The True Story of Hvitserk | Vikings

[@thedevilluis]

More Norse and Viking history, hell yeah. Much appreciated.

[@zafferung4440]

Yes, because there's not enough of it on this channel...

[@ginelkasias]

They really disrespected him on vikings

[@svenkrules9855]

They turned him into a crackhead. If that ain't racially motivated, I don't know what is.

[@RexNicolaus]

I didn’t like the character in the series but I suppose that’s what happens when there isn’t too much to go off of in regards to what we know about these individuals.

[@ds698]

Vikings disrespected all of Scandinavian culture and history. It never deserved to be on the history channel and the history channel doesn’t deserve to be called such.

[@RexNicolaus]

@@ds698 That’s a bit much to say.

[@jonniemckaig883]

They disrespected a lot of historical figures in that show. Aslaug being one that really irks me...

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Another really great video, very interesting that some Scholars believe that Halfdan and Hvitserk were the same person, I can see that maybe they were

[@berenicewaters4096]

Another amazing video from HP, I wish I could ve witnessed that period of time. Thanks for the upload.

[@akindejiakinwande5143]

Halfdan Hvistek was the Same man in all three Stories, was indeed a legend.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@saymyname2417]

I read that Halfdan was his real name and Hvisterk was a nickname which meant 'white shirt'. Idk if that's true or why he would be called like that, though 🤔.

[@OldSkoolWax]

Halfdan was also a kind of nickname, it means Half Dane @@saymyname2417

[@ultraviolet540]

@@saymyname2417he’s called the White Shirt because he remained untouched in battle, hence not getting any blood on his shirt, keeping it clean and white. Very similar to Björn “Ironside”

[@saymyname2417]

@@OldSkoolWax - Oh, dear! Why would he be a half dane (and his brothers weren't)?! Also, imo there were some men called Halfdan. This seems to be a regular male name. But who knows.

[@NoahsArt93]

So happy to have seen all the videos of all the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok. Hvitserk was my fav charcter in vikings. Happy to learn the actual history of him.

[@tbonepumper5623]

He was the worst clown in the show

[@federicoramanugraha3535]

@@tbonepumper5623 he is a good warrior

[@Alex-kf5ji]

No that was sigard

[@LiamClark-xr8lh]

Margret

[@ElKE-j8m]

Thank you for another epic Vikings story. As always great sound and narration. I enjoyed very much!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!!!!

[@ElKE-j8m]

@@historyprofiles No mention! Thank you!

[@Agapy8888]

Loved this narration.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much Ayape!

[@shaybamiah8840]

Very insightful!!

[@rarelljohnson8309]

Raganr lothbrok most likely had so many kids he couldn't keep count claiming only the ones who he had close relationships with there mothers or claiming the sons who made a name for themselves

[@caniblmolstr4503]

Or here's a radical idea.... People claimed him to be their father the moment they did something... Ptolemy also claimed to be a bastard of Philip and hence the real successor to Alexander. Pyrrhus claimed that his cousin Alexander came to him in a dream and made him his successor. So there are prior examples.

[@historyprofiles]

I agree, there are many of his sons whom I still havent covered.....

[@brooke6549]

@@caniblmolstr4503 Well Hvitserk (Halfdan), Ivar, Sigurd, Ubba, bjorn were definitely Ragnar sons considering everything, including the events leading up to his death and before.

[@caniblmolstr4503]

@@brooke6549 If yes.. Then why did Ivar separate from the group and go to the Hebrides. Wouldn't he want to continue on with his brothers? Also if Ivar was the oldest (Yes in the Sagas Ivar is the oldest and Bjorn the youngest. Some other things the series got wrong) why didn't he inherit his father's lands? Sigurd got it There are ample evidences for Sigurd, Hafdan and Ubba to be brothers. A little for Bjorn and none for Ivar. In fact in the Irish texts Ivar has a different father and brothers. Go figure

[@brooke6549]

@@caniblmolstr4503 You forgot about the great heathen army. Which consisted of them all Ivar, Sigurd, Ubbe, Bjorn, Hvitserk and no I’m not just talking about the events they portrayed in the show Vikings. Plus afterwards Ivar didn’t leave England right away. Neither did Ubbe (Ubba). There’s a lot of reports and even directly from England of them two being together. Ivar however eventually left. Though Ubbe and him caused a lot of chaos together. Ubbe didn’t end up leaving England, all sources point to him dying in England after being defeated by Alfred.

[@DManLewis1]

I will never understand why the show vikings didnt show hvitserk as the legend he was. They made him loser mostly. Instead of a legend mostly.

[@historyprofiles]

I agree, it was sad what they did to him

[@brooke6549]

Same with Sigurd, so many lost opportunities including Ivars rule in Dublin and so much more. Although I liked Hvitserk in Vikings, probably my favorite character and the acting from Marco ilsø. Still they should’ve done him more justice with the writing.

[@DatBoiChris420]

@@brooke6549 I believe if they wasn't being canceled we would've actually gotten to see alot more of the sons story

[@brooke6549]

@@DatBoiChris420 Wish that would’ve been the case. I would’ve been interested in all of that and all the people who were casted for the sons were great Really loved Vikings so it’s a shame we couldn’t get more of the story

[@grazielaalmeida8438]

All family have it's stars, and between the ragnarssons Ivar shines, being overshadowed only by his half brother Björn.

[@carrioncrow7687]

I'm always looking forward to your video's on Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons. Are you going to make a video about Halfdan as well?

[@brooke6549]

Halfdan was an alias used by Hvitserk, same with how one is believed for Ivar too later on by using ímar.

[@carrioncrow7687]

I think a lot people have generally different opinions about that, which is why I'm curious about History Profiles' opinion on the matter, seeing as he knows so much about history

[@historyprofiles]

@@carrioncrow7687 I agree, they were probably the same man, Halfdan and Hvitserk were the same in my opinion

[@MonkzVR]

They really did not do Ragnar’s sons justice in the show.

[@rlspluto5811]

The show viking was truly beautiful and amazing but so many characters have been shamed and dishonored most were made like the were weak and betrayal men. I wish vikings make a true historical like this make every man who was worth being spoke of appear and do what they exactly did on the show

[@lsrpjune3500]

Thing is dude. They didn’t write things down so we really don’t know who these men were. They could’ve very well been scandalous men. Either way it doesn’t mean that the legacy the Norwegians/Danes and Swedes had left on the world diminishes any less.

[@lsrpjune3500]

And by that I mean, from what I understand is the sagas came way after. Way after. So their just stories and artifacts.

[@caniblmolstr4503]

The Last Kingdom was better

[@rlspluto5811]

@@caniblmolstr4503 it was just faker season 1-3 was good rest was just a drag

[@grazielaalmeida8438]

They made him Ivar's puppet brother in the show. Also I din't know that even the terrifying vikings knew something about Rome, and were slightly afraid of it, though the romans have had fallen severals centuries before the viking era.

[@oldylad]

Word spread pretty damn far. I mean, even the Chinese were aware of Rome and considered them an equivalent force

[@belle.b.mikaelson]

He wasn't Ivars puppet,,,he said he felt like Ubbes dog..

[@trj1442]

Gee that would have been a terrible time to have lived. Thankyou for another excellent episode.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@freyjasvansdottir9904]

Hvitserkr just means he was often wore white robes, it’s just a nickname or an ickname as it would have been known at the time

[@kaleahcollins4567]

Why did they change this story so much in the show vikings 😢they didnt have to. Truth is so much better then the fiction

[@TannersGrow]

love all of your stuff man a simple touch that would go really far is i dont know if youve seen Thoughty2 hes another history type youtuber but he has these simple animations that show what hes talking about should look into it looks relatively simple

[@mrvinyl-mrchili9583]

Another amazing video . I think Halfdan was his name & hvitserk his nickname

[@andrewlerdard-dickson5201]

What of Ragnar Lodhbrok's Son.....Ubbi Ragnarsson ?.......Who'm had campaigned around East Anglia

[@michaelcribb7205]

So there was a bishop heahmund i might of misspelled it his character in vikings was awesome

[@jvharbin8337]

Why would you choose to be bound and burned?

[@historyprofiles]

No idea J V that’s how he wanted to go out according to one of the tales

[@michaelbehrens1660]

I think these men were very discriminating in target selection for raids. Their mastery of the martial arts leads me to believe scouting, reconnaissance, and information acquisition was a sharp skill set for them.

[@davidnolan9989]

Martial arts is composed these guys were bezerkers the complete opposite

[@memelydcatting3049]

Sounds like Ragnar left sons every where

[@loganneu5769]

Loved It what confuses me is that did they all raid together in England to kill Aella then split off or did they split off at first then Ivar killed aella by himself or any of the sons

[@craigthornton5831]

It was Ubbe that led the army was it no?

[@belle.b.mikaelson]

Nope😅

[@taddwilks9029]

The great heathen army raided in Normandy?

[@Alex.af.Nordheim]

Hearing "Whiteshirt" as his first name is kinda strange to my ears, it's like we are talking about "the boneless" or "Ironside"

[@trtg.1998]

Fun Fact: The name Hvitserk actually just means white shirt. So his actual name probably was Halfdan.

[@Sarge80]

Agreed it was probably Halfdan, although we will never know for sure, Bjorn was usually called Ironside, so i can see why they would call Halfdan Hvitserk.

[@ryankelly4018]

Does it not say he died in the battle of strangford Lough not Dublin

[@taddwilks9029]

Where was ubba ?

[@makyestjulien1886]

U should do haestan from the last kingdom

[@caniblmolstr4503]

You mean Jarl Hastein of Montaigu from Ck3

[@makyestjulien1886]

@@caniblmolstr4503 correct

[@rhondalawrence8352]

Great vid these r my peeps.

[@samwill7259]

Whoever anglicized Viking names needed to be reminded people actually had to READ them at some point

[@kendriajones5689]

How were they the same person because in the show there is a character with that name who fights alongside Ubba

[@belle.b.mikaelson]

The show is very very very loosely based on facts

[@finnhansen7171]

the name halfdan means half dane

[@supernova7848]

What of the nickname “ the black” ? coz he was known as Halfdan The Black

[@argeadworldwide]

@@supernova7848 They usually had nicknames like that based off of appearance, so he might've had black hair or something he wore was black.

[@olafharoldsonnii4713]

@@argeadworldwide You numbskull. Black hair was common in the Viking age. Swarthy is referring to his skin complexion. He was called the black because of his dark skin complexion

[@olafharoldsonnii4713]

@@argeadworldwide if something he wore was black, they would’ve said black shirt or black pants. Not black itself…

[@gearlooze]

"Hvitserk" means "white shirt" afaik. Might be a nickname like Lothbrok (woolly pants).

[@supernova7848]

Like Beserker = Bear Shirt

[@SupNerdsItsBran]

Wait barid mac imair was Ivars son.... so halfdan was killed by his nephew wtf.

[@historyprofiles]

Yea I highlight this in my descendants of ivar video and my great heathen army documentary, both videos on my channel if you want to check them out

[@alfie8708]

First guy was probably a different guy but the other 2 we’re probably the same

[@magnushorus5670]

I just COULD NOT take that actor seriously at all... He was soooo pathetically cringey. He wasnt a Viking, he was a Back Street Boy. Ivar and Uba were good but the other brothers were boy band bitches other than Bjorn but he wasnt pretty simple minded though....

[@magnushorus5670]

@Ice Age Baby good point

[@dmoustuber494]

Why in Vikings(netflix) halfdan is not brother of ivar sigurd bjorn Hvisterk?

[@matthoward7645]

Diff halfdans...

[@belle.b.mikaelson]

The show is make believe storyline...mostly....and relationships are not exact to history

[@deedragongirl]

Sorry for being late, he had a unique name too!

[@kaleahcollins4567]

Ragnar had many sons. So i dnt believe they are the same. Just because they arent written together doesnt mean he didnt exist. But maybe 🤔 it could be because many people have chanhed there names when they change titles.

[@parse.thoughtspace]

Unfortunate that this time period in that region was not documented. Most of all of the accounts are surely fictional.

[@bobbehwitchie]

I want to ask you for your permission to reference your videos in my Twitch live streams. I'd love to be able to reference your streams with historical facts from the sagas. I'm playing God of War 4. I'd love to be able to throw facts out while being able to reference ur content. With a response.... I won't bring ur content up.

[@bobbehwitchie]

I'm a small streamer, and I'd love to be able to share your KZbin page on the sole reason I just love ur content

[@historyprofiles]

You have full permission ! Thank you so much !

[@michaelscortez4341]

Truly a Ragnarson

[@sams901]

I don't know why but I feel so much closer to the viking era by listening to these tales than just watching the series...

[@johnrogers8836]

His semi legendary father was potentially an amalgamation of multiple Norse hero’s, so why not at least one of his sons. It’s not as if he lacked any.

[@x1viper392]

So weird this just happened to be uploaded right after I finished vikings lol

[@Motivationalwisdomspeech]

dublin yeeeow 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@spence3338]

omg the sagas of the ragnarsons

[@AlisonHoward4ye]

Walker Edward Gonzalez Jennifer Taylor Jason

[@mbm8690]

Without the knowledge of the sources it all sounds like just some other fairytale - I'd prefer to r e a l l y know, how can we tell if its historically correct without prooven facts ?

[@AntoinetteSusie-r3m]

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[@belle.b.mikaelson]

I live in Mercia 😂

[@Kiraxxx2931]

Now the descendants of those vikings are mostly transgenders or gays. Bad in worst 😂

[@caniblmolstr4503]

Not necessarily... Most Vikings went with the Northern Army right? So now you know why Britain invaded every country

[@magnusthered4973]

@@caniblmolstr4503 doesn’t that also technically mean that’s also the reason for America’s constant “liberations”

[@markettechniques]

You have a distorted view of the west. About 1% of the population are gay. The rest are fighting men like me. Good luck rusky I bet you've never been to anywhere in the west or if you had you would realise your talking shit

[@BabyBaumer1991]

Not all of us

[@caniblmolstr4503]

@@magnusthered4973 Probably... Though I would like to add culture is not genetic.

[@josefsall9761]

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[@yooreekfan]

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