How did the Vikings Discover Iceland?

Iceland's connections to Scandinavia are thanks to its settlement by Norsemen, mostly from Norway - but how did they get there in the first place, after all, it's not exactly the corner. In this video I will explore the first Norsemen (and one Swede) who ventured across the North Atlantic and either purposefully or, in most cases, accidentally, came across the land we now call Iceland.
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[@dylanwfilms]

After a trip to Ireland, I learned that not just Dublin, but many of Ireland’s biggest cities started as Viking trading posts.

[@xotan]

This is so: Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Wexford.

[@steveanderson8727]

Ford is Fjord, is fjörður... so yeah... you're welcome :)

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@steveanderson8727 Ford is just river crossing in English, not related to fjord.

[@shadiversity]

Awesome video mate, and thanks for the mention, you're more than welcome ^_^

[@Shaden0040]

Floki found it.

[@gregorymacdonnell7914]

+ Shaden0040,That is sooo fuckin cool!.Just shows how well Michael Hirst had the show Vikings so well researched!!! Love it man! Great video.I learned quite a bit from it.

[@JohnnyBoj89]

Ehm no Leikur Eirikson found it...would be cool though.

[@Shaden0040]

Not according to Vikings.

[@JohnnyBoj89]

Shaden0040 vikings is also not historically accurate ;)

[@Shaden0040]

Wow could have fooled me. ;P

[@Knowledgia]

Love the format! Very interesting as always!

[@historywithhilbert]

Thanks so much!

[@daithimcbuan5235]

haha, the Irish monks not getting on too well with the Norse settlers is a bit of an understatement :D

[@historywithhilbert]

I mean the Sagas say "they voluntarily left" - but the Norse had an interesting definition of "voluntary" hahaha xD

[@daithimcbuan5235]

hehe yeah, it's like HIGHLY understated humour :D

[@asbjrnpoulsen9205]

maybe it was noth maybe they left in pease fore the first settler in faroe islands was half norse half celtic named grímur norse kamban celtic and the women in faroe islands have 84 % celtic dna

[@asbjrnpoulsen9205]

way are ther menny place names in iceland and faroe island with celtic names ???

[@daithipol]

We "got rid" of the Vikings in 1014 only to have the place infested by priests, maybe if we kept the Vikings it would have been a better place earlier. 😉

[@Phrenotopia]

Always a good idea with a video on Vikings!

[@historywithhilbert]

I thought it's something nice and uncontroversial given my recent detours into the realms of Sinterklaas and Zwarte PIet ;) This is very up your street though!

[@Phrenotopia]

Absolutely! As it so happens, I will also briefly mention the Varangian Rus, like you do here, in an upcoming video.

[@elisthortraustason7645]

I am so grateful you made a video about Iceland. It so often forgotten or glossed over, even though it might be one of the more important aspects of viking history and culture. I would love if you would make a video about the Icelanders’ Sagas. They are not the best historical source, due to people exaggerating events and characters, but they give such a detailed insight into Norse culture, values, laws and traditions. Your Norse accent is great, much better than how many others do it. You have clearly done your research on the language and included bits like what the name Hrafna-Floki means and origin of Vikingr from Vik, which is something most wouldn’t bother with going into. One slight error, it’s Reykjavik, not Rekjavik. The spelling has changed somewhat between Norse and Icelandic but I am pretty sure it is Reykjavík in both. Keep doing this good work. I’m sure you’ll be one of the biggest educational channels on KZbin!

[@mikkitoro8933]

I can agree that parts of Icelandic history may or may not be true. But one reason for that is because Icelanders did not begin to write the history of Iceland until much later with Snorri Sturluson one of the first.

[@Gondaldin]

Thought I would point out that today, Reykjavík's coat of arms depicts Ingólfr's two pillars floating in the sea.

[@historywithhilbert]

Thanks - that's a really interesting fact actually! Doesn't it have a an ox on there as well?

[@Gondaldin]

No, Reykjavík's coat of arms only has the floating pillars. Iceland's main coat of arms however has a bull which is one of Iceland's four land wights.

[@einarkristjansson6812]

Dear Hilbert. This is well done and historically correct. I am an old Icelander and have studied our history. Keep on my friend.

[@HistoryTime]

Brilliant

[@gearoiddom]

Worth also discussing the climate at the time being more benign than nowadays. That would be no small factor in the ultimate settlement. Thanks for making!

[@Ratchet4647]

Regarding the poll: I love your videos and would love to see you do videos on all of those topics whenever you can. You make informative quality content!

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you so much! I think I will to be honest - such an interesting topic!

[@MathiasToon]

That shad shoutout will help a lot I imagine, i remember I subscribed after that Lindy video so shoutout/acknowledgment from bigger history KZbinrs helps a lot. Keep up the good work Hilbert

[@historywithhilbert]

Yes it was very kind of him! Really, my first video responding to Lindybeige's critique of the Last Kingdom?

[@mrmarmellow555]

mathias neergaard Me too!! Remember he loves his FIRE ARROW's YA YA!

[@MathiasToon]

Yea, i remember in the beginning you got some hate from Lindy fans but when Metatron and others started giving positive comments it turned around. Loving these kinds of odd videos, reminds me of Jabzy. Also i am Norwegian and we were thought that we explored a uninhabitat land so i would love to learn more about those Monks

[@aaronblyth2108]

Good video as always Hilbert. Now thanks to shad more people shall know of your greatness!

[@johndoeanon445]

I hope you make a video about the Norsemen who went east. Maybe even one about the Varangian guard?

[@sengokusanada2690]

I'm new to viking history, and these videos are super helpful!

[@tommyforrest9680]

I'm glad Shad brought me to your channel, you make amazing videos

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you so much - and welcome to the community!

[@Game...007]

I watched shad's video just today and subscribed now. Better late than never.

[@ProDoucher]

Its amazing how the vikings could travel across oceans without any form of cartography. In some cases they literally observed the colour of the water to determine their location.

[@hilmarreykur2672]

Nice video. I really appreciate you actually trying to pronounce the old norse/Icelandic, it sounds really good

[@billsellers2699]

I've been fascinated by the vikings for years, so I'm glad that someone who has a good understanding of them is making videos to help people learn about and understand the vikings and who they really were and what they were really like

[@silungur_]

Here is an update for you. Starting in 2015 archaeologist Bjarni F. Einarsson and team have been working on a dig at Stöð in Stöðvarfjörður in Iceland. What they have uncover so far is that there is a 44m longhouse there from ca. 800 ce. and on top of it is a slightly smaller 36m longhouse, built before 871 ce. In the area around the longhouses are other buildings or houses that wait to be been excavated. The working thesis is that the older longhouse from ca. 800 ce. was an outpost from Norway, where a chieftain sent a crew to work the resources during the summers to bring back to Norway. What contradicts that is how big the longhouse is. The younger longhouse, on top, was definitely a permanent dwelling of a wealthy household and in it they have found among other things a lot of glass beads and silver.

[@DeviousWizard]

Saw you on the recommended tab, very glad I clicked. Greetings from the Faroe Islands :D

[@casthelion416]

Amazing video, shad knows who we have to watch

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you - I really appreciate your support :)

[@MickeyD2012]

BJORK BJORK BJORK.

[@MickeyD2012]

She means a lot of things, when she sings.

[@Son_Daughter_of_Slaanesh]

Her Name is spelld Björk by the way and it rhymes with jerk

[@asbjrnpoulsen9205]

its a tree

[@Son_Daughter_of_Slaanesh]

The birch to be precise

[@asbjrnpoulsen9205]

ther was an army in norvay named birkibeinar leade of king sverre king sverre came from faroe island he made norvay to one kingdom

[@TheGreatMoonFrog]

No wonder the Vikings used ravens to symbolize wisdom. They knew the intelligence of that animal.

[@connoragnewmusic]

Dude I’m so glad your channel has come so far! I feel so proud of you dude

[@mrfreddorenton]

I came from the shout out. Shad's a good bloke

[@historywithhilbert]

Top notch fella

This is such an awesome video! I will be showing it in class on Monday, as we are currently learning about the History of Iceland! I am taking my students there in two weeks!

[@BListHistory]

Whoo! I love Icelandic history

Because it's short

[@johannsigursson5319]

Listening to people try to pronounce icelandic / norse words is always a wild ride of enjoyment. Looks like an interesting channel with good content so I might stick around

[@martijn9568]

You make a video about Iceland (Smowland) it's actually snowing right now in the Netherlands. That's my weather update

[@historywithhilbert]

Oh lekker, hier nog niet, het is alleen wal stervens koud :P

[@youcanthandlethetruth8873]

+History With Hilbert Stervens? Vreemde verwoording heb je daar.

[@Infected_Apple]

Judiska Ekonomen yep, it's pretty snow covered for most of the country right now

[@Infected_Apple]

You can't handle the truth stervenskoud is vrij gebruikelijk in mijn omgeving

[@youcanthandlethetruth8873]

+Infected Apple waat woon jij dan. Ik heb er nog nooit van gehoord. Mischien omdat ik een Belg ben. Kweetnie.

[@hannahb6411]

I didn't know anything about this before. Thank you very much for this fascinating video! And about the poll: your animation style is one of my favorites on KZbin!

[@hvseul]

This video was recommended on my youtube feed. I think because my cookies must have shown an interest in Iceland hahahah. I went to Iceland in 2013 but knew next to nothing about the history. Thank you for this video!! I will check out the test of your channel~

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you very much, hope you like it!

[@antseanbheanbocht4993]

History With Hilbert Very enjoyable Hilbert, perhaps you could do one on the much disputed and less well known Irish Island of Rockall 😜, I don't think you'll get thirteen minutes out of it though.

[@BoltMapper]

Congrats on the shoutout! You totally deserved it! =]

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you very much!

[@pain-killeryates5448]

Im new to this channel and im very impressed. Amazing and detailed, enjoyed it very much. Brilliantly done..

[@snorrigoi2479]

I'm Icelandic, thank you for this video

[@PF2015]

I remember egils saga it seems like everyone would upset the king have a son and then make a farm on Iceland after they stop raiding

[@historywithhilbert]

It explains why everyone in the sagas is a massive radgy xD

[@thehobbit1654]

Thanks for the video! It was very entertaning and interesting

[@moss_and_ivy3517]

Love Floki on the thumbnail. Great video man

[@74130Brandon]

really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work :)

[@historywithhilbert]

Thanks very much, glad you're enjoying them!

[@RossFigurepaintingCoUK]

Loving the videos Huw. Any chances of some references to go with them? Books and stuff rather than just youtube vids?

[@historywithhilbert]

For this one I mostly used Jesse Byock's "Viking Age Iceland." I'd highly recommend it if you're interested. I hardly put sources because, without wanting to sound big-headed, this is the stuff I'm interested in so a lot of it I know without remembering particularly where I read it or who told me about it.

[@CamelOfAll]

awesome video man, keep it up!

[@historywithhilbert]

Thanks!

[@cameronstreeter4038]

That was actually a great video. Please do more about Nordic exploration!

[@OneOnOne1162]

I found this channel without Shad, though I am subscribed to Shad, but I just wanted to say: Shad, seems like a really nice guy. Well, as far as I can tell without knowing him, just being a subscriber of his.

[@ianwinterbottom9539]

Nice to see mention of the Hebrides, I lived there for some while.

[@historywithhilbert]

Ah nice one!

[@zacharyjensen7661]

Quite like your videos. So mesmerising to watch.

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you!

[@gregorymacdonnell7914]

Great Vid.!!! Sounds like you have the history down firmly. I always wondered exactly where the Faroe Isles were.

[@mowvu]

I can't get enough hilbert. your passion for history with yourself is magical. i feel like a child again. except i hated history in school. i wish I'd taken notice, or had teachers that didn't fill us with propaganda lol.

[@lok3kobold]

One falacy in the video is that a lot of Swedes went west to plunder, not any famous Swedes but a lot of rune stones mentions sons and fathers who died on travels to the west

[@lok3kobold]

As compensation for sounding negative i give you Vigmunds runestone (a humble man) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppland_Runic_Inscription_1011

[@DeadMarine1980]

Vikings technically landed on America when they set up their first city on the Island. The western part of the Island is in the North American plate. While the Eastern part of the Island is on the European plate. But I do have a question. How was it that the Norwegians were able to settle Iceland that had minimal resources but fail on the North American main land (modern Canada)?

[@alexhammerbekk]

please dont hold back.. this was good.. informative.. and for once quite accurate according to the knowledge we have.. thumbs up

[@ukestudio3002]

Interesting content. Wondering where you got your information. Thanks !

[@fredriks5090]

And btw, the word "Vikingur" can be easily understood if you know norwegian or any language using the word VIK, and spend half a minute studying the usage of words. Vik = Inlet/cove ingur = someone who is a practitioner of said thing Vikingur = someone who is commonly found in the coves/inlets. If you study the geography of scandinavia - and certainly NORWAY you understand why the term became used. Or more widely accepted Vikings = Seafarers.

[@Thebluebridgetroll]

Hilbert... did you put this together in a day? I should note that I don't mean this as an insult, it's just you said you did this video because of Shad's video yesterday

[@historywithhilbert]

I did actually - I felt I had to live up to the shoutout ;)

[@Thebluebridgetroll]

History With Hilbert I'm quite impressed! Visuals especially

[@luke2029]

Could you do a video on the Swedish travels of Eastern Europe and Russia

[@historywithhilbert]

It's on my list :)

[@VikingsRBloodyAwsome]

History With Hilbert Hope you make it, would be interesting. May I ask why you differentiate between Norsemen and Swedes ? Norsemen generally refers to all Nordic people; Swedes, Danes and Norwegians. Could also mention that there are equal amounts of Runestones in Sweden that tell of Western and Eastern journeys, so it's kind of a myth that Swedes only went East. Maybe you can mention that if/when you make the video about the Swedes in the East :)

[@g.m.s2559]

Agree, Norsemen means Norwegians, Danes and Swedes (and later Faroese and Icelandic people as well), and in Scandinavia we use this term. And none of these 'groups' went only one way, there were certainly Swedes who went west and Danes and Norwegians who went east - are so tired of these divisions. There are also some who think 'Danes' only mean people from Denmark when we talk about those who settled in the Danelaw. 'Danes' was the Anglo-Saxon term for all Norsemen. Historians agree that the Danelaw consisted of a good number of Norwegians and certainly Swedes as well, although the Danes were in the majority. We can put it this way: - Most Norsemen who went east were Swedes, but there was obviously some Norwegians and Danes with them (perhaps more Danes than Norwegians?) - Most Norsemen who settled in England were Danes, but there was a fair amount of Norwegians and certainly many Swedes too. - Most Norsemen who settled in Scotland and Ireland were Norwegians, but quite a few were Danish and certainly some were Swedes too.

[@wormswithteeth]

Very interesting. Really want to know more about the Vikings in America!

[@sindribjarnason350]

If you could talk about the settlement of Iceland (Around 874 - 930). There were also quite influential people up after the age of settlement in Iceland, you could also talk about them and Alþingi (Goðinn and Alþingi.)

[@AWest-ns3dl]

Nice North Shields to Ijmuiden reference

[@stooge_mobile]

You sound almost exactly like ZeroEmpires, the Age of Empires personality. Also, great video!

[@Quarton]

Thank you for this very interesting video ~ It makes me want to visit Iceland, too!

[@garylawlor2288]

Love the channel dude, I enjoy your bit of slyly added humour here and there. The Pog mo thoin(kiss me arse) note left by the Irish slaves gave me a chuckle. Yeh nice one ✌

[@gripen-swe]

Very good presentation! Nice to hear the correct pronunciation of the names, by a non-Scandinavian aswell. Always funny when people in other Viking videos pronounce the name Leif Eriksson, like ''Leaf'', when it's actually ''Layf''. If you do ''modern'' history aswell, it would be interesting if you could make a video about the only Swedish colony in America, called ''Nya Sverige'', in 1638. A piece of history that isn't that well known.

[@KnowHistory]

Icelandic History sure is epic!

[@melbatoast1548]

I just spent 6 hours reading the exact same thing you wrapped up in 13 minutes.... I thank you

[@terrywhelan6651]

Saint Brendan was there first but there is little record, just a few times mentioned in a few monks chronicles.

[@HardzzGaming]

great video! very interesting as always

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you!

[@Erik-vp5bm]

My two fairly worthless cents, "vik" and "viking" are most likely connected. Quite unlikely not to be connected, actually. In modern Norwegian, a lot of coastal places has the postfix -vik (Larvik, Husvik, Svelvik, could go on for hours), which means, as you say, "bay". To "go viking" would be to "go bay'ing", which makes perfect sense with their hit-n-run attacks on bay areas. Also, "viking" was never Scandinavian-specific. In many sagas, it's used both pejoratively and on non-Scandinavian pirates at times. The only requirement seems to be that the subject is a seaborne raider.

[@patrickmurphy9266]

In Ireland east we have towns Wicklow (Vik lae) Vikings meadow. Wexford (Vaskfjord) washed fjord . Waterford (Vadrefjord) rams fjord . Heldvik half bay

[@donnapeter3764]

omg am crying right now. sooo floki settled in ICELAND . the vikings serie just englightened me , i am 25 years old and i had no idea about how European countries were formed n, or in other meaning the history of Scandinavia wowwwwwwwwwww am so thrilled right now

[@CareFreeWherever]

Nice sneaky Dizee Rascal reference, mate

[@SuperEddyn]

The way you speak of Norsemen is quite confusing. "Iceland's connections to Scandinavia are thanks to its settlement by Norsemen, mostly from Norway" & "I will explore the first Norsemen (and one Swede)". Both of these quotes come from your description. The first quote sounds like you're saying that it was Norsemen, and most of them were from Norway. The second quote makes it sound like Swedes weren't Norsemen. I don't know what you mean, but from what I've learned through the years, Norsemen were all the people who spoke the North Germanic language of old Norse, which also include Swedes. I'm just saying that if you're on the same page as me with that fact, then you should know that it really sounds like the Norsemen were strictly old Norwegians in this video.

[@TheAshCooper]

interesting and informative. great video well presented .

[@michellekalem]

Firstly I looooove your videos and enjoy them (regardless of format tbh, everything you make is great). Secondly are you going to collaborate with Leornende Eald Englisc again maybe in another livestream like you did months ago? I watched the 2 hour stream you guys had together after it was posted and I enjoyed it sooo much. All the things you two talked about together excited me and I was hoping there'd be another livestream like this in the future so I could participate and ask questions live in the way a livestream format allows (as you two discovered with awe hahaha). Anyways thank you so much for making all this content and reading this if you did. 💛It brightens my life💛

[@perfectallycromulent]

Ravens might have magnets in their heads that help them find land!

[@henrikg1388]

Cudos to your pronunciations. Very well done.

[@ThatUltimateFlash]

I liked the music you put on at 5:00.

[@historywithhilbert]

Same here, I thought it fit well with what I was talking about :)

[@johnfritz4052]

and i like the weed you put on at 4:20

[@candaceperkins7425]

As a history lover I find this channel fantastic and the animation is enjoyable 👍

[@misterr2359]

Excellent video!

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you very much!

[@johanheden9517]

The first viking to reach Iceland was Gardar Svavarson from Sweden. He just passed the information to orthers. In Norway there was a lot of internal conflicts so many of those who where in bad standing with the ruling king emigrated to Iceland with became a "democratic" republic.

[@OldMovieRob]

This was really fascinating

[@andro7862]

Will you ever do a video on the age of Sturlungs

[@jinjiyoshi5548]

because they heard there were hot springs.

[@herutishlach6469]

Please never stop rumbling! This is the only reason why we watch your video! :)

[@mehmednedjib7361]

Would you do an episode on the First and Second Bulgarian Empire?

[@mehmednedjib7361]

LjFJDhs Frankly dear, I don't give a damn about your biased opinion... I just want people to know more and be well educated...

[@mehmednedjib7361]

LjFJDhs History of Bulgaria goes back as far as 681 A.D. and of the Bulgar peoples even beyond that... Bulgaria becomes an empire for the first time in 811 during the reign of Simeon the Great who subjugated vast Greek, serb, Albanian and pecheneg or whomever was in Romania back then, and accepted the title of Tsar, which is equal to emperor... After a byzantine subjugation, a rebellion gave way to the Second Bulgarian Empire which lasted until 1336(not sure) when Bulgaria was conquered by the ottomans...

[@emiliosgregoriou8943]

Great video. I'd love to see more Icelandic (and maybe some Greenlandic) content in the near future! Such a remote and unique place, with so much interesting history! A question however: Where do you get all this information? Are there specific websites for such information? Especially in this video, the content that you shared with us sounds considerably difficult to dig up, even in the age of the internet. It would be great to know where you get your sources.

[@historywithhilbert]

Thank you! I plan to make some more :) I've read rather a few of the sagas and Jesse Byock's " Viking Age Iceland" covers this and loads more in a lot more detail if you're interested in finding out about this place and period :)

[@fundindylgobrad1598]

Great video! Where is the Netherlands clip though?

[@FriendlyMarmot]

I went whale-watching in Húsavík, and our guide pointed out the spot where the escaped slaves went ashore! It was near the mountains and rivermouth at the southwest corner of the bay. That area is just outside the Arctic Circle. I also stayed at a hotel near Vatnsfjörður, and drove up over the mountain pass where the big glacier probably was which Floki saw. On that same trip, I also visited Hrafnseyri, northwest of Dynjandi, where Jón Sigurðsson was born and raised. He got a lot of the credit for Icelandic independence from Denmark. Rounding it all out with visits to the Althing and old Reykjavik, Thingvellir, the National Museum and other spots, I've had a chance to visit many of the key sites of historical importance to Iceland. :)

[@kevindanner2090]

Ingólfr Arnarson was the first Norwegian to land in Iceland

[@Ghipoli]

Haven't watched it yet, but I hope you're gonna try to pronounce Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson in this video. I tried and well... yea.

[@historywithhilbert]

Hope you're not disappointed ;)

[@Ghipoli]

I have no idea how it should be pronounced, but at least it sounded much much better than the sound that came out of my throat trying to speak bjork.

[@joshuataylor3550]

@@historywithhilbert You don't pronounce the 'f' as you would in English or like the 'f' in 'Floki'. The 'fn' combination becomes like a very abrupt 'b or p' sound, it's pretty unique, haven't come across it in any other Germanic languages. Also noticable in the modern Icelandic words 'nafn' - name and 'safn' - museum. But good effort! *Qualification language interested Brit engaged to an Icelander and has lived in Iceland*

[@EmmaKriel]

Very interesting .. would love to visit but I am right at the other end of the globe. Thank you.

[@danedog1157]

You just got a subscriber!

[@Jekoo1881]

Your pronunciation is brilliant!

[@gspm23]

Nice job! You could do one about Greenland! Would be nice.

[@matteofavini7927]

Anyone here beacause of Vikings?

[@Raz.C]

Thanks mate! Now that my time machine is working (mostly working... a few power relay problems left to work out) I can check your work and verify the names and places. If you don't hear back it means that I dunna whoopsie...

[@danni2746]

You should do about the Icelandic civil war

[@ChantelStays]

I am just thoroughly fascinated by the Norseman/Scandinavian and their complex and rich history. I have Danish blood ...born Canadian...I would do anything to move there ! 🤣🤗 Ps I love your voice.

[@DemonRazor88]

Can you please make a video about the Balts or Kurshi Vikings?

[@historywithhilbert]

Yes, it's on my list ;)

[@DemonRazor88]

Thank you Hilbert!And Su Kaledom!

[@thundercliff93]

Frábært myndband! Væri áhugavert ef þú gerir fleiri myndbönd um Íslandssögu Would be interesting if you make more videos about Icelandic history for example the Sturlunga Age civil war in the 13th century which ended in Iceland becoming part of the Kingdom of Norway

[@lutah23]

Can you do a video on how the Vikings discovered America

[@Neo2266.]

_I've heard that the Gods were playing jokes on a certain boatbuilder..._