Who Made Scottish People? ...The Britons 

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The place names in that part of Scotland are to a large part of old Welsh origin. Glasgow,Glas cau in Welsh - green hollow, Ecclefechan, Eglwys Ffychan - little church. Peebles, pabell - tent, Perth, Perth - thicket, Penicuik - pen y cog - hill of the cuckoo, Lanark , Llanerch - grove and the list goes on. In Welsh we call the Britons of Strathclyde or Ystrad Clyd ‘yr gwr o hen gogledd’ the men of the old north and the poem y Gododdin by the poet Aneurin celebrates them feasting at Caer Edin, Edinburgh castle before going to battle against the Angles at Catraeth - catterick

I love this! Not a historian my ass! Lexicographer, ancient linguist, masterful pronunciation, geographer, comedian (when we get it!) a great ambassador for Scotland.

We have a name in Welsh for that area it's Yr Hen Ogledd, literally meaning the old north it refers to northern England and Lowland Scotland.

I'm from Cumbria and we still have some remnants of the brythonic language in our place names and our counting system. Penrith, Blencathra, Blennerhasset, Cumrew are a few of the ones I can think of. I think Carlisle was still part of Scotland until the 12th (on and off, there was a lot of fighting over it).

Thanks for including Cumbria its early history is often ignored.

I have a Brythonic name my self and love it ... Scotland in the heart.really love this!

Hi Bruce, the poor churchmouse here! Yes, Welsh is a truly great and totally bamboozling Celtic language! I fought hard one year to learn a Welsh song to sing for a solo turn at our Celtic Festival. Even got a Welsh friend to oversee my pronunciation of the words so I could give the audience a truly good example of how beautiful the language is! Afterwards, I was approached by an old man with tears flowing down his cheeks. Thinking something was wrong, I immediately asked him if I could be of any help. He took my outstretched hand in both of his and said "My God, you honestly sang in Welsh! You sang Ar Lan Y Mor! I've not heard that song sung in fifty years by anybody! Thank you! Thank you so much for singing about my homeland tonight!" We hugged and I promised to sing it at my band's set the next day. The others were miffed, but I did it alone instead of the song we had practised. He stood up from his chair and started singing it with me! So very, very cool to dig that deep and actually reach someone! I give you kudos just for tackling a name. It took me six months to get an entire song right! Now, on to the second matter: so, you're not a historian just like I'm not one. Nevermind I have liked and studied history since I was a child, have to-the-ceiling bookcases full of history books, love the debate of 'what really happened here', search the internet for what I just learned about every time I have a minute and understand that the people who came before us had lives both happy and sad, humorous and tragic. I would wager you are much the same as me in this. That makes us amateur historians perhaps (that's what my friends call me) but I fear your former teaching profession makes you belittle your own knowledge. You are a student of history but so are those with PhDs. The audience you have gathered here is proof that you love and respect history no matter what that history may be, telling the whole tale from many sides with very little bias, something that most 'historians' can't or won't do. I could talk rings around most of my professors It was something that the class actually stayed awake to hear! You once told me to be a proud churchmouse. I hope you you will consider yourself to be a proud storyteller of history!

I am from Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, in some ways we pride ourselves in our Scottish roots more than being Canadian. We have what we recognize as our own official Tartan, you are likely to have bagpipes at special occasions or greeting tourists, and as far as place names for me to get to my friends home 15 min away I have to travel through Caledonia, Sterling, and New Aberdeen. We have even sent highland dancers over to Scotland to perform and teach.

Great stuff. As a proud Ayrshireman, IMO the Britons of Southern Scotland and the Kingdom of Strathclyde is utterly fascinating, yet criminally ignored.

I may be about as English as you can get, but I love what you're doing; bringing to light the history of our island and celebrating Scottish history. I've certainly learned a lot, so thank you!

Thank you for doing this video bruce. I'm half welsh half Scots from strathclyde and I feel strongly about the history and culture of strathclyde and hate that our history is completely ignored by the scottish education system and government

Thank you for your clear articulation. I'm ashamed to say it but sometimes I can't understand the magnificent Scottish dialect. I don't miss a word you say.

Thanks for this. I was born in Govan, then moved to France: from the place where St. Gildas was born , to the parish named after him in Brittany---by chance!

You make me laugh! "Like GOT without the smart arsed midget" 😂 I loved this video, waiting for the rest

I have to say that you do a fantastic job navigating the waters of history and explaining them in a diplomatic way. It is amazing how divided we can be about our heritage and identity when we are all so closely related. We fight over a fraction of a percentage of DNA difference.

Me and the wife love this channel! What a wonderful way to celebrate and learn more about our MacDonald heritage! And always beginning with your epic opening of "Let me tell you a story"...reminiscent of the opening lines of "Conan the Barbarian", when the wizard played by Mako uttered: "Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!". Slainte mhath!

Your channel is awesome Bruce. I'm a BIG FAN, and really like how to travel to all these different spots. Keep them coming, and I'll show up...

Am a Yorkshire man but have to say I love your vids and as a lover of history and Scotland I have learnt so much more from them... keep em coming👍👌😎

My wife's grandmother was baptized in Govan Old and her great grandparents married there. They moved from Glasgow in 1928 to here in Philadelphia. We were lucky and got to visit there in 2018 and viewed all the records the staff had prepped for us for our visit. They are doing excellent work with the Govan Stones and the history of Govan.

Not a historian. You certainly have clarified some questions that I had about my ancestors. Thank you 😊

And to think that Scotland is considered to be a backwater- yet its tendrils wrap around the entire world.

Good job Bruce, I've read somewhere that King Arthur was a Pictish King in the 5th century, born in the Aberdeen area and was fighting the Romans and the Anglo Saxons, it appears the legend of Arthur is not English or Cornish but rather a Pictish Scotii King, why the English (Anglo Saxons) portray him as English is quite weird he was fighting the Saxons who become the English😂

Wow I'm English and have no great interest in Scottish history but I could listen to you all day.

Fantastic work. Greetings from rugged and windswept Ayrshire!

Awesome seeing history on the Strathclyde Britons that shaped this part of Scotland during its formation. Love videos on Lanarkshire related history. Thanks again Bruce.

Hen Oedd, the Old North in Welsh. Another highly entertaining yarn. Thanks

ooh please, you epic bugger, can't wait for your overview of the painted people. You're the best

You need a show fella. History is so important and you tell the stories in a way that is accessible and engaging.

Glad you made this video,its sad that people don't know the interesting history of the making of Scotland and that Glasgow area was the longest single welsh kingdom. Also Glasgow is a welsh name ,i think it means green field but i could be wrong.

Always worth noting when talking about "Strathclyde Welsh" that "Wallace" is nothing more than a variation of "Welsh", suggesting that one of the most famous Scots of all time was from a Brythonic background. Also, the unique accent in Strathclyde even to this follows similar patterns to Welsh, with low pitch on stressed syllables followed by high pitch after.

Great Video! Very fluent History telling, already watched the Scott episode. I was watching this "The Britons" episodes eating my nachos with beer, greatly enjoying the evening. But then at minute 7:46 the graffiti on the wall made me almost choke with my beers + nachos + laughter. As I am writing this my cat has masterfully reached the nacho bowl and is liking the cheese. Anyway looking forward to the other episodes.

I appreciate the work that you do and ideas that you promote

You relay are doing a great job here.on all of your episodes and deserve great credit as an Educator .respect to you!

I love this series. Great story!

Love your Channel Bruce, it's educational and fun. Keep up the good work and look forward to watching more, thank you Bruce.

Love your videos & information ty for posting & continued success!!

Every time I learn about Scotland I love it more and more

Fascinating. Another one to share with my family.

Brilliant info. again Bruce!

I absolutely love this series and hope you will do more videos on the formation of Scotland. As an aside, it would be great to see you do some collaborations with channels like Suibhne and The Armchair Historian on this topic, as I feel it's an undertold story.

Great Vids Bruce , cant wait for the Picts !!!

Another guid one Bruce! Nice wee mention of Mungo there... his dad, allegedly, was Owain mab Urien, son of Urien of Rheged, who becomes the Owain of the Arthurian legends. Mungo's first seat as a bishop was at Hoddom, by Ecclefechan and traces of his monastery can still be seen there (as lumps and bumps) but have a look at the location if you ever stop by.. there's a muckle big hill right by a broad curve in a river and Mungo plonked his kirk on the flat land there. When he got to Glasgow.. well, there's the Cathedral, right by a big hill, a river running by... and it's not that different to the layout over at Traprain Law, where his mither got kicked off in a barrel by her faither.. what a charmer he must have been... for getting pregnant by that guy Owain. Come on wee man, there's a story waiting to get telt there, eh? :)

Just want to say your videos really are great. History is a love of mine, but not everyone has the gift of retelling it in such a way so as ignite interest, captivate and leave the viewer with the need to find out more about the topic. You have that and if more people had your gift then a lot more people would have an interest history. You say your not an historian, but one thing I can asure you is that people need history teachers like you. Have a brlliant day and thank you for the great content!

I've been a history need all my life, Why have I never heard that (the part about the Stuart's), particularly put so simply! Just subscribed👍👍👍👍👍

Slowly 🐌 becoming my favourite ever channel, be it RU-vid or Sky. Great work, amazing information and great entertainment. Love it. 💘

The hills of Old Kilpatrick are beautiful, great views over the Erskine bridge and towards Renfrew…Sorry did I say beautiful 🙄😂 Loved when you walked past the graffiti with the words “Peados”…In Govan too 😂😂

Top notch as always!

Wow! I look forward to all those video's. For someone who's not a historian, well you fool me. I love to learn about British history and your video's about Scottish history, well with out wishing to give you a big head I think are excellent. You have a great easy going style in your presentation. As always I look forward to your next offering. All the best from cloudy Thailand

I just love this man's voice!

Bruce man this video is so needed. Thankyou Steve

Thank you for the videos Bruce. Really enjoy watching and listening to them. Can’t wait to visit Scotland again (in October)once we are all released properly. Darren from Bristol.

Hi Bruce. I’m South African and honestly just subscribed and watch your channel because you do this so well. Well done. 👍🏾

So now you know why Scots, Welsh and Cornish people get on so well together, even if we do take the proverbial out of each other 😄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

“Plus I’m not actually an historian… “. Made me lol. Thanks Bruce.

As a Welshman living in England I am not naturally inquisitive about Scottish history. But your infectious enthusiasm and wonderful delivery makes your videos fantastically entertaining (and it doesn't even matter that you can't pronounce Welsh names!!). The downside is that it looks like I am going to learn much more about Scottish history from now on than I ever thought I wanted to! Well done - you have another subscriber! PS. Some comments below ascribe place names in Strathclyde as being of Welsh origin. But it is more accurate to say, as you suggest when you talk about the derivation of Cymru, Cumbria etc as being from the old British for "compatriots", that they are old British names and that Welsh is what is left of the old British language.

found this channel few days ago, love these videos and ur a great host keep it up bro

I have some Scottish ancestry and I never have had a real opportunity to learn about Scottish history. I learn so much from your videos and truly appreciate the work and effort that you put into it. I suppose all I'm really trying to say is thank you.

"Smart-Ass Midget" LOL.... Tyrion Lannister was one of the best characters in GoT ! I think we can all agree that Peter Dinklage is a GREAT actor.

I've just found your channel, love it! As a Scottish lassie I didn't know half the stuff I've just learned from you!

only just found your videos here, I'm especially pleased to see this video as I am a volunteer guide at Govan Old/Govan Stones and I love to see below all the comments about the Strathclyde Britons

Oh just another wee thought... about that Welsh / Scottish Brythonic link. That new kingdom that sprung up, Strathclyde, was as you say Strath Clwyd, or more accurately, Ystrad Clwyd. can it get any more Welsh looking. (Seriously, have a wee swatch at the use of Ystrad in mordern Wlesh place names in Welsh Wales) I'm down here in Ystrad Annan which, by the time of Wee Bobby Bruce, was lumbered with Ystradannanderdale, a right hodge podge of Cwmric and AngloNorse. Latha math dhut, a charaid.

Rhydderch Hael in Welsh would be prounounched Rhuh-therch (th like th in "THis", ch like German ch) Hael (combine H with isle). Cymru and Cymry both pronounced Come-ree.

Love what you do, thank you Bruce! Tell us a story;)

I'm looking forward to you putting all this into a specific section of re-watching on RU-vid. There's a hell of a lot of information you're putting out and I think I will need to watch all the vids together to understand it. I'm learning so much here, man. I really appreciate it.

Cymru am beth Bruce . As a Lanark born expat who has lived in Wales for the past 30 years I've frequently pointed out to the locals that I'm possibly more Welsh than they are (immigration into Wales by Anglo Normans and Irish) Wallace gets his name from his Brythonic ancestry and King Arthur probably came from Scotland

I'm no linguistic authority, but I *think* Rhydderch Hael would sound like "Rhith-erch Isle". I know he's mentioned by Taliesin and he was related to Owein Rheged (Malory's Black Knight)

Very pleased to have found this channel. History is important but so is being a decent person. Double win for Bruce.

If you ever get time I'd like to see a dedicated video on king Bridie and the end of the golden age of the kingdom of Fortrue. I think you make factually sound videos that are still highly entertaining my friend and that is a real rarity which I appreciate very much. Thanks for sharing your passion and a healthy dose of humour with us

Here in East TN, especially Greene County (Greeneville), Britton is a common family name. Am I safe to assume this is where it originated? That’s probably a silly question, but history and origins can be strange.

I like it when he lists the names of everyone involved and I start to loose grip on perception

Thanks for this video series! I love that you are shining some light on a little-known topic.

Love watching these back. Seriously love Scotland and have been all over our beautiful country. Seen a lot of the world but as Glenda the good witch said first "theres no place like home".

Great video, thanks! And see - you don’t need to be quite so upset about having to have British on your passport - it’s part of all of us on this island’s heritage, Scottish, English, or (even more) Welsh!

Great start to Christmas Day!

This channels awesome well done big yein ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"Basically, medieval Scotland was like Game of Thrones without the smart arsed midget." Made me fall out of my bloody chair laughing.

So Scotland’s great hero William Wallace was of Strathclyde, British heritage. The name Wallace deriving from Old Norman for Welshman

Thanjs for another interesting story

Wait ... I just found chou, while surfing youtube. Your name is Bruce? As in *Robert The ... * !!! I just giggled out loud, and my family just looked over at me like I'm nuts! I adore history. You're fabulous, Dude! Cheers

you make me want to come back up north and tour round Scotland to visit lots of historic places ive not visited yet

My surnames Lennox, I was born in north east England though. The only thing I know is that name originated in Dumbarton and that there is a derelict castle there named Lennox castle. Which was used as a hospital during one of the world wars. Interesting stuff, cheers for the content.

Probably my favourite history subjects in Scotland's History.

By very far, you are, my very favourite Historian! You Sir, are brilliant!

Ivor the Boneless and Olaf the White led the viking force that sacked Alt Clud

I've been retracing my ancestry and have both scottish and cornish heritage. It's interesting that they actually share a lot of surnames

Thanks for illuminating the Britons the secret child that is kept in the cellar of history. A good video really enjoyed it. Oh if I tell you that in Welsh U is pronounced as an I try rereading the Brythonic for Dumbarton castle.

Love these videos so much

I am a blend of DNA that would make you look like a slightly translucent Scotsman. But by all that is good my heart is Scottish. Let no man deny that! I am a Scotsman!, and South African:)

Loved the graffiti in Glasgow

Great video. Lovely locations.

loving more AND MORE this chanel.

The Migration period is really when everywhere got a good kicking... not the best time to be alive.

Who are the Britons? You are, and I’m your king!

Greetings again frae NZ. Awesome ! Love to share a wee dram......weird....but it feels like I know you. Perhaps because you have talked me through my love of history concerning the country of my birth and your quirky nae bullshit sense of humour,,,,,,,Yiv gei'n me a laff oot loud tae m'seil mair than the wam time. Was coming home Sept last year .....all booked and rarin' to go and Covid. Full stop! As soon as our planet is reasonably germ free I will arrive and again taste the aroma of Alba. Keep up the awesome work. Well done. You have inspired me. Thanks.

Dear sir, your channel has renewed my interest in genealogy, and I've know traced a my lineage back to the 1600s to the Breckenrigs... Of... Cockburnspath. ... How have I gone my whole life ignorant to such a glorious ancestral homeland?!!? If you ever happen to be that way, and have any interesting historical insights, or have already approached the subject, I'd be greatly appreciative.

You're not a historian, you say? Historians need to be accurate+objective about the past and to tell a good story. I think you pass well on both counts. Lang may ye'r lum reek.

We're all basically affrican, ahh Walter Strand most be frothing at the mouth🤣🤣🤣🤣. Love the vid Bruce veery interesting slán abhaile for now

Thank you for this excellent series! Early medieval British history is my favourite historical topic, but most of the videos I see are about the Anglo-Saxons and a bit about the Welsh; leaving our northern neighbours tragically excluded.

Well, even if you are not a historian, you still remind me of the very best history professors I had at university. Excellent content!