Jomsborg, Wolin - reconstructing the Viking Age | Bjørn Andreas Bull-Hansen

Jomsborg Viking Village in Wolin - the stronghold of the Jomsviking as it could have looked in the Viking Age | Bjørn Andreas Bull-Hansen
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[@adeshwodan4679]

Bjorn you are such a special and magnificent man. Your videos help validate our people and heritage. It confirms what many of us feel - all over the world. It’s your heart - your sharing - passion for “Gaia” - for shining a bright light on things beautiful and tragic. Than you my brother- you are one of the great ones.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you for those very kind words!

[@arminalbertvogl6932]

Thank you for taking us with you ...

[@antoninaheath3671]

How I miss and long to my forests in Poland. My heart is crying to see deers in the morning mist, to smell a bark on a pine tree, to taste a water from a spring. I am already dead without my land.

[@NoNo-ik4rv]

May you find yourself again for the ache in your spirit, you can remember.

[@pacco1737]

Nordic culture never ceases to amaze me.

[@sheilam4964]

Exactly what I would have gone to see had I visited; the history, the historical detail and accuracy, the forest and the Baltic Sea. Restaurants and the night life can't in a million years give you the same sense of a place nor its feeling of timelessness.

[@michaelnelligan398]

Wow! Such a magical place.

[@jeffnotti9932]

History is so fascinating. We can see the remnants of the past. We can experience the restorations of the homes and shops. We can imagine what it is like to live the way people in the pasted did. The one thing you can be assured of those of the past were people just like you and i are today. They had families, and their homes had the warmth of parents and children and maybe even pets. Though they worked differently, and may be could not read or write. Some could. But the artisans and the apprentices would learn complicated things. Many complicated things. Life depended on having many many skills. I hope your book tour is going well. Enjoy every where you go. thanks for sharing J..

[@VikingPreparedness]

Excellent video! I have been to Szczenin - nice place. If I ever go back, I will now visit Wolin. Thanks for taking us along.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

You should go there, my friend. Very fascinating place! But if I should choose, I would go there during summer or spring.

[@raymondroberts7490]

Amazing video, thank you, Bjørn! The tour guide was very gracious, understanding and patient while you filmed all the details in Wolin - big props to them. I appreciate your attention to the history, the scenery, the animals and the trees. Interesting that the raven should watch over you while you were near the barrows. I love the footage at the end of your video, to see you standing there on the edge of the Baltic sea, with the forest behind you. Is it the modern age, the Viking age, or even before history? Though the clothes, and the equipment, may differ, it is simply a man and the sea - and the basics are all the same. The same wind, the same salt in the air, the same scents of the pine forest. Wonderful, like a universal truth about man and nature.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you. This has to be the best comment I've read in a very long time.

[@lexiedovahkiin]

This is a fascinating tour of a viking village in Poland. What a treat. Thanks for directing our attention to this video. It is something special seeing and watching you touch the authentic artifacts and such. Beautiful place, and Bjorn, what a privilege to have visited it in person.

[@adeshwodan4679]

Bjorn you are a very special soul. We love you and the way you shed light on our Nordic indigenous heritage.

[@punkbloater]

Thank you for taking us to Wolin, I want to go there some day, preferably when they got the big gathering and battles but only watching from a safe distance, it can get a bit rough apparently. I think I do the same as you whenever I am in a historical place, I try to find some quiet and just “feel” the place, how it was, look at the landscape, get the “aroma”. I probably look like a “special” person who has lost his group. 😁 Anyway, I hope I find your latest book under the Christmas tree on the 24. God Jul!

[@imbolc8024]

amazing, thankyou dearly, from belgium

[@ericpaisley8501]

VIKING CAT DOESN"T CARE!

[@joanofarc9438]

Descendents of Vikings to me should be so grateful and proud to their heritage.

[@addictedtotreasuretrash108]

Hej Björn från Sverige. This camp reminds me so much of the viking winter camp in Repton in England in 873.

[@carolegeorgina6114]

I love the vikings my favourite people in history, my daughter had twin boys nearly two months ago their names Ivar & Odin . Thank you for this brilliant video Bjorn ❤❤

[@brettanthonypalmer2956]

Thanks again for great content Bjorn ! Wolin is one of the lands of my ancestors (I have many photos of their home and church in Wolin etcetc). My family are mixed blood of Slavic, Teutonic and Baltic and more recently Celtic/Welsh (Watkins) from my Mothers father since being in Australia. I have spent just over four years trying to trace my ancestry and so far revealed that my family tree emanate from the Baltic area Eastern Pomerania, Old Prussia and Götaland .. It's been rather difficult tracing ancestry due to the Baltics horrible history of violent power struggles. Very important advice for European diaspora trying to trace family/ancestry in the Baltic area ... ALWAYS start your enquiry using searches for the Kingdom of Prussia because it is very likely that if you've lost them completely then your family were likely NEVER defined as German, Polish or Lithuanian and perhaps like my family only ever consider themselves ""Prussian"" or Wendish. In my families case ""Pomeranian Prussian"" and left in the Wendish migration of the 1800s.

[@ericpfeiffer3463]

In an eerie way interesting to see this reconstruction of an old norse village with the back drop of a modern city in the background. The village was beautiful, very well constructed.

[@slaviapolandia7541]

It's not a Norse village. It's Slavic. To be a viking was an occupation, not an ethnicity. There are some similarities between Norsemen and Slavs but clothing, textiles, weapons, fighting style, cusine, religion and architecture differed. :)

[@reginajohnson1818]

I know what you mean strange places get me depressed but woodlands or animals make me relax and feel at home

[@maryannhicks7829]

Before I moved to Idaho, I lived in Michigan where I would walk on the beach of Lake Superior. The air, wind and the sound of the waves are so different from the Pacific Ocean. I have also walked on it's beach. So I can see and feel the difference like you can. Enjoy the beauty of the area, my friend.

[@melissavancl_2090]

I just found this video. Very beautiful thank you.

[@monikam2286]

I can't believe I found this video Bjorn. I Live in the village on the oposite side of the bay (Zalew Szczecinski) where the Wolin Island is situated. Those places and forest you showed in this video look so familiar to me. Every time I walk in the forest and look at the Zalew Szczecinski Bay from the clifs, and especially when I see some boat passing by, thoughts about Vikings and ancient times come to my mind. I have this strange feelings when I realize that Viking and/or Slavs used to walk the same paths. Seriously. I Iam happy that you enjoyed trip to Wolin. Greetings from Poland.

[@marlenefraser7103]

Bjorn - Dennis & Marlene are from New Zealand. Your philosophy is like a soothing balm to our soul. Thank you so much.

[@WVSCROUNGER]

AMAZING ! GREAT VIDEO.....Thank you Mr Hanson ! I raise a horn of mead to your success

[@theblissfullone]

It is amazing how healing Nature is. 🌷 Just a few moments of a walk. So glad you're sharing such valuable information. Tusind tak.

[@theblissfullone]

... and so unique, such a grand division of leaf and coniferous. Have you had a chance to look at the illustrated edition of 'The Hidden Life of Trees'? It is lovely. Just came upon that book a while ago. Such beautiful drone footage and music, you shared. Humbly, I say, I think the travelling is so 'very' worth it. 🌷 There is something about 'being' in a place. I've felt it quite strongly upon returning to my homeland. The Baltic sea ... yes, the hub of our Ancestors. :-) ... the main street of the town, so to speak.

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Beautyful place! Thanks for sharing!

[@gouldfinch]

I can imagine it must have felt very special to be in such a place full of history and to see how the Vikings have lived there.....!!!! Glad you’ve been there, now i know how it looks over there like you’ve written in your book!!!

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

There are differences between this place and my version, as both are only interpretations and guesswork of what it looked like etc. But yes, it does feel special.

[@gouldfinch]

Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen I know what you mean Bjørn....!!! Thnx

[@heliaandrade146]

Wow … just found this gem now… this is magnificent, Thankyou so much for sharing, I had no idea there was a Viking village in Poland… such resilient peoples…. So darn interesting.😊

[@crowsbaneful]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful journey Bjorn! You live my dream

[@noaholson9047]

I love Watching this guy listening to his voice is so therapeutic he’s super laid-back and you can tell he’s super passionate about what he’s into

[@waynehiggs6529]

What an awesome village and forest, thank you for taking us along on your journey and sharing it with us. I wish we had this here in Australia as it’s something I would like to visit. Cheers from Australia

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Cheers! I have distant relatives in Australia, actually.

[@szymonburczyk4784]

Greatings from Poland🇵🇱

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Greetings!

[@hawk1s1k]

I didn't know you could have a breakdown bed in that time period how wonderful it would have been if your on ship or traveling on land and had a sound bed now matter where you go!! If you had the money

[@joshreynolds8417]

I really want to go to poland, and if I ever go, Wolin will be a place I'll visit

[@russcorbett3923]

Amazing video !!!! Thank You ,,,, so very much !!!!!

[@paulnordaker6995]

Thats a great honor to visit a place like that. Blessed Be a good journey

[@maihem1]

thank you for making this video, I was there this last summer for the festival of the Vikings and Slavs and fought in the battles. I miss the place, I miss Poland.

[@MichaBrakowski]

Hilser fra Polen Bjørn Andreas!

[@Woodswalker1965]

That village was very cool and interesting, thanks for showing it to us. It was also interesting to see your research and your thought process. Cheers, Wade

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thanks, Wade. Glad you liked it.

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

What a wonderful place, it looks mostly correct too. God Jul!

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

God jul!

[@shanerobinson4095]

Brilliant mate. Thanks for the great information and for sharing.

[@Gh0stHack3r.]

Veldig intressant, takk Bjørn.

[@vinnie42ful]

I feel the same when I travel alone, except when I’m in nature like you, nature always makes me feel like I’m wanted 😀

[@cimbrerbushcraft-vikingheritag]

Amazing place there in Poland … have to visit it some day. Thanks for sharing this with me. Hope you’ll have a wonderful new year together with your family Atb to you my friend 😉

[@richarddanforth1564]

Looks like a great trip beautiful place looks like some places where very peaceful thank you for sharing your trip I really enjoyed it thank you

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you, Richard!

[@thessalymeteora3789]

So amazing! Thank you for sharing this.

[@janetking8598]

A wonderful yule gift. Thank you.

[@SpiritForest]

I really enjoy you showing areas on your side of the world. Please continue that.. Great job in your editing. Loved this one.

[@gearhead1234]

Great video! Thanks for taking us along! Someday I'll visit your neck of the woods and find the lands of my genetic ancestors.. Cheers my friend!🍻

[@GreencampRhodie]

What a beautiful place & history. Thanks for sharing.

[@thevikingmetalshow779]

The music is so beautiful and comforting.. Love this Video Thanks for sharing this beauty

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

The ancient steps you follow I can feel through this screen Bjorn! I can certainly see the importance of knowing the lands and places in your novels, which I can't wait until they come out in English. Thank You Very Much! And if you ever get to Pennsylvania, you have a place to stay here, in my woods! Peace and Safe Journeys! DaveyJO in Pa.

[@edreese3514]

Really enjoyed the video thanks for taking us along with you

[@richardcranium6554]

thank you for taking us along on your journey. i will now open my old world atlas and have a look. fascinating village.

[@Wolf_on_the_road]

Welcome to Poland Bjorn!!

[@andregard6832]

I enjoy your fascination with viking Heritage. People all over the world still live like this. Albeit with more sunshine. I'm looking forward to you directing a movie based on your book. Happy journeys to you in the future.

[@elwynsmith5092]

Thanks Bjorn for the video. These videos gives me a look into different parts of the world and it is fascinating ! Thanks for the video and love the drone footage ! !

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you, Elwyn!

[@HarshmanHills]

Amazing area my friend. It's awesome to see present trying to teach the past

[@stevenwilson6450]

Captivating, thanks for posting!

[@gravy7495]

good video Bjorn. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@erycbloodaxe]

another great video .God Jul

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thanks, and god jul!

[@jeremynorman5329]

Thank you Bjorn for a very interesting video. The drone footage was exceptional. particularly the vertical shots of the woods. I have visited the Baltic once, at Loboe, near to Kiel, and I agree with you. A fascinating sea indeed.

[@chaosvolt]

Definitely impressive and interesting to see.

[@schaferhundschmidt1798]

Wollin was neat, but the comments you made when you were walking along the strand on the Baltic resonated with me. I feel the same way when I visit Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. I just watch a video by a German guitarist I subscribe to (Van Vailia aka Böse Fuchs) that she did on the shores of the Baltic (Ostsee), and I get that same feeling just looking out onto it. A longing to set sail.

[@Tribe2k]

awesome! Thanks for the video Bjorn!

[@jameskustelski]

That was very interesting. I look forward to hopefully seeing your Jomsviking series published in English. I just signed the petition and signed up for email updates. In the meantime, keep up the good work! Thanks!

[@lullabi3234]

I could live that way forever.

[@interestingfamilyorigin3574]

Same as it does look very nice relaxing and peaceful I would 100% prefer to live that way of life then the modern day way of life

[@vinnyjamea96]

This is one of my favorite videos . The way you capture the moment and the music really adds to the moment and capture what it might have been like . Being that my ancestors are from Poland this is wonderful to see Thank you for this

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Glad you noticed!!!

[@thevikingmetalshow779]

Very cool.. This is where my ancestors are from

[@I_am_Diogenes]

That was refreshing . Thank You .

[@opwards]

love this video. bit of a personal touch to it too. nice work brother. Thanks for taking us on the journey.

[@logya]

Hi Bjorn , thanks for this one , i really wished i could be there with you , these places are magic , if you don't look too far it's a real throwback in time . the "real" world is too close to really "dive" in it but it's really nice to being able to see all of this . Once again a really good video . ; )

[@kurupt1664]

First time hearing of you. Enjoyed video, liked & subscribed. I can not wait to dive into your novels.

[@jamesfontenot6148]

You would have a neighbor because I want to live there too. GREAT Video thank you.

[@leozinhojeronimo]

Fantastic video! God Jul, friend!

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you, and god jul!

[@markrobinson5774]

Does it matter if it's in the forest or on the ocean . I am tranquil in both places this is why I love Viking so much the Scandinavian life you have a wonderful day and have a good trip

[@kerrymcmanus9188]

Merry Xmas Bjorn, wonderful place

[@williamjohnson6060]

You know when i walk through a forest I have never been in it is magical and peaceful.

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

That was very enjoyable. Subscribed.

[@markgarrett7428]

Best channel on KZbin. Keep it up!

[@GJP1169]

Just love the content

[@Niek67]

Awesome, first time I heard about Jomsburg was from your book, I'm looking forward to the release of the Dutch translation of your second book in august

[@derekmoody8256]

Amazing, life seems to be so much simpler and dare I say..easier? I truly enjoy the work you do and would be lying if I said I was not jealous 😊

[@antoniescargo1529]

I read that germanic peoples are a mixture of farmers from Anatolia, hunter gatherers and people from the Pontic steppes. In Mecklenburg Vorpommern, during a few days in the bronze age period, their was a battle between two groups. One with stone weapons and one with bronze weapons. Skeletons were found in a river with skulls with holes in it.

[@StephanieMayfieldDIG]

Thank you for showing us some of this amazing world. Waiting patiently for your novels to be available in English :)

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

So am I, Stephanie!

[@nm-ge4tb]

🎄🎄👍🍺Wow very interesting video once again , thanks Bjorn 🍺👍🎄🎄

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you!

[@hallodanel1456]

Very interesting,thank you.

[@bretthastings3836]

Fantastic video Bjørn, really fascinating look around. I love the wood work and the thatch rooftops. It is great that you take us with you on these journeys. I so look forward to the day your books are in English for those of us who only read in English, although I thought about learning Norwegian so I could read them ,however it might be years before I could read so I’ll hope on English translation 😉

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

I am hoping for a book deal for the English market soon!

[@interestingfamilyorigin3574]

I'm also getting started on learning Norwegian you can get in on your phone etc it's a learn while you sleep or just relaxing that's the one I'm going to be trying

[@brettsayers7768]

A very interesting and informative video, i learned a lot from watching and listening to you, while you toured the village.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you, Brett.

[@hellequingentlemanbastard9497]

A friend of mine is dying to go to the Viking Festival in Wolin, unfortunately it costs a fortune when you come from South Africa. I told her to safe up, but with food prices and taxation spinning out of control....... I offered her that when I bugger off from SA and move to Hungary she's welcome to escape with us this Murderous Multicultural Madhouse and that from there it's not so far.(At least in the South African understanding of Distances)

[@steffenritter7497]

As someone who follows the situation in South Africa, I hope that ... since your post was two years ago ... you've finally escaped. The Chinese are "assisting" the South African Army, now, as I understand it. That will make them more lethal and murderous than ever.

[@hellequingentlemanbastard9497]

@@steffenritter7497 - Unfortunately we're still in SA and the way things look all around the world with Totalitarianism, under the pretext of "Saving Lives", is on the rise......

[@garydumbauld4212]

Your videos always give us a different, more personal view of things. Much appreciated. On another note, I see you have the Peak Design Clip. Useful stuff.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Yes, I do. Very practical when hiking with a camera.

[@martinrow1213]

Was that woods farmed in the past? Loved that beach area. Almost reminds me of some areas in New England. Very nice excursion and a beautiful world we have.

[@cypsoon]

Very nice and intresting video. Im very happy you quickly found yoursefl, like at home. I live in cqpital of my country but Wolin its one of best parts of Poland. Its magic place, it has that something. Nest regards and happy Jul.

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you, Darth! And a god jul to you as well!

[@SunsetStarship]

Great video man! Bravo!

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

Thank you!

[@Druide-ie1pc]

Have you ever been there at the Viking Festival? (first Weekend in August) I visit the Festival since 2013. It´s amazing! Greetings from Germany

[@slainesaxon3809]

Thanks for showing, the real. Wow, you can taste it.

[@beautynotstatic2419]

A Freshwater Sea is down the end of my street. Lake Superior. On the north shore ( Thunder Bay) It, too, has a storied past. You need to visit boreal forest areas of Canada.

[@williamjohnson6060]

Love the forest but that village is way to cool ! That helmet may not be Norse but it does not mean they would not have it trade , captures, but none the less very cool video. Wish I could live there lol

[@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen]

That's a Slavic style helmet. It was a place where people of different cultures lived side by side.

[@williamjohnson6060]

@@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen yes I figured. Many Germanic tribes took or traded from other cultures. I love your channel there are only a couple of channels I enjoy and yours is one of them.

[@beautynotstatic2419]

Very nice.