Legend also from the Clan MacLeod' speak of a young warrior (Connor MacLeod) pierced through the heart ,when the Macleods fought the Frazier clan , he died but rose from the dead and was cast out as a witch , some say he's still amongst us ,moving down through the centuries living many secret lives.
Harald Hardrada did command the Byzantine Varangian Guard, but absolutely not during the Crusades. He died at the battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 (not 1086 as quoted in this video), and the First Crusade didn't start until 1096. Silk was rare and valuable in the British Isles during the early medieval period, but not remotely unheard of. There are plenty of references to it in literature from the period, and a few silk items have survived in archaeological contexts. The silk for the flag was probably acquired through trade, possibly with the Norse, who regularly sailed between the British Isles and the Eastern Mediterranean. It's a very cool relic, with a lot of fascinating history and folklore attached, though.
Love Byzantine history, When I first learned of Harald Hadrada and his crazy story I was blown away with how much insane history I had been missing until then. He definitley lived an interesting life.
@@lightfootpathfinder8218 Harald Hardrada had left the Varangian Guard years before that. He had returned to Norway in 1045 after having served in Constantinople and after having made a name for himself as a cunning tactician and brutal warrior. Unfortunately, he was also brutal to his neighbours thus lost allies prior to his attempt to conquer England in September of 1066, falling to an English arrow at Stamford Bridge. One has to wonder how things would have gone with William of Normandy had he been dealing with Harald.
@@theoriginalkyttyn7724 yes I know that was after the Danes and Norwegian's had been serving in the verangian guard I just thought it was interesting to mention that the Anglo Saxons followed in the Vikings footsteps and that the Byzantines must have held the fighting abilities of northern Europeans in high regard. I think if William of Normandy had landed in England before Harald hardrada did king Harold's English army would have defeated him. How things would have gone for Harold and the English against hardrada after that I'm not too sure
As a Scotsman, I would love to visit the Isle of Skye one day. My Best Friends family is also originally from the Isle of Skye so hopefully, I might visit the Island with my Best Friend one day when he's away visiting his Family.
That's the very thing that creeps me out about the whole of Europe. I have no desire to go there even though my family are mostly Irish/Scot descendants. There is a reason for these folk tales and legends. My parents always warned me about "the boogy man" as if it was real. I just laughed, until I got a little older and had odd experiences for myself. I don't want anything to do with magic, curses, or deception. Messing around with those kinds of things opens many doors for very evil things to enter if you don't have protection from spiritual assault. Never allow the door to be opened. Remember, curiosity killed the cat.
Hi, The battle of Stanford Bridge was in September 1066 shortly before the Battle of Hastings. Confusing pictures of Dunvegan Castle on Skye being interspersed with pictures of Eilean Donan Castle which is on an island in Loch Duich ( a confluence of two other lochs) on the Scottish mainland is spoils an otherwise well researched and interesting article.
As I reach my 75 years as a Scot,I’m always amazed at our ability as Scots to express our imagination to our mythology of our lands called Alba🏴🏴🏴
In the 90's there was a TV series called "The Highlander", and the main character was an immortal from the Clan MacLeod.... The more I live, the more I think there's always truth behind the folklore we keep hearing about throughout our lifes...
My sister moved to Scotland years ago and married an English firefighter who works in Edinburgh. She always sends me pictures of the beautiful landscape and the ancient history that’s apparent on every corner of the city. From the ancient ruins of old castles to the buildings that are still standing and used to this day. Scotland has a natural beauty and breathtaking landscapes that are unparalleled. I haven’t been able to visit her yet, but I’m hoping to go there by the end of the year. I’m also considering moving there permanently.
Here's an ancient mystery for you and it baffles me to this day. My great grandfather was from a small village in Galway and came to America on the maiden voyage of the Carpathia. When I was a little boy of about 7 he told me about how one of his ancestors, a Druid, more than a thousand years ago, long before the English came, had rescued a drowning fairy. For his troubles the fairy gave him a gold coin. Of course I was filled with wonder by all the magical stories my great grandfather told me. All of his stories either involved fairies or leprechauns or banshees or some other magical being I don't remember. Then he reached into his vest pocket and pulled out his pocket watch and under that was a little blue velvet pouch from which he pulled out a bright yellow coin. He told me that was the coin. It was bright gold color and had strange markings on it. My grandfather was not a wealthy man. His reason for immigrating to the Boston area was to find work. While not particularly large it was gold and therefore valuable though I had no idea how valuable being a young first grader. So he returned the coin to his pouch then pocket and buried it under his pocket watch and smiled and told me another story. My grandfather was his oldest child and my mother was my grandfather's oldest child. My mother passed away in 2007. Shortly before she passed away she knew she was dying and sat me down and repeated my great grandfather's story. She added that the coin went to my grandfather and when he died to my mother and that since I was her eldest the coin would go to me. She also told me to never sell it and that selling a fairy's gift would bring bad luck and that one day I am to pass it along to my eldest child or if I have none it should go to my eldest sibling to pass to his eldest child and so on. Mom had replaced the pouch with a white silk pouch with a draw string. I opened it and examined the coin carefully and remembered it though it seemed smaller no doubt to the fact that I was now much bigger. Having worked with gold in the jewelry business I immediately recognized it as authentic gold and of high purity, probably around 21kt. It looked in amazing condition with not a lot of wear and highly polished no doubt due to the silk pouch and other soft pouches that had held it all these years. I also got my great grandfather's pocket watch, chain, fob and key along with my grandfather's shamrock and gold plated cufflinks and a tie pin with a small emerald in it. I thought they were amazing gifts but distracted by Mom's poor health and then my grief when she passed away, I gave little thought to them for some time. Then on the anniversary of Mom's passing I got to thinking about the family history which I knew so little about and got out my inheritance. The watch was an Elgin manufactured about twenty years prior to my grandfather's birth. I doubt my great grandfather had brought it with him from Ireland in 1903 as he was quite poor and even an Elgin watch was expensive to an Irish immigrant. So I surmised he had bought it used and there was no inscription on the case. The case and watch and chain were all gold plated. The fob was a little gold shamrock different from the round one my great grandfather had and the key was a polished brass key that I later found out was to a door lock from around 1900 give or take a few years. So probably the key was to his house. Elgin watches, at least not in that period, did not require a separate key. I took out the coin again, only the second time since inheriting it and tried without success to figure out it's origin. I thought it kind of looked like an ancient Greek coin but there was no Greek writing on it. In fact there was no writing on it at all. Just a head on one side and a horse on the other. Fine details had long since worn away but the outlines of each side and the eyes and mouth and ears were all clear. So I took it to a coin dealer who examined it and said it was very old, he had never seen anything like it, most likely European or perhaps Mediterranean and definitely not Greek. He suggested another coin dealer who was an expert in ancient coins and gave me the contact info. I called him up and he invited me to bring my coin into his little shot to have a look. I left out the story my great grandfather told me and simply said my Mom gave it to me on her death bed and left it at that. As I took it out of it's silk pouch he gasped. He put on a pair of cotton gloves of the kind used to handle delicate artifacts and got out his loupe and examined it clearly excited. He told me he had never seen one of that exact design or in such good condition for it's age. He insisted it was absolutely genuine. He asked where I got it and I explained that my Mother, whose family was from Ireland, had given it to me as an inheritance a couple of years earlier. He took a deep breath and then told me it was early Celtic, almost certainly from the continent though he could not pinpoint the origin since he had not seen that exact design before. He then got out a couple of books on the topic and spent almost an hour pouring over pages and searching the internet and after an hour he still could not find another one of the exact design. He said it was almost certain it was minted sometime over 2000 years ago, probably 200-100 BCE based on the intricacy of the design explaining the earlier ones would likely have been more crude but it was not out of the question that it could be older. He offered me $10,000 cash on the spot for it. I declined his offer and told him I thought selling it might be bad luck and his reaction to that made his face turn pale like he'd seen a ghost. I asked what was wrong and he said "no it can't be never mind I'm imagining things" and would not talk about it and then said it was time to close for the day and thanked me for dropping by and handed me back my coin neatly returned to the pouch. It was about 2:30 in the afternoon and his sign said closing time was 5. Well now I know it's an authentic Celtic coin but I still am no closer to how my great grandfather really got the coin and it's origin, exact geographic location of where it was minted. I have since taken it to a jeweler who tested the content at 21.7kt pretty high for gold coins of the period. That jeweler said he could not identify the other metals the coin contained and that he usually could so I left him scratching his head. Two years ago I had a conversation with a chemistry professor who is one of my customers and the conversation turned to spectral analysis and he offered to scan my coin for chemical make up. He confirmed the gold content at 21.6% (some gold testers are not perfectly accurate) but I left him scratching his head because he could not account for 0.22% of the content. He wanted to retain the coin for further analysis but I decided to take it home and he still bugs me every time he comes in with his wife for dinner to please let him do more tests on my coin. So that's my mysterious "gift from a fairy."
Wow! What a fantastic story. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope it did come from the fae, call John Sayles and make a movie, lol. But really, what a wonderful treasure!
Enjoyed watching that mainly because I'm Scottish and it's always nice to see something about your homeland. Looking forward to watching more from around the world.
Very cool presentation on Clan Macleods history and its mysterious. I didnt know anything about the flag untill i visited the castle and seen the flag and other of its historical pieces. Amazing country and wonderful people, long live Alba!
My wife is from Clan MacLeod. I am from the MacDonald's from Skye. The entire island is steeped deep in fae folklore. In addition, Clans MacNichol and MacKinnon all believe heavily on the Fae tradition there.
My grandmother was a macleod… my grandfather was Irish I wish I knew more about that side of my family but my gran passed when I was 12, 30 years ago and I never knew my grandfather… just know a little from what my cousins told me … my dad I aren’t super close but he’s been diagnosed with lung cancer so I’ve asked him to come live with me so we can have a sort of relationship before he passes. Maybe then I can ask about my family’s history 😊
@@magesalmanac6424 The names Macleod and McLeod may appear different, but in essence, they are one and the same. The Mc in McLeod is an abbreviation for Mac, derived from the Gaelic word for "son." When Mac is combined with another name, it signifies "son of" that particular name. Thus, MacLeod represents the proud lineage of "son of Leod," with Leod being a revered ancestor or progenitor of the clan. Over time, the spelling of MacLeod transformed to include the unique variant, McLeod. Both versions not only signify the same noble heritage but also showcase the clan's distinctive journey through the annals of history. -Scotland'sWild
The Gallowglass probably had something to do with all those relics, the Gallowglass were the descendants of Vikings and Scots who were the most feared warrior/mercenaries ever on the British isles. They originated in the western isles of Scotland which Clan MacLoad lands are. The Gallowglass went all over the known world and offered their services to Kings, Queens and Emperors as personal bodyguards, so they would have brought expensive stuff back to Scotland from their adventures.
It would be amazing if we could find out where the original legend began about objects having 3 wishes or uses before not being able to happen again. Flags, genies, lamps, small people, fairies, etc.
Battle of Stamford Bridge happened on September 25th, 1066 not 1086. This is a very well known fact. The thing about history, is it is written down (that's the point). which means you can read up on it and learn the facts, and you can check your facts. How many times do I need to tell you to check your facts?
Been a dark docs fan for a long time. We have to have a good chat about pronunciations and images in this video though. Glad WW2 stories got mentioned. Oiche bha.
We visited this castle 6 years ago when my boy was 4 and he loved castles at the time so he was looking forward to it so we walk in the front door and suddenly he has a meltdown like completely freaking out crying and covering his eyes, he’s never done anything like that before and we had to take him outside to try and settle him which it did and we asked him what was up what’s happened and what he said I will always remember it cause he said it like a nursery rhyme and I felt a chill when he said it, he said- “All the men inside fall down dead, stand back up and their face is blood red..” honest to god it was creepy and he said it twice in a row..
F yes Dark 5. Glad to see D5 take this stuff seriously. I'm a fan of everything D5, and just learned you have an Ancient channel now. This stuff was built to last forever, so that sometime in the future, an honest journalism team (J5) would honestly scrutinize all of these massive (similar looking) ruins. Put this all this s#!t to the test. Don't let that ol' sweetie George Sucralose make this stuff his own. The world needs an honest overview from the hands of D5.
What a wonderful fey story, and it's one I have not heard before but still reminds me of other British myths and folklore like Bran The Blessed whose head is at the Tower of London acting as a talisman protecting England from invasion.
I descend from the Scott clan which lived on the border with England. Border reivers that fought the English for many centuries. The Scott clan motto AMO or I love.
This story is about my ancestors. I decend from Alistair MacLeod 8th Clan cheif and his fathers before him. I also decend from Murdo MacLeod 8th Laird of Gesto and Glenelg. MacLeod ancestors go back Olaf the Black King of Dublin and the Isle of Man. MacLeod's of Skye are typically also Macdonald's of Sleat decendants. The are the result of centuries of intermarriage between the rival clans. Thanks for the video dark docs guy.
After a night of 'initiation' with the Rory horn, legend has it the current clan leader, Bob McCloud, having been told there were no fast food joints nearby, flew the flag for the third and final time in order to have a sack of White Castle sliders delivered, which would explain the grease marks on the flag. It goes without saying, if you are going to party all night in your families, 'keep', that there is only one fast food place that is suitable, White Castle of course.
Cool vid. Although the mcleods have no norse heritage, that is a myth perpetuated by the clan itself in order to have a stronger claim to the land they occupied, which was viking dominated before the kingdom of alba (modern day scotland) existed. We don't actually know who the original founder is or their origin, much like every other scottish clan. As most massively embelished the truth to make their family more regal/important than the next. DNA mapping of the Mcleods actually show that the predominant gene markers in the lairds family are of scottish origin, specifically the sutherland area. So in all probability they originated just across the water from skye
my grandma was born in scotland and before that they were from ireland. i was too young to know much before she passed, i always wanted to ask her what she thought about the faries and stuff
I was seriously questioning my belief in fairies. I decided to incubate a dream, asking, "Is there any actual physical evidence of fairies existing?" That night, all I could remember of my dream was a field of yellow plaid. I thought the incubation a failure, until a friend suggested that I research clan tartans to see if any matched the plaid in my dream. It exactly matched the tartan of one of the two branches of Clan MacLeod, so I decided to research them. That's when I learned about the Fairy Flag.
This reminds me of a story from, I think, "Commando" comic books. (Or possibly one of their rivals...) A Scottish chieftain does a favour for a faery and is given a dirk. The faery promises the dirk will save his clan three times, then the dirk must be returned. I forget the details about the first two times the clan is saved, but the last one is in World War II. Again, I forget the details (it was sometime in the early 1980s I read this), but the commanding officer of the regiment representing the clan, knowing of original deal, climbs a telegraph pole and impales the dirk at the top. As they walk away, a lightning bolt strikes the dirk and destroys it. Does anyone else remember this? I have just tried to search for it and couldn't find anything.
I heard that when activated, the flag makes one of the house's scions an immortal. But it's a cursed gift, as those that receive it are then fated to battle other immortals to the death until only one remain.
The battle of Stamford Bridge was in 1066, not 1086. It was, in fact, only a few days before the battle of Hastings, in which William 1, aka as William the Conquerer of Normandy, triumphed and became King of England
there is definitely more to it , the people of peace, the fae , Daoine Sith , and Aos Si , where did these legends come from Schiehallion the mountain home of the Daoine Sith. The Irish Descendants of the tuatha de dannan and coming to scotland from Ireland to found scotland , lots of cool mythology
How about the fact that the Scotts (myself included) derive their national name from Queen Scota, sister of Queen Teatephi of Ireland. Both were daughters of the last king of Juda, brought it Ireland by Jeremiah the prophet and married to Irish princes in the 600s BC.
@@chriscarey1478 You are 100% American and i cant tell just from you saying "Scotts" only a yank who claims they are a Scot would make such a stupid error
Our shared ancient technologies of the 1800s mud flood Tartaria stuff would be awesome along with all of the ancient constructions, and I’ll make sure to drop a comment on it, because I love these videos, and I hope you look at some of the channels you recommend one hour comment again in the future. Love the videos for real. * edit egregious typos I’ll come back and edit again later LMAO
Legend also from the Clan MacLeod' speak of a young warrior (Connor MacLeod) pierced through the heart ,when the Macleods fought the Frazier clan , he died but rose from the dead and was cast out as a witch , some say he's still amongst us ,moving down through the centuries living many secret lives.
...they have a flag that can heal people but because one of them healed they kicked him out? That's kinda... hypocritical...
Ah, YES! "There can only be ONE!"
Well done lol
Yeah but the Kurgan from the East might have brought that flag. They would throw babies to dogs.
@@martinvanburen4578 Well said, Mr. President! WELL SAID!
I've been to Dunvegan. It's so beautiful. It's amazing how isolated it is too. Just kind in out of the middle of nowhere, there it is.
That was great Scottish history I never knew.🤔 There's not enough stories of the Celtic era. Thanks.🤗
Harald Hardrada did command the Byzantine Varangian Guard, but absolutely not during the Crusades. He died at the battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 (not 1086 as quoted in this video), and the First Crusade didn't start until 1096. Silk was rare and valuable in the British Isles during the early medieval period, but not remotely unheard of. There are plenty of references to it in literature from the period, and a few silk items have survived in archaeological contexts. The silk for the flag was probably acquired through trade, possibly with the Norse, who regularly sailed between the British Isles and the Eastern Mediterranean. It's a very cool relic, with a lot of fascinating history and folklore attached, though.
Love Byzantine history, When I first learned of Harald Hadrada and his crazy story I was blown away with how much insane history I had been missing until then. He definitley lived an interesting life.
A lot of the Varangian guard were Anglo Saxon warriors that went to the Byzantine empire after the norman conquest of Anglo-saxon England
I caught that as well, thank you for helping keep everyone better informed!
@@lightfootpathfinder8218 Harald Hardrada had left the Varangian Guard years before that. He had returned to Norway in 1045 after having served in Constantinople and after having made a name for himself as a cunning tactician and brutal warrior. Unfortunately, he was also brutal to his neighbours thus lost allies prior to his attempt to conquer England in September of 1066, falling to an English arrow at Stamford Bridge. One has to wonder how things would have gone with William of Normandy had he been dealing with Harald.
@@theoriginalkyttyn7724 yes I know that was after the Danes and Norwegian's had been serving in the verangian guard I just thought it was interesting to mention that the Anglo Saxons followed in the Vikings footsteps and that the Byzantines must have held the fighting abilities of northern Europeans in high regard. I think if William of Normandy had landed in England before Harald hardrada did king Harold's English army would have defeated him. How things would have gone for Harold and the English against hardrada after that I'm not too sure
As a Scotsman, I would love to visit the Isle of Skye one day. My Best Friends family is also originally from the Isle of Skye so hopefully, I might visit the Island with my Best Friend one day when he's away visiting his Family.
This is what I love about the UK. Its steeped in mystical and magic legends, every area of the UK has a story to tell...
Great video....
And you can spend several lifetime's researching and Still not cover it all.
Absolutely Beautiful History.
Well maybe Not all the deaths. But still.
did you know they call fries chips!
@Jamie Green Scotland is in the UK lol
@Jamie Green
Cry much
What about all the Scot’s in England
That's the very thing that creeps me out about the whole of Europe. I have no desire to go there even though my family are mostly Irish/Scot descendants. There is a reason for these folk tales and legends. My parents always warned me about "the boogy man" as if it was real. I just laughed, until I got a little older and had odd experiences for myself. I don't want anything to do with magic, curses, or deception. Messing around with those kinds of things opens many doors for very evil things to enter if you don't have protection from spiritual assault. Never allow the door to be opened. Remember, curiosity killed the cat.
Hi, The battle of Stanford Bridge was in September 1066 shortly before the Battle of Hastings. Confusing pictures of Dunvegan Castle on Skye being interspersed with pictures of Eilean Donan Castle which is on an island in Loch Duich ( a confluence of two other lochs) on the Scottish mainland is spoils an otherwise well researched and interesting article.
*Stamford.
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An amusing confusion given that the inhabitants of both castles were enemies.
Also weird that they refer to it as being during 'the crusades', which didn't start until 1096.
As I reach my 75 years as a Scot,I’m always amazed at our ability as Scots to express our imagination to our mythology of our lands called Alba🏴🏴🏴
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Lang may yer lum reek.
And you make dam fine whisky👍
In the 90's there was a TV series called "The Highlander", and the main character was an immortal from the Clan MacLeod.... The more I live, the more I think there's always truth behind the folklore we keep hearing about throughout our lifes...
In 1986 there was the Highlander film :)
Based on a movie of the same name, came out in the mid 80's
There can only be one..⚔
@@richrazz2653 Yes!
The grain of truth in every legend
There's plenty of history to uncover throughout Scotland.
I would have loved to see Dunvegan one day.
My sister moved to Scotland years ago and married an English firefighter who works in Edinburgh. She always sends me pictures of the beautiful landscape and the ancient history that’s apparent on every corner of the city. From the ancient ruins of old castles to the buildings that are still standing and used to this day. Scotland has a natural beauty and breathtaking landscapes that are unparalleled. I haven’t been able to visit her yet, but I’m hoping to go there by the end of the year. I’m also considering moving there permanently.
Scotland will welcome you with open arms 🏴
@@MrEaston00 Aww. Why thank you!! I look forward to finally making it there!!
May your dreams be actualized precious lady❤❤❤
Here's an ancient mystery for you and it baffles me to this day. My great grandfather was from a small village in Galway and came to America on the maiden voyage of the Carpathia. When I was a little boy of about 7 he told me about how one of his ancestors, a Druid, more than a thousand years ago, long before the English came, had rescued a drowning fairy. For his troubles the fairy gave him a gold coin. Of course I was filled with wonder by all the magical stories my great grandfather told me. All of his stories either involved fairies or leprechauns or banshees or some other magical being I don't remember. Then he reached into his vest pocket and pulled out his pocket watch and under that was a little blue velvet pouch from which he pulled out a bright yellow coin. He told me that was the coin. It was bright gold color and had strange markings on it. My grandfather was not a wealthy man. His reason for immigrating to the Boston area was to find work. While not particularly large it was gold and therefore valuable though I had no idea how valuable being a young first grader.
So he returned the coin to his pouch then pocket and buried it under his pocket watch and smiled and told me another story. My grandfather was his oldest child and my mother was my grandfather's oldest child. My mother passed away in 2007. Shortly before she passed away she knew she was dying and sat me down and repeated my great grandfather's story. She added that the coin went to my grandfather and when he died to my mother and that since I was her eldest the coin would go to me. She also told me to never sell it and that selling a fairy's gift would bring bad luck and that one day I am to pass it along to my eldest child or if I have none it should go to my eldest sibling to pass to his eldest child and so on. Mom had replaced the pouch with a white silk pouch with a draw string. I opened it and examined the coin carefully and remembered it though it seemed smaller no doubt to the fact that I was now much bigger. Having worked with gold in the jewelry business I immediately recognized it as authentic gold and of high purity, probably around 21kt. It looked in amazing condition with not a lot of wear and highly polished no doubt due to the silk pouch and other soft pouches that had held it all these years. I also got my great grandfather's pocket watch, chain, fob and key along with my grandfather's shamrock and gold plated cufflinks and a tie pin with a small emerald in it.
I thought they were amazing gifts but distracted by Mom's poor health and then my grief when she passed away, I gave little thought to them for some time. Then on the anniversary of Mom's passing I got to thinking about the family history which I knew so little about and got out my inheritance. The watch was an Elgin manufactured about twenty years prior to my grandfather's birth. I doubt my great grandfather had brought it with him from Ireland in 1903 as he was quite poor and even an Elgin watch was expensive to an Irish immigrant. So I surmised he had bought it used and there was no inscription on the case. The case and watch and chain were all gold plated. The fob was a little gold shamrock different from the round one my great grandfather had and the key was a polished brass key that I later found out was to a door lock from around 1900 give or take a few years. So probably the key was to his house. Elgin watches, at least not in that period, did not require a separate key.
I took out the coin again, only the second time since inheriting it and tried without success to figure out it's origin. I thought it kind of looked like an ancient Greek coin but there was no Greek writing on it. In fact there was no writing on it at all. Just a head on one side and a horse on the other. Fine details had long since worn away but the outlines of each side and the eyes and mouth and ears were all clear. So I took it to a coin dealer who examined it and said it was very old, he had never seen anything like it, most likely European or perhaps Mediterranean and definitely not Greek. He suggested another coin dealer who was an expert in ancient coins and gave me the contact info. I called him up and he invited me to bring my coin into his little shot to have a look. I left out the story my great grandfather told me and simply said my Mom gave it to me on her death bed and left it at that.
As I took it out of it's silk pouch he gasped. He put on a pair of cotton gloves of the kind used to handle delicate artifacts and got out his loupe and examined it clearly excited. He told me he had never seen one of that exact design or in such good condition for it's age. He insisted it was absolutely genuine. He asked where I got it and I explained that my Mother, whose family was from Ireland, had given it to me as an inheritance a couple of years earlier. He took a deep breath and then told me it was early Celtic, almost certainly from the continent though he could not pinpoint the origin since he had not seen that exact design before. He then got out a couple of books on the topic and spent almost an hour pouring over pages and searching the internet and after an hour he still could not find another one of the exact design. He said it was almost certain it was minted sometime over 2000 years ago, probably 200-100 BCE based on the intricacy of the design explaining the earlier ones would likely have been more crude but it was not out of the question that it could be older. He offered me $10,000 cash on the spot for it. I declined his offer and told him I thought selling it might be bad luck and his reaction to that made his face turn pale like he'd seen a ghost. I asked what was wrong and he said "no it can't be never mind I'm imagining things" and would not talk about it and then said it was time to close for the day and thanked me for dropping by and handed me back my coin neatly returned to the pouch. It was about 2:30 in the afternoon and his sign said closing time was 5.
Well now I know it's an authentic Celtic coin but I still am no closer to how my great grandfather really got the coin and it's origin, exact geographic location of where it was minted. I have since taken it to a jeweler who tested the content at 21.7kt pretty high for gold coins of the period. That jeweler said he could not identify the other metals the coin contained and that he usually could so I left him scratching his head. Two years ago I had a conversation with a chemistry professor who is one of my customers and the conversation turned to spectral analysis and he offered to scan my coin for chemical make up. He confirmed the gold content at 21.6% (some gold testers are not perfectly accurate) but I left him scratching his head because he could not account for 0.22% of the content. He wanted to retain the coin for further analysis but I decided to take it home and he still bugs me every time he comes in with his wife for dinner to please let him do more tests on my coin.
So that's my mysterious "gift from a fairy."
Wow! What a fantastic story. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope it did come from the fae, call John Sayles and make a movie, lol. But really, what a wonderful treasure!
What a gift!! Please guard & treasure it with your life. 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
I hope you keep that coin safe ❤
These islands have such wonderful tales to share!
As one of Jock Tamson’s bairns, I can confirm all stories about Scotland here are true
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve a Nessie tae feed
How is the loch ness monster doing? ❤😊
Enjoyed watching that mainly because I'm Scottish and it's always nice to see something about your homeland.
Looking forward to watching more from around the world.
Very cool presentation on Clan Macleods history and its mysterious. I didnt know anything about the flag untill i visited the castle and seen the flag and other of its historical pieces. Amazing country and wonderful people, long live Alba!
My wife is from Clan MacLeod. I am from the MacDonald's from Skye. The entire island is steeped deep in fae folklore. In addition, Clans MacNichol and MacKinnon all believe heavily on the Fae tradition there.
I keep wondering if my ancestors, McDonalds, are related to Scotland families.
Someone with more knowledge correct this if it’s wrong, but if the name starts with Mac it’s Scottish, and if it’s Mc than it’s Irish?
My grandmother was a macleod… my grandfather was Irish I wish I knew more about that side of my family but my gran passed when I was 12, 30 years ago and I never knew my grandfather… just know a little from what my cousins told me … my dad I aren’t super close but he’s been diagnosed with lung cancer so I’ve asked him to come live with me so we can have a sort of relationship before he passes. Maybe then I can ask about my family’s history 😊
@@magesalmanac6424 The names Macleod and McLeod may appear different, but in essence, they are one and the same. The Mc in McLeod is an abbreviation for Mac, derived from the Gaelic word for "son." When Mac is combined with another name, it signifies "son of" that particular name.
Thus, MacLeod represents the proud lineage of "son of Leod," with Leod being a revered ancestor or progenitor of the clan. Over time, the spelling of MacLeod transformed to include the unique variant, McLeod. Both versions not only signify the same noble heritage but also showcase the clan's distinctive journey through the annals of history. -Scotland'sWild
Macleod ! another time highlander! Another time !
Battle of Stamford Bridge was 1066, not 1086, it was 2 weeks before the Battle of Hastings
Thank you!! Love each episode of this channel
The Clan MacLeod has always been a part of the mystery of my lineage. Thank you
I cry every time I hear Freddy sing "who wants to live forever...."
In the Highlander Connor McLeod fought the Kurgan who later became Mr. Krabs
This is a brand new fun fact I can add to my store of arcane information. I love this stuff. Thanks😊
The Gallowglass probably had something to do with all those relics, the Gallowglass were the descendants of Vikings and Scots who were the most feared warrior/mercenaries ever on the British isles. They originated in the western isles of Scotland which Clan MacLoad lands are. The Gallowglass went all over the known world and offered their services to Kings, Queens and Emperors as personal bodyguards, so they would have brought expensive stuff back to Scotland from their adventures.
As a very distant relation to the Clan, I found this fascinating. Had never heard of the flag before now.
It would be amazing if we could find out where the original legend began about objects having 3 wishes or uses before not being able to happen again. Flags, genies, lamps, small people, fairies, etc.
A bullsh1t artist from long long ago.
Drugs. It came from drugs. No other real logical explanation. You’d have to be high as fuck.
Small people? Rofl, Leprechauns
Small people are power af, they grant far more wishes
Rub a midget’s head during a full moon and you’ll never get crabs again
My husband is of Scottish heritage and he fell in love with Scotland when he was sent there to work for 2 months
Fascinating history. Sending love and warm greetings from Missouri.
What an amazing story. Must visit. Thank you
Amazing history. Thanks for sharing
I had no idea about any of that. Thank you so much❤
And two of members of the MacLeod clan are said to be unable to die...
Battle of Stamford Bridge happened on September 25th, 1066 not 1086. This is a very well known fact. The thing about history, is it is written down (that's the point). which means you can read up on it and learn the facts, and you can check your facts. How many times do I need to tell you to check your facts?
most people would rather believe in the fairies and forget the history!
Thank you for doing a video on my families history I've always loved the fae ties the clan hold it was nice to see a video done on our artifacts
i really enjoy all of your channels, keep up the great work. just wondering what's the name of the music playing in the background?
Been a dark docs fan for a long time.
We have to have a good chat about pronunciations and images in this video though.
Glad WW2 stories got mentioned.
Oiche bha.
The Clan Macleod knew very well .....There can be only ONE!!!!
We visited this castle 6 years ago when my boy was 4 and he loved castles at the time so he was looking forward to it so we walk in the front door and suddenly he has a meltdown like completely freaking out crying and covering his eyes, he’s never done anything like that before and we had to take him outside to try and settle him which it did and we asked him what was up what’s happened and what he said I will always remember it cause he said it like a nursery rhyme and I felt a chill when he said it, he said-
“All the men inside fall down dead, stand back up and their face is blood red..”
honest to god it was creepy and he said it twice in a row..
Get in touch with Shrouded Hand, he loves stuff like this and it deserves to be more generally known about!😱 👹
That gave me goosebumps 😬👍
Your son is either a clairvoyant or a reincarnation of one of the warriors who fell there...or both!💖💖✨✨✨
@@musicinthewildwood hey thanks, funny enough I do watch his channel, I just went on and contacting him 🤷🏻♂️
@@ThePanicman66 thanks.. I did too
I noticed that Total War: Medieval 2 clip mixed in with your castle footage.
Good job mate, but ya cant get it passed these eyes. 6:06
F yes Dark 5. Glad to see D5 take this stuff seriously. I'm a fan of everything D5, and just learned you have an Ancient channel now. This stuff was built to last forever, so that sometime in the future, an honest journalism team (J5) would honestly scrutinize all of these massive (similar looking) ruins. Put this all this s#!t to the test. Don't let that ol' sweetie George Sucralose make this stuff his own. The world needs an honest overview from the hands of D5.
What a wonderful fey story, and it's one I have not heard before but still reminds me of other British myths and folklore like Bran The Blessed whose head is at the Tower of London acting as a talisman protecting England from invasion.
SUMMON THE HERRINGS
That's very Monty Python :D
Thanks fae Scotland l watch all the time and to see this my country on D5 ❤
Always amazing work 👏 love the new channels
Unfortunately there's a whole new "fairy" flag taking the world by storm.
I descend from the Scott clan which lived on the border with England. Border reivers that fought the English for many centuries. The Scott clan motto AMO or I love.
A Great video, on the clan the Macleod 's , very mystical ✨️💖✨️
Thanks for posting! 👍
This story is about my ancestors. I decend from Alistair MacLeod 8th Clan cheif and his fathers before him. I also decend from Murdo MacLeod 8th Laird of Gesto and Glenelg. MacLeod ancestors go back Olaf the Black King of Dublin and the Isle of Man. MacLeod's of Skye are typically also Macdonald's of Sleat decendants. The are the result of centuries of intermarriage between the rival clans. Thanks for the video dark docs guy.
I am descended from Connor McLeod from the clan McLeod and I have been alive on 30 years
Hope you have birth certificates, marriage, who done your geneoligy, as most of all writings, past a certain date are written in code,
I am married to an Aussie with ancestry to the McCleod's and find the history aspect of the clan fascinating!
If you. Have yellow in your kilts ,you are one of the turncoats
Wowzers, this episode of Dark5 Ancient Mysteries is awesome.
After a night of 'initiation' with the Rory horn, legend has it the current clan leader, Bob McCloud, having been told there were no fast food joints nearby, flew the flag for the third and final time in order to have a sack of White Castle sliders delivered, which would explain the grease marks on the flag. It goes without saying, if you are going to party all night in your families, 'keep', that there is only one fast food place that is suitable, White Castle of course.
Cool vid. Although the mcleods have no norse heritage, that is a myth perpetuated by the clan itself in order to have a stronger claim to the land they occupied, which was viking dominated before the kingdom of alba (modern day scotland) existed. We don't actually know who the original founder is or their origin, much like every other scottish clan. As most massively embelished the truth to make their family more regal/important than the next. DNA mapping of the Mcleods actually show that the predominant gene markers in the lairds family are of scottish origin, specifically the sutherland area. So in all probability they originated just across the water from skye
I’ve been there, I’ve seen it. ♥️ Wish I could post the pics!
Call forth shoals of herring? What a strangely specific ability.
This channel is amazing. Love it.
my grandma was born in scotland and before that they were from ireland. i was too young to know much before she passed, i always wanted to ask her what she thought about the faries and stuff
My sister in law is a MacLeod. I shall ask her about this when I see her next. It will be interesting to hear her view.
Loving this channel!
I was seriously questioning my belief in fairies. I decided to incubate a dream, asking, "Is there any actual physical evidence of fairies existing?" That night, all I could remember of my dream was a field of yellow plaid. I thought the incubation a failure, until a friend suggested that I research clan tartans to see if any matched the plaid in my dream. It exactly matched the tartan of one of the two branches of Clan MacLeod, so I decided to research them. That's when I learned about the Fairy Flag.
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place in 1066 not 1086. Cool story though, especially with a little McLeod blood running through my veins
Such great history!
Great job on this video.
I'm Connor MacLeod of the clan Macleod and I am immortal.
This reminds me of a story from, I think, "Commando" comic books. (Or possibly one of their rivals...) A Scottish chieftain does a favour for a faery and is given a dirk. The faery promises the dirk will save his clan three times, then the dirk must be returned. I forget the details about the first two times the clan is saved, but the last one is in World War II. Again, I forget the details (it was sometime in the early 1980s I read this), but the commanding officer of the regiment representing the clan, knowing of original deal, climbs a telegraph pole and impales the dirk at the top. As they walk away, a lightning bolt strikes the dirk and destroys it.
Does anyone else remember this? I have just tried to search for it and couldn't find anything.
Great video guys
I’m descended from clan Macleod a chief to be exact. Frickin sweet
I do love me some fey folklore.
Awesome video 👍
Do the mystery of the Sinclair’s ( St Clair ).
I do enjoy the narration.
If only all family lines had histories like these.
Humans are great storytellers.
I heard that when activated, the flag makes one of the house's scions an immortal. But it's a cursed gift, as those that receive it are then fated to battle other immortals to the death until only one remain.
😂👏
There can only be one
Or that are doomed to pay more tax over time.
@@robdavidson4945imagine the rape of moneys value a immortal would see.
Idjit
I love this stuff amazing legend of the fairy flag.
The battle of Stamford Bridge was in 1066, not 1086. It was, in fact, only a few days before the battle of Hastings, in which William 1, aka as William the Conquerer of Normandy, triumphed and became King of England
NICE!
The older I get, and I’m old, the more I believe myth and legend than “fact”
there is definitely more to it , the people of peace, the fae , Daoine Sith , and Aos Si , where did these legends come from Schiehallion the mountain home of the Daoine Sith. The Irish Descendants of the tuatha de dannan and coming to scotland from Ireland to found scotland , lots of cool mythology
I seen a selkie in person one time. Tasted delicious!
Luv your channel ..
Harald Hadrada died in 1066, not 1086!
When humans came from Mars to escape it's destruction, it were the Fae Folk that welcomed us and taught us how to live on Earth.
Interesting I’ve never heard of this
Would love to know more about the Scots!
How about the fact that the Scotts (myself included) derive their national name from Queen Scota, sister of Queen Teatephi of Ireland. Both were daughters of the last king of Juda, brought it Ireland by Jeremiah the prophet and married to Irish princes in the 600s BC.
This channel on youtube is pretty good: www.youtube.com/@ScotlandHistoryTours/videos
@@chriscarey1478 you mean Scots, naebody spells it with double t , and the Irish are decendants of the Tuatha De dannan if you believe that mythology
@@chriscarey1478 You are 100% American and i cant tell just from you saying "Scotts" only a yank who claims they are a Scot would make such a stupid error
Thank you
Battle of Stamford Bridge was in 1066, you said 1086
A good story ✊🏻🏴
Love this episode. The fairies and druids are a fascinating belief that is so much more pure than other religions.
This has nothing todo with druids
Interesting! Part of my ancestry is Scottish. I wonder if I am related to the McCleods?
It looks to me like the flag is already unfurled.. so?..
Whiskey 🥃 has lots to answer for in Scotchland’s history.😂
Honor to the fae folk!
I have to ask, was this video inspired by the movie Highlander?
I’ve seen this flag in real life when I went to Skye or Mull as a kid can’t remember exactly
I wonder what would happen if I unfurled it. I would be curious to find out. :) Would I vanish, or remain in this world?
Food for thought.
Our shared ancient technologies of the 1800s mud flood Tartaria stuff would be awesome along with all of the ancient constructions, and I’ll make sure to drop a comment on it, because I love these videos, and I hope you look at some of the channels you recommend one hour comment again in the future. Love the videos for real.
* edit egregious typos I’ll come back and edit again later LMAO
Imagine this as an Indiana Jones plot.
Slow down my boy 😂. Maybe I am tripping but compared to other videos speeds, this seemed like we rushed through it.
Agreed. Cadence of a victim running away from a rapist.
You can slow the speed
@@jandrews6254 I'm not here to work.
You must be new here. He has 6 other voiceovers to record for 6 other channels right after this one. If he slows down he won’t have time for dinner.
Comment for the algorithm
#bless
@@Dark5AncientMysteries Your videos on all your channels are fantastic. Keep up the great work.
Such a different fairy flag gets flown these days.