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[@stevenwiederholt7000]

"If you want to hear more about Vikings don’t forget to subscribe to our new channel dedicated to recreating Primary Sources from history" What should I do if I Don't want to hear more about Vikings? :-)

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

BTW Good Stuff!

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[@ryanaegis3544]

When we are done with the Viking age, and then the Norman Conquest, we should follow the Normans to Italy while interjecting stories about the in fighting in France and Frisia and Scandinavia, perhaps some on the formation of Germany, and then on to the Crusades. You should do a whole playlist covering everything, from the first call to arms and the people's crusade to the fateful Friday the 13th that saw the Templars axed. The politics of the Crusades on all sides (there are at least three Christian sides and three Muslim sides, and that is not even counting all the city states and their territories and varying allegiances), and the stories that sprang from then are so misunderstood. Would be great seeing it all on your maps and pictures.

[@HistoryTime]

​@@TheAllomar If this is how worked up you get about someone having a cold, I wonder how you get by in life. :)

[@astr0fps]

Vikings one of the best shows I've ever watched and I am so sorry that Travis didn't won anything for portraying Ragnar.

[@carston101]

I'm just about to finish season 4 part 1,and I've also ordered a blu ray box set of season 1 to 5. One of the best shows I've ever seen.

[@Dendoi_]

That actor that tore down a cross with Jesus on it with an axe deserves a reward

[@topopoptapapap2145]

Man yeah!!! He plays well that character...

[@muhammedsinyang5907]

And he deserves an award for that matter....

[@Jimjim226]

My sister did some makeup for the show

[@stevenk-brooks6852]

I once told a Danish friend that it seemed like a strange contradiction that today Scandinavians are amount the most peaceful and civilized people in the world, yet they they descend from the Vikings who were ferocious warriors. My friend's explanation: "We got it out of our system."

[@RRRRR15]

@@D9Wx cringe as fuck bro

[@auntedna6376]

I don't believe they were any more ruthless than any of the other farm burning, slave taking people's of the time. Not all of them even went viking. They were just really, really good at it when they did, heh. Still a funny response from your buddy.

[@alext5497]

Tell him to get it back into their systems.

[@BinkyTheElf1]

Steven K-Brooks - Living in such times seems glamorous.. but ask ordinary Mexicans what they think of warring warlords, drug lords, gangs, and the resulting chaos & violence.

[@bakisha8564]

They weren't ruthless it's in their culture and that's possible that they were clean u could get death cebtense by peeing in water

[@VicLovin602]

"My death comes without apology" Ragnar was a badass

[@Aych9]

Chill guy that’s the tv version

[@chriswillis8069]

@@Aych9 it's still ragnar 😶

[@spideyman5171]

@@chriswillis8069 it’s just Hollywood making shit up

[@herm1nator]

@@chriswillis8069 but its still fckn made up ffs, the vid is about history

[@jacobgarvia1065]

Now he's drinking ale from curved horns in Odin's hall my heart still broken over his death may he rest in peace hail king Ragnar

[@kingkong6917]

Travis . Played the role of ragnar. Was so damm good. You can feel his emotions by looking at his eyes.

[@kingivar78]

He was ragnar

[@LDuke-pc7kq]

Agreed, one of the best performances of all times

[@dmitrijtschaika2769]

Idiots .

[@VespoLiveGaming]

Alexander Ludwig's portrayal of Bjorn is very underrated- notice as Bjorn gets older, he gradually looks, acts, and talks more and more like Ragnar. It's most obvious in the cadence of his speech, he matched Travis Fimmel's inflections more and more as the series goes on, along with facial expressions and hand gestures- always with a little bit of Lagertha in there too. It truly makes them believable as a family unit, and not just actors pretending to be a family.

[@CptStankFanger]

He has very expressive eyes

[@personperson143]

He also rode from Rorikstead to Whiterun, but that's a tale for another time.

[@jknott1509]

He also survived a dragon attack on Helgen

[@AleisterStormcrow]

HAHAHAHA :-D

[@user-bz8es4qw7n]

One time, he took an arrow to he’s knee .

[@thefullmonte1902]

Well, according to Saxo, Odin and his sons came from an area close to the Black Sea, subjugated the locals and established not only a religion but a thousand year old kingdom, perhaps still living in the current Frankish crown Prince HRM Frederik. What a man.

[@eugenio1542]

Nice name. Where do we come from - the "sons' and the "sens" ? (Zululand)

[@JaimieJo]

Loved the video! I've been reading the Viking Sagas since Vikings came out on the History Channel. Travis Fimmel should have won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Ragnar!

[@britusman]

totally agree.

[@southerncross5360]

Jaimie Johnson Agreed!! I’ve taken an interest since watching the show. Glad it’s opened my eyes to interesting facts and fables, I did the ancestry t23 and me, and have ancestors from these areas. Enjoy history and these videos are so much more accurate than the what the history channel shows...

[@haworthluke]

He should indeed

[@Jizzlewobbwtfcus]

I haven't seen 'Vikings' but Travis is DEFINATELY a HUGELY underrated actor.

[@maayan9400]

Cornelious Stradivarius plz see Vikings

[@Necaradan666]

Pretty amazing how a man's deeds could get his story told for thousands of years

[@DEEPMUCH]

The best of people.

[@adeshwodan4679]

What we do in life lived in eternity. . . Adesh Wodan

[@Relax-ge2uf]

In the bible they called them men of renown they were Descendants of the fallen angels

[@the2ndcoming135]

Agree. I like how I grew up hearing mostly a negative view of Viking culture. Good thing I was born into Germanic culture of which the attitude is drastically different. Plus, it’s also hilarious that some highly ignorant internet historians assert that the Vikings didn’t have a sophisticated documented history. So, I’m all like, really? Okie dokey🙂

[@thomasladdy8270]

To be fair Ragnar is semi-historic and semi-mythological, all of these stories may be nonsense, few Christians believe Jesus' life is literal so why believe that Ragnar's saga is fact? This information interests me as my surname is Ladbrook which some say derives from one of Ragnar's daughters, of which personally I am not convinced.

[@cloudvikings7913]

Power is always dangerous. It attracts the worst. And corrupts the best. I never asked for power. "Power is only given to those who are prepared to lower themselves to pick it up.” - Ragnar Lothbrok - Great lines

[@Aengus42]

This is why I say policing should be run like jury service. You should be dragged kicking & screaming into the police. Anyone who seeks power over their fellow man is obviously of completely the wrong psychological make up. Wanting to be a policeman should preclude you from doing so.

[@syrehn69]

i agree . I personally want freedom over power any Day.

[@mrsirgentleman420]

I shall not enter Odins hall with fear!

[@imapigeonyoupeasant1489]

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

[@mrw9513]

Who wants to be king

[@muhammadtalharashid9796]

Its valhalla

[@DrunkCrazyMonkey]

Muhammad Talha Rashid what you think Valhalla is? It’s Odin halls.

[@huhuhuhuhuhmomomomo3599]

But he still did not believe in fate

[@atibamillette2428]

How the little piggies will grunt ".when they hear how the old boar have suffered. #viking

[@ra1nman214]

"I WELCOME THE VALKYRIES TO SUMMON ME HOME!"

[@petrugiurcaneanu7101]

Respect

[@thewhitewolfs8001]

Blood eagle

[@ainanimagi5729]

@@thewhitewolfs8001 j ii,uuu,uj hj uhjguhu yvg uu,xuij,uu uuu ydzhý u,

[@thewhitewolfs8001]

@@ainanimagi5729 wot?

[@peaceindarkness.darknessis3494]

Everything I do, I do for you, Ragnar -floki

[@jaligam1]

I thought writers copied it from "Everything I do, I do it for you" song

[@campkira]

viking don't write down their history...

[@joeldias9338]

💯

[@Djuuugarn]

If you care; in real life he wasnt called Floki, it was actually Floke. Anglonizing is at fault.

[@liggerstuxin1]

I just wish he didn’t kill Athelstan... that hurt Ragnar’s soul. 😞

[@redzgirl2476]

Ragnar and his sons got the glory they so wanted and fought for. We're still talking about them. Legendary...

[@OGK_Gaming]

90% is made up

[@caseyclover1647]

Seeing how ragnars sons avenged his death in vikings was one of the most satisfying moments in any series history. I got goosebumps when just moments before the war the camera focuses on the brothers and björn making that angry badass face like he can't wait for blood to be spilled

[@the2ndcoming135]

When the Germans insisted that you’re one of their kids, because they already know your grandpa gave zero f*cks😎

[@nikbarber6452]

Epic moment of the saga but Bjorn leading his army against the russ after being stabbed by ivar tops that

[@jturtle5318]

Ironically, I'm descended from Bjorn, Sigurd and King Aella. Also both Rollo and the Carolingian kings of Frankia whom he plagued, but not through his wife Gisela.

[@jturtle5318]

@@nikbarber6452 I really enjoyed the atmosphere and energy of the series, but it annoyed me that they conflated Ragnar and Rollo as brothers, when they were a century apart.

[@caseyclover1647]

@@jturtle5318 damn! That's awesome tbh. It's mind-blowing how a single death in history of someone who had many kids would have resulted in a completely different humans today. If Bjorn died during childbirth millions of people won't exist today.

[@Stuartette]

“And I welcome the Valkyries to summon me home-“

[@a.valkyrja286]

My daughter is aptly named Kyrja. A lone Valkyrie is called a Valkyrja. You are safe,

[@jameswill9323]

😉

[@Eww.shotsIG]

Damn I read that in his voice and got fkin chills.

[@richardbanicha6743]

May we meet again...

[@itiddles4419]

Dean preston shut the fuck up you creepy fucker

[@davidblankenship8056]

"Don't waste your time looking back. You're not going that way." Edit: Okay, so after like 2 years and a comment that attempted to explain, I am explaining why I posted this- and yeah, it's pretty dumb. Ragnar Lothbrok said the line to Bjorn in the show "Vikings", when he looked back at his hometown as they were sailing away, I think to go fight someone? I don't remember too well since it's been a couple years. The context is important. To those saying it's short-sighted, you misunderstand the purpose of the line. I believe the meaning to be that if you're spending all your time looking back at the past, the places you used to be, etc., you'll miss what's ahead of you. Obviously it doesn't mean to not look back; you're missing the second part of the quote. You aren't going that way. You're going forwards, not backwards, so while it's important to look back every now and then to remember and learn, your focus should be ahead. Never forget where you've been, but don't sit and stare at it, carry it with you to the voyage ahead. TLDR; You misunderstood the quote

[@iainhughes6637]

David Blankenship he who forgets the past is destined to make the same mistakes again

[@kylemullen1139]

How can you navigate without knowing where you’ve been. You’ll just go in circles.

[@jonathanreyes2781]

History repeats itself. If you want to know the future look at past.

[@dennisgalvin2521]

@@jonathanreyes2781 I heard it illustrated once that the past is like a rear view mirror you glance back but obviously staring at it for too long would be detrimental.

[@shesfine9426]

looking back helps to know where you come from and where you presently are... It may help to find the right direction to follow... If you rush forward, it's risky and often misleading....

[@nimacastro7664]

Watched the Vikings show. Just loved it. With my Persian background, I felt every second of the show down into my blood. So much of sad moment. My wife cried a lot when LAGATA died. Love people of Scandinavia.

[@jantzenlopez7402]

Credits to Floki the boat builder 😂 #VIKINGS

[@someone-en1gg]

He was the first one to sail outside Scandinavia. floki the great. There were no relations between floki and ragnar as shown in vikings.

[@MDCCLXXVI1990]

@@someone-en1gg Nothing in Vikings makes sense so...

[@TheBarser]

@@someone-en1gg The first one to sail outside scandinavia.... What are you talking about? Lots of people sailed outside of scandinavia before the viking times. The viking series is just fantasy madeup with some myths.

[@someone-en1gg]

@@TheBarser so who were they?

[@TheBarser]

@@someone-en1gg Well the jutes and angles invaded the british islands a few 100 of years before that for a start. There was trade going on by ship from all over scnadinavia long before the viking age.

[@tsommers3284]

Crazy! I never heard of this man until watching.....you guessed it "Vikings"!!

[@vanefreja86]

Learned about him in school- in a crossover between lessons in History and Danish :) so interesting to see that the legend has become more widely known 😉😊

[@krish8239]

I love seeing this, I remember learning all these stories as a kid in scool! Im from Iceland and they teach us about Ragnar Loðbrók and Leif Eiríksson and all the orhers as history we have all these stories documented very well.

[@freddiekay]

Mentioning Ragnar and Leif in the same sentence doesn’t really make sense though. It’s like saying “Yes, in school we learned about Abraham Lincoln and also the Easter Bunny. We have documented these two historical figures well”

[@Esther-lc1jg]

You’re very lucky .born in Iceland.

[@gavindoherty8883]

love this kind of stuff! , I wonder if they could ever have imagined that people would still know there names and talk about them over 1000 years later its amazing!!

[@user-gl6su3xi6s]

_Oh, there once was a hero named Ragnar the Red_ _Who came riding to Whiterun from ole Rorikstead_

[@davehallett3128]

Oh there once was a viking named eric. Who had the world s tiniest. I forget the rest. It s my ode to eric

[@gamingthisera6339]

The only thing that I remember was "rolling head"

[@sonofodin8897]

I swear, that bitch in my home is glitched out. When I tell her to leave, she stops halfway through telling me where I can find her again and immediately starts playing more music...its getting tiresome LOL

[@jrodagormykid9063]

Making me want to start a new game on Skyrim. Since i focus on the Thieves Guild due to their perks and easy tasks i usually play as a shady Lizard or Cat character, lol, Argonians and umm... I forget the cat race. But everyone hates them 😅

[@SaltySirenFloriduh]

420 jrzl 906 Khajiit. I actually named my cat after them 😂

[@dubsilent2792]

It’s really sad that ppl try to hide this mans history for their own good, this man is a legend. There is plenty of stories that proves his life in many countries, especially Britain. Give this man his roses, he was a legend.

[@douglaswegener6463]

Plus rolo started Normandy good people who needed better land to enjoy prosperity 🙏 so they started to viking and the assimilated and became a huge part and influenced of the western society. Also Russian as well German Scotland they didn't disappear they became

[@paparoach007]

Ragnar: "I will walk the halls of Valhalla with Odin at my side and my death comes without apology!" Such powerful acting and story telling, I find it absurd Travis Flimmel and several other actors and actresses didn't get an Emmy or Golden Globe for their role in the Vikings. I found out after finishing the last series that Ragnar was based on an actual Viking and I had to find out myself if this was true or not, so glad I learned some history today.

[@iggyblitz8739]

Ok, but who gives a shit about golden globes anyway, Hollywood BS awards.

[@DebiSunset]

Inspired by a story to learn a bit of history... I to was inspired.

[@CRASS2047]

They didn’t pick Easter Sunday to invade to humiliate, they picked it because most leaders and soldiers would be in church

[@RayB1656]

And burning the church...

[@Kumalala_Homophobic]

And would be drunk that day so it's easier

[@the2ndcoming135]

Fan boys: There’s no recorded evidence that Vikings had horned helmets🧐 Loki: Yup😎

[@klauscarr7086]

I suspect that if REAL authentic ancient history was ever truly miraculously unveiled we would be amazed on how wrong we have been on so many dates, people and events. Makes me wish for "time travel" just as voyeurs to real events and people.

[@lokisfourth]

klaus carr I think about this all the time! 🤔💭

[@wax4132]

I always wonder how accurate these legends and stories are.

[@palbaselim]

It would be a grounded experience i think.reality rarely lives up to the legend.

[@merazgamouhamed4844]

omg, so true. The lies so many that you can't tell the truth easily. Imagine that almost everything we have been taught is wrong

[@MarkJones-ji8fd]

@@merazgamouhamed4844 I know it's terrible but at least we know that vikings were African Muslims

[@AJ-kp7nk]

As a huge history buff, I consider this entire collection to be an invaluable resource and very enjoyable to watch. I also have good reason to believe that Ragnar Lothbrok was my paternal 30th great grandfather.

[@unpopularopinion2827]

I assume you are lothbrok then?

[@behindstoney6520]

@@unpopularopinion2827 what is your good reason to believe that

[@maryannmwaura9953]

Prove it

[@asmith1711]

Bring back the blood eagle for communists

[@Broooski]

He is uthred ragnarson 😂

[@teisanlap]

There I shall wait for my sons to join me. And when they do, I will bask in their tales of triumph. Beautiful words, complete faith.

[@Steve-gg3fn]

How cool was it to listen to these tales of the awesome and powerful Vikings. This was great to watch as it gives me some insight on how the TV show was produced on past history and legend. Just finished binge-watching all 6 seasons of the Vikings TV show the last month and it was awesome. 👍

[@Teronas]

This is a great documentary. Unbiased, great use of facts and with a critical look at the sources. You have earned a subscriber.

[@aprilosem]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for making this video. I am a Vikings addict and I know I can count on you for my fix, LOL. Really I'm just a old lady who loves vikings. I do appreciate all that you do : )

[@HistoryTime]

Glad you like it! Much more on the way

[@aprilosem]

@@HistoryTime That makes me very happy. : ). If only you knew how much I appreciate the videos.

[@goodnews5628]

Because you are a real Viking. Greetings from Serbia

[@sharonkeith601]

April Kolakovich -Osen / Do you ever read the Viking Sagas in www.gutenberg.com?

[@DSTyN288]

Its wild when you think of Viking as a people. The lineages during the rise of Christianity and the time of the glorified viking warrior like we remember today, we weren't a people of Scandinavia alone. Our bloodlines were mixed with cultures from all over Europe. If your civilization was raided by Vikings, guaranteed children were bore. I'm sure many of the warrior clans were the same, such as the Polynesians and Romans.

[@maxy4965]

Wow, wouldn't have thought that so much from Ragnars death speech in Vikings actually comes directly from the tellings... And the army that was lead by his sons actually was called the "Great Heathens Army"

[@thomas.c.]

not a surprise that King Ecgberht himself would narrate the story of his legendary frenemy, Ragnar, on youtube

[@maliivan1993]

There are a lot of great history channels here on YT but I really have to stress that yours is one of my all time favourites. IMO your quality is right up there with Historia Civilis as far as I'm concerned. Thanks for another great vid.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks so much! That is high praise indeed.

[@Omegador]

Agreed! Love the long, highly detailed videos.

[@Rene-kg7pf]

Even though not at all based on science at all... and ask urself how he can make it detailed when real scientists can not

[@sthlmsdivisionen3409]

As a Swede I am proud of Ragnar. He was a son of king Sigurd ring. Born in gamla Uppsala outside of Stockholm, Sweden

[@kristofferbjrnknudsen9220]

Regnar is Danish not Swedish. Swedes need to give back Skåne, Blekinge, and Halland to Denmark.

[@sthlmsdivisionen3409]

@@kristofferbjrnknudsen9220 Jepp. And Denmark, Norway Finland and etc back to Sweden Ragnar was born in Sweden /Uppsala ä. Sorry little brother

[@kk4419]

@@kristofferbjrnknudsen9220 wrong go back to school kid

[@secret4354]

Rangar is half Swedish half Danish and born and buried in Uppsala, Sweden.@@kristofferbjrnknudsen9220

[@Rhyfelwr_Cymreig]

@@sthlmsdivisionen3409 Ragnar was Danish, everybody knows that.

[@seangallagher1947]

Officially my favorite channel on all of KZbin. Hands down.

[@mikeyschutt4505]

What a great history video , very informative and gives space for you to get into the perspective of the Vikings. Awesome

[@xanpeepo]

imagine being remembered throughout the ages as Charles the bald lmao

[@DEEPMUCH]

lol ikr:P

[@amkoullel900]

At least he is remembered

[@lucafrias5071]

Big F 😂

[@sandym.danzalan5805]

My teacher ain't bald 😓

[@deany9028]

He actually wasn't even bald it was a ironic joke from friends because he was so hairy and it just stuck because they all thought it was funny, himself included

[@saundra7777]

I really liked this video and I loved the background music. Very well put together I subscribed to this channel so I can learn more about our history😊 thank you💕 😊

[@MackyMan73]

Just finished The Vikings on History channel. So sad to see the series is ended. But I was intrigued of the history of Danish and Scandinavia. It’s brought me here! I’m gonna learn it all lol.

[@lyndaoneill6483]

Beautifully presented video, well done and very interesting. I have always been fascinated by viking legends.

[@BronzeAgeSwords]

your story telling is so good you will get into Valhalla for sure gripping stuff

[@the2ndcoming135]

When your German stepmom refused to buy you a sword because she wanted you to learn how worthy you are of wielding a spear.

[@harris4874]

"Who wants to be King!!!"

[@greatking9411]

Me

[@renjeevrococo771]

I am King

[@markwavik3993]

Travis deserved an award. He portrayed Ragnar very well...

[@thelostones7671]

Great video I love learning about Vikings and I already knew a lot but this actually helped to price it all together

[@christopherrowley7506]

at 10:43 you say "Loðbrók" is surname. It's a byname, a nickname if you will, not a surname. His surname is Sigurðsson, since his father was Sigurðr (byname Hringr). haha sorry to be pedantic but it's a fun bit of viking culture, the bynames and patronymic surnames. Very good video!

[@jpdj2715]

A woollen fabric exists called loden and it is a felt-like, not spun and woven or knitted, textile. Brok means trousers. My question is if the lod or loth in Lodbrok actually refers to this woollen fabric, not the hide/leather mentioned. Your insight?

[@christopherrowley7506]

@@jpdj2715 i think it does. in the national museum in iceland they have some viking age clothes made that way. "loða" mean to tie or hang something on to, and the way this garment was made was that extra strands of wool were tied onto a normal loomed fabric. also iḿ not aware of leather being used for pants or shirts in scandinavia. i'd have to do more research into the topic though

[@davefritz9452]

nailed it

[@billsmith3042]

So his real name is fuzzy pants lol

[@NoName-fc3xe]

@@billsmith3042 Ragnar Fuzzypants sounds terrifying! Lol

[@jonathanowen9917]

A tale well told. Great video on Ragnar Lothbrok!

[@elsakristina2689]

I still remember when I saw the "Vikings" clip of Ragnar's death the day after the episode first aired. As soon as I saw King Aella in the thumbnail, I knew this was it. We all knew this day would come, but it was still such a shock because until then the entire show revolved around Ragnar. The whole thing gives me a feeling that Vikings and modern day Norse paganism practitioners might see it from an emotional and spiritual standpoint similarly to how Christians feel when they watch Crucifixion reenactments like "The Passion of the Christ" because this is their hero who is being brutally tortured and killed and yet he accepts and embraces his fate.

[@allyp1088]

Just watching this awesome series now on Amazon how has it took me so long to watch this don’t want it to end it’s amazing

[@emperorcip9756]

Can the real Ragnar Lothbrok please stand up? :)

[@RikkiTheRose]

If Ivar the Giant was his real son. Im here standing up.

[@SatansNutsack]

Till the meds kick in at least

[@davehallett3128]

And cut someone in half so we know it s you

[@emelchristianparagas5970]

I didn't know I was famous .

[@yelyharmony2047]

That was an Eminem reference...Am I right?

[@boldytiger]

When i see pictures of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland i get chills. Amazing respectable countries to live in forever, hopefully one day ❤️

[@thepodmod96]

I actually love this man, the info is ace and to point. The tone is oerfect to both be a story to listen and one to sleep to. Keep it up. I feel the story you tell 🖤👌

[@standardyeepz]

What a relaxing video. You’re voice is perfect for this type of stuff. Def subscribing. Love listing to history vids before bed. ✌🏻

[@yugen]

Love the cadence of your speech. Makes it very easy to digest. Thank you!

[@michellepomfrett6787]

Don't you mean pompous cigarette?

[@atomicgringo6710]

"Oh how the piggies will squeel when they hear the boar has suffered"

[@zxidi]

“oh how the pigs will grunt when they hear how the old boar suffered”

[@prithaghosh9492]

I am still in process watching vikings... and it's incredibly amazing

[@Sarke2]

Really nice documentary, really enjoyed every second of it, thank you on your work :)

[@historyrhymes1701]

Oh hail King Ragnar!!!!

[@HistoryTime]

Hail!

[@vendsyssel8473]

Klovn

[@arandomyorkshireman5647]

Skål!

[@lajosrab4734]

SKÅL!!

[@tramrant]

Ragnar got nerfed from Legendary at 5:12 to semi-legendary at 8:36)

[@Bellabong]

Actually a buff since Legendary in this case refers to being not real

[@daviddewar6008]

@@Bellabong smart cookie

[@irishgrl]

@@Bellabong Legendary also means Larger than Life so.... 🤷‍♀️

[@rpo3ge]

bad kda ratio

[@AdaKitten]

Fascinating :) Thank you for making this! Watched this for a school project.

[@smithnmeni463]

Too great Ragnar Lothbrok I love this and want more of their legendary

[@jerikingsbury211]

Outstanding video. Very informative.

[@vegavega5344]

Good video, just to add some additional information: If you have watched the TV show Vikings, you may have noticed that the director have taken alot of liberties based on historical events, to make it into a watchable TV serie, as a few examples: Ragnar Lothbrok may, or may not have been a single person, but various individuals throughout viking history who did various deeds, and the stories ultimately came together forming the legend of Ragnar Lothbrok-- while the individual most likely existed, many of Ragnar's accomplishments or actions might actually have been several individuals throughout viking history, it is also not 100% clear if Ragnar came from what is today Norway, Sweden or Denmark. In the TV series, Rolo/Rolv/Rolf/Gange Rolf is depicted as his brother, but this holds no truth in actual history, while Rolo became duke of Normandie, he and Ragnar lived in two completely different time periods and therefore never met one another.

[@glennmartin6688]

Lol a great TV show all 6 seasons. .Thanks for what you think may or not be true but who cares. Read true history well the history books speak of one ragnar

[@healinglight333]

Interesting video! It is indeed difficult to know what is myth and what is legend, almost impossible at times. Great music though! I got chills all over just by listening to it. Thank you for your effort!

[@sanojshrestha414]

Superb series in my life time !! Hope for more series like this , the age of ancestor

[@BOOOOOOOONE]

Your content is second to none, my man.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks so much friend

[@dentonstalesofthevikingage8945]

Excellent video, I enjoyed it very much. Keep up the good work.

[@StephiSensei26]

One of my favorite episodes. Thanks Pete!

[@JuraDenus]

Wow honey ❤

[@calicomist9213]

Ragnar Lothbrok is my 35th great grandfather. Love learning about him. Thanks for posting!

[@mudmogwai]

Great video. Love it. Keep up the great work . Now subscribed and hope for more.

[@MassiveSniffED]

Loved it 😍 thank you for sharing 😊👍

[@elijah2658]

Man idk why, but history just amazes me. Either it’s ufo, Wild West days, vikings... etc. idk why I have a longing for the past lol

[@stefaanraemdonck1936]

Same here. We're born to soon

[@swiftplus7398]

5:43 *You can hear Ragnar (from the TV show Vikings) yell “STAND!” from a battle scene.*

[@stomper5432]

Stand?

[@well_as_an_expert_id_say]

@@stomper5432 yes, it's the opposite of sitting

[@therealwhoopigoldberg]

@@stomper5432 but not quite jumping. It's in between sitting and jumping.

[@maddhatter0]

great video...I love the longer ones, gives me more to listen to at work.

[@HistoryTime]

Glad you like them! Much more on the way

[@deanbuss1678]

Man, that's cool ! So glad you do the research, so we might all enjoy it !👍

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching !

[@yaqoobalishah9227]

I don't believe in Oscar award, I believe in Ragnar Lothbrok performance ❤

[@WinedandDined27]

You can’t win an Oscar for a television show. It’s movies only.

[@lynnecarriemurphy3448]

@@WinedandDined27 It would be an Emmy Award

[@WinedandDined27]

@@lynnecarriemurphy3448 correct

[@kpaxchocho3327]

Vikings is one of best series i have ever watched

[@frazerward367]

Fascinating. You tell a great story that keeps me hooked.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks! Glad you like it

[@JuiceStainded]

Awesome, one of my favorite historical figures!

[@sebrodot119]

"And here we remain upon our quarrels , but unforgotten in the moments that made us so. Fore we lay amongst the gods which we have dwelved upon." S.G.Roddot

[@ulrikebrunn5100]

Well done! If only my history lessons at school would have been so interesting.

[@rockylosco5596]

When I was in middle school I would go to the library and check out the book called Eric the Viking and I would read it and then check it out again and read it again,loved that book.😢😭

[@timmcclymont3527]

Stellar video, thanks for articulating and clearing up what I try to explain to people all the time. You got me with Rollo having no relation to Ragnar, by the way, this is why I am so ashamed of the History Channel. Real history is much better than anything they can come up with.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

[@angersay]

Hrolf or Rollo was the son Of a man called Rögnvald earl of mœri. (NORWEGIAN )

[@leathers970]

They do not claim the show to be facts although they scrambled alot of the real facts in it

[@Barney_rubble983]

@@leathers970 yea I went into it thinking they were going to be accurate as possible but the more interested I got the more research I did I realized they crammed 300 years or so into a generation

[@elimalinsky7069]

@@Barney_rubble983 they also portray Viking culture, clothing, fighting style and fighting gear, as well as international relations in a completely fictional and made up way. They portray Norse politics to be autocratic, chaotic and brutal, with the killer of a king becoming king himself, which is utter nonsense. Norse politics were bound by law and there were clear laws of succession, as well as a complex government structure with a council of elders, popular council, king's companions and court magistrates all contributing to decision making and being able to limit the king's powers and enforce the law with the king's absence or death thereof. Norse religion is portrayed very inaccurately. The Norse were not jealous for their gods and religion and had no bad thoughts or prejudice for Christians or Christianity. They were not hostile to new religious ideas from Christianity and were not hostile to Christians because of the latter's faith. In fact, the Norse were eager and willing to syncretise Christianity with Norse paganism very early on. They had no problem accepting Christian ideas and the concept of Christ and the trinity, they only had a problem giving up on their old gods and rites. The seer is made up completely and has nothing to do with Norse culture. There was such a thing as seers but they were just regular people who could be farmers, warriors, blacksmiths or whatever, who just had additional community duties as ritual performers or omen interpreters based on oral traditions and devination based on properties of physical objects rather than some kind of supernatural prophetic vision. Seers were also mostly women, they were the only people who were literate as they were supposed to be able to write down runes for blessings and curses. All rituals were perfomed in open air without any special buildings designated as temples. Human sacrifices are unknown in Germanic folk religion. Their clothing is portrayed all wrong. They all wore linen or wool shirts or tunics coloured in bright vivid colours with complex and intricate textures and patterns, a belt, linen trousers and shoes. Tatoos were unknown to the Norse and they did no shave their hair or kept it short. They certainly did not look like goth teens, metalheads or bikers. They fought with helmets and chainmail armour, always used a shield and spear and used a slashing knife or axe as a sidearm only. Swords were very rarely used and they were mostly wielded by policing militia forces at home rather than on the battlefield, and by the king's companions as ceremonial gear and a status symbol. They also did not fight in a shieldwall line, but in smaller disorderly formation groups scattered over a large area, since the Norse preferred individual fighting rather than a large group effort in battle. They would draw enemy warriors by using shock tactics into single battle. Shieldmaidens were not warriors but only accompanied the warriors in their journeys. They were responsible for logistics and caring for the wounded. There are no sources that claim shieldmaidens fought alongside men. Fighting was most likely solely done by men. International relations are all wrong. The Norse had a network of relations throughout Europe even before raiding began, and they had trade posts throughout the continent and the British Isles centuries before the first raid on Lindisfarne. They used to negotiate as much as they used to fight if not even more so, and they tried to excert tribute before any fighting even occured as a warning, and not after.

[@PlaywithLeew]

Ragnar is a legend I will still hounor him as he was a true viking and family man.

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

"Charles the Bald"... Stop calling me that!! :-D

[@campkira]

because you r...

[@nilesbutler8638]

History has not been kind to the early carolingian kings. Charles the bald, Louis the stutterer, Charles II the fat, Charles III the simpleton, Louis V the lazy.... I very much doubt any of them was called those names to his face.

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

@@nilesbutler8638 By which nickname will people remember Charles, the current prince of Wales?

[@nilesbutler8638]

@@c.norbertneumann4986 I´d guess he will be forgotten quickly by everybody save some few british monarchists.

[@jordancarlson4933]

"Its Charles the Bold, come on guys stop"

[@zachdietrich4648]

just need to mention that boiled cowhide armor--cuir buie--is extremely effective, and if one guy was doing it when no one else did, he would have a huge melee advantage. it's sturdy stuff. in many ways comparable to chain mail with gambeson. so, "magic hairy pants" isn't as mythical as it sounds. great videos. thanks for your work.

[@christopher_schwab]

Absolutely brilliantly done!

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching buddy !

[@JimmyRoche420]

Only watched this because I am a big fan of Travis Fimmel. Rollo might be the most known through history. But Ragnar is known all because one man made him so bloody cool. Long live King Ragnar

[@skyybluu3118]

Great video thank you 👍🏻

[@Silverfoxxee]

I really enjoyed this! Thank you!

[@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551]

I believe scholars doesn't really know if the history of Ragnar and all his achievements and deeds was just one person, or a collection of stories and deeds from various people, either mistaken as Ragnar, portraying themselves as Ragnar, or if the stories simply ''inserted'' Ragnar for dramatic effects due to the legendary, almost mythical connection his name had at that time.

[@kirkjones9639]

Damn all but yer videos are good enough, that I have to watch them over again every six months. So well researched and done.

[@SammyB-Habebe]

Great maps and amazing documentary! Well done

[@syanide27]

This video is amazing and production quality is a1

[@DarylTunget]

Another perfect video!, thank you for sharing. Given your recent photos on instagram, I am hoping you produce some pieces on Sigurd & Rognvald Eysteinsson, his son Hroalf ...and even perhaps the battle of Hafasfjord. Have a great rest of your weekend and as always, much appreciated. Best regards.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching buddy! Yes, I will be covering these guys eventually !

[@mae3741]

Im not into history especially half hour vid but my love for Viking series made me do it

[@prophez23]

Skål to the Heathens that's watched this!

[@1.1797]

Skål!!

[@andrew199315]

Skål!

[@StevieJay404]

Paganism is my secret religion.

[@waple1140]

SKOL! As we say here in Minnesota

[@lexluthor6497]

Skål i väntan på ragnarök.

[@maxxyize]

he also was a dragonborn, capable of many shouts

[@wood3876]

Good video. I myself have the book The Saga of the Volsungs, with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok. He was obviously a real man. Lost in history, or his-story, haha, is some of the truth. But he was great enough to be remembered to this day, over a thousand years later. Before the show Vikings, Ivar the boneless was the man I had read about the most of all the Viking charecters. It is truly fascinating to learn of what our ancestors did in the days before us.

[@jaketimble9393]

Viking was an amazing show. I as a man was never more moved by brotherhood and loyalty . And honor. It did show betrayel. But it was always handled.