Vikings 1x4 REACTION!! "Trial"

[@marianaborrelli4136]

Rollo (Clive Standen) is 6'2''. Irl he was also particularly tall and he was known as Rollo "The Walker" because he was so big that he couldn't be carried by horses.

[@ms_scribbles]

Yeah, Eric's right. It's an easy haul. The little monasteries and churches had all these riches, but nobody of consequence guarding them, unlike something like say a castle, which would have hundreds of armed men defending them. So, yeah, easy pickings. Gold, silver, gems, fine art...and only priests standing in your way? Perfect.

[@KolyoSofiata]

Yes, it is an easy haul. But on the thing about castles. Castles didn't have hundreds of men defending them back then, almost always there were less than a hundred. Because you don't need a lot of people to defend it effectively and you have limited resources inside so the fewer the better. Also unless there is a war there aren't that many soldiers around. No one needs a large army just standing about doing nothing and eating your food supplies. That's why these early raids were so easy. When the kindom is at war they muster troops. Basically taking evey healthy man and training them how to fight at least decently. Then when the war is over the army doesn't stay together they go back to farming (or whatever they were doing before).

[@kakhagvelesiani3877]

+MrChickenmaster Well not actually when war was over. Usually they were fighting for 40 days , than returned to their lands. Also you make assembling troops wasn't like that. States will be able to take every healthy man from all population only after reforms that will happen in French army after Great Revolution , when their size became close to the million. Sizes of armies weren't big and usually small . Equipment was a difficult question and many of lower class guys had shitty equipment and the one that they were able to acquire or pay for , while higher ups had far better. At Battle of Agincourt while part of cavalry for example , had all the equipment and armor, even on horses , the other part had shitty ones and some were almost ,, naked '' as you would say. Training of troops was also kinda like that. Usually people from specific classes like knights were the ones that you could count on knowing how to fight , since this was all they could do , as well as mercenaries. Also remember that it was loose feudal society still and king needed support of troops from his lords , barons. Those lords assembled what they could get , pay and etc. it was from absolute monarchy that later will be established. You look on all that affair through glasses of present and how you see war preparation and effort today or 1-2 centuries ago , also influence of Holywood movies , while reality was different from that.

[@KolyoSofiata]

Ok, everything you said is right, but I don't see how it makes what I said wrong. You just explained it with more detail. I'm not influensed by movies at all.

[@Necron00b]

They are both saying Earl. It's merely depended on pronounciation of region I.E differences between Norway,Sweden, Finland etc.

[@papa.Li.004]

So happy you guys are liking the show. Has anyone seen the Photoshop picture of Ragnor sitting on the iron throne?! So good.

[@mediam3957]

Tio Li Oh now I need to see that. Never knew I wanted something until now.

[@KimM13744]

Jon Snow's direwolf is in the picture and I got excited because I wanted Ragnar to get a big ass wolf.

[@ellingwatterud3823]

The viking that Rollo is based on was called Walking Rolf, he was named that beacuse he was so big that he couldn`t ride a horse. According to archaeologist the average height for males in Norway during the viking age were 170 CM compared to 181 CM in Norway today. So someone that was wery tall for that age could have been 188(Clive Standen`s height)

[@eternalanglo4452]

The real Rollo is the 33rd great grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II.

[@TimpanistMoth_AyKayEll]

@Kurt Rustle Viking horses WERE probably pretty small. Icelandic horses are descended from the Viking settlers' stock and are technically "pony" sized (though sturdy enough to carry tall men, given the right conditioning). Modern Norwegian horse breeds (Fjording, Nordlandshest etc) are also on the smaller side. AFAIK, most pre-"knights in full armor"-era horses tended to be smaller (and probably more compact) than typical "pretty Hollywood horses". Most horses were plow/draft animals, some used for (relatively) slow travel, horseback combat was rare, and it's wasteful to feed a bigger animal than you actually need. In any case, given how little is known for sure about the historical Rollo (if there was one), I would assume any bynames were chosen for epic badassity more than realism. ;-)

[@Joey-se1mk]

Give it a couple more episodes and I'm pretty sure at least Shane and Calvin will agree that Katheryn Winnick is much prettier than Scarlett Johansson. Also, R.I.P. Erik, you and your glorious voice will be missed Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak.

[@mediam3957]

Joey Deguelle Lol. True. I can't picture their reactions to meeting future characters.

[@Joey-se1mk]

Robotic Gaming That's your opinion, and I said "prettier" not "hotter". But a lot of guys just like Scarlett because of her... you know.

[@supernintendo6983]

Joey Deguelle Katheryn Winnick I think she is very much hotter then Scarlett. I just don't like Johanson's attitude on some things. But Katheryn I fell in love with in Vikings. I also started to fall in love with her in this episode and the show. Just her saving the woman from being raped told me there is more to her character. I loved her acting in that scene. This is the episode where I got hooked. I just love the music when there attacking the church. It's powerful.

[@mern461]

WOW Scarlett isn't pretty at all..she is so average is laughable. All it seems to take these days is having a good BMI and hair colorist to be hot these days.

[@DemonRuby]

Scarlett Johansson looks like a typical blond girl next door, has the most basic (I'd say very simple) facial features and there's no fire in her glance, as if she's made of plastic with no charisma. I know lot of men around me who don't even find her attractive :D You look at Katheryn and see character, confidence, subtle sexiness.. there's something primal and wild about her.

[@undarkwin]

You will love and hate Rollo. These characters are note black or white

[@joshjeran]

That is the best about the show, no one is a hero and no one is a villian

[@joe3k907]

Almost all groups in Europe at the time did some horrific shit but i guess the Vikings weren't hiding it as much as others. The amount of people the Vikings killed is probably just a drop in the Ocean compared to the Church in Europe. But yeah main reason i love the show is both im Icelandic and the fact that i hate hero movies/ tv shows where everyone is extremely nice and fake , that's not how the world works.

[@mern461]

Well...i liked Rollo eventually ... but he is not a good man..he has many flaws..since raping is acceptable in their culture to servants,slaves,or raided towns he indulged it without remorse.Telling me he really didn't like girls at all. But Ragnar never raped nor his first son. He preferred women that desired him.

[@SiTHFuRioN]

Skål!

[@AmeRain]

SiTHFuRioN Skål!

[@Playth3record]

Skål min broder

[@loaditz]

Shane you are wrong. Vikings during the Viking Age on average were five foot seven inches which was tall for that time compared to others.

[@plprooo]

It's great to see you guys get into new shows. Love the enthusiasm that drags you in.

[@KimM13744]

Coming back and seeing earlier episodes seems like a completely different show compared to the last couple of seasons. They all look so young. Edit: the first shield wall will always be my favourite.

[@Ardrianer]

The big guy, who was killed played the King Buliwyf in the 13th warrior.

[@shysterpie7559]

Holy shit, this must be the uncut version because I never knew kunut killed the saxon woman

[@honeybbqwings2664]

Time frame in history for ragnar lothbrock was around 850 or so AD. Rollo and the other characters were not alive at the same time as ragnar. Their storys were merged together to have more content they even switched who did what in some of the parts of the series. The things they do in the show are things that really happened but they rolled them all into one

[@mahelaniarektbb]

Aaron passionately saying he doesn't like when they kill the "good people" while wagging an egg stress toy is top tier chaotic good energy.

[@DewkChronic]

Torstan is Ser. Hugh of the Vale from Game of Thrones.

[@pcgaming4944]

lovin the vikings reactions - just gotta become a patron so I can watch earlier 😉

[@Usurpationblitz]

That doesn't make sense IMO. Sure, you'll be getting it earlier, but you'll still have to wait just as long as us. If you get to watch it each Monday and I get to watch it each Wednesday, we're both still waiting 7 days to see it.

[@Drewe223]

Yeah but for the rest of the show until the season ends we will be one episode ahead. But regardless of that it is just good to support content creators that give is enjoyment.

[@Aussiepingpong]

Love these viking reactions! Keep it up!

[@joacimandreasenberthelsen8967]

do not forget that most European armies at the time did the same thing, the special thing about the vikings were that they killed the clergy men but most armies killed civilians and unarmed soldiers. A popular tactic at the time was to just burn all the surrounding land's of a city or a castle to the ground thereby starving the defender's and then start to blockade the defender's inside. but most people at the time were unable to read and write, but the clergy were well educated so we really only hear there side of the story. hopefully I were of service and I like people who can have a civil argument, please

[@jeffzcubfan]

If you go into old cities in Europe the doors are very short. I am 5'10 and had to duck into the doors. It made sense since the smaller the opening, the less heat escaped in the winter. The ceiling in most places I say was no more than 7'. That of course was not the case in larger castles and keeps, but I'm talking about the standard buildings still standing in use.

[@krisb.1565]

“Ragnar might get’chya” 😂

[@mr.irukandjio4194]

This show continues speeding up, keep it going guys..calvin you got this viking stuff...

[@jkid323]

@4:50 this was better then battle of the basterds on game of thrones

[@MASSTERCAM]

The big guy (actor Vladimir Kulich) killed by the assassins, played Buliwyf in the movie The 13th Warrior. And also a bad ass warrior in Ironclad. A sahme we always see him die......like another Sean Bean.

[@allbies]

I don't think they ever called the earl 'jarl'. I think you guys assumed that to be the title. Apologies if I'm wrong that's just how I remember it.

[@Drewe223]

They do refer to Jarl Borg later on so it is used in the show but it hasnt been used yet.

[@allbies]

You are right they do, I just didn't want to give away anything even minor :)

[@holdenketron272]

@@allbies In Sweden they were often refered to as Jarl's. In Norway it was Earl's. Fairly certain anyways.

[@allbies]

@@holdenketron272 I'm talking about in the show not real history, friend

[@holdenketron272]

@@allbies I know but thats how they do it in the show as well I think. Jarl Borg is from Sweden, and Ragnar and his family are in Norway

[@squashedeyeball]

YES! Time to slumber with you once again :) skål! To Travis lothbrok!! Ragnar, what can I say? The man is a genius :) And a polite one: He piled earl Haraldssons' up for him and even sent them directly back to his great hall. Ahh, a good day :)

[@vonbonsmithereens4393]

90% of the time Arron has a shocked face , the other 10% of the time he is laughing

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

My father, who is a professional genealogist, has just found out that we are direct descendants of the real Hrolfr (whose name was latinized into "Rollo" by the Roman Catholic Church when Hrolfr became the Duke of Normandy in 918 CE). From what dad tells me, Rollo's real life had almost nothing to do with what happened in this series, except in the broad strokes.

[@Cecilia-wg4xf]

Can't wait for you guys to get to season 4

[@borgheis]

5'7 was actually quite tall for the era. Vikings (and Germanic peoples in general) were described as much taller than most other European peoples.

[@Mikhael_bureau]

Ive watched this closing my right eye.

[@lordsnow4368]

The Big Viking was Ulfric Stormcloak in Skyrim

[@Norkkah]

A Jarl and an Earl are the same thing basically. The difference is that an Earl has sworn fealty to a King while a Jarl has not. That’s what I have been told anyway haha

[@iceman10129]

Haha, Im wearing my "You're Killing Me Smalls" shirt today too!

[@nicolasvargas5136]

YEEEES VIKINGS !!, YOUR ARE FUCKING AWESOME GUYS I LOVE THIS SHOW

[@ramiabdo5953]

well, you can simply guess that it's after the Roman Empire, because there are Saxons in Britannia, who in their turn when they first came to the Island they ended the ruling of the empire and back then, the Saxons still believed in their own gods. Later on, Rome sent religious emissaries to the kingdoms of Britannia and Christianized them. The age of the Vikings came later on, when those Kingdoms where already Christians.

[@JuanAlvarez-gm7jq]

4:06 That happens when you don't go to church.

[@joe3k907]

Many of the Vikings were tall and some over 6ft , yes they had average people as well , not sure were you got the myth that they were smaller.

[@BlindWave]

google. Maybe it was wrong

[@joe3k907]

Most of the History channel shows about Vikings are very shady on facts including the show Vikings but they seem to get the big things right but some details not so much , its not their fault on this topic , the English wrote most about it at the time and the Vikings didn't really record any of it until they landed in Iceland and started writing the Icelandic Sagas and those have some Mighty fiction in between. but even today for example in my country Iceland you can both find small people and giants so we are probably both right if you think about it like that The larger ones probably more likely to go viking. anyway love the reaction and hope you guys continue with the show.

[@loganburgess5001]

Clive Standen the actor of Rollo Lothbrok is 6'2

[@huamulan9279]

This video is the highlight of my day. 😂😂😂

[@Frediej21]

Vikings aren't known to have an issue with homosexuality, several Viking Warlords were known to have male lovers, and female-female relationships.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Makes sense with Scandinavia being so open to homosexuality early on. XD

[@zafarjunaid]

0:56 No, Calvin, not Jarl. Its EARL.

[@achmadraihan5917]

Is this the uncensored version or the tv version because the uncensored version is much better .

[@runningsuperska]

I don't know where Shane is getting his historical info from lol

[@KnightOwl1881]

His ass

[@timomastosalo]

Scandinavians say jarl (yarl in English spelling), it's the same word where earl comes from.

[@traceyandrob13]

love this show Travis Fimmel Is a Australia actor

[@lionqueen145]

I have the same t-shirt as Eric!!!

[@Traegor]

the sound of the egg though! lol

[@shayan6291]

Love the reaction guys but AARON FFS I WANTED TO STRANGLE YOU WHEN YOU WERE MESSING WITH THAT SHIT!!!! Can't wait till the next one

[@kimaarasgamebox8409]

it was actually funny.lol

[@david.s251]

Eric, Buliwyf from The 13th Warrior

[@AlphaWolfReacts]

You guys are fucking hilarious haha!!

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Why did you cut the reactions to the lifting up with shields and the saxons just standing there looking and getting nervous.

[@supernintendo6983]

RAGNAR. RAGNAR. RAGNAR." Sorry I had to say it out loud like I am angry lol.

[@xominic55]

Only thing that bugs me about this show is how bad they made the Saxons at fighting. They would have used similar fighting tactics such as the shield wall too but oh well

[@TheHelix1989]

12:05 LOL!

[@davidziol2696]

Way late just rewatching this was during the Byzantine empire “eastern Roman Empire” just diffrent name but no the Roman Empire as shown in movies like gladiator or shows like Spartacus has long since been a thing of the past .

[@earendilthemariner5546]

Ah yes. WARDRUNA

[@K3MBLE]

want that egg thing

[@AustinGonder]

An Earl and a Jarl are the same thing. Just different pronunciations of the same thing.

[@mlberg2327]

The discussion about heights got me curious. It seems like the male skeletons of the Vikings from that time was around 5´8, in Sweden they were 5´9. In England men were about 5´7 back then. But height of course isn´t everything. There are reports from that time of Vikings being described as physical specimen. So they were pretty tall, fit and didn´t fear death.

[@anotherchewie2613]

When Will you watch black sails

[@arctic-1878]

Shane is wrong btw, the Vikings were taller than the average European at the time.

[@anycullen21]

Rollo has principles???? Since when????

[@jabltheorist2090]

Good bye Vladimir Kulich, greatest Czech viking that ever lived.

[@Samu94el]

The average height thing should be taken with a grain of salt. There are many plate armour sets that were made for people for 192cm and so fourth. William Wallace was also known to be quite tall

[@joacimandreasenberthelsen8967]

Samu94el that is 400 year's in the future

[@eternalanglo4452]

Poor nutrition led to most people being small in that day.

[@victororozco6903]

Think they said Earl not Jarl or pornstar I think. Don't remember

[@hernanacuna8940]

blind wave please react to "death note" the best anime in the history

[@coltbaudoux4466]

shane has found the amazing talented badass beautiful katheryn winnick lol this show goes slow but ramps up to be crazy!! lol

[@tententagidim]

Earl and Jarl are the same.

[@alejosssdo]

Would you ever do Breaking Bad?

[@Obosii]

Two words: blood eagle!

[@mr.bohner6819]

Idk where you're getting this "ppl were shorter" & "vikings were 5'7 on average" crap but its irrelevant.. average Male height today is 5'8 and plenty of tall dudes out there. Stands to reason the Warriors are going to be the biggest & strongest of their nation/race/country.

[@onlinegamesful]

i hate how the Vikings slice through the Englishmen like nothing just because, Viking.

[@larrya377]

I had forgotten how annoying Bjorn is in this season.

[@icommentnl9156]

The dutch are the new vikings atleast in terms of height.

[@MsCST11]

Lads, you seriously need to study some European history. The amount of stuff you get wrong is hilarious! :-)

[@michaelmegson2778]

Chris Standford the American education system is more concerned with their 300 years of history (despite being mostly of European decent).

[@michaelmegson2778]

@Kaleb Mccarley Russians wouldn't learn all about American history because they aren't descended from Americans and their biggest interactions were relatively recent, theyd look at the cold war and the space race but no too much beyond that until they are in higher/further education. My point was America is such a young country you don't get a good view of ancient history looking at a 300 year old country. In the UK we learn about this shit because we were at war with cultures like the Romans and vikings thousands of years ago and our societies integrated in one way or another. Like if your last name ends in son there's a good chance your ancestors were at least influenced by Viking culture since that trend originated in Scandinavia.

[@michaelmegson2778]

@Kaleb Mccarley people get mad about stuff like this the same way they get mad about Eric mispronouncing things. It's all in good fun.

[@michaelmegson2778]

@Kaleb Mccarley good chat.

[@magpootis4847]

WHERE IS THE FUCKING SAUCE

[@douglaskelley4486]

I did not like Aaron that much when I found this channel but I grew out of it. This reaction on the other hand remained me why I disliked him!

[@jakep6169]

Go to google Shane. Please.

[@Playth3record]

Why do you skip over cool and interesting scenes?

[@PSLLO12]

I really don’t like the dude in the green

[@Playth3record]

Right? So unnecessarily sensitive and really uneducated

[@spr35441]

Even though I really enjoy this channel, it infuriates me to see people debating and discussing something that the clearly know little about haha

[@liviac.3622]

Yoollooooo! XD

[@RezCut]

Man i forgot how weird the first few episodes were. The fighting feels kinda off compared to later seasons/episodes even. If i remember correctly theres a sweet fighting scene with ragnar next episode that i really liked. Can't wait until you get to season 2 and see you react to ragnars progression. He really is levels above anyone else in this show when it comes to acting imo.

[@Slade71]

Guys, where are the supernatural reactions ?

[@kanxhan5294]

God that thing in the hand is distracting

[@peterandersen2556]

Damn man I knew you guys in the US lack knowledge especially in Geography and History, but holy cow most 10 year olds in Europe know this and get taught about this at school. 1)As many have pointed out already this show plays during the early Middle Ages (5th-15th century) so the Imperium Romanum as a whole is gone. The only thing that is left is the Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire. 2)The so called English Longbow wasn't even a thing until the 12th century. Longbows did exist but not the specific English Longbow. 3)And this one pisses me off the most, there are NO fucking Vikings. Vikings aren't a culture it is simply a term, so those Scandinavians would go on a so called Viking, which can be translated to going on a purge or raid.

[@mediam3957]

Peter Andersen Speaking as a US citizen, we are taught mainly the history and geography of OUR country. What we learn in terms of European history takes place from the Renaissance and forward. Middle Aged may be touched on. Aside from that, it's classic Greco-Roman culture and key figures. I don't know the education system and standards over in Europe, but I don't think you guys take an extensive look into our history, due to the fact that it's not YOUR history.

[@allbies]

I know what you're saying, and not everything can be taught in mandatory education, however the US is of primarily European descent and wasn't founded until the 18th century so I'd say European history and the history of the world before these times should be very important for USA education system

[@annapires991]

Nice reaction guys. But yeah... I'm just remembering why I didn't get into this series. Who knows now

[@squashedeyeball]

The first second of season 2 will change your mind ;)

[@derekjames9453]

I just finished season 3 and I was about to never watch this show again

[@danyyeltr4803]

Why?

[@swanpride]

Most likely for the same reason I stopped watching after season 3. Not only did they shift from a careful exploration of Viking culture to cheap melodrama and needless gore, they also destroyed the very core of the series.

[@Rockstroem]

The last season has some extremely well made and emotional moments. To me, this show was the weakest in season 1 and has just gotten stronger and stronger. I think you should try season 4, but to each their own.

[@averymeyer5427]

Lol its going to take like 6 months for them to watch this damn show. 2 a week would be better

[@katieee1203]

The crew stopped doing 2 a week for anything after Avatar. Adding another slot for this means taking away another show to make room for it, which the crew know would not be fair. The crew are enjoying it at this pace and if it takes 6 months then so what? Haha

[@AustinGonder]

Why do they think Lagertha looks like Scarlet Johanssen? She looks nothing like her. For example, Katherine Winnick is hot, Scarlet Johanssen is not

[@gustavagustav4979]

Ragnar dead in 5 season 15 series

[@Buseliex3]

F*** YOU!!!!!!!!!

[@NuttyRockChick]

you have to remember as far as they seeit, there gods are real the christian god means nothing to them and in those time the people with most money where the church