My god an actual Historian on KZitem......unpretentious and willing to admit that we may never really know the true intentions of our ancestors. From one Historian to another I salute you.
@Alistplay
4 жыл бұрын
Whats the song at 6:30 ?
@2Worlds_and_InBetween
4 жыл бұрын
yeah I have stopped watching many... bcus im fed up with shouting out "how do you know that"
@orion3768
3 жыл бұрын
@Valentin Bentley your right, no one gives a shit !
@leonkayson8402
3 жыл бұрын
You prolly dont give a shit but does any of you know of a method to get back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@breckenreginald3341
3 жыл бұрын
@Leon Kayson instablaster :)
@OccidentalHorizon
5 жыл бұрын
I love Dartmoor. It is always so refreshing to learn more about the rich folklore of the South West, and we must fight if necessary to ensure the survival of this folklore throughout the ongoing ages of social retardation.
@thehypest6118
4 жыл бұрын
Wessex lives!
@nubeirothropic
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you keep your traditions and folklore, Anglo-Saxons. The best to you and stay strong, from Gallaecia brother! 💪🏻
@theechoinggreen6175
5 жыл бұрын
Work like this justifies the existence of KZitem, thanks
@darksunabove8595
5 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favourite video of yours so far I love to learn about my ancestors something many people have lost touch with in these educationally devalued times.
@bowe3west254
5 жыл бұрын
my paternal family have lived in the dartmoor region as far back as we have records, thanks for the insight StJ
@jamesmaysflyingwashingmach7459
5 жыл бұрын
That’s fantastic! Proper heritage I guess
@alphafoxtrotzulu4235
Жыл бұрын
Nice that’s the same I’m still lucky to be carrying on that generation and still live on the moor
@pavel1573
5 жыл бұрын
Getting educated has never been so comfy.
@kayoss2306
5 жыл бұрын
I've been trying for a baby, looks like I need to take a trip 😅❤ Lovely video!
@ripme6616
5 жыл бұрын
Kay Oss wow.. do it🐳🍀📆
@simonh1791
5 жыл бұрын
I've learnt more about English history and folklore in the few months I've been subbed to your channel than the rest of my years! Tragedy how little of our history is taught in our state schools. Pre 20th century history is just brushed over with as little detail and as much vagueness and fantasy as possible and then they just hammer erroneous accounts of the two 20th century world wars into your head for the rest of time lol
@LikeALocofirefly
5 жыл бұрын
Allahisgay Mohammedthefalseprophet We all know but don’t dare to say it
@gerard7817
5 жыл бұрын
He ties the knots
@duckman12569
5 жыл бұрын
"Tragedy how little of our history is taught in our state schools" Almost as if by design...
@str8skeptic
5 жыл бұрын
@ Maybe because it's more recent and therefore has a larger impact on the world today?
@megamanusa5
5 жыл бұрын
the syllabus is like that to avoid discussing the wrongs of empire in british schools
@earthlingcarl3179
5 жыл бұрын
Putting this on my list of places to visit, cheers!
@karlosthejackel69
5 жыл бұрын
Earthling Carl #MeToo
@BoatwithSoph
3 жыл бұрын
Have you been yet?
@Divertedflight
5 жыл бұрын
I meet a local from Dartmoor and he claimed that, when ever he passed or used it, to put a copper coin in a stone gap under one of those small bridges for the faerie folk. "And It was always gone the next time I was there!"
@mirthbaron1525
5 жыл бұрын
Those cheeky faeiries hoarding those coins!
@pooriaborhan1483
5 жыл бұрын
you are the best historian on youtube.
@geoded
5 жыл бұрын
These types of videos are always so chill
@stefanseniuk339
5 жыл бұрын
Again as modern Pagan's we find ourselves drawn in awe and wonder to Neolithic sacred sites, knowing next to nothing about the religious practices associated to them and have no choice but to bring with us in our hearts and minds to these sites what we do know of Indo-European spirituality...I guess our Neolithic ancestors would not be best pleased to know we bring the enemy to their door. If only we knew enough to be able to separate the two and fully comprehend the difference in thoughts, attitude, outlook and belief...
@ripme6616
5 жыл бұрын
Stefan Seniuk that's how I feel, I know it sounds delusional. But if I only new what the ancients truth was, I would defend it above all. FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@stefanseniuk339
5 жыл бұрын
@@ripme6616 At least we are now beginning to understand what we don't know, which is a start. The Neolithic and Indo-European religions were different. We can no longer use ignorance as an excuse to put them both in the same pot. For example we can now say with confidence that the Druids were Indo-European. They did not build the megaliths. If their ancestral root was Bell Beaker then they may have been interested in them after colonisation, but they did not build them and they imposed their religion onto them. The fog is beginning to clear...However we still do not know for certain the Druid religion is as old as the Bell Beaker people but as fellow Indo-Europeans, their religious structure must have had many similarities...
@willhall1874
5 жыл бұрын
I am blessed by the spinners to have been born into such a sacred land.
@ripme6616
5 жыл бұрын
Will Hall come in spinner
@joebloggs7956
4 жыл бұрын
Born in Devon at Buckfatstleigh Dartmoor. Saxon and viking bloodlines, blue eyes brown hair. In the mountains of Portugal, central. I am farming and happy. Peace to all!
@willhall1874
4 жыл бұрын
@@joebloggs7956 The best life one can live. Hail, my brother.
@brumboru
4 жыл бұрын
Camped there for 3 nights with my son Rory one night in a stone circle woke up to loads of Dartmoor ponies around our camp , loved it
@willackerman9557
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video. Love when you go to these ancient locations, I often get a feeling similar to that of seeing an awe-inspiring landscape in person for the first time. Great choice on the music as well.
@deathtocringe2464
5 жыл бұрын
LOL "...Decolonizing and rewild currency from a natural perspective..." after wining at history Survive the Jive went on and won at modern art also. A true renaissance man of our decadent age.
@suzycreamchez123
5 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love these videos. Love learning the history of my ancestors. It so stimulates my imagination.
@lawilder2059
5 жыл бұрын
It’s hard to believe you don’t have more subscribers. Your channel is probably being throttled by YT for speaking so much truth. Other younger channels with uninteresting delivery have triple the subscriptions. I have watched YT videos for years on mostly prehistory, ancient civilizations, ancient migrations, DNA science of ancient people’s, etc. and your channel showed for the first time in my YT feed about a month ago. Your respect for all traditions and your heart of an artist enrich your work ! Thank you for your shared passion and hard work.
@candylandi5351
5 жыл бұрын
In Italy the stones with a hole were considered sacred to the goddess Diana.
@bobby_bretwalda
5 жыл бұрын
Another fantastically put together and inspiring look into our ancient past! Thanks Tom!
@alphafoxtrotzulu4235
Жыл бұрын
It’s great to see you up here learnt quite a bit about my ancestors. I m from the moor and have lived here my whole life.
@Survivethejive
Жыл бұрын
Lucky you
@ianmoone705
5 жыл бұрын
>Moors Spaniard: *Glowing eyes*
@straitmurph
5 жыл бұрын
Iberian Peninsula was originally inhabited by Celts. It’s runes that are carved in Stone there.
@ianmoone705
5 жыл бұрын
@@straitmurph Iberians are still Celts by blood
@straitmurph
5 жыл бұрын
Ian Moone yes :)
@nubeirothropic
3 жыл бұрын
@@ianmoone705 sorry but no, Iberians are Iberians and Celts are Celts. However these two peoples existed in the Iberian Peninsula, are yes there were Celtiberians, a fusion of these two. But, the modern descendants of the Celts who didn't had and doesn't have anything Iberian, are the Galicians/Gallaecians and Asturians. And also who got more cultural influences from the British Isles as far as I know..
@prodigygirl1
5 ай бұрын
My Dad's ancestors came from Dartmoor and the families are still there farming on the Moors. They have always been there. My DNA and my Fathers has been tested and our ancestors have been of this land since Neolithic times. My family is part of this land.
@bryanpatrickmchugh
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for making it.
@kingenfuuken
5 жыл бұрын
Damn you and your obscure yet awesome music, I can never find it! Great video Tom
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
why don't you just look in the description
@kingenfuuken
5 жыл бұрын
@@Survivethejive I did, but still struggle to find some of the songs, especially those bark sound productions ones
@marlajacques6947
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for filling the historical education void I've been trying to piece together for yrs on my own. Stunning area, love your teachings
@jmaaybraak
5 жыл бұрын
Love your work. I am an American, but I have Norman ancestry through Robert The Bruce, as well as Celtic/Pictish ancestry through the Campbell clan. Point being, I always feel pride for my people when I watch these types of videos. Thank you for sharing.
@96mtbrider
5 жыл бұрын
J May der eternal American
@karlosthejackel69
5 жыл бұрын
You actually have Robby Bruce’s DNA?
@Floral_Green
4 жыл бұрын
That has to be the first time I’ve seen somebody - and a goddamn Burger at that - claim Pictish ancestry. I respect that.
@jmaaybraak
4 жыл бұрын
@@Floral_Green Well, then I guess I appreciate the respect (and that's also coming from a burger lol)! I'm assuming that's some Euro-slang for American because...wait for it...we eat a metric shit ton of burgers. Oh shit, I just referenced the metric system too! (I'm only giving you a hard time man lol! No disrespect.) Thought I'd throw that in there in case you took it the wrong way....
@joelkurowski7129
Жыл бұрын
@@Floral_Green Burger here. I also have Pictish ancestry, and am descended from Robert the Bruce. To be fair, if everyone knew their ancestry they would be surprised at how everyone has famous figures in their past. Considering that every Royal House in Europe is related to every other Royal House, having even a little bit of noble or Royal ancestry means you're probably related to the whole lot. I'm Anglo/Irish/Dutch on my mother's side of my family and Swiss/French/Dutch on my Father's side. Yet I'm descended from Byzantine Emperors, Kievan Grand Princes, and Portuguese kings through the part of my line that's Norman French. Yet this is on my mother's side, who we did not think was French at all. Go figure...
@MadRobexe
5 жыл бұрын
"Is it dead?" - Survive the Jive (2019)
@ripme6616
5 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha 😂
@Floral_Green
4 жыл бұрын
Tom ‘Devvo’ Rowsell
@squirrel435
5 жыл бұрын
A great informational video with a bit of humor is always welcome. Really fun and right up my alley. Sláinte.
@ReadySaltedCrisps
5 жыл бұрын
As always, fantastic work Tom. I'd never really seen the allure of Dartmoor until I saw your videos. Must visit one day.
@woody500z
5 жыл бұрын
This is why I'm a patreon supporter. Stuff like this! LOVING the content Tom!
@joechamberlain8618
5 жыл бұрын
0:18 absolute unit
@whyis45stillalive
4 жыл бұрын
Loving the fuzzy gobo, almost as much as the content!
@a.k9802
5 жыл бұрын
Indo-european history is so interesting
@Marc-hm6bz
5 жыл бұрын
As someone that lives in a Med country, I just love the British landscape, its so green and it has a misterious air to it. Great video Tom ! Just like always.
@williamcooke5627
5 жыл бұрын
Scandinavian influence in Devon seems rather unlikely, and I'd rather see the name Grim's Pound as evidence that Woden was known as Grim to the Anglo-Saxons before the Danish invasions.
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
that is quite likely but hard to prove
@MegMerrilies
5 жыл бұрын
Whereas Scandinavian influence in North Yorkshire is clear to see in the place names and dialect. Also the magnificent Roseberry Topping is where they worshipped Odin and nearby Freeborough Hill was where Freya was worshipped.
@marcusporcius9842
2 жыл бұрын
Even the Anglo Saxons had limited influence in Devon. One can tell from all the British saints worshipped on the North coast that Wales was the predominant source of culture pre and post Christianisation at least in the north. There may also have been a long time in which anything went. Romans have some influence and some of them have this cranky Christianity. Christianity becomes more significance to define Britons from Saxons but never all powerful, saxons come along and actually welsh bishops strive to make sure they reached their people on the other side of the severn estuary during the time of Saxon paganism. On dartmoor you often get a Christian church right on a druidic site. The Aesir may not have ever had total authority.
@tamerofhorses2200
2 ай бұрын
@@Survivethejive The word "Grima" had the same meaning in OE as it did in ON. "Visor, mask" etc. It is quite likely the place was named by the Anglo-Saxons and not by the Norse.
@primaballerina84
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your work Thomas! Peace from 🇸🇪
@Son-of-Tyr
2 жыл бұрын
I know he's holding a mic, but at a distance I keep thinking he's holding a cup of coffee (or tea rather) lol
@emknight84
5 жыл бұрын
You should come to American Stonehenge here in Salem, New Hampshire, USA.
@anulfadventures
5 жыл бұрын
I always wonder what the latest invaders to Britain will make of these ancient sites. Or will they just dynamite them all as well?
@gerard7817
5 жыл бұрын
Dynamite them just like in Afghanistan
@juleslandau8304
3 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear you listening to Sam Lee on the drive!
@drumskirazbojnik
5 жыл бұрын
Pls do some more video on Slavic Paganisam. Regards from Serbia.
@johnt-r6133
4 жыл бұрын
I think I just watched a man talk into the back end of a rabbit for 16 minutes.
@ProfessorShnacktime
3 жыл бұрын
You deserve way more views! Are people not interested in history? Mr. Rowsell your charisma and knowledge make for some very good programs. edit: IT'S A FERTILITY!
@armankaunradt6310
5 жыл бұрын
That first site wasn't for cattle, it was used for the rites of the wildmen, initiated by the horned god. The ancient Stella found in Upsalla shows in detail the rites that were held there, and depicts the purpose of the circle "hut" inside the enclosure.
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
this predates Uppsala by over 1000 years and is a different culture - the bell beakers. It was an animal compound with houses in it.
@armankaunradt6310
5 жыл бұрын
@@Survivethejive Even if it was a different culture, you say the site was linked to Wodan.. it's the lineage of tradition, and it can pervade different cultures and regions and times... but yeah, it HAD to have been a gigantic.. animal pen?... with huts in it?... or maybe it's like you said, that it was possibly Wodan's animal pasture?.. but then that would make Wodan of the Bell Beaker culture? But then how would Wodan have been in Upsalla, they are two different cultures, right?... hmm, I think maybe your "points" just aren't as sharp as you think them to be, but to each their own. Cheers.
@steverlfs
3 ай бұрын
I was sorry to see your video end. Guess I better subscribe...
@cindaschuster6725
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Lands. 💚👍
@blade666vamp
5 жыл бұрын
Another excellent vid, please do one in Yorkshire dales, North Yorkshire including Roseberry topping (Odins hill)
@marcomolinero5877
3 жыл бұрын
So cute how he carries his pet rabbit with him everywhere
@brekstuff9281
5 жыл бұрын
we NEED " it's a fertility" shirts
@clint.b.j.5490
5 жыл бұрын
I want a tribe. As a white American protestant, I belong to this group, but their is only a weak collective concious among us. Southern Country folk are the most collective group of whites I've encountered, which is good, but I wish middle class, suburban, white, Americans, like me, would have more of an ethnic concious and would act more as a collective instead of demonizing and rejecting our rich European heritages. Most White Americans have little to know connection to their heritage, and it grieves me.
@gerard7817
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, fascinating to imagine the pristine Neolithic era
@MrCantStopTheRobot
5 жыл бұрын
That dynamite-guy was dumber than the rock he demolished. I wonder if he even tried profiting off people's interest in it. Surly, spiteful, and unimaginative, more likely.
@vulpesinculta3238
5 жыл бұрын
My theory about stone circles is that at least some of them served a purpose similar to market crosses: they marked locations where annual festivals and markets were held. They were built by competing rulers (priests, kings, or priest-kings) to attract visitors and traders. Perhaps these rulers even cooperated by building these sites in neutral territory. This would explain a lot of things, like: 1. The fact that a lot of stone circles are aligned in a certain way (which would have been the traditional start date of the market or the festival). 2. The fact that a lot of stone circles were changed and upgraded over time (after all, no leader wants to live in the shadow of his predecessor, so there would have been an incentive to keep building over the course of centuries). 3. The fact that large amounts of cut/chewed animal bones and other food waste were found near some stone circles (which means there was feasting). 4. The fact that in some cases - the area near Stonehenge is a good example - there is evidence of fighting over these sites. Perhaps there was a disagreement between two would-be rulers, or even an invasion by another group.
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
worth considering
@vulpesinculta3238
5 жыл бұрын
@Sean Baker The bones - many thousands of them have been found - show signs of having been cut with flint tools and roasted over a fire, and the pigs were almost all young (less than one year old, born in spring and slaughtered in winter). This indicates feasting, whether ritual or not, but not purely spiritualistic sacrifices.
@EyeOfWoden
5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video. I believe there were 'Norse' settlers in more ancient times than current academia tells us. It may be that the name 'Grim' is far older than what we term the migration era.
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
There were certainly Germanic romans stationed here
@EyeOfWoden
5 жыл бұрын
@@Survivethejive We even have evidence of pre-Roman Germanic settlement in England!
@Archie.Fisher
5 жыл бұрын
Wild camped in Dartmoor too! Unforgettable experience.
@SgtSteel1
5 жыл бұрын
This is T.V quality stuff (except people with sense don't watch T.V, they come to channels like yours but you get my meaning) You should have 10m subs. Great work.
@jamesgreenldn
5 жыл бұрын
Hail Odin!
@mikecullen4683
5 жыл бұрын
Tom you should come to the Burren in co. Claire.Similar topography and history. I'll drive down from Dublin.Go for a run and I'll buy you a pint.
@oak4026
5 жыл бұрын
Wild camped on Dartmoor in a bivvy bag the other day great experience
@leeetchells609
4 жыл бұрын
I am a stone Mason and builder so understand building techniques. If you look at dry stone wall that still exist all over northern Britain you will see the stones are usually small enough for a man to handle. It doesn't make practical sense to build with very large heavy stones. Maybe they lacked the tools to break the stones up?
@bookbunny16
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting video! Thank you for all the effort you put into these 🫡
@79coyotefrg
3 жыл бұрын
was Stonehenge a place to "sacrifice pigs" or was it a big gathering of people and the pig was the dinner??
@Zimodej
4 жыл бұрын
It's all fun and games sleeping in the moor until the hound of Baskerville starts hunting you.
@sleipnersvadilfarisson7653
5 жыл бұрын
Yes please, more like this!
@moshow93
5 жыл бұрын
Soon to be Developed into an apartment complex and bazaar.
@icantthinkofaname5526
5 жыл бұрын
Thankfully it's a national park and protected area, to destroy such an area of outstanding beauty would be a heinous act of natural destruction.
@icantthinkofaname5526
5 жыл бұрын
@The505Guys Oh my, that is outrageous, councils are absolutely pathetic, they show no care for history and heritage.
@robertg305
5 жыл бұрын
Indo European AF
@josephpeck8723
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@Jessinblackandwhite
5 жыл бұрын
This is fascinating to see. I’m American with English ancestry. I love learning about the history. Thank you!
@flamencoprof
5 жыл бұрын
On August 14th (my brother's birthday) 1996 while on a driving tour of Britain, I was in the Lake District and "just before Keswick, turned up a tiny lane at tiny sign for Castle Rigg circle. .... Spoke to ... English lady getting photo taken with hand in stone, her mother did it too & had her ashes scattered there, returns every year. Believes in the energy of the stones etc." The quote is from my hand-written travel diary, which featured at the top of the page every day a Special Sight, and that day it read "Lady with the hand in the hole at Castle Rigg circle". It seems these ancient beliefs are very far from dead and even affected me, an atheist from NZ!
@ThEfextors
5 жыл бұрын
Doing an exped on Dartmoor this week. I'll look out for these
@creoda673
5 жыл бұрын
Alright, your unrelenting quality has finally convinced me to become an SS patron.
@dsala2614
5 жыл бұрын
VERY GOOD VIDEO...FRED FLINTSTONE NICE ADDED TOUCH...
@hesperideangardens.3953
5 жыл бұрын
Has to do with the shepherd⸗priest. Grim means dark, blakk, veiled, okkult, grey (grau). Henry Wadsworth⸗Longfellow was a Nurembergian Pegnitz⸗Schäfer (Priest of the Blakk Sun), from Maine. Mor = nor; mor means blakk, nor means stone. Sebald is the Danish Saint of Nornenberg, the Reik‘s Bee⸗Garden (Omfalos), the Reik‘s Treasure⸗Box, Germany‘s 3yes and 3ars; the Reik‘s First City is a Norik (Keltik Swabian) Atlantean kolony. Noris is the water⸗nymf of Norns‘ Mountain (noir = blakk). Pegn means pine in Romance, and konnekts Norumbega‘s River Pegnitz (Fichten⸗Ohe), which flows in to Rhine, via the Main, to the Rhine‘s source in Graubünden, southern Germany. Allegra.
@brew7595
5 жыл бұрын
It’s a fertility!
@carolinesmyth127
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe they chose mainly stone instead of wood because wood was a precious resourse needed for fire, gates etc. Since the time when the area was volcanic, the rock has been there. Even when they move rock, it is still present. Maybe they were conscious of the need for sustainability, so chose wood for things such as those gates. Wooden fences would demand more of their time and energy.
@michaeltumey7756
3 жыл бұрын
I have an ancestor, Grim Erinviene, who was an Irish lord from Dal Riata and the first king of Stratheclyde, as well as a Pictish Abthool and another title. His name was Grim, but I wouldn't think that it's related to Odin, since the Irish at this time weren't overly influenced by Anglosaxons, and of course not vikings as they wouldn't be around for another 700 years. My grandmother is an Irwin, which is one of the spellings of the descendants of Grim Erinviene.
@aunmarie7629
5 жыл бұрын
A. Stone base would have kept animals from digging in. I’m sure there was wooden fences above the stone. It’s a Bronze Age Stock Yard. Perhaps dedicated to Grim as this was where people came to purchase, trade and perhaps even slaughter their animals.
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
assuming it was still used for animals in medieval times!
@cheerskiwi
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, very informative. We need more people talking about pre-christian culture on our little island. As a constructive criticism, I'd advise you to work on your speaking, Tom. You stutter a lot
@clangerbasher
5 жыл бұрын
It's nice you take your Tribble on your trips out....
@clangerbasher
5 жыл бұрын
@Mom Noll :)
@arationalgentleman6253
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ; I go to Plymouth Uni and managed to walk to sheeps tor ... Will be sure to hit the spots you mentioned next time!
@grazzitdvram
5 жыл бұрын
I'm curious, I know there is a small project to reforest Iceland, is there anything similar in the British isles?
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
Not the moors. peat moors carry more carbon that forests so it would not prevent global warming or reduce carbon emissions.
@grazzitdvram
5 жыл бұрын
@@Survivethejive I give zero shits about the carbon carrrying footprint, It's more that a forested Island has been clear cut for so long that it's the normal to view the higlands as grasslands.... I don't care about the environment in the standerd environmentalist sense, I care about it in the sense that british isles are totally artificial.
@thestormvixen
5 жыл бұрын
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2018/01/new-northern-forest/ There are a few rewilding/reforesting projects going on... there’s the one above and also a project in Scotland... I believe there is plans for something in mid-Wales in the future... lots of smaller scale projects as well
@grazzitdvram
5 жыл бұрын
@@thestormvixen thanks for the link!
@karlosthejackel69
5 жыл бұрын
No, we are currently building 300,000+ houses per year, every year. Any ground capable of holding the weight of a house is being built on. Considering the size of the island, this is madness. There are building sites virtually everywhere. We are losing free space constantly. But the average British woman pops out 1.8 babies so ill let you work out who’s living in these houses
@teresa6775
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but I find it appalling for someone to dynamite ANYTHING from history and ancestry no matter the excuse
@marcusporcius9842
2 жыл бұрын
Dartmoor, where the local spirits really, really like to play with the weather. Only place I have ever got a bit hypothermic on midsummer's day. What always strikes me when I go there is the investment the bronze age men made in moving rocks that no one would touch without a tractor these days. This was an intergenerational investment in the homestead and patrimony. The poverty of the soil however shows that one must also be wise not to push mother nature too hard or she will just get mean.
@HistoryMaze
5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that v much - thanks.
@fartz3808
5 жыл бұрын
0:30 the fur of those bulls are the same orange color as Tom's beard. clearly in this shot he recognizes a kindred spirit
@AlMondO93
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Tom. I wonder if you can clarify this; first you say the late bronze age invaders to Britain would have been 'captivated' by the sight of stone circles, then later you say that these neolithic stone circles are all over Europe, which would surely mean that the invading late bronze age folks would already have been very familiar with these stone circles etc by the time they arrived here. Have you considered that the 'invading' late bronze age culture actually may have had an understanding that the first inhabitants of Britain were their distant cousins who had long been cut off from the mainland of Europe after Doggerland was inundated? I've heard it said many times that the original inhabitants of Britain are the Welsh/Cymric people, also known as the Combrogi, which means 'fellow countryman' or 'compatriot.' This is a fascinating subject but it is wrought with confusion, mixed information and conflicting interpretations.
@Survivethejive
5 жыл бұрын
It is possible but unlikely. They were a different culture. First, stone circles were not all over Europe, megaliths and standing stones were widespread in France, iberia and the British isles and even denmark but the stone circles are mostly just in britain and ireland. The tradition began in Britanny in the Neolithic but grew to its height in the British isles so there is nothing on the scale of stonehenge, avebury or the ring of brodgar south of england. Second - the invaders were not really distant cousins since as I explained before, they were mostly of steppe ancestry and their neolithic european farmer ancestry came from further east (Germany and central Europe region) from a people who were separate from the Neolithic people of britain - therefore kinship was tenuous. What's more these neolithics themselves entered britain long after doggerland has sunk. only WHG lived on doggerland who were replaced by Neolithics who were in turn replaced by Beaker folk from Hollan. Watch this to learn more: kzitem.info/news/bejne/zISCzZadgYugm5w
@AlMondO93
5 жыл бұрын
@@Survivethejive Thanks for your reply Tom. Much food for thought there. I am Welsh and Wales has the highest concentration of neolithic structures anywhere, but I am aware that the vast majority are now long gone. I have been to Brittany a couple of times to visit Carnac. My great grandfather was from Brittany so I have a personal interest in the place and I distant relatives there. I'm particularly interested in where stone circles first began to be built. We have Gobekli Tepi in Southern Turkey which is classed as a stone circle, although obviously not in the same style as European stone circles. However, stone circles like the ones we see in Europe can be found all over the world. There are many in America and there are several throughout the orient as far away as Japan. They are very similar, if not exactly the same as we see here, but much fewer in number. I'm also interested in your opinion on Julian Jayne's Bicameral hypothesis as I'm not sure I've heard you discuss it before and it appears to be quite relevant to the discussion. Also, are you aware of the Mulmutine laws of Cambria which were supposedly the first laws of ancient/bronze age Britain? I know your'e a busy man and I apologise in advance for loading so many questions on you.
@billybobwombat2231
5 жыл бұрын
I see a Muppet whenever I hear folks called " The Beaker People"
@Montague1428
3 жыл бұрын
A decent introductory video for those who've not explored Dartmoor or have little about the Bronze Age, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to theorise that Grimspound could've been associated with Norse sacrifice.
@Survivethejive
3 жыл бұрын
Well Lydford in Dartmoor was specifically established by Alfred as a defensive burh against Vikings. I agree it seems unlikely Vikings would go up on the moor, but the Norse root of the word Grim is established and undeniable
@Montague1428
3 жыл бұрын
@@Survivethejive Was Lyford fortified specifically against the vikings? it's near the coast of Cornwall and not out of range of Wales, both of which I'd think more likely invaders. That said, we know the Vikings were on the Western part of the moor (once, briefly) because they went up the Tamar, but the Vikings weren't related to the naming of Grimspound- the 'Grim' part you referred to is more likely from the Germanic (or in this case I suppose Anglo-Saxon) version of Odin and was likely named by Saxon settlers at some point lost to history (presumably pre 7th Century Christian conversion) rather than in relation to Viking incursion or occupation. Anyway, it's a decent video and advert for the region, but I am surprised you could carry around that massive ice cream all that time without it melting.
@comesahorseman
5 жыл бұрын
Those shaggy, long-horned beasties are Scotch Highland cattle.
@Peter-MH
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, it’s a microphone & not an ice cream!
@ugnikalnis
4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Pagan Lithuania, Thank you for pagan view! Keep it goin, you doing marvelous job!
@bretdouglas9407
4 жыл бұрын
Most definitely norse influences throughout England
@ChonmageXIV
5 жыл бұрын
It's a fertility!! :D And good luck to the two of you! 14:51
@LOREHAMMERLIBRARY
5 жыл бұрын
6:55 is a really cool shot
@jaredbabin2356
5 жыл бұрын
Great video my friend. Always damn good content my friend
@alanbstard4
5 жыл бұрын
great job. Excellent video
@LawrenceMclean
2 жыл бұрын
I am a subscriber to your channel as I like all of you videos, I was particularly interested in this one as a result of my DNA tests. As it turns out my MTDNA is U5b2a1a1a and my Y Haplogroup is M222. The McLean line I am apart of derived from the Gaels who invaded Scotland from Connacht in Ireland around the year 500. The research into my Haplogroup has found that the origin however, was originally from Devon, in Roman occupied Britain. They were Pastoralists (cattle) and left Devon for Ireland (that was never conquered by the Romans) as it seems they did not fancy living under Roman rule, paying Roman Taxes (dislike of paying Taxes seems to be a persistent family trait! leaving sometime in the 1st Century. There is an old Irish legend, known as Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) that is believed to be based on the invasion of Ireland (from Devon) by my Paternal ancestors. Possibly, those compounds featured in this video were built by my ancestors!
@Survivethejive
2 жыл бұрын
Many Devon families, including some of my ancestors, settled in Ireland during the 1600's also
@levitatingoctahedron922
3 жыл бұрын
3:45 "why didn't they just use wood??" you see any trees around brah
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