The Scottish Vikings Full History

[@ClaraBell3452]

With half Norwegian half Scottish ancestry, I find this is really interesting. Thanks for keeping the history alive

[@vikingkrigare5329]

Americano?

[@DavidVega-wi5pr]

Yes me too 🇧🇻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Along with Spanish 🇪🇦

[@RRiffe]

What does his nationality have to do with his ethnicity ? ​@@vikingkrigare5329

[@logicgamingwizzardtv2294]

same here but i also have Choctaw in me as well 😂

[@2W0D3N]

As a blue eyed red head from Australia 🇦🇺 my family blood lines run deep in Norse and Celt history. This is one of my favourite videos from you. Cheers for all your knowledge 👍🏼

[@jesse8737]

My dad is half Dutch half Scottish. Mum is Irish 💪 from Sydney

[@josephmccrory618]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJWadIqDoJaIrsU

[@ma.2099]

Just learned of my Scottish ancestry. Turns out it’s very close to my generation. Only out 1 generations roughly so it explains my red hair blue eyes and general body build very well! Time to start watching some of this and see what’s up

[@2W0D3N]

@@ma.2099 I recommend watching and learning and much as you can of the Norse/Germanic traditions as we all migrated from there originally and explains so much of our modern society and human behaviour. Don’t worry about the tv shows, and Vikings are cool but it’s the knowledge in the traditions and beliefs that is definitely life changing

[@tamsmith291]

As a Scotsman I thank you for this upload! Awesome man!

[@katipohl2431]

Thanks to people like you we feel proud of our history and heritage. Somehow these are ideas of honour, morals and pride I grew up with.

[@hm9120]

You grew up with the idea that keeping slaves was okay as long as you let them escape during times of war?

[@makhsdar8693]

@@hm9120 yes, because in the past u needed them to develop more

[@arroganceinvictus]

@@hm9120 yes.

[@johnny2shoes276]

Thank you so much for this bro! My Grandfather was from Scotland & was so proud of being from there that he instilled our pride throughout our family. We have a huge family & he always let us know our Clan birthright & tied us into being proud of our Scottish heritage. I love learning the history & it fills me with so much pride being Scottish. Thank you so much for this & you got a like + subscription from me!

[@gstraveler1]

I live in a town called Largs in West Scotland. It was the site of a battle in 1263 which I believe was the last between the Vikings and Scots, The Scots fought them off despite being outnumbered. There's a statue of Magnus the Viking on the waterfront.

[@dnjnnn]

And an absolute 5 star chip shop 🤣

[@mariapalmer5671]

The Scots also cheated . They waited til there was going to be bad weather . The Vikings were sitting in Lamlash bay hanging around waiting for them , they spent all summer visiting craft shops and little cafes 🙄😆. Eventually the Scots turned up . The Vikings lost a lot of boats and supplies and men getting over to Largs .......and were only just beaten .

[@rosieposie601]

you probably know my cousin Scott Wilson, he is a plumber in Largs!! Ha ha!

[@gstraveler1]

@@rosieposie601 If I ever need a plumber Rosie, I'll look him up :)

[@rosieposie601]

I am sure he would be good he used to be an engineer in Kazakhstan where he met his wife suprised you don't know him!

[@faithhansen7798]

My great great grandma immigrated to america from the orkney islands in the early 1900s and my great grandma has been very proud of regaling our scottish ancestry to us. I'm fascinated by the vikings history and my scottish history, so this was an awesome video, thank you!

[@luxetitan2673]

Wow, this is fascinating. There really is so much to still learn. What are Norwegian men made out of, it's apparently greatness. We in society really need to make a effort to be a lot more like our ancestors.

[@Thor-Orion]

You need to look into Scythian history. I’ve got Norse ancestry, but I’ve got even more ancestry that I would consider Gothic. The Norse are awesome, but they’re not unique in being awesome, Celts, Germanics, Slavs, Norse and Mediterraneans (which I am not at all) have great histories and mighty warriors that have achieved incredible feats. The thing that connects all these different types of Europeans is Scythian heritage. The population that became Scythian came out of a group called Sintashta, which took control of the Pontic Steppe border region in the third millennium BC. They were a population of Corded Ware warriors that moved east to secure the borderlands and set up trade routes. They’re the ones who built the Kurgan Mounds.

[@arundelacroix222]

I love your style of explaining history...not just dates/times....you explain as a story...that's how history should always be taught. My father taught me history this way. It makes history come alive!

[@Peg__]

My Grandpa was like that. Its the reason I remember his words than any of my other elders.

[@vikingsaiyan3050]

Absolutely love it, my mother is from Scotland and father from Iceland. Was waiting for this one. Clan Thinknesse is our family name. Thank you so much. I learn so much from your vids. Truly knowledgeable and the best source of information. Skal 🍻

[@reeceraur8735]

Iceland and Scotland, that’s a good mixture! 💪🏻

[@vikingsaiyan3050]

@@reeceraur8735 thank you, very proud of my heritage and were I come from.

[@rcr76]

Sounds like a fisherman

[@vikingsaiyan3050]

@@rcr76 how did you get fishing from that?

[@rcr76]

@@vikingsaiyan3050. A friend's grandad was a fisherman here in North East Scotland.he has family in the northern Isles of Scotland. The fairo Isles, Iceland and Bergen in Norway.been a busy lad when he was in port I think

[@samlosco8441]

I recently read a book generally covering Viking history, and a few sections were dedicated to the Vikings of Orkney, the Shetlands, Hebrides, etc. It was interesting but honestly hard to keep up with, all the different earls and infighting combined with the way the Norse named themselves made it so confusing at times

[@jamiehowdoi3558]

As a Scotsman. Our government has been invaded by people who are absolute wanks. People who don’t care about our people or our heritage, and who would sell us out to whoever pays the highest. I know it’s not really related to this video but I thought I’d share that. My family originally were from the isle of skye. Great video, I watch every video. Thank you for reading my pish if you do.

[@badgermacleod2037]

Clan MacLeod ?

[@galenbjorn443]

Same as in Scandinavia, I'm a Swede and it's horrible to watch what is happening. In 20-30 years we have completely forgotten our history, and are replacing our own people

[@graybeard3291]

The entire west is facing the same fate, wolves being led by sheep

[@ljnv]

@@galenbjorn443 so instead of complaining, let's come up with ideas to change it.

[@kiss_my_axe_Skjaldmaer]

I couldn't agree more Jamie. It kills me to see what's happening.

[@mclem7670]

Every upload of yours is like your reading my mind. Good job on the content. Old blood American here with Scottish roots homesteading in Appalachian highlands.

[@joesan3956]

My MacNeil roots go back to Barra, Scotland who were Norse-Gaels. We used to pride ourselves on our King Niall of Ireland roots, but recent DNA proved no Irish ties and mostly Norse. They say the MacNeils were the last of the Viking Raiders. We were also the best pirates at sea ahrrr. Btw this was an excellent video. Thx so much for sharing.

[@paulmcneill581]

Your 100% right about the DNA from the vikings

[@LokiLivewire]

I have been fascinated with Norway, Vikings and Norse Mythology for as long as I can remember. Absolutely clueless what sparked this fascination, but I'm glad it did. I enjoy your videos so much. I'm constantly amazed at what I know & more importantly, what I don't & learn from you. Great channel. Keep being awesome 🤔

[@sudzonicful]

I'm a very proud native of the North Isles, the norse genes run through our blood here we even look scandanavian. Nice work my friend 😁

[@celticscribe7887]

Only a quarter of the population of the northern isles has scandiScandinavian ancestry, although shetland slightly more. I think I remember reading that orkney had a lot of planters from fife which might've had something to do with it but idk.

[@sandramartindale3702]

I have a Scottish viking bloodline and am very proud of it this video made me even more so thanks so much man

[@leegray6836]

I’m from Ayrshire, and a town within my region called Largs is where I’m pretty sure is where the last Viking battle was in Scotland, Viking history in Largs is rife, there is the leisure centre called Vikingar (vikingr I assume) and they hold an annual festival where a reenactment of the battle was! I’m also pretty sure that the thistle became Scotland’s national flower due to the vikings trying to sneak up on some Scot warriors and the thistle being sharp, a Viking stood on it resulting in him screaming and waking the Scot troops up and thus the Scot’s defeating the raiding vikings! Not solid but just a passed down story I’ve heard :)

[@dnjnnn]

Don't forget the viking chippy! 🤣

[@leegray6836]

@@dnjnnn one of the best about 🤣🤣

[@lookinside7625]

The thistle story is in relation to an incident (myth) regarding saxons not vikings.

[@lanspectre3417]

I remember going to Largs as a kid and them having a night where they re-enacted a viking battle

[@mjolnirmilitia569]

My great great grandfather hailed from Ayrshire

[@badgermacleod2037]

I've been waiting a very long time for this to be touched upon. I'm from Northern Nova Scotia (Cape Breton) & we were taught our clan history by our parents. It was all clans not just mine. My friend's had to know their history as well, no kidding. There were huge numbers of Scott's that settled here during & after the Highland clearings... that's a horrific chapter of Scottish history. The clan seat is Dunvegan castle on the isle of Skye & is still occupied by the chief to this day. Clan MacLeod is of direct Viking origin but there's some uncertainty about the clans origins. Was it Olaf the Black the king of the isle of Mann or Magnus the last King of Mann ? There are plenty of septs of the clan with each having their own rich colorful history's, some really nice tartans & badges too. Clan MacLeod was part of the great heathen army that invaded East Anglia in 865, not particularly appreciated by those in the south at the time but who wasn't invading the southern kingdom's back then ? Although the clan was chartered as early as 1229, these area's were firmly Norse Gael before 800 CE. The great heathen assault in the south of 867 took Jorvik (modern Yorkshire) first & this lasted long after 878. The army simply moved into East Anglia and Northumbria which helped consolidate Danelaw, modern scholars state that Danelaw was an especially ‘free’ area of Britain compared to other's. Every page of Scottish history is drenched in blood, that's not a good thing. The savagery of highland warfare was mercilessly brutal, a tad nauseating for some. Anyway, I loved this video & it's very much appreciated. Thank you so much & Hold Fast !! Skôl good sir.

[@govang5191]

And sadly the clan had sold there people and were Reprimanded

[@ianledger6063]

Yorvik was not Yorkshire, it was just the City of York.

[@Arcticwind-xw6qg]

Yes I know Cape Breton well. Some of the best athletes in Canada come from there.

[@badgermacleod2037]

@@ianledger6063: The highland clearings was a dark chapter of Scottish history. Not many know about it.

[@randyross5630]

You Days Ended Viking! When the War Master! The War Master of Scotland, Chief of the Clan Soon to be Known as the Great Clan Ross, the 1st Earl of Ross Fearchar! The Son of the Priest, with his Great Armada of Ross and his Great Army of Ross and his cousin the King's Troops (Malcom) Blockaded and Sacked the Viking Fiefdoms in and around Scotland, One by One, with the War Master Fearchar the Progenitor of Ross' taking your Lands and Gold making the Ross' the most Richest and Powerful Family in the Highlands for Generations! The War Master and Chief the 1st Earl of Ross Fearchar's Wife was the Queen of Mann! We Subdued You! We Subjected You! We Ruled You! Vikings! Ha! What a Joke Compared to the Red Reapers of Ross!

[@jessupshutt3557]

An amazing video! I have Irish blood and from what I've heard there were Irish Vikings although I haven't learned much about them. I always love learning more about ancient cultures such as the Vikings, Knights, and many many more!

[@Mybassgruvin]

Great history lesson about Vikings in Scotland. I have 25% Scottish DNA, 8% Irish, and 16% Norse DNA, so basically, I am 49% Scott/Irish/Norse. I can see how this mix came about listening to this video. I agree with you at 14:15 and 15:00 how movies portray the Vikings and the lack of truth to history. This is why I don't watch the majority of Hollywood movies portraying how the Vikings lived.

[@lazarus8447]

Damn, I knew the Scottish were badasses but DAMN. Never been prouder of having Scottish heritage.

[@thevis5465]

You aren't Scottish. You're probably a yank, heritage means nothing

[@praisethelordpig1212]

The Scottish are indeed major badasses

[@darlenegillispie2314]

Thank you for this, I immediately clicked because I'm part Scottish and have always been drawn to Vikings and wondered if I had some Viking blood in me so that may be why, an ancestral calling maybe. I was talking about this with a friend recently and I'm going to show him this. I'm native American, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and a bit of English and Dutch and I have an affinity towards native American, Celtic, Gaelic and Germanic cultures as well as Norse.

[@sethgibson4155]

I’m an American, and after taking a DNA test I have been fascinated with my Scottish heritage. I have a lot of respect for the ancient Norse, and how my family (McNeil of Barren) have been affected by the Norse.

[@paulibarra5449]

you do a great job and I am proud of you that you talk about the viking culture and sell books about the history of the vikings, your work is great to keep our culture alive and keep the history of our ancestors alive, thank you very much for your work

[@ranamcmahon7653]

I'm Scottish, Norwegian, English and Welsh. I love your videos 😍❤️ So happy you made this on this subject. Thanks

[@Supermanrs]

I recently found out after doing my DNA ancestry that I am a large percentage of Scottish. As well a being from Sweden, Denmark, Wales, of course European/ northwestern European. Which just fits cause in the 15+ years that I have been a pagan. I have always been drawn to the Celtic and Norse traditions. So now I am looking into the Norse and Celtic traditions even more then ever before and you channel was been a wealth of knowledge. It has allowed me to learn so much that I didn't know. So thank you for the bottom of my heart. I greatly appreciate all that you do. Keep up the great work. Hail Odin and may Thor keep you safe. Blessed be.

[@nickfarris1481]

Found out recently after believing I was Irish and German descent for my whole life, I'm actually Scottish and Norwegian descent, predominantly Scotch from the north and northwest highlands with some Norse. Could not be more proud of my ancestors Pictish blood and Norse too. Awesome video.

[@willbee6785]

Scotch is a drink. You mean Scottish.

[@Sarahofthewoods]

Thanks for giving me even more reasons to honor and love my ancestors!

[@patricedeavila4771]

Your videos are always very interesting. This one was extra interesting and I feel like this was full of historical bed-time stories should have been handed down from the elder generations in my family. Thank you for helping to mend our collective stories.

[@cloudninetherapeutics7787]

So glad you took the time to do this. My ancestry is about 55% Scandinavian and 25% Scottish, and even when you look on the map, geographically, it makes a lot of sense that there would be a strong connected history of these peoples. I've got great respect for those who came before me and really enjoy learning more about them. Loved this video! Thanks so much!

[@Thor-Orion]

You’re just northern Doggerlandian.

[@kiss_my_axe_Skjaldmaer]

Scottish/Norwegian sub here 😊 I'm enjoying your uploads a lot. Thank you.

[@melvinmayfield470]

NOW, You 'touch' heart & nerve, sinew & marrow! For of this 'stock', is my Most-Beloved, Paternal-GrandFather!! THANK YOU, for even broaching this topic, so near & dear to me!! I may not agree, with all you say, but upon my blood, I delight, in hearing you say it!! Peace & Victory, to You Brother!

[@cindykurneck]

I am very proud that long ago in my ancestry people were honorable and cared for their people who were not warriors. Very proud of that. :) This was a great vid. Thank you!

[@mikegarcia8289]

Loving the content man! Not a drop of Norse blood in me as far as I know but have always been interested in Norse history... stories... myths.. etc.

[@The_s1kguy]

Great video as always man! Would love to see one about the Irish Vikings and their history. The remnants of their reign here can still be seen to this day in most towns on the east/south east and with surnames and much more

[@garymcatear822]

You should do a video on the Gallowglass...Scottish and viking mercenaries. These were said to be the most feared warriors in Britain at the time, they were from the western isles of Scotland and they would hire themselves out as bodyguards to kings and such...they were kinda like the hound and the mountain from Game of thrones. The Gallowglass had a code...they would kill even their Gallowglass brother or father in order to achieve their goal and claim their prize, they used the battle axe as their favoured weapon. Perhaps you have already done a video on the Gallowglass, i haven't checked because i have only just discovered your channel.

[@ashleyskates6247]

I just found your channel recently, and I’m so happy I did! You definitely fill in the gaps in my own research in my ancestry and explain things so well. My heritage is all over Denmark, Norway, Normandy, UK, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Iceland. Love how much effort you put into all of this to help people like myself!

[@janicelindegard6615]

I'm so excited to find your channel. I am Scottish, English, and Danish. I tell my husband I'm going to watch one side of my family raid and invade the other side when I watch "Vikings."

[@savagestrike8459]

Great video, I've been studying a lot about this since my ancestry results came back with a majority of Scotland, Ireland, England, and northwestern France but with a 10% Norwegian! So I assume that small number has got to reflect viking/norman ancestry from 1000 years ago! My family has some of the surnames to back it up I think too. I hope we see more of Ireland and Scotland in the new vikings series coming out!

[@thodinthorsson8028]

Dig the info man, I'm of Irish, Norwegian and German descent but this is was enlightening

[@aislingirish4503]

We love you scotland from ireland 🇮🇪our brothers

[@FrankyBlack]

As a big, strong, burly, tough, 6 ft 260 lb musclebound blue eyed red head from western canada with Scottish, Swedish, Irish, German heritage.. These videos are great and i LOVE hearing about all the warrior and viking and celtic heritage.. Must be why i love to Brawl and fight lmfao.. 😂👊👊👊👊

[@patriciawagaa6735]

😂😂😂

[@melissahdawn]

I haven't finished listening yet, but was so extremely excited about this!! I always wondered why Scottish people look "viking" to me. And I kept finding that my Scottish ancestors were Norwegian...so, I figured that maybe the Picts were actually a seafaring folk or earlier Scandinavians. I just knew they were tough, hardy folk, but recently as I was looking more specifically on ancestors from Orkney and Shetland I discovered that the islands at that time were actually part of Scandinavia, though they are Scottish now. It's not that they were breeding with Norse folk, they WERE Norse.. ok, I'll shut up and listen, now.

[@melissahdawn]

@Dan Pictish Thank you for that piece of the puzzle 🧩. Gradually, I will peice together what truly was and became what is. Seriously, though I feel tentative about accepting what one person said on KZbin one day, it seems to make sense, thanks. Do you have any other information /links to share? I am particularly fascinated by the picts, but know so little.

[@ThatShitGood]

Modern scotts have some good persentage of norse blood in them

[@ThatShitGood]

@Dan Pictish lots of people there have that scandinavian look now i know why

[@ML-bw4yt]

The norse weren’t the only tough europeans, if you research ANY European group of people you will find they were harsh people. Even the Anglo-Saxons often portrayed as weak and cowardly were extremely brave and brutal like their Germanic ancestors.

[@paulwatson2499]

My bloodline is the same scottish and Norwegian. Viking DNA sticks with ya most of my family are still blue eyed medium blonde hair

[@JosephWilsonProductions]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have done research on my family surname which is Wilson. We came from Scotland originally and we are a sept from Clan Gunn. The Gunn Clan has both Norse and Pict roots. Proud of these great warriors! Thanks again for mentioning my clan. Wish we had more info on them in the early times...

[@niiightshadeee]

Was just thinking about how I wish I had something new of yours to watch!! I recently did some reading up on the Picts and their mysterious alphabet. I heard that their cave etchings are in danger of being underwater due to rising sea levels… would love to see them before it’s too late!

[@josephmccrory618]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/epyTdGhtrNSjorM

[@Sewingliz]

Thank you so much for this! My Dad was adopted so I have been doing DNA research trying to map out that side of my family. The DNA map in all my services show Scottish DNA, but specifically the Orkneys and Faroe Islands as a region. One of the services connects you to historical people who have dNA you can sample, and out of 20, 17 of mine were vikings, most in this area. I am enjoying learning about this history. I am going to read the book you recommended as well.

[@berniv7375]

The sagas make for fascinating reading. The vikings played a big part in Scottish history that there is no doubt. I am a Scottish patriot and an Internationalist and I believe that the Norse people have a way of thinking and doing that if emulated could contribute greatly to the building of a better world.🌱

[@remi1988]

I asked another youtuber if he could talk about the subject norse. Then a day later you pop up on my front page. Amazing :)

[@shaineobrien3114]

Tusen takk for the video so informative and fun

[@Sherriedc]

You make me want to take a history course on Norway.

[@patriciatyree7501]

My father was of Scottish ancestry and proud of that fact. I would tease him and say, "Dad look at yourself in the mirror. I'm damn sure a Viking got in there somewhere." Through DNA we found Scottish and Norwegian ancestry.

[@ianmacrae4963]

So pleased I got on to your Video, fascinating stuff. Thank you my Norwegian Brother!

[@lyndaoneill7813]

Being a proud Scot I love hearing the old history of our beautiful lands.I have always felt there was Scandinavian blood in my veins,now I know probably true.Great video.👍👍

[@mikehunt2239]

Yes most likely.

[@allurah47fontaine14]

Thank you for this! In the last couple of years I learned my genealogical ties to these places and MY people! You explain things very well again thank you.

[@themav3ricm3thodd91]

The Bruces actually are descended from the Jarls of Orkney. Looking online will say the name Bruce comes from Brix in Normandy but it actually comes originally from Brusi Sigurdsson who was a Jarl of Orkney.

[@ancestorarchaeologist2824]

Yep! Not many people know that--good for you to have the right info! It's likely, the place was named after Bruce, in the French spelling (Brix) rather than the other way around.

[@themav3ricm3thodd91]

@@ancestorarchaeologist2824 I hope i dont come off as arrogant, but i kinda thought maybe nobody else knew this. Haha. I mean i dont see any info saying this online. I found this out by accident because my great grandmother is a Bruce, so i was just tracing her ancestors as far as i could and eventually i got to an illegitimate son of Robert the Bruce, then from the Bruces i found they came from Brusi, and even further to Gor the sea king and eventually Fornjot the jotunn of kvenland. Pretty cool you know and some others know this too.

[@barrytees3849]

Robert the bruce grandfather came from France

[@themav3ricm3thodd91]

@@barrytees3849 His 4th great grandfather, not his grandfather. Also, the Normans came from Scandinavia.

[@voiceofreason2674]

It’s Brix or possibly Bruniquel fka Bruciquel which is a town in the Aquitaine whose leaders accompanied William the conqueror

[@ValkyriaStars]

I loved this. Rollo of Normandy is my 31st Great Grandfather. Thanks for your wonderful series :-)

[@MosaicRose99]

I am related to Rollo as well. 👍

[@ronalderickson5272]

Having all three Scandinavian countries in the family tree, as well as Finland, Scotland and Ireland, I found this quite interesting, thank you for the insight of a great heritage

[@evol1349]

Clan McDougall here. thanks for the upload. Buaidh no bàs.

[@helygg8892]

Did some research a few years ago and found out I might be decended from a viking who settled in Scotland and got our name from a cheiftan who was impressed by the Vikings fighting and bravery defending the land so he gave him what became our family name and our moto means victory through work

[@Myriel67]

I am from Slovenia. But I made a DNA test, and discovered to have a DNA from Scotland too. I was ver surprised! I always liked that country. I am so proud!!! They are my kind of people!!!

[@snoway397]

Knowledge made entertaining and energetic, appreciated. 👍

[@vyvii3293]

As a Scottish person - well done on the accent! 🤣 this was a brilliant video and really great to hear abiut our joined history and kinship.

[@yamman33]

I recently had a DNA test to find out my ancestry, and I found out I had ancestry from Denmark Sweden Norway and Scotland. And after finding all that out I've discovered your channel and I've enjoyed it very much 👍😁 I just have to say there's a unique pride in finding out your ancestral heritage and learning about it.

[@kameelelian6044]

@yamman33 me too

[@ibriefer]

@@kameelelian6044 ditto

[@abelramirez7320]

I love learning about viking history

[@TorturedSoul76]

Vikings made to the southwest of scotland. I remember going to a dig as a kid an being told it was a Viking settlement.

[@spikewillow4552]

Another great video ! Thanks for sharing brother

[@ljnv]

Thanks im Australian with Scottish, norwagian ans danish ancestry. I love Scotland so much especially the Highlands the scenery, the history etc. Im actually moving to Denmark in April thankfully. Ive lived in Edinburgh for 2 years then covid and had to move back home😕. Looking forward to getting back to Europe 😁😁 ill try to master the Patato throat 😅

[@govang5191]

Tit tut tut tit , In Skippy language it means , Gd luck

[@jesse8737]

A lot of Aussie’s in this comment section. I’m aussie- Dutch and Scottish dad and Irish mum 💪

[@fredrobicheaux5403]

Jeg er Skotsk/Norsk....takk for videoen!

[@MiBibliotecaOscura]

I heard somewhere that some Scottish clans have viking origins, that would be great if you can make another video to explain this 🙂 Great video, thank you!!

[@Evanmonster1]

That is very true. The MacLeods, are direct descendants of Norwegian vikings. Same with the Gunns, even though there is a lot of debate to this day of the origins of the clan. The MacDonalds and MacDougalls have Norse/Celtic origins. There's a good number of them that have nordic roots.

[@MkNasty911]

I am a MacDonald and still live locally to the original 'homeland'. It is rumoured that Ivar the Boneless settled in Skye and many MacDonald's from this area claim to be of his lineage...I have never found any evidence of this when researching my own lineage. Due to the poor registries undertaken by Highlanders at this time it is very difficult to accurately trace anything passed 1700.

[@victorcampbell1868]

Clan Rollo as well too

[@allannielsen8696]

My viking blood gives me goosebumps when you mention the honor amongst rivals in battle.

[@carnival8789]

I'm incredibly proud of my Scottish Ancestry, I hope to visit there one day to see where my Ancestors lived before crossing the sea to the New World!

[@Valhalla88888]

Why dont you do a video on the Scottish Gallowglass Warriors (Pictish/Scots/Vikings)? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallowglass

[@sonsofodinunitedbybrothers9613]

Great work like always brøður. Its funny when I first started to watch the video you had exactly 666 thumbs up and I always hit the like button at the beginning of the video but I didn't want to mess up the count of 666 Thumbs up but just out of curiosity by the end of the video I went and checked it again and it was at 690 thumbs up and I was very happy for you for getting so many in such a small span of time

[@sdev2749]

Love your videos, I learn so much that I NEVER would have known had you not started this channel. Thank you

[@sigimarar]

heyooooo would you like to make a video about the Vikings who lived and ruled in Kyivan Rus? they also played a key role in the formation of such a state as Kyivan Rus! the descendants of Rurik ruled Kyiv for more than seven centuries! Moreover, Ukraine has been using the coat of arms of Rurik as a national emblem for more than 11 centuries! And the funniest thing It was the Vikings who began to call the inhabitants of those lands (Ukraine, Belarus, the North West of Russia) Russ, Rusyns !!!

[@callummackay4412]

My family, my clan, the Mackays were the bitter enemies of the Norse in North west Scotland (where you showed Sutherland) We managed to stick around untill the clearances. Fascinating history thanks got sharing

[@celticscribe7887]

I think my family are a legendary off shoot of mackays, With A Strong Hand brother 👊🏻

[@callummackay4412]

@@celticscribe7887 Haha indeed friend. Mackays went all over the world as great mercenaries and engineers!

[@GothicXlightning]

Hail WILLIAM WALLACE Odin is with him💙🌿

[@jmaaybraak]

Ahh yeeesss! I have Scottish Norn ancestry on my mother's side, so thank u so, so much for this upload!

[@thexhaunt]

So what you are saying is that the Vikings were too scared to have a real fight with the Scottish, so they decided to have a boat fight instead where they would have a tactical advantage. Smart move.

[@radoslavdragnev8797]

no what he is saying is that you can't beat an enemy that is outnumbering you unless you figure a plan to make the numbers advantage irrelevant

[@thexhaunt]

@@radoslavdragnev8797 By not wanting a real fight as they were scared they would lose. Same thing.

[@fostxswire1600]

You keep saying real fight as if tactics are not a part of every fight.

[@thexhaunt]

@@fostxswire1600 running around until your opponent gets tired out is a tactic but it doesn't make you hard.

[@AweSomeGamerzFTW]

@@thexhaunt all that matters is who won and who lost, taking part doesn't matter when its kill or be killed.

[@matthewbroughman6344]

I did some research into my name and what I found said my family comes from a viking settlement in the orkney islands very interesting video thanks for another one

[@scarlet0stars]

Not sure how much of this is fact... You say in the first few minutes no-one invaded Scotland before the Vikings, but how do you think we got our name‽ It was the Gaels from Ireland who came first, they were the Scoti people.

[@Crackalack]

You earned a sub because of your amazing choice of tartan.

[@taylorahern3755]

The feared & ferocious Gallowglass mercenaries who originally hailed from the Hebridean Islands were of famously mixed Norse-Gael lineage. So basically those late Medieval Era Scottish Highland fighting men, the Western European equivalent of a Japanese Samurai, were of Norse Viking, Irish & Pictish descent, as that uber hardcore warrior breed would, beginning in the mid 1200s, eventually serve as highly trained, powerfully motivated, exceedingly dexterous, deadly, fearsome & awesomely dependable mercenaries over in Ireland, hiring themselves out to the various Gaelic chieftains & lords, destined to become the very fierce catalysts for turning the tide against the encroaching Anglo-Norman armies of conquest, invariably wielding their swords & Norse axes to devastating, amazing & bloody effect (by the late 1300s those grizzled Norse-Gael Highlanders began accepting & training greater numbers of native Irish into their sturdy ranks, who became true, formidable Gallowglass fighting machines in their own right). Thus was ancient Gaelic Civilization throughout much of Ireland saved, secured & maintained for several more centuries (till the dawn of the 1600s). The Norse-Gael Gallowglass!

[@josephmccrory618]

Aye and we've been here since!I must have the most boring line of genes,came from Gaels and Vikings still in the topography millenia later.Think McCrory..think Gallowglass!

[@taylorahern3755]

@@josephmccrory618 I'll be hoisting a few pints for you & your long lasting, indomitable breed later on this week, all in honor of that ancient, noble & hardy genetic lineage that has remained unbroken. Cheers My Man!

[@glennmacleod3776]

My MacLeod ancestors are from Mealasta, Uig (Vik), Isle of Lewis, where the Norse Lewis Chessmen were found. My Y-DNA result is Haplogroup I1 (M253) Z73+ (L1301+, L1302-), and most of my genetic matches are in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia. A few years ago I was informed of a very close genetic match with a Swedish Viking (VK555) discovered in the Salme Viking Ship burials in Estonia, dating from around 750 AD. He was one of four warriors buried with shouldered swords next to the 'chief' who had a gaming piece in his jaws, and was closely related to the four 'brothers' and their 'uncles' also buried in the ships. Isotopes of their teeth indicate they were all from the Lake Malaren region in Sweden, and their swords are very similar to Swedish examples. Great video as usual, I really like the way you present them.

[@colinp2238]

Oh Michael, after the intro about your connections with Scotland you butcher the pronunciation of the Hebrides, it is Heb-ree-dees not herbrides or whatever you said. About the medieval battles you must remember at that time whisky was a cottage industry and not commercial, so the possible reason for the Scottish defeat was a lack of Uisge Beatha, the water of life, to bolster the courage of the Scots. Also at that time there were no Weegies (Glaswegians) to sort you out.

[@uiimairgrandchildrenofivar5894]

Having almost all my families being Norse-Gaels, I loved this video. The Isle of Lewis, Dumbarton, Arran, and Skye is where we called home.

[@James_744]

The age of guilt is over. We will not apologize for our achievements. Our history cannot be used as a weapon against us. We are in debt to no one. Our glorious past is a matter of pride and joy for us. Whatever we have done in the past only inspires us today for even greater deeds tomorrow. Those who feel we have wronged them should be happy they are still alive.

[@mclem7670]

Triggered 😆

[@Boudicaisback]

Thank you

[@josephmccrory618]

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[@fostxswire1600]

My grandfather tells me he impressed the Swedish with how easily he picked up their language. Apparently there are many sounds that are also in the Scottish dialect.

[@scottmalcolm]

That would be the English dialect there’s no Scottish dialect😂

[@halfpinthero912]

I love this video. One of your maps shows Peterhead. That is my home town and I trace my ancestry back 7 generations at last count. All of whom are within a few miles of Peterhead so it is likely all those before them were likewise from this area. That makes me a descendant of a Pict. We have a local story of a Thain that defeated a viking army on the cliffs above Pennan. However in general we are proud that we have never been conquered militarily, but also we are proud that we have never tried to conquer anyone else. That is what makes us unique.

[@KweenAshuntae]

Even though I am black American, I feel a strong connection with my Scottish ancestors. I'm of the Hunter Clan

[@josephmccrory618]

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[@victorcampbell1868]

lol xdxdxd

[@Saffy-yr8vo]

Brilliant Scottish accent! Great vid. My dad obsessed with Vikings.In his later years got a job in Largs Scotland, he was thrilled! Sadly gone he’d be so happy again as I got my dna tested. Got South Irish, Scandinavian and Finnish ancestry! (Possibly Orkney included).just generations away. Thought was thousands of years, not hundreds! Very proud. Funny we always laughed as my mums side have the strong Viking link and the boys were all known as ‘fighters’ argumentative mainly. Hilarious.

[@warlord5295]

I did actually find out with help from a company called my lineage and I found out my family came from Norway and settled in Scotland after they were kicked out of Norway by one of the kings with others by someone named Sigurd. I also learned my ancestors did fight for the Scots against the British in the time of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. What I was shocked about was they remained pagan for a very long time but locals did not like this. I did learn the my family fought against their harassers and put up a good fight but eventually all but five were dead the last 5 was a couple and their 3 children 4 members were executed at a Christian church and it was the you gest who was alive he eventually had children but they were raised christian to spare their lives from the church I guess I didn't get the memo because I'm pagan myself. Hahaha

[@MkNasty911]

Hi Just wanted to correct something not to be a smart ass but because you genuinely seem interested in your lineage. Wallace and Bruce fought against the English, Britain wasn't a thing until many centuries later. Your family at this point was fighting for independence from a nation that seen them as worthless peasants. At this time all of mainland Scotland was catholic. Not sure of the dates this began but by 1150 almost the entirety of the country was catholic. In later centuries once Britain was formed as a protestant land, the highlanders remained catholic and fought to re-establish a catholic monarch - Bonnie Prince Charlie. This was the cause for the Jacobite rebellion and the last battle on British soil, Culloden. I hope you continue to investigate the part your ancestors played in Scottish independence. I am sure it goes much further back than what you have found, although it is extremely difficult due to the poor registries kept prior to 15/1600's. :)

[@warlord5295]

@@MkNasty911 thank you for the correction keep mixing Britain and England up all the time. And yes it is true that Scotland for the most part was catholic and my ancestors being pagans during catholic Scotland likely wouldn't have ended well anyway and I am keen to find out more about my family's role in the scottish revolution especially since they kinda have a thing for revolutions since they also fought in the American revolution.

[@MkNasty911]

@@warlord5295 Yes, I cant imagine being pagan during those times would have ended many other ways than being burnt at the stake. Seemed to be a favourite form of religious prosecution here during those times! I used an online library called Ancestry to trace back as far as 1200 in Southern Scotland but going past 1700 in the Highlands is very difficult. Most lived in mud huts known as 'Blackhouses' so we can't really expect that record keeping would have been a priority for them lol Good luck in your research!

[@warlord5295]

@@MkNasty911 totally understandable it irritates me that the church butchered my relatives but what you do. And during the 1700s I can understand that record keeping wasn't much of a priority and I can imagine my ancestor Benjamin had damn good reason to start settling in the colonies and fighting as a minute man in 1776.

[@Elleebeee]

Incredible man. such a clear and concise video 🤘🏻

[@isk3755]

"weren't successfully invaded" Except by the Irish. Scoti were an Irish tribe that invaded it and took over it and gave the country its name. If it weren't for the Irish Scoti in Dal riata and the Vikings then the Picts would have remained. Though the Scoti were subjects of the Picts for a while things changed for both of them. Those in Scotland around the time of the Romans were "replaced" for the most part. Only 10% of Scotland carries their DNA. The rest is Irish majorly and Viking Norwegian depending on where you are. You can see this with the language of Scotland being a branch of old Irish Gaelige. The people that lived in Scotland have successfully defended many invasions but not all.

[@ianledger6063]

Well said. There are a lot of mistakes in this video.

[@mclem7670]

McMac 😆

[@isk3755]

Would like to caveat that it is not just Irish and Norwegian that Welsh influence in South western (William Wallace's last name literally means Welsh) Scotland exists, as well as English in South East especially Edinburgh. The DNA of Scotland is a mix of a variety of European ethnicities. And small French influence via Norman settlement (Robert the Bruce comes from Robert De brus and he was a Norman Aristocrat implant into Scotland) although you can see that as just more Norwegian but I don't know. It's still majorly Irish and Norwegian (and Pictish) more than any others.

[@sanderson9338]

Ireland was founded by British people. It is common sense to reach Ireland the first people came via Britian. The Scoti never defeated Scotland they barely held a small part of the West, they integrated with the Native Picts and other tribes as opposed to conquered.

[@sanderson9338]

Your DNA statements are false the whole of the North East of Scotland has almost pure indigenous blood with a scattering of Scandinavian. Dal rata married into the Picts never beat them. The Scoti were subjects to the Picts and the North East still has Pictish bloodlines till this day. The whole of Grampian to be precise.

[@RyanKeithJ2]

The Keiths and the Gunns had a 500-year feud... allegedly. Some say the battles are all myths, but my favorite myth is this: "the Keiths had a champion of outstanding size and strength known to history only as 'Caidh Mor', or 'The Big Keith', who wielded a two-edged claymore" "There is a tradition that during the fight Big Keith was assisted by the devil in the shape of a large raven who perched on his shoulder and helped him by tearing out the eyes of some of the Gunns. " A nod to the Odin, maybe... Love your work!

[@micoolkidfilms3270]

We eat vikings for breakfast

[@BrentTheGent1]

North East Scotland Heathen listening in. Thanks for covering this man.

[@ggkirke]

Wonderful presentation of this history . It helped me fill in a lot of blanks concerning my own background . Well done !

[@ancestorarchaeologist2824]

I love your channel--you really bring Vikings to life! I have many Norse Viking ancestors as well as Scottish royalty, and love learning about my noble and fearless ancestors. I wish to correct Mel Gibson's wrong portrayal of William Wallace as 'Braveheart'. Robert the Bruce was actually Braveheart. His closest and most trusted friend, The Good Sir James--to the Scots (The Black Douglas to the English), promised The Bruce on his deathbed, to carry The Bruce's heart to the Holy Land. Back then, everyone felt compelled to fight in the Crusades and The Bruce had not yet gone. The Black Douglas carried The Bruce's heart in an enameled lockbox around his neck. As he was traveling through Spain, King Alphonso XI of Castile asked The Black Douglas and his men to help him to fight off the invading Muslim Moors. One day, while returning to the main group from a smaller side battle, he saw a fellow countryman, Sir William St Clair (Sinclair), alone, surrounded and outnumbered. Though greatly outnumbered, Douglas would not abandon his countryman. He and his men rode in to assist St Clair, knowing it was sure death. As he rode into battle, he took the lockbox from his neck, flung The Bruce's heart into the melee, and shouted "Fight on, Braveheart! I shall follow!" The Black Douglas had never known defeat, in his approximately 70 battles, until that Battle of Teba. He is still considered to this day, to be the fiercest and most feared Scottish warrior in history. He was the boogeyman in stories that English parents told to their children. On my mother's side, I am a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce, and on my father's side--The Black Douglas. The 2 best friends are reunited in the marriage of my parents. :) Also, Thorfinn 'Skullsplitter' Einarrsson (son of Torf-Einarr) is my 31st great-grandfather, and his great-grandson, Thorfinn 'The Mighty' Sigurdsson is my 28th great-grandfather. I also have a branch leading back to Rollo, who I believe is the half-siblilng of Torf-Einarr, as well as 3 branches leading to Ragnarr Loðbrók---one through his son, Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (daughter Thora) and two through Björn Járnsíða, by sons Refil & Erik. Would love to see Norway before I die.