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History of the Vikings (in One Take) by History Bombs
THIS IS THE AGE OF THE VIKING...
From the first raid on Lindisfarne in 793 to the fall of Harald Hardrada in 1066, we take an exciting tour through the Viking Age.
The Vikings had a remarkable global impact. Their long boats gave them a technological advantage that enabled them to dominate the sea and establish settlements across Northern Europe.
Ivar the Boneless established Danelaw and controlled central England
for many years. Only Alfred the Great of Wessex was able to halt the Vikings advance across England by defeating Guthrum.
To the east, the Vikings were employed in modern-day Turkey as guards to Byzantine Emperors for four hundred years. The guard was called the 'Varangian Guard'.
The video also includes the intrepid explorer, Leif Erikson, who is believed to have discovered North America some 500 years before Christopher Colombus!
This video was filmed in Northern Ireland and we would like to thank Magnus Vikings for use of their fantastic longboat!
Thank you for watching :-)
Cast (in order of appearance): Guy Kelly, Chris Hobbs, Robert Brown, Suzie Preece, Tom Tokley, Richard Sherwood, John Henry Falle, Corinna Jane, Adrian Stevenson, Martin Savage, Richard Soames
Script & Music: Chris Hobbs
Director: Ellie Rogers
Producer: Claire O'Brien
Camera: Ryan Kernaghan
Focus Puller: Matt Farrant
Costumes: Alex Walker
Grade: Jack Kibbey Newman
Script Contributions: Ellie Rogers, John Henry Falle, Guy Kelly, Tom Tokley
Longship supplied by Magnus Vikings: www.magnusvikin...
Costumes supplied by Hampshire Wardrobe:
www.hampshirec...
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[@gammelgamer1553]

"I'm Ivar the boneless, this time tomorrow you'll surely be homeless" LMAO :)

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Gammel Gamer Yh but “WANTS WANTS TO BE KINGGG” 😂

[@kiradripkage]

It's bars dohe

[@AnOriginalKiwi]

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everyone but me gotta learn ur cringe.

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@@nocucksinkekistan7321 well, mr. in kekistan, opinions do exist.

[@sbd1102]

"Where were you when 911 happened?" Rollo: Securing Normandy, of course!

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Chap underrated

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@@evandelck8541 bro almost 2 year did he knows that you chat him

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Loran tyro Nabo what

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@@evandelck8541 sorry I'm bad at English

[@drgrey7026]

Just like the allies in 1944

[@Pimenta-]

Rollo reaches Normandy: What a beautiful beach! The germans waiting for the Allies with machine guns, land mines and anti-aircraft weaponry: what the f...

[@evandelck8541]

Underrated

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"Hanz, you better take a look at this!"

[@Human-gu2cx]

Currently upset about William the bastard not being mentioned

[@basicallyarobloxian4533]

@@Human-gu2cx he ain't a bastard he's a CONQUEROR

[@combobulous7044]

@@basicallyarobloxian4533 *not* *yet*

[@benjaminj.m8531]

There is a common saying in my town that goes like: "The Norwegians were the best explorers, the Danes were the best warriors, and the Swedes were the best Merchants and diplomats"

[@Andreas-um4bk]

and its true, coming from a Norwegian. Imagine if we united together back in the viking age.

[@deusaurelius]

Funny because... Norway is the topmost Scandinavian country, which would make it the country with more new land to go to, the Danes have these things called the Dane axe, so it would make sense for a Danish warrior to carry a Dane axe, and the Swedes are...Swedes.

[@nuhunla1930]

@Demuattius they get Pewdiepie.

[@TheDudeOG]

Andreas if Scandinavia reclaims the old faith we need Vinland, Iceland, Estonia, Finland, Danelaw and why not also North Germany

[@tomsandstrom338]

@@deusaurelius "Topmost scandinavian country" good luck using your oil during the viking age.

[@josephstalin6492]

Gotta love how the Norsemen in Russia first acquired it against the wishes of the locals, but then the locals realized that the Norsemen were good at ruling so they invited them back

[@beans8226]

Wait there is 2 of you

[@Pilum1000]

It's was a process of feudalization only

[@Pilum1000]

@Dwarov 1 no, wasn't neither empire. Just gangs and captures and subsequent assimilation; Private genuses and band's

[@fiddibelow]

@@Pilum1000 your wrong it was an empire and iceland acted as the library it lasted from year 500 to year 800 ish when norway was officially gathered under the first king

[@fiddibelow]

library and the thing where one selected leader from each state gathered and together they worked things out kinda like the roman empire

[@braincandytv]

This is fantastic! Epic history lesson in under 6 minutes! This channel deserves much more exposure. Great work History Bombs team!

[@indecent929]

Agreed

[@Levi-The-Levi]

well i dont like history bomb they said denmark is crowded and sweden is cold

[@irenaveksler1935]

@@Levi-The-Leviit’s true Are they wrong?

[@MEAREBIRD128]

Why are you watching History Bombs Instead of vibing with bird?

[@torysaccount5753]

It is to be noted that in 1066 there were actually 3 people who claimed the throne of England: - Harold Hadrada, the Viking king from Norway - Harald Godwinson, the Anglo-saxon king from England - William the Conquerer, king of the Normandy (direct descendant of the Norsemen who conquered the area) Hadrada lost to Godwinson at Stamfort Bridge, but William won against Godwinson at Hastings. So in the end, while Hadrada was the „last Viking“, it was a Viking's descendant who conquered England

[@VulnerableBede1]

And Edgar Aetheling who was briefly elected king after the battle of Hastings. He was Edward the confessors great nephew and grandson of Edmund Ironside

[@rhysensoriano6242]

What about the bastard I mean conqueror?

[@davidplayzyt3338]

He ruled for at least 3 weeks.

[@newrisingdamned7604]

The last viking definitely Margareth I when she try to re estabilish Kalmar Union fron England to Sweden

[@floppa6089]

If ur lazy u can watch oversimplified

[@kafka5795]

*Yes another history in one take video, Great job!!!*

[@jelmerstoker7098]

*Great

[@judochopmaster8233]

So vikings went on life-threatening raids to get to second base? Im so proud of my heritage

[@judochopmaster8233]

@@FlaviusConstantinus306 Yes

[@kylej741]

For some yes; others just wanted to get away from the wife and kids.

[@charliefarmer4365]

@@kylej741or go to Valhalla.

[@joseluna4087]

Sometimes they so it for territory but also some raids are for supplies

[@roynettle6864]

who would of thought a country of blood thirsty vikings would be the happiest nation on earth

[@animegandalf8690]

roy nettle Which one? Norway and Denmark is competing in that postion. Two years ago it was Denmark in 2016 in 2017 it was Norway now it depends who get 2018

[@roynettle6864]

i was referring to 2017 Norway

[@MannenFromNorth]

Happiest country in the world: rarely seen a smiling person and when we do, their labeled as a psychopath 😐

[@boostergold20]

@Igor Magorkle yeah

[@lakelandbuzz2252]

It's interesting you say that, but while in terms of the UN happiness report Finland is the happiest nation, in terms of Emotional Happiness Gallup Poll, the Latin American countries are happier. Namely Paraguay. This is because the UN report took into account standards of living as a estimate of "happiness" while the Gallup Emotional Poll took emotions as a estimate for happiness.

[@KrautGoesWild]

In less than 6 minutes, I learned more about the Vikings than in all my history lessons in school combined...

[@mitchrils]

Wow, the production values keep getting better. Great work, guys.

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Do the Cold War now! Amazing video btw.

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comment matches the account perfectly

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COMMUNISM... IN THE SOVIET UNION!

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they did it

[@RokugatsuGiugno]

Great work as always. Please do the Cold War

[@someone6728]

Britain was also involved in the cold war

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He did it

[@desidada100]

Preston Dockter He has done many on American History in the past, and the Cold War did involve British troops. He did make the Cold War. and the US and the U.K. have a strong alliance. Thank you, Yanks..

[@mrtreebranch5386]

@Preston Dockter well they did one on the cold War

[@goodsquare6186]

The already did it

[@nicolasjohnson7975]

History of the Cold War would be nice

[@DYLANKNAPP94]

It was a mix of different wars.

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i remembered you...

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Boy

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Soooo good and funny. The costumes and characters are perfect. I also love the camera setup, it feels like we're walking through time/history. Very clever! Well done.

[@eruditootidure2611]

"[I'm] Probably the first North American" says the man who landed in Canada and found... a whole group of people.... already living there..........

[@ruby023]

He means the first EUROPEAN to land in north america

[@bedinor]

North America is what Europeans called the landmass. It's like saying Germans are the same as Prussians yes, but no.

[@lindaholen1368]

Tel that to Christopher.

[@kanapotetakerngkeat3506]

It’s Thorvald who found the natives

[@vrabb9030]

@@lindaholen1368 Christopher landed 500 years later. So to be fair he doesn't really have a valid claim to being the first on the continent (from Europe)

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Yay! So happy to see a new one take. Thanks for all you do! 😁

[@copperdog2182]

Amazing! Please do cold war next. :)

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MagicGaming YES

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wasnt really a war, it was just a spying game against russia and america

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MagicGaming i agree

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Joshua Rivera Would still be amazing to see it.

[@magikman481]

Its more of a information/science war

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The English Royal Family in one take, lets see if you can do that one! :)

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Spanish Inquisition Indeed. And last time I've checked, he adored heroes, and not villains ffs

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Which one?

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William William Henry Stephen Henry Richard John, oi!

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Horrible Histories did a good English kings and queens song

[@ibbi30]

3:20 Leif's granddad, Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson did not discover Iceland, that honor goes to Naddoddur, who drifted there first among Norsemen, and Garðar Svavarsson, who explored it (not Hrafna-Flóki either, he was instead Iceland's first failed settler). Þorvaldr was actually unborn or a young child when Iceland's discovery took place, but settled in Iceland in his adulthood. Leif's dad, Eiríkr Þorvaldsson did however discover/explore Greenland.

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Ivar the Boneless looks so unmenacing but then you learn how much he conquered

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Finally you’re back! It’s been sooo long

[@ajattomuus]

This was awesome! Vikings are awesome! You guys are awesome!

[@unluckymindlessmole5138]

as a norwegian x irish person who learned almsot everything about both countries history this is incredibly accurate with subtle but catchy lines that always make sense if you know whet their hinting to

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Omg yes, been waiting for ages for one of these

[@GAZAMAN93X]

*MEN OF THE NORTH OUR TIME IS NOW!* good video as always. :)

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I see a nice comment i click like

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THIS IS SO UNDERRATED AND AMAZING!!! I'm such a big fan of you guys, keep up the good work!

[@schrodingersmoose]

I think the flow and rythme in this vid is better thsn the other ones

[@alllowercase4799]

I think a History of the Golden age of Piracy in one take would be interesting!

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I love the in one take series

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Extremely underatted

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I've never clicked on a notification so fast

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I feel bad for them, these are soo good and you can see how much times goes into these, but they only have 59K subs, they deserve like at least an order of magnitude more.

[@PateRiot]

Plz do the American revolution or American Civil war ( in one take) P.S. this was a great vid!

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Pate Riot better do one that includes more countries than a few.

[@alexandriariley5209]

+Pate Riot They're British, and will focus on British history - I doubt they'll ever do either topic. If you want America to play a role in another of their videos, request the Napoleonic Wars.

[@DYLANKNAPP94]

Their too sassy to America to focus on them as the main country. Then they could do a Vietnam oneabout how many countries had citizens sign up with Amercia to fight aling sides their allies.

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+Dylan K Oh, like any American channel wouldn't focus on American history.

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Thomas Riley True, except the British supported the Confeds.

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This man can teach you whole history in just one take .

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Yes, they're back!

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[@lit2701]

3:20 Native Americans: Are we a joke to you?

[@ThadtheHobo]

How have I just now found this. It is bloody epic

[@viktorreznov2386]

It'll be a baptism What torchure is this will I face your gods wrath!? Oh it's more like having a bath. *Shrugs, oh I love that part it's so funny I watched it multiple times

[@kayken8393]

Slainte, from Ireland! Thanks for making Dub a trading centre back in the day lads.

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Welcome back to the land of the living (channels)!

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So excited to get a notification for this! Great job!!!

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Can you lads do the napoleonic wars next???

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Hey , I'm from the future... They Made it !

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Thank god you guys are back!! :D :D :D

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2:04 beat slaps hard

[@void4030]

The Byzantines held a massive religious influence over the Kieven Rus. Getting the Varangians from the prince of Kiev.

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Make a video on 1917 Soviet Revolution

[@tonyjensen2610]

FINALLY!!! I MISSED THESE

[@dr.history3567]

Can you guys do one on the ottoman empire?

[@Norski1508]

I am Scandinavian and from a Viking blood family Norwegian as well

[@katzomatzo7448]

4:38 England is my city... Ok I’ll stop now

[@RumoleBumpkin]

Proud to have Viking ancestors! 💪🏻

[@dannywolf5796]

Cold War next????

[@DYLANKNAPP94]

Let the "ice cold" jokes come. Lol

[@enocerousyt8384]

Why would Cold War be cool? They never fought like twice. So all you would hear is threatens. I think Vietnam war would be a little more interesting but idk

[@DYLANKNAPP94]

The Vietnam was thecold wsr bud, It was one of the many cold war's proxy wars.

[@enocerousyt8384]

THE Cold War was between Russia and USA vietnam are was USA and Vietnam

[@kylemcmullan2929]

Your wish has been granted

[@gamerbasic9133]

There was also Harold Fairhair of the Yngling family (that claimed they were descendants of 2 Norse gods) He was the first king of Norway and he did so when he was in his late 20s to early 30s in around 885

[@frederik7338]

Great Video as always, but why didn't you add another few lines telling how the Normans, (who conquered England from Harold Godwinson) were 2nd or 3rd generation Norse Settlers in Normandy France, and how epicly the 1st generation of those settlers won that land? also these vikings are wearing a lot of brigandine which is odd, given how brigandine is a medieval armor :P

[@aeternitasromae]

He mentioned Rollo settling Normandy

[@vinfogaming5]

Frederik sh they or only did not have enough time

[@51WCDodge]

Given that a lot of the Team have Jersey connections I'm disgusted 'A! Or maybe they were diplomatic, not pointing out that's why we own England and the Monarch's oldest title is Duchess sof Normandy.

[@trist6073]

I'm Danish and I think this was a great representation of the viking era

[@benhaley1143]

"In 911.." Americans triggered!!

[@dodec8449]

In 911 two Danish longboats crashed in two piers near York. Thousands died. Responsible was a fundamentalist group of Odin worshippers. The local noble George Bushington started a war against Scotland, lying to the people of York that Scotland was harboring longboats of mass destruction.

[@nicholasbrooks7349]

That killed a injured millions you know

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KingBenThe XI I know

[@duckly5362]

That’s not funny

[@victorkane1154]

Couldn’t stop laughing XD

[@isaacbrown1714]

"Hey what's up Leif Erikson probably the first north american." LOL how smooth that sounds 😂

[@АнгелМихайлов-п7у]

Finally!!!

[@randomguy-fj1ym]

i like how at 5:02 you can see the trailer the boat is on lol

[@flyingcabbage3551]

In before 1 million views

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LUFC Holmesy In before 8,000 views apparently. 😂

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Seamus Aindriu O'Coran I have faith

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LUFC Holmesy see the match leeds Vs middlesdrogh

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Here before 10M views

[@harrymarston6607]

Fuck leeds

[@purplegurl7976]

My family history goes way back to, King Herald Bluetooth and Leif Erikson, my family was known as 'the christianson clan' I'm very proud of my history and always am up for leaning more about it is thank you for this video

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2:46 yo it’s the guy from assassins creed

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YOU GUYS ARE BACK :)

[@obamaprism9161]

0:06 How adults sounded when I was a kid

[@9axes]

Rollo reaches Normandy:Ah,what a relaxing place Germans with bunkers,anti aircraft turrets:Hans you better look at this

[@benjaminostrom9124]

Hello my fellow vikings, anyone here who works at Birka? Wanna see if a fam is around

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Fan att se dig här Svaden

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Alexander tovarich

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Yä

[@drageben145]

Hallo fra Norge

[@dadom1125]

Hei, jeg er norsk, ikke svensk beklager bror. :/

[@noatsu8480]

Awesome video, with good and factual history! - From a Norwegian pleb

[@MarnixvanOort]

I liked this one

[@BenBomb5]

Love the different topics you close for these video, great work!

[@vallergergo737]

The song starting at 3:18 is strangely familiar..... Can anyone tell me where I might have heard that rythm before?

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moana. shiny

[@dizzblue8329]

YES ANOTHER ONE I LOVE THESE ONE TAKE THEYRE SO COOOOOLLLL!!!!

[@smurfeburf]

Sooo funny when they trining to pronounce the Norwegian names

Sooo funny when you were ''trining'' to type ''trying''

[@drageben145]

It was funny at the instead of saying Erik she said Eirik

[@jakubkuberski448]

Eirik is also a Norwegian name though

[@marcellabutay1090]

drageben Viking naming is different. Erik the red sun was Leif Eriksson, Erik the red was his dad., Eirik is a form of Erik

[@wrath-2187]

*laughs in Norwegian*

[@jayjohn9893]

Really enjoyed this video, this was fantastic.

[@danielpiatkovsky5200]

Watching this after watching Vinland saga

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this channel is underated

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4:00 is that the emperor from life of brian

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FINALLY, ANOTHER HISTORY BOMB ONE TAKE!!!!

[@kylemcmullan2929]

Hey vikings, thanks for setting up Dublin

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ThePotatoGamer no problem

[@thebloodyenglish6620]

not gonna lie at the end after "lets hear it for the epic norsemen" I was expecting them to burst into some epic viking chanting or some shit 😂

[@danielhughes1711]

0:16 last I checked Viking’s boats didn’t have tires

[@joejoebatmanjjb8704]

They did after 710 because they made engines (no lie)

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Another amazing History Bomb!

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Favourite line "so you still want to marry me. Oh .....she left"

[@zegpath81]

Poor guy )’:

[@Gobblingseagull]

could'nt be more proud of my heritage

[@jamesn2473]

So basically Vikings left home because of lack of marriage Created the Heathen Army, which was originally Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, the expanding to Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland.

[@alilirara]

Seems very sad if you think about it.

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Lara Gem Ali Academia true lol.

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James N Also because you can’t farm shit in Norway.

[@vinfogaming5]

Cool its been forever science the last history bomb in 5minn great work

[@mrshindler2537]

Hey, actually, William the Conqueror ( Guillaume le conquérant ) that became king after Harold came from Normandy, and he is the direct descendant of Rollo. So he has Vikings origins, we can say that at the end, the Vikings did win over England after all.

[@sergioandresbenitezhernand2542]

Amazing work! History of Isaac Newton could be next?

[@garl2000]

3:14Americans 0_0

[@matildabond..2390]

Excellent lol.Very funny.

[@jonarnar1383]

Icelanders found america baby! Leifur Eriríksson 4 life

[@cosmictragedy4412]

Good job then.. I just wish it was a dane or a norwegian that did instead.

[@jonarnar1383]

Internatball hahaha you wish

[@marcellabutay1090]

The Red Pillow Lmao he was Norwegian born in the Icelandic Commonwealth

[@jonarnar1383]

LittleArmyNut with an Icelandic name and heritage

[@animegandalf8690]

The Red Pillow Under the Norwegian kingdom. Iceland was not it's own nation during that time it was under Norway. Also it was Norwegians who found and settled Iceland and Greenland.

[@jan-erikstrm4497]

The Norsemen founded Russia, or rather the asian state that became Russia. Rus is just another word for swedes. The saxons we pillaged in england were also Nordic, and I LOVE the fact you pointed out the normans were Nordics too. It's the first time I've heard someone acknowledge the fact. Most accurate depiction of vikings I've seen so far. If I wanted to add anything during it was that being a slave here wasnt bad, you had protection under the law. But also alot harsher punishment for crimes than a free man.

[@hueong574]

Vietnam war?

[@goodsquare6186]

They’ve done the Cold War and the Vietnam war was in it a bit

[@blockmasterscott]

Leif Erikson missed his calling, he had some really smooth raps!

[@legozlego]

Indigenous people: yes the first North American

[@Makarosc]

Did they call themselves North Americans?

[@slowpudda]

they come so rarely but love these videos :)