A Brief History of the Normans | Animated History

Discover the origins of the Normans, the story behind the dispute between Harold Godwinson and William the Conqueror, and how the Norman army took control of England.

[Sasseverk]

Im not even from England and i love this chanel

[tnbz]

My family gets our last name from the land granted from the Norman invasion: Newberry, originally Newbury. Cool to see this stuff!

[miaow]

I have been preparing for an exam in English history and 0:30 is EXACTLY how I need to remember Edward the Confessor so that I can always safely recall who he was xD

[praetor]

THE BATTLE OF





























I've been there on my bday when English Heritage found it

[nerdyguy]

Odo of France (Eudes de France) succeeded in resisting Viking attacks (Rollo included) and saving Paris from 885 to 886. Robert 1 of France (Brother of Odo of France) ALSO DEFEATED the vikings (led by Rollo) in Chartres in 911 and paved way for the later baptism of Rollo (the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte).

[bruce]

Thinking about getting an arrow in the eye makes me wince

[anna_hbz]

my grandmother always told me we have lots of norman heritage on my english side, and has it proved by paper, so i'm basically part Viking 😎

[stigmuri]

I could watch a whole movie with those tapestry-animations

[davothefirst]

This is like a cartoon ! how jolly history was

[davew]

So when people in England have DNA tests it's hardly surprising they often have Viking ancestry.

[laurametheny]

So funny but informative! I love this stuff. Gotta show my grandkids. Even if they think they're too old haha! Thanks EH🇬🇧✌🗡

[danieladaniela]

So basically, the English throne was Santa's present to William

[noahtylerpritchett]

We people of Norman descent like myself of Norman descent are the greatest people on the planet.

[sumaiya]

This video is very funny from 22 second to 41 seconds!🤣🤣😂😂

[stephen.]

Un normand qui imposa aux anglais de parler le français, il faut le faire ! En fait il y a eu peu de vikings en Normandie et ils se sont mélangés à la population locale. En 1066 guillaume le conquérant était déjà français de culture et Duc de normandie sous le controle du roi de france.

[gaynor]

The Normans were second and third generation descendants of Danish Vikings. Your illustration shows them coming to the British Isles from Norway.

[kennethnorton]

Edward the confessor and william the conqueror are 1st cousins once removed

[matthewmann]

Trying to be the norm of normal of normality to normalcy and not abnormal

[elainelouve]

Was the Anglo Norman dialect born out of this invasion or did it exist before? I know the Normans probably didn't speak standard French, because if I remember correctly, standard French didn't yet exist at the time, and Normandy had it's own dialects.

Also I'm curious did they really name the land Normandy, because I've always thought it was the French who called vikings "men of the North".

[jimmyestrada]

I am one of many great grand sons of William my grandmother was directly related from him..