Age of the Dragonships // Evolution of the Viking Longship #3 (975-1027)

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[@HistoryTime]

It's finally here! The third part in my Viking Longships trilogy. Delighted to finally have it released. A year ago when I first embarked on this project I felt like Peter Jackson for turning what was originally going to be one hour video into a trilogy. Now I feel like the Pirates of Caribbean makers as there is going to be a FOURTH PART entitled 'THE LAST VIKINGS'. Hopefully it won't be as bad as those films... The script is written so its just a case of making the video. Meaning It'll be out some time in February- Thus concluding the series and meaning I can move on to a different historical area for a while. The Fall of Rome is beckoning me.... If you enjoyed this doc then please don't forget to like, subscribe and why not share with a like minded friend who loves history. Don't hesitate to let me know any questions or concerns in the comments. I may not always reply but I do always read them. Right then, now that 2019's wrapped up its time to start the scripts for 2020. I have oodles of delicious footage from all over the place to get stuck into and will be visiting many more places. If you like your history ancient and epic then you are in for a real treat. Also if you'd like to see some behind the scenes shenanigans, book reviews and video essays then don't forget to subscribe to my new channel Pete Kelly, for things that don't quite fit it on History Time:- kzbin.info/door/Mq-bTjlaTZhaohEracnN6w Thanks for a fantastic year everybody. You've made this the best year of my life. 2020 is going to be even better. Wishing all of you wherever you may be the very best in all you are up to. Happy new year everybody! Watch my latest full length history documentary:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWSrommLlquEp80

[@stefancarafelli444]

Thank you, happy New Year and c u in the next decade 🍀🎉🥂

[@stefancarafelli444]

Thank you, Happy new year and c u next decade🎉🍀🥂

[@FandersonUfo]

Amazing stuff as always HT. The Fall of Rome might need more than a trilogy though.

[@HistoryTime]

FandersonUfo 2 are released already. I have 20 planned in total.

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Keep up the good work and happy new year.

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Unrivaled shipbuilding, seafaring and navigation skills

[@HistoryTime]

Absolutely

[@mickkent1826]

the Polynesians were equals at least

[@k-vsalomonsen5466]

Im from Norway and im very proud of our history!🇧🇻

[@HistoryTime]

Thankyou! I'm hoping to visit your country this year

[@k-vsalomonsen5466]

@@HistoryTime Your are very welcome! Think you gonna like it!😀

[@lagresomadsl]

Proud about what?

[@mathiassndergaard3577]

Proud for what Denmark did.

[@k-vsalomonsen5466]

Go some other place. If you dont like , bye bye. Or you whanna come over and fight by the sea?😂🇧🇻 We welcome you!

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Way better than `professional` tv network productions. KZbin posters continue to amaze me with their talents.

[@HistoryTime]

Wow high praise indeed! Thanks for watching Peter

[@ReggieRay4G63]

Dude I really enjoy and respect your work. Thank you.

[@LowerTheBoom]

Viking longships! One of my very favorite topics. 👌🏻😃❤️

[@HistoryTime]

One of the best subjects !

[@eomereadig2611]

If you want to see a Viking longship, build in Norway, in action look here: kzbin.info

[@glencrs]

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION Pete, you have really done your homework well. I have learned from your efforts. The more you learn, the more there is yet to learn. As a college professor of Archeology and Ancient History, I have found that we have just scratched the surface of what is still out there to learn. My 1st PhD work was concentrated in the Mesopotamia civilizations from 'Darkness' down through the fall of the Roman Empire. My 2nd PhD work took a special interest in the barbaric invasions of the Roman Empire. By necessity, I was introduced to the Viking activities in Northern Europe and later the 'trade' activities into and thru Russia to other destinations. About 20 years ago, I stumbled upon the Greenland and Newfoundland activities. When the temperatures became unbearable, the Greenland folks packed up and left for a warmer home. Where did they go? The most logical destination was North America. Long story short, the Vikings established an extensive trade network throughout all of the river systems of the Central portion of North America, from the Rocky Mountains in the West to the Appalachian mountains in the East and from the Gulf of Mexico up into Canada. They instigated much of the mound building of that period. As would be expected from a totally new study, it has it's difficulties. But it is a very rewarding study. The evidence, so far, has indicated that they were interested in long-term trade, rather than pillaging. At this point, it appears that this trade network lasted for several centuries. Pete, your video is extremely well prepared and executed. With this wealth of knowledge, I would like to further hear your conclusions, deductions, and insights into the thought processing of those Vikings. It stands to reason that you have engulfed yourself into their world. BRILLIANT ESSAY!

[@krakendragonslayer1909]

Excellent.

[@OmmerSyssel]

How tf can you be in possession of a title as Historian, while spreading such unsubstantiated lies and pure nonsense? Are you drunk or smoking? There's is absolutely no single evidence of Vikings in North America, except for the short lived settlement in L'anse Meadows! You are a disgrace to humanity spreading such lies!

[@campkilljoy0311]

I love your channel. You help to keep our ancestors alive. Thank you for such quality content.

[@citizenVader]

I was born near Ladby. Most boys from my childhood, have been to the museum, and dreamed of the viking age.

[@HistoryTime]

I'd love to come and visit Lady one day

[@citizenVader]

@@HistoryTime it's not far from Roskilde and Lejre.. only 1-2 hours with public transportation. The new kings hall is soon finished in Lejre, and it's open for visitors and craftsmen to pitch in on either the the viking village or some of the ships. It's the same in Ladby and most other museums across the country.. I took a curse in blacksmithing at Fyrkat last year, and I'm certainly taking a few more in the coming years.. During the summer it's become a part of my vacation to help out, and earn my stay or trade in for some discount on the curses in the fall.. But I can recommend that you find the websites, and plan ahead, because they have all kinds of events everywhere during the holidays.. And I promise you that it's as near the past as it gets..

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Thanks Randy really appreciate that

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You are so good at narrating these videos they are some of the best videos I have seen you do such a fantastic job you put together so much information it is clear and inside of I love your videos

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What a wonderful work you've done! It's such a great joy to listen to someone both knowledgeable in and passionate about History!

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Thanks so much !

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This series has been one of my favorites

[@HistoryTime]

Glad you like it! Part 4 on the way :)

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@@HistoryTime I love history, it's one of my favorite subjects and I am very glad that I found your channel.

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History Time This series has been wonderful, and I’ve picked up Beowulf as a result of watching it! Thank you so much for your wonderful videos!

[@johnkrogh5532]

Thank you for a very nice and instructing history about my ancestors. I will though make one remark to your history. I have lived in Skuldelev the place where the viking ships were found. Skuldelev is further north in the fjord ( left side of roskilde Fjord, on the peninsula of Horns Herred. The ships were, as you said, sanked to prevent the enemy to pass further into the fjord. One reason was that the enemy ships were far more deep into the water than the danish viking ships. That is also a reason for the attacks the danes were able to make at enemy shores, they simply just sailed right to the sandy beach with the flat ships. The vikings wanted to prevent the enemy not only to reach Roskilde, but also Lejre which was an old city from age 500, some think it was the main city from old age and in to the viking age, and that it was the main city for the king of Seeland. Later in the year 900 , The king Gorm Bluetooth from the dynasti of Jelling took over the power of Zealand and placed the main city at Roskilde. A the time of vikings Roskilde Fjord was going further and deeper than today. At Gl. Lejre a great viking hall is found, and it is the biggest viking hall in Denmark, L 60 x w 12 m. And not only one but two. In 2020 may 29 a reconstruction of the magnificient hall is finish. And close by is a setting of stones forming a viking ship and several mounds in the area. The name of this area is The land of the Skjoldungerne.

[@siggesaltens2663]

The ships were not flat bottomed. They would not have had the ability to tack.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@siggesaltens2663 what do you mean? Clinker built longboats are defined as flat bottomed, with a relatively low keel. In contrary to a modern displacement hull. It's the only traditional vessel known to be able of surfing, which makes speed up to 20-30 knots possible. No modern naval constructions has that capability.

[@eeljn]

Excellent video, I rinsed last nights episode of "Vikings" out of my brain. Your vikings series of videos are the real deal. Thank you and have a very good new year.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

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HistoryTime... best one man band ever!!!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching! So much more coming in 2020

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Better done than anything ever on television. EVER

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I'm so grateful for your channel, along with your brother's channel. U all do great work! I always enjoy getting notifications from your channel + Voices of the Past

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching Rob. Appreciate it.

[@boonemyers4739]

What is the brothers channel?

[@Openeyees]

Boone Myers Voices of the past i belive

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

Finally! Part 3 is finally here! Thank you for this New Year gift. Happy New Year to you and your family, Pete!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks and all the best! Happy New Year!

[@Markle2k]

For future reference: In Danish, "Y" is a vowel pronounced "oo" as in food, a long u sound. And I believe the d in Hedeby is pronounced like a soft "th" as it was originally a thorn. Hethabu. It means "heath town" or "town on the heath", literally. A "by" is a city, town, settlement.

[@odonnabhainiverssen5006]

Old welsh Proto-Celtic also had dd interchange as th, bh is phonetically v or w or f in proto Celtic and old Irish depends where letters appear in words, and Y and u like oo sometimes too.

[@StrandedKnight84]

No, it's not. Y is a vowel with a unique pronounciation in Scandinavian languages. English and German speakers always struggle to pronounce it correctly, because the sound doesn't exist in their languages. It's kind of like the german pronounciation of ü, but a sharper, less round, sound.

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Fantastic! Great start of the new year listening to this!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching !

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How your new year so far ?

[@Natureman7]

Came here with a growing interest in the north sea/scandinavian history as a result of watching the anime and I am shocked to know that characters like Sweyn (Forkbeard who also seems to have a a fork-shaped beard in the series), Thorkell the Tall, Ari, Canute and Leif were quite accurately written which even more, grows my interest in this history. Well made video 👍

[@HistoryExplained]

Gorgeous footage! I’ve been anticipating this part 3! Thank you for all the fantastic content on Vikings! Happy New Year! ⭐️

[@zantonsus]

theres 2 more parts!!! yippee :) x

[@HistoryTime]

Thankyou!

[@ChristopherBowly]

Really excellent documentary & certainly brings history alive. Very interesting, factual & detailed & very well presented. It has been an extremely good & very enjoyable series. Very many thanks. Look forward very much to more of your first class work.

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I love ur content, just happened across it when looking for documentaries on history. Hands down of the best I have seen so far, love learning bout history. Keep it up!

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Thank you for sharing history in such an intelluectually easy way to digest. Many nights spent absorbing your content, priceless is knowledge my friend :)

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Brilliant! This channel is way too good to just be on KZbin.

[@Maliique]

I love your productions. Especially the long ones. Keep it up. Looking forward to part IV.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

[@rileyzidel3693]

Watching this while playing Valheim lol

[@nuqirs]

Fully immersed

[@MuscarV2]

Same! I've done a deep dive into documentaries and podcasts about anything viking related the past few weeks when playing the game, having so much fun with all of it! Fun fact: I'm as closely related to Olof Skötkonung as you can be.

[@BlackOrchidcrypto]

Going to try that myself

[@noone4700]

Is it good? It kinda just looks like Inaccurate Battle Simulator only their Vikings

[@marcusbailey3988]

Listening to this while playing Valheim*

[@Lela-plants]

This is so well done! You managed to make it informative and interesting and yet you made the video less than an hour. So concise and clear to comprehend. Thank you!

[@SuchHawks]

Great content as always Pete, i'm looking forward to whats to come in 2020! Skål your way from Norway!

[@iced7838]

Best way to end the year 2019. I enjoyed every video you made this year. I am looking forward to next year!! Keep them coming HT!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

[@tinge1954]

We ppl carrying the viking genes are very proud of our ancestories. Tanx for these uploads.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching !

[@Packless1]

...the vikings even made it to Mars...! ...well...at least as robots...! ;-) ...i.m.h.o. the program-name was a good choice by NASA...!

[@cruisepaige]

I’m going to that ship museum in September and I’m So excited!

[@222dyan]

Been enjoying your channel for a while now and just had to tell you. This one is so fascinating for me as many of these ancestors are My relatives, and I have them on the tree going back to these times, so it's extra special for me. Thank you for this amazing content.

[@stefancarafelli444]

As usual, pressed the like button, will watch some ads and video later. Nice one🍀🎉🎄🥂

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

[@deetorbett2363]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@deathandstrawberry1887]

Nothing could beat a Northman's Love for the sea and Exploration.

[@MrSmetanka]

Hi Pete, and thank you for preserving our history! This video inspired me to visit Roskilde and the ship museum earlier this year. I definitely recommend it to anyone interested in history.

[@kingslegion1]

by the way i found storm over Europe a very learning situation ....... more in depth than i thought it would be.. but not too much to handle. i guess it just caught me off guard. good call

[@mysteriouspast6510]

It is a beautifully presented documentary! Narration (100%). presentation (100%). efforts (100%). Being a Dane myself, I always love this channel.

[@guzelataroach4450]

Abd al rahaman ?

[@mysteriouspast6510]

@@guzelataroach4450 Yes, why?! Anything wrong?

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks so much for watching !

[@guzelataroach4450]

@@mysteriouspast6510 if you are danish, why do you have arab name

[@mysteriouspast6510]

@@guzelataroach4450 I am a Muslim, a convert I mean.

[@Drake_Ebonheart]

2:10 _"Literacy was rare during those murky centuries. So much so that that time was referred to as the Dark Ages"_ That's fine though, the video from back then seems pretty clear. Glad we have that.

[@aswarrior6365]

I’m so fascinated by these Viking documentaries

[@bertieschitz-peas429]

I had read about Crowbone as told by Robert Low, he left his backstory when the lad was aged 15 or so, it was interesting to hear what he did and how he met his end.

[@HistoryTime]

Intrigued by this. Historical fiction?

[@bertieschitz-peas429]

@@HistoryTime I dare say Low made his Crowbone more charismatic and the characters who he formed a band of brothers were larger than life. It was a rollicking tale tho'.

[@HistoryTime]

@@bertieschitz-peas429 I'll have to check it out ! Thanks for mentioning it. Always on the look out for new historical fiction after devouring the Bernard Cornwell Uhtred books

[@StephiSensei26]

Brilliant! How do you do it Pete? It just gets better and better! Thanks mate!

[@seanmccann8368]

Fantastic video, thank you for sharing it and educating us all. Happy New Year and continued success in 2020.

[@HistoryTime]

Happy new year and thanks for watching! All the best for 2020

[@micfail2]

Awesome video. It was very informative and had great visuals. Please keep this kind of work up, I'll keep watching 🙂

[@HistoryTime]

thanks for watching ! Loads more coming this year

[@johnryan2193]

Brilliant documentary, the team who did the graphics deserve recognition. Do a documentary on the documentary makers !!!!!!!!

[@MatthewBaxter2010]

love the video but I would like to point out that when you mention London Bridge and the river defence you're actually showing Tower Bridge and not London Bridge. Yes, Tower Bridge looks cooled and has the medieval looking towers, but it's not the old London Bridge. Justed wanted to give you a heads up so you don't confuse people. I know a lot of people see Tower Bridge and think that's London Bridge but really London Bridge is to the West of Tower Bridge on the River Thames.

[@CharlotteAliceClaret]

Furthermore, the origin of the nursery rhyme 'London Bridge is Falling Down' was founded in the 17th century due to the old stone built living bridge becoming a crumbly deathtrap.

[@FPVREVIEWS]

very much what I was looking for. a historical context for the boat designs which have been discovered. thanks.!

[@spyrofrost9158]

Gorgeous ships from a gorgeous part of the world. Proud of my Norwegian heritage.

[@Jorn41]

Why?? You are in no way related to them!

[@ewweg]

@@Jorn41 how would you know?

[@JohnDoe-ee6qs]

Some of those ships were made in Viking Dublin

[@HistoryTime]

Gorgeous part of the world indeed

[@alexkrxxx]

Awesome video, thank you for taking the time to make it, good reference guide while playing assassins creed :)

[@robertfletcher3421]

Excellent presentation. Thank you.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnphillips4708]

awesome job, thanks for all the hard work!

[@HistoryTime]

Thankyou for watching

[@ladyliberty417]

Thanx!!! I know I will watch this more than once to get all the dates, places and names somewhat straight at least, it’s hard, ha! Love the ships🐲! Glad there is one more and happy New Year Pete🍻🎉

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching! Happy new year!

[@ladyliberty417]

Look forward to your Rome series! It’s a challenge! Celt Iberians are so interesting 😊

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I love love love your series. Please, please moooooooooooore.

[@ataranaoahakaraaf3786]

very fascinating and exciting it was those period in north-western europe with beautifull carved dragon-longboats.thank you for this well-made informative historical-docu and fantastic storystelling.

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Love your channel bro 👍

[@geraldpena5895]

I never knew or heard the history from the first century to the modern day you have enlightened me and educated me so much through your videos also I have watched videos from your brother's channel I think fall as civilizations so informing these two video channels learn so much can never show my appreciation for the education you give me thank you thank you so much

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Great comment.

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I wasn't able to use your link when I subscribed to Curiosity Stream but you can tell them to count one more thanks to your mention.

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This is a fantastic series of European history. Awesome!

[@Gui101do]

Great stuff! What do you plan to cover next after you finish the Vikings content?

[@HistoryTime]

HUGE plans for 2020. You'll see some entirely new topics I've never covered before, and some older ones in much greater detail

[@MacSherry]

Thank you for your hard work I am learning so much.

[@patcowley6378]

Love these videos...superb narration and content... keep the fork beards and blue tooths and boneless coming... like # 4,263 and subscribed...thanks

[@richard66754]

Thank you for doing this piece. I thoroughly enjoyed the narration and information.

[@HistoryTime]

thanks for watching Richard!

[@rachdarastrix5251]

Would not surprise me if some of these were found in Australia and Brazil.

[@Boric78]

Outstanding as always.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks!

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Great work young sir, you have a fantastic channel. 👌👌👌

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

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Superb as always!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

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Instant thumbs up, loving the Vikings history series 👍

[@HistoryTime]

Thats the spirit ! Thanks for watching

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Brilliant as always!! A pure pleasure to watch!! May I ask whay song you use at 43:05 - 43:30? :-)

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Wow, great work put into this... Idk why I've never seen your page before. Please add documentary to your keywords so others may find it. I search documentary each night before bed and this is my first time coming across your channel. So thank you for the work you put into this.

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So interesting! So well done!🎀

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Simply incredible work. I will suggest this to anyone willing to learn real history.

[@truxton1000]

That large ship found in Denmark is 37 meters long. The ship “The long serpent” described by Snorre Sturlason is judged to be 50 meters long, which is 164 feet.

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Great video of very cool knowledge!!

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Awesome. Love your channel

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Enjoy it very much thank you good history to know.

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Looking forward to what you put out once you’ve been to S.America and Turkey!

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Great video!

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Awesome. Thanks!

[@HistoryTime]

Appreciate it. Thankyou

[@Hefaistosify]

As always great content Sir! I wish you and yours the best of New Years from Denmark :)

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching ! All the best from the Danelaw

[@zantonsus]

Nice New years eve viewing tyvm sir x

[@HistoryTime]

Happy new year! Thanks for watching

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These are so addicting!!!!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching !

[@NathanMulder]

Mate, awesome videos!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks Nathan really appreciate that

[@LuvyStylesOfficial]

Fantastic!

[@HistoryTime]

Thankyou!

[@formathistoria]

Really good! Just one comment; London bridge isn´t the same as Tower bidge, as presented at 37,35.

[@HistoryTime]

Sorry about that!

[@HistoryTime]

And thanks for watching!

[@geraldpena5895]

I love the music that is played in the background of your videos I wished I knew who the artist were that play the music it is so good I enjoy the music music accompaniment so much

[@emilyplanet9]

very well done.

[@gunnarlund6633]

Excellent and very detailed video. Living in Denmark - close to Jelling it is a very interesting story.

[@thomasdane1781]

at 9.37 his name was better translated as Sweyn Twobeards, but lovely channel

[@Holtijaar]

I had no Idea Poland had an alliance with Vikings, wow!

[@icecreamtruckog3667]

Those ships were not dragon ships. Those ships were Long Boats or Long Ships and the ornamental head that was to strike fear into the minds of enemies was the head of one of the children of Loki or Midgard's Worm or Miðgarðsormur or The Long Worm or Ormurinn Langi.

[@luisromanlegionaire]

Great video though the jumping around chronologically was a little confusing or perhaps a diagram of the kings and the years and the famous battles they are known for would of helped (I put one in for the early Kings of Norway from Wiki down below which has some of the most famous ones). Interesting timeline and connections of Harald the Finehair's lineage (first King of Norway). Harald Grenske was the son of Gudrød Bjørnsson. Gudrød is claimed to have been grandson of Harald Fairhair and the king of Vestfold. Harald Grenske married Åsta Gudbrandsdatter (c. 975/980 - c. 1020/1030) was the mother of two Norwegian kings, King Olaf II of Norway and King Harald III of Norway (both mentioned above and the famous battles they died in) she is its the mother of King Olaf II/St Olaf (Died at Battle of Stiklestad was King of Norway from 995-1000) and his younger half brother Harald Hardrada (Died at battle of Stamford Bridge). Another earlier and related Olaf to these men was Olaf I or Olaf Tryggvason who died at the famous Battle of Svolder you talked about and he had the famous Long Serpent Dragonship. Another interesting analogy besides the famous battles all these related three kings of Norway died in is the fact that both Olaf I and Harald Hardrada/Harald III spent time at the court of the Kievan Rus where they had relatives. Olaf I in the court of Vladimir and Harald Hardrada in the later court of Yaroslav the Wise. Harald Hardrada/Harald III first appear in history at the Battle of Stiklestad (Norwegian: Slaget ved Stiklestad, Old Norse: Stiklarstaðir) in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of Norway. In this battle, King Olaf II of Norway (Old Norse: Óláfr Haraldsson) was killed. Olaf II's younger half-brother, Harald Hardrada/Harald III of Norway, was also present at the battle. Harald was only fifteen when the battle of Stiklestad took place. He became King of Norway in 1047, until his death in a failed invasion of England at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. His life is very interesting since he made a fortune being part of the Varangian guard of the Byzantine Emperor before returning to Scandinavia. You had a great episode about him kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKS5dqSEZtWWhKc There is Norwegian guy Harald Baldr who travels and has a youtube channel and for a few episodes he followed the Vikings around Europe. He had a video where he went to Kiev and found the painting of King Harald III of Norway/aka Harald Sigurdsson/aka Hardrada 's wife (Elisiv) the daughter of the Grand Prince of the Kievan Rus, Yaroslav the Wise (reigh 1019-1054) in a church built at that time. Here is the portrait of his wife in the monastery in Kiev kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKeoaoiGqpJmoas A timeline from Wiki Kings and pretenders in sub-dynasties[edit] Original Fairhair lineage: Harald I of Norway Harald Fairhair (Harald Hårfagre) : c. 890 - c. 930 Eric I of Norway Eric Bloodaxe (Eirik Blodøks) : c. 930-934 Haakon I of Norway Haakon the Good (Håkon den Gode) : 934-961 Harald II of Norway Harald Greyfur (Harald Gråfell): 961-976 Viken branch: Olaf I of Norway Olaf Tryggvason : 995-1000 Vestfold branch, the start of the St. Olav dynasty: Olaf II of Norway Olaf Haraldsson, Olav the Stout, St. Olav (Olav Digre / Sankt Olav / Olav den Hellige) : 1015-1028 Magnus I of Norway Magnus the Good (Magnus den Gode) : 1035-1047 Hardrada dynasty: Harald III of Norway Harald Hardrada (Harald Hardråde) : 1046-1066

[@HistoryTime]

I enjoy the jumping around. Keeps people on their toes. I try and emulate my favourite historians who all do the same as I do.

[@glencrs]

Luis, that was helpful, especially the Eastern European part.

[@theoldcavalier7451]

Could you do eastern Roman history? By the way great video

[@HistoryTime]

I've made quite a few covering Eastern Rome and will make many more. One of my main areas of interest.

[@theoldcavalier7451]

Keep up the good work and good luck for 2020

[@janelleperry8136]

Yay!

[@admiralsquatbar127]

I hear that Harold Bluetooth had some good connections.

[@annamosier1950]

wow good work

[@krakendragonslayer1909]

Excellent.

[@rayyankhan343]

This video hits different after finishing season 1 of Vinland saga

[@HistoryTime]

I began watching that recently. As a fan of anime I rather enjoyed it. Need to watch the rest one day

[@Natureman7]

How i got here

[@siggesaltens2663]

The reconstruction of the Skuldelev longship actually is at least 2 frame spacings too short in the afterpart . Sune Villum-Nielsen

[@samcree3051]

Wolen is still used today as a viking reenactment ground!

[@bevbook22]

These are my relatives.🙂 Learning of my roots, gives me a better perspective of why I was born into this generation. Thank you for posting, as this sight is most helpful.