The Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066 AD 

Damn, I hope that legend about the single man holding the bridge was true. What a badass.

That one Norsemen on the bridge, if he is real, has got to be one of the most bad-ass soldiers of all time

Amon Amarth - The Berserker at Stamford Bridge

The viking on the bridge, what a boss

I feel really bad for Godwinson, gets to be crowned king only to be invaded by two seperate large armies and die in battle 10 months later.

Good summary , would add that Harald Hardrada, former commander of the Byzantine Varangian Guard was possibly the greatest commander of the period (11th century Europe).

Both Hardrada and Godwinson were excellent commanders, and its rather crappy that Godwinson went from one awesome victory to being utterly defeated by a lesser enemy after being weakened but victorious over an equal.

The Ironborn always are defeated against a disciplined foe

I liked how you covered some of the legend around the battle as well as the factual element of it, but there is something else worth mentioning: According to Snorri Sturluson, before the battle a single man rode up alone to Harald Hardrada and Tostig. He gave no name, but spoke to Tostig, offering the return of his earldom if he would turn against Hardrada. Tostig asked what his brother Harold would be willing to give Hardrada for his trouble. The rider replied "Seven feet of English ground, as he is taller than other men." Then he rode back to the Saxon host. Hardrada was impressed by the rider's boldness, and asked Tostig who he was. Tostig replied that the rider was Harold Godwinson himself. I don't care that it is probably made up, it's still awesome.

So you are telling me viking age is over because they left their armours in ships. Anyway RIP Hardrada. He was one of the most badass leader of all time.

24 ships out of the original 300 to sail back to Norway - holy fuck that is some defeat.

William of Normandy is like a kill stealer in War Thunder. You deplete all your ammo on a plane and get shot down in the process only for another to come along and finish off the burning enemy for the kill credit. I wonder how Hardrada would have fared if he invaded after William.

Glad the voice guy from the previous clip stayed. Adds to the epicness!

“Englishmen! I am waiting here! In my heart I know not an ounce of fear!”

the son of hardrada which was spared by Harold founded the city I live in now :)

9:37 "Life's Never Boring Harold" Had me Lol

Was totally hoping this one was next after the previous video! Absolutely love this channel.

Skål to all the fallen men! 🍺🇳🇴🇬🇧

Hello to Crusader Kings 2 fans gathered here! I could watch this for hours.

"stabbed the spear upwards to the viking's groin." That's.... ouch

This video is awesome! Really good at explaining the battle + the background. The narrator is great as well. The production quality is higher than most professional documentaries! Keep up the good work!

love these historical vids. you guys do a great job with graphics and narration

Love your videos! It's not often that you can find a collection about ancient battles around the world. Thank you for your work and I look for more in the future!

I'm having nostalgic feels while watching this video cus this is the one of the first videos I watched in this channel. And it made me a historical nerd.

Great Upload, Harald Sigurdsson (Hardrada) is a personal Hero of mine. His life was utterly amazing

I've watched other videos from this channel but I think this is my favorite. Nicely done!

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The axe guy though.....I really didn`t know anything about that....THATS AWESOME!!!

im amased that spear didn't break when it hit the viking's balls of steel

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Great video! I like that there is some continuity between battles which paints a bigger picture

Imagine if William invaded first and the Battle of Hastings was lost by the Normans,while Norsemen followed afterwards and was victorious on the Battle of Stamford bridge.What twist of history that would be,Harald the Conqueror anyone?

3 Amazing Legendary Vikings: 1. The one who faked his death and funeral just to get inside the city and attack it from there 2. The one who sailed alone with his family just to see some of them to die in the journey but discovering Iceland at the same time 3. The Giant Berserkeir who stood alone defending one bridge, killing around 40 men in the process

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I love visual representations and clear explanations. Very happy at the acknowledgement of possible apocryphal stories. Would like to see sources like Military History Visualized does.

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I presume Hastings will be the next video.

Yet another great vid, dude. And very happy you went with the same voice actor, please keep him, he is very easy on the ears. Looking forward to the next one.

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can't wait for the next battle!

Hardrada was such a badass. His life story is amazing.

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Historically, the first use of the phrase: "They don't like the cold steel, Mr Godwinson. They don't like it up 'em. The _do not_ like it up 'em."

+ BazBattles Wow, it has been a long time since i watched a so well done video. Good job!!

Fantastic job! Great graphics and explanations. Thanks.

That Viking was baldur himself may he feast in Valhalla forever 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

What's interesting is that one thousand years earlier, battles involving at least 100,000 men were not uncommon. Here, the total manpower of both sides was about 20,000. I may be mistaken, but I think battles involving 100,000 plus men would not be seen in Europe until Napoleon. Not 100% of that though, I might be wrong.

The legend about the Viking of Stamford bridge is probably one of my favorites.

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Can we just talk about how badass and sick the lone axeman was , damn

That Unknown Viking was a Legend

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Ooh. Groin injuries hurt the most.😬😬😬

Great job. You should do the Battle of Gaugamela.

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At some point you should do Waterloo or Austerlitz

5:40 wow thats incredible

An interesting video, I have passed through Stamford Bridge many times and often wondered about the battle, of course, I knew the basics from school but nice to find out the full story. Thank you.

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Olaf: I want Mercy, since i'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!! Harold Godwinson: Ok Truce

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I love the the story of the viking who defended the bridge, makes me feel proud of my Scandinavian heritage

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The English Succession War of 1066 is one of the most important events in world history.

The butterfly effects stemming from the Berserker on Stamford Bridge are staggering. He held the Saxon army up long enough that William the Bastard was able to land all of his forces, and pick his battlefield in the south of England, being in a more advantageous position by the time the Saxon army made it back down to face him. Even so, the Normans almost lost the battle a couple of times. If the Saxons had been able to get back a day earlier, it's likely that they (the Saxons) would have prevailed. But they didn't, because of that berserker holding them up, thus leading into the conditions in which Harold was killed and the Saxon army lost the battle. William the Bastard then became William the Conqueror, King of England, and this laid the path to the Plantaganet, Tudor, Stuart, and Hanoverian dynasties, for the British Empire and the 13 New World colonies, which ultimately became the United States, for Australia, and New Zealand, and Canada... for Anglosphere world hegemon. If not for one naked, axe-wielding, drug-filled Viking madman on a bridge, the world today would be radically different from the one we know.

This helped me so much with my history assignment!!

Both entertaining and educational. Thank you for your work!

Would have been nice if you showed the archer lines too.

Would Hardrada have waited just a bit longer for William to attack first, then we would all be speaking Norse now.

Great presentation thank you

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why does every one forget that the shieldwall was used by the English too

"ENGLISHMAN, I AM WAITING HERE! IN MY HEART I KNOW NOT AN OUNCE OF FEAR!"

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I was about to smoke crack then I saw this video.I have to put it down till the video finish.

3:50 why didnt Hardrada wait inside of York?

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