I hope we get more like that but that director's movies are all really good.
@UlfhednarAxe Жыл бұрын
@@kev1734 yes the next Viking movie will be heavily influenced by the Northman
@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 Жыл бұрын
My relatives and I love the movie Pathfinder as well as Northman.
@ExtremelyMoist Жыл бұрын
Is it on any streamservice?
@Ulfhednar1993 Жыл бұрын
The northman did such an amazing job showing Ulfhednar/Berserker The ritual scene is just work of art, its in one long continues shot, when they start their transformation camera slowly moves toward amleth like some entity is crawling toward him and then suddenly he gets possessed by it.that scene uses archeological and Icelandic sagas but also one important source from Byzantine imperator in the book of ceremonies, Varangians did dance ritualt in animal skin, there definitely were varangian berserkers
@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 Жыл бұрын
I think the Byzantines called this varangian ceremony as “Gothic Dance” i have no idea why
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@sushanart Жыл бұрын
I had contact with some Swedes of the Aesir faith in the 90's so I knew about "Ulvhednar" and "Bärsärkar". Always enjoy your videos and learning more of Norse beliefs. 💖🙏🙌
@ngkngk875 Жыл бұрын
I kind of feel sorry for people that worship stuff like that. You can’t possibly think it’s real so it’s the purest form of a dead religious practice you can display. Purely for looks and your imagination.
@asgrim1513 Жыл бұрын
@@ngkngk875 I feel sorry for people who make dumb comments only about peoples faith because it always makes them 100% look like insecure little children that can't let other people enjoy something that doesn't affect you at all.
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@aric2589 Жыл бұрын
We are one people with many nations, I love how dispit having our own unique traditions and cultures we still share things in common about them that remind us of this truth.
@bjornnylander8754 Жыл бұрын
Yes, we are "Scandinavians" :)
@aric2589 Жыл бұрын
@@bjornnylander8754 Yes, We are Westernkind
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@Aeslyth Жыл бұрын
Would be great to get a video on the "Jöfurr", the boar headed warriors.
@taylorfusher2997 Жыл бұрын
Viking age Universal beliefs: 793-1066 CE) The ancient Viking mythical names meaning. I am not a expert, so I do not know for sure. So help me out if any of these are wrong. Wargs: wolves Draugr: Dead rotting corpse that is not on a burial mound. Is a dead body in the open in a field, especially after a battle. Ljósálfar: on top of burial mounds. Dökkálfar: Inside burial mounds Trolls: A human or a animal that walks clumsily. A human that walks clumsily. A animal that walks clumsily. Jotunn: illness Thor: Life force Odin: frenzy mindset Frigg: sky Freyja: fertility Vanir: plants growing Fenrir: not able to be broken. Skoll: solar eclipse Hati: lunar eclipses Sol: Sun Máni: Moon Jormungandr: Circle of life. Nidhogg: snakes dvergr: Damaged Places in Norse mythology: Midgard: Our universe dimension Álfheimr: on top of burial mounds. Nidavellir: Inside burial mounds Jotunheimen: plague. Vanaheim: water, plants growing, and giving birth. Asgard: We are part of the gods spiritually. Meaning of each name of mythical Gods and creatures of Greek myth. I am not a expert, so help me out if any of these are wrong. Satyrs: rustic Silen; Treading Wine Trough Cyclopes: Eyes Heracles: Having the glory of protecting Cetus: large sharks, and large whales Cerberus: flesh devouring. (human dead body that is rotting). Háidēs; invisible. Gorgons: dreadfulness Atlas: the quality of endurance Nemean lion: chivalry and social constructs surrounding gender roles. HYDRA LERNAIA: a Water-Snake in Lerna Zeus: sky Poseidon: seas Ladonos: strong flow Orthros: twilight Chímaira: Women power Gēryoneús: earth and singing Hera: protectress Demeter: fertility and the source of life Apollo: Sun Artemis: moon Perseus: destroyer Minotaur: a bull of a king Theseus: farmer Athena: wisdom Pegasus: of the spring Bellerophon: wielder of missiles Jason: To heal Hermes: messages Achilles: A person that brings a lot of distress to people in warfare. Odysseus: cunning intelligence but with dangers. Odyssey: Homecoming Orpheus: best music Oedipus: he who defeated women power at riddles Sphinx: women power that knows riddles and songs Centaur: bull-slayer Harpies: light storm winds and light snatchers Anemoi: strong storm winds and strong snatchers Sirens: wind sounds near the shores Scylla: rocks near the shores Charybdis: whirlpools Charon: Fierce Brightness Psyche: breath and mind Thanatos: died Hephaestus: metal work Hestia: hearth
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
@@taylorfusher2997 ACONCAGUA ARGENTINA
@JacksonDunnoKnows Жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Keep dropping knowledge with backing. We appreciate it. I haven't read into the sources as much as you, but someone who does go from them, its nice to see. 🍻
@colddarkness1798 Жыл бұрын
Love your Mayhem t shirt 👌🏻🤘🏻
@jordanmanzanares5485 Жыл бұрын
Thank you again I haven’t watched your videos in a awhile but I’m gonna definitely start watching again, I hope all is well friend!❤
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@ragnarruckus2825 Жыл бұрын
Great video! In the saga of Hervor & Heidrik, the 12 Berserkers don’t seem to be able to control their „Berserk-minds“, sometimes needing to ground thier ship and wrestle with trees or rocks until it passes.
@ramenr6 Жыл бұрын
You’re an absolute darling for creating your videos! I truly appreciate the knowledgeable and sourced approach. I’m finally getting to visit Norway shortly and trying to brush up on my limited knowledge. Your channel has turned me into a crazy sponge for the Nordic history! Fantastic! Doesn’t hurt at all to listen to an educated cutie either!
@Havi_9 Жыл бұрын
I am beyond confused. Are you a real person?
@ziasurvivor3526 Жыл бұрын
Thank you again. Well done. Stay strong!!!
@xXIDanIZz Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite series of books called The Whale Road Chronicles by Tim Hodkinson basically follows the story of a pack of Ulfhednar beginning around early 900s. 100% reccomend for anyone who has kindle unlimited as it will be free and honestly i wouldnt have minded paying for the series.
@taylorfusher2997 Жыл бұрын
Viking age Universal beliefs: 793-1066 CE) The ancient Viking mythical names meaning. I am not a expert, so I do not know for sure. So help me out if any of these are wrong. Wargs: wolves Draugr: Dead rotting corpse that is not on a burial mound. Is a dead body in the open in a field, especially after a battle. Ljósálfar: on top of burial mounds. Dökkálfar: Inside burial mounds Trolls: A human or a animal that walks clumsily. A human that walks clumsily. A animal that walks clumsily. Jotunn: illness Thor: Life force Odin: frenzy mindset Frigg: sky Freyja: fertility Vanir: plants growing Fenrir: not able to be broken. Skoll: solar eclipse Hati: lunar eclipses Sol: Sun Máni: Moon Jormungandr: Circle of life. Nidhogg: snakes dvergr: Damaged Places in Norse mythology: Midgard: Our universe dimension Álfheimr: on top of burial mounds. Nidavellir: Inside burial mounds Jotunheimen: plague. Vanaheim: water, plants growing, and giving birth. Asgard: We are part of the gods spiritually. Meaning of each name of mythical Gods and creatures of Greek myth. I am not a expert, so help me out if any of these are wrong. Satyrs: rustic Silen; Treading Wine Trough Cyclopes: Eyes Heracles: Having the glory of protecting Cetus: large sharks, and large whales Cerberus: flesh devouring. (human dead body that is rotting). Háidēs; invisible. Gorgons: dreadfulness Atlas: the quality of endurance Nemean lion: chivalry and social constructs surrounding gender roles. HYDRA LERNAIA: a Water-Snake in Lerna Zeus: sky Poseidon: seas Ladonos: strong flow Orthros: twilight Chímaira: Women power Gēryoneús: earth and singing Hera: protectress Demeter: fertility and the source of life Apollo: Sun Artemis: moon Perseus: destroyer Minotaur: a bull of a king Theseus: farmer Athena: wisdom Pegasus: of the spring Bellerophon: wielder of missiles Jason: To heal Hermes: messages Achilles: A person that brings a lot of distress to people in warfare. Odysseus: cunning intelligence but with dangers. Odyssey: Homecoming Orpheus: best music Oedipus: he who defeated women power at riddles Sphinx: women power that knows riddles and songs Centaur: bull-slayer Harpies: light storm winds and light snatchers Anemoi: strong storm winds and strong snatchers Sirens: wind sounds near the shores Scylla: rocks near the shores Charybdis: whirlpools Charon: Fierce Brightness Psyche: breath and mind Thanatos: died Hephaestus: metal work Hestia: hearth
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@KTD888Ай бұрын
Amazing info thanks for this video
@williamsaltsman65373 ай бұрын
Such big, strong beasts.... OH MY!!!❤
@DrFrankenskippy4 ай бұрын
Great presentation, really enjoyed it. Svinfylking were the third main core shamanistic-warrior cult devoted to Frej/Freyr, although not as well chronicled.
@ulfhednar9957 Жыл бұрын
awesome! someone actually explaining this!
@dietrichess9997 Жыл бұрын
Please do a review or analysis of Hrolf Kraki Saga, the Poul Anderson book (re-telling). That version influenced me as a child. It predates the Viking age in Scandinavia.
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@-RONNIE Жыл бұрын
Good video 👊🏻 I've always liked the Ulfhedinn ⚔️
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@TomF1 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos. May sound stupid but they hit me on a spiritual level. They take me back to the thrilling days of yesteryear
@gregoryleevandall1880 Жыл бұрын
Ty for continuing these amazing videos my friend I hope life is treating you very well as always 😎 ✌️ ❤️
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@andrehyeda22 Жыл бұрын
Another amazing video! A very interesting point was to use the "biting the shield" question to track possible evidence that there were Ulfhednars / Berserkers from the time of the Germanic tribes. Ow... i'm going to steal the "Brohalla Groups" 😂 Mighty hail from your brazilian friends of Germania Institut!
@daveaaron820911 ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you!
@EllenDahl-sp1sw Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, thank you !
@stefanrydehed5381 Жыл бұрын
Nice shirt! Wore the same today. Greetings from Sweden
@ghouldr1964 Жыл бұрын
From the song "Ulfhednar" by Hulkoff: My kin and my bloodline, forever forsaken What's gone is gone, it's the path I have taken The force of the wolf-skull is within my senses It weakens compassion but strengthens defenses The hatred is cookin, raging and burning Yet fades in comparison to ravenous yearning Warmed by the wolf pelt and anticipation The blood thirst is craving a chance to hydration The wolves are coming through the forest under silence Hide from all the violence Find a hole The wolves are coming for the killing and the fire Driven by desire For silver and your soul My innocence died with the blood that I tasted What's gone is gone but there is nothing wasted Born by the bow into famine and hunger The wolf cult elected me when I was younger They took me to wilderness and to selection The true wolf of Odin must train to perfection For combat and reaving the power is growing The iris turned yellow in eyes that are glowing The wolves are coming through the forest under silence Hide from all the violence Find a hole The wolves are coming for the killing and the fire Driven by desire For silver and your The wolves are coming through the forest under silence Hide from all the violence Find a hole The wolves are coming for the killing and the fire Driven by desire For silver and your soul Hardened by forests and life in the field True to the wolves I am biting the shield Lying or dying, I care not whichever My life is the wolf cult and I'm lost forever The wolves are coming through the forest under silence Hide from all the violence Find a hole The wolves are coming for the killing and the fire Driven by desire For silver and your The wolves are coming through the forest under silence Hide from all the violence Find a hole The wolves are coming for the killing and the fire Driven by desire For silver and your soul
@DrengrRekkr Жыл бұрын
Fucking love hulkoff
@rytkosenjussi Жыл бұрын
Great lyrics all the way. Maybe i changed it a little but its 9/10
@ghouldr1964 Жыл бұрын
@@rytkosenjussi yea, this was from the Vinland Edition, his second language. The lyrics works together much better and smoother in his native language (Svitjod edition)
@jordyromanko-sc6ig Жыл бұрын
Well said 👏 👌
@rytkosenjussi Жыл бұрын
Unknown band to me, but reminds me bit of Sabaton.
@ingwiafraujaz3126 Жыл бұрын
Can you do some videos about your workout routines and diet?
@hattorihanzo2275 Жыл бұрын
Bring unto us a Viking metal video.
@cernnunosarise5241 Жыл бұрын
Props on the mayhem shirt! 🤘
@jtgoat9810 Жыл бұрын
If anyone is interested in further reading, look up bearskin. It’s a fairytale preserved by the brothers Grimm . It’s clearly a folkloric remnant of a berserker ritual.
@franzwohlgemuth2002 Жыл бұрын
Love the Mayhem shirt BYW!!!
@Sean-e1r2 ай бұрын
Shape shifter.. is another thing I gather from early understandings
@Valfreyja9 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you💜
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@bjornnylander8754 Жыл бұрын
Alltid intressanta videos från dig :)
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@SwedudeEPIC Жыл бұрын
Good video, ty! 👍
@thewisepowerfull1938 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Your info shall be put to good use. I am trying to write a Norse epic.
@lowellpearson8782 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff . Thank you.
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@ArticLight14 Жыл бұрын
Who knew Stolen Valor existed back then.
@ethanpeeler3147 Жыл бұрын
I run a tannery. I tan a lot of bear hides, mostly black bears but occasionally brown bear from Russia or Alaska. I’ve only done a couple wolves though. Since I have a lot of bear skins lying around my house I’ve often wondered how these would be worn around one’s body. It would have to be a younger or not to large brown bear hide or else it would be dragging on the floor.
@EK-xz8ig Жыл бұрын
fantastic info!
@bellakaldera3305 Жыл бұрын
Two questions...in Anglo Saxon law outlaws are named "Wolf's Heads" that any man might slay and bring the head to their Earl for reward. How is Ulfhednar different from this? My other question is related to the Berserkers, that I understood to be possessed of the "battle madness" that rendered them both fearless and oblivious to pain and injury. I have experienced this, when a bully assaulted me, years ago and the battle rage took me...he was bigger but I throttled him till they pried me off his bucking torso. He never bothered me again...and, no, I didn't kill him, he did that himself 2 years later...driving drunk. So is the Berserker rage a thing of the past....a "bear spirit" thing...or the AMOK rage that harnesses adrenaline and dopamine to turn little people into supermen as in the Irish tale of Cucuhulain, because it seems to me there is more to this story...
@jmaaybraak Жыл бұрын
Wanted to say I appreciate it work, first off. Secondly, I know u make the comment about "when we were all one people" often when referring to northern Europeans as a whole. I'm curious about and would love to see a video on what u think about northern Europeans that were there in northern Europe before the steppe herder migration, like those during the Mesolithic. I had my DNA tested, and I'm the I1 Haplogroup, which is typically associated with the Norse as an ethnic group, and as it's the oldest, or one of the oldest, Haplogroup in Europe, it has a lot more leftover Mesolithic admixture. There's another gent who's an academic and a Norwegian and whose channel name is Viking Stories who does fantastic work as well. I would love to see what ur thoughts are on this as a general concept. Thanks and cheers!
@gcanaday1 Жыл бұрын
Not just northern Europeans. He means pontic steppes people. All of Europe descends from them in one way or another.
@jmaaybraak Жыл бұрын
@@gcanaday1 Right. So, when u say Pontic steppe people, you're talking about the Indo-Europeans, correct? We are definitely descended from them, but also from other populations that were in Europe before that migration. It's those people I'd like to know his thoughts on, and how they interacted and were integrated into the Indo-European population as a whole.
@AlbertaleoAlbertalei4 ай бұрын
Good video. Thanks Interesting fact, bears and wolves share a common ancestry splitting 20-30 million yrs ago.
@kenolson6572 Жыл бұрын
Howling Like Assholes - I think you just named my band.
@Non-Serviam300 Жыл бұрын
“Howling like a dumbass” 🤣🤣
@charlesquick3091 Жыл бұрын
I have a strange question... I have been trying to track my heritage and I am stumped... My father I have traced to Aaron Quick Germany 1721-1725 ( difference in birth date ), Saxon.... However I have also been told that the origin of his family is the Netherlands and the Hwicci tribe from other family members who are in England... So how can I figure out what is truthful? Any suggestions. Also my mother's side is fitzgerel ( changed during immigration to the US. By the immigration department) they were from Ireland and supposedly they were also Saxon .. I am so confused..
@vikingodin1986 Жыл бұрын
Noice video as always love the definition 👌 in them ..hearing holmgang makes sense ...taking liberty with the spelling
@emelyhjrringgaard2768 Жыл бұрын
so cool 😍 elsker dine videoer 🙏🏻
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@kev1734 Жыл бұрын
Another great video video as always. Facts with good, logical consideration to the spiritual side of things. Thanks mate 🤘🏻 🐺🤘🏻
@1.1797 Жыл бұрын
We need to see MORE Ulfhednar in entertainment 🤘🐺🤘
@SSerebraSSana Жыл бұрын
I just have to ask this: So, is there were the phrase "to go berserk" comes from? As in, someone just losing it and... going berserk. Thanks for your great, informative videos.
@DarrinHardin3 ай бұрын
I definitely want a wolf skin. Can i email you about it?
@halvdanragnvaldr Жыл бұрын
When it's cold, and when it's dark.. The freezing moon can obsess you!!
@Blake-hs5tr Жыл бұрын
Can you send me links to the Ulfendnar and Berserkers Saga's. I would deeply appreciate it love your content.
@JOBT0 Жыл бұрын
You find links in the info.
@Blake-hs5tr Жыл бұрын
@@JOBT0 ow my bad thanks.👍
@bluewizard8318 Жыл бұрын
so about those wolf furs... lol is it a request you can make on your shop orr..?
@sithlorddarthbong4959 Жыл бұрын
Digging the mayhem shirt 🤘
@RG.Midtgardsmand Жыл бұрын
Love your mayhem shirt 🔥⚔️
@wianprins-lb8vv Жыл бұрын
awesome Amon Amarth album art \m/
@martinkrog5943 Жыл бұрын
Awesome Thanks for the vid, keep up the good work, and skål : )
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@sharkchaos5160 Жыл бұрын
Great video.
@gato-grande6 ай бұрын
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@diabollikealldaddy Жыл бұрын
Love your vids man!
@raphlvlogs271 Жыл бұрын
coming of age rituals are found in cultures all over the world they just tend to differ a lot
@romeomaxwell320 Жыл бұрын
Never heard it called Brohalla, I love that!😅
@sugaartruth768611 ай бұрын
Hello from France
@timothyhenegar7484 Жыл бұрын
In my research it is a state of mind to understand the primal and instinctual mind. Yes heightened senses, reaction, and even a sense of clarity as well. But also you are dealing with adrenal rush, and at times immediate fatigue, and also drain afterwards. But the instinct, and the perception is beautiful!
@ColoradoStreaming8 ай бұрын
Check out Siberian Eleuthero, it regulates your adrenal glands so you dont get adrenal fatigue.
@TimothyDH Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this episode - I really enjoyed it. I write books about a bunch of ulfheðnar and I'd be interested in your opinion - I don't want to try to use this as an advert but can send you some copies if you are interested
@trevytrev289428 күн бұрын
Ulfhednar are extremely intelligent in battle and supernatural leaders. Enigmatic.
@Monkey-Boy2006 Жыл бұрын
Apparently after the success of Braveheart, Mel Gibson decided to do another historical film and for something different he chose Beserkers. But because there's little information and he had a hard time writing a main character as a Beserker that the audience could sympathise with or relate to and other personal problems in his life, the project fell apart.
@warriorhealth2172 Жыл бұрын
So sad, it would have been amazing.
@Monkey-Boy2006 Жыл бұрын
@@warriorhealth2172 true, however I think that may have led to the idea of filming The Northman. It happens a lot in Hollywood. Did you know Leonardo Di Caprio was going to play the part of the Berserker in Mel Gibson's movie?
@kurtbogle2973 Жыл бұрын
More on Paganism. Sherri Michaels book, Sacred Instruction; is a complete system, with all the minutia that explains the reasoning. I can't wait to get a copied. I have a feeling this book will have many anseers.
@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 Жыл бұрын
I first read of the Ulfhednar in 1991 in a book called "Practical Magic in the Northern Tradition" an interesting book with some nice info & a lot of armchair theory unfortunately. But it did help me start treading my own personal Asatru road.
@hardstylelife5749 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting
@stephenmccagg Жыл бұрын
"Brohalla"... Holy Gods, that's funny!
@AMeise-vy4fk Жыл бұрын
Whats that Intro Sound?
@rachaelskibbe7899 Жыл бұрын
I think Bernard Cornwell mentioned them in his books....but I can't recall..
@user-na1ma3ga6e Жыл бұрын
So what about Jöfurr?
@countk1 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Berserkers maybe just suffered from PTSD due to war. This can make people aggressive and put them in a constant survival mode if not treated properly. Your explanation certainly reminds me of it. Not able to perform in society anymore, not able to emotionally connect and thus they never left the battlefield. I like the shapeshifting comparison here as it seems logical as people come back changed.
@Zoomer_Analysis Жыл бұрын
Men weren’t as weak as modern men. They could hack it.
@mikegreywolfwarrior Жыл бұрын
My path is ulfhédnar. Gotta love the wolf.
@brotherjew1 Жыл бұрын
Ya know, I’ve heard lots of stories of SEALs and Rangers coming home and being insufferable in public. All of this makes perfect sense to me. Even the stolen valor aspect of it. Being badass… but also being dickheads. This tracks, all of it is replicated with modern SOF
@canisstormwolf4832Ай бұрын
i am interested in some animal skins and skulls if you do them
@crinthewizard Жыл бұрын
Brohalla!! 🤣🤣 Im stealing that!
@WilliBond0007 Жыл бұрын
2:00 The colder it is the more people wearing skins of any kind. Probably spenthe winter sewing and tanning skins.
@michaeljlydon6991 Жыл бұрын
If anyone's interested They should look up werewolves of Ossory Irish version of the Ulfhednar
@master_illitrix Жыл бұрын
It's great
@Arcticpagan Жыл бұрын
From what ive heard here in sweden from old sagas is that you need to take the animals life yourself to be able to inhabit the spirit of the animal. The place i come from in sweden is considered one of the last places in sweden to be christianised we have this old tale told by christians about "Hårgaberget" a place where the "devil" came and people danced until they died. Visit the place i get the feeling it was used for rituals
@linushh Жыл бұрын
Mayhem linnet dock, nice!
@hirepgym69134 ай бұрын
My mother was a direct decendent of Haakon one of Harold Fine Hairs 20 sons i have a Wolf Skin but it belonged to Anastasia Romanov
@acrab7722 Жыл бұрын
I heart about Ulfhhednar in a book, it was a story book so I assumed it was exclusive to that book. It turns out I was incorrect
@mico1664 Жыл бұрын
Id like to know what it was that caused some cultures to be able to trade with vikings while others were murked by them?
@wilheimreis8272 Жыл бұрын
good info.full respect💪🤘🪓🐻🐺🐻🪓🤘💪
@michaelrichardson989 Жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting subject. I wonder if the attributes of animals other than bears and wolves were/are taken on by the wise and cunning...?
@Talorgen Жыл бұрын
Am I remembering right that there was a variation on the them that revered the boar instead?
@finnericson4392 Жыл бұрын
Yeah that's a really interesting thought. I hope there were like Norse mages that would take on the persona of Ravens or something. Maybe snakes or something if assassins were a thing for the Norse (I'm sure they did use assassins)
@michaelrichardson989 Жыл бұрын
@@Talorgen i dont know but i reckon you are right, boars are very powerful creatures so it would make sense for warriors to revere them. Perhaps someones spirit animal had/has something to do with it. I thought a lion would be a good one.
@roycehuepers43256 ай бұрын
Interestingly, the Tribe of Benjamin in Israel might be somewhat related. The symbol was a wolf and were often described as either repugnant "left handed" fighters or as brave and skilled archers.
@trevytrev289428 күн бұрын
Damn, the teeth thing. Notable difference.
@NielsJensenSailingSVFreelance Жыл бұрын
Some may have pretended to have the ability in order to intimidate and manipulate others, but when someone goes berserk for real, it's a truly scary thing. They don't seem to feel pain in a normal way, are incredibly quick with their actions, want to fight, and can lash out irrational. If I should guess about what happens, I would say they are naturally super pumped up on adrenaline and may act violently before they think of the consequences. In my opinion, when Freydis came out of the tent in Vinland, she was likely berserk, and the locals wisely retreated. You really don't want any part of berserkers. You may be able to take them, but it will cost you dearly.
@bellakaldera3305 Жыл бұрын
I know what of you speak, I can remember several times in my life when the Battle Rage took me, and bigger men fell, who had wished me ill. I wonder..did I inherit this from my ancestors? I know that I have terrified others before I learned to control the raging...some still fear me, though I bear them no ill will....puzzling indeed.
@asgrim1513 Жыл бұрын
@@bellakaldera3305 holy fuck thats so cringe to read
@master_illitrix Жыл бұрын
@@bellakaldera3305LMAO
@faramund9865 Жыл бұрын
Source: Trust me bro.
@nalrog297 Жыл бұрын
may I ask about the boar warriors
@nullgravity2583 Жыл бұрын
Can you sell to Switzerland please.
@suckadoesstuff7095 Жыл бұрын
Great video and I hate how expensive bearskins are it's way cheaper to go hunt one and skin and tan it than it is to buy one
@gcanaday1 Жыл бұрын
Also a ton more dangerous.
@ingwiafraujaz3126 Жыл бұрын
@@gcanaday1Not just because the bear is dangerous but also because bear skin contains many parasite eggs that can easily get in your system and stay there for years.
@suckadoesstuff7095 Жыл бұрын
@@gcanaday1 it'll buff
@Mistress_Macabre13 Жыл бұрын
How are they ethically sourced?
@maxbuckley97628 ай бұрын
From what ive gathered over the years of researching these warrior cults it seems to suggest that ulfhednar were a more cohesive group formed of around 6 to 12 men where as the berserkers were seen to be either solo or on rare occasions a group of 3 but you could expect berserk to be more aggressive in this manners such as in fighting for loot or just generally being not great team players opting to much rather kill the others and just take the plunder for themselves hence why many community would hold berserkers at arms length and put them further out of the community domains where as ulfhednar were employed even by the jarl as personal body guard due to them being far more loyal when the coin is right and often much more effective on the battlefield as they would move like how a pack would be intended - alpha takes lead and the rest follow suit Many of the varangian guards in the byzantine empire were supposedly affiliated with the same cults and sources say about them doing the ritual dance before battle working themselves into a wild fury but big difference between the varangian and just regular units varangian were much more mature & battle tested showing a far greater control and effectiveness when put to use not just blindly windmilling till they hit something but actually using battle tactics and stedfast with their loyalty to the empire since they were being paid upwards of 40× the regular pay in gold hence why absolutely everyone and their gran wanted to join Most famous was herald hardrada whom gave himself a fake name so he could join as it was looked down upon for royalty to be on the front line but herald didnt give a fuck
@toddaulner53937 ай бұрын
The Bear, the Wolf, the Boar and the Raven.
@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 Жыл бұрын
What about the mysterious Ethusican culture, they were around Italy before Italy and were way before the Celts, wait are these the same ones who made a sword that only rivaled Damascus steel sword with the name on the sword. I would like something similar to your headband for the change of weather
@sumerlilangel Жыл бұрын
I find it funny there were cringe pagans even during the times of Viking. Have you seen the movie Golden Compass? I know it's more of a tween movie but the whole storyline revolves around spirit animals that travel outside the physical body of the person but is part of their soul. That animal could be anything.
@danyellejorgensen4970 Жыл бұрын
Heidrek Ulfhamr, descendant of Hervor, daughter of Angantyr the Berserker, son of Arngrim the Berserker.