A Tour of the Viking Age - full documentary

Take an incredible journey through the history of the Viking age. Perfect for student studying the period. Viking - the very word epitomizes adventure and ferocity. Though not the most technologically advanced culture of their period, the Vikings nevertheless saw more of the world than virtually any other group. The very Viking spirit drove them to constantly push beyond the next horizon.
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Sources:
-Abbo Cernuus - Viking Attacks on Paris, (Peeters, 2007)
-Adams, Max - The Viking Wars, (Pegasus Books, 2018)
-Alfred the Great: Asser’s Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources, trans. Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge, (Penguin, 2004)
-Arman, Joanna - The Warrior Queen: The Life and Legend of Aethelflaed, Daughter of Alfred the Great, (Amberley, 2017)
-Collins, Roger - Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796-1031, (Wiley Blackwell, 2014)
-Ferguson, Robert - The Vikings, (Penguin, 2010)
-Haywood, John - Northmen: The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241, (Head of Zeus, 2020)
-O’Callaghan, Joseph - A History of Medieval Spain, (Cornell, 1975)
Featuring game clips from Attila: Total War, Age of Charlemagne Expansion Pack, and Medieval Total War.
#Vikings #Medieval #Norse
Error correction: the video describes Frigga as the wife of Thor. In fact, Sif is the wife of Thor.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@Son_of_Man_Child_of_God]

Thank you.

[@crowbirdryuell]

Im not a big fans of Viking because i tought they are all pagan, but knowing some of them convert to Christian is epic

[@venm5887]

@@crowbirdryuellthose Pagans treated there women much better that the christy cultures, women equal also most were not as oppressed in norse society compared to christy society.

[@stevohisroyalhighness9265]

Dude, I have a bachelor's degree in history. Your documentaries are fantastic, accurate, and addicting. keep up the great work!

[@jenmb2679]

they need to correct the fact that vikings came to America 400 years before Columbus, yet most descendants are christians.

[@chivalrousjack]

Their ships were certainly the most technologically advanced of their period. Able to sail on river, lake, and sea.

[@daneaxe6465]

I always marvel at the woodworking skills and the critical thought that was needed to select the right trees, then turn them into masterpieces for the water.

[@alejandrodecesare5929]

How they were able to sail against current?

[@chivalrousjack]

@@alejandrodecesare5929 oars.

[@alejandrodecesare5929]

@@chivalrousjack even with the right design that was a heluva of muscle power

[@chivalrousjack]

@@alejandrodecesare5929 Yup. I've done it. I know.

[@mikegamez77]

Extremely well thought out and presented video. Top level narration in clarity and tone.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks for watching

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

I just recently discovered I descend from Rollo, founder of the Normans. That makes this whole video VERY interesting to me.

[@timscarberry2778]

Is the one dislike from someone who thinks the Vikings tv show is accurate?

[@mmmguannaaa6657]

Have you ever seen the show? It's quite the parallel to this documentary. Shows like that's aren't meant to be completely accurate. I'd say though it's closer than I thought it was.

[@spoomftheimmortal4960]

@Malik Ismail do it better 🤷‍♂️

[@kernom749]

They probably thought Game of thrones was historically accurate too.

[@KM-xr5gg]

@Malik Ismail It’s not about the visual presentation, it’s about information! 👍

[@KM-xr5gg]

@Malik Ismail I enjoy this channel, so therefore I will watch it! But, feel free to indulge in your own choices! 👍

[@Frederik.S]

Just did the calculations! A gold dinar was a coin of 4.25 grams with a purity of 22k 917 gold. Bjørn and Hastein made off with 70,000 of the suckers which with todays gold price has a worth of 1,719,505.67 USD 😮

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Now that was an interesting comment! Appreciate that info.

[@shergy1000]

The purity of Englands silver coin was dramatically reduced due to the amount of tribute they had paid to the Vikings.

[@mrrogue1763]

Love watching history documentaries. I enjoyed watching this huge thanks 😊👍

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks for watching

[@annamosier1950]

lots of intrigue

[@geiregholmfossaberg7302]

Small versions of longboats are still in use were im from. The Faroe Islands 🇫🇴

[@juliehazel9593]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks.

[@brianswelding]

The temperature here in Chicago today is eight below zero Fahrenheit... So I finally have an opportunity to BINGE watch this awesome channel. Thank you ❤️ 🙏

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Hope you enjoy!

[@-RONNIE]

I had to leave the live because of a meeting but I watched the entire video when I got home. Another really good video keep it up 👍🏻

[@jenmb2679]

Thankful that he recorded everything in chronicles.

[@Texanhessian]

Beautiful work!

[@olibearbrowns6748]

The Vikings are feared warriors who are strong, fearless, and unforgiving. A perfect fit for the Crusades.

[@tiedyehobo]

Well said from a descendant of crouts.

[@shergy1000]

Pity they never fought in the crusades the first never began till 1099. At which time most Vikings were no longer the fearsome pagan sea wolves they once were.

[@sheepdog1102]

Excellent job, I really enjoyed this video!

[@davidsnyder173]

The best presentation on the subject. Excellent!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Wow, thank you!

[@Cyber_Eight]

I love your videos. Keep up the good work

[@michaelman957]

Alfred makes me think of Bela IV of Hungary, a man who learned from tragic attacks and adapted.

[@mattweir9674]

Love learning about my ancestors, what badasses 🍻

[@alexanderchenf1]

“Viking’s not the most technologically advanced civilization of the period”? Who voyaged better than the Viking and their ships in 9th century?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Which makes that all the more impressive. I took that line directly from John Haywood's "Northmen" book. It's not a dig at the Vikings, it's just saying despite the fact that this wasn't exactly the wealthiest or most sophisticated culture of the period, they still traveled distances that are almost super human.

[@alexanderchenf1]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Other than technologies of voyaging, Vikings also produced some of the best handicrafts and housing technologies of the era. Free peoples are usually technologically superior, for they rely on those technologies to get by when centralized bureaucracies can simply mobilize subjugated populations for state projects. If you can enslave people, you have no incentive to develop technologies. If you have to do everything yourself, then you become an inventor. Back in the Roman world, the Celts had fewer slaves and superior metallurgy than the Romans.

[@ichoffski4707]

@Ma Foi There's also the fact that the Norse were slave owners.

[@daneaxe6465]

@Thomas Vincent He's living up to his name...Ima Fool.

[@keithmaxwell2169]

They Made Some pretty Good Steel too

[@Sigibert]

Awesome !! Yay more Viking videos !!

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

i've followed this chanel since the very begining, and im quite happy its still going strong + the movie and all that. quite a ride

[@mikestewart2359]

Thanks for all stuuf u do keeps me happy 😊

[@antonvernooy6186]

Thank you so much for this long doc I will def check out the many others you have.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks Anton! Glad to hear you found it useful. I've got a whole playlist of long documentaries: kzbin.info/aero/PLPq6iUifPrJb46x_Jp7SAtRcsVNvlC49D

[@alexkrxxx]

Awesome! Great work

[@VikingOlberg-NymoenOfNorway]

Good video man, Informative on many fronts.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you liked it!

[@cecileroy557]

Oh Yeah - this is "right up my alley". Thanks for yet another wonderful video!!!!

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Excellent presentation 👏👏👏👏

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

Great presentation!

[@dentonstales2778]

Rollo was actually never called Duke of Normandy, it was his grandson who first used that title.

[@Ithinkthereforeimright]

Gotta love it!

[@UltimatePowa]

Thank you man, love your stuff even if I disagree from time to time

[@tiedyehobo]

The most time you disagree is when you look in the mirror.

[@jenmb2679]

Finally, a video that dont put me to sleep

[@sarahsherman4514]

Reading Last Kingdom series, love history and historical fiction.

[@Arckaro]

Thanks!

[@matthewmann8969]

They had these great rowers, paddlers, steerers, sailors, and travellers

[@lovenlightman]

Thanks ,great channel in my opinion.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@benparrish672]

The Northman Caelan Erikson was a Norse Warrior Viking King

[@JohnSmith-tz8gj]

That was very interesting

[@paulreuben7343]

makes you look at the Norwegians Swedes and Danes differently....love the world-view/cosmology at the beginning, good work

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you!

[@phunkeehone]

Back then the Scandinavians were a tough breed. Today, the majority of us have gotten soft.

[@KM-xr5gg]

Interesting! 👍🌸

[@christianmyhre7154]

Good video

[@Andrea-pm3dy]

Thanks 😊

[@annamosier1950]

very good

[@ciaranmck4469]

Actually there is a bit of a legend saying King Alfred was a ancestor of woden (odin) because apparently cerdic was one of the sons of wodin

[@Anaris10]

Do you mean "Descendant"?.

[@ciaranmck4469]

@@Anaris10 yeah my bad I've been on a mad weed binge this past 2 weeks my brains a bit fucked ngl

[@haydenfaul4979]

@@ciaranmck4469 Get off the Wack, get on crack. But really, you need stop smoking weed. Especially if your young. You can do it when your older (40-50) but not when your young and developing. Of course the drug is bad for you and people that justify smoking weed by saying how it has medicinal effects. Are liars that just want to smoke everyday and do nothing but sit on there as*. I smoked and I got off of it because it was messing my brain up. So should you.

[@robbieevans6536]

In the right conditions their boats could plane like a wind surfer and they could cover great distances quickly even in shallow water.

[@tiedyehobo]

Oh really? Were you there to witness this? Or you're just a good guesser like most scientist.

[@robbieevans6536]

@@tiedyehobo Yeah, I was there..They called me Leif Cornholio and I sailed the North Sea, plundering as I liked.

[@EpsteinsRope]

​@@tiedyehoboWe have preserved boats... and science isn't guessing. Your brain is smooth

[@annamosier1950]

I made a canoe once and it was difficult

[@NabiAsli1]

May I know how do you set up the camera in Total War to create cool animation shots in your video?

[@casperdog777]

Eddington was a remarkable Saxon victory.

[@1stcivdiv81]

WhT about the Vikings who went east and conquered the Slavs and crayoned the Russ

[@jenmb2679]

Its crazy how they travel so far on horse and even on foot.

[@rmp7400]

Pretty impressive. Have read how Roman legions regularly marched 50 miles a day! More men of prior centuries were forged of remarkable substance: disciplined, inspired training from early youth and healthier food (no junk). Although... I understand that Russian soldiers of today have maintained most of that formative heritage!

[@tiedyehobo]

​@@rmp7400 I've walked 30 in 4 hours. So 50 miles a day is adequate.

[@magnusjonsson2883]

"Hatein" probably means "Haf-steinn" (sea-stone) or "Hásteinn" (High-stone)

[@dozzer]

5:13 Thor's wife is Sif. You're looking for Odinn's wife, Frigga.

[@Donovanhuntercarpenter]

I also caught this lol

[@theend7708]

Truth Top 🔝 Vikings power.

[@jenmb2679]

Funny the other documentary mentioned the ring that was found

[@nole8923]

You said Halstein retired as a wealthy man. Question. What constitutes as wealth in the 9th century? Silver and gold coins? They didn’t exactly have capital assets and stocks back then.

[@ronschramm9163]

Silver, gold, land, cattle, ships, slaves, hard and soft good, such as silk and spices, and other commodities.

[@ShakeOneOfficial]

Because they rowed ships they were built like bodybuilders

[@jenmb2679]

Im here after watching The Last Kingdom. Its fairly accurate and sad the 5 th season is the last even though theres tons of material

[@troystaunton254]

Just released the movie. It’s good, and I’m watching the whole series and then the movie to its conclusion now.

[@briankgbert9178]

5:15 Thor 's wife is Siff, not Frigg

[@unpataunpata]

Why is existence of giants denied

[@jeffreycurtis4517]

My ancestors were Vikings. I'm still strong

[@Spartacus-yz3ev]

What game are you showing in the video

[@philhampson2120]

Looks like total war, possibly medieval total war- viking invasion expansion pack.

[@cobyporschifer221]

A pretty good documentary well done. One issue odin's wife is frigga. Good Vibes 👣

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Yes, that was definitely an error, I believe I mention it in the description. If not I will add that. Thanks for checking it out!

[@sharonatkinson5979]

Wow

[@jenmb2679]

Why dont they have armor?

[@jenmb2679]

Being uphill is a disadvantage

[@yahyaalzuhairi4853]

Bro you said vikings they travelled from Baghdad to England. but my question is why in movies and series they chand all the history

[@mohammadrezakhani2539]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@warhammer_studios]

Frigg is Odins wife not Thor's. Thor's wife's name is Sif.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I said Frigg was Odin's wife.

[@warhammer_studios]

@@RealCrusadesHistory at 5:15 you say "Thor's wife Frigg". If I am hearing you wrong I apologize, but it sure sounds like that's what you said

[@ryancoke9301]

@@warhammer_studios You're not hearing things wrong, that's exactly what he said. Small error in an otherwise excellent presentation.

[@warhammer_studios]

@@ryancoke9301 oh yeah I love the video...good stuff!

[@HKWahl72]

I heard the same thing. A little mistake. Frigg = Odin Siv (Sif) = Tor (Thor)

[@mattpavey3062]

Somerset!

[@antonpressing]

Forget using those funny ships !

[@mike7652]

Rollo, too big to ride a horse. Unlikely, but OK, why not get two horses and a cart instead of walking? They didn't think that one through very well. Or at all.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

It's a fanciful legend.

[@jhonrubiano2756]

Le agradeseria q fuera en español

[@satanlover134]

was it odin I thought it was his grandpa?

[@rickyb9011]

People to this day still travel to Seville in hopes of finding booty

[@vorynrosethorn903]

What med 2 mod are you using?

[@natedlc854]

I also want to know this

[@annamosier1950]

fast ships

[@chrisconnors7327]

Ancient warriors

[@janssenyambao7587]

English today are made of what? saxons, angles or danes?

[@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551]

English today are probably a good mix of saxon, angles, scandinavian and french, the latter one being french with scandinavian heritage (Normandie area).

[@jhonrubiano2756]

Español grasias

[@jenmb2679]

France still hasnt changed

[@theb3654]

My Grandparents are from Winchester area and i have Crohn's disease am i related to Alfred?

[@mourningireland4560]

I believe most with English ancestry are descended from Alfred the Great.

[@tammyballard5927]

Darn I'm a decent of Eric

[@shellc6743]

hahahah

[@Saiyan_Ironsyd]

Since when was thor married to frigg?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

That was an error. I've mentioned it in the description.

[@leegabriel555]

Hey vikings i am thor

[@Ben-yw8be]

We need more bishops like Joscelin in the church today.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Bishop Joscelin is an awesome hero in this story. I think the Viking experience in the 9th and 10th centuries really helped militarize the Church and laid the groundwork for the Crusades. People forget how violent life was in Latin Christendom during those two tumultuous centuries, and the Vikings were the biggest cause of that in France. Often, local authorities were impotent and churchmen had to get involved in the fight. This definitely helped shape the Crusades era, I would say.

[@rmp7400]

Amen. The greatest punishment Almighty God inflicts upon unfaithful people? Bad shepherds. We deserve what we have been given...and only repentance with humble prayer, by many, can/will move the Most Sacred Heart to reverse this merited punishment+. Without repentance, the next phase of righteous punishment always is: chastisements (and conquests) by enemy nations/tribes....

[@tiedyehobo]

​@@rmp7400 sacred heart? Are you referring to Jesus? If so , use Jesus name. Not some false religion Catholic made up alternative name like sacred heart. Jesus name is above all names. Every knee will bow to the name of Jesus. Not scared heart

[@markgatz6127]

I don’t know about that the, Chinese were said, to have been very exploratory. But for some reason decided to stop.

[@timothyfreeman97]

Bishop Jocelyn, Ora Pro Nobis!

[@Mr.UpState]

My ansterys

[@shellc6743]

hahah

[@Mr.UpState]

@@shellc6743 haha??

[@mclovin7969]

58:00

[@Anaris10]

Penda Lives!.

[@Randy-1967]

Frigg is the wife of Odin

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Correct. I mentioned the error in the description. Apologies for that.

[@LannyX2]

If l were in Rollo's shoes i would have never converted to Christianity. Nor would have i sacraficed my fellow country men for any reason. I suspect he had PTSD and early on set dimentia form head injuries sustained in battle.

[@troystaunton254]

That’s why you’ll be forgotten to history and rollos still talked about and his bloodline still rules in the shape of King Charles.

[@casperdog777]

Christianity appears to have been a real force in the Normandy area

[@jenmb2679]

Alfred looks nothing like in the show

[@bradfromthevalley]

aliff bayliff to lift the sea to the cliff, to bail to hay, to horses...i blessed in potery and prophecy Obama wore he rune man, Aknaten Imotep was Tutankhamens father. Alpha Kappa was in the wrong hands.

[@bradfromthevalley]

chipper and maddox, hammering hank watching proud....Hello Sigfred, van gundy ber hundy bundy wanna fight bud, I am going to visit you house and speak of our conversation you mocked me

[@jenmb2679]

Wish their names werent almost exactly the same.

[@sandraboyer9680]

Please slow down a little? I have old ears :)

[@jamesnoonan7450]

How you said byzantine made me click of the video 😂

[@TJM316]

Wheres the proof this stuff happened?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Sources listed in the description.