Vikings | FAMILY Reactions | Wrath of the Northmen | 102

[@kingwacky184]

At the end of the fair use timer she said I know it is not real. Actually this did happen that was the viking raid on Lindisfarne in 793.

[@raz5240]

That's what I loved about Vikings, they didn't shy away from making them vikings. Vikings pillage, rape, kill. I was afraid that for the sake of us liking the characters they would make them more merciful or civilized. Nope. They are portrayed as monsters, as they should be based on what we know about them.

[@TheKrislaf]

This episode portrayed the raid on Lindisfarne monastery in 793. This raid on unarmed holymen caused an outcry in Christian Europe and is considered the event that started "the Viking age".

[@pphyjynx8217]

it's almost as if they've never heard of Vikings, their whole thing is raiding monasteries and killing monks.

[@henryofskalitz5212]

@Swede They also could have been talking about the Kievan Rus (The people the Vikings normally raid) After being at war with the Vikings for centuries they adapted many Viking fighting strategies and when in foreign counties the Kievan Rus would often claim they were Vikings due to the power that word brought, A fair few of the "Viking" mercenary groups can actually be traced back to the Kievan Rus.

[@krichardj]

They raided, traded and explored from Moscow to America and to the Middle East. They founded most of Russia's cities as river trading posts. They nearly conquered Britain as Vikings and did conquer England as Normans. They spread such terror that many prayer books had their own Norse reference. Amazing people in brutal times.

[@pphyjynx8217]

krichardj the real downfall of the vikings was Christianity.

[@-BlazeK-]

They founded most of Russia's cities ? wat? Russia is founded by slavs. It was similiar culture at the time but they never identefied as vikings nor were from scandanavia.

[@ugaboj]

+Blazekingz I think he means that many of the major cities in Russia built on river coasts were originally founded by vikings as trading posts. Obviously it was slavs that actually developed those places into full cities.

[@spriteqcx0]

The cool thing about our history, is that while it's filled with violence, the way it has shaped our world today is fascinating. The main reason why so much technology and knowledge was spread all over the world around their time period is mainly due to them raiding settlements in England and Paris and so on and trading those things with other people all over the world. This show has some pretty brutal moments, it's not as bad as Game of Thrones but sometimes its pretty close, so hopefully that doesnt take away from their experience.

[@sassymonster4627]

SpriteVR Blood Eagle? I don't remember anything like that in game of thrones...I mean Shareen maybe, but you didn't actually spend 4 1/2 minutes watching her burn. I love this show, I just don't want them to begin this show and by the time it gets to season 4 it becomes too much for them to watch...

[@squashedeyeball]

Sassy Monster Hey mate, we should be careful than to shed details about this event... It's a pretty big deal in the show. I don't know if they intend to read the comments, but maybe it's best to avoid any future revelations...

[@LeeLee8008]

Flaying was the way of life when it came to enemies in House Bolton. IMO, it's much worse than Vikings.

[@squashedeyeball]

SpriteVR Not you, I meant to reply to Sassy Monster (The exact timing for the scene and all). I'll edit and copy her username.

[@Vahisofficial]

LeeLee8008 But vikings is true history.. not meaning neccessarily that ragnars story is true but that the vikings attacked and raided and killed innocent people and small villages etc.

[@mrs7195]

This show is great because there are no clear-cut "good" or "bad" characters. Good people occasionally do bad things, and vice-versa. Well, Athelstan (the young monk) might be the only clearly "good" character in the show ;-)

[@harrypottersnumbrfan]

one thing to always remember when watching this. no matter how much depth they give the characters and how much you grow to love them... they are still vikings.

[@FrozenShogun850]

"Please don't hurt them" 😂 game of thrones I know made you three tougher come on lol

[@MrNefczi]

Well, there is a lot of violence and brutality in Game of Thrones, but you don't have main protagonists buchering innocent people with cold blood. You wont see Jon Snow goign aroudn raping and murdering peasants. You have Arya murdering with cold blood, but she only kills "evil" people. Vikings is on another level in that depertmant as there are no "good guys" here really.

[@reagan_ns]

Awww! She's so sweet. Trust me when i first watched this... that scene made me so angry and it's kind of what I love about this show... One minute you love the main characters next minute you hate them and love someone else... but in the end you realize they're all Vikings. Something to def get used too! haha

[@JBjopa8]

Exactly... The vikings do what vikings do... 😏

[@Cimorelliforever03]

Ahah I love how your sister was like "please don't hurt them" Just so you know, this raid/massacre was a real event considered as the first ever viking attack in England! :) I think you have to keep in mind that they are vikings, we all know what vikings did (raiding, killing, raping -unfortunately), so obviously because this show is (kind of) accurate, that's what they'll do! I looove your reactions, can't wait for the next episode!

[@knowyourhistory]

They film in Ireland. Also, please consider watching the uncensored version but I don't think it's vastly different except for some nudity.

[@nwankpag]

There's an uncensored version? Where can it be found?

[@Drewe223]

You should be able to find it online somewhere. Basically there is just a lot more open nudity and a lot of the Violence is more explicit. There is also an extended version of the show where they left in a lot of scenes that got cut. There are a few in particular that actually add a lot to the story and characters.

[@Rune__]

I am watching the show on a danish HBO account Do you know if the episodes that i am watching are censored or not

[@melbeckles5575]

Oh bless your mom, I feel bad that she cried 😢. Good reaction though keep them coming 😃.

[@astucespourfilles]

Yes love the Vikings reactions! You should check Outlander after, 2 seasons, beautiful cinematography, historical series, love story and a lot of action!

[@anycullen21]

They will loooove Outlander, that show is perfect for them

[@astucespourfilles]

Yes I hope that they will give it a go!!

[@squashedeyeball]

... In the name of Odin, yiur new video has made my day :) Ragnar is not like any other, he thinks differently... Travis Fimmel proved himself to be an acting legend :) Yes, the Northmen were traders, farmer, discoverers, but a part of them were Vikings, who went on raid to settle areas and to take their gold. Btw, some claim that one of the possible reasons to why the Viking period started, might be that they began to raid as an act of defense against Frankish expansion (And especially after the massacre of Verden, were he butchered 4500 pagans).

[@anycullen21]

Travis made Ragnar :D

[@pcgaming4944]

squashedeyeball Travis is a god

[@squashedeyeball]

PCGaming He really is :)

[@loaditz]

One thing that annoyed me about the first season is that at that time the Norse already knew about the British Isles

[@darciepowell]

If you noticed though Ragnar and two others were not killing anyone so Ragnar has some kind of Moral compass his brother Rollo and others do not...

[@carissaoday9208]

The first few episodes really are gore-y, but you have to respect the balance that the story has between showing the realistic brutality of Vikings throughout history, and the relatable, heartwarming moments that keep us rooting for certain characters anyways despite the blatant display of brutality. And the first legitimate raid to England was just like this.. Slaughter and a realization that they could kick some West Land Ass.

[@kahinaloren]

Dragons? You know there are no Dragons, that we know of, at this time. Sigurd the dragon slayer killed the last one, no?

[@melbeasley9762]

I wonder if the dragon could be based on a pterodactyle survivor? Just a thought.

[@Rackhark]

please don't hurt them? yeah sure....

[@atlantic3695]

This raid happenned in year 793 in Northumbria (north of England)

[@tsogobauggi8721]

That was a very good reaction to watch! And you are all great! Always interesting to see different kind of reaction to subjects in the show, like here about religion thing.

[@davidpemberton3720]

Keep watching, this show is phenomenal.

[@joe3k907]

This raid did happen but i guess there is lack of showing how bad the English church was and basically all across Europe, they killed 1000 times more than the vikings ever did , but don't give up on this show it gets a lot better each season :)

[@zanturbus4394]

Yesss please keep these coming ! Love you ladies

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

(POTENTIALLY SLIGHT HISTORY SPOILERS...but not for the show itself...) Great reactions! I would add that this is an interesting period for the Vikings. Within a few centuries, the Vikings will have largely converted to Christianity and, consequently, ended their violent raids. This show is interesting in the sense that many of these characters on the show are real figures in history (or, in the case of Ragnar and Lagathea, parts of oral histories via epic sagas). Ragnar, Rollo, Floki, etc, -- they have a place in actual human history. In this show, they are somewhat amalgamated into this single story.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Kim- "Don't hurt them, they're very nice men....if they hurt the brothers I'll lose all respect for them..." Me - "Oh boy......"

[@garethlawton5278]

This was the first clash of cultures that they had and it was extreme for sure. The Norsemen had never seen a culture where the priests were so far away from violence than they have seen. Not one man there could fight and that would be impossible to occur in a Viking society. Not justifying it. It's just a culture clashing with a culture that would never expect that to happen. If your mum is a Christian, She will love the character you expect her to!

[@ms_scribbles]

I keep having this urge to jump through the screen and yell, "THEY'RE VIKINGS!!!" at your sister. I'm sorry. What does she think Vikings did? Sailed around the world to give everyone flower crowns and cups of tea? They're not puppy trainers, and they don't live on rainbows and sunflowers. This first raid is actually a historical event, the Viking raid of Lindisfarne in 793, by the way. It pretty much happened the way it was depicted. They came in, killed a bunch of them, took the gold, and left.

[@ms_scribbles]

Oh, dear, I just realized. Is your mom super religious? She might not want to watch this show if hacking a cross makes her that upset.

[@christianochoa3779]

More Vikings 👍

[@daninmills]

You mentioned cinematography in this video. If you're a fan of really good cinematography, you should check out the TV show Legion if you haven't already. It's based off of the X-Men comics, has a really good story, great acting, and by far the best cinematography I've ever seen in a TV show. It's also only 8 episodes, so you could do a short reaction series to it like you did with Stranger Things if you wanted.

[@IV_97]

Their vikings... How could you expect them not to kill them?

[@Nekotaku_TV]

They're gonna be covering their eyes a lot during this show... 14:05 Haha, that's the best part. YES! Destroy that shit.

[@dcanngieter]

give them time

[@ericg7183]

The figure Ragnar keeps seeing, is Odin.

[@DyGouka]

Finaly people discover the Vikings greatness good reaction after sithfurion and Jimmy Macram I'm going to watch it again with you ahah I already watched everything alone ,i put my elder sister into it so i rewatched it barely with her, then once again with my father , and now i'm already watching it with my mother and they all love it ahah

[@Drewe223]

This show is kinda like someone took real Viking history, threw some myth and legends in, then threw it all in a blender. Most of the characters, locations, and events are all either directly taken or inspired by real history, however things are often moved around and manipulated for the sake of the show being exciting and interesting. The most popular example of this is Ragnar and Rollo. In real life they were not brothers, in fact if Ragnar was a real person they would have lived a few generations apart. We do know for a fact that Rollo was a real person (he did some things that would be spoiling to mention) however Ragnar's existence is debated. Some people believe he is actually multiple people who's accomplishments all got attributed to the mythical figure of Ragnar, while others believe he was a real person who maybe didnt quite do everything that is claimed. Regardless we will likely never know due to the fact that the Norse didnt keep written records and most of their pre-medieval history is extremely murky.

[@godemperorcarlo]

what you saw in Ragnar s vision was supposed to be Valkyries taking the souls of those who died in combat to Valhalla.

[@Mevite]

they are vikings, that´s what they are

[@kahinaloren]

The figure he sees is Gandalf. For reals. Almost.

[@ericg7183]

Just be forewarned, episode 207, is going to be excruciatingly brutal.

[@doop8436]

If you not seen it you should watch The 13th Warrior its a great Viking movie

[@TubePlaysTV]

Probs from a icelandic viking

[@johnf100]

best reaction ever :D good job loved it

[@hellsing507]

Vikings where warriors first and foremost, the men that went raiding they where not diplomats, they where raiders, so it makes sense they where confused as to why the monks did not fight back but that would not stop them from killing.

[@devonandrewmills]

Lol. You guys were really that surprised about the savagery of that era? This is hardly the tip of the iceberg.

[@FMJaqenHghar]

0:57 But, he was accused of murder and he didn't report the incident right away to the nearest person he could find (he passed more then 2 houses. which happend to be the houses of the victims relatives) you could call it cowardice.

[@FMJaqenHghar]

1:27 This "weird" figure was Odin himself, walking on the field of battle & choosing those who proved themself worthy to enter Valhalla.

[@frednilsen6870]

Release birds to check for land. It's a trick from the Bible. :)

[@Nekotaku_TV]

It's not from the Bible...

[@KimM13744]

They actually did use it and I think people still use it today whilst trekking in northern Scandinavia.

[@Josh86_925]

They were Vikings . That's what they did raided & killed

[@sassymonster4627]

This show is extremely violent!! it only gets more bloody and gory....I mean it makes the walking dead and game of thrones look G rated. last warning...that said although the Vikings have a very different belief system then the people in Europe. Historically this era was extremely violent. When they raid West they are fighting other clans like themselves. So what seems violent to Europeans is just normal raiding for Vikings

[@pcgaming4944]

Sassy Monster you aren't the first person I've seen comment that.. but I can't see how people come to that conclusion, GoT is extremely more violent and gory

[@Drewe223]

Yeah I dont get this either. Maybe if they watch the uncensored version you could make that argument but even then I think it is only on par with GOT. The normal version of Vikings is absolutely nowhere near as explicit as GOT.

[@MrNefczi]

Hey! So whats up with MCU? Are you still going to watch more Marvel movies(and Agents of Shield Eventualy)? Its been almost a month since you reacted to Iron Man :)

[@ragnarlthbrksigurdssn2617]

No It's not terrible it's Viking

[@henrikbrewitz3414]

more vikings! pls

[@MrAchsas]

well thats what real vikings did

[@johnf100]

btw you said loki is autistic.. he's not.. hes just a little crazy but he's very smart :P

[@melbeasley9762]

Those monks you felt so sorry for, spread their religion throughout the world, causing the death of millions of heathen folk.

[@andralfoo]

an eye for an eye and the world goes blind

[@kahinaloren]

There is a reason? Not that it excuses violence. My Odin would not approve. Just before this. The frank - christians attacked and massacred 100's of thousands..... Of our people. They were on a war on extgeminations. Hate breeds hate. Love grows love. Choose.

[@dc1975]

hahaha please dont hurt them. Do you not know history?

[@rullmourn1142]

this show is an historically inaccurate mess, however it has good characters, plots and is fast paced so i like it.

[@revanruler6404]

they're much more civilised, the vikings had near gender equality and a hell of a lot more social mobility but sure the vikings were the uncivilised ones.

[@rullmourn1142]

Revan Ruler.. near gender equality? you're dreaming. in this time period all of Europe was savagely civilized. it was a hard time to live in. Ireland was the most enlightened area in this time.

[@rullmourn1142]

Mr.Inferno...imo Jaime is the most complex character in the show.

[@StickManVS]

Revan Ruler lol, how civilised a society is, is not dependant on gender equality. A good example is the Germanic tribes has more gender equality than the romans, but how was more civilised?

[@lordeaa4603]

+stormbringerr mourn They were undoubtedly horrible times, but that doesn't at all negate from Revan's point. Vikings did not have the traditional gender roles that would become the norm for the majority of society. Viking women were allowed to fight, they could be Jarls and Viking law valued a woman equally to a man. Its pretty amazing for its time.

[@johnjungkook2721]

Lord EAA Places that came under hard time, where tribes stayed small, often had female fighters. It's "pretty amazing" compared with the rest of Europe, but not the rest of the world if we think about the kind of society that the vikings had (much closer to small tribe Africa than imperial China). Secondly, even though they were valued and could possibly rule (supposedly, I have no primary sources for this), they were definitely still expected and often forced to bear many children, which had its predictable limitations on rights and abilities.

[@johnjungkook2721]

All of these butt-hurt little fanboys are here defending this. Can we all agree that murder and rape are horrible, murder especially if it is not for self defense? The Vikings were horrible (and note that I am not saying that the Christians weren't horrible either) and this episode was supposed to be disgusting. I personally never really got over it. I watch the show but I'm never 100% with the Vikings, which I think is good for the moral integrity of the show.

[@Drewe223]

To be fair most people in these comments are not defending anything. Saying "they are Vikings and its what they did" isnt an excuse and it isnt a justification, its a reality. I think people are more trying to help them understand the nature of Viking culture. I do agree with you though, I dont think you are ever really supposed to be entirely on the Vikings side. One of the things that I like the most about Vikings is its sense of moral ambiguity, through really good character development and acting many of us end up siding with what are arguably the "bad guys".

[@johnjungkook2721]

I agree with you abt the show, but there's this trend occurring where fans of the show are just there throwing out little bits of Viking culture flattery as a way, I assume, of keeping the reactors open to the characters that they are supposed to like. You say "understanding", but I think its more often about convincing them to momentarily suppress their hatred for unprovoked violence and keep making reaction videos. You talk of "the nature of Viking culture" but I assure you, this show is not even close to historically and culturally accurate. Tendency towards unprovoked violence is one of the few things we actually do know.

[@Drewe223]

Oh trust me I know, old Norse history is one of my favorite subjects. This show is very much a stylized and fantasized version of this time period. I do know what you mean about people trying to make the Vikings out as something that they weren't because they dont want people to hate them. Personally I dont mind watching and even rooting for morally grey or even evil characters so it was never a problem with me. But you do see a lot of people making the VIkings out to be some freedom loving bastion of gender equality when this is really not true. When I said "the nature of Viking culture" i was referring to the violence and cruelty.

[@Rackhark]

Its part of the show. They don't make them like the "shining knight" typical bullshit. But its a show. Never understood why people take tv-shows so seriously. Its just a show. And I NEVER understand, that if you can't take the content in the show, and basically gets traumatized by it, why watch it....

[@johnjungkook2721]

nico olsen - hey fam, what is your relevance? I'm not traumatized. I'm just suggesting that we allow people to be disgusted by representations of cold-blooded murder. So why don't you go somewhere you're wanted.

[@kahinaloren]

You are Americans. You are supposed to know your bible. Noah's ark. Release the birds.

[@Mevite]

they are vikings, that´s what they are