I butchered a lot of the pronunciations in this vid. Sorry to all the Welsh speakers out there. You now join the ranks of people all over the world whose languages I have failed to read out correctly. Believe it or not I do try quite hard to pronounce things correctly. Languages clearly do not come naturally to me. I will try harder in future to get things as correct as possible.
I came to comment on the pronunciation of a lot of this video. Nice to see you putting your hand up. But a bit of research would teach you how to say things properly. Diolch.
Yes, you did 😂. Great effort though, nice bit of story telling and some really nice video clips to support. Must have taken quite a bit of work, thanks.
I had a Lecturer at Uni who was driving to an academic conf. in Wales and from his knowledge of Latin & foreign languages, could work out what the Welsh words meant.(Prof.T.E.J.W. Wiedemann, Ancient Historian)
As a Welshman proud of my heritage, it is so refreshing to find someone who is fair and unbiased in his well researched accounts of the history of our fair islands. for surely the history of the UK equals anything Tolkien could have dreamed up! Thankyou Pete for taking me to places I can no longer actually visit due to disability (price I paid for being a paramedic in the Wesh ambulance Service!) I live in Cwmbran near Isca (Caerleon) and Venta Silurum ( Caerwent) A Roman town with the remains of the town wall a hidden gem that so few people are aware of. My area of wales is steeped in so much History from celtic warriors, Roman legions and Norman conquests(Chepstow Castle and medieval town wall) to the birth of the industrial revolution at sites such as Blaenavon, with it's historic ironworks! And all easily accesible in a day! Cymru am byth.
You mentioned Tolkien....when I was a boy I thrilled to a series of novels about a fictionalized Wales, written by an American, Lloyd Alexander, who was stationed in Wales when he served in WWII. The series is called the Chronicles of Prydain....children's novels, but I highly recommend them. Since then I've always been fascinated by your fair land of Cynru, though since I am disabled myself and am on the wrong side of the Atlantic Ocean I have never been able to visit and probably never will. Thus videos such as this one help me travel there in spirit.
My greatest grandmother was daughter of Owain Glyndowr. I am old now and live in Australia but hope one day to visit Wales before I pass. I believe if i ever get there I will never want to leave. I live in a mountainous cool region here and feel unsettled in flat lands. Perhaps its my dna? God bless you.
My dad was adopted so I only knew of my Swedish mom's side of the family. We now did genealogy on Dad's real mother's side, Georgia Morgan. We found out she was Welsh. The Morgans came to America in the early 1700's. They were from Glamorgan Wales. I guess that's why they were Morgans. My 6th great grandfather Zackquill Morgan was an Indian fighter, fought in the French Indian Wars. Built Morgan Fort in what is now Morgantown, named after him. There's a statue of him in the city center. He fought again as a Captain in the Revolutionary War, commanding 600 militiamen. He was at the Battle of Saratoga, and lost half of his men.
@@welshparamedic We should write it again and again and again to all that quality content creators: They're doing a great job- for the people.Never underestimate the power of creativity!
This is an excellent production! What i would say though is that Brychan was a cousin of Athrwys ap Meurig, the oddly ignored real King Arthwyr. From the genealogy you can see the Irish connection as Brychan is said to have married an Irish Princess. With BHH we have tried to exhibit the welsh royal genealogies for all to see. Its fascinating stuff and does contradict the usual mythological view of Arthwyr. Alan Wilsons research is priceless! And it is great that you're showing all this forgotten and largely ignored fortress landscape. Brilliant stuff! 👍
@@8ballphil150 he was welsh, thats because his mother was Marchel, daughter of king Tewdrig of Glamorgan. Marchel married Anlach an Irish prince. So you could say he was both Irish and Welsh. Yet as his kingdom Brycheiniog is in Wales, and his impeccable pedigree via the senior royal british line via king Teithfallt and Magnus Maximus is again from Wales......he was Welsh.
@@legolasgreenleaf1961 Magnus Maximus. was gallecian . he was a galle . welsh history is the same as the english . conquered by foreign kings . richard the 1st was born here to french parents and taken to france at about 6 months old . he never spoke english in his entire life . st patrick was a welsh slave . england and wales have a lot in common , we have both been screwed by foreigners . we have been ruled for nearly 2 millenia by foreign rulers .
@@8ballphil150 yes thats right he was born in spain, but was the son of Crispus who was the eldest son of Constantine the Great, who in turn was the son of Helen of the cross daughter of British king Eudaf hen latinised to Octavius. Looking at the family lines you can see how the 'romans' were in n out of Britain like a bishop in a brothel lol. With marriages and agreements the order of the day rather than conquest. After Hadrian came in after 125ad, the policy was suddenly very different as they knew they could not dominate Britain through war, and so began a very different relationship, with senior British royal lines woven into what is now termed 'Roman Britain' making out there was 400 years of Roman domination. After Bonassus cleared the romans out of britain from 80ad onwards they needed a different policy particularly with the chaos with incompetant and debauched emporers.
I discovered Wales as a young mum in the 1960's when my brother went to Bangor Uni, and I went to visit him - fell in love with the place, & spent the next 15 or so years using my holidays to be up there as much as possible. It is a magical place - full of history around every corner, and so beautiful ! I'm old now -83- & love to watch videos of anything "Wales", thanks to Youtiube since I have been in the US for many years, but a big chunk of my heart still 'lives ' in Wales ! The Welsh history, the people, the green, green countryside, the mountains, the coasts - it has everything, and I always wished I could have moved there totally. My brother in fact never returned to the London suburbs & his kids still live there, so it's a family thing now long since ! I think Wales, rather like Scotland too, has a deep pride in who it is & what the history has been. The English invaded so many places & took over, but it's good to know that the indigenous languages are being taught again in the schools, so as to never lose them. Love you Wales, don't ever change !
@veronica Hello from Washington State. I discovered my Welsh/Cymri heritage in my twenties. My family owns a very old illustrated Welsh Bible. Ten years ago I was blessed with travel to Wales for a month. I often dwell on the beauty and mystery, and wish to return there.
Pete, your production just keeps getting better and better. This is the kind of documentaries I used to be able to find on channels like TLC or History, thank you for your unceasing efforts to produce quality work!
This is fab , really well done 😊 The revival of the Welsh language has been a prominent success story in recent Welsh history, ( a third of school children will be taught via Welsh by 2030) and whilst it is magnificent that an Englishman should put so much effort into raising the past from the mists of time, almost every Welsh name and place name is mispronounced (Brecon is correctly said) . When the Roman Empire marched into Britain, English would be a language not invented for another 600 + years. I make this important point not in any way to detract from the content , which was great.
I like the effort but I think it shows how us Welsh people assume names are self evident, even anglicised names like Llandovery. I think he got brycheiniog wrong although brychan was right😂
I enjoyed this video and learned a lot. I'm Australian ( my parents were Welsh) with 70% plus Welsh DNA and some of my Welsh ancestors came from this area. I drove through Breconshire and the Brecon Beacons years ago, in ignorance of my ancestors having lived there. Now more informed about my FT, I'm looking forward to a return visit to Wales. l love having Welsh heritage !
As a proud Englishman descendant of an Irish great great great Grandfather. Father to a beautiful Welsh daughter and the half brother of two proud Scottish gentlemen, I salute you sir. Our nation and Ireland are truly magnificent. We must thank our ancestors for a truly rich history and be sure to remember their weaknesses and the strength we show in unification.
Strangely, growing up in Wales and regularly visiting Brecon I've never been taught this in History classes att school The Cathedral is very beautiful and thanks Pete Kelly
This is great, thanks Pete. Had my honeymoon in a remote but well fancy cottage around there. Lovely area. It would be a crazy landscape to wage a campaign in.
Sorry only just seen this comment. Epic place for a honeymoon! And yeah just imagine the amount of places you could be ambushed from during an invasion
Mate as if this is an independent documentary I genuinely thought this was a high budget documentary until your introduction, all I can say is bravo definitely subscribing to you!
This just makes me even more proud to be Welsh. What a history we have! Pete, your vids are literally my go to history documentaries now. Absolutely amazing stuff!
This was a beautiful documentary! I am not Welsh, but I have been fascinated by the country for many years, and hope one day to visit. I loved this. Astonishing to me this wasn’t a big studio production, so very well done! Thank you!
My family (along with probably half of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland haha) are "allegedly" descended from Brychan through one of his many sons. Regardless of how true that may be, it's still nice to hear about this piece of Welsh history, having strong Irish/Welsh roots myself. As an American, Wales is practically never mentioned in school. Great watch, God bless.
@matthewdewane6545 about 4% of Americans have a Welsh surname, and many more than this will unknowingly have Welsh ancestors; but it's never been as fashionable to claim Welsh (or even English) ancestry as Irish and Scottish, with consequently less interest shown in the history of Wales. Many prominent Americans have been of Welsh descent, several presidents, from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama, and figures like J.P. Morgan the banker. Like yourself, I'm of Welsh/Irish lineage living in Wales. Of interest is that the river that runs through my town was for a time the border between Irish Wales (Dyfed) and Welsh Wales (Glywysing).
Brychan or Broccan was said to be grandson of Cormac Mac Airt. So, you are claiming descent from a High King of Ireland. Only an American would do that.
@@JohnSilver-un8qy it's because the records at the Church of LDS/Mormons. All present American family genealogists use their records it seems. It isn't the living generations fault. Even my grandmother's family used them.
Really great history. I picked up on it because I am off to there in July. Only small niggle is the pronunciation of the Welsh! ( eg y is uh, f is v and dd is th). Fine quality editing too. Really enjoyable. Thanks.
My favourite place in the whole of the UK, there's something about the Brecons that is just so magical. Cool to see you cover the beacons as well as the places I've been too!
They are not called the bloody "Brecons", absolutely infuriating to us locals. They are (were) called the "Beacons"!! Actually, now officially called "Bannau Brycheiniog". I doubt our English guests are ever going to manage that, but ffs at least stop calling them the Brecons, please!
@@johnbody5493 reckon we can make an excuse for ex-squaddies, given the amount of abuse they suffer while they're here (i've seen them suffering on the fan dance many times) they can call them whatever they like 😂
At least you tried. My Welsh forebears came to America generations ago, and the language has always made me reluctant to research them equally with the English. But they were such lovely people, and my aged mother tells such wonderful stories about them, that your effort gives me a bit of ambition to give it a try.
Your video was so beautifully written it put me in a trance state. In an alternate universe, I would be on that Roman fort dig, living in Wales, learning the language, weeping over the bard songs. Thank you so much. Sincerely, from Iowa.
I've been to every single one of these Welsh places shown, and I'll probably go to every single one of them again. Diolch yn fawr for showing some of my favorite places on planet earth. Ace footage butty, well done. I bloody loves Cymru I do. Cheers Saes, you're alright for someone from Loeger. Watched this twice now and it got me right in the hiraeth both times round
I followed my family tree to 1065 AD and the names were Ap Dyffedd 😊 from the north part of Wales and the island off that land this is quit quit fascinating!
I cannot tell you how much I loved watching this video. Very well done, and a much overlooked subject. The cinematography of the landscape is breathtaking. Thanks so much for making this.
One aspect of this kind of history is recognition of the hundred of centuries of humans who preceeded us on this Earth, who walked the same lands we call our own, raised their children and dreamed of a future just as we do. I hope one of these times you will discuss the vitrified stone hill forts and how it could possibly have happened
Thanks Pete, I was able to say "I've Been There" to a few places in Brecon. My maternal grandfather was born in Brecknock, now Brecon. Its a beautiful land despite the fickle weather. Thank you for this fantastic documentary. ☮️❤️🦘🇦🇺🏴
Pete you are a gifted storyteller. Along with immaculate research, this means I will now spend a lot of time watching (and liking) your videos. Thank you sir!
Thank you for an excellent presentation. In the light of recent announcements confirming Bronbourough, Wirral as the site of the battle of brunaburgh, I suggest you consider looking into the history of the protagonists, and the context in which it took place, Thank you again for an entertaining and informative programme
I agree. It would be good to know more about this important battle. Many Saxon battles are little known because of course, the Normans down played them. I am a descendant of Alfred the Great.
Wonderful work Pete. Roman control 'never more than skin deep'. Fascinating. I'd never thought of it in quite those terms. I find the huge chunk of time from the pre through to post Roman history wonderful. It feels magical to emerse myself in this period of history. I'm lucky enough to live not far from the 'Marches' and North Wales more generally and I love it. One of my latest pleasures is taking a flask of coffee and exploring the area on my motorbike. There is a statue of Offa hidden away down a back lane not far from my house. Keep up the good work. Hugely enjoyable and extremely informative.
This is so fascinating and informative! ❤ I'm an East Londoner thru and thru but for decades have regarded myself as adopted Welsh, I have the utmost respect for them and feel a spiritual belonging in Pembrokeshire. So I loved this video! ❤ I feel my heart belongs in Pembrokeshire and I cannot wait to move there in future❤ Thank you for all your wonderful knowledge on Welsh history, listening to this made me have even more respect for who I feel are my ancestors!!❤🏴
Excellently chronicled presentation. From the number of highway travelers passing you by, your concerns of the past being paramount seems more than anecdotal. Thank you .
I've traced my family heritage all the way back on my father's side of my grandmother to King Gwynedd (71% English) through the name "Hockley" and find it so fascinating as I continue to learn how things became over time!
Great documentary. Always consult a local Welsh speaker to help with pronunciation of place names, I'm English settler here for 42 years and some words are definitely a mouth full.
This is awesome. I like the way the history is tied to the geographic sites here. The Myceanean Greeks did the same thing in the Iliad with individual champions standing out and reciting their ancestry. I think the Samauri in Japan did this also.
The Maori of Nz do this also , as do indigenous people of N America , , most cultures have a form of Spoken Inheritance , The Hebrews marked their land with large foot imprints of stone. Belonging , is a powerful thing. ❤
@@angelashort1331 Actually the Zulus did too before Shaka took over and decided killing as many of your opponents as possible was how to win wars instead of engaging in these activities. There is a story about two armies in Ancient early Rome who choose two sets of three champions to fight it our instead of a general engagement - I think they were the Horatii and the Curiatii
Loved seeing this The Viraconium Roman town In Wroxeter You can see a litle house in the backround of the Roman ruins with windows in the roof , If you look at it straight on I was born in the bedroom on the right , It was the home of my grandparents Elsie And Ernest Woodhouse , Who worked for Mr, Everall Then his two sons Charles and Brian . My sister and I jumped over the old stones from one at the beginning to the last one it being the market , we played in the Roman ruins but this was in the !950s , where there were very few visitors It was so nice to see my Nans house . brings back amazing memories. Lovely to see Brecon My son Runs the Fan Dance Race Avalanche Endurance Events On the Brecon Beacons Twice yearly Many people come to do this staggering event from all over the globe ,
Master Kelly, you've outdone yourself once more. I live for theses awesome story videos. Your camera work and editing is growing in leaps and bounds now!
Nice one Pete, you got some great footage and love your research....Wales is fascinating, there is so much depth and indeed lost stories to tell. I really enjoy your channel, Thank you 🌌
I live but a few miles from Brecon, Ystradfellte and Penderyn, which you features a lot in this video. I must say that , even though I had a vague idea of the past , your well presented account was very good indeed. Well Done and Thank You.
These channels are the ideal use of this platform! Learning our history and the lives of our ancestors should be taught in schools, but for the most part isn't. They just throw a few "facts" (that are often flat out wrong) and move on. We homeschool and even though my daughters 9, I save these so she can not only learn of her ancestors, but learn something that others don't know. This video is deeply researched and edited perfectly. Subbed and looking forward to watching more! JJ -South Alabama
Your Documentaries are the best probably watched them All 500th to 1500s I like a lot even better than where I live America. Thanks man I know you put Work in doing it.
Hello from nz , I have Welsh heritage and am deeply interested in everything you've shared so beautifully. I'm most keen to know of the tin mines of Wales and is there written anywhere , records of the slavery , imported by Rome, where those slaves came from , Mediterranean lands , I would like to know about the links of the Welsh language to Hebrew , if that is a connection, , You do a great job of revealing our past , and helping us feel our connectedness , Thankyou , ❤
Excelent video i have been a visitor to brecon since 1956 when i was 6 years of age i loved the place then and i love the place now it is a place of mystery and history
Love your documentaries. They really are fascinating and very well made. It's stuff that we never usually get to learn about in school history, which is a big shame. However, the one thing that it lacks is the pronunciation of the Welsh names and words, which is a bit distracting for some of us. I can see that you're trying though, and I appreciate that it's a bit tricky. I'm sure there are plenty of Welsh people out there who would be happy to help, including me. You just need to ask.
In fairness a lot of these names can be googled and you click a thing and it pronounces them for you. So it is a bit lazy to not at least do that and ask a welsh person to take a quick look over and correct it first. You wouldnt write a book without using spell check.
To be fair, it sounds like he’s having trouble with some of the sounds. It reminds me of how people who can’t roll their r’s struggle with pronouncing any Spanish words.
Outstanding video! Highly informative. I'm just learning about my Welsh ancestry (which apparently is very deep), so I found this especially interesting and educational. Well done!
Your videos are brilliant! I learn so much from them and the fact that you take footages on the sites is just amazing ❤ Thank you for the great contents! P. S. I would love if you could put links to the maps you use, they are always of such a good quality 😊
I'm an English man who's lived in the Beacons for thirty years, all my children are Welsh. This presentation was amazing and I can't wait to see the next presentation. The battle of Brunaburgh was interesting as its also mentioned in " Egils Saga" where he and his brother Thorolf fought, Thorolf dying there and Egil collecting compensation from Alfred. I also enjoyed Gerald's description of the south Welsh too. Best regards 👍
Alfred was long dead by the time of the battle of Brunanburgh. The compensation would have been paid by his grandson Aethelstan, first real King of all England.
Love your research. Often I watch hoping to get insight into my ancestors. I live in California so though I have visited the UK never is so much detail. The main surnames I follow are Wall, Dodd’s, and many others. Wall is rumored to have come with the Normans to England, then quickly headed to Ireland and became part of Ireland. Dodd’s ydna connects to the Rox 2 cluster. These men descended from a long protected fortress somewhere, their dna became strong. About 800ad at least eight sons left, wherever they were, to spread out eventually choosing different names. So I watch with interest to see if you can give any hints for me to follow. Thank you.
Great download. When you have time, look into Garn Goch Hill Fort near the little village of Bethlehem in the Towy Valley. The fort is on the other side of the river Towy, on the border of the Dematae, and is thought by some to be a Silures outpost, it had huge stone defenses and fitted Tacitus' description of Caradogs last battle site perfectly. There is also a large Roman Fort located at Llandeilo, dating to the 50s AD. Archaeologists did not expect to find such a large fort there. It all fits, I thought you may be interested in having a look yourself when you're next down this way.
I've been all around the UK as a Scotsman luckily and brecon is a special place I've been all around the beacons and it is magical land the country surrounding it also. My favourite place outside of Scotland by far.
Great video, thank you, come a little further west next time and discover the place where Stone Henge originally stood, visit Geraldous Cambrensis birth place and the Church where Asser did his early training plus much more history
Great video. I live on the South edge of Bannau Brycheiniog, or the Brecon Beacons. Depending which way I travel about 10 minutes. I'm a Welsh first language speaker. If you need help and you think I can help in the pronunciation you are welcome to get in touch. Your information and video quality is excellent. Welsh pronunciation - mmmm. I knew about the Romans being here, there was a Fort in Neath and a road (Sarn Helen) but that might be the Cymraeg. I did history and Geography via the Welsh language and no need to translate 99% of the time. My brain processes in "brain language" and hopefully outputs in the intended language. The Bannau Brycheiniog National Park has in the past week or so April 2023 changed to using the Welsh name. Much fuss and comment been made, and a lot of unnecessary nastiness. I've always used both names. I guess from the comments I'm not the only Welsh speaker here, a bit rare from the south side. Well I best shift, I need to go and run some errands, but will detour now thanks to your video.
I love that youre showing the countryside and landscape. Always wanted to get up there. My mothers side comes from chester, wheelock and Shropshire area and my dad's sideis welsh of course. Davis. I think theres one or two of them in Wales.
try and do a vid about MERTHYR TYDFIL from the distant past to the present please ! many many people are a bit WARY of the town but it is the best town in the whole of wales!
I did not expect to see my hometown on this, i used to live at the old gate house of Abergavenny on Merthyr road, its since been demolished but I remember the old cobbled pathway and tunnels that split off and went on for miles underground (I was always too scared to go much further than the first fork in the tunnel). I also had some wild experiences there and my only encounter with a spirit...a Cistercian monk...I'll never ever forget that moment.
I loved your shot from Abergavenny castle looking at the ' puchbowl', the end of the "Blorenge" mountain, the only word in English that rhymes with 'Orange' lol. What about the stories of the Roman soldiers at Caerleon whipping their legs with nettles to combat the cold 😅 Or is that just myth lol. Cracking vlog pal, best wishes 😊
Thank you seems like small words, you truly stir my mind, my heart and my imagination with your stories, so,as not to babble needless moments, I must sincerely and simply say,thank you sir
My first view of one of your films. Extremely impressed by your professional presentation. Consider me subscribed. NB I met Mortimer Wheeler several times on an archaeological dig in Chelmsford, mid sixties.
I butchered a lot of the pronunciations in this vid. Sorry to all the Welsh speakers out there. You now join the ranks of people all over the world whose languages I have failed to read out correctly. Believe it or not I do try quite hard to pronounce things correctly. Languages clearly do not come naturally to me. I will try harder in future to get things as correct as possible.
I came to comment on the pronunciation of a lot of this video. Nice to see you putting your hand up. But a bit of research would teach you how to say things properly. Diolch.
Yes, you did 😂. Great effort though, nice bit of story telling and some really nice video clips to support. Must have taken quite a bit of work, thanks.
If you’re a Historian and not a Linguist, it’s totally reasonable to not have exact pronunciation of another language!
I had a Lecturer at Uni who was driving to an academic conf. in Wales and from his knowledge of Latin & foreign languages, could work out what the Welsh words meant.(Prof.T.E.J.W. Wiedemann, Ancient Historian)
You butchered 20% of the ENGLISH words you used bruv' so.. LOL NO apology NOT accepted.
As a Welshman proud of my heritage, it is so refreshing to find someone who is fair and unbiased in his well researched accounts of the history of our fair islands. for surely the history of the UK equals anything Tolkien could have dreamed up!
Thankyou Pete for taking me to places I can no longer actually visit due to disability (price I paid for being a paramedic in the Wesh ambulance Service!) I live in Cwmbran near Isca (Caerleon) and Venta Silurum ( Caerwent) A Roman town with the remains of the town wall a hidden gem that so few people are aware of.
My area of wales is steeped in so much History from celtic warriors, Roman legions and Norman conquests(Chepstow Castle and medieval town wall) to the birth of the industrial revolution at sites such as Blaenavon, with it's historic ironworks! And all easily accesible in a day!
Cymru am byth.
You mentioned Tolkien....when I was a boy I thrilled to a series of novels about a fictionalized Wales, written by an American, Lloyd Alexander, who was stationed in Wales when he served in WWII. The series is called the Chronicles of Prydain....children's novels, but I highly recommend them. Since then I've always been fascinated by your fair land of Cynru, though since I am disabled myself and am on the wrong side of the Atlantic Ocean I have never been able to visit and probably never will. Thus videos such as this one help me travel there in spirit.
There were no 'Celts' , they were Britons, Cymru.
My greatest grandmother was daughter of Owain Glyndowr. I am old now and live in Australia but hope one day to visit Wales before I pass. I believe if i ever get there I will never want to leave. I live in a mountainous cool region here and feel unsettled in flat lands. Perhaps its my dna?
God bless you.
@@Hero_Of_Oldspot on
Haven’t you all just wiped Brecon from your heritage because woke?
My dad was adopted so I only knew of my Swedish mom's side of the family. We now did genealogy on Dad's real mother's side, Georgia Morgan. We found out she was Welsh. The Morgans came to America in the early 1700's. They were from Glamorgan Wales. I guess that's why they were Morgans. My 6th great grandfather Zackquill Morgan was an Indian fighter, fought in the French Indian Wars. Built Morgan Fort in what is now Morgantown, named after him. There's a statue of him in the city center. He fought again as a Captain in the Revolutionary War, commanding 600 militiamen. He was at the Battle of Saratoga, and lost half of his men.
Fascinating. It shows how history keeps rolling on.
There is a few . Morgan's out there🏴
Hello Morgans Saratoga it was really interesting reading about your history thanks for sharing 😊
I've read all about captain Morgan. My ancestors fought in the French and Indian war also. Well every one since then too.
Morgan means from the sea
This quality is on par with and even exceeds the history docs I grew up watching.
You watched bad history documentaries
I don’t know. I prefer History Time.
He’s just stealing these. He didn’t produce them
@@khamen723 amazing
It's certainly better than the History Channel ever was.
You literally saved my mental head so many times over the last 3 years Pete. Thank u sir from the bottom of my heart ❤
I can’t count the nights of insomnia and his videos helped calm my anxiety.
@@natalieliechty3897 Me too 😀
@@malte2483 And me!!
@@welshparamedic We should write it again and again and again to all that quality content creators: They're doing a great job- for the people.Never underestimate the power of creativity!
Agreed
This is an excellent production! What i would say though is that Brychan was a cousin of Athrwys ap Meurig, the oddly ignored real King Arthwyr. From the genealogy you can see the Irish connection as Brychan is said to have married an Irish Princess. With BHH we have tried to exhibit the welsh royal genealogies for all to see. Its fascinating stuff and does contradict the usual mythological view of Arthwyr. Alan Wilsons research is priceless! And it is great that you're showing all this forgotten and largely ignored fortress landscape. Brilliant stuff! 👍
I second that,
Brychan was irish
@@8ballphil150 he was welsh, thats because his mother was Marchel, daughter of king Tewdrig of Glamorgan. Marchel married Anlach an Irish prince. So you could say he was both Irish and Welsh. Yet as his kingdom Brycheiniog is in Wales, and his impeccable pedigree via the senior royal british line via king Teithfallt and Magnus Maximus is again from Wales......he was Welsh.
@@legolasgreenleaf1961 Magnus Maximus. was gallecian . he was a galle . welsh history is the same as the english . conquered by foreign kings . richard the 1st was born here to french parents and taken to france at about 6 months old . he never spoke english in his entire life . st patrick was a welsh slave . england and wales have a lot in common , we have both been screwed by foreigners . we have been ruled for nearly 2 millenia by foreign rulers .
@@8ballphil150 yes thats right he was born in spain, but was the son of Crispus who was the eldest son of Constantine the Great, who in turn was the son of Helen of the cross daughter of British king Eudaf hen latinised to Octavius. Looking at the family lines you can see how the 'romans' were in n out of Britain like a bishop in a brothel lol. With marriages and agreements the order of the day rather than conquest. After Hadrian came in after 125ad, the policy was suddenly very different as they knew they could not dominate Britain through war, and so began a very different relationship, with senior British royal lines woven into what is now termed 'Roman Britain' making out there was 400 years of Roman domination. After Bonassus cleared the romans out of britain from 80ad onwards they needed a different policy particularly with the chaos with incompetant and debauched emporers.
I discovered Wales as a young mum in the 1960's when my brother went to Bangor Uni, and I went to visit him - fell in love with the place, & spent the next 15 or so years using my holidays to be up there as much as possible. It is a magical place - full of history around every corner, and so beautiful ! I'm old now -83- & love to watch videos of anything "Wales", thanks to Youtiube since I have been in the US for many years, but a big chunk of my heart still 'lives ' in Wales ! The Welsh history, the people, the green, green countryside, the mountains, the coasts - it has everything, and I always wished I could have moved there totally. My brother in fact never returned to the London suburbs & his kids still live there, so it's a family thing now long since ! I think Wales, rather like Scotland too, has a deep pride in who it is & what the history has been. The English invaded so many places & took over, but it's good to know that the indigenous languages are being taught again in the schools, so as to never lose them. Love you Wales, don't ever change !
And Thank You Pete for such a wonderful video !!!
One could only wish the Scots still held any pride.
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Hello from Washington State. I discovered my Welsh/Cymri heritage in my twenties. My family owns a very old illustrated Welsh Bible. Ten years ago I was blessed with travel to Wales for a month. I often dwell on the beauty and mystery, and wish to return there.
Pete, your production just keeps getting better and better. This is the kind of documentaries I used to be able to find on channels like TLC or History, thank you for your unceasing efforts to produce quality work!
This is fab , really well done 😊 The revival of the Welsh language has been a prominent success story in recent Welsh history, ( a third of school children will be taught via Welsh by 2030) and whilst it is magnificent that an Englishman should put so much effort into raising the past from the mists of time, almost every Welsh name and place name is mispronounced (Brecon is correctly said) . When the Roman Empire marched into Britain, English would be a language not invented for another 600 + years. I make this important point not in any way to detract from the content , which was great.
I like the effort but I think it shows how us Welsh people assume names are self evident, even anglicised names like Llandovery. I think he got brycheiniog wrong although brychan was right😂
I can't help cracking up over his pronunciation of places and I am English.
Okay, I did live in Powys for the best part of a decade.
@@joebowden4065 Brychan was terrible, sorry!
How pompass you critiques sound....tipical. Many thanks for many insites i never heard anywhere before..Diolch x n
Pity the country is run by complete dipwads… The next major language in schools, is likely to be Farsi or Mandarin?! “There’s lovely, isn’t it”?!
Wales has so much charm. Love hearing about Merlin and the King Arthur legends.
I enjoyed this video and learned a lot. I'm Australian ( my parents were Welsh) with 70% plus Welsh DNA and some of my Welsh ancestors came from this area. I drove through Breconshire and the Brecon Beacons years ago, in ignorance of my ancestors having lived there. Now more informed about my FT, I'm looking forward to a return visit to Wales. l love having Welsh heritage !
As a proud Englishman descendant of an Irish great great great Grandfather. Father to a beautiful Welsh daughter and the half brother of two proud Scottish gentlemen, I salute you sir. Our nation and Ireland are truly magnificent.
We must thank our ancestors for a truly rich history and be sure to remember their weaknesses and the strength we show in unification.
Strangely, growing up in Wales and regularly visiting Brecon I've never been taught this in History classes att school
The Cathedral is very beautiful and thanks Pete Kelly
They have literally taken the real history from wales, it's been hidden,.
This blew us away. Truly phenomenal video and we learned so much through it. Thank you!
This is great, thanks Pete. Had my honeymoon in a remote but well fancy cottage around there. Lovely area. It would be a crazy landscape to wage a campaign in.
Sorry only just seen this comment. Epic place for a honeymoon! And yeah just imagine the amount of places you could be ambushed from during an invasion
Once again,you kept me captivated,and filled in my understanding of post Roman Britain. The kinkdoms that once existed.
Mate as if this is an independent documentary I genuinely thought this was a high budget documentary until your introduction, all I can say is bravo definitely subscribing to you!
This just makes me even more proud to be Welsh. What a history we have! Pete, your vids are literally my go to history documentaries now. Absolutely amazing stuff!
Watching this as i sit under a tarp cooking my evening meal.
Im hiking the Beacon way.
Also learning Welsh as all my grandkids speak it fluently.
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This was a beautiful documentary! I am not Welsh, but I have been fascinated by the country for many years, and hope one day to visit. I loved this. Astonishing to me this wasn’t a big studio production, so very well done! Thank you!
My family (along with probably half of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland haha) are "allegedly" descended from Brychan through one of his many sons. Regardless of how true that may be, it's still nice to hear about this piece of Welsh history, having strong Irish/Welsh roots myself. As an American, Wales is practically never mentioned in school. Great watch, God bless.
@matthewdewane6545 about 4% of Americans have a Welsh surname, and many more than this will unknowingly have Welsh ancestors; but it's never been as fashionable to claim Welsh (or even English) ancestry as Irish and Scottish, with consequently less interest shown in the history of Wales. Many prominent Americans have been of Welsh descent, several presidents, from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama, and figures like J.P. Morgan the banker.
Like yourself, I'm of Welsh/Irish lineage living in Wales. Of interest is that the river that runs through my town was for a time the border between Irish Wales (Dyfed) and Welsh Wales (Glywysing).
Brychan or Broccan was said to be grandson of Cormac Mac Airt. So, you are claiming descent from a High King of Ireland. Only an American would do that.
@John Silver oh wow, I did not know that. And as I said, it is alleged so I don't and will never know for sure. Thanks for the info though, take care
@@JohnSilver-un8qy it's because the records at the Church of LDS/Mormons. All present American family genealogists use their records it seems. It isn't the living generations fault. Even my grandmother's family used them.
Really great history. I picked up on it because I am off to there in July. Only small niggle is the pronunciation of the Welsh! ( eg y is uh, f is v and dd is th). Fine quality editing too. Really enjoyable. Thanks.
I got to visit Brecon once. It was a dream come true. Incredibly beautiful and so much history to explore. So glad to learn more about it.
Nice to see some local Welsh sites, even if it's sometimes hard to listen to English pronuciations of those places
I,m Welsh, bravo to this guy for teaching me my history....pity we have not such a Welsh wo/Man!!
Pity you did not take the time or have the ability to do it.At least he tried.🏴
Cytuno, mae safon ei Gymraeg yn ofnadwy.
My favourite place in the whole of the UK, there's something about the Brecons that is just so magical.
Cool to see you cover the beacons as well as the places I've been too!
They are not called the bloody "Brecons", absolutely infuriating to us locals. They are (were) called the "Beacons"!! Actually, now officially called "Bannau Brycheiniog". I doubt our English guests are ever going to manage that, but ffs at least stop calling them the Brecons, please!
@@jonm7272 Probably an ex-squaddie!
@@johnbody5493 reckon we can make an excuse for ex-squaddies, given the amount of abuse they suffer while they're here (i've seen them suffering on the fan dance many times) they can call them whatever they like 😂
At least you tried. My Welsh forebears came to America generations ago, and the language has always made me reluctant to research them equally with the English. But they were such lovely people, and my aged mother tells such wonderful stories about them, that your effort gives me a bit of ambition to give it a try.
Your video was so beautifully written it put me in a trance state. In an alternate universe, I would be on that Roman fort dig, living in Wales, learning the language, weeping over the bard songs. Thank you so much. Sincerely, from Iowa.
I've been to every single one of these Welsh places shown, and I'll probably go to every single one of them again. Diolch yn fawr for showing some of my favorite places on planet earth.
Ace footage butty, well done. I bloody loves Cymru I do. Cheers Saes, you're alright for someone from Loeger. Watched this twice now and it got me right in the hiraeth both times round
I followed my family tree to 1065 AD and the names were Ap Dyffedd 😊 from the north part of Wales and the island off that land this is quit quit fascinating!
Thanks!
Excellent work, Mr Kelly.
Thank you for this spellbinding programme. It’s wonderful the way you bring the characters to life.
I cannot tell you how much I loved watching this video. Very well done, and a much overlooked subject. The cinematography of the landscape is breathtaking. Thanks so much for making this.
Excellent Pete..we cant thank you enough..watching from Ireland ❤❤🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
I think your videos are beautiful and very well done. Happy to see you still producing. Much luck to you in the future.
Just in time for a relaxing and informative evening. Much appreciated, keep it up!
great minds think alike, was thinking the very same
One aspect of this kind of history is recognition of the hundred of centuries of humans who preceeded us on this Earth, who walked the same lands we call our own, raised their children and dreamed of a future just as we do.
I hope one of these times you will discuss the vitrified stone hill forts and how it could possibly have happened
your passion for the history makes these great to watch
I really appreciate and admire you and your work. Thanks brother.
Hi Pete, fascinating video! Any chance of you visiting Tintagel to cover the history there? Cheers, Rob
Thanks Pete, I was able to say "I've Been There" to a few places in Brecon. My maternal grandfather was born in Brecknock, now Brecon.
Its a beautiful land despite the fickle weather.
Thank you for this fantastic documentary.
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More interesting and informative than anything ive seen.I really enjoy your channel
Pete you are a gifted storyteller. Along with immaculate research, this means I will now spend a lot of time watching (and liking) your videos. Thank you sir!
So fascinating...and so well told! I often go to sleep thinking and dreaming about Britain's ancient history.
Thank you for an excellent presentation. In the light of recent announcements confirming Bronbourough, Wirral as the site of the battle of brunaburgh, I suggest you consider looking into the history of the protagonists, and the context in which it took place, Thank you again for an entertaining and informative programme
I agree. It would be good to know more about this important battle. Many Saxon battles are little known because of course, the Normans down played them. I am a descendant of Alfred the Great.
Wonderful work Pete.
Roman control 'never more than skin deep'. Fascinating. I'd never thought of it in quite those terms.
I find the huge chunk of time from the pre through to post Roman history wonderful. It feels magical to emerse myself in this period of history.
I'm lucky enough to live not far from the 'Marches' and North Wales more generally and I love it.
One of my latest pleasures is taking a flask of coffee and exploring the area on my motorbike.
There is a statue of Offa hidden away down a back lane not far from my house.
Keep up the good work. Hugely enjoyable and extremely informative.
This is so fascinating and informative! ❤ I'm an East Londoner thru and thru but for decades have regarded myself as adopted Welsh, I have the utmost respect for them and feel a spiritual belonging in Pembrokeshire.
So I loved this video! ❤ I feel my heart belongs in Pembrokeshire and I cannot wait to move there in future❤ Thank you for all your wonderful knowledge on Welsh history, listening to this made me have even more respect for who I feel are my ancestors!!❤🏴
Excellently chronicled presentation. From the number of highway travelers passing you by, your concerns of the past being paramount seems more than anecdotal.
Thank you .
As a welsh person I loved this, your welsh place name pronounciation was amusing.
Llandovery was especially funny 😂
Amusing? That's one way to put it
Do you laugh a french people trying to pronounce welsh..?
Instead of mocking perhaps you should offer phonetic pronunciations.
I live halfway between Isca Silurum and Venta Silurum in south east Gwent. Would love to see a video about the Silures and the Kingdom of Gwent.
A hidden gem! I hope UA-cam pushes your second channel, cheers
Lovely to see you have family❤ only seen you till now, but your material has improved over the last couple years😊
I've traced my family heritage all the way back on my father's side of my grandmother to King Gwynedd (71% English) through the name "Hockley" and find it so fascinating as I continue to learn how things became over time!
Great documentary.
Always consult a local Welsh speaker to help with pronunciation of place names, I'm English settler here for 42 years and some words are definitely a mouth full.
This is awesome. I like the way the history is tied to the geographic sites here. The Myceanean Greeks did the same thing in the Iliad with individual champions standing out and reciting their ancestry. I think the Samauri in Japan did this also.
It's interesting how common that is across many disparate cultures throughout history.
The Maori of Nz do this also , as do indigenous people of N America , , most cultures have a form of Spoken Inheritance , The Hebrews marked their land with large foot imprints of stone. Belonging , is a powerful thing. ❤
@@angelashort1331 Actually the Zulus did too before Shaka took over and decided killing as many of your opponents as possible was how to win wars instead of engaging in these activities. There is a story about two armies in Ancient early Rome who choose two sets of three champions to fight it our instead of a general engagement - I think they were the Horatii and the Curiatii
Thanks!
Pete, I really enjoy your videos and appreciate what goes into them. Thank you so much!
Loved seeing this The Viraconium Roman town In Wroxeter You can see a litle house in the backround of the Roman ruins with windows in the roof ,
If you look at it straight on I was born in the bedroom on the right , It was the home of my grandparents Elsie And Ernest Woodhouse , Who worked for Mr, Everall Then his two sons Charles and Brian .
My sister and I jumped over the old stones from one at the beginning to the last one it being the market , we played in the Roman ruins but this was in the !950s , where there were very few visitors
It was so nice to see my Nans house . brings back amazing memories.
Lovely to see Brecon My son Runs the Fan Dance Race Avalanche Endurance Events On the Brecon Beacons Twice yearly Many people come to do this staggering event from all over the globe ,
One of my favourite discoveries was visiting the church in Wroxeter and finding that the Baptismal font is, in fact, the to of a Roman column…
I’m so excited for this new instalment thank you so much for all your hard work Pete ❤
i really enjoyed that, thank you. im sure this took a great deal of effort and research
Great video and excellent content. You’ve already identified the mangling of place names and apologised for that. Well done.
Magnificent video. Thanks for doing what you do
Master Kelly, you've outdone yourself once more. I live for theses awesome story videos.
Your camera work and editing is growing in leaps and bounds now!
Nice one Pete, you got some great footage and love your research....Wales is fascinating, there is so much depth and indeed lost stories to tell. I really enjoy your channel, Thank you 🌌
I live but a few miles from Brecon, Ystradfellte and Penderyn, which you features a lot in this video. I must say that , even though I had a vague idea of the past , your well presented account was very good indeed. Well Done and Thank You.
Always great, detailed and well spoken. You have a talent laddie
These channels are the ideal use of this platform! Learning our history and the lives of our ancestors should be taught in schools, but for the most part isn't. They just throw a few "facts" (that are often flat out wrong) and move on. We homeschool and even though my daughters 9, I save these so she can not only learn of her ancestors, but learn something that others don't know.
This video is deeply researched and edited perfectly.
Subbed and looking forward to watching more!
JJ -South Alabama
Your Documentaries are the best probably watched them All 500th to 1500s I like a lot even better than where I live America. Thanks man I know you put Work in doing it.
MORE! MORE!
Long episodes :)
I lay in bed and learn everynight!
Your English accent is so soothing
I love your content on History Time, I had no idea there was a second channel!
Hello from nz , I have Welsh heritage and am deeply interested in everything you've shared so beautifully. I'm most keen to know of the tin mines of Wales and is there written anywhere , records of the slavery , imported by Rome, where those slaves came from , Mediterranean lands , I would like to know about the links of the Welsh language to Hebrew , if that is a connection, , You do a great job of revealing our past , and helping us feel our connectedness , Thankyou , ❤
These always make me realize the folly of our own times and lives…The pointless wars and struggles put into the context of large swaths of time…
Please could you do an episode on the silures...love the vids btw
Excelent video i have been a visitor to brecon since 1956 when i was 6 years of age i loved the place then and i love the place now it is a place of mystery and history
Greetings from Aberhonddu, & thank you for the video. Really interesting, & some beautiful shots of this wonderfully mysterious place.
as a watcher in the USA your videos are very informative.
Love your documentaries. They really are fascinating and very well made. It's stuff that we never usually get to learn about in school history, which is a big shame. However, the one thing that it lacks is the pronunciation of the Welsh names and words, which is a bit distracting for some of us. I can see that you're trying though, and I appreciate that it's a bit tricky. I'm sure there are plenty of Welsh people out there who would be happy to help, including me. You just need to ask.
In fairness a lot of these names can be googled and you click a thing and it pronounces them for you. So it is a bit lazy to not at least do that and ask a welsh person to take a quick look over and correct it first. You wouldnt write a book without using spell check.
To be fair, it sounds like he’s having trouble with some of the sounds. It reminds me of how people who can’t roll their r’s struggle with pronouncing any Spanish words.
Outstanding video! Highly informative. I'm just learning about my Welsh ancestry (which apparently is very deep), so I found this especially interesting and educational. Well done!
This was very well done, I learned something I hadn’t know before, thank you!!
Your videos are brilliant! I learn so much from them and the fact that you take footages on the sites is just amazing ❤ Thank you for the great contents!
P. S. I would love if you could put links to the maps you use, they are always of such a good quality 😊
First Paul over at Fall of Civ and now Pete...today is a good day!
I'm an English man who's lived in the Beacons for thirty years, all my children are Welsh. This presentation was amazing and I can't wait to see the next presentation. The battle of Brunaburgh was interesting as its also mentioned in " Egils Saga" where he and his brother Thorolf fought, Thorolf dying there and Egil collecting compensation from Alfred.
I also enjoyed Gerald's description of the south Welsh too. Best regards 👍
Alfred was long dead by the time of the battle of Brunanburgh. The compensation would have been paid by his grandson Aethelstan, first real King of all England.
@@AnneDowson-vp8lg Thanks Anne 😉👍
Love your research. Often I watch hoping to get insight into my ancestors. I live in California so though I have visited the UK never is so much detail. The main surnames I follow are Wall, Dodd’s, and many others. Wall is rumored to have come with the Normans to England, then quickly headed to Ireland and became part of Ireland. Dodd’s ydna connects to the Rox 2 cluster. These men descended from a long protected fortress somewhere, their dna became strong. About 800ad at least eight sons left, wherever they were, to spread out eventually choosing different names. So I watch with interest to see if you can give any hints for me to follow. Thank you.
Great download. When you have time, look into Garn Goch Hill Fort near the little village of Bethlehem in the Towy Valley. The fort is on the other side of the river Towy, on the border of the Dematae, and is thought by some to be a Silures outpost, it had huge stone defenses and fitted Tacitus' description of Caradogs last battle site perfectly. There is also a large Roman Fort located at Llandeilo, dating to the 50s AD. Archaeologists did not expect to find such a large fort there. It all fits, I thought you may be interested in having a look yourself when you're next down this way.
I've been all around the UK as a Scotsman luckily and brecon is a special place I've been all around the beacons and it is magical land the country surrounding it also. My favourite place outside of Scotland by far.
Enjoyed the travels - wild shoreline there. Thank you for sharing from Australia.
A great listen.
Nothing makes a bath better than a bit o' British 'istory!
Love your work. Ut is just amazing. Beautifully done. Meticulous. Beyond!
Great video, thank you, come a little further west next time and discover the place where Stone Henge originally stood, visit Geraldous Cambrensis birth place and the Church where Asser did his early training plus much more history
Sir, your videos are superb! Kudos to you and thank you for sharing your talent with others. God bless.
Another masterpiece Pete, thank you
Great video. I live on the South edge of Bannau Brycheiniog, or the Brecon Beacons. Depending which way I travel about 10 minutes.
I'm a Welsh first language speaker. If you need help and you think I can help in the pronunciation you are welcome to get in touch. Your information and video quality is excellent. Welsh pronunciation - mmmm.
I knew about the Romans being here, there was a Fort in Neath and a road (Sarn Helen) but that might be the Cymraeg. I did history and Geography via the Welsh language and no need to translate 99% of the time. My brain processes in "brain language" and hopefully outputs in the intended language.
The Bannau Brycheiniog National Park has in the past week or so April 2023 changed to using the Welsh name. Much fuss and comment been made, and a lot of unnecessary nastiness. I've always used both names. I guess from the comments I'm not the only Welsh speaker here, a bit rare from the south side.
Well I best shift, I need to go and run some errands, but will detour now thanks to your video.
I love that youre showing the countryside and landscape. Always wanted to get up there. My mothers side comes from chester, wheelock and Shropshire area and my dad's sideis welsh of course. Davis. I think theres one or two of them in Wales.
try and do a vid about MERTHYR TYDFIL from the distant past to the present please !
many many people are a bit WARY of the town but it is the best town in the whole of wales!
I did not expect to see my hometown on this, i used to live at the old gate house of Abergavenny on Merthyr road, its since been demolished but I remember the old cobbled pathway and tunnels that split off and went on for miles underground (I was always too scared to go much further than the first fork in the tunnel). I also had some wild experiences there and my only encounter with a spirit...a Cistercian monk...I'll never ever forget that moment.
I loved your shot from Abergavenny castle looking at the ' puchbowl', the end of the "Blorenge" mountain, the only word in English that rhymes with 'Orange' lol.
What about the stories of the Roman soldiers at Caerleon whipping their legs with nettles to combat the cold 😅
Or is that just myth lol.
Cracking vlog pal, best wishes 😊
Thank you seems like small words, you truly stir my mind, my heart and my imagination with your stories, so,as not to babble needless moments, I must sincerely and simply say,thank you sir
Fantastic video, loved it.
Though I would really appreciate a picture of the kings/rulers alongside their names whenever possible.
Pete your films are great 🙌 Thank you.
Marvellous documenatry, Pete, again and again!
My first view of one of your films. Extremely impressed by your professional presentation. Consider me subscribed. NB I met Mortimer Wheeler several times on an archaeological dig in Chelmsford, mid sixties.