Gallowglass: The Viking-Scot Mercenaries of Ireland

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“Heartless” Viking-Scot warriors leave the Hebrides for Ireland in the 13th century. The ax-wielding champions form an elite mercenary class called the “gallowglass” or “galloglass,” which will radically alter medieval Irish warfare. Chieftains and lords hire the brutal and fearsome warriors to wage war against each other and against the encroaching forces of England. Driving out medieval knights and earning a mention from Shakespeare (in MacBeth), the gallowglass are a special class of warrior that deserves to be noted in the historical record.
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@theduck4382 2 жыл бұрын

@mr oko you’re extremely misinformed. Yes there was barbaric slaughtering on both sides. When Vikings first arrived and for many years after they massacred large amounts of Gaelic natives. And in the years that followed Viking settlements were raided and equally suffered massacres and crushing defeats at the hands of the Gaelic Irish. However over time, the Vikings began to adopt Irish customs, assimilate into Irish culture and intermarry with many Gaelic Irish. So much so that they came to be known as ‘Norse-Gael’s’. People who exhibited both the cultural practices of their ancestral lands and Gaelic Ireland. Alliances were even formed between Gaelic kingdoms and Viking settlements regularly when warring with other Gaelic or Viking kingdoms/ settlements. In fact, Scandinavian DNA still lives on in a significant cohort of Irish people to this day. Also, this video wasn’t even about a Norse ‘occupation’ or the time when Vikings first began arriving in Ireland, it was about a time a couple of hundred years later. Furthermore to even describe Viking settlement in Ireland as a ‘Norse occupation’ makes it sound like they took control of/ conquered a nation when in reality they just settled in small to medium pockets around the coast (e.g. Dublin, Wexford, Waterford etc) and were always a minority in Gaelic Ireland. Do more research before commenting next time…

@icemanire5467 2 жыл бұрын

I love your channel, Pete.

@niccolocoletti7507 9 ай бұрын

@@theduck4382 Vikings also founded the city of Dublin and created a state in dublin for a time, they also created the normans, french speaking vikings that after Rollo, conquered england, creating the angevin dynasty

@niccolocoletti7507 9 ай бұрын

@@theduck4382 also swedish vikings, created the Rus, or kievan rus, early ukraine/russia and also served in the byzantine army

@niccolocoletti7507 9 ай бұрын

@@theduck4382 To think that vikings were just pirates and bloodthirsty useless barbarians, that destroy structures built by better men is so false, the Norse culture is so fantastic to learn about, they're warrior like mindset made them fierce combatants on the battlefield, and contributed to a long range of things i European history

@youtubeconnollyfamily 2 жыл бұрын

Both my parents were born in Ireland. They tell me stories of their grandfathers and how tough they were. My dad‘s grandfather got hit by a train while working broke four ribs and his left arm but he finished the day because money was more important than pain he said. Those old Irish people were some tough bastards

@deathcabforcutie3889 2 жыл бұрын

"Hit by a train" Pff! What was it, a toy train? It's a pity he didn't nail his testicles to a moving train.

@lukefoxxx3 Жыл бұрын

Most of the current Irish are tough bastards as well.

@kingsman3087 Жыл бұрын

all cultures always have tough guys

@connorsealey24 Жыл бұрын

Hit by a train and carried on working fuck of😂😂😂😂

@emmettoconnor2325 Жыл бұрын

@@kingsman3087 except the English there all soft

@wasgzzak8837 2 жыл бұрын

Did my honours dissertation on the Gael-Norse and later gallowglass. Viking cowboys that spoke Gaelic. Thank you so much for highlighting how awesome this group is. Can’t wait to watch the always high quality video. And thanks so much again

@tomkerriskdunne4077 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there.. would love to read your dissertation... is it in the public domain anywhere ? Been interested in this period of Irish history for ages - and being from Co Clare it is still very much alive and well in our local memories !

@jimmythe-gent 10 ай бұрын

@@tomkerriskdunne4077ahh don't worry about it, your whole culture will be gone before too long. Number 1 baby name in Galway for 2022... Want to know what it is? -the various spellings of the name "Mohammed" (a true celtic-irish name if ever I've heard one...)

@lJSMosbyl 2 жыл бұрын

This hits close to home. The storyline and art on the channel are amazing.

@hangsambo12 2 жыл бұрын

Close to home?

@mysticnovelbro Жыл бұрын

@@hangsambo12 the rebel factor

@2WARDEN2 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work! My father is from Limerick and we can trace our lineage very clearly up to our Gallowglass beginnings (Mac Sithig). One of our ancestors was even a mercenary aide de camp to Napoleon (Though died at Austerlitz). Gallowglass are severely slept on when it comes to any historical spotlight, thank you for taking the time to put this together so others can learn! Additional fun fact: Gallowglass would often take acreage and livestock as payment instead of gold which is why so many clans became well established in Ireland after coming over from Scotland.

@DiarmuidMacSuibhne Жыл бұрын

We used to fight the Mac Sithig for free sometimes.

@tomhirons7475 Жыл бұрын

Bullshit

@jbmurphy4 2 ай бұрын

My granny used to tell us that her ancestors were from Scotland. Since her surname was McCabe I now know at least some of her ancestors were descendants of the gallowglass.

@conmara6492 2 жыл бұрын

Been fascinated with the Gallowglass for years, really excited to see this one! Who they were and what they came to represent is nothing short of captivating.

@Frosty_tha_Snowman 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do an episode over Spartacus and the Third Servile War? It's easily one of my favorite historical events of all time. It's brutal, it's beautiful, it's incredible, it's inspiring.. it's a story that everyone should know about.

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@StefanMilo 2 жыл бұрын

Sheeeesh, pure fire as always. I only knew these chaps from Total War! Great video guys

@explosivereactionstv7414 2 жыл бұрын

I liked your video about the Vikings in the tropics

@Pepespizzeria1 2 жыл бұрын

Which total war?

@WitcherGerd 2 жыл бұрын

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@Pepespizzeria1 2 жыл бұрын

@@WitcherGerd excellent, thanks I'll be getting that

@jamesoneill122 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, the Secret of Kells is a terrific animatied movie that has a scene where the vikings march on Kells. The image of the big haunting looking men marching black on red always impresses me. It's fitting of the Gallowglass. Nice to see the O'Neills get a mention too!

@fvrrljr 2 жыл бұрын

thanx for the tip, i will watch with my daughter Quality Time

@0augustwest 2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@fvrrljr 2 жыл бұрын

just watched Secret of Kells with daughter 👍

@jamesoneill122 2 жыл бұрын

@@fvrrljr nice, did you enjoy it? If you did, the same studio also do Song of the Sea and Wolfwalkers

@fvrrljr 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesoneill122 we enjoyed it. 14 yr old daughter loves Song of the Sea was excited to know Secret of Kells is made by same people. Wolfwalkers is next.Thank You for mentioning it

@finnduffy777 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely interesting. This history is very relevant to where I live in Donegal. O’Donnell, Sweeney and O’Neill are very common names in the county and there are still castles built by them here such as Dough castle which belonged to the Sweeneys, and Grianán Aileach which belonged to the O’Neills, which could also be easily seen by the O’Donnells on their land. There are many more structures but those are two that come to mind that I’ve visited. I only clicked on this video after watching about what people with bad eyesight before glasses, and I ended up finding a video that relates massively to my local area! Super cool

@minime7557 Жыл бұрын

Was Sweeney gallowglass?

@MrResearcher122 Жыл бұрын

Do you know Lettermacaward, Gaeltacht village in the Rosses region of County Donegal, Ireland?

@finnduffy777 Жыл бұрын

@@MrResearcher122 Yes actually, my mothers family is from very near there. I would be very familiar with areas particularly around Ardara, Glenties and Portnoo and would be relatively familiar with Lettermacabhaird itself, mainly because I cross the bridge there the odd time to go on a backroad through glenveagh back to Letterkenny. So yeah that’s very much within my part of the world!

@nmatthew7469 Жыл бұрын

Mother was an O'Donnell.

@erinmac4750 2 ай бұрын

My great grandfather was an O'Donnell. I don't know that much about them, as she passed when I was young. It looks like they were in the North. I hope to make it there someday to see where my people called home. 🇮🇪Erin go bragh! ✊

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@robertduchaine2553 Жыл бұрын

I descend from these proud people the gallowglass heart still beats strong my grandfather is the purest example of that! Rawleigh s. Mcsweeney 1914-1999 rest in peace Gramp 5 bronze star's in WW2 a Man among men thanks for your video really great and had me thinking of my Grandfather God bless

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Thanks! Joe is traditionally a landscape painter so Ireland is pretty much a cheat code for art :)

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@@HistoryDose Aaah that makes sense lol! I went there a few years ago for a friend's wedding and it was such a beautiful country. Just out of curiosity , how many hours do you spend on editing a video like this (Just the editing, not scripting, vo, etc.)? I had a 10s clip using Frederick the Great playing flute of a video I did recently and it literally took me an hour to do haha so my guess is your experience speeds things up a bit.

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It’s a bit tricky because the editing involves a lot of impromptu digital artwork, which will be 3-4 hours per painting. Just editing for a shorter video like this might be 15 hours? Always a multi-day effort!

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Thanks! The research, writing, art and music selection swells that time quit a bit, but we’ve certainly gotten faster

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@riverwolf654 3 ай бұрын

the scots are traitors

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I would LITERALLY pay to see him cover a video about the Picts!!!

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@adcombe 2 жыл бұрын

I've actually written a feature film script called the gallowglass so it's cool to see more videos on them.

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@SmeagolMacConchradha 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this! Would love to see more about Ireland or Scotland. Brian Boru, 1798, Wolfetone

@HistoryDose 2 жыл бұрын

The recommended Magellan doc actually centers around Brian Boru. But I’d love to return to Ireland or go to Scotland in a future video!

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@@HistoryDose For Scotland, perhaps a video on The Black Douglas a/k/a the Good Sir James

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@strikeleaderwaraki6735 2 жыл бұрын

Great video of the warriors

@celtichistorydecoded Жыл бұрын

This video was class. Thanks!

@M-26-7 Жыл бұрын

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@undead8393 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video, thanks for putting it together! Some of my ancestors came from Scotland to Northern Ireland as gallowglass in the early 15th century, so it's interesting to know that they weren't at it long before the demand died down.

@sully8317 Жыл бұрын

Your ancestors were lowlanders not gallowglass haha

@night_wolf_6254 10 ай бұрын

I love hearing more bout my heritage , my ancestors were truly amazing fighters , it makes me proud to be from 3 heritages that never let ppl push them around without a fight .

@artair70 9 ай бұрын

Say that to the current Irish that are getting replaced

@willywonka7812 14 сағат бұрын

@@artair70they were mercenary scum who'd kill their brothers for payment from a nobleman. Just like you and your kind today