William the Conqueror: Warrior King

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One of the most important consequence of this invasion, is on the English language. Before, the people spoke Old English. After they spoke Anglo-Norman. Both combined to form Middle English which evolved to more modern version: Quick example of the tremendous evolution of the English language before and after the conquest. This is the Lord's Prayer: 1) Old English Fæder ure, þu þe eart on heofonum, si þin nama gehalgod; tobecume þin rice; gewurþe þin willa on eorðan swa swa on heofonum; urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us to dæg, and forgyf us ure gyltas, swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum, and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge, ac alys us of yfele. Soþlice. 2. Anglo-Norman (this is where English get its French and Latin words, do you see them in bold?). Li nostre Pere, qui es ciels, saintefiez soit li tuens uons; avigne li tuens *regnes*. Soit faite ta volonte, si comme ele est faite el ciel, si foit ele faite en terre. Nostre pain de chascun jor nos donne hui. Et pardone-nos nos meffais, si comme nos pardonons a cos qui maeffait nos ont. Sire, ne soffre que nos soions tempte par mauvesse *temptaion*; mes, Sire, delivre-nos de mal. Amen. 3. Middle English (which is a mix of the above two) Oure fadir şat art in heuenes halwid be şi name; şi reume or kyngdom come to be. Be şi wille don in herşe as it is dounin heuene. yeue to us today oure eche dayes bred. And foryeue to us oure dettis şat is oure synnys as we foryeuen to oure dettouris şat is to men şat han synned in us. And lede us not into temptacion but delyuere us from euyl. 4. Modern English Our father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. 5. For info, modern French: Notre Père, qui es aux cieux, que ton nom soit sanctifié, que ton règne vienne, que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel. Donne-nous aujourd’hui notre pain de ce jour. Pardonne-nous nos offenses,comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés. Et ne nous laisse pas entrer en tentation mais délivre-nous du Mal. Amen.

Finally, I've been waiting for this since 1067

“He said no.” “That bastard!” “Wait, I thought you were the bastard?” “Dude! .... uncool.”

1:10 - Chapter 1 - Early life 4:00 - Chapter 2 - English concerns 6:00 - Chapter 3 - The game begins 7:55 - Mid roll ads 8:25 - Chapter 4 - The norsemen attack 11:45 - Chapter 5 - The norman invasion 13:15 - Chapter 6 - The battle of hastings 15:35 - Chapter 7 - King william 18:00 - Chapter 8 - Final days

“Seven feet of English ground, for he is taller than other men” ok that was a pretty badass line I have to admit

The 'arrow in the eye' story has been disputed ever since it was first mentioned; an early account of the battle says Harold was actually ridden down by four knights and dismembered. The arrow might be the invention of Normans as blinding was the tradition punishment for perjurers (which they claimed Harold was, having broken the oath he swore (under duress, if it ever happened) to help William become king).

Good to see his story still told. William is my 32nd Great Grandfather. Fun as hell to find out through Ancestry.

18:12 "William was injured by the pommel of his saddle". Crushed his balls. maybe

When Simon said "October 14th" I instinctively glanced at the date on my laptop. October 14th 2020. It appears that I'm watching this video exactly 954 years to the day since the Battle of Hastings. It feels a bit surreal.

I was surprised he didn’t go into the grisly details of Williams death and burial. The crushed testicles, the botched embalming, the land dispute, the fire and the exploding guts

I feel like Simon should dress up like the characters he's talking about. That would be even more fun :p

I could be wrong here but I thought when William landed in England he fell out of his boat and faceplanted. His army saw this as a sign that the invasion was doomed. But quick wittedly William kissed the ground and said something like "I am kissing my new land"

Everyday I wake up and shed a single tear for Harold Godwinson

I literally just started Medieval Total War II for the first time today and then this video came out. Perfect timing good sir.

Every time Simon says "Tracts of Land" my mind goes to Holy Grail... "Huuuuge tracts of land"

"I'm William the Conqueror, my enemies stood no chance!"

Simon: If that one arrow hadn't hit Harold in the eye and killed him, we might all be speaking a different language now. English would be closer to Norwegian or Danish as a language and have fewer French influences! It boggles the mind. 1 arrow randomly missing its mark and all of English history (and the history of the English language) could have been completely different!

Finding this all fascinating, especially after doing my dad’s paternal ancestry which went to Harold Godwinson. Funny thing is I was telling a friend about that discovery and it turned out his ancestry went back to William the Conqueror. We haven’t tried to kill each other yet. 😂

Simon, could you do one on Desmond Doss, the American medic who saved over 70 lives, all without carrying a weapon