Viking Age Women: Episode 1-Violence, Sexuality

The sources of how women were treated in regards to violence. You will see that the truth is far from what is portrayed in modern TV, Movies and Video games.
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[@farielflower]

There's this modern tendency to assume that people in the past were not as thoughtful and human as we are now. Just as I practice self defense "just in case" with zero desire to see combat, so too lived my female ancestors. Good men were honorable, bad men weren't, and most people just wanted to live well just as it is now. I'd love to see more videos about daily life in the old days.

[@nothingelsematters8217]

Ganz im Gegenteil....

[@nothingelsematters8217]

I totally disagree with you in the past...there were limits, values, and principles...but lying...exposing the part...the other and not the whole truth...wars were burning...because of...insulting a woman..... In the past, people used to call each other...So-and-so, son of so-and-so...Family and tribe...Pillars of society...Today...Neither men are men, nor women are women.

[@danyelPitmon]

I have to agree with you 100%

[@user-qi6tp1te1y]

@@nothingelsematters8217 I literally have no idea what the hell your talking about

[@peterpoulsen1210]

The womon or wifes in the Dark middle age (Viking time perio) did practice in the arts of fighting as you do in self defence today. Especially those you where left at home, when their men took job as víkingr (Viking, sea raiders) It's was not umcommen the children learn from early ages the basics of fighting. By the way I hope you never have to use, what you learn in self defence but happy to hear you are able to fight back. Kind regards from Denmark Peter

[@citizenVader]

Just the story about thor's trip to utgaardsloke, dressed as freia is a implement of how protective they were toward women.

[@wolfpacksix]

Your channel and approach are a welcome breath of fresh air to a very misrepresented and therefore misunderstood topic. Keep up the great work!

[@MrChazasaurus88]

My guess, 'Vikings' was trying to compete with 'Game of Thrones'...History channel vs. HBO. If 'Vikings' depicted actual vikings as too reasonable or peaceful then they wouldn't be as competitive as a show. Sex and violence is what sells unfortunately, not rational forethought, insight, and historical accuracy XD ... :( Which is a loss for all, I think.

[@LokiLivewire]

The first season of Vikings the goal was to try portray, somewhat accurately, various parts of Viking life from that era. The History Channel was completely overwhelmed by the positive reaction, and popular demand for a second season. Then the challenge was to try and weave in some history with an entertaining narrative. It's the difference between documentaries and entertainment. Each have a place and an audience.

[@blakewinter1657]

Let's not forget that in terms of historical accuracy, that show is the equivalent of showing George Washington working with Patton to fight the Civil War with F-15s

[@microwavebrain1035]

It’s a show, obviously it’s dramatic. That’s what makes it more interesting, as it’s a show… not a documentary…

[@microwavebrain1035]

@@blakewinter1657 not exactly but if you feel that strongly go off

[@blakewinter1657]

@@microwavebrain1035 They took 200 years of history and jumbled it up, so yes, that's a similar level of anachronism

[@alteredstates333]

It’s disgusting that one of the greatest and most influential civilizations in recorded history should be continually dragged in the deepest muds by so many uninformed. Thanks for what you do.

[@thefutureisnowoldman7653]

Because they we're barely a civilization

[@alteredstates333]

@@thefutureisnowoldman7653 barely a civilization? You clearly are clueless

[@UnnecessarilyLongUsername]

They Raid, they conquer but most importantly, they're gentlemen

[@erikuu96]

They were warriors of code and honor, not gentlemen.

[@featherbound8099]

😂

[@deadcatbounce3124]

The concept of knightly chivalry didn't just appear out of nowhere, it built upon attitudes that were already present in Germanic societies, holding the upper classes to the 'perfect' ideal of how women should be treated.

[@destroyraiden]

Chivalry was originally knights and lords looking out for other knights and lords women, elderly, and children had no place there it was simply if i capture you I'll give you a good room, food, and treat your wounds then send you packing off home so you'll do the same for me. To kill someone of your class without good cause went against chivalry. You could kill them in a fair fight though. The concept you're talking about is a Victorian construct we've ingrained as the women's treatment and that was simply not the case for it's original use.

[@katjakatt836]

and then the Christians made exceptions for themselves to excuse away their crimes because they didn't want to live up to such high standards

[@FuriousFanBoyAdventures]

@@destroyraiden proof? oh vvait you dont have any

[@frue1763]

The Byzantine historian Johannes Skylitzes records that women fought in battle when the Norse ruler of Kiev attacked the Byzantines in Bulgaria in 971. When the Norsemen had suffered a crushing defeat, they were Eastern Roman conquerors surprised to discover armed women among the enemy's fallen warriors.

[@wulfheort8021]

Tacitus, one of our very good friends, has written very honestly about Germanic (Norse is a part of that of course) society and how women were treated. Promiscuous women were shamed by the entire tribe, rape was a serious crime and the warriors also did not rape women during the military campaigns and if they did rape they were often punished for it. Women were considered wise and were highly respected in our culture. Those fat monks created lies to spread the narrative that non-believers are evil monsters, covering up the actual evil of christianity.

[@reefread1234]

i agree until you disparage christianity just like you said Norse where maligned don't you know the same thing has happened to Christianity. its ironic the same thing you see in one thing you cant see in another thing but they are parallels

[@michaelsmith-ht2jy]

All ancient people had pagan beliefs . The Babylonians control our world via the Astrotheology religions Christianity , Judaism and Islam… they took our practices and hid them under silly tales

[@wulfheort8021]

@@reefread1234 What are you even talking about? I sincerely do not even understand any of the gibberish of yours. I never even mentioned the Norsemen, nor did I call them maligned.

[@wulfheort8021]

@@michaelsmith-ht2jy Of course, animism (which is pagan) was the type of 'religion' of every single existing peoples before any of the monotheistic religions came to be. Those monotheistic religions were nothing but cults that spread out and corrupted the rest of the world.

[@katjakatt836]

spot on

[@hannahrozenberg3411]

I love your channel! I studied history in college, and one of my favorite topics is about women in history, and it just so happens I love the history of Scandinavia (specifically the viking era) so I think it’s great that we now know that women were respected!

[@susanschaffner4422]

Thanks for being honest on this topic. I've always loathed the Hollywood portrayal of Northerners.

[@kochka2314]

This channel is really something special, please keep these video coming! Subbed!

[@handenuraydn4362]

im writing an essay on women in viking society and I am so glad i found your channel! thank you so so much

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

Hanging out with you and watching the series the Vikings are clearing up some crazy talk about the Vikings thanks

[@ourcozycorner8517]

I randomly discovered your channel a week or two ago after looking at some of my ancestry. Your channel is very interesting & informative. You also seem so cool! Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@JollyJaro]

Shield-maidens existed. Rare, but there were viking women. Birka the viking is an example. Valkyries may have been myth, but they reflected the verocity of women in the past. Gudrun in the Volsungs sagas was a ferocious warrior avenging her fallen brothers.

[@borgyoh]

just because a man puts handcuffs on someone, doesnt mean he is a cop, just because a kid fires a weapon doesnt mean child soldiers exist in America.

[@jamess1958]

More videos like this would be great. There is so many misconceptions about the viking age

[@ladyliberty417]

Thank you for doing a series! This topic is important ( for me as a woman of course!) and for all of us who search for the truth of Norse society during Viking days. Good work looking for sources For us❗️

[@Silverfiddha]

Unfortunately the mainstream distorts and warps the image of women in many cultures. Thank you for clarifying this with regards to the Vikings.

[@frankmorris2603]

Entertainment is pretty average these days. I've said it before.....Vikings the series is so far off the boil. Truth is stranger than fiction and, i believe, far more interesting.

[@chelsie1450]

This is what I think about all of this. Women have the most equality and protection under the law in Scandinavia. It seems to me that the apple wouldn't fall far from the tree and even in age where most women were treated even less than animals. They want to promote Scandinavia men as brutal savages, so we're looked upon as wicked and intolerant! In my humble opinion.

[@DebiB53]

Thank you so much for bringing the truth about the women in the Viking age!! Finally!!❣️👏

[@bobchoate4403]

Great video man, you have taught me a lot watching all your videos

[@shelbyjean2496]

I am a woman, and I love this so much! 😍 To any angry women reading this comment, don't be upset about old norse traditions regarding women. Be proud of them. Be proud of being a woman. Women were protected and valued, and not allowed to fight in battle, because WE ARE PRECIOUS! We are the ones who bring life into the world, therefore we SHOULD be protected. We shouldn't be allowed to run out into battle just so we can die. Think of it this way: if there were an apocalypse, and we needed more humans to survive and repopulate Mother Earth, it would be better to have 50 women, and only 1 man. That 1 man could get all of those 50 women pregnant, and they could conceive an entire generation this way. But if it was flipped, and there were only 1 woman and 50 men, they would have to wait 9 months before they could have just 1 more human. This is why women are precious, valuable, and should be protected. We bring life.

[@thrashhippie]

I love your channel. It’s so informative. Thank you 😊

[@chrisbricky7331]

Well done and thanks for sharing your hard work and research. Chris

[@ganjafarma69]

Best Norse channel on KZbin. So much amazing information

[@carinabusegeanu4335]

Liked this video a lot! Thank you for shining a light on the stories shared today through movies. Requests: could you please give some details about king Erik I of Norway? Could you also give an opinion on the movie The 13th Warrior? Thank you!

[@mariapalmer5671]

Not saying it was true or accurate, but I really liked that film

[@leighchristopherson2455]

The Thirteenth Warrior is a melding of two stories. Beowulf and the story of ibn Fadlan. Only the second is true. The quest to protect the village (longhouse) is Crighton's invention. Fadlan was sent as an ambassador. His description of a chieftain's funeral is our source for Norse funerary practices.

[@elenakc9386]

I absolutely am happy i found your Chanel. I love Vikings. 🥰

[@eikrzatarra7867]

The funny thing is that according to Michael Hirst's words, his aim with the show was to represent more than just the brutal aspects of the viking culture😆

[@driver55]

Once again excellent post brother. The ancient warrior code is often misrepresented in movies and academic literature. Modern society often mirrors its own diseased mindset & culture upon ancient societies. Truly respect your work. Peace Brother. 🙏

[@microwavebrain1035]

Let me guess, you hate women? Also he didn’t say there was no shieldmaidens, he said they weren’t as popular as depicted because they VALUED THEIR WOMEN ALIVE. Something men these days, don’t give a fuck about. Men treat women cruelly and it’s why most women are skeptical of men, which is a good thing at least.

[@tomcat909]

Awesome!... Heading over to watch Episode 2 now...

[@juni_pearl_9591]

Really good video, you made another one similar to this a while back that I really liked. I agree, I don’t understand this modern notion that women have to be doing all the things that men are doing in order to be seen as strong. Women can and are strong in their own right and own way. Being shielded from the harsh brutalities of violence and war does not make us weak, it means we are respected and protected. …….. Oh yes, Sigrid Storråda aka Sigrid the Haughty! I loved her story very much. A proud heathen to the end. I named one of my daughter’s after her…well she has a family name and that name as well.

[@LonersGuide]

Great video! In contrast to the Norse, the Romans did record vivid accounts of Celtic/ Gaulic women fighting in battle alongside THEIR men. This would not have been the norm, but was probably a desperate and noble gesture by these women to fight and die beside their husbands, rather than be widowed and possibly raped by Roman soldiers. So, like Norse women, pretty much the exact opposite of today's "strong independent women."

[@mcusa77]

“If she is mean .... casting spells to help her brothers in a fight” sticky ground.

[@judeross3875]

Thank you so much for your time and research. I recently visited Holy Island Lindisfarne and the stereotypes in some of the writings there I very much felt in the museum. Before the attack the vikings traded and interacted socially with the locals with each other very peacefully.

[@littleswol1]

This is so good to know. I just recently started studying the Norse gods, rituals, magic, etc and this always bothered me deeply. Thanks!

[@Kelektroid]

So refreshing this info! Mega thanks to you!

[@joehallman8401]

I really enjoy your teaching/story telling brother!

[@Mugsy87]

Love the facts, great channel!

[@RockRoamer7]

Thank you so much for all the info you provide. I was adopted and after 25+ years of searching I finally found my roots at 42 yrs old. I've known my biological bloodline for 2 years now and have viking ancestry but haven't delved into research around that yet. You've got me really wanting to take the time to trace my people. I'm giggling after watching this video thinking about the strange guy in my backyard yesterday morning trying to steal tools.... I got to that dude long before my husband or 19 yr old son did... the thought of living back in the days and being that viking woman that walks right into the fire gives me warm fuzzies. I believe what you're saying here because I know without a doubt there cannot be a woman in my ancestry that ever allowed anyone to take advantage of her.

[@reeceraur8735]

Good for you! I’m sure it feels liberating to find your tribe. A bit like coming home I suspect. Welcome home sister ➰🤍🌟🤍➰

[@judeross3875]

Love this yes its a knowing or a feeling difficult to describe xx

[@calamityjenn]

Thank you so much for making this video. It's not only incredibly educational, it's going to resolve a long-standing argument with my husband.

[@hollydeason4243]

Very well done! I will be looking into those books in the links

[@shawnwillis7561]

Itd be awesome to have a genuine representation of Viking times in film. I had no idea there was so many sagas

[@windrider6124]

Would be interesting to see you on Bull-Hansens chat "bjorn talks" here on youtube. Anyway, this is good stuff, informative and good content based on the right sources. Keep it up🇳🇴

[@jameshubert3963]

Your awesome man ,keep em comin !

[@thesaltbucket324]

Honestly if you look at the code of honor aspect, the Vikings and the Samurai weren't actually that different, never hurting the innocent i.e women and children, alongside facing their enemies head first and never resorting to shameful sneak attacks just to get a win. It's pretty interesting when you look at the subtle similarities between two different cultures, Great video my friend!

[@luelee6168]

That is a misconception. The samurai code never existed until the 17th century mind you, when there weren't anymore wars to fight. So it was a way for the Shogunate to control the samurai caste during peace times, yet even than it wasn't universally practiced. And are you saying Norsemen didn't raid or plunder unsuspected settlements? Isn't the word ‘vikingr’ the old Norse word for ‘raid’ or ‘to raid?’ I don't know about you but it would be more efficient to surprise the enemy, chase them off and plunder as you saw fit; with fights here and there among the defenders unwilling to give up their goods.

[@joshuaworth9876]

Love the video! . . . Also loved the quick Valheim hall. Had to go back and check if that's what I actually saw haha

[@robmancebo70]

On women being completely being kept from the battlefield: are we to take the word of Snorri Sturluson (who did not mention these women warriors) and completely ignore Saxo Grammaticus (Who wrote about women fighters and even women war captains and women Vikings) who wrote his History of the Danes at the same time? Also that in the Sagas there were men who dressed up as women and when challenged as to why they looked so mannish, they replied that they had been warrior women (and were believed.) I am asking because years ago I was hotly challenged online by a Scandinavian when I brought up the 'women weren't even supposed to touch weapons of war' argument. - Thanks. I love your work, I'm just running into conflicting info on this subject.

[@tc.3513]

Is anyone going to address this? I'm interested.

[@audhumbla6927]

Both are true, he doesnt say no viking female warrior ever existed, we know they did, but MOST women were not, and they were "kept away" from war although theyr predictions were taken very seriosly

[@tc.3513]

@@audhumbla6927 thanks!

[@ceciliajones7816]

The shield maiden of Solør is archaeological evidence that there were some.

[@happymonk4206]

Your videos are always informative and I learn something new every time I see one SKOL🍻

[@drudmnd2656]

As a Scandinavian woman (this is my husband's account lol) o can say I absolutely love this video. So many people believe our ancestors were these horrible "barbarians " as Rome would say. But we were truly amazing. Exploring the sea and land and finding new home. The Norse should get so much more credit than they do... I have so much more to say, but i will leave it at that

[@saintnickyjk3936]

Ty my friend awesome video ty for the information can’t wait to check the others out in the series, but now I’m gonna watch episode one of norsemen 😈😁👍🏻💚

[@missewe]

Extremely well presented. Very interesting.

[@katem58785]

Hi, Kate here from Australia first time on your channel my dads mum&dad where Danish. Looking forward to learning more Thanks

[@Linv4nT]

I can remember reading a story in the poetic edda about Thor and a ferryman, where the ferryman told about trouble with a woman, and Thor said if he were there, he would've hold her down for him. The way they talk about it made me think it was quite normal to do so.

[@mustplay7212]

Again, Edda was not written by an actual viking. You have to be somewhat critical, because the norse culture was not a literary one. It was based on oral traditions. If you assume that vikings were like hollywood vikings or that all they did was warfare or whatever, then you are making the same mistake as alot of people do. You cant assume that it was always like that just because a text written after the viking era said so. And thor wasnt real so it cannot rly be taken as a representation of reality. Neither Snorre Sturlason or the Edda poems are 100 percent accurate. Do I believe they were progressive and modern? no ofc, but we cannot overexcaggerate how bad the viking era was just because christian writers said so. That and glorifying the vikings are two very bad things that people today have a tendency to do

[@mannuraven2157]

I really appreciate the work you put into this ty. Just wondering about your take on the book The Far Traveller? also, I have insight into something and wondering what you think: could our ancestors be speaking through those of us who see what is considered "bullying" and preying on the "soft" in our society and so makes us want to act on these injustices? I had a brother who was a very big and strong man- not afraid of other men- but he was also very smart and actually kind and soft hearted towards those who were being bullied and hurt- he defended the bullied and took them under his wing since he was a small boy- but he also had endured much suffering at the hands of our father and a neighbour older child and so died from a drug and alcohol overdose- Im not sure if Im being clear here but this has really struck me lately that folks like myself who see much injustice and dishonour in our world - that is my ancestors speaking through us with much displeasure and upset over injustice, dishonour and mistreatment of those weaker. Thoughts?

[@dingolightfoot8823]

Absolutely 100% correct!! Odin says if you see misdeeds, regard them as your own and give your enemies no peace.

[@jameshitchens9045]

Very enlightening and informative video

[@LethalDragon1]

I’m new to my heritage, and while I’ve certainly looked for better sources than television shows I’ve yet to find any non-books as well sourced as you. I always found the shield-maiden idea kind of odd, and I’m glad to know that there are reliable historical sources to clarify the subject. On the rape subject, history is rarely as bad or as good as we think. Just about every time I read about a group of people being either evil or too good to be true, I’ve come to assume the truth is in the middle… Like now and basically every time in history, there were a decent set of values held to by most, with outliers that broke them occasionally and were usually punished accordingly.

[@mollyarbor563]

I like Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, but it isn't a primary source, just a retelling of some popular tales from the Edda. Its great as an audiobook too

[@sputniksweetheart5187]

I read the poetic edda and it was....a lot. I'm gonna read the Prose Edda at some point but I'm intimidated. I have heard that its a more enjoyable read because they arent put into prose - it's basically compiled myths. If you want something historically just try and go straight for the texts. Theres some Norse studies professor on KZbin out of Colorado (I cant remember his name right now) and he's always giving great academic talks on the subjects. He even studied and learned how to speak Old Norse, or some variation of it.

[@microwavebrain1035]

You aren’t “new to your heritage” you are new to the knowledge and the interest in your culture. It really bugs me when people misspeak

[@LethalDragon1]

@@microwavebrain1035 It does not bug you when people misspeak... You are always bugged, and that comes out when you are exposed to something you consider to be misspeaking. In seriousnesd though, valid correction... I am my heritage.

[@parrotjunglecolada8270]

Northern Russian Baltic descendent here, love all this history, I’ve been looking for this info for a long time thank you so much

[@torsteinhaugar9529]

Veldig bra video og veldig informativ.

[@JourneyWithHavi]

Excellent video!

[@WickedWildlife]

How did the views on the treatment of women transfer when abroad/dealing with women who where not Norse?

[@sewellparanormal6351]

Good shit man. Thanks for the info.

[@lovesees4320]

You made me so Happy & Thank Full with this video. Sad how we have fallen as a global community. But the OldWays still Live, fresh fruits from the Old Trees still Living Branch. So many Blessings in Your approach, bringing Us closer to Our True Roots 🙏 🕊️❤️🌎

[@n0namesowhatblerp362]

Omg the viking tv series..some of it was nice.. but yeah second video of yours im going through now. Cool videos. Thanks.

[@chuckp3131]

Great video thanks

[@bilithekid5125]

I'm actually doing a research on the representation of viking women in the Vikings tv show and I'm using this really interesting book of Jóhanna Katrín Friđriksdóttir called "Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World" ✌🏻

[@Z-hillsGranny]

I recently found you on KZbin and so glad I did!! Love your sagas and true history (but I loved Vikings and Last Kingdom) 😉 I’ve studied Genealogy over 20+ years and I have many Scandinavian ancestors. Are you a professor? I ask because you are so knowledgeable. I have many more of your vids to explore and enjoy. Thank you for your ambitious efforts. Side note… I smiled when you spoke about girls having a bad track record choosing their husbands. I had 5 husbands LOL Have a good one!!

[@bluenoteone]

I stopped at the 1:18 mark deliberately to comment. I have seen the long running Vikings program or tv series, and throughout the seasons and episodes I got tired of all the hob-knobbing around AND I DOUBTED THAT THAT IS THE WAY IT WAS. SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY WHAT YOU DID AT THE START.

[@Darvit_Nu]

I can't see how any kinsman or descendant would want to believe the false tales about our ancestors. This video warms my heart and I am filled with pride. I agree 100% with @Farieflower, I'd love to hear more stories about daily life, community, relationships, who had what tasks to keep the villages going, etc. This is officially my favorite channel now. Can't tell you how grateful I am the feed recommended one of your videos and I found you.

[@pacanis]

So the woman's skeleton found in Norway in 1900 surrounded with weapons and a horse skeleton at her feet and with a cracked skull that suggests a sword wound was NOT a shield maiden? She was simply being feisty? That seems like a pretty elaborate burial for someone just being feisty. You know much more than I, but there seems to be some real world evidence of women in battle. Maybe this is where the TV shows got their information. Although I'm sure a lot of it was dramatized to make a drama based series.

[@Rhaenarys]

Nah...those were just put there for decoration because she loved ponies. The shield was her husband's, that she kept to remember him by, probably a high ranking women. Only men found with the same items were warriors, duh! (Please notice the sarcasm.)

[@pacanis]

@@Rhaenarys Could be it was done to throw off future historians, too ;)

[@lokiblue690]

Or she and the horse were sacrificed to accompany her husband when he fell in battle. Not like that never happened.

[@danusdragonfly6640]

I was looking for a comment about this before bothering to watch the video. I see he never saw this documentary. I guess he bases everything on sagas?

[@pacanis]

@@lokiblue690 Good point. I think much of this is interpretation anyway.

[@pirate-life]

Great channel, regards from Argentina.

[@febaco192]

The morning is saved ✌️ love this videos

[@christopherfriedrichsbasso267]

I really enjoy warsching your vids, thanx for the explaining ! Got one Personal Question. Are you a friend of Jomsborg / Harald Blauzahn? @Norsemagicandbeliefs

[@adampilot8275]

The Viking Mythbuster.

[@JohnJohnson-ze1gg]

Great and informative channel. Keep itup

[@norseross8084]

Neat video. Btw, curious about where in Norway you come from?

[@harmondaniels5108]

It makes a lot of sense, that they wouldn't kill off the entire enemy tribe.. Better to leave them enough to survive, so they could come back and raid them again later on.

[@jonw1601]

They did kill off entire tribes they just kept the women to breed with… the Shetland islands is a class example but there are more

[@Helmholtzwatson1984]

Is there evidence of them killing everyone?

[@jonw1601]

Dna from maternal and paternal haplogroups… plus they still hold a festival every year where they celebrate it

[@harmondaniels5108]

@@jonw1601 What kind of festival celebrates killing everyone?

[@jonw1601]

@@harmondaniels5108 just the males it’s said and written in old Norse in English it sounds like… up hel lia … this was common look at Iceland 40 Celtic female haplogroup 60% Norse male haplogroup all slaves from northern island and Scotland… the Norse culture was only good to there own women others were free to use and abuse

[@Nenlothiel]

Thank you!

[@user-jb1tu9ic7y]

It's honorable of you to provide evidence from the sagas

[@philippjohn555]

You saved my love to this era! Thanks for that! Could it be that this also matches to the old germanic tribes? I've read much about that the root of the vinkings are sitting in a root germanic culture.

[@thelittleviking6900]

we where all the same people before the viking age !

[@slavicrecycling3053]

Thank you

[@mugwart99]

amazing video. Curious to know if there was any archeology digs of women warriors found?

[@ShaynaLoveAF]

I like this video. I've been under the impression that, as a woman, being preyed upon by men is and always has been inevitable. It's good to know that our people were more dignified and honourable than I've been led to believe. I wonder if the misleading propaganda about this topic was created, in part, to lower our expectations... to make us view natural honourability as remarkable and abuse of power as normal.

[@torstenscott7571]

A very profound statement, I would add that our modern cultures almost sneer at the notion of honor.

[@HolasoyMai]

I think the propaganda was created to make feminism look better in comparison

[@HANKTHEDANKEST]

Being a woman in the ancient world was pretty rough, but I definitely think women in Germanic society had an easier time of it than Classical Greek and Roman women. Being an Athenian housewife in the 400s BC was probably pretty awful.

[@bellaluna321]

I'm new to this channel. I have to ask because it seems the only sources used by this channel are the heroic sagas?

[@norsemagicandbeliefs8134]

Any written sources from the time I use. ANd som are of course more reliable than others

[@alisaholainen6334]

Very interesting thing indeed!

[@carlaheimerl6900]

Thank you, this makes me feel much better about my ancestors. It's natural for men to protect their women. Just common sense. This is so interesting.

[@chaosgoettin]

ACTUALLY.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJTcp6ymaquNbck Hand me my sword, boy! I am going to war. You gotta keep the kiddos safe and check the house for me, will ya? :D

[@AdtriDonsson]

Nice video man, finally happy to see the truth come to light. Everyone i talk to about the vikings or the norse, they are like “raping and pillaging gruesome bastards!” Now i can just flick your video at them

[@lumm0x267]

Vikings were clearly just people that carried axes, horned helmets, wore barely any clothes in winter and had hearty boisterous laughs. They also screamed a bunch and built ships i think

[@darkone7344]

Horned helmets, barely wored clothes? dafuq

[@lumm0x267]

@@darkone7344 being near naked is the best way to retain heat in freezing cold temperatures

[@darkone7344]

@@lumm0x267 and you think they didn't have houses, didn't have great halls with many people in it, with torches in it, with large bonfire in it, didn't have leather clothes (from animals). They had all of this my man

[@TheTombree]

I really like the tv show vikings, but thats all it is, a show. I am well aware that is not how things went down. (Although the sacking of the monastery was pretty acurate i guess?) It is such a pitty almost all the records are lost in time or destroyed by the Christian religion. I really love all these video's where you try and clearefy how things went down. I live in the Netherlands, southeren parts and this was basicly the border of the roman empire. They explained this to us in elementry school during history. They told us we used to have (almost)the same religion before the romans came. And that many vikings coming down here usually where willing to trade with us instead of killing all of us. So from an esrly age i always had more respect for the viking people then the holy roman empire or the invading frankish people. And when they teached us the spanish inquisition and the Malleus Maleficarum i started to straight up hate the monotheistic believes. Everything done in the name of God, is done out of pure profit and self gain. Holding back sosiaty and human evolution. Sorry about my rant. I really like your video's but this part of history always brings these things up in me

[@FatherOfSithis]

We, the Dutch people, were also a "viking" society for we are of germanic tribes and blood. It is sad that our ancient culture and pagan beliefs were driven to extinction by the christians, but i do see that pagans rise in numbers. The gods awaken us, and i feel for a purpose. Proost!

[@Boudicaisback]

In america we did not learn anything at all about vikings or really any european culture except for romans, greeks , and the english

[@FatherOfSithis]

@@Boudicaisback yeah, i think it is something frowned upon for not understanding. Seeing it only as barbaric and aggressive then the sophisticated people they actually were. Which brings us to the comment of @Berserking Bishop.

[@FatherOfSithis]

@Berserking Bishop that it is because of the christians we don't live how pagans used to, for forcing their belief upon others, writing the stories down in the point of view of christians. This is the power of pagan religion; interacring with the gods for their knowledge instead of reading what a priest wrote hundreds of years ago.

[@FatherOfSithis]

@Berserking Bishop most certainly there has been used violence in the history of christians converting others and that is no different during the "end of pagansim", and an oppressor does not always have to use an army to achieve victory. Like you said that converting the king lets the people follow, is a tactic. Like converting a head of a household has influence on converting the family. For pagans it is easier to adopt another god because they belief in multiple gods. Where the christians belief there is only one true god, which in the end you had to abandon all other beliefs. So through the centuries from leadership figures picking up the sword to non violent conversion tactics, pagans have been forced to convert.

[@danyelPitmon]

Also I would like to add I was adopted and I was a foster child and I plan on getting ancestry DNA test to find out my own family heritage and I would love it if I came across Vikings in my family tree

[@jeremiahrhodes7164]

I really love your videos, and I don't fault your logic or sources. It's all well thought out and concisely put. But I also feel like it's leaning a bit into romanticizing the culture. (To be clear, not saying that everyone was a monster back then, but I think that people were bad then as well.)

[@vp3970]

Interesting channel.

[@tintin8602]

Nice video. We Scandinavians know this, but there are so many strange ideas about us from people who don`t know. It`s good that you inform them. I wish you wouldn`t use pictures from the series "the Vikings" at all since the pictures and the series are so misleading.

[@barrett5540]

Thank You for this video. I am relieved to know my ancestral sisters were protected by their men.

[@marinab.4190]

Proud to be a Swede from Öland. 🇸🇪❤🙂

[@danyelPitmon]

I would love to learn a lot more about Sweden I’ve been learning a bit but I would love to learn more about the history and if I had my way man my wife would move to Sweden and then I could actually live my dream I’m living in another country and learning the language in history firsthand learn but I have some obstacles that are preventing us from moving there or to any of the Nordic countries

[@johnovesen303]

I love your show, very interesting and well done! Can you tell me why so many of our people have last names that end with (sen) like OVESEN, Emmersen, swansen???

[@norsemagicandbeliefs8134]

Yes it just means son. Like the english johnson was originally son of john for example. Yours would be Ove's son. "sen" is used in norway and denmark usually and "son" used in sweden and iceland

[@johnovesen303]

@@norsemagicandbeliefs8134 thank you brother ✌️

[@myrkir9249]

Takk for at du lager disse videoene å gir et annet lys på våre viking forfedre jeg gleder meg til neste episode. Digger videone dine, takk igjen.

[@coyote4237]

You reference sagas. I would suggest that much of the material the world has used to study the viking age is from monks, etc. in England, Ireland, etc., which I am sure were purposely exaggerated to make the vikings seem worse. However, I would bet vikings treated other vikings/Scandinavians better than the French, English, Irish, etc. So that the violent images of vikings are truer in those areas.

[@willmosse3684]

Indeed

[@alessaapathy]

Exactly. This feels like a real rosey depiction of them and I find that unsettling. Wherever there is war, conquest or violence- rape always follows. The Norse were not above this and to suggest otherwise is disingenuous. Rape is too prevalent today, where women are at least legally considered equal… It would have been much worse back then. Seeing all these romanticised anti rape comments are really concerning.

[@thesaltbucket324]

And what are your sources? He gives legitimate, genuine sources and you give an opinion. List me some factual sources and I don't mean the very first article you come across on a Google search and then maybe we'll talk.

[@velvetunderpants44]

And yet in Ireland the Norse integrated completely with the Irish. I think we look back at these times with the relatively recent perspective of nationhood. You could be feuding with people 20 miles away but allied with people hundreds of miles away. There was no Norway, Sweden or Denmark as we know them now. Maybe race wasn't a factor either. Just political agreement.

[@alessaapathy]

@@thesaltbucket324 The sagas are not factual per se. They are the written version of oral history that’s been passed down for centuries and recorded by a Christian. I’ll look into contemporary sources but I doubt that such things would have ever been recorded. That’s the issue, this to me is common knowledge.. History tells the same story over and over again. When war, colonisation and violence is in play, women get raped. It doesn’t matter what country, men do this even in war today. Rape itself is incredibly present by today’s standards, it would have been even worse back when women were not equal.

[@StormyAfterDark]

your commentary is always refreshing. It's nice hearing truths. If honor and respect existed in the US where I live and in other countries, instead of raping, beating, and harming women and children as is done now, we would be in a better place.