The Most Feared Vikings: Where were the toughest warriors from?

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The most feared Vikings were not necessarily the Jomsvikings. There was another region that was always known to have the most fearsome warriors. This video goes over some of the sources and stories of these vikings

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hello Skinden:) much Respect for your Coment and Culture! im not from norway or viking related -central Europe, Austria- so my grand-grand-grand elders where celtics. My opinion is, its important to not forget where you come from, the culture, the roots... sometimes it looks like modern livestyle wants to delete all of that diversity in culture, and if your against it, youre called a nazi - speaking of europe- my opinion: people and coulture should just live next and with each other in peace and fucking respect each others culture. this would make life so much easier:) Peace, Dude ✊

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@@Absmnd647 I think you've got things a bit misconstrued. Nazi's wanna destroy diversity and culture, no ones called a Nazi because they like or celebrate the culture they come from, unless that culture is somehow hinged on racial superiority and eugenics which I'm pretty sure isn't the case. Celebrating culture and diversity is specifically something Nazi's were against.

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[@geirkarlsen7329]

If you are talking of the first nation in North Amrica I think the Vikings left because we had respect for the first nation over in America. No one knows why Vikings left, but reading between the lines it might have been the reason why. Today the date of when Vikings settled on the east north coast over there, It is now 1000 years ago and I think the history will continue to push into the year around 900. The history of Norwegian/Icelandic settlement over there is pushing older the more we digg into it.Carbon testing of the wood the Vikings used on the Viking houses over there has been used now in Newfoundland.

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Again?

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@@smittoria Why not?

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you guys should have done it already. Finland, Faroe, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden. What about Greenland?

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@@Augustus-mk1du that's the Nordic Union

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Here in Scotland, up in the Shetland Isles, Lerwick hosts "Up Helly Aa" - a Viking fire festival procession that echoes galley burning pagan Norse rituals at the cremation of great Chieftans, and religious ceremonies to mark the Sun's return after the winter solstice. Up Helly Aa is held annually on the last Tuesday in January. Medieval Shetland guizers (skeklers) and an army of Vikings march through the streets of Lerwick carrying blazing torches. KZbin has many videos of this spectacular event.

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Harstad, part of the realm of the viking Thorir Hund at some point!

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@John John Danes lost to the Middle Eastern Mindset that is Christianity

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[@stevejohnson6858]

"Bitter is the wind tonight It tosses the ocean’s white hair Tonight I fear not the fierce warriors of Norway Coursing on the Irish sea" - Irish poem. I certainly agree with your assessment for the most part but I also think that who the most fearsome warriors from Norway were from might also depend on whom you asked at the time. The "Vestfaldingi" or men of Vestfold/Viken engaged in many attacks particularly on the Carolingians and that area seems to have been a hub of where many of those attacks launched from.

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Thanks for the awesome content mate. Always thought about whom would have the strongest vikings - and it kinda makes sense that Norway had them because of the tough terrain - and that is coming from a Dane. Would you maybe someday be able to make a video about the Viking Faction in For Honor? Quite curious what your take is on it, if it is realistic or not :)

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Thank you for all the info and sources, The story of Norway allowing Denmark to rule for awhile is very interesting and I appreciate your speaking about it in context of internal conflicts.

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Same happened several centuries later with England and the Netherlands. England wanted to get rid of the catholic king Jacobus and so 'invited' the Dutch Stadhouder Willem III to come to England (with his wife who was a full niece of Jacobus) and defeat Jacobus ("Glorious Revolution"). He succeeded in invading England and became king Willem III of England, Willem I of Ireland ('King Billy') and Willem II of Scotland (confusing, yes). He was invited and had English help because they didn't want a second 'War of the roses' but also they preferred a protestant on the throne (which Willem III was). He ruled 4 countries from 1691 till his death in 1702. Willem invaded with 14.000 Dutch en 7.000 'others' (including Huguenots, English, Scots, Germans, Danes, French, Swedes, Fins (in bearskins), Polish, Greek and Swiss soldiers); his armada of 500 ships was 4 times larger than the Spanish armada of 1588. The people of Norway apparently had better things to do that year (1688) and/or were probably already planning the great northern war (1700-1721) against Sweden. ;-)

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My Aunt Joan's parents were from Trondheim, if I remember correctly. She was tough, smart, and able to do anything.

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Great video! Also, can you make a video about the Jomsvikings?

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Håkon Jarl even sacrificed his son Erling before the battle at hjørungavåg, to Torgerd Holgebrud, to sway the weather to their benefit. It was a epic saga to read. Norwegians don't hestitate or fuck around.

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How old was his son?

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[@KenKobayashiRasmussen]

I always find this channel to be a good source of true history or at least as true as we can get them coming from sagas, I know you put a lot of work into including references and links to the sources you find and it is much appreciated. There is an aspect that I feel that you are leaving out, and that is the bias of the sources of the sagas, most of the surviving sagas from the viking era comes from Iceland, iceland was inhabited by Norwegians, the sagas that survived there are hugely bias and favour Norway as the great nation. History is best decoded by including as many perspectives as possible. Thank you for putting the time and effort into your amazing videos... Kind regards Ken Rasmussen a Dane living in Trondheim, Norway.

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[@tomislavglavas2180]

I love seeing how much fun you had making this video. :) Also, the Vendel period had some savage vendels ;)

[@christianhallen1101]

The Viking staffed guard in Constantinople is called the Varangian Guard. Sophia Vargara is an actress. Plus Norwegians we’re pretty prominent in that group. Harald Hardrade made his mark there when he intentionally left a gold horseshoe loose on his horse to fall off so as to amaze the crowds that these blond warriors shod their horses in gold

[@norsk-potet0_089]

The story about the goldshoe, wasnt Harald Haråde but King Sigurd Jorsalfare

[@letsdothis9063]

I was also a little bit annoyed by the mispronunciation of the Varangian Guard. I'm guilty of the same thing (mispronunciation of words that I know) at times. I have heard him call them vargarians in other videos though. Oh well. I do like the content. He definitely knows more about the Viking age than myself.

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That's where my great grandmother was from, great great grandfather was from Svalbard. Good to know this.

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I live up in the north and they are still tough folks up here

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[@mudbuck9273]

Off topic but in 2014 my cousin had a job in Memphis Tennessee as a ditch digger and in August they were doing something with the Mississippi River and wondup finding the remains of a longboat with a few broke swords some axes and viking remains.

[@Braapncamp]

Any source on that?

[@feonor26]

@@Braapncamp I'd like to see that as well. Heard that story many times, but never seen in documented anywhere.

[@HonorAndWisdom]

A battle that i would love to know more about is the battle of Fýrisvellir that took place in Sweden in the late 900s between the new Swedish king Erik Segersäll and the son of the previous king, who was backed by the Jomsvikings and possibly the kingdom of Denmark. Sadly we don't know a whole lot more than this. In the late 1600s the Swedish royal castle Tre Kronor burned down with a vast amount of documents and books covering the mid- to late middle ages in Sweden, which possibly could have contained more info about this battle and a bunch of other stuff as well.

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[@clausholm4130]

The shipbuilding technique of the "klink" built vessels most likely came from Norway. It is the backbone of the Viking age in which being a Viking was only for the few that sought fame and fortune outside the boundaries of the kingdom. It was an occupation, a job. That is important to know. The eldest son usually continued the line of farming and upkeep of the family property, marrying into alliances and the other sons had to seize their land, either by marriage or by conquest. Otherwise, they became mercenaries or were too weak, hence risking the dishonor of being a "skrælling". With scarce farming land and a growing population in Norway, there were naturally unrest and squabbles during recessions and the region was in a constant state of war almost. Those who came out on top could only be the very toughest and the best. I agree though I am a Dane with ancestors traced back to the start of Christianity. Norway had the toughest and fiercest warriors. Those who came out on top could only be the very toughest and the best. I agree though I am a Dane with ancestors traced back to the start of Christianity. Norway had the toughest and fiercest warriors. My theory is that famine and low access to farming land motivated the start of the Viking age in Norway traveling out pillaging and conquesting land. Danish Vikings started almost half a century after the first landings. Though we always focus on warriors of this period we tend to miss some of the real power. Technology and statesmanship. What fascinates me is the superior technology this period produced and Viking ingenuity. They were very smart and crafty. They even had contracts, investment, and credit systems through their "bomærke" or stamp. An interesting dissertation from the University of Roskilde explains the old Norse and Dane contract laws and traditions, massively advanced for the period. Traditions and rites you even find in today's business dealings in Scandinavia and the importance of networking. The expansion in the Viking age wasn't only conquest or pillaging, but the ability to hold the land and to develop it into a powerful economic force. I would like to hear more of this if you have any plans for future videos. And thanks for the informative inputs. Great job!

[@Truthster772]

Isn’t true that the French built their fleets from Denmark design of ships? Or would that have the been the Denmark adopted Norway style?

[@timmysvensson4902]

From what i understand it started to develope in the baltic, and then probably spread upwards. Its also weird to talk about Norwegian, denmark Sweden etc with peoples current sense of geography, i mean whole Southern sweden was denmark while much of western was Norwegian. But for me it make sense it developed earlier in the baltic and reached the Atlantic along the western coasts where they got improved even more dur to rough weather. 😅

[@jaynorris3722]

One thing about the programe Viknings, they used names of real people. Encourage people to research some of them. The program was good entertainment. Thank you for the information and being honest and not trying to push bullshit as fact.

[@jrnsteen8136]

99% of the show vikings is made up to make the show a hit.

[@katherinebishop9116]

So I always knew about my Scottish heritage, and when I had my DNA analyzed, it came back 70% Norwegian Viking. That makes sense now. Thanks for your content.

[@norsewmn9856]

Just found your channel and I'm looking forward to learning more. My paternal grandfather's side of the family came from Norway to North America in the mid 16th century; my paternal grandmother's family came to the US from Sweden via Canada. Family gatherings were always full of amazing food and wild tales well into the night!

[@mikei86]

Norwedians are Danes that got lost in the ice and couldnt find their way home so I take it they got it from us🧐😅 so thank you for the compliment 👍

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Just like the faeroese are those who got seasick on the way to iceland :p

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[@UltimaSRi]

...maybe!? A evolved version of swedes danes?! Scandinavian 2.0?!

[@michaelalbertson7457]

Danes are a tribe from Sweden that left, couldn't compete with the Svear, or Svea, and went south, eventually giving their name to Denmark.

[@katrina2931]

The only information I’ve found about my family shows they were from Orkedalen, which I think now is the area of trøndelag.

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Yes it is. Quite close to the city of Trondheim.

[@TheRober82]

That's cool! I grew up there :) Let me know if you want to ask something.

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[@fratercontenduntocculta8161]

I'm so happy to find a source where I can learn about what my ancestors did. I'm proud of my Norwegian heritage as well, as I learned only a few years ago via a gene test and confirmed by family records. Definitely planning a trip out there as soon as I can!

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Feels good being from Trondheim right now.. 😄 and having Trøndersk heritage.

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Not bad. Fra Tromsø selv. Fornøyd med det også :)

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I am so proud of my Trondheim roots right now.

[@melissahdawn]

My favorite story so far comes from an Icelandic saga. It is so much like the whole Greek Trojan horse thing. To capture a city, the shipmaster was very ill and it is said that he begged to be blessed by a Christian priest. He was welcomed into the citty. The man got worse and eventually died, but his final request was that all of his shipmates be batised and three masses per day be given in his honor. I can totally imagine all of this The townspeople were so happy (no doubt convinced it was the hand of God) at his funeral, there was barely enough room to contain the attendees, but his fellow vikings filled in and stood quietly in the back as his coffin was lowered into the ground...When his coffin swung open and he commenced in slaying everyon who had gathered, and that was how they got that city. (from the saga of Ragnarr Loðbrók) now, that is a great story! According to dates (pre-viking age) and lineage (using genealogy as a source here) I believe he was from Sweden. But I get a feeling of dislike of Norway from the Icelandic Sagas So, it might be propoganda where the subjects propogated a dislike of their superiors.

[@no.6660]

If you read a lot of Icelandic sagas you’ll notice that the swedes were very weird. Whenever a swede was mentioned you could expect him to be some kind partake in witchcraft and overall be mysterious and maybe even ugly. So I wouldn’t say that the Icelandic writers favoured the swedes over the norwegians I’d that’s what you’re trying to say.

[@robynnparker1455]

You have so much knowledge about your history I figured that was your profession! Like a professor that just travels around doing different things like museums or whatever cuz you're always traveling. I would have never guessed MMA fighter!

[@norsemagicandbeliefs8134]

I am a jack of all trades master of none unfortunately lol

[@robynnparker1455]

@@norsemagicandbeliefs8134 Hahahahaha weird! Aren't we all!

[@angelavanderpool8483]

I love your page!

[@deejayk5939]

Interesting to hear more of the actual history!