ᚼᛒ: Harald Bluetooth and Your Phone

The Jelling Stones, thousand-year-old Viking runestones, sit in the town of Jelling in Denmark. They tell the tale of Harald Bluetooth: one of the first kings of Denmark. Here's why his name is on your phone.
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[@armagetronfasttrack9808]

Did you know? Bluetooth was invented by Harald Bluetooth in 965 when he tried to connect Denmark and Norway twice at the same time.

[@lsmer8994]

That’s Epic.

[@meniimya5148]

oh my god stop

[@meat-hook]

Get your swords, men! The puritans are pairing!

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

@Maxx B. “Disconnected”

[@OriginalStachuJones]

But range was too long. Fortunately 1000 years later Intel Engineer made it possible

[@qwertzy121212]

You said the glass is to keep vandals out, but what about goths and celts?

[@Hazel_Velociraptor]

Nice...

[@martinmlakar5093]

qwertzy121212 And Huns?

[@gawkthimm6030]

best history joke on here!

[@stocktonjoans]

you win *ALL* the internets my friend!

[@elimalinsky7069]

qwertzy121212 Not to mention Lombards, Franks and Saxons. We really don't want them around that stone.

[@MidtownSkyport]

I was waiting for you to pull up a third, comedy-sized, hood at some point in that video

[@kosmaslemo]

hahahahahah that would be awesome

[@ramo1484]

Me too

[@dgxo]

How is there 2k likes but 2 (well, 3) replies?

[@primuszoon]

@@davidseddon2157 did you say 5?

[@spydersmuktg]

primuszoon did you say 6?

[@sergheiadrian]

So, Danes had Bluetooth 1000 years ago...

[@packguar6617]

They must have got it from ancient aliens.

[@WarriorofCathar]

Pack Guar Heh. That ancient aliens guy from history channel must be so wet at the thought.

[@ryancoleman1512]

I believe you mean "The Danes". Danish is a language... It's like calling people from the USA "English" because that's the language we speak. :) #TMYK

[@sergheiadrian]

Guido Sarducci You are correct. My mistake.

[@djoakeydoakey1076]

Meme incoming www.openminds.tv/wp-content/uploads/I-am-not-saying.jpg

[@TomScottGo]

English speakers: yes, I know, Jelling kind of sounds like "Yelling". Leave your jokes in this thread. Danish speakers: I'm deliberately mangling the stress in the word to make it sound less like "Yelling" to try and minimise those jokes. Sorry.

[@louisgilliland6617]

Tom Scott hello Tom

[@AlexBelethe]

Tom Scott That's a fairly good pronunciation :) Sorry for our wonderful weather btw x)

[@occ1thefox29]

As a Dane, I officially approve any Jelling Stone/Jellingstens jokes! Let the "Yelling" commence!

[@Kartaal]

It's very similar and the only real difference in pronunciation is a very momentary break between "yell" and "ing". And more of a soft sound on the J. You did well and I'm proud to have had you visit our lovely country.

[@knexator_]

I guess Yelling was the short-range communication method when they didn't have Bluetooth :)

[@STANNco]

i can now thank my mother for spending our summer vacation to see that freaking stone. I touched it before it was in glass. wohooo. I wanted to go to legoland instead but still

[@TomScottGo]

I didn't make it to Legoland. One day.

[@mibdev]

Tom Scott Legoland is fine, but when you go there some time, please let us Danish fans know.

[@GustavSvard]

MibMab So you all can turn up wearing red t-shirts?

[@anselmschueler]

Legoland isn't much Lego.

[@gustavbruunkjr5123]

@@anselmschueler bruh

[@morrisnimblejohn2540]

What does it mean then when my phone says "do you want to turn Bluetooth on?" :\

[@shawnpitman876]

its asking if you're into necrophilia and want to get freaky with harald bluetooth.

[@sciblastofficial9833]

Shawn Pitman ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) *Edit:* Why is the FBI here

[@DJCASHFR3AK_official]

@@vitus4514 DU forstod ik joken min kære ven

[@AEjlersen83]

Viking invasion

[@assidiq178]

oh my

[@Halosty45]

If anybody else had told me there was a Harald Bluetooth, I might have raised an eyebrow and asked them if they were making it up.

[@NotDingse]

UnqualifiedAdvice Bluetooth wasn't his real name. It was common for the Vikings to give their Kings nickname Haralds son had the name Sweyn Forkbeard because of his unusual beard, and Harald was called Bluetooth from half of his teeth being "blue" or rather gray from fighting and such

[@Halosty45]

The name isn't the unbelievable part. It just sounds like the random junk I'd make up to explain the name "bluetooth" for wireless technology :P

[@NuclearSavety]

UnqualifiedAdvice and in another 1000 years historians will marvel how a danish medeival king invented Bluetooth without even having mobile phone.....

[@cloudkitt]

I actually always heard that it was just the inventor's surname. I had no idea it was a reference to some other guy's surname.

[@cloudkitt]

...why are you so worked up about it? Sometimes things DO get named after their inventor and so it seemed a perfectly logical reason. Chill out dude.

[@IngeNaning]

Fun fact: This is not the only rune stone mentioning Harald Bluetooth. Outside of Ericsson's offices in Lund, Sweden, there is a stone with the inscription "Ericsson Mobile Communications AB erected this stone to honor the memory of Harald Blåtand, who gave his name to a new technology for wireless mobile communication" (roughly translated from runic Swedish).

[@citolero]

I've often wondered how long it would take to explain Bluetooth to Harald Bluetooth, and what steps you'd have to go through.

[@albertlugosi]

Your Majesty, this contraption enables you and your loyal lords to communicate without pagers holding these very convenient slates.

[@chrisgarrett6305]

Honestly? Probably around as long as it would take for a kid who knows barely anything about science to learn it. You’d probably have to start from the very basics, explaining some of the most fundamental parts of maths and physics to him, before getting more advanced till you get to Bluetooth, considering his knowledge on science was probably extremely limited.

[@oqo3310]

@@chrisgarrett6305 "see this magic tablet in my hand ? See this light helmet on my head ? If I press a button on one and touch a rune on the other, they are now connected by invisible light, and that light sends information from the tablet to the helmet, which retranscribes it in sound. To you it looks like magic, but it's just really advanced application of smithing and the mastery over electricity."

[@animerlon]

That's a fascinating thought. 🤔

[@animerlon]

@@oqo3310 Cloaking it in magic is the perfect explanation, you can make it simple & vague or actually detailed & scientific.

[@darkridge]

Henceforth, I shall refer to Bluetooth as Harald, or Harry if I'm feeling informal.

[@MicroBlogganism]

The depiction of Jesus on the stone is also rather interesting. It's a amalgam of Norse and Christian symbolism. You can see the two cultures/religions merging. Jesus is in a position as if hanging on a cross, but instead of the cross he hanging in what looks like a tangle of branches, which is possibly a reference to Odin hanging from Yggdrasill.

[@chillbro1010]

I'm reminded of the Vodun/Vodou (originator of voodoo) similarity to the christian faith. To the point where many Vodun practitioners would have pictures of Christian saints and use christian symbolism and names in rituals. One of the most interesting cases of syncretism there is, imho.

[@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819]

MicroBlogganism that's typical for the period; there are no Christian festivals that don't take the ideas or dates on earlier non-Christian festivals, even Christmas is celebrate on the feast of Mithras (just look him up and see the similarities with Jesus).

[@michaelhansen2309]

The Jelling stone Jesus is also in danish passports, nice bit of history I like it, even though I'm not a christian :)

[@Hazel_Velociraptor]

Oh, that depends on where and when you are (in my opinion,) +Nøderak . Christianity definitely adopted already existing holy days as a means to get more people on board. However, when you say "Deutsch" I read that as "German," which I don't quite agree with. I definitely agree that several details of Christmas were "borrowed" from one form of Germanic paganism or another, from what I've heard specifically the Midwinter Sacrifice or Yule Blot (and the Nordics[?] still retain the word Jul for Christmas). However, the only thing I know to have been taken from the Germans concerning Christmas (at least in the English speaking world) is the Christmas tree. Also, if we're talking about time before 1054 CE the Catholic/Orthodox schism hadn't been formalised yet, so, formally, there were no Catholics as we think of them today.

[@hedgehog3180]

There's also a really good story of how Jesus got his white shirt. It was mostly a propaganda tool to make him look wealthy and associate Christianity with wealth which is kinda counter intuitive but I guess the Vikings didn't have Jantelaw yet. And apparently if you were baptized you would get a white shirt.

[@MartinMllerSkarbiniksPedersen]

btw: The stones was painted with beautiful colours back in Harald's time. And Harald's runestone appears on the inside front cover of the Danish passport.

[@HappyCamper1206]

This was so danish weather. I wish i could have met you randomly.

[@PiousMoltar]

Looks like British weather. I imagine there's not much in it.

[@estridaagesen208]

Well - we usually get the weather after you've had it in Britain ..... so that's what's left......

[@drops2cents260]

So Danish weather is essentially weather with a slight British accent?

[@Mark13091961]

Estrid Aagesen apologies for that!

[@timothymn2]

@@PiousMoltar Two years on, and I look out of my window, and the British weather looks much the same.

[@doddleoddle]

this is incREDIBLE

[@ilexdiapason]

dodie likes tom scott - my ultimate youtube loves combine

[@rohansingh7698]

I just listing to your album before watching this. Wild

[@OHOE1]

I have like 3 of these in my home town and there are probably hundreds of them

[@JoelK1991]

As a Swedish archaeologist this makes me realy happy =D

[@Khunark]

one day you will be cancelled for not planting somalian artifacts on your digs

[@poppinc8145]

@@Khunark Somalis aren't Hoteps loonies. They stick to their own history, not made up nonsense like what's common among Western Afrocentrists.

[@NolanManteufel]

Hey Tom! There's also a deeper level of meaning in the Bluetooth logo. A meaning derived from the ancient meanings of the runes themselves. "H" (Haglaz, Hagalaz) represents hail, uncontrollable destructive force. Of all the runes, it has the most harsh and destructive meaning. "B" (Berkano, Bjarken) represents birth, the nurturing of new life, a mother's nurturing for her child. Of all the runes, it has the most tender and nurturing meaning. And so we see the BT logo "brings together", or "connects", the most destructive and most tender runes. Runes that are not normally connected. Just like the technology it represents, the BT logo "connects things that are not normally connected". When we think back to the 1990s connectivity between phones, computers and media players... the logo is quite remarkable.

[@kevinbennett7615]

do you mean British Telecom?

[@HalValla01]

I literally read this in Toms voice

[@redsunrises8571]

@Ringsfjord rune poems do date back very far. We have records of Old Norse, Icelandic, and Anglo-Saxon rune poems. In most of those, Hagall is hail and Berkano is birch, but without any elaboration of deeper meanings as to destructive or tender meanings. Naturally hail is a destructive force and trees can be symbolic of new life and birth. This could also come from more modern sources such as Guido von List's Armanen Runes and other rune masters. I've read something about the SS believing Hagal was symbolic of destruction, inspired by List and others.

[@adingus9832]

Lovely info, thanks.

[@servicioslinguisticos5502]

Oh, wow! I'm sharing your comment with my English students.

[@jonasphilbert6175]

You gotta' let us Danish fans know when you visit our little insignificant country! Are you still in Denmark?

[@TomScottGo]

My videos lag behind my physical location by a couple of weeks! (Although at the end of the now-unlisted call for guest videos, I did mention I was going here...!)

[@martinsoendergaard-jensen9602]

I was so sad when I saw in your video for the guest videos, that you were only going to be here for less than 24 hours. On another note, I've been there! Closest I've been to Tom Scott. Wait. That sounds creepy. Basically I've also visited that place and I live in Copenhagen.

[@keeganpaullanzillotta5584]

Tom Scott I saw your tweet about being in the air and space museum about 10 hours after you sent it out. Was disappointed to have missed you, it's my favorite museum in the area

[@tagger_]

Got a shot of my parents house in that video at least :) They'd love this! :)

[@liabethisawesome]

Tagger of

[@DGVlogsHub]

This was something I knew about before watching the video, but Tom Scott still does a great job at making it interesting. Where if I might explain it to someone, I'd be all over the place and would just confuse the person. He just does a great job at being concise and informative

[@Jake-gx6hm]

I've literally just binge watched every last video on this channel.

[@Crick1952]

Jake Cooke Welcome to our little group of nerds

[@nic2412world]

Yes, welcome. Would you like some mystery biscuits?

[@tibsie]

Oh Yeah!

[@lol...]

Have you seen captain obvious?

[@paluseata9801]

Hey there

[@George_Azeria]

I listened to this on my Bluetooth speaker just because I can.

[@flex_96]

Tom Scott: "I'm in the village of Yelling, in Denmark" Also Tom Scott: *speaks quietly*

[@Arterexius]

Jelling. Like Middlefart, it doesn't mean what you think it means and is, in fact, not even spelled like the English word for speaking very loudly. Both Middlefart and Jelling doesn't actually mean anything in Danish. None of our city names does. Just like everywhere else. However, if you were to translate Copenhagen directly from Danish to English, it wouldn't be _"Copenhagen"_ but instead it would be _"Buy A Seaport"_ Side note. I'd love to see a native English speaker try to pronounce this Danish city name: Avedøre

[@TheMessyDane]

@@Arterexius Middelfart* You're asking for it by trying to spell it in english. ..and you're wrong, most city's have mening in Denmark. Middelfart is old Danish, rufly translated, it means "halfway" between Jylland/Jutland and the capitol.

[@fallen6060]

@@TheMessyDane roughly* Capital*

[@TheMessyDane]

@@fallen6060 Yes.

[@TueSorensen]

@@Arterexius Come on, all our city names mean plenty! But it takes too long to explain...

[@kylenetherwood8734]

That's something I did know

[@JonatasAdoM]

That's something I had forgotten.

[@aliveslice]

Wawawa-wasuremono

[@emanandchill]

Who else just saw the bluetooth logo on their phones. Suddenly it has an entire new meaning. What a legend.

[@Maitch3000]

Other cool Viking names are Bjorn Ironside, Ragnar Lothbrok, Sigurd Snake-in-eye and Ivar the Boneless. Feel free to use them for your next tech project.

[@SheeshFr]

These videos are so brilliantly sustainable. The stories are always wonderfully worth sharing and I can only imagine that the low overhead expense of your time, money and effort must make these videos an absolute joy to put together! Hats off to you, Tom! You've not only created media that's soooo so worth existing but you've proven to myself and assuredly many other creators that organization and consistency can compete against high budget, high effort content (at least on this platform.) Aside from the equipment used in production, someone to run it and their travel expenses, it seems the only thing this video required was a knowledgeable, organized speaker and an interesting, relevant backdrop. No gaffers, no stagehands, no special effects artists -- just a person, place and idea worth sharing. No licensing or contract agreements, just someone who cared sharing something worth caring about. In an era where my senses feel flooded by media, it is so. damn. refreshing to maintain a little faith towards the viability of sustainable media. Thank you for making these, I hope you and the people in your life are staying happy and healthy at the time of reading this!

[@GetOffMyLawnYouDangKids]

Of cause it's raining, it's Denmark.

[@bogcom]

Its an honor to have you in Denmark, Tom. Keep on posting great and informative videos.

[@carsonm7292]

That's so cool! Reminds me of how our modern standard rail gages are based on with width of standard Roman chariots due to millennia of using their roads-and consequently, so were the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters, which needed to be transported by rail!

[@CodeZeeZ]

It is so awesome to have Tom talking about Danish history :D

[@KappaClaus]

Scandinavia is the most interesting place in Europe! Please make more videos about them!

[@ragzaugustus]

Wait, Bluetooth was developed by Ericsson, not Intel.

[@TomScottGo]

But Jim Kardach, who came up with the name, worked at Intel! The whole idea was that many companies would decide on one protocol.

[@GamingAmbienceLive]

After whom was AirDrop named?

[@BeaverIAB]

Montague AirDrop of course!

[@U014B]

Wait, _the_ Leif Ericsson??

[@alex.thedeadite]

+Noel Goetowski No, Lars Magnus Ericsson from Sweden. No relation to Leif Erikson of (Probably, it's not really known) Iceland.

[@merlincnrad5385]

I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE OF THOSE STUPID PUNS !!! Sorry for Jelling

[@chillbro1010]

What a bad yoke.

[@robcarey2411]

didn't crack me up one bit

[@Slenderman63323]

that was pretty cheesy.

[@robcarey2411]

that wasn't a very gouda pun, which instantly makes this one feta

[@klanacool]

welcome to denmark. do you like the weather ;)

[@jensz12]

Thats the weather in Denmark 90% of the year more or less

[@benmooe]

I once remarked that Danish rain sounds delicious. It took a few people a while to realise i was on about the pastries.

[@lostcause78]

I love a brisk and windy rainy day here in Denmark, when dressed properly for it. Makes you feel quite alive.

[@sismofytter]

Husk på hvor Tom kommer fra 😉 mon ikke han er rimelig vand til lorte vejr?

[@theramendutchman]

He's British, he's likely accustomed to it.

[@julianmccallum8812]

BY FAR my favourite Tom Scott video

[@JakeDownsWuzHere]

i'm so glad i never heard this story until now, cause you're the perfect person to hear it from!

[@ptckian]

Last Sunday on the Brazilian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" this was the Million "Brazilian Reais" Question. I literally imagined myself on the spot, getting the answer right and thanking Tom on live TV for this piece of trivia! Too bad I wasn't the contender...

[@TheMrLeoniasty]

It's amazing how most of your videos are made in like 1 shot, even when it starts raining you just put your hood on and keep on talking :)

[@dayday8421]

Tom, these videos are the best thing on the internet, hands down! Short, to the point, informative and well performed. I'm always excited when I see them appear. Top marks Sir.

[@BrentSnider]

This just blew my mind! Love it!!

[@Jacob2xx1]

No way! A Tom Scott video from my country on my birthday!

[@bennylofgren3208]

Jacob Sørensen Ha den äran på födelsedagen från grannarna i norr!

[@Hedning1390]

I don't usually know the things talked about in these videos, but I knew this one.

[@mm8436]

All your videos are amazing! I look forward to them all the time. This is by far one of the most "woah" thing ever.

[@KennethSorling]

I'm glad you've started doing these again. Keep'em coming.

[@eleanorhathaway927]

Wow that's something I didn't know. Thanks Tom!

[@albertlugosi]

I like the fact bluetooth wasn't named after a celebrity but somebody whose achievement has stood for centuries.

[@soaringvulture]

Kings are celebrities. It's hardly worth being a king if you ain't famous.

[@danteerskine7678]

​@@soaringvultureI know but Bluetooth sounded less generic like WiFi

[@Danger_mouse]

Tom, these sort of unexpected stories are why we follow your channel. Thanks 👌

[@RuwinduGunatilake]

It's about time you've made a video of this!

[@SLKibara]

All I can think of is Civilization V. And how annoying Harald was.

[@flensborg82]

Love this (obviously.) And this is one of the few videos of yours where I can say "I knew ALL of that". Though to be fair, I would be a pretty useless Dane if I didn't.

[@LizandraSilva_maopequena]

You never cease to amaze me! Thanks for this information! Loved this story!

[@slimjimcognito]

Phenomenal content as always.

[@neilsamuel5268]

They boxed the stones because they were jelling...

[@martinsoendergaard-jensen9602]

No. As a Danish person I command you to stop. The dreadful Danish weather had forced it to be protected.

[@DIYIMPULSE]

also because someone spray painted graffiti on them

[@loveesc]

Well, I´m Danish too and I think it's a good joke. :-)

[@neilsamuel5268]

loveesc finally someone who can handle a bit of humour

[@AKuTepion]

@@DIYIMPULSE A few years ago some tourists sprayed graffiti on the Charles Bridge in Prague. And they were from a neighboring country, so they probably kinda knew what it is and what historical value it has. Really don't understand the thinking of some people...

[@jopiekiller]

A Dutch person named Jaap Haartsen actually developed Bluetooth, while working for LM Ericsson Telephone in the 90s.

[@bobby11h]

This is one of the most genuinely interesting videos ive seen in a long time

[@seanadams6328]

Fantastic story! Thank you for letting us all know Tom.

[@GaviLazan]

So, who else can't see the two emojis at the beginning of the video title? (edit: unicode runes, not emoji) E2: *YES I KNOW IT WORKS ON YOUR COMPUTER* It's an Android issue when using the YT app.

[@caitthenerd7470]

There are no emojis, just runes.

[@remuladgryta]

They aren't emoji. They are the two runes (H and B) shown towards the end of the video that make up the bluetooth symbol.

[@GaviLazan]

Ah, well, since emoji is part of unicode I'm not that far off.

[@BoterBug]

Chrome on Mac, can't see them. Checking on my Android... huh, also a no-go!

[@PlantBoyRegan]

Chrome on Mac too, I can see them

[@sidbrun_]

I hope you made some sort of Bluetooth transfer while there.

[@Crick1952]

Sid B It should be a tradition

[@stumbling]

Someone should stick a Bluetooth transmitter in the box with the stones. Hey, it could be something you connect to and leave a message or something like that, to take it beyond just being a joke.

[@squishlez]

CowLunch that would be cool

[@hirokokueh3541]

it sent to each nearby devices a audio file, if you play it then you hear jelling

[@myturkishlife1777]

Never disappointed with Tom's videos...

[@pitbox6497]

Incredible - thank you Tom.

[@BahamaUncleLee]

"I'm in the small village of Jelling..." what "Jelling!" WHAT "Jell-" WHAT?!

[@ynntari2775]

Wow, ᛡ rune only had a H sound in its latest state, it had a Y sound (J in nordic languages) for most of its history, so the name Harald could really possibly be Yerald/Jerald before, which is a common romance name as Geraldo an even present in The Witcher as the englishesed Gerald.

[@breakingthemasks]

short, interesting, previously unknown to me, another fantastic video. thanks Tom (and crew)

[@publiclyshamed5383]

@Tom Scott you are amazing at educating. Thank you so much for this.

[@stormwatcher6672]

People are jelling at 1:07 - 1:11

[@CraparellaSmorrebrod]

You could have a potential killer moment in your video by showing the H and B runes on the stones themselves. ("That bluetooth logo on your phone? See, it was already here, a thousand years ago!"). Are they not present, or why didn't you do it?

[@MicroBlogganism]

Probably because it doesn't say Blåtand/Bluetooth on the stone

[@magnushmann]

I think it actually was visible in the text though because that is where it says stuff.

[@NobodyMetal]

Hype, Denmark! More Danish content and a fan meet! You are awesome tom!

[@whatonearthamito]

this is one of the coolest bits of trivia I've learned in a long time

[@KishoreShenoy1994]

How did he get the name "Bluetooth"?

[@skrrtskrrt646]

Kishore Shenoy When a tooth rots/dies inside the mouth it turns blue

[@littlesnowflakepunk855]

Kishore Shenoy Presumably from a blue tooth.

[@KishoreShenoy1994]

Emil Havn I would have thought it would turn black Thanks for the info.

[@Azivegu]

he probably had dead teeth

[@Spender604]

In older Norse languages there was no name for black, I guess it was just deemed to be a very dark blue.

[@blengkleng2709]

His name is Harald Blåtand in Danish :-)

[@garshadegaming8205]

You just answered a question that's been rattling around my brain for the last couple months. Never did get around to looking it up. Thanks!

[@danielthedoc]

One of your most interesting videos. 11/10 wow

[@Cadwaladr]

I knew it was named after a Danish king of old, but I didn't know the whole story.

[@ilaphroaig]

Wrong. Jaap Haartsen from the Netherlands working for Ericsson 'discovered' Bleutooth. Who cares about the namegiver? It's the technique that counts.

[@veronicajensen7690]

who cares ? Danes care as Bluetooth is one of the most important Kings in our history don't be disrespectful

[@Disopunx]

I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you for creating such good content!

[@harrietboateng5239]

i love this guy.....keep the videos coming tom. so knowleable

[@AwesomeEth9]

Did you visit TrollTrace while in Denmark?

[@muizzsiddique]

Nice makeshift Unicode Bluetooth, (edit) or not. I should finish the vid.

[@whileimgaming]

You just might be one of the best & well read tubers out there.

[@HeyJD123]

Wow, as simple as this episode was, this was actually really interesting. Thanks for the video Tom.

[@kaizouttv]

Nordic people that were taught about Harald in school: widepeepoHappy

[@asbjrnspiller6123]

Typical Denmark 0:59

[@nqinadlamini]

Thanks for the history. Keep it up.

[@gamophyte]

Gawd I love this channel

[@NotQuiteFirst]

So why was he called "Bluetooth"? Did he have a blue tooth?

[@steamcastle]

yes, well black, we Danes didn't have a separate for black back then. they are stories about seeing blue people on the travels.

[@TiagoTiagoT]

+steamcastle I think you accidentally a word there.

[@PlayTheMind]

1:22 "The sort of thing that might *unite* computers..." Oh, I see what you did there!

[@markdawson425]

Fascinating, love it

[@paulaclarke3421]

Thank you Tom for braving the weather, so we may benefit from your educational video. Much appreciated, as always.

[@MSCardinal]

Who else is here from Answer in Progress?

[@Becky_Cooling]

Me!

[@jayglenn837]

"I'm in the small town of yelling-" "What?" "Yelling" "WHAT?" *yelling* "YELLING" "Yes. Yes you are."

[@christinajensen8058]

No, just no..its our national birthplace, how Denmark came to be..the whole place is surrounded by a big viking ship..scientists have revealed this..

[@konchatzi]

This my favourite video so far.

[@dlbstl]

loved finding out about this. Thank you so much.

[@auyerrafael3944]

omg I love this channel

[@luryas626]

LOVE THAT YOU'RE IN DENMARK. SAW YOU WHERE IN HERNING AS WELL. I LOVE IT!!!

[@jonathanjanaway9052]

This is the content Iv been looking for. 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@KristoferKarlsson]

Interesting as always!

[@Ivar_Mennes_]

I love these videos, I learn a lot of interesting stuff from them .

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