can’t believe that his discussion of the French contribution was so brief and reductive in terms of the accomplishments of Charlemagne who was a king that did so much for education and the arts of Gaule at that time. He concludes by saying that the French are basically pompous thinking they’re the chosen ones and the one example of architecture pictured is "dull" as he says. There are so many beautiful examples of Carolingian architecture which received such a brisk mention and he completely omitted Merovingian architecture all over France. But what can you expect of the English when speaking of the French. Very typical and very disappointing. It seems someone needs to do some research.
The British hated the French so much that even modern day U.S citizens view them with disdain and don't even know why lol
I was wondering about the omission of the Merovingians. Why did the presenter do that? ~Anastacia in Cleveland
Waldemar Januszczak..... beautiful English name! More likely his ancestors provided lancers for Napoleon.
I agree, it felt all very one-sided and not much in detail. Especially for someone like me, who wanted to go away a little more educated, I felt there were massive gaps in the story, and he was jumping between cultures and time periods, not always with the connection clear/convincing.
@@brookecristello2363 27:26 he does seem to believe the french are stereotypically arrogant
this presenter's voice is SO great..kinda sneery and sarcastic...i end up smiling thru all 4 of these films..hope there are more of them!
This is my favorite episode of this series.
Really? I think this was the most disappointing of them all.
Wow! Another beautiful episode in the lives of Sara and Luca! Luca, it was great to see your parents enjoying their time with you. Their observations added to the visuals. Thoroughly loved this visit! Hugs from sunny Arizona 💖😎💖
I try to know the name of this video since years ago, and finally i found it, thank you. BBC originals
This series is an eye opener into a misunderstood era. Kudos!
Here is a big question, is it Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) rowing a viking boat at 5:26 in this episode?
He likely makes too much money now for a gig like this but damn I thought the same thing. He must have a doppelgänger.
Haha l believe so
Looks like sam got taken prisoner by the Iron born.
I do indeed believe it is samwell tarly,,,looks like his twin,,,same face and build,,,,
that cannot seriously be your big question.
I think our youth should have these documentaries shown in school. Schools need to open up all of history, and quit filtering the facts.
Beautiful series. Keep up the good work.
My only problem is the comment that the Vikings "discovered" America a long time before Columbus. We all know there were people already in America before the Vikings arrival. Great video though. I love this series.
there's a difference between discovering new lands and being able to return to their existing homeland. the people who crossed over to north america before then when it was possible those people left leaving everything behind and the paths closed up.
20:30 - he doesn't have a cross because he's basically Odin on Yggdrasil.
I learn so much and am just awed by the art and the history that produced it. These are wonderful documentaries.
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Really? You got any proof for these "suggestions"? I've never encountered any statements about what you describe. References? Websites?
There is so much to enjoy about this series. I love history ! This program brings what was once imagination to reality in my mind. Thank you!🎉
I never realized Ronnie Kray was such an outstanding documentary narrator!
oh I like you,, mr. jo!
that ship of oak is stunning. what artistry. this documentry is interesting and knowledgable.
I don't think barbarity is judged on the level of a people's art.....it's based on what you steal destroy and kill
i love your way presenting the fact medieval time.in addition, the way you talk is astounding.Furthermore, I learned a lot from your documentaries, which always apprise my knowledge.
I love how the Sean-the-forger has ‘Giacometti’ sculptures in his garage...
good eye. the man has great taste
😊👍
I thought I recognized him.
Waldemar is an international TREASURE - this segment is beyond the sun
In brilliance.
The olsterberg ship a beauty of galactic power.
I can recommend the museum in Oslo. A very nice place to see viking ships!
Excellent. Great presentation by Waldemar Januszzack, who, for me, '' brought to life ", those who shaped our identities today, from the annnals of our 'shadowy' North Western European past.
I love this man! He's an amazing communicator!
he can barely walk he is so overweight
@@alechiddel5115 why u gotta be mean
He has done poor presenting on the Chapel of Charles the Great in the sense of its importance. It was the first dome-bearing building erected north of the alps, after the collapse of the Roman empire. Also it was until 1531 the location of the crowning ceremonies of the Holy Roman Emperors. Completely false is the comment about the Saxons. The Saxon-Francian wars were exspecially bloody, but in the end the Saxons were christianized and not completely killed.
His criticism was especially odd considering he goes crazy in another episode for the Mausoleum of Santa Costanza and the Church of San Vitale. The Palatine Chapel is very clearly based on San Vitale (which in turn is based on St. Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople). He doesn't call any of those other buildings gloomy.
Exactly. Otherwise we wouldn't still have Saxonia as a German state.
@@petrairene But this modern Saxonia is ironically not the place, where the actual Saxons lived, and their descendants still live. It only got its name from the dukes of Saxony aquiring this territory. The actual Saxony (land of the Saxon tribe) are modern day Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Holstein and the northern part of Saxony-Anhalt west of the elbe river. The modern day Saxony started as Mark Meißen, the Marken were territories settled by Slaws since the migration period, that were (re-) germanized by recruiting and enticing Germans to settle and economically develop the territory.
@@Ntyler01mil Right, though I can see, that these buildings are more elegant and less pompous in design. But I don't mind it, I still like the aesthetics of the chapel.
What a terrific series this is.
I loved the Mr. jewler so much,
Great documentary . When it comes to drama , comedy or docco's , British is Best .
Pretty good, but the presentation is a bit too “exposé” and ridden with falsely placed anxiety...like a reality show.
Right!
nah... its well entertaining
...and noisy and loud.
Infotainment .
No idea what your on about great presenter.
just sat and watched all 4 brilliant story telling as a huge Viking fan and with Viking and Saxon DNA loved this episode the most
At 7:40 or so I Love the bloke sitting just to the commentator’s L (our R), the washed up 60-something gray-hair giving a Real Half-Hearted Effort, (OK a quarter-hearted effort). Having been on a few shoots myself I can tell what the story was there. They’re putting together the actors for the Viking Rowboat scene and the Producer says to the Associate Director, “Hey Kevin, we’re going to need one more Oarsman. And he announced to the crew ‘Are there any of you here who know how to operate an Oar??”. No resoonse. A second time. Still no takers. Eventually he turns to Old Bob the Grip and says, Hey, Bob. Go put on one of those Viking suits and get in there and Row, man. Aaagghh, I don’t want to, he says. I got really sloshed last night. I feel like warmed-over Dog Poo. Well OK, Bob, says the Producer. We’ll give you Time and a half. Just get in there. Time’s a-wasting. And even then Bob consents only only half-heartedly... Watch how Lame an effort he puts in. Really made me laugh.
Thank you, a brilliant series of documentaries. Fascinating and interesting insights, with attention to the small details that are often overlooked, combined with great photography and locations.
History as it should be presented, with enthusiasm, originality and depth - wonderful !
I think you expressed it perfectly!
How Waldemar was permitted to touch that fabulous book without gloves and a mask ?
It's a reproduction, if you look the paper is glossy, more like a photo rather than a parchment
I love this presenter and I'm enjoying these series. He hv me hooked on his snide remarks when giving his personal commentary on certain arts. He's such a controversial character. 😁😁
I can hardly believe that anyone can walk up to those rune gravestones and TOUCH them. I'd think they'd be better protected.
How often does anyone anywhere fondle gravestones or provide security for them?
Thanks! Of course when it was called Dark Ages they really had not dug up much or put a lot together. They were still trying to expand. Well done History Channel.
0:43 "the North coast of Britain". No, the north coast of Britain runs between John O'Groats and Cape Wrath. The presenter is on the north-east coast of England.
Too often people who say 'Britain' or 'the UK' really mean 'England'.
OMG, I can't believe I missed that! When he said 'the north coast of Britain', I assumed he was in Scotland. I should be shocked by this horrid mistake, but sadly I'm not, as it's a mistake that's made all too often.
Human beings have incredible nuances. We can be brilliant and barbarous. One doesn't cancel the other out. Geez. Besides, only a small percentage of Scandinavians were Viking (sailors). They were an elite class, who eventually spearheaded entry into other cultures via raiding and trading.
Incredible!! A truly enlightening series.
Franks and French are two different things.
The Carolingian dynasty was Frankish but not French.
And there was not a single word about the Carolingian renaissance.
Jewelry in early Anglo Saxon culture is very similar to Merovingian jewelry, like the combination of gold with square red stones found in the tomb of Childeric I.
Franks were Germanic tribes, that is way Frankfurt is in Germany... Frankfurt means....Crossing of the Franks. French are more akin to the Romans... French is a Romantic language. Two different people that do not like each other.
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Big mistake, you are thinking that descent, culture and language are the same. They are not.
A big part of the French population is of Germanic descent. (And do not confuse that with German!)
Cultural they are a mix of many origins.
Only much later the standard French language was born and spread over the entire country, where before six languages were spoken, with many dialects.
@@dutchman7623 I agree that French people descended from Germanic tribes. But also Mongols, Celts, Gauls and also Romans. French people are called Gallo-Roman because they are also descendants of Rome.If you are speaking a Romantic language, you probably have Roman Ancestors.
Childerich was a romanised Frankish noble having served in the roman army and covered roman administrative functions.The jewels found in his tumb could have been of Roman or Bysantine provenience.
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There was Roman jewelry in his grave, his ring was clearly Roman and his fibula, but I was talking about the 'bees'.
All jewelry of gold with garnets looks a lot like Anglo Saxon, and Nordic jewelry.
Enjoyed the experience! TYVM!
Outstanding series. Thoroughly interesting and engaging. Great narration Waldemar.
Thank you so much for posting this video! This man is awesome
It is rather weird to see how limited and single-sided his dealing is with the Franks in general and the Carolingian Renaissance in particular. Waldemar Janusczczak seems not to hide his dislike and then gives it short shrift.
He also wrongly equates the Franks with the French, despite showing up in Aachen, Germany.
Carolus Magnus was as much Karel de Grote (Dutch) and Karl der Grosse (German) as Charlemagne (French).
Aachen actually is a few miles from the point where Dutch, French and German languages meet each other and the Liège (Herstal), Maastricht (Meerssen) and Aachen triangle was the original Heartland of the Carolingian House (the descendants of Karel Martel - Charles the Hammer).
I don't quite understand this editorial choice.
well this piece is about art and they dont really want to waste time with anything else. important distinctions included. it wouldnt serve the purpose of the thing so they dont do it.
@@elbratzo Except for the brief stay in Charlemagne's dome in Aachen, they don't do anything on Frankish art. Despite in recent years king tombs and graves have been discovered and the old Merovech (5th century Frankish king, who was the founder of the Merovingian dynasty) grave was discovered in Tournai (Doornik) in the 17th century.
Those artifacts are already for centuries in museums.
Merovech was still pagan, his successor Clovis converted to Catholicism.
Maybe he doesn't do them, because he wanted to show the non-mainstream 'dark ages' art.
Franks converted around 500 AD to Roman Catholicism and adopted Latin in writing (only recently some graves of Frankish chieftains with Runes have been uncovered.
So maybe theirs as well as Charlemagne's art (ca. 800 AD) is maybe too much the mainstream 'dark ages' art to him.
the whole format is about the history of art.
i was trying to tell you that this editorial choice is a common one and due to the format.
I think yt continues with these on history would be worth giving A +
Fantastic series!
Extraordinary Dark Ages full of master pieces!!, With unbelievable craftsmen and scribes!!
That presenter is magnificent ❤
In the end, he keeps talking about the art of the Lindisfarne Gospels as British artwork when in reality it's Irish Celtic artwork of St. Patrick's Irish monks.
The thing where they adapted a military ornament to a feminine one speaks volumes about their humour
Very entertaining! I hope to experience more like this from trusted Timeline, and lovely narration. Thank you
The Vikings left 'ruins' wherever they went
THAT STORY IS A LIE LMAO THERE WERE NO SUCH THING AS VIKINGS LMAO THAT'S A STORY MADE UP BY COLONIZERS TO FEEL IMPORTANT IN HISTORY LMAO MAJORITY OF "WHITE HISTORY" IS FALSE. NEVER COULD BE PROVEN
@@judaprinxbeatz.8008 WTF? What are you even talking about?
@@judaprinxbeatz.8008 I just looked a your channel, is this the culture you are proud of as a black american? Looks horrible lol, no wonder you're jealous
@@anonymousalias.5059 UMM....OK?
@@judaprinxbeatz.8008 Sure thing pal, no proof for vikings and all of europe is a lie. Stick your ridiculous propaganda, nobody is going to take it seriously, since obviously even you don't.
Shaun is an Artist.
So enthusiastically curated. Thank you
Waiting for next part with great impatience!
This would of been wonderful had this man not presented it. Bring on professor Joanna Fletcher
Made the ten thousandth day of "stay safe/stay at home" funner 😉AND edjuh k at shun al... seriously enjoyed this program...Kenneth Clark take notes
I enjoy the enthusiasm you have. Great stuff here, Cheers!
I must say this guy is a trip. I've watched 3 episodes back to back it's time to stop.
I find him grating and distracting, personally
You're Celtic, United, but baby I've decided
You're the best team I've ever seen “Rod Stewart”
Why am I expecting the host of this show to eat something and do a full review of what he just ate? Carolingan Fried Chicken
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This was a marvelous presentation of a new appreciation of
a much mistakenly misnamed "Dark Ages"!
54:00 Me too, Vikings. Me too.
Using this series for homeschool.
my neighbor at University was a history PhD student, specializing in the "dark ages!" His life's mission is to prove the name incorrect basically!
777jones...the names for the eras preceding the Renaissance, were given by those in the latter period who were trying to undermine the successes made by anyone from those early eras. They thought that since the former weren't respecting Classical Antiquiy they must have been "unenlightened".
Enjoyable series! Thanks for posting :)
where can I get a brooch from this guy??
Waldemar is so good!
I know that half of us are here for our history/art homework :')