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Dark clouds descend upon your abbey, as thunder makes the ground quake.
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A fellow nun cries out, The Vikings are coming!
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Their torches burn like dragonfire, ready to scorch the place to the ground.
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Those who try to run will get their throats cut or be taken away in chains.
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Your father, King Alfred of Wessex, thought you'd be safe here.
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But now, all you can do is pray.
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Dear God, please send the mightiest Viking under our way.
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Surround it.
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It's the late 9th century, a terrible time to live on the British coast, especially in a convent.
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For decades, the Vikings have come here to loot, and chapels full of golden crosses are a welcome bounty.
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Some nuns try to fight back by going full barbarian.
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In one nunnery, sisters cut off their noses and upper lips to scare the Vikings off.
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But they keep coming back.
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King Alfred has spent years fighting the Vikings.
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Since taking the throne in 871, he's watched them conquer kingdom after kingdom until nearly half of England lies under their control.
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He won't be able to keep his young nun daughter Æthelgifu safe from the Vikings for long.
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His older daughter Æthelflet marries the lord of the neighboring kingdom of Mercia
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and joins the battle the princess may not have been raised to fight vikings
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but she's about to become their worst nightmare bet these vikings
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to first take care of some viking hunting at first ethel fled's husband leads the fight but when he falls around 902,
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Mercia suddenly finds itself ruled by a woman.
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A lady leading a kingdom is unusual, but with her land and younger sister still living in the shadow of Viking raids,
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she's determined to strike back by bringing out the heavy artillery.
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When the Vikings gather around the city of Chester in 907,
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Aethelflaed soldiers greet them by pouring boiling water over them to burn their flesh and bones.
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As the invaders scream and stumble back, legend has it that Mercia's soldiers hurl beehives at them to secure the kill.
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While Ethelfledd crushes the raiders in the north, her brother Edward, now King of Wessex, is clearing the south.
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They're the ultimate Viking hunting team, so when their enemies start creeping close to their sister's abbey, they know exactly what to do.
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None shall pass.
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Years of poor health have left Ethelgifu in no condition to run.
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So her siblings decide to send their forces to meet the Vikings.
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Their armies catch up with them near Tessenhall.
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The Viking hunter siblings split their formation to enclose the Norsemen, cutting off any hope of escape.
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All the raiders can do is form a shield wall, but Ethelflaed's troops are relentless.
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They keep on pounding their exposed heads until their skulls crack.
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Even the Nordic kings riding with the formation aren't spared.
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When the dust settles, one of the strongest Viking armies in England is gone.
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Not long after the battle, Æthelflaed's husband, the Lord of Mercia, dies.
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But that's okay.
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By now, everyone knows who's really leading the fight.
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Ring of Fire To stop the invaders from pushing farther south and reaching her sister's abbey, Æthelflaed builds fortified towns at strategic locations,
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drawing a ring around Mercia that no raider can break.
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For the next seven years, Æthelflaed rules with an iron fist.
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When she's not commanding soldiers or fortresses, she's securing alliances with the Irish and Welsh to finish off her enemies.
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By 918, the Vikings know it's time to jump ship.
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Some raiders who have occupied York for nearly half a century swear allegiance to her, even willing to fight against her last enemies and form part of her government.
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But before she can finish the conquest, her heart of steel finally gives out.
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While her daughter is chosen as the next Lady of Mercia, Æthelflaed's brother is done sharing his power with a woman and takes away his niece's crown.
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Some say she then spent the rest of her days as a nun.
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The king may be trying to erase Æthelflaed's legacy,
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but monasteries see her as a martyr and immortalize her story in the Mercian Register.
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The mighty Viking Hunter, who devoted her life to keeping bloodthirsty raiders away from their chapels.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 79 frases y 1065 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:49. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 136 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 78 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| thunder sustantivo | /ˈθʌndɚ/ | trueno |
| abbey sustantivo | /ˈæbi/ | abadía |
| bonus sustantivo | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | bonificación, plus |
| hunter sustantivo | /ˈhʌntɚ/ | perro de caza |
| pin sustantivo | /pɪn/ | alfiler, aguja |
| realistic adjetivo | /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ | realista, realístico |
| hurry verbo | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | apresurarse, apurarse |
| mighty adjetivo | /ˈmaɪti/ | poderoso |
| chapel sustantivo | /ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/ | capilla |
| sibling sustantivo | /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ | hermano, hermana |
| bone sustantivo | /boʊn/ | hueso |
| cloud sustantivo | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | nube, nimbo |
| unusual adjetivo | /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ | inusual, inusitado |
| legend sustantivo | /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ | leyenda |
| lieutenant sustantivo | /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/ | teniente |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| bring out verbo | realzar, resaltar | |
| fight back verbo | /faɪt bæk/ | contraatacar |
| finish off verbo | cabalear, rematar | |
| sign up verbo | inscribir, alistar | |
| take away verbo | /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ | quitar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | have come · has spent · have never seen |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | are based · be taken · have been raised |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | Those who try · those who haven |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 9 contracciones y formas reducidas, como haven't, aren't, I'll. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, throne /θɹəʊ̯n/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, shield /ˈʃild/, flesh /flɛʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, comprehensive /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, artillery /ɑɹˈtɪləɹi/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como thunder, abbey, bonus.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.