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As a first language Welsh speaker I have to really compliment the pronunciation in this video. It's clear that not only did they do their research but they cared enough to try and mostly they get it spot on, so da iawn!
Perhaps it depends on the language in question, I've heard terrible pronunciations from these guys but I don't hold it against them, such is typical of english speakers.
Is there any online places or programs you would recommend to learn? My dad and his family fled Wales during WW2. He was young and apparently Grandpa refused to speak Welsh, said they were Americans and didn't want his kids to have that accent. Haha I absolutely loved my 1st visit, everyone was so interested and curious about my heritage and loved to talk to me about it. You are all beautiful souls
Thriving is a strong word, they got overwhelmed by a massive influx of migrants after they developed the colony. So they thrive economically as they arrived first, they are on the top of the social pyramid, owning the lands etc, but culturally the Welsh language can only be heard in school and a few cultural centers, but the languages switched to Spanish almost everywhere and the language is in strong decline in Y Wladfa.
I'm from Argentina. My great-great-grandfather was a Welsh coal miner who came over to Argentina in 1886 with his family. I'm so happy that a well-researched channel like K&G is making this (often overlooked) part of history more accessible to us. Thank you so much! 🏴🇦🇷🏴🇦🇷🏴🇦🇷
@@joshuddin897 Spanish. Some Welsh was spoken in my grandmother's house, especially by her older siblings, but she was very young and didn't learn much of it. Our government back then also reprimanded kids for speaking Welsh in kindergarten and school, so that also influenced things. Now the language is cherished and valued but not very many people can speak it, only a few descendants.
@@escribopapelitos I mean, figures for Welsh speakers in Argentina run from 1500 to 5000, and there are increasing numbers of Welsh language schools and initiatives set up with help from Welsh government organisations, so it's not like there's nothing to be positive about. (I'm from Wales)
Que hermosura che, osea que tienes sangre magica Celta. Algun día iré a Wales se ve magico y tambien a Neuquén en argentina lo cual es hermoso.. soy de Medellín colombia vivo en US saluditos celtica
@@elcesar999 tengo algunos amigos colombianos. Los colombianos siempre tan alegres, y hasta nos trajeron algunas de sus comidas! 🤗🇨🇴 Ir a Gales sería un sueño ✨🏴✨
Thanks for doing this series, K&G! The Celtic nations on the British Isles are far too often portrayed solely through the lens of English history, nearly always only appearing when they interact in some way with England (usually through armed incursions one way or the other) and are for the most part ignored at other times. While their interactions with England do play a significant role in their histories, they were still polities of their own, with their own internal histories, and having interactions with states other than England. Good to see this channel exploring them in their own right!
Wales , even though mostly overlooked for some reason have never sought the notoriety of other nations , internal patriotism is still as strong as ever , BUT with that comes tribal or regional conflicts, which also survive to this day , if only through football etc
*Fun fact:* For those interested in early medieval Britain, there's a pretty good series from the 70's called "Arthur of the Britons", which depicts the famous Legend of King Arthur in a very realistic way. In this show, Arthur is the humble leader of a Celtic tribe (and not a powerful king) who fights against the Saxons and Merlin is just a normal man without magical powers. I highly recommend it!
Thank you for covering this mostly forgotten history of Wales. Wales had a huge influence on the destiny of the British isles and even the monarchy of England due to the Tudors. Not to mention storytelling and medieval tales especially with the tales of king Arthur and of course mabinogi, a collection of famous Welsh tales that still resonates today. Especially in modern medieval fantasy and movies, video games and TV shows.
The Myth of the Eireann Cu Chulainn and of his son strongly reminds me of the written stories of Rustam-i Palang and his beloved son Sohrab. Both warriors had a pledge to travel and seek glory and fight with their son in hand. Both fathers killed their fiery and ambitious son by mistaken identity in battle, lamenting the loss and being stricken with a defeating grief. The Cymru and the Manx and the Gaedhlig and the Scots gaelic speakers need to keep their history alive that vacillates their name in the world. A beautiful pneuma or spirit the Celtic cultures possess that always burns inside this Iranian's heart. Go N-eiri an Bothar Leat!, excuse without the accents included...."may the road rise to you" all', who love and keep this namesake in the eternal colloquy of my favourite peoples.
"How do you do, good lady? I am Arthur, King of the Britons. Who's castle is that?" "King of the 'oo?" "The Britons" "Who are the Britons" "Well, we all are. We are all Britons, and I am your king." "I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective."
From canada but both sides of my family are welsh. Love the history of wales and now i got my favorite doc channel doing one. Keep up the amazing work n look forward to learning more from h=you
As an Albanian I admire the Celtic people. They prevailed constantly against invading foes and managed to retain their culture and identity. The same happened to us with the Romans, Slavs, and Turks. Im happy that the languages are being kept alive and their stories are told. Definitely overlooked when compared to the Anglo-Saxons or the Norse.
@dimensional X where did I say my culture was superior? I can’t say I sympathize with the Celts for having similarities? You’re clearly projecting your frustrations on random people for no good reason except because you’re prejudice. More Albanians are outside of Albania because the pay is better. Funny how you went straight to insults at the end. Wonder what nationality you are since you seem to have a biased mindset.
@dimensional X So because it's normal I shouldn't comment lmao? What is your problem? Do you just get triggered when you see Albanians comment you racist pleb? Funny how you still didn't answer where you're from.
@dimensional X Romanian is derived from vulgar Latin Albanian wasn't even a written language untill the 13th century and used the Latin alphabet And the Greeks weren't under Rome Bulgarian language wasn't attested untill the 9th century and modern Bulgarian is nothing like it As the pre historic Bulgarian was a language shift from the extinct bulgar language So you're praising Albania and Bulgaria for keeping their language under Roman rule when the language doesn't even arrive until after the Roman empire has fallen
Thank you for mentioning Aneirin and Taliesin. The Welsh bards were famous across all of Britain, Eire, Gaul, Iberia and even Germania. The whole idea of the troubadors follows from the itinerant bards, as they had come from the epic poets like Homer. We used to keep track of our history by writing epics and ballads to be sung in court and in the marketplace or taverns.
Although I'm Australian I have very recent Welsh ancestry which as far as we can work out goes back centuries. I'm interested in this new series seeing British Isles history from a largely forgotten point of view.
Great episode! I hope you are able to make more detailed videos on Welsh and Irish rulers, wars, and events. Both the Britons and the Gaels have a rich and detailed history that is worthy of the same attention as the Vikings, English, Chinese, French, Byzantine Romans, Mongols, etc.
Great video. On the last topic you hit there, couldn’t agree more the Viking age is told through the eyes of Saxons and Vikings a lot. As someone who descends from the Celts and Vikings, I will for sure enjoy the stories through a Welsh perspective, and would especially enjoy it through a Scottish and Irish one.
Thank you for this video. There is SO MUCH out there about the Anglo-Saxons and the Danes. But I've been wanting to see content about the Britonic Kingdoms, and what happened to them.
More of this please! British history is fascinating! Through Viking raids into the mix & things get crazy! I would love to learn more about the politics of the era!
Fantastic! Thank you for shining a light on Welsh history. I had not heard the idea of Offas Dyke being a mutually agreed border as opposed to a defensive ditch. Very interesting. Look forward to the next one. Da iawn! Diolch yn fawr!
The man who was instrumental in making the path a national monument was a school teacher from knighton " the town on the dyke",he taught my father back in the day. He believed the dyke was more of a camouflage device than an obstacle,its deep enough to march whole armies along without out been seen then have them attack enemies by surprise anywhere along the border,i live in knighton and having walked and grew up on whats left of the dyke its seems to ring true.
You are correct. During the medieval period Wales was one of the last places using high latin which can be seen inscribed in stone and tombstones and amongst other things includes puzzles and poems.
Omg thank you so much. Im about to start my dissertation on the ethnogenesis of Cymru and this is exactly the motivation i need!!! Yma o hyd!!! 🏴
In my adolescence I read and reread Bernard Cornwell's Arthurian "Warlord Chronicles". Dumnonia, Powys, Rheged, Gwynedd are extensively mentioned, but I was never sure how to pronounce them. It's great to hear an expanded treatment of this fascinating period.
@@yossariandunbar2829 if you think everything seems fine, then you're not really looking around hard enough. And I'm confused by your comparison to Ukraine. Can one not simultaneously recognise the problems in their own backyard, while also feeling for those whose sovereignty is being infringed upon around the world?
@@yossariandunbar2829 Swansea's and Wales' problems are far more than economic though. While that certainly is a large part of the equation and without a doubt isn't a unique experience under this current Tory government, the problems that I was referring to run deeper than the Mayhill riots or what tins of beans you're having to purchase when you pop to the store. Bills are a very real problem right now, sure; and when this economic crisis we're facing takes full effect in the coming months, I worry for our already under-funded nation. But I think trying to sum up Wales' problems as merely economic is deeply reductive. There are very real instances of cultural oppression that have been occuring in Wales (and other parts of the UK) for centuries. Issues that are deeply set into the rubric of how the relationship between the UK nations functions to this day. Wales is more-often-than-not cast aside. Its people are demeanded as stupid, simple and backwards. To say that these cultrual issues don't go hand-in-hand with the economic marginalisation Wales feels in Westminister's budget plans would be, in my opinion, an uninformed statement. This is why I found your comparison to Ukraine to be a confusing one. While everything that we're discussing, of course, doesn't even come close to what's occuring in Ukraine at the moment, my original reponse to your comment was referring to these cultural issues - which is the sentiment that I believe OP was trying moreso to get at.
I’m a mix of Welsh/Italian and grew up in Wales my whole life. This page has taught me more about my history then any school teacher. Shame on you Welsh government and thank you Kings and Generals as always your work is impeccable.
Depends on how you define nation. In terms of a single state with fully centralised institutions, then no. However the idea of a unifying paramount "King of the Britons" leading an alliance of the different kingdoms of the Welsh pre-dates any equivalent concept among the English or Scots.
History on Britain happens on a scale at which, "...foreigners are apt to smile." Belloc. Granted. But this little documentary had me smiling for other reasons.
Hi. im Welsh. My grandad was a Welsh speaker and told me about going to Brittany and being able to talk to the locals, him using Welsh and they obviously Breton!!
Julius Caesar, Claudius and Agricola: *Manage to conquer Britannia after many years of efforts and countless bloodshed* Honorius: "So, anyway, I started neglecting..."
Just saying but I can’t wait to see you cover the Gaelic speaking people like Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man and their history because the Gaelic language is one of the two groups of insular Celtic languages with the first group containing welsh, Breton and Cornish and this group is the britonic languages but the second group is the Gaelic languages which which is made up of the Irish, Manx and a language that started in Ireland but made its way to Scotland and that language is the Scottish Gaelic language and out of the two Gaelic languages Irish and Scottish Gaelic are my favorites because i know a tiny bit of Irish and the Irish words that I do know are Dubh which means dark, Shlain which means Challenge or defiance, Slainte Gaelic which means health, Faugh a Ballagh which means clear the way and I like the Scottish Gaelic language because I know only one word as of now for the Scottish Gaelic language and that word is Moireabh which means seaboard settlement and some of these words make up my last name and one of my ancestors last names and the words that make up my last name is Dubh and Shlain which is the Gaelic translation of my last name Dolan and the word that makes up one of my ancestors last names is Moireabh.
And will this series continued on into the Early Modern Period? You know, the Reformation in Wales, the Welsh Bible and and why Wales accepted the Reformation so easily and did not resist to preserve Catholicism like in Ireland?
fun fact: Welsh & Wales have a similar etymology to the German Welsch /Wälsch which is used for Romance speaking places & people. If you go to let's say Switzerland, then people talking about what sounds to you like "Welshland" are talking usually about the Romandie or France (or Italy, or both since both talk Romance languages).
The Romanians are also often called "vlachs" in official medieval documents and chronicles. It is amusing to see that in Wales the remaining Romans were assimilated but their language and writing systems were still in use, while in the former imperial province of Dacia, the remaining romans managed to maintain their culture and integrate almost everyone who settled there, but lost the language and the alphabet.
It's the same in French! Can you spell it in Romanian, for the sake of interest? Sadly in Welsh, the word for Romania is really unimaginative, we just transliterated the sound into our vowels with "Rwmania"
All europeans have celtic ancestors, they lived from Ireland to Poland and the balkans all the way to Germany (Pre-Germanic settlement in the area), France (the Gauls were celts), Northern Italy and the Iberian penninsula (Celts of Iberia and its related brothers, Celtiberians, celts with Iberian culture). Celts are not just people in the british isles.
If you didn’t pay for the Norman Knights add-on, you often got overthrown by the local people who didn’t recognize your title. Fortunately there were Americans who knew all about it!
Wedi mwynhau'r fideo yma'n arw, anodd dod o hyd i fideos gweddus ar hanes Cymru pan mae mor aml yn edrych trwy lygad Lloegr. Da iawn a methu aros am yr un nesaf!