Hello Everyone. This review from r/badhistory focuses upon Ancient Warriors, Episode 13: The Irish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBVtSFyc1FI
In honour of this I have an imaginary bottle of Jameson Whiskey and am once again prepared to risk my life and health to entertain you all. Here we go!
0.41: References a fictional character as if they existed. DRINK!
0.43: Ireland fights for its life? The narrator is definitely exaggerating here. The Vikings certainly raided the country extensively, and established settlements such as Dublin, but they were always a vast minority compared to the rest of the population and did not really have the ability to extend their authority inland as they could with England, which was nearer to their population centres. Additionally, England's more centralized states were more vulnerable to Viking conquest as, once the centre of power was seized, the Vikings could set up a puppet ruler and gain authority over a large area. The fragmented nature of the Irish political system meant that, even if the Vikings took over one small kingdom, they would still face the prospect of many more battles, which would most likely discourage further efforts. DRINK!
0.51. The Irish were outnumbered? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I really don't even need to explain why that is so wrong that not even the God of Editing and Correction could make it right. Also, the Irish hardly "put their faith" in one man. The Irish were well aware the Vikings were not invincible. For example, the Vikings had been defeated in 848 at Sciath Nechtain. Likewise a High King fighting against the Vikings was hardly a new phenomenon. Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid did so during his reign, capturing and killing the Viking warlord Thorgest. DRINK!
0.54: I hate the word "destined" as it imposes a false narrative on the historical process. Nothing was "destined to happen", and the job of a historian is to determine why something happened, the time it did so, what happened and the consequences, not create a sense of manifest inevitability. DRINK!
0.58: I've seen raves start like that.
1.16: Want to make someone look like a primitive European warrior? Just add fur.
1.54: They destroyed books??? Not cool, Vikings, not cool.
2.48: But for the Vikings, it was Tuesday.
2.55: Some Irish found refuge in crannogs. Others fought back, raided or came under the rule of the Vikings. Some were so far inland it did not really affect them at all. DRINK!
3.22: Ireland had many recogniz
... keep reading on reddit ➡Original post on Irish province/kingship names
Below is a list I found in my CKII files, of Irish dynasty names. There are too many to format as a list, so you are better off using Ctrl+F to find the one you are particularly interested in - although they are split alphabetically.
Some caveats: I speak modern-day Irish, and spell modern-day Irish. This is not the same as medieval Irish, as you can imagine, and many of these names are archaic. So there are quite a few in there I was taking a stab at, based on what I figure they would have been pronounced as. There are also those names for which I know there are modern-day versions, but the medieval spelling suggests a different pronunciation - so that's what's listed.
These pronunciations are based on me making 'ooh' and 'uck' noises at my monitor for an hour. I'm assuming a sort of mid-Atlantic phonetic base here, so treat hints accordingly. Also, these hints are not going to get your pronunciation down pat - they should not be seen to suggest rhythm or emphasis, just enough sou you can get a grip with 'weird Irish spelling'. I might come back in the future and fix this up. Generally, just sound it out, and then run it all together as fast as you can. Your friends will be very impressed.
For family names, there are some basic patterns - some of which I'm sure you are already familiar:
- Mac (Mc) / Nic = son / daughter of. The Mc version is more closely associated with Scotland, however, even though both are perfectly fine.
Pronunciations: mak / nik - Ó / Ua = descendent of. Reflects a more indirect lineage than 'Mac'. Female version is Uí.
Pronunciations: oh / ooh-ah, female: ee
If anyone has specific questions, just let me know.
Side note - now I know that my entire family's names are in CKII, all seven of them. I shall be a benevolent god...
EDIT: any 'g' (as in 'gee') is a hard 'g' (as in 'gif').
Male Names:
Abbán: ah-bawn, Adomnán: ad-um-nawn, Áed: ay-d(uh), Áedgen: ay-duh-gun, Áeducán: ay-duh-kawn, Áedán: ay-dawn, Affiath: aff-ee-ath, Ailbe: al-buh, Ailbrend: al-brund, Ailbrenn: al-brunn, Ailchú: al-koo, Aildobur: al-doo-burr, Ailgel: al-gull, Áilgenán: al-gun-awn, Ailgus: al-gus, Ailill: al-ill, Ailpín: al-peen, Ainbchellach: ay-n-veh-kee-al-ack, Áindle: ay-n-dul, Ainftech: ay-nf-tuck, Ainmere: ay-n-meer, Airechtach: arr-uck-tuck, Airfhindán: arr-finn-dawn, Airfhi
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Osraige Cerball
King Flann Sinna
Máel Ruanaid Óengus
İmar
Amlaíb
Auslie
Halfdan Ragnarsson
King Rhodri
King Anaraut
King Áed mac Cináeda
King Giric mac Dúngail
King Guthfrid
King Æthelstan
King Ecgberht
King Æthelwulf
King Bardr
Oistin
King Alfred the Great
King Áed mac Conchobair
Lergus mac Cruinnén
Niall Glúndub
Domnall
Conchobar mac Donnchada
King Aella
King Burghred
King Æthelred
Regent Ceolwulf
King Gwgon
Cadell ap Rhodri
Gwriad ap Rhodri
Tudwal ap Rhodri
King Beornwulf
King Wiglaf
King Eardwulf
Pope John VIII
Pope Marinus I
Asser Bishop of Sherborne
Archbishop of Canterbury
Edward the Elder
Elias III of Jerusalem
Ahmed İbn Fahdlan
I was doing some reading of the Norman invasion of my own country, Ireland, and I came across John de Courcy's invasion of Ulster, Ireland's northernmost province. Wikipedia recounts the initial events of the invasion as follows (slightly edited for clarity).
> In 1176, John de Courcy came to Ireland alongside William fitz Audelin, Henry II's deputy. Around the start of 1177 de Courcy went about carefully planning an invasion of Ulaid in eastern Ulster. Having acquired the approval of the royal governor in Dublin, de Courcy took 32 mailed horsemen and some 300-foot soldiers north into Meath, where he had obtained the right of passage through from its lord, de Lacy. He then met up with Irish allies who helped provide men and information for the invasion. De Courcy's force then advanced beyond the northern extent of Norman control and into Ulaid, reaching the petty-kingdom of Lecale having only set out from Dublin four days before. Until this, Ulaid had been untouched by "English" forces.
> De Courcy's force advanced on Downpatrick, the chief seat of the Dál Fiatach dynasty who then ruled Ulaid. Despite the small size of his force, de Courcy's attack caught the Ulaid by surprise forcing the over-king of Ulaid, Ruaidrí Mac Duinn Sléibe to flee. The papal legate, Cardinal Vivian, had been on a visit to Ulster when this attack happened and he called for the withdrawal of de Courcy's forces, however this went unheeded.
> About a week later, Mac Duinn Sléibe returned to Downpatrick with a great host drawn from across Ulaid, however despite being vastly outnumbered, de Courcy's forces won the day. Mac Duinn Sléibe followed up this attack with an even greater force made up a coalition of Ulster's powers that included the king of the Cenél nEógain, Máel Sechnaill Mac Lochlainn, and the chief prelates in the province. Again the Normans emerged victorious, even capturing the clergy involved included the Archbishop of Armagh, the Bishop of Down, and many of their relics.
To me this just seems an unbelievable level of military capability, with such a small force successfully penetrating deep into a Gaelic kingdom, seizing its capital, and repelling two invasions that heavily outnumbered it. Ireland was of course only one place conquered by the Normans, they also seemed to have remarkable success against the Anglo-Saxons, the Welsh principalities, the Arabs in Sicily, the Byzantines in Southern Italy, and "Saracen" forces during the Crusades.
Wha
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
They’re on standbi
Buenosdillas
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
[Removed]
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Him: I can explain everything!
(It's his best joke yet I think)
Another day and another review of bad history is upon us. On this occasion I turn my attention to Ancient Warriors, Episode 13: The Irish:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsMSZHK1N40
In honour of this I have an imaginary bottle of Jameson Whiskey and am once again prepared to risk my life and health to entertain you all. Here we go!
0.41: References a fictional character as if they existed. DRINK!
0.43: Ireland fights for its life? The narrator is definitely exaggerating here. The Vikings certainly raided the country extensively, and established settlements such as Dublin, but they were always a vast minority compared to the rest of the population and did not really have the ability to extend their authority inland as they could with England, which was nearer to their population centres. Additionally, England's more centralized states were more vulnerable to Viking conquest as, once the centre of power was seized, the Vikings could set up a puppet ruler and gain authority over a large area. The fragmented nature of the Irish political system meant that, even if the Vikings took over one small kingdom, they would still face the prospect of many more battles, which would most likely discourage further efforts. DRINK!
0.51. The Irish were outnumbered? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I really don't even need to explain why that is so wrong that not even the God of Editing and Correction could make it right. Also, the Irish hardly "put their faith" in one man. The Irish were well aware the Vikings were not invincible. For example, the Vikings had been defeated in 848 at Sciath Nechtain. Likewise a High King fighting against the Vikings was hardly a new phenomenon. Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid did so during his reign, capturing and killing the Viking warlord Thorgest. DRINK!
0.54: I hate the word "destined" as it imposes a false narrative on the historical process. Nothing was "destined to happen", and the job of a historian is to determine why something happened, the time it did so, what happened and the consequences, not create a sense of manifest inevitability. DRINK!
0.58: I've seen raves start like that.
1.16: Want to make someone look like a primitive European warrior? Just add fur.
1.54: They destroyed books??? Not cool, Vikings, not cool.
2.48: But for the Vikings, it was Tuesday.
2.55: Some Irish found refuge in crannogs. Others fought back, raided or came under the rule of the Vikings. Some were so far inland it did not really affect them at all. D
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