Ten Minute English and British History #05 -The Vikings and the Danelaw

This episode covers the beginnings of Viking activity in the British isles and the creation of the Danelaw through to its collapse and the creation of England. It covers the Danes, the Norse and their respective activities which brought great change to Britain.

Recommended Reading:

James Campbell et al. - The Anglo-Saxons (1991) - It's coverage of the Danelaw is great (if slightly dated) but remember that it won't give much context about the wider Viking world.

Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there's a lot of stuff I couldn't fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it's always appreciated.

[HistoryMatters]

Back on schedule now. Sorry about the changes. All future episodes will be released on Fridays.

Also, I'd like to thank my Patreon supporters for allowing me to buy a new mic.

I'm also starting on the World History videos again now (Thirty Years' War). I can't give a date on when it'll be out but just to let you know they're coming again.

[Thecommander]

Snottingham being renamed Nottingham is one of the unintentionally best decisions made in history.

Can you imagine being born in Snottingham and anyone taking you seriously?

[DCdabest]

That historical map really throws into perspective how much things can change in a couple hundred years.

[paige]

If you have the old coastline of how Britain looked, shouldn't you keep using it throughout the video, instead of using the new map?

[dudexyzu]

I like how the angles and jutes came from the same place to Danes came from, so the angles and jutes fighting the Danes would be like fighting your brother or cousin

[andrewbachman]

Can’t wait till our boy Harold Hardrada shows up

[Dddome]

How did the English coastline change so much in so little time?

[xaviersaavedra]

Eric Bloodaxe that sounds like a name for a awesome heavy metal band

[AppleBiscuits]

Ivar the Boneless?
*B O N E L E S S*

[louiscallahan]

Halfdan's coin looked more like a CD at first. I thought he was throwing down a fire Norse-metal album, detailing his time in the Great Heathen Army.

[klausj]

Wasn’t expecting my home town Scunthorpe to get a shout out

[thisguy]

The Great Heathen Army- "There are dozens of us!"... 🤣🤣.. I swear man, it's the little comedy in your videos that get me the most.. lol!

[BadMouseProductions]

I really think you should go into more detail about 1:35. I literally am like "WHAT!?" And can't find any closure.

[DaisyGeekyTransGirl]

6:42 Scunthorpe, the city that failed to get past the filters.

[michaeldobson]

So interesting to see how the British coast has changed. Thanks for the upload. Really enjoy these videos.

[mtable]

2:11
"My Lord, the Vikingr have seized the important city of Nottingham"

"Nottingham... Snottingham"

[Ruminations]

If you have access to an accurate map of what Britain looked like at the time, why are you using a current map of Britain?

[WHATISUTUBE]

WOAH now the English Coastline changed that much in 1000 years? That's actually incredibly rapid change in such a short span of time.

[danielcuevas]

Be warned: Assassins Creed fans are going to invade this video soon.

[ZhaoZhouYun]

People expects or ask for too much details from a channel that literally named "Ten Minute History" -- i mean the content is pretty much clear -- topics have to be summarized.