Horrible Histories Hictorical Viking Wife Swap

[@GumiSilverLovah]

"OH what a horrible looking boy!" "It's a girl" WOW XDDD

[@asherdie]

@Cheesecake For Life good point. They're good for making babies also.

[@melissam597]

Ross Otto and you’re not even good for that lol

[@wn8022]

I laughed out loud at that one. His face was great when he said that. Lol

[@yourreaveragesomali2817]

GumiSilverLovah it a boy SIKE it’s a girl

[@EdwardBarnes.]

Yay

[@georgiakalman132]

he he he very funny

[@graceknell6613]

at the very end it seemed like they actually were in love when he did the thing with his fingers and she smacked him softly and laughed

[@idiotsassemble5698]

It was so cute 💕

[@EdwardBarnes.]

Yay

[@sophiehale1171]

Yey

[@Donnah1979]

Well, if they weren't she'd probably have divorced him...

[@etcetera1995]

Considering she could get a new husband if she didn't like this one pretty easily, she must have had SOME reason to keep him around~

[@ichigomaster98]

"HELLOOOOOO" "Oh oh dear" "OH DON'T WORRY I'M JUST VERY UGLY :D" (He's also a shouty man)

[@lindathetford3776]

He's actually hot tbh lol

[@Emily_47]

He's BOOTIFUL

[@EdwardBarnes.]

Yay

[@fatalrob0t]

pfff Viking women did more than this. It just depends on their rank. If they're upper crust then they'll, of course, be doing less. For everyone else they did what was necessary around the house, including farming and slaughtering.

[@sparksfly6149]

It’s still funny though

[@ohmahgawdfilms]

Not to mention shield maidens were often times more fierce than their male counterparts.

[@ZinniaLP]

@@ohmahgawdfilms hell yeah they were shield maidens were badass

[@wolftitanreading5308]

@@ZinniaLP YOU DARE INSULT MY COOKING iT IS DEATH FOR YOU AS i SALT YOUR PLANES! Honey it was an accident I though your cooking was amazing this is the fourth time this week you've wanted to salt our house! FUck it time for bed I love you! Crazy viking snu snu afterwords

[@AmandaJ]

@@ohmahgawdfilms Unfortunately we don't know if shield maidens were real. The only evidence we have are sagas that reference legendary shield maidens (often goddesses or supernatural beings), and viking graves where women were buried with swords/weapons. Historians are not sure if the weapons were buried with them because they were warriors, or if they served symbolic/religious purposes. That being said, in every culture in every time, there were certainly a small number of women who were able to join armies in disguise. That's not to say that the women of Scandinavia weren't fierce. They endured harsh living conditions, difficult weather, and many had to face settling new lands in foreign territories where their families were granted access. Most did farm work and hard labour, all while managing households and lands when/if their husbands went raiding. Viking women had a lot more agency relative to other women of their time. Part of this is because their husbands were gone for so long, and women were expected to run things in their absence. They became real political leaders. There is plenty of evidence of female rulers.

[@thatsgorg]

"I would like to give her a piece of my mind...if she gave me permission to" LOL!! xxx

[@carryonxxkj]

"I forgot how ugly u are" "o u say the loveliest things"

[@gacha_duck103]

“You know what, I forgot how ugly you are” *a w you say the loveliest things 🥺*

[@idiotsassemble5698]

True love uwu 💖

[@koni00004]

And then they run off together

[@Adri_watches]

"Dont be alarmed I'm just very ugly" LMAO

[@lijusav]

"Oh, what a horrible looking boy!" "It's a girl" :D

[@ameliamcbrearty2987]

That’s a terrible choock

[@MRNAZIZOMBIE11]

Mr Viking:Grrrr Mrs Viking:don't grrr luv Mr Viking:Sorry darling sorry. LOL

[@Amollion]

"Its a girl" That line killed me after he looked at the camera lol

[@idiotsassemble5698]

3:50 aww that's cute 💞

[@lippy88lizzy]

I think Ben is far too adorably charming to be a real Viking - in this sketch anyway! ^_^

[@derekcrymble9085]

Mr. viking was not "Enthralled" , with her.

[@hi-qp5ux]

😂😂

[@KikuTheHonda]

"Permissin to speak terminated."

[@edithosei10]

"oh, don't be arlamed i'm just very ugly" "this snottyflopper sound awfull i'll tell you i like to give her a pice of my mind, providing she gave me permission to speak of course." "you know what i forgot how ugly you look, oh you say the lovelest of things." These are my favourate lines

[@IwillKillYourCereal]

Wow, viking wives had it better than I thought :o

[@Steampunk_Ocelot]

If a man cheated on his wife she could chop off his dangly bits and display them

[@melissam597]

E McCreanor that should still be a thing

[@Steampunk_Ocelot]

@Pasha Staravoitau it wasn't because they were considered property and not people.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

@Mati _Mistrz lol what ?

[@Ari-hl9sr]

You’re going to live like my wife now and she talks whenever she like. Boy do I know it... 🤣

[@laffin_out_loud]

Seems like Viking women had more rights than any other country in that time.

[@Amadeus-ms9lt]

Based on this sketch alone.

[@juliaconnell]

Umm Ireland - women could marry, divorce - own land & property (that was *theirs*, even after divorce) - be leaders...

[@Sigurjon543]

@SanFranGirl1982 Snorradottir, it's a patronym, not a surname. And actually, she would have been referred to on a first name basis as Snorradottir just means "Daughter of Snorri".

[@missluckyducky07]

"i forgot how ugly u r" "u say the sweetest things!"

[@morlanius]

its been eight years since you left this comment. I wonder if you learned to spell in that time.

[@missluckyducky07]

@@morlanius thanks for checking in, yes I can spell now. I was 12 when I wrote this comment and I have forgotten about it

[@peachespeacher]

sounds great being a Viking women :P

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

An upper cast one

[@gracestansfield4896]

“Oh what a horribal looking boy!” *its a girl.*

[@cellofreak796]

Even covered in crap Jim is still adorable :D

[@Ejiro__Kirishima]

This is so cool I’m Norwegian and all I ever see is english history, which is so boring. But I guess I’m British to so I should probably listen to my history teacher.

[@markfox1545]

Eijiro Kirishima - you seem confused as to what nationality you are.

[@Ejiro__Kirishima]

Mark Fox, trust me I’m not. I’m around half British as well as half Scandinavian. These are all estimates, I don’t know the little things.

[@powerist209]

I don't know but I thought Thrall can easily earn their freedom when compared than other cultures. I know it's from manga but one character was a illegitimate child of a Dane and a Welsh princess and became freed due to his Danish side (Well, he did killed the father in the bed).

[@powerist209]

Well, more like Welsh "used to be a princess but was made a concubine until she got pregnant and live in stable".

[@roguishpaladin]

"Easily" is doing a lot of work there. They could be freed by their master, sure, but that's been true in many periods. Don't mistake stories for reality in terms of representing period practices - the story is usually highlighting an unusual case. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrall (Also, be very careful when ingesting German history from Japanese sources. They have a peculiar take on certain historical events due to being allied with Germany in WWII. The Holocaust, particularly, is something that they don't really seem to comprehend fully.)

[@josepigroyper370]

A lot of cultures allowed people to free their slaves easily. That’s the norm if they didn’t allow that then that means that they were probably very mistreated and they thought even if they freedom they would try to kill them and example be the Spartans were they treated their slaves horribly. It had to cull them every year or in other words kill them if they have a number the more than 9 to 1 of course slaves like that can’t be free because they will just try to get vengeance, but whether it’s American slave to Bronze Age slaves they can be freed whenever generally if they believed that there wouldn’t be retribution. now there is the exception for American slavery wear in some areas it was, kind of hard to free your slave, because they do not want the prices of flights to soar too high, because they couldn’t import more . But that’s the exception generally, if you can’t free them in a society, historically that means it was so horrible to be a slave not society, but the moment they weren’t they were likely just going to try to destroy the societies. They needed to guarantee that they could always be under control, they can like the spartan example where every year at the slaves saw that they were culled for no reason like cattle

[@janeeli]

“Don’t need to dig a peat or pUt Up A fEnCe!!!”

[@Stariod1994]

I'm from Norway and I have to say: Horrible Histories RULES! :D

[@warylv]

@MariMiniatt From wikipedia: "Corn is the name used in the United States, Canada, and Australia for the grain maize. In much of the English-speaking world, the term "corn" is a generic term for cereal crops, such as Barley Oats Rye Wheat" And sort of on a side note, in Swedish, the word "korn" only means barley.

[@looloo4029]

Jesper Engelbrektsson in Australia, corn is the name given to maize when it’s been prepared for human consumption. On farms, when grown as a crop, it’s called maize. Barley, Oats, Rye and Wheat are called by their correct names. I have never known them all to be referred to as ‘Corn’. Each has its separate title, along with all other grain types.

[@Polinka198]

yep, i remember a TV program about crusades, where it was said that "the crusades were financed by the corn trade." Only it was translated as "maize trade"... so crusades (apparently) were financed by selling maize ... american maize

[@emmashell8947]

‘Don’t be alarmed, I’m just very ugly’ 😂

[@sophiehale1171]

Yesssssss

[@Silversteeldragon]

it was actually pretty good compared to how it was in other count at the time. they always had a say in matter tho it was generally implied in the stories that they were often trouble

[@87654321j]

She talks whenever she like Boy do I know it Lol 🤣

[@StudioGradient]

WE SELL ANY MONK!

[@sophiehale1171]

Yessss

[@worganyos]

lol, at the beginning i thought the vikings would be the dirty savage ones :P

[@r0xdab0x96xo]

Fun fact. English women would run off for Viking men because they had personal hygine and basic manners and respect

[@michaeldreaver108]

@@r0xdab0x96xo yeah that's rubbish. Very few English women 'ran off' with Viking men. The vast majority of the women that went away with Vikings were taken by force at knife point. Besides, the Danes didn't smell so good after King Aelfred dealt to them hahahaha

[@gardengrovespin]

"It's a girl."

[@CCNuck]

The end of this one is just adorable.

[@kelseyfrank5524]

"Don't be alarmed, I'm just very ugly..."

[@heatherbowman9450]

My brother,s fiance just picked her wedding dress!🎉🌟💎 1:17

[@heatherbowman9450]

It would be pretty interesting if wife swaps were real🤔 3:19

[@marycanary86]

you did NOT just call humon that! youre just jealous cos humon has worked her way up from being a cleaning lady to being a succesful cartoonist

[@Stariod1994]

Wohoo! I'm from Norway :D

[@Stheno16]

It wasn't unknown for chieftains to sometimes have a slave buried with them to serve them in the next life. As for having the slave raped beforehand, as far as I know there's no evidence to support that theory.

[@PurpleSmilexx]

ah Mrs Snotyflopper OMG cracked me up !!!!!!!!

[@Thule21]

lol... Ms. Boogerdaughter (= Ms. Snordattr)

[@dwightstjohn6927]

I'm from pure Norwegian and Swedish stock and my grandma with an axe was a terror to behold. I have no doubt and do not need arch. proof that Viking women were bad ass. you haven't met my three sets of twins in my lineage, all women. all warriors. all the time.

[@emmafeathers9367]

Love love

[@TheEccentricityOMe]

So that's what a thrall is? There were characters called drill-thralls in the Star Trek episode, The Gamesters of Triskellion.

[@maltesenerner]

Blobnose! "....Yeah"

[@Kaliprepper]

I'm not sure why but I'm unable to respond to specific peoples comments. But when people say "Viking women" They of course mean Norse women. Semantics really. But there ARE records of women going a viking with the men. It wasn't common practice of course but there are records of it. And yes women ran the farm, were able to own land in their own rights and I don't believe they were AS lazy as in this video just by research but this video was quite entertaining. I'm a viking era Norse woman in the SCA

[@123biffer]

You are probably one of the 94% of danes who have origins from Germany. It happend during late 1600 that the danes with norman origin left from Denmark to Holland because of massive immigration from german land. But you still speak the norman language, but with german accent. Search "DANISH LANGUAGE". That parody is supposed to be a joke, buth its also very true

[@SuperGingerBickies]

Divorcing you husband for showing too much bare chest?! *tch!* 'suppose it depends who you are showing it to... On the other hand, I thought that a husband showing a bit of rug would be one of the perks... for example, if your lawfully wedded would be Ben, Mat, Simon, Jim, Larry... nom nom nom nom nom ;-)

[@smukase]

sorry but i'm an east-african, born and raised, not one of my afro-american brethren that have less access to our grand, colorful, yet tragic history. and now you know so humor me caucasoid, so i can put thee in thine place...

[@dchris1990]

yea... any credibility your argument had there was ruined when you called blacks that. seriously, if a group of people don't like being called something, don't call them that. It's that simple. It's simple courtesy.

[@MARVIA35]

OH GOD!! THE THRAWLS WERE DISGUSTING. especially the wifes puked, sore infested face. OMG he just said, " u know what? ive forgotten how ugly u r" smh/LLS DAMN such lovely hilarious words 2 say 2 that uuum...poor thing?

[@nessadetroitgirl6514]

would'nt it be funny if historical accuracy arguments were not carried out where it is clear that the clips are just here for kids and maybe to also at least get people interested in history? huh? huh?

[@ladythalia]

@chocolatefountain95 Well, Tolkien was heavily inspired by norse mythology and poetry, and so was Peter Jackson, I guess;-)

[@williamjordan5554]

Tolkien was an expert in Angli-Saxon history primarily.

[@EditorOfSL]

Peter Jackson was inspired by Greek mythology, not Norweigan.

[@sophiepull97]

Mr Thrall- I forgot how ugly u r Mrs Thrall- Oh, u say the lovleiest (not bothered to spell right) things!! WTF?!?!?!?!

[@no-oneX]

I would DIE for Ben to be my husband! :D

[@kerriwilson7732]

Which one was he?

[@trinitytwo14992]

Fun way to teach about history, thanks.

[@Ljethan]

It's the beard. It's always the beard.

[@ilovethejoker]

Can tell the "missus Thrall" is rather a "Missus Saxon" as ugly as one.

[@Prwnybones]

Here because of Humon

[@lucyhopwood5743]

stop at 2:37 and u will LOL!!!

[@irenebotros4766]

Lol she looks like a vulture

[@heatherbowman9450]

I AM SO GLAD IT'S 2024🎉🎉🎉 0:41

[@pantherxadoptmexo]

This vid is so funny 🤣

[@Jailyn123]

Really....?? If I'm the please just cut off my head

[@nic123dk]

ok zeilond ok? how was a being a kid?? am asking did i say anything childish huh did i? i don't think you are a kid but i could be like that and say you where a kid becuase everyone on youtube says someone is a kid if they don't agree with people.

[@gildardoarteaga9730]

On that day they death by horrible disease

[@jacko261995]

Humon brought me here. =3

[@davidjurjevic2000]

O U SAY THE LOVLEIEST THINGS

[@nic123dk]

oh i studied them and their is a guy, on my school and he have studied vikings, since he was born and his 55 now, and from m dad. :P

[@EMAH669]

1:40

[@massblabla]

1:39

[@Silversteeldragon]

folklore propably but it all depends on who you ask.ther have been alot of brual vikings and i cnat deny that that has never happened but the norm would be that the wife would marry another viking which could sustain her and/or loves while plotting tho downfall of the one who killed the husband with brothers,sons or other relatives. but above it msut be pointed out that vikings werent only pillagers.that came from the pillaged guys and you cant judge a culture purely from their warfare

[@123biffer]

History tells that the origins from the first denmark king were from the northland. During late 1600 there were no more danish king with northland bloodline, because the new king who arrived were from german stock. That is why danes sounds so weird, because their northland language is mixed up with geran accent

[@nic123dk]

and what awfull! we was the secound, biggest land at that time. england was the biggest. you don't, know anything man.

[@Silversteeldragon]

tho it all comes down the who is viewing the history,i meen for example i can say that the vikings bathed alot more foten then most cultured.and they were often settlers,sailros and traders too.dont get me wrong tho. they did do a whole lot of brutal stuff and im sure some of their won histories arent totally accurate. but overall they were pretty advanced with stuff like sailing,iron smelting,poetry,laws and personal hygiene

[@123biffer]

The archelogical evidence you refer to has a simple answer, It was territory that belonged to viking age kingdom of Norway. But germanic rebel settlers managed to germanize the whole area. Swedes are offspring of germanic goths, they have no viking history.

[@TheRealJawnz]

There is no such thing as "Viking" women. That is a huge contradiction, as "Viking" was strictly a male gendered term, and that women in Viking society did not fight at all, unless it was for the sake of protecting their children.

[@merosepearl6325]

Well that was horrible

[@SecretLars]

even better dude she gets the spoils of war and if she gets divorced she gets 100% of the stuff except the weapons and the viking isn't allowed to touch her unless she gives permission

[@powerist209]

Well, Historically Slavery wasn't based on race back then (Until 1700s when slavery became focused on Africans). Most viking slaves were europeans and Slavs.

[@laurahensley1318]

Horrible Histories Wife Swap

[@DanMarik]

@Sigurjon543 Question. If Snorradottir's first name was Teuon (cant think of a good name) would her daughters last name be Teuondottir? To mean Daughter of Teuon or is it like a Clan name where she is a Snorri?

[@snakemast66]

@geof7530 well the actors are english. bbc is an english channel and so is this series. they just could not do scandanavian accents.

[@Donnah1979]

Funny, but weird when the Vikings apparently haven't seen their own thralls before...

[@sk04]

I would dump my husband just to marry Ben, for whatever reason. I don't have a husband so that is the major flaw in my plan!

[@cplatkins5573]

I'm willing to bet 20 buts that majority who viewed this was brought here by Humon.. Honestly I didn't learn much..

[@bethberry21]

is it just me or does the posh wife staying in the poor or messy home paint in every historical wife swap? lol

[@aaronrichards3079]

Why didnt you learn anything? Did you already know a lot about Vikings or werent you paying attention?

[@weldonwin]

@Sigart Well, maybe the pillaging part, I don't think viking sheild maidens would do the raping part

[@khstar]

Well let's give all the men a chance to thank God I wasn't their viking wife u.u

[@stupidintellect90]

@hoolago NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never say that in the presence of the Willbondonettes!!!!

[@leoh5744]

Corn doesn't have to mean maize; you can use it as a fancy word for wheat and other grains.

[@renatodemartino6345]

I do love the humor here. Reminiscent of Monty Python.

[@DL-wk6vq]

Dont be alarmed! Im just very ugly.

[@Ullbritt]

oh but there is my friend, google ibn fadlans account of the rus chieftain funeral :).

[@ImperatorPenguin]

They are speaking the Queens Scandinavian... I didn't even know she had any.

[@nic123dk]

uhmmm no my family was born on sjæland (sealand) in copenhagen. so no.

[@mayaharrison3138]

cool