History of the Viking Age (soft spoken ASMR)

In this soft spoken ASMR bedtime story, I tell you about the History of the Norsemen in the Middle Ages. At the end of the Eighth Century, they embarked on raids, explorations and conquests farther and farther from their homelands in Scandinavia. This took them as far east as the Volga River in Russia and Byzantium, and as far west as America, even though they did not stay there for long. They founded colonies such as Iceland or Vineland in Newfoundland, Canada, created new states such as the Kievan Rus', and settled in regions like Yorkshire or Normandy. We explore the reasons why they suddenly became outward looking, what their societies were like, and how things unfolded until christianisation and the formation of larger kingdoms in Scandinavia (in Norway, Sweden and Denmark), that put an end to the Viking Age.
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Credits: Script and narration by the French Whisperer, visuals by the French Whisperer, under Wikipedia Commons, or under license from Panthermedia, Canstock, Shutterstock and Freepik. Sound effects and music from the KZbin Audio Library for Creators.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Dawn of the Viking Age
9:17 The Norsemen
18:12 Out of Scandinavia
30:16 From the Volga River to Vinland
40:35 Christianisation and Political Changes
48:38 Norse Society and Epilogue
1:02:00 Campfire Sounds, No Talking

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Timestamps and links to Lights Out Library: a reboot has taken place after this video was recorded and the narrator is now Olimpia, but otherwise it is the same concept: - KZbin: kzbin.info/door/Na6KSDhYttemECVadSzcAg - Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2KZFL3Lzi64OC0SjZeNoyo - Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lights-out-library-sleep-documentaries/id1715193758 - Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/17b0b79f-a273-4c1c-b8ca-86a7c76d5738/lights-out-library-sleep-documentaries 0:00 Dawn of the Viking Age 9:17 The Norsemen 18:12 Out of Scandinavia 30:16 From the Volga River to Vinland 40:35 Christianisation and Political Changes 48:38 Norse Society and Epilogue 1:02:00 Campfire Sounds, No Talking Slumber App free trial (30 days): slumber.fm/fw (this is a paid promotion if you become a paying member after the trial). If you cannot access the extended free trial (if the app offers only the standard 7 days), try closing the app after installation and clicking this link again. Aura App free trial (30 days): aurahealth.io/guestpass/the-french-whisperer (this is a paid promotion if you become a paying member after the trial).

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Through DNA testing, Ive discovered my Nordic ancestry, so this interests me as well !

[@copllman8820]

Wrong

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I'm probably not Scandinavian but I just like to learn about history when going to sleep you know

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[@Demeter000]

How have I not found you sooner? Lol I put this on right before bed and it really helped put me into a relaxed state as well as learn more about the Vikings. The accent is just the cherry on top and makes it a fun listen. Thanks so much!

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Welcome!

[@foovay]

Oh yay something new and what an interesting subject! I really love this channel. I not only have a hard time getting to sleep I also wake up frequently. Your videos are perfect because if I wake you are still talking about interesting things and I listen until I doze off again. I love being able to listen to your playlists without being awakened by commercials that startle me. Thank you for all you do

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[@obcl8569]

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Talk about timing! Perfect for bed time and I just got back from Denmark and seen the Viking boat museum in Roskilde. :)

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Besides the story being fantastic, 1:02:00 2nd half is just peaceful firecrackle sounds perfect for daily calm use.

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[@studentstudent5044]

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[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Hej, hope you like it!

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Why? Swedes were only farmers

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@@haraldsigurdsson1232 What you got against farmers? Maybe you mean “peasants”!? You’re one of these elitist people🤦‍♂️

[@Primeyzee]

I know you mention the indo Europeans a lot, but I would genuinely enjoy a full story on them

[@philiphoel4290]

I'm new to Viking history so this is so exciting for me. I had no idea when I asked about it, you were already working on it. Thank you so much.

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[@LaB567]

I’m part Swedish and love Viking history. Thank you!

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Trevligt

[@drydryd]

@@copllman8820 What do you mean? Millions of Swedes emigrated to north america between 1851 to 1910 due to extreme poverty. There are millions of people who have swedish ancestry in the us. I'm Swedish and I have contact with several American relatives thanks to dna tests.

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@@copllman8820 I know you're trolling but still. I'm not wrong just google it. From 1851 to 1910 roughly one million people emigrated from Sweden to America. Of those who were born during the latter part of the 19th century, about 20 percent of the men and 15 percent of the women emigrated from the country. This affected the labour market and population growth in Sweden.

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Also i really like antique and medieval history, i loved it since i was a child so this video was very interesting and informativ.

[@maleexile9053]

As a norman descendent i can say im a distant cousin to Scandinavia

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I love this portion of history so much, thank you ❤

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I semi-panicked too! Found him on my second attempt at watching this video today. My enthusiasm in his reply section clearly shows that I was worried lolol

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Serait-il possible d’avoir la même version en français ? Vos vidéos sont tellement intéressantes et agréables à écouter…

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Found out my family’s history is quite embroidered all over Scandinavia so 👀 *scoots in*

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Well heck! My old stomping grounds lol.

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Vikings lets go! 😃🎧🥰🌞

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Rejoice! HELLO Everyone !

[@pattys1023]

Por favor mas videitos en español. Muchas gracias por tu trabajó

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

Es verdad que ya no grabo en español por el momento (no tengo tiempo). Son todos video antiguos, pero hay una playlist en mi canal con todos los videos en español por si no viste todos.

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Skål

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criminally low views for the amount of work that goes into this 💔

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You sound like Bruno Choël, great voice.

[@TheFrenchWhispererASMR]

And you look like Gilbert Montagné 😌

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❤

[@emeraldplayer5635]

Have you talked about the Aztec Empire?

[@FraxinusExelsior]

If you find this topic interesting try the book "Children of Ash and Elm".

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Ton pseudo c’est french ! Mais tu nous à abandonné tu étais mon préféré et voilà très longtemps que l’on a pas eu le droit à une video en français , juste une petite stppp

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😮😮 can we do steppe civilizations??

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I did one 2 or 3 years ago about the Mongols and Genghis Khan.

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Anyone else from Northumberland?

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Christianity made the Romans soft and also made the celts/britons/saxons soft over time as well. Really created this soft weak target for the Vikings to strike.

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I'm American so I'm just surprised other countries exist. Does anyone have any pizza i can eat while shooting my gun in the air and running clean water down the drain?

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Skååål! Zzzzz😴😴

[@trudatcat]

My ADHD brain makes it hard to wait for seven minutes for the story to begin. Otherwise great content 👍🏼

[@avalondreaming1433]

They were also rapists. My DNA shows 15% Norse because of it.

[@haraldsigurdsson1232]

They integrated really well with the local population everywere they settled so probably not. But maby who knows lol

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​@@haraldsigurdsson1232​​ Pretty much a portion everyone's DNA whose ancestors lived through historical ethnic conflict (which is nearly everyone)is there because of r*pe considering how extremely common it was during war, invasions, enslavement, subjugation, and in general due to sexual inequality.

[@Meuracas]

Of course they were, just like many of the other civilizations that ever raided/conquered other territories or were part of a war during the middle ages or before…and in some cases even as late as WW2.

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I am part Norwegian so idk if this applies to my ancestral culture but I clicked anyway

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