The Irish vs Viking Wars

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In 795, the Irish warrior culture comes in contact with the Viking warrior culture. This clash sparks multiple centuries of brutal conflict, shifting alliances, and power grabs that culminate in devastating wars and battles, and the rise of the storied High King Brian Boru.
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@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

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@ICryWhenICum001 3 ай бұрын

You should do 40k lore videos your voice and video production would be amazing for it!

@loke1555 2 ай бұрын

While the Vikings were a training bench for Europe, Europe was a sofa for the Viking

@hague444 2 ай бұрын

Can you do some videos on Welsh battles please

@EpicAelflaed 2 ай бұрын

@@hague444 they fought against the invaders - the Gaels (Irish)

@hague444 2 ай бұрын

@@EpicAelflaed would love to see a video on Llywelyn ap Gruffudd or Owain Glyndŵr

@Truffle_Pup 3 ай бұрын

Every Irishman is brought up on the tales of Brian Boru... You did us proud with this.

@buckethead7057 3 ай бұрын

Facts!

@cliffjoseph2853 3 ай бұрын

* THIS made us proud

@starlight333-vb4ud 3 ай бұрын

What about Cuchculain?

@mintcool4545 2 ай бұрын

@@starlight333-vb4udCúchulainn was a cool guy too, but I'm pretty sure he only exists in mythology

@JoeRogansForehead 2 ай бұрын

Should be brought up on stories of queen victoria 😂😂

@HistoryTime 3 ай бұрын

Epic stuff guys. Really did Brian Boru justice. Really beautiful art work too

@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

Really appreciate it, Pete!! We ought to do a livestream collab soon!

@RP-ks6ly 2 ай бұрын

Wife's family is a bunch of O'Briens, they say they are descended from Brian Boru

@ardri31 2 ай бұрын

@@RP-ks6ly O'Brian means son of Brian Boru so yea, they are

@erinmac4750 Ай бұрын

@@HistoryDose Definitely! Two of my favorites together! 💚✊

@erinmac4750 Ай бұрын

@@ardri31 So, if they're the descendants of Brien Boru, who are the O'Donnell's descended from? If you happen to know. My great grandfather came from Ireland, so I've been wondering.

@IrishTechnicalThinker 2 ай бұрын

"If you're lucky to be Irish, you're lucky enough." Irish medieval proverb.

@INFIDEL96 2 ай бұрын

Except during centuries of colonialism, enslavement and famine.

@webg03 2 ай бұрын

you left out one "enough" - it goes- "If you're lucky enough to be Irish, You're lucky enough".

@OnlyFlans42 Ай бұрын

@@INFIDEL96 Despite*, not except for.

@Tappy-ki1cb 9 күн бұрын

I’m an Irishman with some Scot living in the USA

@andrewnibirunnaki2562 Сағат бұрын

I love my ancestry

@Und3rgroundMan 3 ай бұрын

"In these roaring hours spent hacking and stabbing, men were so doused in blood as to be unrecognizable to their kin. Their spears became heavy with the hair of butchered enemies." Those lines are hauntingly epic.

@HistoryDose 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! The lines from the 12th-century account actually state that the spears were "clogged" with hair, which is an even gnarlier image.

@Und3rgroundMan 2 ай бұрын

@@HistoryDose It sounds so metal. I love these videos.

@daithipol 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of a St.Marys v Garryowen match back when I played Rugby...

@Max-mo7of Ай бұрын

As metal as it gets, absolutely Brutal

@richardmiranda640 Ай бұрын

Yes, yes yes

@encahill 2 ай бұрын

We've had loads of films and TV shows about Vikings .. time for a series about Celts .. Boru would make a fantastic series.

@relentless1989 2 ай бұрын

people in power hate us Irish, because over a hundred years ago they hand the world under control, until this little Island called Ireland stood up to might British empire,... and won... all the other enslaved countries seen these and said if little Ireland can do it, so can we... the people in power still haven't forgiven us for that, so thats why we are always mocked by Hollywood etc they labeled us Leprechauns, that was an american word

@TheSubpremeState Ай бұрын

There has been lots of talk down through the years of making a film like braveheart but not as fictional . Brian was born not far from where I was born. The south west of Ireland is probably the most Irish part. Living along the coast is hard enough to this day. The vikings helped the country ultimately but it was to beat them in the end.

@tikimillie Ай бұрын

I love celts

@troubledseed Ай бұрын

Problem is that Mainstream media wants you to see history differently these days so I doubt we would get a film about Irish or Scottish White men and women doing there thing. That would be some how offensive to a very small % of the populace that we all cater to for some reason. So theres that.

@zcl812 Ай бұрын

@troubledseed counterpoint: you've got a recent movie like banshees of inisherin which is about civil war Era rural Ireland. Not a single POC in the movie and it was nominated for many awards as well. Or look at The Northman, a big budget medieval norse epic, again with no POC characters but nominated for awards and reviewed favorably by critics. The narratives you are exposed to online do not reflect reality.

@USBearForce 2 ай бұрын

Machiavelli once said that centralized states are difficult to conquer but easy to rule, while decentralized states are easy to conquer but difficult to rule. The former can concentrate greater strength against you, but have a fixed point of critical failure. The latter might not be able to bring as much strength together at a single point, but individual regions and local lords are used to operating independently. The Vikings kill an English or French king and the country devolves into chaos. They kill an Irish king and the Irish shrug and say "Eh, we've got 99 more kings where that guy came from."

@paulduffy4585 2 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@shane7103 2 ай бұрын

Actually it's that they were easy to invade but difficult to conquer because there was no centralised form of rule

@INFIDEL96 2 ай бұрын

Kind of like how the CIA can rule a foreign country, but can't defeat The Narcos.

@hailmammonmoments7568 2 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the stories behind chess. 🥂🫡

@enigma9971 2 ай бұрын

Same could have been said about the Vikings themselves though. Lordship was usually just wrested from the former lord

@Spoon80085 3 ай бұрын

I did an exchange program last year, and stayed in Clontarf for two weeks. The history of Ireland remains palpable, you'd think Brian Boru had died less than 100 years ago, not 1000. I'm still enamored by the culture of the Irish, how persistently independent it is; it felt as though their ancestors were family, not the distant men relegated to history books.

@willywonka7812 2 ай бұрын

We're slipping into a morass of corporate bootlicking thanks to the same capitalist propaganda benighting the world. A hundred years ago, Socialists led us to freedom from the heel of the British crown. These days, people like Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson have the ear of our working class, and feed f@sh talking points into unthinking, uneducated minds, rendering us just another cog in the insatiable machine, marching our species into oblivion

@user-zp7jp1vk2i 2 ай бұрын

It's pretty hilarious when people in N. America think stuff that happened 60 years ago was ancient history. then I met a guy talking about the oak tree in his Wales village that fell over.......600 years ago, like it was yesterday!!

@fangslaughter1198 2 ай бұрын

Yep. I spent two years in Germany. The local brewery had been brewing since 1670ish. Pretty modern.

@ardri31 2 ай бұрын

We have a connection to our ancestors and the land, Éire was a goddess first

@currychip8815 2 ай бұрын

Belvedere?

@pogfrog4221 3 ай бұрын

Historydose, you are literally my favorite history youtuber. You can tell stories and battles like no one else. The atmosphere in every video is top-notch, man, keep it up!

@PrashidPokharel 3 ай бұрын

hear! hear!

@TheIamPC 3 ай бұрын

He has a great voice for it too. Very "Late Night DJ" calm to it.

@reetalmajmudar4297 3 ай бұрын

Maybe he is just equal to oversimplified but more consistent

@Schnitzel5843 3 ай бұрын

Seconded

@lukewatson411 2 ай бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree. Absolutely the best history Channel I've ever come across!

@epicdragon409 3 ай бұрын

Brian just casually said "screw this" and took over the whole country

@nothuman3083 3 ай бұрын

Happens time to time in irish history

@irishsaturday7577 2 ай бұрын

Least aggressive CK3 player

@PackHunter117 2 ай бұрын

Someone needs to do this now with the invasion of immigrants and a leader of Pakistani origin saying there’s too many white people living in Ireland

@westington1 2 ай бұрын

@@nothuman3083 Happening again now with big tech companies. We fucking love being colonised like 😂

@EpicAelflaed 2 ай бұрын

@@westington1 😂 😂

@Philipk65 2 ай бұрын

It was described by Vikings that the Irish back in those days were physically huge, even compared to Vikings. The Irish were nourished on beef and lamb and the pastures were green year round in a fair climate.

@joeviking61 Ай бұрын

Makes perfect sense. I am 100 percent Irish, and my Brothers and Uncles are all huge Micks

@anthonyhulse1248 23 күн бұрын

I worked in construction before and during university in England back in the late 70s. . While many Irish labourers were average size (but very strong), there were some who were huge

@stephenrussell1612 11 күн бұрын

All myths, Vikings on Avg were only about 5'7-5'9. sure there were some big guys, but the majority were not. So were the Irish. Now none of this means nothing when comes to strength. They were well fed and Stong

@Robin_Goodfellow 3 ай бұрын

I've always loved the mental image of a bunch of Vikings trying to figure out what the hell to do about an island with 100+ kings on it. The answer for many seems to have been "screw it, we're Irish now"

@TheMonkeystick 3 ай бұрын

Situation: There are 127 kings in Ireland Viking: "I know! I'll invade and conquer the island under one rule!" Situation: There are 128 kings in Ireland

@youwanagethi Ай бұрын

Irish peasants: "Who are you?" Vikings: "We’re here to kill your king" Irish peasants: "....Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrow it down?"

@evanlucas8914 3 ай бұрын

Its always been fascinating to me the contrast of ireland. The island is a land of plenty. Verdant fields and teeming shores gave rise to one of the most embattled people on the planet. They fought each other for their land as much as they fought others. Often times it seems as though they only banded together to fight off a greater threat so they could get back to fighting each other. All of this is a back drop to one of the deepest repositories of ancient stone monuments and artifacts; belying and undercurrent of pervasive culture that almost seems at odds with the war like people.

@dasalsakid 3 ай бұрын

this comment is awesome - such great writing!

@karlbyrne6021 2 ай бұрын

@evan check out the book called Irish wisdom preserved in the bible and pyramids by conor macdari, first published in 1923. It goes deep (really deep) into our culture. Besides I think we need a new Brian brou to fight off the new invaders.

@patrickmunneke8348 2 ай бұрын

@@karlbyrne6021 💯

@Batchall_Accepted 2 ай бұрын

If you want to see the modern version just go to the Galway races some year. All the culture and beautiful art and clothing we put on display for it just for the Gards to spend half the week arresting overdressed drunk lunatics knocking lumps out of eachother every evening and being absolute bastards to tourists

@dersuddeutschesumpf5444 2 ай бұрын

@@karlbyrne6021 That book is about as pseudo-sciency, fact free wishful thinking as anything I've ever read. Just another quack that falls into the trap of correlation not being causation

@feasogachsionnach1872 3 ай бұрын

I'm a student who studies extensively into Early Medieval Irish History, and you've hit the nail on the head with his video. Modern history grossly misportrays the Vikings as having an easy time in Ireland, which they did not. One minor detail I personally feel that should be addressed is that the Vikings did not introduce trading with the outside world to Ireland. Evidence exists of Irish trade with the outside world dating roughly 6000 BC from Jadeite axeheads found in Ireland that came from a Neolithic quarry in Italy. Brian Boru and his victory in Clontarf is also greatly downplayed by museums and historians alike, who act as if though it was a petty squabble that happened for no reason and that no one won the battle, which is utter rubbish. You touched well with the themes of ancestral heritage and the ancient tombs of ancient kings who were still praised by their descendants, it is something that is not often discussed in my experience. Apologies for the lecture, but this topic is one I am particularly passionate about due to how downplayed Irish resistance is against the Vikings and how Brian Boru is treated as a side figure of sorts by many. Edit: I forgot to mention the Scottish, who are often overlooked on this topic. Fair play for giving them a mention as again, they are often overlooked. There's not enough I can say without turning this into a longer lecture and I do apologise, nevertheless, great job with this video.

@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Happy to have your seal of approval! Right, the Vikings facilitated trade but did not begin it. In a longer format, I would’ve also mentioned the lasting material (e.g., weaponry) and linguistic impacts both cultures had on one another. I’m going to post the full script with footnotes and the bibliography in the description tomorrow, but you will see that Sean Duffy’s book on Brian Boru was a key source for this. I think he did a really admirable job of poking holes in the more extreme revisionist takes and analyzing the sources to discern the true significance of Clontarf. In other words, it didn’t “save” Ireland or banish the Vikings, but it did quell a legitimate threat from a people who had just conquered England-there’s a reason why all the contemporary sources regarded it as momentous! Thanks for watching!

@feasogachsionnach1872 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoryDose Nae bother lads, ye done as good as ya could, that's more effort than I've seen in many places and such, so fair play to ye. The art ye did is perfect as well I might add. A decent job overall.

@espressodepresso7546 3 ай бұрын

@@feasogachsionnach1872 also thank you for putting in the effort to pronounce the names of people and places right!

@feasogachsionnach1872 3 ай бұрын

@@espressodepresso7546 They made an effort and done research rather than look at it at face value aye. Granted there's God knows how many ways to pronounce any word of Irish because of local dialects in Ireland, but Historydose done decently there.

@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

@@espressodepresso7546 my last name is Feely (I’m 1/4th Irish), so I had to give a good effort 😄! The language is tough, though. I relied on lectures from scholars such as Clare Downham and Catherine Swift for some of the names, but there are countless dialects, debated Old Irish pronunciations, etc. so it is never going to be perfect. You can be sure that even names like Brian would’ve sounded differently back then!

@CRsVideoVaults Ай бұрын

“The Danes came to Ireland with nothing to do, But dream of the plundered old Irish they slew, 'Well you will in your Vikings' said Brian Boru, Then he threw them back into the ocean.” Great Vid 👍🏻

@slainemccool2875 2 ай бұрын

It's very frustrating that every Viking show only focuses on England we're missing out on amazing stories in Ireland

@EpicAelflaed 2 ай бұрын

Mainly because the Vikings were an important settlement in England along with the other Germanic Vikings - the Anglo Saxons and the Germanic Scandinavian Vikings - the Normans The Irish were a smaller mix of Anglo Normans that settled in Ireland though influential

@dambigfoot6844 2 ай бұрын

Its funny that the Vikings show was mostly filmed in Ireland and even many places in the show that are represented as being in England or Scandinavia are in Ireland. I don't blame the show for not really showing Ireland and Scotland but they are compressing so much history in such a short amount of time.

@VicerExciser 25 күн бұрын

And Russia. Vikings conquered those lands and banged the Turks, which essentially created the Russians we know of today. The Vikings literally went all over the world, so yeah to only show British stuff is lame.

@MiddleSpoon3461 3 ай бұрын

Went to Ireland this past August. Stayed at Clontarf castle, amazing place. Thoroughly enjoyed the country.

@devinmillican2873 3 ай бұрын

They should make a movie about this "Brian" dude if they haven't already.

@TeiBeiTube 2 ай бұрын

Could call it, "The life of Brian" even

@mountainskys 2 ай бұрын

I highly recommend reading The Lion Of Ireland. Would make a great movie, but it would be similar to Braveheart, just set three hundred years earlier.

@MrEpeeFencer 2 ай бұрын

If they made a movie Hollywood would make him black and gay.

@devinmillican2873 2 ай бұрын

@@MrEpeeFencer so fuckin true

@johndough5854 2 ай бұрын

@@MrEpeeFencer 100% and they would write how the Scots and Irish wear kilts to honor the gay stuff he wore in battle surely

@shamiemcguire1588 2 ай бұрын

When I attended Carlow College. The chosen head of the O'brien clan attended for a speech about Brian. It was an amazing experience, and I spoke to him afterwards. The one thing that bugged us both. Was the loss of his sword. It was taken to England. And somehow got lost??. What an absolute shame.

@maxcody5040 2 ай бұрын

We don't have clans anymore in Ireland.

@BluezJustice 2 ай бұрын

the Irish crown jewels also going missing, I often wonder if the English took them out of spite?

@antseanbheanbocht4993 2 ай бұрын

@@maxcody5040 We do still have Clan leaders many of whom don't even reside in Ireland anymore. It was the responsibility of the Irish chief herald to authenticate their claims but there was a scandal involving some fraudsters and the state stopped getting involved. The standing council of Irish chiefs was the name used, many are legitimate descendants of the original Gaelic Nobility.

@Anrirua 2 ай бұрын

@@maxcody5040 We never did have clans. homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/chiefs/register.htm Now you know. You're welcome.

@irishdepartmentofagriculture Ай бұрын

@@BluezJustice The Irish crown jewel were not Irish they were the symbols of British authority of the king. W

@afroduck6991 2 ай бұрын

Saddens me to see what's happening to our ancient land in recent years. 20% of the people here at the moment weren't born here, our cultures days are numbered.

@ansionnachbeagrioga5260 2 ай бұрын

I was raised in Killaloe/Kincora which is the hometown of Brian Boru. I was raised being taught that I was a Dalcassian, a member of the Dál Cais tribe. My online profile pic is the banner of Brian Boru. I used to train out at his historic fort in Killaloe. I currently live in Limerick, the town founded by Vikings but conquered by Brian. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I'm well familiar with the history and I didn't expect you'd include so much of the details.

@johnnymo4000 3 ай бұрын

I happen to be of Nordic and Irish mix, with the honor of carrying the name Moran.

@JoeRogansForehead 2 ай бұрын

I’d leave out the Irish part 😂 that’s like saying your part vermin

@The_Alpha_E 2 ай бұрын

Did an Irishman interfere with your mother or something? Is that why you're acting so delecate 😂 @@JoeRogansForehead

@saltpeter7429 2 ай бұрын

I am American of Irish/ Norwegian ancestry. Irish grandmothers. Great show.

@whyyes6429 Ай бұрын

These guys NEVER fail to deliver, their style of making videos is intensely nostalgic to me somehow. It seriously captivates me like no other channel, especially some of the older videos, really immersive storytelling, the artstyle and sound effects are just done so well.

@HistoryDose Ай бұрын

Much appreciated!!

@kawikaahina1759 3 ай бұрын

Can you please make a video of the Mongol/Yuan invasion of Java? Most other nations that defeated the Mongols did so with great difficulty and barely won. Java was the complete opposite. It just used and then completely routed the Mongol and Chinese troops. It'd be very interesting to see art of Mongol cavalry in the jungle (they didn't do so well). Again, great video just like always

@theEpicxY 3 ай бұрын

didnt vietnam also mess up the mongols pretty badly?

@kawikaahina1759 3 ай бұрын

@@theEpicxY Vietnam technically beat them through guerilla warfare, yes. But the mongol army burned and massacred so many towns that by the time the Vietnamese armies returned from the jungle, they were so horrified by the amount of dead civilians that they agreed to become a tributary (basically pay the mongols off with money and slaves once or twice a year). So, it was a pyrric victory. Yes they beat the mongol army, but surrendered anyway. Java on the other hand, just kicked the mongols out without (too) serious losses.

@theEpicxY 3 ай бұрын

i think it was on the kings and generals chanell that i heard about it. hope he does yourr request though@@kawikaahina1759

@buckethead7057 3 ай бұрын

Im a Irishman and love history. I have always watched your channel and wished you did something about Irelands history,becuase it really is interesting. So thank you so much for doing it!

@EpicAelflaed 2 ай бұрын

The Irish if you’re interested in as far back as the Stone Age - came from three types of genome and one of them came from as far as Turkey - the Gaels that settled inIreland were from the Celtic Basque people from Spain

@hansg6336 3 ай бұрын

Incredible history of a battling and blending of peoples. I love the beautiful watercolors illustrating this compelling story.

@strangec73 2 ай бұрын

Morgan Llwelyn's book " The Lion of Ireland" is about Brian Boru and it is a fantastic read!

@MartinAtanasu 18 күн бұрын

First read it as a child, reread it many times later. One of the most inspiring heroic books ever. Rise Up Ireland!

@fearmorpiercemacmaghnais7186 3 ай бұрын

Amazing 👏 you’ve done our history justice Great storytelling of the War between the Gaels and Foreigners “ An Cogadh Gael Leis na Gallaimh”

@hevnervals 2 ай бұрын

They weren't foreigners at that point. Most of them had Irish blood. This was a civil war.

@manasesa.davila1828 3 ай бұрын

Another History Dose masterpiece.

@HidingSleeper 3 ай бұрын

I like the respect you give to history while also dramatizing it and making it entertaining. This video reminds me why I subscribed to this video and as a Limerick man, I can't help but swell with pride to the sheer tenacity of our people. We bled each other for centuries, generations, invaders, we won't give a second thought.

@benitoharrycollmann132 3 ай бұрын

Another exceptionally educational video! Would love to see your guy's rendition of the story of the Norse siege of Paris in 885. I'm convinced that History Dose is one of the only KZfaq channels that's never released an uninteresting video. Keep em coming!

@MasterFatness 2 ай бұрын

Your storytelling format is among (if not) the most engaging I have come across on this platform. I truly feel like you bring history to the viewer, and the viewer into history. Extremely compelling stuff. Not to mention, very unique compared to other historical channels, and I am subscribed to the vast majority of the prominent ones. Keep doing what you're doing!

@aarona7041 3 ай бұрын

I cannot get enough of your videos. The artwork the sound effects and the music and the storytelling are all just excellent.

@cameronyeager8129 3 ай бұрын

This account is just so unbelievably good. You guys consistently produce the best history content on KZfaq. No notification is better than a new History Dose!

@thelostshinobi8407 3 ай бұрын

I can’t thank you enough dude. I tried looking this story up before and find nothing on it other than a song that sings about the battle. THANK YOUU!!❤🎉

@StratfordDanBurrell 3 ай бұрын

I love these vs ones. Just so well presented - and your voice carries impact. Love it

@daverage4729 Ай бұрын

Fabulous video. I'm from Dublin myself and have to say this is the best retelling I've seen of Brian Boru's story. Bravo sir!

@IrishArmalite 2 ай бұрын

This was a class telling and narration, well done mate. Cheers

@Johtho 2 ай бұрын

your script is insane. art too. i love yall. seriously i just wanna add that even your transition from an ad to speaking is honestly incredibly well done. cant stress how much i love the work behind this channel and to hear you speak. Keep it up. or whatever

@HistoryDose 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!! We dove into some behind the scenes work in this video on our latest livestream-available to watch on the Live tab on our channel page.

@Sabre70 2 ай бұрын

Really well done presentation. Good delivery, timbre, use of art and sources. Great job. New sub that is well deserved

@axor102yt7 2 ай бұрын

Thank you History Dose. I never knew how interesting this time in history was for Ireland even though I’m Irish and I was taught about Irish history in school. Keep up the great work

@frankmorris2603 3 ай бұрын

O'Sullivan clan worked with Brian Boru. My ancestry. So proud.

@syntheticwisdom1 3 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to see a new History Dose in my subscriptions. Great work as usual!

@Redmalicious 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for making historical topics feel even more interesting and spectacular with your brilliant presentation style

@DragonkingJJ 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing this amazing part of history that is rarely talked about. In a future video could you talk about kings of Munster and there struggles with others Irish clans? Would be a very interesting watch ❤

@muffaletta 3 ай бұрын

i love this channel too, and i feel bad i accused them of AI art. Sorry bro's brother who makes the art. :( writing is phenomenal and the art is beyond that!

@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

Lol no worries. We’re not fans of AI art here! We’ll be breaking down the art research and art process for this video in an upcoming live stream.

@captain_rewind 2 ай бұрын

It cannot be said enough how your use of sound and music with the images are just **chef's kiss**

@andresmit5669 Ай бұрын

What an awesome way to learn about European history! I am of a small culture that descends from these Northern European peoples. We came down to Africa and have since formed the Afrikaner culture now native to Africa. It confuses foreigners to find white Africans here, but we have made it clear to European colonisers that we are no longer associated with them, and will not conform to their rule. We have fought many wars against the English called the "Boere Oorlog". Some say we eventually lost, however if that were true our culture would not exist. I would LOVE to see a video about Afrikaners as we are also war hardened people. My generation the very first not to have engaged in war. Not yet anyway!

@raptordarwish887 3 ай бұрын

I didn't even know 40K Tac would sponsor your channel lol. Tacticus is my fav game, didn't expect them to sponsor.

@WitcherGerd 2 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Ireland wasn’t catholic Christian during this time, but Celtic Christian. This was a unique blend of Christianity and Irish pagan beliefs and culture, this was why they were so war like even after converting, their cultural blend of the new religion kept the Irish tied to their war like ways, even bishops became regional warlords in their own right and often warred with other tribes and monasteries.

@mockyhotmail 2 ай бұрын

Celtic Christianity mixed with paganism was the reason, or rather excuse, Ireland was invaded and colonised by Henry VIII with the blessing of Pope Adrian. 800 years ago... unbelievable.

@bigjohn5142 Ай бұрын

insularism

@davidebusilacchio6410 Ай бұрын

Beyond the epic storytelling, the artworks and music in this video are INSANE. Wonderful job.

@HistoryDose Ай бұрын

Thanks! On the most recent livestream we dived into some of the in-depth research that went into making the art as accurate as possible

@forwhomthebelltolls 17 күн бұрын

If anyone is interested there is an epic film about this Great King. It's called "The life of Brian".

@fionnmoules7620 3 ай бұрын

The Norseman fears the Gael

@fionnbennett2093 3 ай бұрын

💪

@Based.Afghan 3 ай бұрын

Chad vikings took ur women 😂

@TheIrishvolunteer 3 ай бұрын

Erin go Brach

@rod9829 3 ай бұрын

@@Based.Afghan bro is literally an Afghan 💀

@mupptastic 3 ай бұрын

@@Based.Afghan 2 questions , why are Afghans still to this day terrified of Mongols/Mongolians? 2, which Western country are you in when you could be in Astan right now being double based?

@dinisbenediktov8977 3 ай бұрын

Your guys content is simply amazing! I'm left speechless every video. Would you consider covering more of Portuguese history? It's full of absolutely epic battles. You should check out the battle of Diu or the battle of Aljubarrota.

@Layer67 2 ай бұрын

Great work on the video guys! Viking history has Always fascinated me. I’m also doing this for a college class, and needed a social platform of some kind. Keep up the great work fellas!

@boagprod.1372 2 ай бұрын

Theres not that many channels that are so detailed in which they convey information like you do. There’s a lot of things that separate you guys from the others. The way you portray these conflicts is so concise and clear as well as the artwork just really hammers in the amount of dedication and effort you guys put in. One of the other things I appreciate about you guys doing is taking time to expose people to more or less “underrated” sections of history, and the ones that are under-covered here on KZfaq.

@HistoryDose 2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Yes, tons of research and work goes into each script and art piece you see here!

@madsdahlc 3 ай бұрын

Hallo from Denmark. Great video. Yes norse kings submitted to the irish kings as client kings. But In the end . The irish kings took greater interest in trading towns. And some irish kings deposed norse kings of the towns and themself took up residence there. But towns like Dublin, Limerick, waterford and wexford started out as viking citystates. But ended up as resistences for the irish kings. And eventuly a mixed irish/norse culture came into exsistence. But that all ended in 1171 . When the english king henry the second and his norman knights invaded Ireland

@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

Yes! The Anglo-Norman invasion is usually defined as the end of the Norse/Viking period in Ireland.

@madsdahlc 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoryDose Very true

@mortenovergaard7397 3 ай бұрын

I feel ashamed at what my ancestors did to the Irish, as well as the other European peoples. Just a bunch of savages.. Fortunately we are all smarter, and kinder, now.

@thequietman760 3 ай бұрын

@@mortenovergaard7397 smarter yes, but definitely not kinder

@toolcruise 3 ай бұрын

⁠@@mortenovergaard7397I am not shameful at all. My ancestors did what everyone at that time did, slavery and conquest was a part of their culture and had been for thousands of years. I very much support Torgim Titlestad’s theory that the viking raids were a counter attack against the Christians that had been encroaching on pagan lands for centuries, after the forced conversion and then massacre of pagans at Verden in Germany their chieftain sought refuge with the Danish king, that’s when they started working on Danevirke and later attacked the christian world.

@jamesnoonan7450 3 ай бұрын

I don't get goosebumps watching any other history channel bar this one SO FUCKING GOOD !

@imogenlucy1561 3 ай бұрын

Amazing video! Thank you so much for making it xxx

@danielkover7157 2 ай бұрын

I get excited whenever I see y'all posted a new video. 😊

@Strat-Guides 3 ай бұрын

Ireland is one of my favorite places to start a CK3 campaign! So cool to see some history from this time period. I had always wondered why the Vikings only controlled Dublin around that time. Pro-tip: Don't #@$% with the Irish :D

@michaeljameskeating1348 3 ай бұрын

Despite their reputation, Vikings were very adverse to straight pitched battles. When the vikings did fight pitched battles, their resolve in battle was brittle. Hard, but when it broke, it shattered.

@eamondanieu8272 3 ай бұрын

Wolf the Quarrelsome is a top-5 coolest name/epithet combo

@noahbarker2749 2 ай бұрын

Honestly, best made history videos on KZfaq. Stunning to watch

@mirola73 2 ай бұрын

Only recently discovered there is a Norwegian king's grave just outside Downpatrick in NI.

@Jobe-13 3 ай бұрын

This is a wonderful prequal to the Gallowglass video. The intertwined history of the British Isles and Scandinavia is so fascinating to me. The soundtrack of this video is amazing too.

@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, two warrior cultures that had lasting impacts on one another. And Joe composed most of this music himself :)

@dontevenlook 3 ай бұрын

'British Isles'... there is always one

@Jobe-13 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoryDoseAwesome

@kristinasheehy1817 2 ай бұрын

The Celtic Isles is more accurate

@thewolf1630 3 ай бұрын

As always much appreciated gents and keep bringing the great content and knowledge 🤙🏾✊🏾

@SP3NTT 3 ай бұрын

No better channel when it comes to history matched by great visuals.

@globalpropertyinvestment Ай бұрын

Why have we never had a proper Hollywood scale movie about the life and saga of Brian Boru? It would be fantastic.

@casualhistory1353 3 ай бұрын

Very well made documentary, awesome to see you talk about how Brian and other Irish kings employed viking mercenaries and some married the Norse, showing that Irish politics at the time where much more complex than just the Irish v viking invaders narrative.

@dirtydan8576 3 ай бұрын

This is why I love playing as the Irish in Mount and Blade viking conquest.

@MountVernonTrucking 3 ай бұрын

What a video my boy! Brilliant work.

@Shaby15v 24 күн бұрын

This is some insane geopolitics! So much fighting and kingdoms packed into a relatively "small" landmass. I like how Dublin would NOT stop rebelling. The most shocking thing though, is how the Irish could do so well in battles where they had much less armor than the Vikings.

@TruthOverLies 2 ай бұрын

Clontarf 1014 is my regular Irish Whiskey! Slainte 🥃

@Yharam1066 3 ай бұрын

Huh, the saga describing Brian being lashed to a tree by his own guts is mirror to Cú Chulainn. Very interesting that is a mark of bravery in the Irish mythos but a savage execution in the sagas.

@brutongaster859 3 ай бұрын

Tell me more?

@benmacca8843 3 ай бұрын

I thought it was Brodir who got wrapped around a tree

@jacktravers5049 2 ай бұрын

Chu chulainn dies from exhaustion and was tied to a standing rock from after fighting off an enemy army alone. For days he stood there, the opposing army too afraid to approach the dead man.

@benmacca8843 2 ай бұрын

@@jacktravers5049 I know I was just wondering if it was brodir or Brian who got tied to the tree in the Icelandic saga

@jacktravers5049 2 ай бұрын

@@benmacca8843 Cool. I was replying to the original comment.

@jeromeburks9810 2 ай бұрын

The way you tell these stories is so cool and the history os intriguing

@leedonnellan92 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant video, very unique and cool artstyle. You really captured the desperate nature of Brian's early fights against the Norse and the later epic run up to Clontarf. How he won the battle of Sulcoit is a video in it's own. This Irishman has liked and subscribed. Keep up the good work.

@toddianuzzi9296 2 ай бұрын

As an American with Gael blood, I'm really fired up right now. Fantastic video

@LucHywel-xw5tw 3 ай бұрын

To anyone interested in Hiberno-Norse warfare I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series as a complement

@Gideon-ky6mr 2 ай бұрын

I just subscribed, your presentation is splendid. The 6 hour Adwan war would look so cool if you present it!

@gupler 3 ай бұрын

Amazing channel where every video is better than the previous.

@seankessel3867 3 ай бұрын

My guy your the art and presentation style on this is really excellent. Good to see you pushing this youtube history thing forward so strongly.

@adrianopandolfo 3 ай бұрын

I love this channel.

@iceberg227 3 ай бұрын

As a red haired, red bearded, great great great grandson of an Irish immigrant, with the last name of Berg, I have to imagine my ancestors experienced this time in history first hand.

@fortnitetrashcan8308 2 ай бұрын

you got scandinavian dna too most likely, berg means mountain in swedish,norwegian and danish

@chriscabal3345 2 ай бұрын

One of the best channels on KZfaq keep em coming

@Kariakas 3 ай бұрын

Great content, it's a pleasure to see an upload.

@BH02377 2 ай бұрын

Vikings in England - let’s conquer us some kingdoms! Vikings in Ireland - Uh no, let’s stay close to the water! Lol

@hansolobutimdead 3 ай бұрын

I just wish these videos had subtitles, I'd love to know how all these names were spelled

@hansolobutimdead 3 ай бұрын

@@user-tl9pq7bq5y It doesn't show the people's names, unfortunately

@indikuh6741 3 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this video all week!

@danielkover7157 2 ай бұрын

That part about Wolf exacting revenge on Brodir kinda made me laugh, because it sounded like a very Irish thing to do. That wild Celtic blood was still hot, even after the monks brought their new religion.

@GraniteStateofMind 3 ай бұрын

Who knew that Ireland had such a bloody history too

@senorali 3 ай бұрын

People outside Ireland: oh that's so tragic! People in Ireland: *humming Come Out Ye Black And Tans while reloading*

@apokatastasian2831 3 ай бұрын

the first words of their national anthem "the soldier's song" are soldiers are we.... they stayed fairly independent while living next to the world's greatest imperial power for near 1000 years

@dontsellmydawg 3 ай бұрын

Hey History Dose! I have watched you for a year and I lovvveeee these videos. I know it’s not really your style but could you do a video on The Vietnam War? I love Vietnam history and it would mean a lot to me. Thanks, DontSellMyDawg

@furioussherman7265 Ай бұрын

Fun fact: After the Battle of Clontarf, no foreign power would hold major authority in Ireland until 1167, when Darmait Mac Murchada would solicit the help of the English noble Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (later joined by King Henry II of England as well) in regaining the throne of the Kingdom of Leinster. In so doing, Mac Murchada, known to history as *Darmait Na nGall,* which in Irish Gaelic means "Darmait of the Foreigners," began the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and set in motion nearly a millennium's worth of English oppression and discrimination, matched blow for blow all the way by ferocious and unyielding Irish resistance. With one fateful decision, Brian Boru's lifelong struggle to ensure that no Irish person would suffer under the banner of a foreign invader was undone, paving the way for - among many other things - the genocidal tyranny of Oliver Cromwell, the suppression of Irish culture and language, the callous and incompetent English response towards (and even enabling of) the Irish Potato Famine, and the three decades of constant fear and violence known as The Troubles.

@tastygravy6880 2 ай бұрын

Your videos are just epic man, such good stuff.

@senorali 3 ай бұрын

How did Sitric survive? You'd think killing the king and his firstborn heir would be enough to guarantee an execution no matter who your wife is.

@HistoryDose 3 ай бұрын

One key thing to note is that Sitric did not take part in the Battle of Clontarf, but stayed back in Dublin. Brian’s army had won the battle at a great cost, and were likely incapable of marching on and conquering Dublin. And even if they had, executing a king was viewed as an extremely serious crime, even a rival or rebel one (Mathgamain’s killing was viewed as especially treacherous). It may have also just further inflamed tensions with Leinster and overseas Norse.

@JerodimusPrime 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoryDose They still should have killed him IMO. He shouldn't be allowed to get away with that. No doubt he'd have killed them if he won, but he was too much of a coward to face them on the battlefield.Odin won't let him into Valhalla.😝

@jeremiahardales6597 3 ай бұрын

@@JerodimusPrime Sitric was Christian by that time. He may invoke Odin and Thor from time to time but overall he isn't looking for a warrior's death anytime soon.

@JerodimusPrime 3 ай бұрын

@@jeremiahardales6597 Yeah, I know, I was just making a bad joke😅

@faded_ink3545 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully things work out for the Irish and Brian Boru doesn’t get ganked in his command tent by some cringe Viking who couldn’t take the banter at the battle of Clontarf. [Edit]: Goddamnit…

@colt45Cal 16 күн бұрын

This video struck me in a different way. I am not Irish (unfortunately),I am American first and foremost but my grandfather is from Italia and his mother from Rideaca. But this whole tail Doas remind me of something else. Like a lot of great gamers I play CK3. My very first campaign in this game I started out as the tutorial petty king of Munster, Murchad Mac Murchad, of the Del Cgas dynasty. With him I united Ireland and became High king. And with his son, Brian Mac Murchad, I conquered wales. Over 200 in game years later and about nine kings later and one queen, Murchad Mac Murchads great, great great great grandson became the Emperor of all Britannia. The glorious Tudrig Mac Brian II “The Just”. the destroyer of the HRE, savior of Denmark, the king of all celts, head of the Irish culture , bane of the English, the Great Crusader, The defender of the pope, and also the king of argon, and Duke of Bradenburg for some reason. That whole CK3 campaign, although not accurate in the slightest taught me a lot about Irish culture and different kings around the time. I definitely have a have a great respect for the Irish and their determination never to be conquered truely. Thank you for the awesome video. I really hope you may consider doing a video on different Slavic kings. And maybe their wars with the holy Roman Empire, or Ottoman Empire. Thanks!