The War that Changed the English Language - Mini-Wars 3

The War that Changed the English Language - Mini-Wars #3, or simply The Norman Conquest of England, or the Battle of the Hastings, is a MiniWars video created by OverSimplified covering the events of the 1066 Norman conquest of England, which marked the end of the Anglo-Saxon era and the beginning of England's Norman Dynasty.

Summary
At some point in the AD 900s, several Vikings tried to take Paris but failed at it. The king decided to give the Vikings some land for the offer to protect them from other Vikings. With this, the Vikings created the Duchy of Normandy and reverted into French culture. In England, the Vikings attempted an invasion but failed to take England and left several Viking settlers at England. Æthelred the Unready had a child with Emma of Normandy and decided to kill the Viking settlers. The king of Denmark conquered England, and Anglo-Saxons and Danish fought for a while until the Danish finally took over England. Æthelred and his family left to Normandy, later Edward and Alfred went to take back England. The duo would get betrayed by Godwin while in England. Edward returned to Normandy, and decades later Edward would become king after one Danish king had no heir. Edward would marry a daughter named Edith of Wessex. For the rest of his marriage, Edward won't create a heir before his death. This would led to Harold Godwinson to claim the English throne. Decades ago, the Viking kings of Norway and England agree that when the English king died the Norwegian king would become king. Years ago, Edward made a promise to William the Bastard that when he died, William will become king of England. Tensions grew between the three men. Harold became king after Edward's death. Harold manage to kill the current Norwegian king at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. But was killed at the Battle of Hastings by William and his army. After the battle, William was crowned as king of England. Many things changed after William's victory with the biggest change being in the English language.

Transcript
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Trivia

 * The War that Changed the English Language - MiniWars #3 is the ninth video to be uploaded to the OverSimplified channel.
 * The episode is the third MiniWars video to get uploaded in the OverSimplified channel.
 * The episode has the longest title with a number of 43 letters into its title.
 * The episode has the earliest event with the Norman Conquest of England happening in 1066.