Here’s how the Norwegian Vikings Built!

[@mariusrbech573]

Oh man I get stressed by hearing how fast I talk. Too much to tell in too little time I guess! 😂 Thanks for visiting, it was so much fun talking to you guys!

[@MrAlekoy]

You can reduce the playback speed to 50%, then you talk slow, but sound drunk instead :P

[@mariusrbech573]

Still feels the same haha 😂

[@ReadersOfTheApocalypse]

And why do I listen to this at double speed then?

[@ximono]

No worries, it was very interesting to listen to! Not too fast at all.

[@merog2]

Flott arbeid dere gjør. Hva med å legge ut litt youtube videoer om jobben dere gjør?

[@lamaleif7538]

If you're interested in old wooden buildings, I suggest visiting a stavkirke (stave church) while you're in Norway. I believe the oldest one was built somewhere around 1130, so about 100 years after the end of the viking era.

[@InlogixEnterprises]

Overexplaining is common with engineer-type tradesman. It is related to a passion of understanding the complicated world around oneself, a need to connect, and sometimes combined with an inner child wound of not being heard. A second language makes this characteristic even more pronounced. A trained craftsmen is an artist. Everyone loves art.

[@RonnyOlufsen]

Thank you Matt for covering this and Marius for your great work on these important buildings! I am a proud Norwegian now!👍❤

[@Lennart_Jensen]

Wow, I never guessed you visiting my home town Bergen. Thanks for showing me the rebuilding of Bryggen (the pier) from the inside like this. My mom and my sister worked in one of those buildings to the right, selling knitted jumpers and the like. And lots of tourist souvenirs. I'm glad they're fixing the old buildings and raising them a little off the ground since they've sunk so much in the last 30-40 years.

[@corym6511]

Great work Marius!

[@mariusrbech573]

Im just one of many of us doing this :)

[@monteengel461]

Matt, you should explain that this is the historic waterfront district in Bergen, NO. It was a major port for the Hanseatic League.

[@rockfosg]

Also a Unesco world heritage site

[@JyttesTrailCamera]

Now, that was interesting! Well done Norway :) I love the big windows letting people see what's going on!

[@arrzfr]

I know you channel is more about modern building science, but if you get the chance to tour Europe a bit, between Scandinavia and the Alps you will find wooden structures that were built 700-900 years ago. Churches, barns, houses, all still standing, no pressure treatment, stains, vapor barriers or siding. It‘s amazing.

[@ximono]

Much better quality of the timber back then. But it's still possible to find good materials if you know where to look. You need to go hunting, or know the right people.

[@MrCaprinut]

Urnes stave church is built in 1130. Nearly 900 years ago! Oldest wooden church in Norway.

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

@@MrCaprinut I have been to that, many years ago. Really interesting. So much knowledge and skill has been lost through modern technology

[@cemprotecta]

Amazing tour, glad to know they are still preserving that kind of craftmanship. Kudos!

[@Oldnoitall]

The way he described it. I could build that building now.

[@timswingle6904]

Fantastic stuff! You are so lucky to be able to see how others build and restore old buildings. It’s amazing. Thank you for sharing this with all who have an interest in how buildings have evolved.

[@searchingfor6thgear44]

What a great presentation! Thank you!

[@mariusrbech573]

During archeological excavations during 60-70s, they found the same pattern of rows and lots down to pre Hanseatic period (1100s) which makes the structure and system locally made, not hanseatic, and thus increasing its local heritage which contributed to the unesco world heritage status. So after every fire (9 complete fires) local craftsmen rebuilt the city. The Hanseatic rented the rows from either church or king

[@ximono]

Thank you for covering this aspect of our building culture! I remember writing a long comment on one of your videos some years ago, where I described the 1800s timber house I was living in (it was indeed moved, possibly multiple times). Never thought you'd stop by and do a video on this! Really cool. I guess you're back in the states, but if you ever get the chance, I'd love to see a video on Hunton's building system with wood fiber insulation and sheathing. It's sort of the modern equivalent of our old building techniques, and also the preferred way to upgrade old houses.

[@raytruesdell7873]

I have to say very cool and very interesting way to build 👍

[@morrisonmeister]

The oldest wooden church in Norway is near 900years old

[@olgajoachimosmundsen4647]

I hope Matt will visit the wooden churches from 13th century

[@dovetales622]

Awesome!

[@mateusz266]

WoW, you were in Bergen. I wish I had met you there. Maybe you will come to Poland someday.

[@stefflus08]

That's a rather tabloid title. They may have built some laft, but stavbygg are more what we associate them with in Norway. In Iceland it is turf 'masonry' and in Shetland stone.

[@Mnnvint]

Yeah, "vikings" in 1702? I never liked "viking" as an ethnonym either. It was simply the Norse word for pirate.

[@TullaRask]

The vikings built like that so it's accurate, but it's easily a click bait title.

[@TullaRask]

@@Mnnvint That is not accurate, even an era has been named after them. The Vikingage? Pirate is a more modern invention and had a dynamic of it's own. The Vikings was way more than just pirates. Even the invaders in 1066 England William the Conqueror was a viking. His father or grand father I think. The vikings were invaders, but it was a different time. Pirates are just thiefs. I'm Norwegian though and it's tiring sometimes who people talk about them as half-Gods almost.

[@Mnnvint]

@@TullaRask It is accurate. It was a word for piracy, not an ethnonym for them. William the Conqueror would have been very mad at you if you called him a viking. Assuming he understood at all, since French was his language... When the Norse wrote about vikings in the Greek mediterranean, they weren't talking about their countrymen. To them, viking was something some people did - plundering and piracy. Those who went to conquer, settle or trade were not called vikings by the Norse.

[@TullaRask]

@@Mnnvint that kind of says it all. You don't know what William the Conqurerer thought. Chances are he was proud of his ancestry. I didn't say they didn't plunder, but what do you think William did when he conquered England. Pet them on the head and told them how lovely they were?

[@steffenbrygg7907]

Its called "lafting", there is also "round lafting" which is more or less the same as the Dutton Ranch house in yellowstone tv serie.

[@Tjukkesnekkern]

Skikkelig bra forklart 🤦‍♂️😂

[@HamiltonSRink]

Very Nice! Maybe someday visit Japan?

[@EliasHansenu7f]

There is a video on YT with the title «Saga Stua» showing the craftsman ship.

[@Aviatorpaal]

Thanks, I love your content! The sound quality of your videos (mic setup or mastering) needs some work, it is too low and difficult to hear. The ads are screaming in my ears when I crank up the volume to hear you

[@billk8780]

Matt, At 14:14 is that Steve B. moonlighting? Better check his visa and work permit!

[@Hunter-ou5bw]

He is like me have problem to find the english word for things

[@mariusrbech573]

Haha yes my English vocabulary on all this traditional woodworking is a pain 😅

[@MrCaprinut]

Me too lol! Sometimes I know the word, but I can't pronounce it so I have to find substitute on the spot. And I can't pronounce number 3 or tree or similar words.

[@hansmarheim7620]

The proper English word for " things" is actually "things". Glad to help you out with that one. 😄

[@user-yb9hi3us4p]

English is my native language, and I have trouble finding the English words

[@peterbeyer5755]

😊He could probably speak several languages 😊

[@kevinfranck6520]

Bergen is like the rain capitol of the world 🙄

[@wearewildwoodranch]

It’s like ship building

[@Tjukkesnekkern]

No

[@GeoffreyHiggs]

Hei Jakob....Hei Henrik

[@robertgeiger2268]

salt preserves.

[@malibuclassic77]

Salt makes bacteria not interested in wood.

[@MrTexasDan]

... sponsored by Ragnar Lothbrok and Sons.

[@ventoraveritas2853]

All on the taxpayers bill . Crazy kost on everything here in Norway. These guys suck up tons of money ( 5 years pr. house ) But craft manship very interesting.

[@mariusrbech573]

Let's hear how you would preserve both the buildings and the craftsmanship (which you find interesting) without any government backing. The square meter price we have when we are finished is very much competitive to new buildings. And we reuse up to 300 years old materials, we make it last for another 300 years. It's about the big picture. To craft manship is a bit different than craftsmanship btw.

[@ventoraveritas2853]

@@mariusrbech573 Dette må selvfølgelig løses på andre måter en utsuging av skattebetalerne . Er selv håntverksmester med erfaring anng. Riksantikvaren og har sett ting på nerthold . Resten av diskusjonen er idealististsk ,og om du er individualist eller kollektvist?

[@mariusrbech573]

⁠@@ventoraveritas2853Tror ikke det er noe poeng i å gå videre her kompis.

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Not really true, and you mean Norse? The vikings wasn’t a set group of people or ethnicity. Not even a culture. It’s was basically a profession: piracy. The general Norse person was a farmer and fishermen… and as someone already pointed out lafting/laft building isn’t what we associate with the Vikings. At least not here in Norway. We use it for our traditional cabins, tho most cabins now days are basically just the same as our normal houses. Or when someone wants the traditional building style, usually if a farm. Also you’re off by 1000 years as the vikings didn’t exist 300 years ago🤣🤣🤣

[@TullaRask]

They had an era named after them. The Viking age, don't sell yourself short. William the Conquerer was the son or grandson of a Viking. They were invaders and took land far down in Europe, established settlements etc.

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

@@TullaRask​⁠​⁠Zzz You say you’re Norwegian? Then you should know better. CRINGE! Viking was something you did not who you were. Seen too much of The Vikings? Which isn’t even accurate nor authentic🤣🤣🤣 Originally Vikings were traders, but they discovered that they could mix travel/exploration with robbery and killing besides looting, and rape… so yeah piracy. Probably also a result of the different groups in society that decided to join the raids being former warriors/soldiers. In Norwegian we say: “å gå i viking», which you should know… The people and the languags is called Norse, not Viking🤡 And my bf is Icelandic and his dad is a professor on college/uni level. Guess they won’t agree with you either. And very white to brag and romanticize about invasions, conquest and colonization🙄🫣🫠 Embarrassing👀