"Vikings Begin": Valsgarde Ship Burial Artifacts at the American Swedish Institute in Minnesota

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[@MoeSlislack]

they are way more detailed and beautiful than the mainstream gives the vikings credit for. these were very talented craftsmen.

[@askoseppanen3779]

@Big Bill O'Reilly i would say all modern times people, including my self. But i'm craftsman my self and know what kind of effort things can take without power tools, that's why i admire them.

[@sasasasa-lx6cl]

@@askoseppanen3779 check this, try not to droll very much :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/moPFlXuDbZdpr8k part 2 is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/o37VqmeXqt2fhMU The guy in the middle is craftsman who build all these replicas.

[@KristinkaAranova]

Look at the history channel show “Vikings”. Literally no Vikings wear these beautiful helmets, or helmets at all for that matter. And instead of mail or padded Armour, they have them these weird modern biker leather gear lol

[@KristinkaAranova]

Big Bill O'Reilly alrighty then

[@askoseppanen3779]

@@KristinkaAranova lol yeah, mainstream stuff

[@hakanpersson6524]

Vallsgärde and the Uppsala area in Sweden are well worth visiting. Uppsala was the place were the big temple dedicated to the god Frey was situated. Nice video !!!

[@KevinAlderskans]

nah it was dedicated to the norse gods.. sweden was known to be blessed by frey because of the nature/landscapes... odin or oden in swedish and frey once lived in uppsala as real human beings, think of odin as a messiah a norse jesus christ and you will get the idea hes the founder of the yngling dynasty and frey was part of it.

[@askoseppanen3779]

Those people, our ancestors in scandinavia were true craftsmen! I always wonder how they did all those beautiful decorations.

[@billastell3753]

No internet or TV and very long winters.

[@shroom6426]

well think of all the time you spend watching tv or spend on the internet, they didnt have that, had plenty of time to sit and perfect stuff, not that fascinating really

[@askoseppanen3779]

Well that would be obvious right, no tv and net and you will be a master smith or jewel maker lol. No way, these crafts need years and years practise and you still may not exceed the level of a master

[@billastell3753]

@@askoseppanen3779 You do understand they went years and years without TV and the net? In the absents of other distractions they practiced what they liked to do. That is how one becomes a masters of whatever they do. Why the LOL thing?

[@shroom6426]

@@askoseppanen3779 no tv and no net with years and years of practice, exactly my point....nothing else to do gives you plenty of time to perfect a craft

[@hshwhitten]

This is crazy awesome. Thank you. Really great detail on the swords.

[@guarddog318]

Things like this are very useful for those of us who draw and paint. They go a long way toward a person being able to give an accurate representation of a time long gone.

[@shaggyrumplenutz1610]

Chainmail beard. On a serious note the workmanship of Viking artifacts of this quality always amazes me. I'd say on the same level of craftsmanship as many Japanese blades and fittings (except for a few exceptions). That's just my opinion though.

[@shanghunter7697]

We just found a viking settlement along the Niagara river in western n.y., so far we know that there were over 200 vikings and they lived and intermingled with the local natives. We are in the beginning phases and expect much more.

[@timothydean9407]

Any documentation about this?

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Seriously? So they did go further - I knew it! Is that further south than Maine? Because I have read before that there were some artefacts found as far south as Maine!

[@boydgrandy5769]

There is no evidence that anyone is investigating a potential viking settlement anywhere in New York. There was a crank claim of a viking ruin on the Hudson River 3 years ago, but it was debunked by Columbia University, which denied the article claim that university archaeologists had been the first to investigate the site. No such site exists. There are vikings in the US, but they are in Minnesota, and they play professional football.

[@rplarred]

Boyd Grandy From a Swede in Minnesota, those “ professional “ players are Not Vikings !

[@SineMacula]

There is evidence of Danish Vikings in Paraguay. Look up Vikings in Paraguay.

[@douglasvonfreund8945]

Really cool .The Metal work ,the Revits they used .Also the Art work is beautiful .Its amazing something that old survived .

[@susansouthern6704]

So incredibly decorative

[@leojson7351]

Brilliant video and commentary, thanks!

[@rhondal.vikingpride8138]

as a sword collector AWESUME. THANKU. .LUV IT .ITS MY PEEPS ALSO. SO THANKU AGAIN

[@MrBCA701]

This is an excellent video. Thx for sharing. I would have loved to see that exhibit.

[@hlloyd-fs4uf]

Thank you for this, I will find it useful in my wood carving. Most appreciated!

[@PhilBaumhardt]

Glad I could help! Happy carving

[@themattatronmaster]

Watching your video gave me a better understanding of those artifacts than if I would have seen them myself. Great video, I subscribed

[@hippis563]

I just love Viking stuff as its a tale of our past !

[@StephiSensei26]

Every bit counts. Thank you for this delightful tidbit. Well done.

[@hans-goranlindberg9408]

This is long before the Vikings

[@mrjohn.whereyoufrom]

Great video. The leather scabbard was beautiful. Never seen anything like that. Thanks for filming it and putting it on youtube.

[@waikukujk]

Amazing preservation

[@Davidnerfz]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! GREAT STUFF MAN!

[@gozer87]

This was a cool display. It came to the Scandinavian museum in Seattle.

[@scottlehman9738]

That is amazing. Such detail.

[@juliusceasar1815]

Awesome! I'm going to this exhibit in Mobile, AL in a few weeks!

[@tonyfulton9966]

Wonderful, thank you for sharing.

[@robertbluntfalsearrest7127]

Awesome very interesting looking into the pasted

[@murrayshanaughan2650]

Good vid, It's a change to see genuine content rather than a mix with modern fantasies, thanks.

[@Mhj-76]

Valsgärde (Vahls'Yeah'r'deh) gärde = field, meadow. Valsgärde is a grave field, farmyard near the town of Uppsala in Sweden. Valsgärde Gravfält www.google.com/maps/uv?viewerState=lb&pb=!1s0x465fcd081ada3c95%3A0x1ee498a503a9a7b1!5sValsg%C3%A4rde%20Gravf%C3%A4lt&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipMM-hZDOW1SFte3KKnP4EBmw5cHCzVALrO_-Pgz

[@josephvandevander6848]

Absolutely astonishing. thanks for sharing. 👍

[@TjakaErasmus]

"With Odin on your side" - Amon Amarth

[@urblotasunkynewulf615]

Runes carved to my memory

[@techronmattic5876]

Cool exhibit, thanks for sharing Phil

[@genekelly8467]

Looks a lot like the Stton Hoo treasure from England

[@championgoatherd]

I’m a swede with a huge interest in early medieval history and have seen some of these helmets live before but the sword with the preserved sheath and rich decorations I have never seen before! It’s awesome! Such a rare find. Thank you so much for this video and the great pictured!

[@antiwacks4017]

Nothing really started with the vikings. The scandinavians lived like this for thousands of years.

[@stephengolombecki8666]

Low key kinda mad I didn’t know this place existed and didn’t know they had this exhibit on display last year.😤

[@GermanGreetings]

Thank you Sir !

[@tewfik8616]

I was s bit suspicious when watching the sophisticated sword which was shown in the HBO series Vikings as King"s Horik from Sweden, I thought then it was too perfect, now I've seen these actually I think it didn't give it the right credit.

[@dylanllynoch3835]

Sus 📮

[@brianpeck4035]

Thinking about the shield, I imagine that the metal decorated reinforcements in the interior would be attached perpendicular to the wood grain.

[@Kenzofeis]

Of course ^^

[@wizardlvl5124]

Wow thanks for sharing that was brilliant I enjoyed that.

[@thebatman911]

Exceptional video! Thank you for posting this!

[@nomadlight]

Thanks a lot man this is awesome

[@CKing-388]

Sword hilts look so much like the ones found in that Saxon hoard.

[@alexxenaosas2416]

thank you !

[@flügelmachen]

Well done! Thank you very much!

[@andrewgodly5739]

Those helmets kinda look like they have Egyptian influence. Might just be because they are ornamented with precious metals that survived the decomposition. It seems Vikings liked color and variation in their helmets. I think it's fair to assume they painted their helmets, like they did with their shields. I cant imagine them having a polished metallic sheen on their helmets

[@christopherknight1851]

thanks so much for the vid. BTW who hits the dislike for this video, i think its cool that someone took extra time so anybody can see this amazing part of history

[@KingZealotTactics]

It's an awesome sight to see actual pieces from that time period, it's funny some of the designs on the sheathe look similar to the Mesoamerican art.

[@PieterBreda]

The workmanship is astonishing. They look similar to Anglo-Saxon finds. and indeed, scabbards are rarely found.

[@edr.3229]

The craftsmanship is beautiful. And just think done without the modern tools we have now like gas forges and power hammers.

[@stevenbermingham9783]

Well done mate

[@stephanreichelt1960]

The Ulfbert sword is a thing of beauty, demascus with inlaid designs

[@ferodrigues1211]

That Was beautiful thanks .

[@masonmorgan6753]

can you make a video about the germanic iron age swords? I haven't been able to find any videos with any taking in detail about the them. us weapon nerds/blacksmiths would love this

[@adkviking69shofner98]

Dude love it i need to see this

[@forgejunkie]

Fantastic video!! I really enjoyed it!!

[@patmancrowley8509]

Thanks. I enjoyed this short video.

[@englishlanguagetraining4092]

Fascinating! Thanks for making this video

[@billlowe3016]

Nice video, your camera worrk real showed those pieces well

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Fantastic video, well done! And thank you for sharing this with us!Is there anything left of the sword blade that's still in the scabbard?

[@PhilBaumhardt]

Thanks for watching! I honestly have no clue about the sword, there was no detailed writeup on any of these artifacts, but my guess is that some iron is there but the leather has bonded to it and is unable to be removed. If they x-rayed it they could see what was left.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

@@PhilBaumhardt Oh I'm sure they've X-rayed it! That's the first thing I thought about! Lol! Thanks Phil.

[@glenmaher438]

Thank you mate,very interesting...👍

[@brijstaker]

just awesome, thanks!

[@tinmanx2222]

Thanks, very interesting.

[@gavinhudson3064]

Wow! I'm actually 5% Norwegian, and 5% Swedish on my father's side. It's good to learn more about my Viking ancestry. Arrrghh!

[@pamtnman1515]

excellent video, thank you

[@Asif-pq6ro]

I'm india Love you Vikings

[@tougerunss8241]

Awesome stuff, great video

[@kagemandgravergaard2775]

Amazing!

[@imarocka100]

looks very much like artifacts from the staffordshire hoard

[@amye9435]

Great amazing video... you should run it again with just music... no offense The video took my boyfriend thru an out of body experience to his ancestors.... he's a Dane viking from Arizona

[@alynneloup7707]

Original sources. Thank You!!!!

[@mecima]

Seems like if you like it so much you might want to move back to the north sea area, proud boys

[@ATINKERER]

I looked at your pictures. It must have cost quite a bit to buy those things back when they were made. They must have been owned by the rich and powerful!

[@GregoryPastoll]

The topic interests me greatly, but I cut if off during the wham-bang opening blast of music, with flames. For heaven's sake, can't people just go straight to the facts and cut the razzmatazz?

[@camilomateus]

Awesome vid bro!

[@isaaksimmers7678]

Awesome! Thank you

[@JustinTopp]

I’m over In Fargo nd I might have to go check that out! It’s not too far

[@PhilBaumhardt]

It's a neat exhibit. I tried to get this video out before it closed.

[@harharc.4932]

that shield was damn big so it's true they are giants people.

[@TheKuldi]

My gut is telling me the shield is put together wrong, the metal rods are supposed to spread out from the senter, like a sun.

[@Leadfoot_P71]

That would definitely look a lot better!

[@sharonhearne5014]

I think I see a Scythian influence in the metalwork design.

[@natureschild2000]

what a cool hobby. Have you studied the vikings that settled Russia? How much of their culture persisted in that society?

[@markbrough1959]

Go to the Viking Centre York, England 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@fiftyhunnug]

The Viking age ended in 800AD??

[@PhilBaumhardt]

The Vendel Period ended in 800 AD, the Viking Age began in 800AD.

[@dylanupdyke2745]

Why are these in Minnesota again??? And not in Sweden?

[@PhilBaumhardt]

It was a traveling exhibition from Sweden. Everything went back to Sweden.

[@dylanupdyke2745]

@@PhilBaumhardt Ahhh okay

[@vikingskuld]

Nice job thank you

[@PhilBaumhardt]

Thanks for watching!

[@idfk227]

I wish o could go to one of the Vikings ship wrecks and find there armor

[@bartonbella3131]

Please tell me these didn’t get looted during the BLM torch the city celebration

[@borisjohnson1944]

No, the RWNJ got in first because they seem to like weapons etc.

[@scottfergusson8411]

Why is it that if I find an old Native American artifact by law I need to leave it were it was found..... yet you can dig up my Ancestors relics and show case them . In Australia it the same for aboriginal artifacts.

[@hnorrstrom]

They are on tour as the museum in Uppsala Sweden is undergoing resturation.

[@garychynne1377]

thank yew

[@tacticalicexsports8127]

LEGARTHA made those shields

[@ALTDOK667]

8 conquered people disliked this...

[@ilovebacalao9734]

its sad that the bloodlines of Vikings are very thin or else these items could've been received by their families of today if they even have any

[@arleneandrade1025]

Vikings ok 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Nous_nous_amusames]

was the annoying music really necessary? I think not.

[@linusjohansson3987]

During her period as culture minister in Sweden, Alice Bah Kuhnke (of mixed race) approved the meltdown of iron age items like weapons, arrowheads, amulets, coins and more. The irreplaceable items were classified as metal scrap and sent to destruction while she complained about all the "racism" in Sweden.

[@Kenzofeis]

Enemy behind the gates

[@fiddibelow]

Temmelig teit vi hadde kjøpt dem 🤷‍♀️

[@onceANexile]

They were here in 1358? Or earlier. THE QUESTION IS IS, HOW DID A RARE MINTED NORWAY SILVER COIN GET TO A MAINE TRADING SITE????

[@toddjohnson9782]

Some of the engravings look celtic,when did celts and Norse first begin to interact,family is from hebrides descent,stories say as early as 750! ? !

[@fiddibelow]

Norway invaded ireland around 500 but there is common history Even before that im sure

[@toddjohnson9782]

@@fiddibelow when did the o'neal chief make a deal with the vikings,supposedly olaf,for the o'neal daughter.then got shipwrecked on Lewis isle?

[@mikesaunders4775]

@@fiddibelow 500 is way too early, the first recorded Norwegian Viking attacks were on England in 793.

[@fiddibelow]

@@mikesaunders4775 yes due to the ships being used that time period is asociated with the viking age. however norway still attacked ireland year 500.

[@fiddibelow]

by year 800 something norway was a unified country with several colonies and captured (but also lost) terretories.

[@joeclarke9782]

Thanks. Very interesting. As Vikings dashed and slashed their way south they encountered Christianity and adopted it.

[@KingVoss]

U should play assasins creed Valhalla

[@k2superlative72]

Sutton ho must be Nordic origin.

[@deagnasakaadam7840]

Those helmets look very Saxon weapons were the best metal worker at that time way before the Vikings to me a lot more detailed then the Viking period. too me pre migration period of Germanic tribes.

[@jacobharris3208]

There's absolutely nothing Viking about the Vendel Period I don't understand why people are so confused about that. These artifacts predate the Viking Age by about 300 years. Also it's Vals-yair-duh 🙏🏻 and also I noticed people are talking a lot about the show "Vikings" don't watch it. It's one of the dumbest shows ever created. There are so many misunderstandings about history it's profound, and too many assumptions and dogma, that's where all the confusion comes from. Simply put, the Anglo Saxons came and raided and settled in Albion and removed (unclear how) the former inhabitants, then centuries later, when the Danes and Norwegians came, they found long disbanded Scandinavians that had since adopted the Christian Faith. In the Vendel Period, the pan Germanic culture would have meant that the Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, Frisians, Jutes, Angles, and Geats etc would most likely be indistinguishable as far as weaponry and armor, art and culture, aside from variables in language. If you were to somehow time travel into 7th century northern Europe and encounter a Jute, then a Dane, you would probably never even know the difference honestly.