TORONTONY Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 the Yorkshire dialect comes from the Vikings. True that, it goes back to a lone Viking who came ashore at Filey and walked around asking people if they had been raped or if their homes had been pillaged and burned to the ground. One after the other said that none of those things had happened. He took his horned helmet off ,scratched his head, looked out to sea and uttered to himself, "Ah wunda we'er lads 'ave got to". So it goes, the Viking stayed in Yorkshire and we are all his descendants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitsmoorboy Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 True that, it goes back to a lone Viking who came ashore at Filey and walked around asking people if they had been raped or if their homes had been pillaged and burned to the ground. One after the other said that none of those things had happened. He took his horned helmet off ,scratched his head, looked out to sea and uttered to himself, "Ah wunda we'er lads 'ave got to". So it goes, the Viking stayed in Yorkshire and we are all his descendants. Old One but Still brings a smile to my face... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TORONTONY Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Old One but Still brings a smile to my face... Of course it's old ,it happened hundreds of years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old tup Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Xenia,one of the largest battles in English history you refer to at Tinsley,correct me if I,m wrong but wasn,t it fought by Harold who then had to march his army south to Hastings to confront William of Normandy!.No wonder they lost they must have been knackered as they went into battle almost straight away with unlucky Harold catching the arrow in his eye!.This is the story I heard on an interesting BBC history program a while ago!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-dad Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 old tup, If you're serious, no, it was Stamford Bridge near York. If you're joking, I apologise and crawl back under my stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerrific Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Xenia,one of the largest battles in English history you refer to at Tinsley,correct me if I,m wrong but wasn,t it fought by Harold who then had to march his army south to Hastings to confront William of Normandy!.No wonder they lost they must have been knackered as they went into battle almost straight away with unlucky Harold catching the arrow in his eye!.This is the story I heard on an interesting BBC history program a while ago!. I think you're confusing the contested sites of Brunanburh in 937 and Harold's epic march and battles in 1066. It was a large battle, yes, but not fought by Harold II Godwinson (king in 1066 who speed-marched/rode an army 250m and fought at Stamford Bridge against a huge Viking army, slaying 90% of them near York sept 25th 1066 then speeding south to face William's Breton/French/Norman army at Hastings 3wks later) In 937 King Athelstan, a grandson of King Alfred, raised a huge Wessex/Mercian army and marched north to fight a huge Dublin Norse/Scottish coalition (battlesite unknown), possibly 10-18,000 each side. In a fierce battle, Athelstan prevailed in a costly slaughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I was told that the Birley Stone, on Jawbone Hill dates back to the Romans. Does any one know if this is true? I suspect it has nothing to do with the Romans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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