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

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🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as "a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy". The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that 'Danegeld' was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 - you can also watch that video here: • Battle of Assandun, 10...
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@HistoryMarche Ай бұрын

🚩 Get started with InVideo AI for free here invideo.io/i/HistoryMarche 🚩 Battle of Maldon (991) is described as "a story of guts and glory; patriot versus enemy". The aftermath of this hard fought battle was the first time that 'Danegeld' was paid to the Vikings, which marked the beginning of a new era of Viking raids in England. Bribe in exchange for peace motivated an evergrowing number of Viking raiders, which eventually led to the full conquest of England by Cnut the Great in 1016 - you can also watch that video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fsBkYJR2nsvUY6c.html

@danielsantiagourtado3430 Ай бұрын

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@Trebor74 Ай бұрын

Actually,cnut did not conquer the rest of England. The battle of ashingdon,in Essex, between cnut and Edmund ironside ended in a draw and it was decided to co-rule. It was only when Edmund ironside died that cnut inherited the crown.

@brokenbridge6316 Ай бұрын

I hope this means your going to put together a series about how Cnut the Great conquered England. One of the few people to actually pull that off.

@ghtermzo Ай бұрын

Could you consider making video about "Timurid invasion of Goergian kingdom" ?

@malendil Ай бұрын

Probably cannot amend it by now, but you made a mistake with the family tree shown between 5:08 - 6:03. Aethelred has the exact same birthdate and ruling interval as his father, which is of course impossible.

@Steven-jn2cw Ай бұрын

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

@NelsonDiscovery Ай бұрын

No. It was normaltrash to let them cross. Because they were "real men" so they had to show how tough they were.

@jmill1334 Ай бұрын

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

@accaciagame1706 Ай бұрын

Actually makes sense considering the high mobility of the Vikings.I would have done the same,except I'd save one formation hidden to flank the Vikings. Had they not let the Vikings pass,they would have taken their ships and attacked somewhere else

@jmill1334 Ай бұрын

@accaciagame1706 you gotta be dang sure you're gonna win to do that. Raids are preferable to getting wiped like that. Yes, some sort of flanking attack would have hopefully turned the tide, but he fought them straight up.

@othertipo Ай бұрын

English military where about honor, the vikings knew that and took advantage if it. Vikings said hat honor battles where a waste of time, but English by that time barely knew the vikings costumes.

@evanneal4936 Ай бұрын

War rule #1: If you have an advantage, DO NOT give it up... he gave up his advantage just because someone called him unmanly or a cheater, that's no reason to give up an advantageous position... if I had a horse and you didn't, I wouldn't dismount just because you say, "That's not fair. I don't have a horse, get off, and fight on foot." Or if I had a tank but you didn't, I wouldn't get out of the tank just because you don't have your own or any armor piercing ammo... it's not wrong to press an advantage.

@user-fl5mq9kp7g Ай бұрын

@@evanneal4936Saxon: No, honor is more important than a man has a say

@rextucker3184 Ай бұрын

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

@HistoryMarche Ай бұрын

LOL! I see what you did there. Laughed so hard haha

@rextucker3184 Ай бұрын

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@danielsantiagourtado3430 Ай бұрын

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@Somewhat-Evil Ай бұрын

The translations I found for the name Knut means "daring" or perhaps "knot". He certainly dared much to create his Empire of the North and tied the Anglo-Saxons into knots while doing so!

@Trebor74 Ай бұрын

@@Somewhat-Evilnot strictly true. The last battle between cunt and Edmund ironside(at ashingdon in Essex) was a draw and it was decided to rule jointly. It was only after Edmund died that cnut ruled England.

@Sanj1n Ай бұрын

Nothing like a weekly History Marche video.

@Ciech_mate Ай бұрын

Agreed I love the more obscure stories like this one or ones in the PLC

@13JAMLAND Ай бұрын

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!

@rumatadestora Ай бұрын

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

@themindset-yj3hp Ай бұрын

If he didn’t die they probably would have won damn 60 year old giga chad was noted even by the Vikings to be at the front lines opening gaps and urging his men the whole time

@monkeyseemonkeydo1794 Ай бұрын

The vikings would have just left and came back another day. He wanted a decisive victory to stop them.

@johnkeane1419 Ай бұрын

@@themindset-yj3hp So gigachad the vikings didn't even steal his sword. Uber giga-chad, in fact.

@Condoctuc Ай бұрын

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

@mirjanaivankovic2656 Ай бұрын

Great Video HM,i hope you keep up with the great work,there are no history classes as frightening as your documentaries.

@Kees247 Ай бұрын

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

@charleswest5935 Ай бұрын

Im addicted to you and Kings and Generals more intense than any drug can hook a man. The entertainment and trust of historical correctness involved in it is priceless. As a man a fourth English, a fourth Scottish, a fourth Welsh and a fourth Irish, my DNA is tickled in the importance and truth also allowing me the quality it takes one to be for appreciation to be had here. I can't thank you enough, I rewatch videos over and over and have a reason to patron.

@armantavakoli5314 Ай бұрын

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

@ArionRDAW Ай бұрын

Depressingly he wasn't the only one in history who allowed the enemy to cross the river for an 'honourable battle'. In 638 BC ancient China, Duke Xiang of Song attacked the state of Zheng and met the troops from Chu, who were running to save Zheng. Instead of giving the enemy a surprise attack, he waited for the enemy to go across the river in order to display his gentlemanly benevolence. In the Battle of Hongshui (泓水之戰) against the much stronger and fully prepared enemy, Duke Xiang's troops were defeated thoroughly and he himself was badly hurt. The state of Song gradually declined thereafter.

@Ackalan Ай бұрын

In a world where the weight of your word is directly reflecting your trustworthiness as a leader and a host, even a single act of dishonour can taint your reputation and thus the people's, the other lords and even the kings trust and faith in your loyalty. It might be all that keep you from dying in prison or get sent into exile.

@Rynewulf Ай бұрын

@@randomuser-xc2wrim not sure there are as many mainstream historians doing that as you think. Ive not once in my life encountered them using psychology to explain things, dont mistake the fringe for the main (Eg just because people like Graham Hancock believe every big building was built by aliens, or Gavin Menzies think the Americas are all Ming Chinese doesn't mean thats normal)

@name657 Ай бұрын

fight like "Real men" would do.

@kingofcards9516 Ай бұрын

@@Ackalanwell I'd say winning a battle and driving off the enemy will help your word more than some insults will damage it.

@leroilicorne5246 Ай бұрын

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.

@KHK001 Ай бұрын

Amazing video as always HM!

@Markjr778 Ай бұрын

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

@petersherman2187 Ай бұрын

Can never get enough of History Marche. You always make me want to go and play Total War.

@timberwolfe1645 Ай бұрын

What a sad but VERY IMPORTANT battle

@mihajlo7893 Ай бұрын

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@krisyoung2615 Ай бұрын

Another top quality video

@dug117 Ай бұрын

Love your content. Brilliant animation and narration. My people are from Maldon, including my mom. I’m looking forward to visiting the site of the battle soon.

@chasemanhart Ай бұрын

My heart sinks every time I hear “But was, in his turn, cut down”

@yoransom Ай бұрын

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.

@danielsantiagourtado3430 Ай бұрын

Great Video HM,i hope you keep up with the great work,there are no history classes as AMAZING as your work! And when you have the name Cnut, you're hard to crack right?

@andrewplowman1002 Ай бұрын

Entertaining and informative, thanks

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@Aginor88 24 күн бұрын

Interesting as per usual from this channel.

@egocrusher8 Ай бұрын

another awesome video!

@guzelataroach4450 Ай бұрын

I am norweagin and have always found history fascinating, i am taking a bachelor in history at the university of bergen now actually

@ALTR908 Ай бұрын

Fire vid 🔥 🔥

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@elasolezito Ай бұрын

What exatly is an AI move ? What did he documented wrong here ?

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@HistoryMarche Ай бұрын

Right on! Thanks so much.

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@Ciech_mate Ай бұрын

There was a lot I had no idea about in this video and it was refreshing

@DeoAlong Ай бұрын

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@arnelious4501 Ай бұрын

Another banger

@ThomasBarth-gr1sz Ай бұрын

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.

@ibatan7243 Ай бұрын

Agree, unfortunately, history repeats itself. It is happening again, in our days, in the West, with the sick immigration policies

@TR_Conqueror Ай бұрын

@@ibatan7243 Well, you feed cats and dogs instead of having your own kids... When you get old without producing a younger generation, your country will need young people to do all the work and they cant do anything but to welcome immigrants. So blame your "1.5 births per woman ratio", especially after remembering that about half of that ratio is coming from immigrant women already. You are getting erased from history sir.

@user-fl5mq9kp7g Ай бұрын

Britain: You mean the workers? Are you, you loser, working? @@ibatan7243

@jiritichy7967 Ай бұрын

I thought that Wessex was not conquered.

@eponymousarchon7442 Ай бұрын

@@jiritichy7967This was after England was unified as one Kingdom, if that’s what you’re asking. Wessex on its own wasn’t conquered, not totally.

@user-nw4ph3yu4x Ай бұрын

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@WM78 Ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you for the entertainment!

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Ай бұрын

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

@fuski23 Ай бұрын

Crazy to give away an advantage like that chock point. And it cost the lives of his men.

@charlesjohnson6777 Ай бұрын

Great video ❤

@janetriggins2408 Ай бұрын

In no Way were the Vikings supposed to be allowed to cross unmolested. They already had More Men. A military blunder that cost a almost for sure victory or retreat on the Vikings part

@iamcleaver6854 Ай бұрын

His momentary success made him cocky

@coyote4237 Ай бұрын

Thank you.

@bigsarge2085 Ай бұрын

Incredible history.

@chesterzimmerman7752 Ай бұрын

Having an ai sponsor is extremely disappointing this channel is amazing and ai is the killer of channels like this

@jesseswindale6673 Ай бұрын

Excellent video I am from Maldon and Byrhnoth is celebrated by a bronze statue facing the battlefield as well as one on all saints church in 1991 a full reenactment was put on to celebrate the 1000 years since the battle

@R4rd Ай бұрын

"It's over Olav, i have the high ground!" "Hey Byrhtnoth, that's some nice high ground you got there, mind if i join you?" "Yeah sure"

@Syphi98 Ай бұрын

Danke!

@HistoryMarche Ай бұрын

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@Cnyloth Ай бұрын

I believe Olaf would have wanted payment for Northumbria due to his ancestors previous control over the land.

@anthonyisk704 Ай бұрын

I live in Maldon this is crazy to see

@molybdaen11 Ай бұрын

I like how you describe they circumstances and what they might have feelt. It connects me more to a distant part of history then „Oh he fought in 34 battles, laid 40 woman and build 5 churches.”

@Aginor88 Ай бұрын

Denna video gör mig stolt över mitt folk.

@christopherTYJ Ай бұрын

It was so long ago that we all may have ancestors on both sides of the battle.

@lollius88 Ай бұрын

Proud of pillagers and baby killers? You almost sound like an Izzraeli 😹

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@user-ln9dh2bq8j Ай бұрын

Says theres only one reply to this comment. Theres 3. 4 now.

@freesamples666 Ай бұрын

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@Tbonedasavage Ай бұрын

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@NR-rv8rz Ай бұрын

Fantastic telling. I had a look at the site of the battle on Google Earth. The Northey Island causeway is still there. I wonder what metal detectorists would find in the area?

@davidhunt8685 Ай бұрын

Thanks

@nabobofdub4631 Ай бұрын

The first solid evidence of Essex man aiming to strike a beneficial deal.......things have greatly improved since 991.......

@TheCosmicGuy0111 Ай бұрын

Nice

@patp3725 Ай бұрын

Aethelred the Unready at 5:49 has the same dates as his father, it must be a mistake

@Wolfeson28 Ай бұрын

Ya, the dates must have been incorrectly copied over, since I doubt Aethelred was born two years earlier than his own mother.

@ore6015 Ай бұрын

Great ❤

@sumazdar Ай бұрын

Dziękuję

@WayfairingSam Ай бұрын

Having been to the site where this battle took place and to where Byrhtnoth is buried in Ely Cathedral. It was a feeling, I've never felt since. "Mind must be firmer, Heart the most fierce, Courage the greater, When our strength diminish!" - The Battle of Maldon

@fenrirr4981 Ай бұрын

I love listening to videos because they are informative, however he has a problem with a date in the French subtitles at 7.59. Indeed, instead of it being 980, it's marked 1980 XD Otherwise other than that everything is fine ^^

@klkaczynski73 Ай бұрын

Ah yes the year 10 0 12 lmao jkjk love these videos!! 16:50

@johnpauljones4190 Ай бұрын

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@FreeWeId Ай бұрын

Gosh i love this channel. I love how anglo-saxons literally paid geld to vikings to fck off lol

@Condoctuc Ай бұрын

I mean this was a common thing throughout history, invading armies would frequently demand tribute from their target country or cities they besieged.

@sillypuppy5940 Ай бұрын

I went to see a reenactment of this battle in 1991

@jamesrushmoore7999 Ай бұрын

Never pay the aggressor, or risk making a venture of aggression...

@blameusa7082 Ай бұрын

my home town!

@caniconcananas7687 Ай бұрын

The 2nd note in the outro leaves an open way to everybody's suspect in these crimes: The butler.

@The_ZeroLine Ай бұрын

I hope we get to see more temper tantrum meters in the future. What a sadly misguided decision to allow them to cross the sandbar.

@TheGhostofXmasfuture Ай бұрын

There is another theory why Byrhtnoth allowed the Danes to cross the leeway, he was over 60yr considered very old for that time, not to mention a very tall man so I suspect he had many health issues. He wanted to die in battle. A much more worthy death for a man in his position to die in battle than in his bed. The Danes would have just sailed off with their loot from previous raids if he refused their offer to come over because both experienced men of war knew the advantage was with the Anglo Saxons. Byhtnoth was not stupid, he was seeking honor in death. edit: Thanks for this video of the battle...Edward the tall was a young prince of 18 or 19 and carried the standard of Wessex as a red background with a black dragon on it. It was his first battle so he could not retreat or he would lose honor for his family. His men-at-arms wore black armor. He had a good soul and would have made a great future king if he had lived. There was a young girl around 15 (noble) that followed him around and loved him (high school love) she had blond pigtails and put gold glitter on her face. Even though she was from a noble family he would never be able to marry her because his family would not allow him to marry down in status. I know those reading this would think I made this up and that's O.k. because I'm not trying to create history. I have a connection to this time and battle that most would not believe anyway.

@harryshriver6223 Ай бұрын

I just love how rich and deep the history is of the UK

@NO1jkpg Ай бұрын

Interresting that they did not take the great leader golden sword so they did respect him for not backing off and also giving them a fair fight. I wonder if other Vikings respect enemies like that as great warriors and did something for them just like this.

@freefall9832 Ай бұрын

They took his head, so not much respect. They were superstitious and didn't want the sword for supernatural reasons.

@Trebor74 Ай бұрын

There is a statue of britnoth(byrtnoff) at the end of maldon promenade.

@n9fear778 Ай бұрын

Still waiting for that hannibal barca videos, so some on Alexander the great

@Aetius-ju1tc Ай бұрын

Very interesting video! Honor is its own reward; but I must say that I wonder if it is a sufficient one to all the native English that would had suffered the viking raids.

@user-fl5mq9kp7g Ай бұрын

Saxon: Brother, we are from Denmark. Why do you care about these slaves?

@istvansipos9940 Ай бұрын

if you find yourself in a glorious battle, you know for sure: Your military leadership fuggd up.

@jiritichy7967 Ай бұрын

It is my understanding that Anglos came to England around the year 600 from Denmark and so it is rather ironic that they were attacked by the same people from Denmark roughly 400 years later.

@neildaly2635 Ай бұрын

From the fury of the algorithm, good Lord protect us!

@anthonyisk704 Ай бұрын

I comment this while looking at Lord Byrtnoths statue in maldon right now

@user-wn6ic9mj8b Ай бұрын

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@damienpeters8518 Ай бұрын

To the algorithm!🍻

@EpicMike7 Ай бұрын

Once you have paid him the Danegeld, you never get rid of the Dane.

@jsong8584 Ай бұрын

Interestingly, similar thing happened in ancient China. B.C. 638, Soong's king waited until enemy crossed river, ready their formation. It's a famous story in China and Korea.

@guzelataroach4450 Ай бұрын

Source

@arrow1414 Ай бұрын

It sounds like the fictional "Game of Thrones" King Joffrey was based in part on Edward the Martyr.

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@Captain-Donut Ай бұрын

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@RealSeanithan 24 күн бұрын

The Viking raids of ten-oh-two (1002), ten-oh-seven (1007), and ten-oh-twelve (10012).

@HK47Beserker Ай бұрын

I support his decision though instead of araying their armies for battle I would have challenged him to single combat to then really "Fight like a man" otherwise I wouldnt have offered up my position. Edit: After some thought maybe he thought it wise to fight them then and there. And not allow the Viking host to continue its raiding along the British Coast. Thus wanting a decisive battle, after all the Vikings had the opportunity to leave and didn't thus giving me the idea that, sense they didn't withdraw he thought it wise to accept there offer of battle to fight them in his own land and not allow them to escape to the safety of their ships.

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@Raphael-pt7rx Ай бұрын

16:52 10012 nice ;D

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@swoop0321 Ай бұрын

reminds me of Rome 2 river battles

@dylanjones7485 Ай бұрын

did he just voluntarily give up the fight???

@neilog747 Ай бұрын

England as a nation under one king has been in existence since around 937, so in 991 we would have called ourselves English, in accordance with King Athelstan's earlier description of himself as 'King of the English', in which he seems to replace the earlier term 'Anglo-Saxon'. The latter term was used in his forefather's Wessex court when they only governed Wessex. In the poem itself, its nice how the poet talks in an inclusive way about a wigend amongst the men of Essex who is of solid Northumbrian stock. Its a sign of an existing national English consciousness.