Just wanted to say, this kinds of videos rarely get the attention they deserve, but thank you for putting all this quality context out there for everyone.
The same people who staunchly defend changes in movie/TV content to conform with social engineering goals were the first to decry shows like "Father Knows Best" as being racist and homophobic.
If your interested, there is also a famous Portuguese knight from the 1500's called João de Sá (aka Panasco). There is even a painting called Chafariz d'El Rey where.he appears, with two black apprentices
Thank you for this much needed educational knowledge. It is written in other literature that the church has a lot to do with the erasure of Africans historical connections to Europe that dates thousands of years. The church is to blame for the ignorance and hatred of Blacks around the world. Most of these stories depicted the Blacks as heroes and doers of good around the world, while the white European leaders only wanted to conquer and kill, it is unfortunate but the truth can't be buried forever, it always rise again to the surface. The nay sayers of truth are just those who fear truth because of their own insecurities.
Another historical figure whose ethnicity that still a point of contention is the African born Roman emperor Lucius Septimus Severus who some claim was black, other claim he was arab looking and others claim he was white.
48:43 I always look at people as being extremely delusional when they say these things considering you have so called black people in Australia, the Solomon Islands, India, etc Literally all over the world. Great distances away from Africa, but there couldn't be any black people in Europe?
Firstly do you know the difference between genes and DNA? People can still have certain genetic traces without them being physically presented. Example: my grandparents are both blonde, blue eyed and straight haired. My mother came out with red hair, and dark brown eyes, but still has a blonde hair, blue eye gene. I have jet black hair and dark brown eyes like my father. Her parents basically looked like they could be siblings and she came our looking so much different, and still possesses the genetic traits that both her parents had. You know what that means...that means both of her parents carried the red hair, and brown eye gene even though they didn't look like they would. You can't look at a person and determine what kind of genes they carry. Thats a completely ignorant assumption to have. Race, and ethnicity are social constructions that do not exist biologically in DNA, or RNA. Got that. You are really showing your ignorance by mentioning scientific racism ideologies. Scientific racism has been disproven. Most people with sense are aware that race is a social construction. And as far as ethnicity everyone has the same two haplogroups.
@@HadassahFarahdi What are you going on about? I'm stating that there are black people all over the world and they were there long before the trans Atlantic slave trade. What are you talking about?
I kove your content and appreciate your knowledge and the fact that you are sharing it here. But you just don't get it here. At all. Imagine the Black Panther reboot stars Chris Pratt Nd Wakanda is moved to Ireland and peopled with red haired freckled white people. It's perfectly ok because it's a made up country in a fictional universe, right? I would have LOVED a female Dr. Who right after, say, Tom Baker's run ended. That would have been creative and interesting, not predictable and safe like today. The fact is that it's not having Black Romans or other diverse characters that upset more thoughtful people. It's that when they take up more characters it reduces the number of characters of European origin in depictions of European history. Did we need 5 main characters in "Woman King" to be whites who were somehow raised in the tribe? The hypocrisy combined with clear signaling of unpopular political affiliations are the problem, not the presence of non whites. Btw, Morgan Freeman's character Azeem was my favorite character in Prince of Theives growing up. We all wanted to play as him! That's an example of doing this kind of thing right and respectfully to native cultures, including European ones. Not replacing Little John or Friar Tuck but adding a plausible character and making him compelling.
The original Irish and Scot were black aboriginals long before other people came there. read ancient and modern Britons. also they found a statuette of a black woman in Germany they call it the venus of Willendorf. Also the patron saint of knights is a black man named st maurice
I'm not sure I follow. Horsemanship began circa 2000BC on the steppe north of the Black Sea with the Indo-Europeans who were the forerunners of Western Civilization. The point that I tried to make in the video is that there were no walls blocking movement between continents or among peoples. That goes for phenotype, too. The original human inhabitants of Europe had black skin, unless you count Neanderthals, who had white skin. The first modern (post-Neanderthal) humans to have white skin came from Anatolia (modern day Turkey). The early Indo-Europeans mentioned above looked more like Native Americans. So...it's complicated. But the main text I'm discussing here was written in the 14th century, 3000+ years after the populations (at least the average individual) of Europe, Asia, and Africa began to look more or less like they do today. The thing about horses is they a open up a much wider world, and, as we've seen more recent centuries with Native Americans, it doesn't take people long to learn to ride. We know there were horse-drawn chariots in Egypt just a few centuries after the horse was domesticated in Western Asia, because they are depicted in ancient Egyptian art. And, like I said in the video, European literature represents people Africans, Asians, and Europeans going back and forth between continents quite a bit. A good book on that subject is Geraldine Heng's Invention of Race in the Middle Ages. Heng makes some overgeneralizations based in presentism here and there, but, overall, it's a great place to start if you're looking for all the people that most people didn't know existed in medieval Europe. David Johnson and Gert Claassens are working on a new translation of Moriaen. And, even though I intended to it three years ago, this summer I should be posting the second lecture that gets into the specifics of Moriaen's story.
The Moors were those black people sir. go google image of a Moorish warrior in his pure form. Also the Numidian cavalry who were the moor's forefathers. Today most North African were mixed because of the vandal ruling there for some time and the the barbary slave trade later on . we also have the Nigerian Hausa people who have great horse culture
So many historians live to keep black people as flesh eating savages. Think of it why are so many people shock to see black people in the ancient or medieval world if they are not slaves. Notice how these people are silent when white people are depicted as black people. I've even heard historic people describe as black and professors say its not colour but their personality. I've heard black saints been described as originally white if not for the smoke of candles. It's racism pure racism.
I think you're just obviously wrong about PJW's motivation and your interpretation is way off. If you saw a trailer of a remake of "Menace to Society", starring no black people, you might call that ridiculous. It's literally the exact same impulse. It really doesn't make sense to me to add anymore motivation than that.
I would expect together with Aeschylus to include Sophocles and Euripides. Aristophanes also should be part of the study. The Golden Ass by Apuleius also deserves to be in the syllabus (methinks)😁
How would reason work to justify our actions to others if it did not first evolve for us to understand the world. In other words what use would evolving to produce arguments be if nobody had already evolved to understand arguments?
Check out the lie of Saint Maurice is very good and also go look at all the black king in medieval crests specially German. But very good work with this, you trying to keep it real at least.🫡
The proper pronunciation today would be Morian (Like Dorian). He is a part of our Dutch cultural history in Pre-colonial times and came to be a sort of celebrated hero figure too before the colonial era repopularized more crusader-like ideologies concerning Moors/blacks and Muslims and these stories were en large shoved under the rug. The songs and stories would teach medieval children and adults about the Moors and morality towards them. There have been many Moors that have visited, lived and started families in the Netherlands throughout history. Since the Netherlands was historically a refuge for refugees of any sort, political, ethnic or religious. Moors came to over time not only signify black folks from the south but also signify the mixed black people that were a result of intermarriage and the likes (Like sir Morian). A famous portrait from one of our legendary painters Rembrandt is called "the Two Moors" and depicted two of Rembrandts neighbors at the time, obviously, they were black (1655). Fun fact: the European name Maurice also originates from the same thing, like Moriaen / Moriaan it was used as a name for those from often mixed families. And it meant "From Mauretania" which was roughly the area that is now Morocco and the Southern regions of it - a name already present in genealogical records of the Netherlands since the year 1100 AD and mentions even earlier in other forms.
Wow, a Dutch legend about Welsh mythology. I remember an old Irish legend about some of the magical feats the knights of the round table could perform. That must also be true because it's not the originating culture making the claim, it's centuries after the events took place (but earlier than Morien), and there's no extant Welsh or romano-british evidence to support it - but it's true because my political ideology wants it to be. This is the state of academia today.
The proper pronunciation today would be Morian (Like Dorian). He is a part of our Dutch cultural history in Pre-colonial times and came to be a sort of celebrated hero figure too in time. The songs and stories would teach medieval children and adults about the Moors and morality towards them. There have been many Moors that have visited, lived and started families in the Netherlands throughout history. Since the Netherlands was historically a refuge for refugees of any sort, political, ethnic or religious. Moors came to over time not only signify black folks from the south but also signify the mixed black people that were a result of intermarriage and the likes (Like Morian). A famous portrait from one of our legendary painters Rembrandt is called "the Two Moors" and depicted two of Rembrandts neighbors at the time, obviously, they were black (1655). However, this was already in later times, earlier records of black Moors in Europe are many, such as the European name Maurice is another example that originates from the same thing, like Moriaen / Moriaan it was used as a name for those from black and often also mixed families. And it meant "From Mauretania" or later "of brown skin", Mauretania being the then region which was roughly the area that is now Morocco and the Southern regions of it - a name already present in genealogical records of the Netherlands since the year 1100 AD and mentions even earlier in other forms. It is evident that the Crusader ideology on Christians vs Moors that later back took over the public narrative during the start of the colonial era is not the right story. And yes I have done my Masters in this subject, so that is the state of Academia today.
!!!! So important. Can't tell you the amount of time I have been on Facebook and thought to myself, cite your sources--but not only that, make sure your sources are GOOD sources!
Unfortunately we have been indoctrinated with a Europcentruc view of the Classical World, Medevil Era, and Middle Ages... When in reality Indo-Europeans were and still are a global minority... presently only making up 8% of the global population... The first inhabitants of Eurasia and Iberian Pennisula were Africans Etruscans and Phoenicians who built the foundation of The Greco-Roman Emipire they were also known as Pelagians these were The original Proto-Europeans...They were Greco Roman Maurs... Vandals and Visgoth Barbarians would later become the Indo-European inhabitants of Greece and Rome and Iberian Pennisula in 406 AD.... However their rule was brief...In 711AD Marked what's known as the Reconquista 700 years of Moorish Rule of Spain and Europe....The Moors would be the Lannisters and Starks of that time period....While Anglo-Saxons were the peasants and surfs whom would later be given courtesy titles of Nobility in Albion( England and Great Britain.... around 1066 with The Norman Invasion These Norseman Danes and Vikings did not have paleskin which is depicted in modern day television and movies...The true intensities were: Recently discovered in a DNA study... newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-09-19/Ground-breaking-DNA-study-busts-age-old-myths-about-Vikings-TRVHSkGVkk/index.html The Moors were in fact the Original Nobility of Europe out of German Aristocracy... A Moor named Hughes de Payen founded The Knights Templar along with 8 relatives who would later be the inspiration behind King Arthur and Knights of the round table.... As a Freemason myself...so many lies have been told by Modern day scholars, historians, and anthropologist The Truth is Unbelievable! see books: Stolen Legacy by George G.M James, Ancient and Modern Britons by David Mac Ritche, and Nature Knows No Colorline by J.A. Roger's, Black and British by David Olusoga
Not making a point about colour, but are you aware that Morien also appears in Y Gododdin? "Morien defended the fair song of Myrddin and laid the head of a chief in the earth" Trying to date anything from Y Gododdin is an absolute minefield, but use of Myrddin instead of Merlin means it is likely at least pre-galfridian, so presumably the first occurance. Imagine the romance writer just went looking for a name in old Welsh literature to reuse for his story.
True. Thanks for pointing that out. The name appears, yes. That's not the same as saying the character appears. Names with Mor* employ an old Indo-European word for "black" or "dark." It's in Mordred, as well as Morgan (le Fey) and the Irish Morrigan, which has led many to assume these two battle-sorceresses were morphologically related (which I'd also like to believe, but scholars with more proto-Celtic linguistic acumen than me insist they are not). That leaves us to plenty of debate as to what Iron Age Britons and Gaels meant by "black." Likely, it meant something other than melanin. But the Dutch Morien is explicitly described in African terms, even though the character seems to be a narrative descendant of Wulfram's (probably-Indian) Feirefiz. Still, I think I'll address this in upcoming videos about both Morien and Morgan le Fey. Thanks for calling it to my attention!
@@ericluttrell and I also think Morgan and the Morrigan are linked. Aside from that similarity the other goddesses sometimes named as part of the triple are Nemain and Anann (actually alternative names of the same one of the triple). In Arthuriana the lady of the lake is variously called Nimue / Ninian / Vivian, and Morgause is originally Anna.
since my family tree has many dynasties of Europe in it... i hardly doubt any of my knight grandfathers would train foreigner or even allow black man in..
@@bazar7992 u follow my logic he was a golden man red Aryan moss green man brown if you are referring to the Eyrarland statuette, it´s made from bronze - golden first, oxidising to brown if not regulary cleaned, then oxidising further to (usually) green, forming also a red Cuprit layer between the copperalloy and its main patina and the outer surface often accumulating microdust/dirt if laying in the same and therefore getting kinda dark your statue is a cleaned up bronze relic, that reoxidised
I think you're right. We can't say for sure that Feirefiz was based on a real person, but the description seems to indicate that either Wolfram or his source was familiar with the condition, and, therefore, had interacted directly with dark-skinned people, probably at home in Europe.
@@ericluttrell Understanding how superstitious talk to a degree, I can only see that in the description of this character, I found this fascinating. As well as how you break down the details the of King Arthur and the Round Table. I was a childhood fan of this story and The Three Musketeers
I think the mottled description is more a physical manifestation of his mixed heritage. I'm thinking of depictions such as this: commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolfram_Parz_Feirefiz_cpg339_540v.jpg I'm sure Feirefiz is intended to look mixed black/white, but combining the moralistic associations skin color has resulted in a literal black and white description I think
I know. It's the classroom setup (lavaliere/amp/Zoom). I have to project loud enough for everyone in the classroom to hear. That's my priority. But that peaks out the lav. You'd think the lav audio would be run through the classroom speakers, but they're not. The recordings posted here are for students who can't attend due to covid. Not great RU-vid content. The next time I teach this class fully online, I'll replace this video with one done from my office/studio.
regarding blackboard - this is the benefit of the autodictat - all the content, none of the grading - just boosting your SEO coach, thanks for teaching the old goat a thing or two
I’m going to listen to this again and do a deep dive. I am an artist and my friend gave me the Image of the Black in Western Art. There are so many interesting points you bring up. I’m Welsh on my mothers side and am interested in ancient Europe. Also, I’m very much interested in foregrounding this kind of dialogue in Europe and America. Africans had an important presence in European history. Interesting that you brought up Viktor Shklovsky. Keep up the good work!
