Brittany's Viking Age (800-950)

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[tobago]

As a Breton, thank you for this very informative and entertaining video. I really enjoyed learning about this part of my history and culture.

[marcusaurelius]

I have always found the history surrounding the English and Northern French territories to be incredibly interesting. Starting from the end of the Roman occupation there were so many different migrations and invasions that shaped the area. God I love history.

[chriscodrington]

Wife was Breton and spent several summers there exploring Thanks for filling in this neglected and fascinating period.

[ThisisBarris]

Watching these videos and making my own research make me realize why the Britons, here in France, feel so independent because of so much of their history has little to do with the French nation itself, but rather England/Duchy of Brittany etc.

I don't know if you'll talk about it since it's not the focus of your channel, but if you keep talking of Britanny, it would be good to mention Anne of Brittany since she marks the departure of Brittany under English influence to French influence.

I was planning on visiting her castle in Britain next summer.

[tancreddehauteville]

My Medieval History class was introduced to you through the Crusade video about The Great Seljuk Empire and we all love your videos keep up the amazing flawless work

[tobago]

I love how you bring up and look at parts of history that are poorly coverred for the most part, this really make your channel great!

[SelkeaRambles]

I have been dying to find some sources on Brittany in the Viking Age (I'm a Viking reenactor, born and raised in Brittany). Thank you so much for this!!!

[lakedaimoniosbc]

keep up the good work my friend. You have one of the most educational channels on youtube. Each video you upload provides me with the stimulus to study further on my own and gives people the chance to learn about ignored or not widely known aspects of history.

[munkittytunkitty]

Really good video. Just one small thing - the Bretons don't speak a Gaelic language - the Gaelic languages are Scottish Gaelic, Irish and Manx. They speak a Brythonic language like the Cornish and the Welsh. Collectively the Gaelic and Brythonic languages are known as the Celtic languages. By the way Happy St. Ivo's Day!

[spirituallevelofbeing]

Great video always great to listen to others discuss history. This was the best breton history video I've seen by far.

[zoetropo]

I was amused by the use of the “Norman Last Supper” from the Bayeux Tapestry when you mentioned the first peace treaty after Ballon, because Odo of Bayeux had Breton connections and just to his left (our right) stands Alan Rufus, leader of the Breton contingent at Hastings. Alan was a male-line descendant of Ridoredh of Vannes, a salt merchant and courtier of Erispoe’s.

[kevinhathaway]

Thank you for untangling this very complex History of Brittany. I have been struggling for quite some time with it!!

[gevasveston]

Loving the recent twist into a lesser known period of history. Makes me sad none of this is taught in schools (UK Anyway)

[rogertemple]

"Ay like to watch documentaries about Vikings,
no interviews from people,
just a narrator telling an account of these adventures,
Not a TV show with actors
like they show on the History Channel
that show is just a soap opera
This is what I like here,
THANKS.

[worldoft]

Did my thesis on the monastery of Redon! Truly a looked over period and geographical area in general!

[Gayasshunk]

Great video. But one thing at 3:45 Breton is not Gaelic, it is from the other stratum of Insular Celtic languages, namely Brythonic.

[rbsaurusrex]

Dude I love these longer Videos... Narration is amazing and the background music puts you right there...

[Just_lift_anyone]

Leaders of old had such epic sounding names, Constantine, Charlemagne... Alan.

[zoetropo]

William Longsword’s mother was Poppa of Bayeux and his wife was Sprota of Brittany.
When William was assassinated in Flanders, Louis IV quashed Normandy and imprisoned William’s son Richard, but Richard was freed by local Gallic lords and remade Normandy in a new mould. A son Richard II and a daughter Hawise married into the Breton Sovereign House, while another daughter Emma became twice Queen of England.