Battle of Maldon, 991 - The first time Anglo-Saxons paid 'danegeld' to the Vikings

📢 Narrated by David McCallion

🎼 Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Filmstro

#history #documentary #medieval

[Steven-jncw]

Insane letting them cross. NEVER give up a strategic advantage!

[Sanjn]

Nothing like a weekly History Marche video.

[JAMLAND]

I live here . There's a statue of Byrhtnoth facing the battlefield . He was 68 years old when he fought the battle . Great video of my local history thank you!

[rextucker]

You got a name like Cnut, you gotta be tough.

[jmill]

Casually letting them cross was certainly...something..

[rumatadestora]

That was an odd decision to let the vikings cross and form up on the shore. Chad move that didn't pay off

[mirjanaivankovic]

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[Kees]

Another great piece of work. Thank you. Read ‘the long ships’ aka ‘Red Orm’ as a child. I loved this part.

[Condoctuc]

Interesting how they left the sword of the enemy commander, the Vikings must’ve respected his bravery in battle and the fact that he let their army cross so they could settle the fight

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[mihajlo]

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[yoransom]

I've been there, that estuary is muddy, massive, and the tide comes in and out insanely fast. I'd hate to fight a battle there.

[armantavakoli]

what the literal fuck was that strategy - attack them 50% of the way crossing

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[leroilicorne]

Damn I love this channel. The astonishing amount of work put into it, the great story-telling, the litteral histroy class told beside the battle is just insane.

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[Markjr]

Thanks for more on the vikings I love all your historical videos!

[ThomasBarth-grsz]

this battle in itself at first seems unnecessary in its aftermath. What did the Vikings achieve with this bloodshed? But the context added at the end of the video was excellent. It shows how the battle led to the collection of tribute, which gradually sapped the English and strengthened the Danes, leading to their eventual conquest of the whole kingdom.

[mohammedsaysrashid]

Thank you 🙏 ( history Marche) channel for sharing this magnificent historical coverage episode about Saxons stone stands confronted viking Raiders in 9th AD ...what a bravery speak and attitude of Saxons( paying them by spare pin and sword blades) rather than Saxons defeat in battlefield ...vikings acted as amphibian bandits...thank you for sharing