Meet The Viking Who Couldn't be Killed

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[@Catman2123]

Holy shit imagine meeting your kid in the afterlife and explaining that you spared his killer because he wrote a banger of a poem.

[@Maieveryday2]

I'm sorry son, his poem was to beautiful

[@craytherlaygaming2852]

Considering Vikings I could imagine his son going like: Well... understandable, can I read it?

[@ScythesBlade]

To be fair, the son did try to kill him first.

[@Physhi]

Poetry was actually an important part of culture back then. You even had to speak in poetry at times. So the fact that he wrote one banger of a poem that outdoes anyone is extremely impressive.

[@herbhungry7565]

@@Physhi not to mention that he was not only an accomplished scribe but warrior as well.

[@bondpyant5730]

So skilled that you can make a king forget that you killed his son; Real life application of the Pen being mightier than the sword.

[@thomaschongs3456]

The pen has nothing on the keyboard

[@nikushamosidze1951]

@@josephroszell you do know that most of history is killing raping stealing and drinking?

[@ingannoceanstryder973]

joseph roszell you sure know nothing about actual Viking history then.

[@xablaus6553]

or speech 100

[@Imakebootysclap]

People never listen, always wanna talk even though they only got 1 mouth yet 2 ears. People however can be willing to read, even if they dont like what they are reading. Point being pen to paper is a better way to plead a case than to speak it. He might have been able to explain how he was a victim and every murder was really self defense? Wouldnt be the 1st misunderstanding in history or the 1st time it was recorded wrong. Maybe Skal got a bad rap and wasnt the Viking people thought he was then or now and Mr Blood Axe was the only one to know and understand the true Skal?

[@treezz5569]

“Having even been said to kill his own brothers to get the throne” Every Chinese ruler ever: hello

[@martinjacobsen2992]

Every Ottoman Sultan ever: Am I a joke to you?!

[@Cry_about_it_lmao]

A general lack of love for your family isn't something to flex about

[@sergeantskrtskrt9594]

@@Cry_about_it_lmao Meh. Honestly I doubt it was lack of love itself for some rulers, certainly they must have had love for their family members earlier in their lives. But the thing that happens with monarchies is that, as they progressively get more stronger and more power struggles open up. Even the sons of the same mother might end up being split up for just enough time to formally see their sibling as a rival. And in common scenarios this makes the family split up by the point of the death of the father and culminates into what we can call a power struggle. This power struggle, whether they want it or not, will culminate into their deaths if they do not strike first in the end. So it's not too unsurprising to see such murderous intent within families.

[@Psilocybism]

In the Netherlands we had the same problem. The then king (loui or Henry with alot of numbers as second name) was a lazy bum who was afraid for his and his family's life. He declared and signed that from then on, the monarch will not have any real ruling power anymore. We became a democracy. From then on, the royal family became the most expensive shared luxury of the country. It worked out well. He wasn't killed for his crown nor was any member killed for the crown ever since.

[@paulharris355]

Defender of the Faith and father of Rule of Law - Charlemange

[@abellopez6597]

Eric: “you killed my son!” Viking: “check out these bars bro” Eric: “dam that shit was fire”🔥

[@thecoolaxolotlnova8523]

Well what else do you do when faced by an absolutely lit poem

[@sanctusdeuscruor6219]

lmfao. Eric was no fool, got Egil to sign over the copyrights for the pardon.

[@ralfsdiezins1161]

Slimkingr

[@MysteryMarkerYT]

@@sanctusdeuscruor6219 eric was no fool. Eric and his bois where in the pool, got accidently shot and went to the hospital and really was gonna drool.

[@MysteryMarkerYT]

@@sanctusdeuscruor6219 and his bois think it was really cool

[@rag3536]

"How the little piglets would grunt if they knew how the old boar suffered." If you know, you know...

[@angeltomik]

***** "How the little piggies will grunt when they hear how the old boar suffered."

[@Kazza_8240]

We know.........Hail Ragnar......skol 🍻 😁

[@Kazza_8240]

Also, I wrote that in comments 45 minutes ago, beat you, lol Edit- yours is later than mine, quoted wrongly, and you've got double the likes 😂 (6 - 3)

[@Khroniclas]

I know.

[@dennist8290]

Still one of the saddest death's I've watched. Ragnar was just so badass

[@mohithrajamani637]

0:21 "Egil, was an ugly child." I felt that on a molecular level.

[@Kinobambino]

Same

[@sausagelizer4444]

Egil the bastard

[@johncampbell9448]

Me too. Do you wanna know what kinda sucks? My family was one of the most powerful clans in Scotland. We were known as the most violent and most powerful clan. And now me, one of their descendants, lives in America in 2020, and I have bad internet, and I don’t have money... I wish I was a powerful person in Scotland... Stupid other clans for kicking us out. I could have had lots of land, and I also wish I could just choose someone to behead... a random person, who I could just behead. Like my clan did... At least I get a cool family crest. There’s a shield, and a night, with... with blond and black hair... Never mind...

[@ffc1a28c7]

As an Icelander, with direct ancestry from all over Scandinavia, I can trace my lineage directly to many of these people. Quite a neat thing tbh.

[@gloryholey4842]

Well done, did you want a medal with that?

[@ffc1a28c7]

@@gloryholey4842 No. I am remarking that this is something of cultural heritage. Most Icelanders have such a connection to the nations past, regardless of internet miscreant criticalism.

[@Civa.]

@@gloryholey4842 lol ur raging in comments

[@stoicqueen8557]

@@Civa. Tastes like jelly to me

[@kubrikansis7289]

@@gloryholey4842 America moment

[@robinpettersson6271]

Trivia: The sea shanty "My mother told me" is based on a poem by Egil Skallagrimsson about what his mother said after he killed the boy who cheated in the game.

[@Cat-fy5lw]

Never heard that one. I'm not a sailor. Even though I cuss enough to take the varnish off a boat deck.

[@kylegardner9453]

@@Cat-fy5lw id feel pretty safe in saying he's played some AC lol

[@pacosoentken303]

"I am sorry I killed your son, I made you a poem, I hope you like it :)"

[@tomchch]

@@unbeatengamer755 The kings name was Eric Bloodaxe, im sure he was a very nice guy

[@Markone99]

@@tomchch he sounds lovely, just the type of guy to casually have a cup of tea with

[@RemziCavdar]

One psychopath to another, he understood they were the seem breed and therefore appreciate/understood each other.

[@nauka7565]

@@Markone99 lol

[@serbannicolau3489]

"I will not rest until I bathe in rivers of blood and drink from the skulls of all my wrongdoers."

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Thoughty2: "They all sound rather lovely" "Sigurd snake-in-the-eye" sounds like the guy she tells you not to worry about

[@csar07.]

You mean “Eric Bloodaxe” lmao

[@mirekchance]

Ya they were a big hit namely in England... lol The Swedes ravaged Europe a bit later...

[@RagingHeavens]

snake in the pants would be more worrysome.

[@gormold4163]

He is one of my ancestors.

[@noway5718]

Everywhere I go bro i see yo ass commenting lmfao

[@ascent1on716]

honestly this is one of my favorite channels just because your so so good at story telling and providing history in such a fun way.

[@lilboogie9812]

Poetry was actually seen as quite a virtuous activity in old Ásatrú. You might not think it but skalds and poets were very respected and important in Viking culture. And lots of them were able to get plenty of experience raiding and pillaging just as much as any other Vikings because raid leaders and chieftains would use their songs to help the rowers keep beat and keep spirits up

[@midnightmosesuk]

Two things made the Vikings fearless and unstoppable. They absolutely believed in Valhalla and they also believed that the moment of their death was fated and unavoidable.

[@MrCow579]

Not just that; they also believed they would only end up in valhalla if they died in a fight. So basically, they wanted to fight to die but they didn't want to die to a weak enemy so they would basically just kill everyone in their way.

[@stephenfletcher5391]

Yes a belief they fairly easily transitioned to Christianity. But I think it was more than their beliefs in Valhalla which made them unstoppable. The Vikings came from a colder harsher climate and was used to tough conditions and warfare, they were great sailors, had the element of surprise and though they were very fearless and cruel to their enemies, they were generally fairly loyal and united among each other, being united both in their beliefs, but also their needs, values and hunger and thirst for excitement, adventure, conquest, truth and heroic deeds. They believed in a sense of justice which motivated them to be their best and be socially united.

[@dabbz89]

Also Nordic people mostly those living in Iceland were just big and strong used to harsh enviroments and protein rich diets. Producing the strongest men on the planet, especially if you go by population.

[@gigiquillian4776]

That is more Christian than anything I've ever heard... I was explaining my faith in respect to covid-19. Heaven is the final destination and I will not go until God's appointed time to dispatch me. I also love Tolkien's MiddleEarth. Valinor and the Undying Lands= Valhalla.

[@enewtoonefive1258]

valhalla, place where heroes who died in battle go eternally. interesting!

[@michealhigginbotham4036]

"No doubt keen to ensure the genetic material of everyone who ever crossed him was deleted from the genealogy of the human race." -Probably one of the best lines ever constructed

[@ImSharingaan]

Ragnar really is legendary even having his story featured in Assassin's Creed Valhalla which may be a fictional game but still holds strongly to real Viking lore and history

[@rlspluto5811]

I truly believe Ragnar was real he was to famous in his time people thought he was a hero from long long time ago so that's why most people think his life time is fiction

[@robinw1989]

If Ragnar wasn't real, I wouldn't be around.

[@chrisjudd9410]

I just found you… I love a great story especially from someone who knows what their doing… You tell a great story my friend! I search for stories online and so far you are my favorite. You're not only well versed on how to tell a story with a dash of humour but yours are very informative... Keep up the great work! :)

[@bigsmoke5483]

"Meet The Viking Who Couldn't be Killed" *has been dead for over 1,000, years* Checkmate.

[@korycarterby5050]

But was he killed. No. He died at home.

[@Abigart69]

Uhhh are you sure? He did say "meet" . Maybe he's still alive

[@Abigart69]

"his bones are lost" uh no he's just a Viking skeleton living in a remote location

[@Abigart69]

@unitedkingdom offiveeyes yes but we're doing jokes. this is humour

[@slimforty]

@@Abigart69 Brilliant

[@than217]

"You are sentenced to die." ~I wrote this poem about the event. *skims poem* "Holy shit dude. This poem is amazing. You're free to go obviously."

[@bondpyant5730]

Real life application of the Pen being mightier than the sword.

[@omarsankari8878]

I don't know why but poems in the past where so important it maybe because of its meaning or because it boosted kings ego but in the middle east especially in Saudi Arabia now if a son of a tribe knew how to write a poem it would be a feast and the tribe would celebrate them having a poet and they will go on spreading the news about there poet.

[@aleksfoxtrot8044]

It's because he was white.

[@archbishopofthecrusades9579]

@@aleksfoxtrot8044 that’s like saying “it’s because he was black.” When a African was released in Africa.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@omarsankari8878 You a poet and didn't know it.

[@mattias5157]

The Viking sagas have an impressive humouristic touch, I´m sure Snorri and the other writers from the time are happy with your storytelling!

[@amplifygaming6176]

Just found this channel. I’m enjoying my time here, keep ‘em coming bro

[@suicicada]

Dude is still getting roasted about his looks centuries later lol

[@stephenfletcher5391]

haha yea poor guy. At least we don't have a picture 😂

[@erikjarandson5458]

Well, making fun of him while he was alive was clearly a bad idea, so people figured it was best to wait till he had been dead for 150 years, then dig him up to confirm that it was indeed him and he was indeed dead, and dispose of his bones so well we still don't know where they are, before they started roasting him. Remember, the people he kept so terrified for 150 years after his death were other Vikings; the rest of the World needed another 1000 years before they dared open their big mouths. I can't help thinking that Egill would be quite satisfied with this. As much as Vikings cared about Valhalla, the perhaps greater prize was to become renowned and remembered, with a reputation that would protect and promote descendants for centuries. Egill certainly managed that. Norwegian school children still learn Old Norse by reading his saga, and roasting him for his looks is fairly rare.

[@stephenfletcher5391]

@@erikjarandson5458 ​ haha yes he was obviously a ugly bad ass. So even if he did not have the looks, he certainly proved extremly tough, capable...and well dangerous to piss off... If I were to meet him I think I would use the phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" while I will pretend to look at him but picture something else in my mind, telling him the fairytale stories of beauty and the beast :D And yes you are right about the Vikings caring a lot to be remembered for their heroic deeds, this is why we have the Saga's. As to whether that was because they cared about Valhalla or they cared about Valhalla because it was a place for those who do heroic deeds, is maybe tough to tell. They seemed to care a lot about both, and see the two as connected.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

That's not fair, name a human who isn't ugly.

[@banansimon1995]

Id like to see you "roast" a fucking viking 🤣🤣

[@mrmoon6744]

A lot of you hated history class in your high school years and look at you now

[@rinokumura7371]

Because In School, History Is Propaganda Bullshit

[@spaceli0n]

In America its, "black ppl" - the end. Humans enjoy real history.....

[@bobyscott1303]

Because he is british and has a really cool mustache

[@blackforest2808]

Hey, if they taught this stuff at my christian school, i would have been an A student.

[@mcculloch0207]

I always loved history and science. My science teacher was convinced I'd end up working in history or science based Jobs!

[@stevenwoodall8833]

This is by far my Fav narration you've done thoughty 2 ur killing it like a good ole fashion berserk lmao I think u would have been a great at it.mad kudos bro .

[@lunardiamond5084]

The production of this video is incredible. Very easy to watch and a good mix of footage and narrator footage. Definitely done by many people who are a master in their craft and I appreciate that. I wish you and all your people health happiness and abundance for creating this cool content, this was a great refresh on a complex and fascinating topic. Thanks again🤙✌😎

[@emperorbartu2414]

"I want to be famous like Ragnar" ~Everyone in vikings

[@NeverExistedShadow13]

Yeah... Show turned shit after Ragnar died. There were some good bits though

[@charliepaling2508]

@@NeverExistedShadow13 nah it didn’t turn shit, it was just as good just different

[@NorthCamZ]

@@charliepaling2508 my thought exactly

[@NeverExistedShadow13]

@@charliepaling2508 it kind of did tbh man. It felt so directionless for such a long time after they defeated Ecbert (loved this arc btw). And the constant betrayals and constant re-alliances just felt so boring and so bland that in those moments I'm not even surprised and just roll my eyes. Right now it seems to be going onto the direction that even Bjorn would be more famous than Ragnar prophecy wise, but he is nothing even close to Ragnar. Him being the leading role now doesn't justify him even surpassing Ragnar. Not in ambition. Not in character. And especially not in wit. Especially in times where he bangs different women every fucking episode (an exaggeration ofc, but seriously Ragnar told him to not to listen to his other "head"). What makes this worse too is the fact that there's literally no consequence, not with his betrayal with his own mom (sleeping with her wife), not with him cheating on his current wife. Oh speaking of unnecessary and boring betrayals, Hvitserk is now on the side with Ivar again lmao. Even if he plans to backstab him in the end, it's one hell of a stupid plan and plot tbh. Oh and floki, poor poor floki, getting his character so much injustice through a side unnecessary plot. Along with Lagertha's underwhelming, not so impactful and forced death. I don't think I need to elaborate more on these These were the complaints I could think on the top of my head. I do remember having more complaints while watching the last season. Most of the I'm always wondering what the actual fuck is happening and what happened to this show. Anyway in the end its just my opinion. Feel free to let me know yours

[@hanuchan]

WHY DID I READ THESE REPLIES IM ON SEASON 4 OR SOMETHING AHAHAHA

[@JakeTheViking]

wait...how did you find out about me???

[@diobuthesconfused7507]

Knowledge

[@GlitchedWalker1]

let’s see how much likes a reply that just says “lol” will get | | |

[@GlitchedWalker1]

lol

[@goatstrid]

GlitchedWalker no

[@zilo513]

@@GlitchedWalker1 I hope ur pasta is undercooked for the rest of ur life

[@rift2568]

“Father! I’ve waited years in the afterlife for you! What of the man who killed me?” “Well, son, he was a good poet..”

[@belledetector]

Well done. Quite pro cutting and editing skills you are mastering nowadays

[@LordpittCZ]

Ragnarr Loðbrók was the son of another legendary viking - Sigurd Ring (or Sigurðr Hringr in old Norse). Sigurd Ring was granted the province of Uppland by his uncle, the king of Denmark. Later, Sigurd would overthrow his uncle and become the king of Denmark himself (according to the sagas, Odin himself killed Sigurd's uncle in the final battle between those two). We don't know when it happened, if before or after Sigurd took the Danish crown, but he also managed to unify the Swedish tribes into one kingdom.

[@huginmunin8253]

The saga about Oden is cool when he died in Sweden and became god and made Fornsigtuna to second asgård and became King over Sweden. He started the oldest royal family line in Swedens history

[@MrSkindianabones]

"i could only assume nobody had mentioned Egil's tendency to delete people who pissed him off" hahahahaha

[@sparkyzszn]

read this comment right as he spoke it creepy stuff

[@andreafrost7597]

every video you do, i have enjoyed. well done and thanks for all the hard work and humour, great stuff!

[@omarhjartarson8514]

fun fact :the poem Egill wrote was called "Höfuðlausn" and it means Head's ransom

[@christ-abel8774]

Thanks for this fact!

[@idakindlund979]

At least in Swedish the translation becomes somewhat comedic. Huvudlösen would indeed translate to head ransom but huvudlös just means headless. I don't know if this play on words works similarly in Icelandic

[@shortbusbully]

@@idakindlund979 it does!

[@FearzThug]

can also mean "Main solution"

[@Kazza_8240]

'How the little piggies will grunt, when they hear how the old boar suffered'

[@friendlyoldbum9182]

Hahaha Saw your comment in the other post so I scrolled until I found this. Liked :)

[@Kazza_8240]

@@friendlyoldbum9182 thanks man, skol 🍻

[@friendlyoldbum9182]

@@Kazza_8240 Skol 🍻

[@makehappyvideos775]

skol

[@friendlyoldbum9182]

@@james4438 Context matters G :)

[@adamcarlsen5953]

This probably sounds like bs, but I can trace my lineage back to Egil on my grandmothers side in Iceland. This is due to the brilliant Icelandic recordkeeping, and their surname system.

[@maxhines5744]

Not unbelievable. Every roughly 20 years, your great grandparents double. You would have had many thousands of grandmother's and grandfather's in his time.

[@adamcarlsen5953]

@@maxhines5744 I know, but a lot of people don't know this. Today Egil Skallagrimson will probably have thousands of descendants all over Europe and probably the US as well. Although not everyone will be able to prove lineage back to him (because of e.g. lost records).

[@iantiffany2666]

For those that don't know eagle saga was written about it history of the family of Egil Skallagrimsson. Your family. An ancestry that no doubt took hand in the shaping of history.

[@joshshin6819]

Neat. You got that big fucking head as Egil did? Maybe that pillaging and shit they did back then? No? Hrm. Neat.

[@adamcarlsen5953]

@@joshshin6819 Yeah I got your point. Even though I have a slightly bigger head than average, there probably ain't that much of that OG viking blood left, even though I am Danish.

[@TplayTa]

"How cunning? As Cunning as a Fox Who's Just Been Appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University" I understood that Blackadder reference

[@JonathanS995]

Glad I'm not the only one lol

[@Shimstock74]

I like when people point out references or other Easter eggs. The more you know...

[@awolf6473]

Glad to know others got it,too.

[@joelcasey230]

Let's go im not alone

[@stuckinthepastproductions4329]

Baldrick, who gave you permission to turn into an Alsatian?

[@ricksanchez5845]

Random Viking: Ragnar I think we are surrounded on both sides of the river Ragnar: good now there is no way we can miss. Random Viking: I have several questions?

[@socraticdisciple1761]

Ragnar* cleaves random viking in half top to bottom*... Any more questions?

[@isaeihwaz3227]

so badass! Is it made up or you have a source for that quote (other than the situation described in the video)? Is it Ragnars Saga? not meant as a criticism at all i am just compiling sarcastic quotes from norse sagas

[@zachkortus]

@@isaeihwaz3227 It's a World War 2 quote.

[@isaeihwaz3227]

@@zachkortus thanks!

[@gallorumrex]

@@zachkortus The real quote is, "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller at " The Chosin Reservoir" battle during the Korean War (not WWII). I got to know one of the guys that survived that frozen hell hole (they are called the "Chosin Few"), tough as nails but, nice as they come!

[@tectondrifts1026]

Thank you for existing and continuing to teach me about our history as humans your heavily appreciated

[@chikelord]

One thing I know about the viking soldiers fasting when they got the plague. Fasting causes autophagy which causes the body to eat itself for calories. During this process all tumors, parasites, and viruses would be metabolized. Curing them of their disease or at least saving the ones who weren't fully stricken yet.

[@veeramdeosinghrathore1533]

Not sure about the viruses,but the rest ? Pribably true

[@Wanker527]

Countless cultures and peoples throughout history practiced this.

[@apokkalyps6]

The plague was caused by a bacteria, Y. Pestis. Dont spread misinformation by saying you can cure diseases by fasting

[@kilderok]

"All tumors" The cancer that killed my best friend, who fasted while suffering: laughs in fuck your attempt

[@chikelord]

@@kilderok seek help instead of lashing out at random people. just trying to explain a weird occurrence that happened a long ass time ago.

[@scrambledscribbles8479]

"I welcome the valkyries to summon me home"

[@Yatukih_001]

Valkyries: you sir, are promoting fake news. Guy: oh man that was so original of you!

[@jaydubbzit3551]

"Odin gave his eye for wisdom. And I would give much more!" I would just watch 42, The answer the ultimate question of Life, the Universe, and EveryFING! bri'ish, innit bruhv?!

[@scrambledscribbles8479]

@@jaydubbzit3551 I literally just finished mostly harmless...I am 42 yrs of age too

[@jacobfernandez9010]

Shovel

[@notfunny8804]

"Oh, there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red Who came riding to Whiterun from old Rorikstead And the braggart did swagger and brandish his blade As he told of bold battles and gold he had made But then he went quiet, did Ragnar the Red When he met the shieldmaiden, Matilda, who said: "Oh you talk, and you lie, and you drink all our mead Now I think it's high time that you lie down and bleed" And so then came clashing and slashing of steel As the brave lass Matilda charged in full of zeal And the braggart named Ragnar was boastful no more When his ugly red head rolled around on the floor"

[@olliefoxx7165]

So a chick killed him? What a puss

[@SvenskSork]

yeah we all know those lovely nerds had these kinds of inspirations ^^

[@syzionaurifex5383]

R u stupid? Alle killed Ragnar by dropping him in a pit of snakes, upon capturing him after his conquering of Paris. Bjorn Ironside (first born son of Ragnar) would later find Alle and to even the score Bjorn cut the kings ribs out from his spinal cord and left him hanging with his limbs spread like an eagle

[@tomsurwill3150]

Any of the women vikings back then would have kicked you're ass

[@carloscastanheiro2933]

DOVAHKIIN DOVAHKIIN

[@jakeisom]

Absolutely love listening to you while I work!

[@melvinmayfield470]

GAD-Man, your content is thought-provoking!! Thank You!

[@Fuzen.]

“You should forget about poetry and develop some *real life* skills.” Unless you’re so skilled that you can make a king forget that you killed his son.

[@slappy8941]

Speech: 100

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

Its like one of those terrible mobile adds.

[@lolmoshtika]

As a Norwegian we learn about Egil as kids and study his poems at school, however most of his “accomplishment” are legends and impossible to confirm

[@ericalbers4867]

I'm actually interested in his poems now. Any man that can do what he did and subsequently write a poem so amazing his life is spared. That deserves a read. Do you remember the titles of any of his poems?

[@chadfalardeau3259]

Many Samurai were poets too

[@lomax6996]

Much like William Wallace, then, eh? ;)

[@fuqupal]

@@ericalbers4867 Try googling "Eigil Skallagrimsson saga". Take it from there

[@sigorsigorsson2727]

@@ericalbers4867 Google "Höfuðlausn" That's the name of the poem in Icelandic which can be translated as "Head ransom"

[@ahegaomemnon2059]

it's interesting to hear where the show got it's historical inspirations such as the armies separated by a river and the raiding of city by a dead man

[@danieferreira9094]

I love this mans channel! Informative, and funny!

[@eugenehall390]

See. And here I'd just grown to like my name after 35 years.

[@no-hr8op]

its a good name lmao- watch tangled

[@eugenehall390]

@Fluffstery Fluffstery so like... Uhh... Wanna be friends or something?🥺

[@eugenehall390]

@Fluffstery Fluffstery I like to relate my name to Gene Wilder. Fun, eccentric actor that made some movies that made my youth brighter. As far as relatable small world things, my step mom is from Newfoundland and my late grandfather's name was David.

[@nickz5849]

Eugene just reminds me of spongebob tbh

[@jdrmurphy4141]

It's a fine name!

[@willjupp1904]

Can we take a minute to enjoy the fact how much work the editor put into this

[@rickytann3429]

His other bones are probably in a museum as part of a t-rex

[@riverlynx1895]

Being a massive fan of Viking history, (and Vinland Saga) I found this very interesting and entertaining to listen to

[@ilexmortisligaming]

"oh how the little piggies will squeal as they learn how their old boar suffered"

[@dr_edward_richtofen69]

"Who was the greatest viking in history?" "Meet the viking that couldn't be killed" "Vikatin King"

[@dr_edward_richtofen69]

@Nathan unknown Who

[@marley3903]

@@dr_edward_richtofen69 gay person

[@dr_edward_richtofen69]

@@marley3903 Ah. Well my icon isn't me or that guy but I am indeed gay.

[@TheHighSpaceWizard]

@@dr_edward_richtofen69 don't care about anyone's sexuality, but now I'm curious. Who's you're icon?

[@dr_edward_richtofen69]

@@TheHighSpaceWizard This one kpop star haha

[@aaronbarlow4376]

I appreciate the Blackadder reference with the fox 'Professor of cunning' remark. One of the all time great comedy series'.

[@robertwilson3914]

Hilariously informative, extremely entertaining....great channel...!!! Thank you Thoughty2.

[@Tranzlucent]

i can't help but notice that the waterfall clip at 2:08 or so is in reverse. I can't unsee it

[@jackjarvis920]

It is from the show Vikings, it is raising instead of falling, your eyes are not wrong.

[@SeNo_JeKuL91]

Anytime someone says bones or artifacts were "lost".. I automatically jump to the Smithsonian stealing and hiding them. Smh

[@jeddkeech259]

Stealing and destroying them.

[@wallacedaniels]

Agreed destroying & rewriting History is mans History..., Lma😥

[@usoh80]

First thought i had as well

[@nergigante.]

Stealing and destroying them then sipping on tea. Phew close one ppl almost found out.

[@SeNo_JeKuL91]

@@jeddkeech259 exactly

[@paulmcwilliams5566]

Love your historical stories bro thanks for tbem

[@lostintranslation1957]

This is fast becoming one of my favourite channels.

[@jelkehuisman]

Snake-in-the-eye is probably the weirdest and coolest viking name ever XD

[@rullvard8245]

If you watch the show Vikings, Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye has a weird pupil that looks like a snake

[@planetbroccoli5405]

Snake-in-the-eye is just Norwegian for jizz-in-the-face

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

@@planetbroccoli5405 He probably had an accidental discharge as a kid, hitting himself in the eye :)

[@Tha.tribal_chief]

Egil at 3: "writes great poems" Me at 3: "... T.f was i doing at 3??

[@davidoftheforest3822]

eating paint chips

[@danthewatcher9681]

At that age I distinctly remember discovering that burning Coals are are burning hot, basically I was doing Science the old-fashioned way.

[@j.p.5013]

@@danthewatcher9681 I discovered that screws in the burning coal are burning hot, even after the burning stopped.

[@danthewatcher9681]

@@j.p.5013 Aah, a fellow man of science, welcome!

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

Crying because i can't find the drawing that was in my left hand Edit: another one would be hiding in a bucket half full of water for no reason

[@niftyswifty7000]

This is an awesome tale! How was I never subscribed to you?

[@thelatenightgrind4511]

Damn bro...... That's some good stuff forty two, thank you for that .

[@michaelsavvas974]

I’ve been avoiding this vid bc it looked rlly good. Just randomly decided tonight was the night

[@DormiensMortem]

I love when native English speakers try saying Nordic names

[@idk_my_name3422]

@Arnór Róbertsson what is your name i wanna see if i Can do it Im Norwegian

[@CannedMan]

@Arnór Róbertsson With Norwegian letters, is it Ar-nåor?

[@user-ki3ur8bb2o]

@Arnór Róbertsson can you sound out how you say it

[@eoneternal8051]

@Arnór Róbertsson is it 'At-arnooo-ray Rrob-biet-soon?' Sorry, that was a bad joook 🤤

[@user-ki3ur8bb2o]

@Arnór Róbertsson my god that's harder than German

[@TwelveDiamond64]

"absolutely deleting people" had me dying for like 5 minutes man 🤣

[@jimmywayne983]

The sacking of Luna is one of the many overlooked viking leader stories.. Its pure brilliant... The stretcher the carried hastein into Luna on was made by spears and swords.. its really a kind of trojan horse they let inside the city gates.

[@larijavi]

Really cool learning about our history, wasn’t expecting to learn about Erik Blodøks, who i’m related to

[@haukur1989]

Egill Skallagrímsson... his story is tought in kids schools here in Iceland🤟

[@muddog4237]

That's neat keep history alive and the legends live on

[@bohm66]

Best book I have read.

[@rexstasy7854]

Was it taught as a guideline?

[@wellshit9489]

@@rexstasy7854 its taught as history and kind of to show old norse

[@rockyhorror2180]

Great. Here in the US we teach boys how to turn into girls... and vice versa.

[@cashydude3285]

The Viking of Stamford Bridge was the biggest badass of history, change my mind

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

There's a Chinese (or Japanese) dude who did something similar. His enemies had to retire and shoot arrows. He died, but the arrows in his body kept him standing.

[@Svvithred]

Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, he was indeed a fearsome man.

[@Svvithred]

Allow me to one up you and mention the well ard bastard known as RONNIE PICKERING!!!!!!!

[@acim2078]

I thought the video is about him lol

[@cinho8250]

Joey Barton

[@Josephchomba88]

apparently your videos are the best history documentary vidoes I have ever seen on youtube

[@themeerkat5157]

for anyone curious, this is the poem Egil wrote to the king (translated) By sun and moon I journeyed west, My sea-borne tune From Odin's breast My sing-ship packed With poet's art: It's word-keel cracked The frozen heart. And now I feed With an English King: So to the English mead I'll word-mead bring, Your praise my task, My song your fame, If you but ask I'll sound your name. These praises, King, Won't cost you dear That I shall sing If you will hear: Who beat and blazed Your trail of red, Till Odin gazed Upon the dead. The scream of swords, The clash of shields, These are true words On battlefields: Man sees his death Frozen in dreams, But Eirik's breath Frees battle-streams. The war-lord weaves His web of fear, Each man receives His fated share: A blood-red sun's The warrior's shield, The eagle scans The battlefield. As edges swing, Blades cut men down. Eirik the King Earns his renown. Break not the spell But silent be: To you I'll tell Their bravery: At clash of kings On carrion-field The red blade swings At blue-stained shield. When swords anoint What man is saved? Who gets this point Is deep engraved: And men like oak From Odin's tree, Few words they spoke At that iron-play. The edges swing, Blades cut men down. Eirik the King Earns his renown. The ravens dinned At this red fare, Blood on the wind, Death in the air; The Scotsmen's foes Fed wolves their meat, Death ends their woes As eagles eat. Carrion birds fly thick To the body stack, For eyes to pick And flesh to hack: The raven's beak Is crimson-red, The wolf goes seek His daily bread. The sea-wolves lie And take their ease, But feast the sly Wolf overseas. Valkyries keep The troops awake, There's little sleep When shield-walls shake, When arrows fly The taut bow-string, To bite or lie With broken wing. The peace is torn By flying spears, When bows are drawn Wolves prick their ears, The yew-bow shrills, The edges bite, The warrior wills His men to fight His arrows fly Like swarms of bees To feast the sly Wolf overseas. I praise the King Throughout his land, And keenly sing His open hand, His hand so free With golden spoil: But vice-like, he Grips his own soil. Bracelets of gold He breaks in two And, uncontrolled, Pours gifts on you: The lavish King Loads you with treasure, And everything Is for your pleasure. On his golden arm The bright shield swings: To his foes, harm: To his friends, rings; His fame's a feast Of glorious war, His name sounds east, From shore to shore. And now my lord, You've listened long As word on word I built this song: Your source is war, Your streams are blood, But my springs pour Great Odin's flood. The praise my lord This tight mouth broke, The word-floods poured, The still tongue spoke, From my poet's-breast These words took wing: Now all the rest May learn to sing.

[@motnosniv]

That could have been a Jethro Tull song.

[@m.a.t.a.s]

Title history: Who's the greatest viking in the world Meet The Viking Who Couldn't be Killed

[@etjamir]

Lol. I saw the change

[@prafulpohare]

lol I didnt notice that

[@revynax5935]

why him change?

[@revynax5935]

@JakiePlayz Roblox yeah makes sense

[@sanveersookdawe]

I was wondering if I imagined the last title or if it was changed

[@VishwaJay]

The blood eagle isn't *that* disputed, since they found evidence of more than one person's skeletal remains that fit the description of what was done. And if you want a more graphic description (yes, this is a trigger warning): The ribcage is severed along the spinal column and broken open, revealing the lungs. The lungs are filleted, carefully sliced open for maximum surface area to the air. Basically, it's not the cutting open that kills you. The air hits your lungs and keeps you alive for a fair bit of time (we don't know how long). What kills you is the dessication of the lungs, leading to slowly suffocating because of blood interfering with the alveoli. It was said the process could take up to 3 days, all the while you're gasping for air that you can't fill your lungs with, yet which has enough exposure to keep you alive. But we just don't know. It's not like anyone does this today. And I have to say, I'm pretty thankful for that. What bothers me most about this is wondering how many times this was tried before someone got it "right", as they didn't know as much about physiology as we do today.

[@patrickshelton3053]

Apparently they did

[@333OsirisEEE]

Of you slice people for a living, there is plenty of times to figure out where the breath goes and how this ruffly works 🤷

[@VishwaJay]

@@333OsirisEEE Nobody really did that much 1000 years ago. And the information I have on it did in fact come from things we've learned medically. On the other hand, nobody's actually done it, because the dehumanization required to torture another human being to death at that level is a taboo today, just as modern medicine would have been a taboo 1000 years ago.

[@VishwaJay]

​@@SamlSchulze1104 That's not an executioner. That's a sociopathic serial killer (at the very least, a multiple murderer). Executioners are authorized by judicial authority. As such, I wouldn't trust someone's word on that, who only had an interest in the suffering of others.

[@tokemjuju8250]

I in my humble personal opinion, think that we should take someone who commits the act of molestation and rape against children and let the parents of the child choose if they want to publicly blood eagle the perpetrator as well as murderers who are without a doubt the one who done it. As you wouldn't want to do this to someone who doesn't deserve it because it is very cruel. But we don't need to be nice and soft with those who would rape and molest our children and murder our brothers and sisters they should be publicly blood eagled just my thoughts. I can bet every penny of every human on earth child rape and molestation as well as needless murder would drop absolutely drastically after doing this blood eagle publicly a number of times and let it be known that anyone who commits those heinous acts will be swiftly and in the most cruel way dispatched with extreme prejudice

[@billmurray1431]

Awesome video bud!

[@Flame-Bright-Cheer]

Love you buddy bro man, You probably the coolest teacher I've ever had😉

[@sava3786]

Vikings and their culture are so fascinating to me, kinda obsessed with it. I love Viking lore and their rituals

[@gloryholey4842]

But why? Its so bloody boring, its been covered to death and people exaggerate many aspects of it. Vikings were no more special than some smelly hairy dude in an island raping and pillaging other people.

[@tunturikuningas5393]

@@gloryholey4842 smelly) sounds like you don't know what you are saying. Hygiene were more important to them than to rest of the Europe at the time. If i remember correctly the English laughed at them for bathing more than once a week 😅

[@user-fw4cg1hk1e]

I can agree but they are also so fucking ruthless

[@elliotspencer5300]

I think all cultures had some kind of berserker type front loopy soldiers. The ancient Welsh had men naked drunk and mushroomed up, they called it sky clad. The druids would whip them up into a rage, they would rush naked into their enemies, as a blitzkrieg type of thing.

[@Schmorgus]

Well, that's paganism for you :P

[@SoSaReaper]

*watches vinland saga once*

[@blacktaylore4]

Yeah berserkers took mushrooms as well

[@Rougeification]

I think you're talking about the Celts or Gauls. Like Vercingetorix?

[@whiskeyweekly7533]

The "I dropped my croissant" got me. 🤣

[@ianuarius5798]

Rasputin: FINNALY A WORTHY OPPONENT! OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!

[@devonjameson7866]

WOW a game taught me about a important person before anyone else. Thanks Rise of Kingdoms for your newish Viking update.

[@TAPEWXRM]

"The 200 iq play" Ragnar: I'm gonna do what I call a pro gamer move

[@tonyb9735]

"It must have been a bloody good poem" :-D

[@01001000010101000100]

Or a bloody bad son ;)

[@derpderpus6075]

He touched a lot of hearts just as he ripped them out.

[@stephenfletcher5391]

haha yes so great that no one knows it today. Perhaps the poem was a bit like the funniest joke in the world :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHjFlminrpplbZY

[@melvinmayfield470]

As my Uncle so often told me, "put aside the madness; resist the 'call-of-the-wild'-in-us, and harken instead to the poet, the poetic-warrior, the warrior-philosopher, the warrior-priest! I have tried, my whole life, to abide by that, and, to honour all my heritage, without ever violating, the rights nor persons of others; so far, so good!(But, of course, the inner-struggle continues!) Tuatha-de-D' Naan, 'Thoughty2'!!

[@ruthcamarillo185]

I love your narrating!❤️

[@shkelqim4557]

I thought he was going to talk about Bjorn “Since no sword and no axe couldn’t touch my son today, he will be known as Bjorn Ironside”

[@leekenyon8705]

Leather breeches had a magical pair of leather breeches made by his wife that is said to make him unkillable and when he died it was without his leather breeches by poisonous snakes after being captured and put into a pit and his sons heard of the manner of his death who where also kings set sail to avenge their father with their armies and it is said while dying of poison in the pit he recited his valiant deeds that may or may not of been prepared by him before dying and it was also said the Christian who murdered him where filled with fear after he lay dying reciting his deeds and linage.

[@rogaannn3467]

saw the thumbnail and thought it might be rollo

[@MissusMassacre]

This is one of the best-looking videos you've ever done, wow! Nice work.

[@CapitanFantasma1776]

Great Episode!

[@jeffreymcgillivray5408]

That show Vikings on Hulu, is awesome. It tells the story of Ragnar and his sons. They have an episode that plays out just how Thoughty 2 is describing.

[@Kawan7]

Despite of me already knowing both the stories you told, your narration was amazing and i couldnt stop watching the video.

[@BoilingKoolaid]

I'm so glad I found this channel! I am about to binge everything. EVERYTHING!!!

[@Knapweed]

I love the humour; it always hits the spot.

[@BahaariTV]

When you began the video by talking about the first viking, I was like "Come on. Thought it was gonna be Ragnar", but then you put a smile on my face haha

[@The_Original_Default_Username]

Hey, 42 here Edit: One thing about berserkers is that they fought while tripping on mushrooms. So there's that, too.

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

@Starr Child it's 'forky woo'

[@MannenFromNorth]

and that's why their called berserkers, mushrooms were viewed as a type of Berry or "bær" back in the day, and that's where you get "Bærserkir" meaning berries-confident/sure of.

[@emilybond7556]

@Starr Child Which originates from 42 - the meaning of life from "The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy".

[@James-om5yo]

Hey, Thoughty Too here: During my travels as a swordsman I met a descendant of a viking (as in he traced his ancestry and was passionate with it, hence the sword thing) who knew his shit (so I did not fact check) and said that Vikings did not wear bear skins because bears were sacred and killing one was a sin/crime.

[@sinajakelic]

Starr Child there was a yt video smth like things you dont know about thoughty2 or some similar list where it is said it is a wordplay on 42 and that he actually says ‘hey, 42 here’ when opening the video, it still sounds like thoughty2 but he says 42 ;) the more you know

[@jrgenb8107]

Funfact: York was named «jorvik» by the Norsemen. It later got simplified by the british to York, so «New York» is basicly the british copying the Vikings. The English Word «Bag» comes from the word «Baggur», the word «baggur» is no longer used in Norway, but the word bag has become a new «slang» that we’ve learned from the English language.

[@stephenfletcher5391]

haha thank goodness it is not New Jorvik. Fun fact about the word bag which lasted longer in English than Norwegian

[@vineetpande449]

Literally almost every single thing in our world today: from democracy to communism, to rockets to space shuttles - we owe to the people of the European race. AKA, Scandinavians, British, French, Germans, Mediterraneans, Slavs, Persians, and North Indians. A notable outlier are the Sinoid races, but even they have built upon the knowledge from the West.

[@boggy5715]

Last time i looked at a map New York was in America, The Vikings had many kingdoms in old Britain as did many other cultures so most of our towns and city's where named by the people who lived there not copied

[@PaTrick-cf6ev]

@@vineetpande449 I love how You regard all Slavic nations as just Slavs, but put the work into naming the Germanic nations (even though missing a few).😅😅😅

[@RadenWA]

Vineet Pande pretty sure the Arabs did plenty in Math and Astronomy.

[@juuk3103]

Found out so many things about my family tree for free on ancestry just by filling in my family tree, it then find ancestors in the registry only went back to around the 1800s tho when they began writing down things found out my great grandfather Peter Billing was Swedish and moved to Denmark where i live now, and opened a shop selling foods, his son then started a gold smith making jewelery, i even found a picture from 1880s of my great grandfather and mother and he looks just like my dad, lucky they where wealthy enough to have picture taken back then, so happy they did! Found out where my last name was from (anglo-saxon) and found our family crest, and a coffin plate from a ancestor in a swedish church written in latin and sooo much more, i would recommend anyone to try i was so amazed getting to know things i never knew, i found gravestones, occupation, age of death and so on for free.

[@SteelBerserkChannel]

Dude I remember finding Egil's saga in my grandparents library years back! One of the best reads I had as a teenager.

[@Kinobambino]

Nice🙌

[@cassanova9322]

What was the name of the book and who was the author

[@SteelBerserkChannel]

@@cassanova9322 I think it was literally (And take literally with a grain of salt because it was a Spanish version) "Saga of Egil Skallagrímsson" by Snorri Sturluson. The edition was part of a collection of books titled "Jorge Luiz Borges's personal library", the collection was a bit random since it claimed the books where part of the library owned by the author it carries its name from (The only other book I remember right now was the Egyptian book of death which was a collection of translated ritualistic chants or something like that). In English, if you just look for Egil's Saga you should find it quickly enough.

[@cassanova9322]

@@SteelBerserkChannel thanks :) Any good book recommendations?

[@brand_holt]

@@cassanova9322 Sometimes it's just called Egil's Saga. The attribution to Snorri Sturluson is uncertain, technically it's by an anonymous author, but Snorri is thought to be the probable author due to the style of writing. It's one of the best Sagas, they're all good but some others that are considered amongst the best are Grettirs Saga, Laxdaela Saga, Eyrbyggja Saga and Njals Saga. Njals Saga is not just my favourite Saga it's my all time favourite book. If you haven't read any Sagas before personally I think Eyrbyggja Saga is a good place to start. It primarily tells the story of Snorri Godi, a very prominent chieftain and a recurring character in many Sagas. He was also an ancestor of Snorri Sturluson.

[@Epicmonk117]

Lemme guess: Egil’s father taught him how to end his foes rightly

[@edwardhaybell1938]

SKAAAALLLLL!!!!!

[@krackedupkrabers5372]

I think you mean e-girl

[@someonefar5600]

Thank you Age of Empires and Thoughty2

[@melvinmayfield470]

Ahh, Egil!! One of my most beloved Uncle's 'Heroes'! "Berserker, Par Excellence"!! Often, he would regale me, with tales of that man & his ilk, while simultaneously, alerting me, to avoid imitating the Males's in our Tribe(Family)/Clan, living too-similar, too-often, to him! Thank You once again, 'Thoughty2' , our(your audience's)much-well-thought-of-Arran, for bringing to mind, my Ancestors & Betters!

[@aarons6935]

Sure bud.

[@jasonthephoneboy]

This is where Klingons come from? Large ridged skulls, fierce warriors that use handheld weapons, writes love poems...

[@lucymartyr4364]

Imagine Lt. Worf just going to ancient Scandinavia and being like “I like these humans! They are mighty, honorable warriors! I will stay here and be called Egil!”

[@christopherflowers2327]

🤣🤣🤣

[@galadballcrusher8182]

technicaly they are....let me ellaborate: Klingons initialy were conceived by Gene L. Coon during cold war era Star Trek : TOS as an antagonist race and had bronze skin and Asian features to evoke the mistrust sentiments still held by plenty Americans post WW2 and their struggle vs Japan , and were a feudal empire who relied also plenty on slave labour and loot they gained by raiding. They were later evolved and redesigned more by the time of Motion Picture and higher budget and by the time of TNG series added to the franchise they were representing Soviet Union but also combined with adherence to a warrior Code similar to Bushido. Considering that Russians are descendents of Rus who were a splinter group of norse people....yep Klingons are Scandinavians