What Happened To The Last Vikings? (1027-1263) // History Documentary

[@HistoryTime]

So I began this longships project one and a half years ago with an idea for one short video. Four full length videos and nearly 4 hours of content later it is finally finished. You can watch the entire series here, charting the entire history of Scandinavian longships and the Vikings from 10,000 BC to the 13th Century:- kzbin.info/aero/PL4kqG-CL4ToC_bC5ZNc_vaRzk-pPbz4A_ If you enjoyed the series please let me know in the comments & Don't forget to like and subscribe so I can make more videos like this. Thanks for watching ! What would you like to see me cover next? Watch my latest full length history documentary:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWSrommLlquEp80

[@niccoarcadia4179]

I can't thank you enough for this. This is something I've been waited a long time for. The end of the marauders, and the dawn of Viking Christianity. A period in time that is not often discussed at length.

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[@onlineenglish7065]

Brilliant

[@onlineenglish7065]

Baghatur Tarkhan we are all looking forward to your videos ;)))))

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absolutely

[@richardhorn7688]

Couldn't have said it better myself. The average person has the attention span of a toddler now and the networks would rather sell car insurance on the break of pawn stars.

[@gafasd]

I'm almost 30. I use these as my bed-time stories. The best part is that I fall asleep after ~10 min so I can use them for at least a week!

[@JamesAce]

Hear hear. Same my friend

[@ulflyng]

👍

[@ninas992]

Wille A yup I hear ya

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Wille A You really made my day, sir! 😆

[@DazedandInsane]

I do the same!

[@Baskerville22]

The reign of King Cnut must have been a very dangerous time for dyslexics

[@ld71sc2]

😂

[@Uchube-24]

Brilliant 😂

[@rjprivate]

Hahaha

[@jeringatai3156]

😂😂😂. Im dyslexic and had to reread that one carefully 😂

[@wafikiri_]

The name Spaniards give to King Cnut is Rey (=king) Canuto. But "canuto" (n., sg.) happens to mean "small hollow cane" so it is somewhat hilarious to Spaniards.

[@BathrobeKeck]

I personally like the longer, more in depth docs. Saves me from jumping to new videos as much when I'm listening in the kitchen

[@Mrcool12684]

I agree

[@Mrcool12684]

DUDE please keep up the extended vids! I must be odd but I have always been a fan of the long vid channels and this one is way better then most. Keep rocking out my man!

[@cecilg.relation2537]

So I listen to your stuff as I sleep. This is a compliment. See I am a history buff and must know EVERYTHING. I learned in high school about people retaining information in their sleep. Got me through high school and college. I will continue to only play your content as I sleep.

[@henry__49]

I've fallen asleep to it more than once.

[@charliekezza]

An hour long vid that is so fascinating it feels like 5 mins and you want more

[@madsdahlc]

Hallo from Denmark . Congratulations on completing the video series . And you mentioned danish King Valdemar the greats conquest of Ruggen in 1168-69 . You and the painting named “Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Cape Arkona” by danish painter Laurits Tuxen. Once again another well researched historical video delivered by genius Pete Kelly . Bravo sir 👏👏👏👏👍🏻....

[@someopinion922]

Rügen.

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This is the third time I've watched this episode, and each time I learn / See=new things. Thank you, Well Done!

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Damn you just can’t beat a proper Irish coffee on a cold morning ☕️

[@lisakolb9828]

I listen to these in place of relaxing rain sounds to fall asleep. I wonder if I'm learning anything...

[@marcusvaughn7019]

History Time, thank you for producing some of the best historical documentaries found on KZbin and they rival anything else I've seen on the tele! Keep up the good work!

[@elihobson7956]

I just re-watched your Age of Arthur vid (am reading a novel called Vindolanda, seemed like a good compliment) and then scrolled through your vids for a bit of nostalgia, or something like that. I've been watching your stuff for years, felt like sharing some unasked-for feedback; All of your vids have been thoroughly enjoyed by me and mine, but watching your content evolve, the videos becoming longer, better, eventually setting the standard for YT (my opinion), it's just amazing. I've always enjoyed your work, but the obvious improvement in production values, the longer format, and the really wonderful stuff happening with the other related channels... You're doing amazing things, and I really appreciate you sharing your gifts with us. I've been looking for the next/last in this particular series, and this just made my day. Plus VOTP on European and Japanese early interactions, and I'd say my day is off to a great start. Cheers, and thanks as always, Pete.

[@josephgallardo9796]

Great stuff! Great History, you guys always nail it! The Vikings were tough as nails! Very intelligent! Good show!!!

[@Chief2Moon]

What a wondrous collection of educational documentaries for history lovers!! Well Done!

[@meaningoflife3886]

My ancestors where at the battle of Hastings and I’ve stood when the battle took place. I get chills just thinking about standing where blood was spilled and victory was celebrated

[@cirinaharvey1466]

In Batlle. Near St Leonards. I live near there too.

[@jarredhubbard8855]

I get wet

[@marypetrie930]

er...which ancestors precisely!

[@JohnnyButtons]

@@jarredhubbard8855 are you 12?

[@jarredhubbard8855]

@@JohnnyButtons why yes. Yes i am 12 years of age. Are you 80 grey beard?

[@achsahkaleb4844]

Your voice is absolutely intoxicating. It makes me so peaceful. Shalom

[@Maliique]

Being from Greenland, and having seen the norse ruins, this subject intrigues me immensely! Keep up the good work!

[@proudconservative2158]

What’s it like in Greenland ?

[@Maliique]

@@proudconservative2158 nice but expensive.

[@gazpf]

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[@francisdoran8992]

@@Maliique Your from Greenland eh lad? I'm from Ireland , but I live in Canada now. Is there more Inut or white people in Greenland?Greenland is part of Denmark eh lad?

[@clarawal3517]

Greenland looks beautiful 💚

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

We lately found a "missing link" between a viking ship and a kogge on Falster, doing excavations in a watering canal. It has a flat bottom but still is built much like a viking ship.

[@SnowMonkeyCantSing]

Weren't the flat-bottomed boats popular in the Scandinavian movement eastwards, over seas, down rivers, carried over their heads when rivers were too shallow, and so on?

[@thisguy8106]

@@SnowMonkeyCantSing absolutely

[@christianfreedom-seeker2025]

In fact the French-speaking Norman's used ship almost identical to the Viking dragon ships to cross the Channel.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@christianfreedom-seeker2025 of course Normanic Vikings sailed clinker built longboats, what else did you expect?🙄 🤭🤦🏼

[@trippy5026]

They never died out. They're still very much alive in their descendants and the hearts and minds of those who remember them.

[@elizabethshaw734]

Exactly! They never died out they assimilated :-)

[@Werlath]

@São João do mundo Some are still around and we are a part of a silent minority, for the moment. The north will see a glorious pagan era once again. It was not for no reason that the christening of the north took hundreds of years. It must have been involontary. Sadly, the vast richness and especially the building techonolgy of the christian states, at the time, outclassed the vikings by far. Their belief system could not so easily be institutionalised, and thereby controlled, which is why I believe christianity is the biggest lie of the history of man. And here we are today.

[@plainsimple442]

@@Werlath The Viking blood in me is still running strong and ready for battle any where, any time.........be prepared............Stuarts/Hamilton, USA

[@capitanbyrd]

Werlath what a pile of BS

[@Werlath]

@@clarasugarmommy3681 Yes, this moment that has lasted for about a thousand years or so, that is the problem. Maybe it is too late. There is an interesting discussion to be had about the subject history and psychology. You seem sarcastic and not really interested in much more than to glee. The ego is the problem and post-christianity society has blown the human ego out in space. Remember that we live with these institutions still, today, and that they are based on the organisation of the church. Institutionalized religion is the greatest hoax there ever was. I guess mushrooms could be part of the answer. Lol, keep a respectful tone in the future, it goes a long way, even online.

[@jovintagle2372]

I just love your channel. Never knew that history could be this entertaining. Thanks and more power.

[@jaddenmp]

listening to your video helps calm me down. I also fall asleep to it... but I love history especially Vikings, Norse mythology etc.

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I just need to stop being lazy and put this channel on my Roku or whatever it takes to watch when I go to bed! Best Channel!I keep hearing of Magellan and Daily Wire, fighting the good fight!

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

We have just found and excavated a formerly unknown circular viking fortress near Køge in Denmark: "Borgring", like Trelleborg, and the very largest of them all: Aggersborg! It was found a circular shadow on photos taken from the air, by the Danish Airforce.

[@jamesterry1927]

Amazing omg

[@Duncan23]

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In depth bed time story

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[@ISawABear]

Perfect, i just finished watching Vinland Saga!

[@ISawABear]

@@Raventooth there a recent anime by the same name. Though ive also been going through audio books of the original sagas

[@mikeedmondson3212]

Just watched "Last of the Vikings". Excellent! Looking forward to the earlier videos. Your work is needed and appreciated. Subscribed!

[@safwandanish1719]

keep doing what you're doing man, very nice material .. big fan of your work, wonderful choice of music. i keep your videos on all day

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Pete Kelly: I find your vids & presentation brilliant & thought provoking Thank you very much.

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The history and discovery channel couldn’t come close to the quality of this! Fantastic work, sir 👍

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I love flags (lot of stuff to tell about) . Can you tell me about the flag of your logo? Thanks in advance.

[@Boston_Bob]

Does anyone know where i could find the song at the very beginning of the video? I know its a longshot but i figured i would ask, because I checked the links in the description and i cant find it anywhere

[@Vikingskog]

Great video. There is one last man you could have included, which in Norway has been nicknamed 'the last viking', its the Norwegian earl Alv Erlingsson (died 1290). His story is quite interesting and there are several surviving folk songs about him. Though you'll probably have trouble finding any english sources on him.

[@pij6277]

Norway is genetically diverse.

[@Vikingskog]

@@pij6277 ??

[@woodsstocks9178]

@@pij6277 huh

[@derekgourlay2727]

​@@Vikingskog

[@BbBb-vd2sj]

​@@pij6277what?? Or do you mean now? At this very moment because of mass immigration? Native Norwegians are not genetically diverse.

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I'm so glad i found this channel. It has better, more reliable, content than the history Channel for God sakes! And no pandering! Lol

[@Colty1]

This probably showed up on my recommended because of all the Assassin Creed videos I’ve been watching...

[@jeffjefferson2676]

Pretty good story and editing! So next time im sowing something, ill be looking for Vikings, and then well, i may find your channel again. :) Greetings, Jeff

[@UnholyMole]

Love your videos, you're definitely in my top 3 favorite history KZbinrs. Thank you so much for the time you take entertain us.

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching! SO much more on the way

[@biggredd2092]

I bloody hope so mate, this Aussie needs more great content 😉

[@antwan.]

what's the other two?

[@gazpf]

@@antwan. One has to be 'Fall of Civilisations'. He is by far the best at this on youtube, his videos are just unbelievable they go so in to detail and put you in the place at the time. Just go to his channel and read what the comments say, He is better than anything that has been on TV, his content ...... Just watch him :)

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Thank you SO MUCH!!! You are creating a brilliant source of learning and discovery for viewers of all ages!!! So rare and needed more than ever these days!

[@mastermooky]

this is so great, thank you for all your hard work

[@prdude1234]

Oh yeah, I've been waiting a long time for somebody to touch this subject.

[@alomaalber6514]

Iceland is still a non-Christian nation, by the way.

[@Stugots94]

@@alomaalber6514 Don't know where you got that from but it's not true. Iceland is majority Christian. Don't get me wrong, it would be pretty interesting to see a modern majority Norse Pagan country but that just doesn't exist anymore. www.indexmundi.com/iceland/religions.html

[@JollyPirateAhoy]

Ever a chance to do something on Brian Boru? I feel everyone outside of ireland have no idea how great of a king he was.

[@jess65963]

I thoughrowly enjoyed this program. The narator is soothing and very pleasant to listen to. Thank you and keep them coming.

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I love that sometimes there'll just be an hour of viking knowledge in my subscription box.

[@joshbell882]

I use these as my bed time story’s .. can anyone recommend any other good history documentaries?

[@jackielou68]

Thank you for another great and informative video Pete! I look forward to the next one.

[@anniesaunders3326]

thanks Pete really enjoying all your Viking videos. Excellently done and good content

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Finally got a chance to watch this. Amazing!!!! So much I didn't know about how England and Scandinavia were so ontwrtwoned.

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I love wrapping gifts. For me, it has always been as enjoyable as giving the gift itself. I can't wait to incorporate the advanced techniques you showed us. Thank you! 🥰

[@ArchYeomans]

I can't wait until you do something on Catalonia. There is so much history in this region of Spain. Marca Hispanica, Reconquista, Crusades, Crown of Aragon, etc.

[@Nikki7664]

I'm sorry but screw spain

[@nerijusvilcinskas7851]

@@Nikki7664 Why do you have to be so salty. Many people are interested in all kinds of history. Don't need to be douche about it.

[@Nikki7664]

@@nerijusvilcinskas7851 pretty sure you're the douche with your name calling.

[@Yuval_L1974]

This is fascinating and well produced. Thank you.

[@iLLeag7e]

Great work Pete Kelly. Cheers from Colorado

[@memyselfinsanity9242]

Since I started doing psilocybin therapy for my ptsd I've been super interested in Vikings and cant watch enough documentaries. During my sessions I meditate and focus on being fearless like a viking. Berserker's would take psilocybin mushrooms before going into battle to be fearless and that's what I want to be.

[@jj.m1726]

Its a shame that Canute the great`s father Sweyn Forkebeard is so forgotten in viking history. He was truely a pagan by heart, and story behind him and his way to the danish throne is really interesting. Besides he was the first to conquer England in 1013 (with a very young Canute)

[@kalebloshbough1551]

Name 1 good thing about devil worshipping pagans

[@uneducatedvideos6055]

@@kalebloshbough1551 they don't worship the nailed god

[@Clavers1369]

Doesn't the silly name tell you everything about why he was forgotten??

[@Clavers1369]

@@kalebloshbough1551 1. They didn't always win. (See the movie Alfred The Great). 2. They sired very beautiful daughters.

[@mrdarren1045]

@@Clavers1369 'Alfred 2: Back from the Bog' is an even better movie.

[@KBTheHun]

I freaking love this channel! Great job!! 🪓🩸🗡️⚔️👍🏻👍🏻

[@ArchYeomans]

The last Viking I think is somewhere on the Isle of Man. We haven't found him yet.

[@whiterunguard1223]

I thought the last viking build the city Ravensthorpe and died in North America.

[@requis2029]

@@whiterunguard1223 😂😂

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This is what I call History. History Channel and Discovery Channel back in the 1990s through the mid 2000s were good. They are garbage these days. Too much reality crap. Your channel here is real. I’ve found my new favorite history channel for sure. Greetings from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

[@latifx3944]

15:52 Went on a rampage seeking severance pay....sounds like a very angry Union😅

[@flexa41]

Read this as the video said it 😂🙂

[@natureisallpowerful]

I listen to these when I'm in bed going to sleep. It's so interesting but calming 👍

[@ctastrophe]

They retired to a simple life in Minnesota, if I recall correctly. EDIT: For those who didn't understand my comment - The Vikings are a professional NFL team from the state of Minnesota.

[@FreeAmerica4Ever]

Seems likely many of them did. My grandfather's family did. He was the first of their family born here in America. RIP Gran 💜 He and my Nan are the reason I LOVE ancient history, and learning about what my ancestors did in the past to help make a path for my family now. Its awesome.

[@D-B-Cooper]

Don’t you know.

[@lzad3764]

Perfect.

[@ctastrophe]

@@D-B-Cooper You betcha

[@libertylovin2359]

Not my great great grandpa. He settled in Asheville, North Carolina.

[@danrather2450]

The idea of sagas recited from memory always seemed cool to me. I can’t remember my grocery list half the time.

[@JohnSmith-de5zc]

Some older ones were set in their ways I'm sure and died off while the younger men adapted to changing circumstances by means of adopting christianity

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

Well, they hated and killed people who were different so I suppose they were fit for the religion.

[@justing1474]

Friggin love yr vids, so much so I’m thinking about Magellan TV

[@Sarke2]

Fascinating video, Harald Hadrada is my favorite late Viking king ;)

[@Jwg13]

Just found this channel, being from and living in Northumberland U.K. find this very interesting, keep up the great work

[@TheSunderingSea]

Long time subscriber here, I was wondering if you have any interest in covering the fall of Assyria and the rise of the Medes, Neo-Babylon and and later Persia under Kurash II/Cyrus the Great?

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It is always a pleasure to watch your uploads - keep up the good work....you are a Hero of History! ;)

[@TheSamuraijim87]

Another fantastic video. It looks like Feudalization and centralization of the Scandinavian Kingdoms and Rus, contributed most of all to the decline of the Viking Age, as the Jarls and strongmen became more streamlined into the Feudal Frankish nobility of Europe and became regular nobles. This is interesting, because a lot of people seem to wrongly assume that Christianity put an end to going a-Viking. I definitely think more time was warranted on Somerled, Gudred Crovan and Haakon IV of Norway in 1263, and the final hurrahs in the Isles. Perhaps also on the invasion of the Normans, and the incorporation of Ireland and the Kingdom of Dublin into the realm of England. It might have been good to look at the process of "Normanization" how Anglo-Saxon England, and also Celtic and Norse Scotland too, transitioned from realms of Saxons/Danes and Celts and Norse respectively, into Frankish Kingdoms, becoming the modernized kingdoms. Maybe some on how the Norse element lessened in Rus' too. It was amazing to learn about the process of 'forgetting' Vinland. I never knew that it was the Skraelings who essentially ended the process. In terms of both the loss of Vinland and Greenland, and the end of Vikings in general, the Scandinavian Civil War eras, the Black Death and the age of the Mongol upheaval might have been worth looking into as other factors leading to this knowledge being lost. The Civil Wars in Scandinavia, like the Norwegian Civil War, were really a crushing blow that deserved a good look. The Plague resulted in catastrophic loss of life, so that hardly needs much explanation. The Mongol Invasions, while of course not reaching Scandinavia, did cause huge damage to the Rus - really ending Kievan Rus and paving the way for Muscovite Russia. It also changed the orientation of the world to incorporate China and India once more. Both the plague and the Mongols really ought be viewed as nigh apocalyptic events. Still waiting on the documentaries on the Jarls and Kings at Canute's court, like Siward, Thorfinn, Godwin, Macbeth ;) Still, super amazing video. Keep up your great work.

[@erikhalvorseth3950]

You are both right and wrong. While the pacification of the scandinavians for sure is complex- kvitekrist-or Jesus Christ- has most to do with it. Our old norse pagan codex makes a modern IS-supporter look like a sissy-boy. The only guaranteed way to earn your place at the huge long-table along other norse warriors in Valhall was to die honorably on the battlefield. Anything else was disgraceful. It is not hard to foresee that facing just a small band of these men would be a handful. In christendom everything is pretty much the opposite. To cope and control these men, christendom had to break down the warrior-hearts and pagan glorification of death on the battlefield of these norse barbarians. The most successful in doing so was frankish and burgundian overlords, in addition to the byzantian emperors. Smart christian leaders tried to combine christanity with brutal warrior-codex. There is not even 30 years between Wilhelm’s conquest of Britain and Pope Urban II’s first cry for crusade in 1095. The first crusade was dominated by franks, and a large part of the nobiliy were normans. Here they again got a chance to go out and fulfill their original pagan destiny, with blessings from this kvitekrist -priest. Everything in perfect order. Ppl find the 1.crusade extremely bloody and unlogic-like the conquest of Jerusalem. I find such a conquest in perfect order along old norse pagan codex. You have to get a grasp of what kind of men that actually went crusading, especially the leaders. Precisely the same ppl swept the old british inhabitants aside just 20+ years earlier with the same pagan warrior codex in their veins

[@TheSamuraijim87]

@@erikhalvorseth3950 Your answer is unfortunately colossally generalized and inaccurate. "In christendom everything is pretty much the opposite" Not really, considering that violence was endemic to the Christian world for the entire history of the Viking Age. "Jesus Christ- has most to do with it...to cope and control these men, christendom had to break down the warrior-hearts and pagan glorification of death on the battlefield of these norse barbarians" This is a massive, and inaccurate generalization, which is not even borne out by what you're saying. Vikings continued their own adventures after Christianization. They simply had different motivations. The most successful of the Vikings were those in the age of the Kings. Harald Hardrade, Canute, Yaroslav the Wise were the arguably the most successful of all Vikings. There is no evidence suggesting that Christianity had anything to do with anything but not worshipping the Aesir - and even then, Thor was simply merged into the Christian rite. Violence was in no way suppressed by conversion. Certainly, the Normans were culturally among the most violent and greedy people in the world, but they were also among the most devout. Moreover, Normans formed a portion, but not a majority, of the Crusaders. And it is telling that they had nothing like the genetic memory of pagan warrior culture in their veins as you suggest. The Normans implicitly identified themselves as Frankish. And while there had been only thirty years between the Conquest of England and the Crusade, there had been almost two hundred years of intermarriage with Frankish people and Christian life in Normandy. There's just absolutely no evidence of this ethnic genetic memory making Norse people more warlike, when you claim that the people in the Christian World, had become overwhelmingly mixed in with various germanic groups (Anglo Saxons, Franks, Lombards, Visigoths) all of whom previously worshipped various forms of the Aesir.

[@SnowMonkeyCantSing]

@@erikhalvorseth3950 Interesting ideas! You've got to do further checking into your ideas, and see what you come up with. It's interesting that, for four centuries, Europe is ravaged by Allahuakbars. Finally, a bishop has enough of it, and puts out the call for a Crusade. We're supposed to believe that thousands of peaceful farmers arm themselves with hoes and sickles, and utterly destroy -- I mean, "protect" -- the Holy City, Jerusalem (then Christian)? It's possible. Times were tough then, so it's possible. It seems more likely, however, if a huge swatch of those Crusaders were men who straddled the Pagan-Christian line: Vikings and their sons and grandsons. Work on this, and write a paper, or make a video -- I for one would love to see what you come up with.

[@SnowMonkeyCantSing]

@@TheSamuraijim87 "Certainly, the Normans were culturally among the most violent and greedy people in the world, but they were also among the most devout." That sentence alone helps cement Erik Halvorseth's view of Viking pagans wearing the cloaks of French Christians. As you know, devout Christians are neither violent nor greedy, so who or what were the Normans? The sons of Viking pagans, doing lip service to Christ?

[@TheSamuraijim87]

@@SnowMonkeyCantSing by no means. That's completely anachronistic. Devout Christians are *people* at the end of the day. And people are individuals. There are plenty of flawed people honestly professing a faith, but not being able to live by the strict tenets. That's part of human nature. That doesn't mean the people in question don't believe genuinely in what they profess to, and it doesn't mean they suddenly get lumped in among a different cultural group. This is especially pertinent when the people in question are wildly disconnected from other groups, as Normans were from the Pagan Norse. There were violent Anglo-Saxons, but that doesn't mean these violent individuals are simply reverting to the existence of the pagan germanic tribes who fought the Romans. You're also wildly off the mark when it came to Christianity and violence. The texts of Christianity do indeed condemn the use of violence. But violence was utilized and redirected from the highest echelons of Christian leadership - not only the Crusades, Baltic Wars and Reconquista, but the Peace of God and other movements to channel and utilize violence in the name of the Church. At the same time various denominations of Paganism could be singularly peaceful and reclusive. Reducing both Pagan Norse and Christian people to the most broad, and quite honestly, inaccurate generalizations is neither historically accurate, nor logical way of viewing the subject matter.

[@MistressQueenBee]

And so Master Kelly. Another brilliant doc produced and lovingly shared with the masses, whom it seems continues to join and enjoy. Nearly 3/4 of a million subbies! My goodness, it seems such a short time ago that you were putting these vid-docs on at a rate of about once a fortnight. I congratulate you (and your brother, too) on your success. Long hours, hard work and I am positive, some tears, have parlayed this channel into such a teaching and information tool as I am only to glad to be a member of. Yee Haw! From the heart of the Great State of Texas. Long Live the Queen...Bees ♥ Koni B.

[@GameDevNerd]

One of the reasons, that's often not discussed, that the Vikings were able to seize large kingdoms and territories but then lost them a few decades later is because their culture and religion was so different. European Christian culture believed in a strong, single government, strong, unified church and a weak society and people. Vikings believed in a strong society and people, but a minimal government and a free and open religion. In Christian culture, they had primogeniture succession (inheritance), where the oldest son got all of his father's lands, titles and power. This kept kingdoms from splitting up into smaller, free territories, and kept all the power, land, money and soldiers concentrated in the hands of one man. Vikings believed all children should inherit equally (what's called a confederate partition type succession). So if a Viking conquered 10 provinces and had 5 sons, when he died each son would get 2 provinces and be independent of each other. If a Christian duke with 5 sons owned 10 provinces of land, when he died his 1st born son got all 10 provinces and the younger siblings basically got nothing and had to serve their oldest brother and find a place in his court. So, over time, a Viking kingdom in the middle of a Christian kingdom will never last ... it gets split up every time a father dies, into numerous, smaller entities that are not united, making it easy for Christians to take the land back, piece by piece. That was good for the Christian rulers, but not so good for the society and people over time. It gave rise to larger and larger, ever more oppressive autocratic regimes, in which one man controlled the lives of millions of people. The people had no choice: law and religion forced them to serve their master ... this is the whole reason pagan rulers began adopting Christianity ... it helps pacify and subdue large populations so that a single man can rule them all. And the religion operated like a franchise: when a rule agreed to convert, the Catholic church woild automatically send priests and clergy to come help manage the empire, build cathedrals, enforce laws and train the people how to be Catholics. Tax collection became more efficient than ever, and the rulers and the clergy grew horrifyingly rich, while the peasant class suffered and lost freedom. Even in modern systems of government, we still suffer under the shadow of precedents and traditions set in the old days under Christian autocracy. Society is essentially "brainwashed" to believe that a large, powerful, centralized state is the only way a society can work ... and though we don't call them "king" or "lord" anymore, the state is more powerful and better at pacifying than ever ...

[@GameDevNerd]

In my honest opinion, the Vikings were not the true "barbarians", the Christian rulers and clergy were. And it's unfortunate that the Viking culture and religion didn't overtake and replace the Christian one in England and mainland Europe ... the world would be a lot more free and open today if it had, and the Catholic Church and Christian religion had been defeated long ago.

[@castlewhite1577]

Sure dude, now go back to bed.

[@GameDevNerd]

@@castlewhite1577 great response 👍 👏

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@GameDevNerd yeah right. Every now and then invading others land, raping women and looting all values seems like a healthy and truely prosperous lifestyle. A peaceful ideology like Christianity would never be able to compete with that sort of culture.. Thanks for your valuable contribution. 👍🏻

[@GameDevNerd]

@@OmmerSyssel warfare and hostility between cultures, ethnicities and nations were the social norm of the time. I can easily point to the Catholic slaughter of pagan populations and forcible conversion. But that has nothing to do with what we're talking about, which was succession laws and the use of religion as a means of perpetuating state authority. Come back when you have something valid to say other than slapping your knee and trying to invoke an emotional response out of people who don't understand the subject ...

[@terjefevag2455]

this was great. both the story and the production.

[@matts436]

Love your work. Thank you

[@HistoryTime]

Thanks for watching!

[@terrialdrich9477]

One of my absolute favorite channels. ❤

[@DanishGSM]

Thanks so much from a Viking...Well a Dane.

[@fusion9619]

But are you a _great_ Dane?

[@DAEDRICDUKE1]

When was the last time you raided?

[@craigmorrison440]

Wish the audio was a bit better. I like to fall asleep to them and it kinda sounds mumbly on low volume

[@msanders777]

Going to say this because I see it in all your video comments: thank you for doing what the history channel should be doing. "Ancient astronaut theorists suggest the Bayeux tapestry could've been created inside the great pyramid by extraterrestrial machine elves."

[@vespasianotito6754]

Drugs are one way trip

[@oguzhangorgun6918]

It is so fascinating to realize that if not for the norman invasion of england, english culture would be in sphere of influence of northern europe. This means that English language would resemble to its germanic roots. The fact that England very much shaped our current world, it makes battle of hastings and stamford bridge so pivotal in changing the course of history.

[@adithyaramachandran7427]

Amazing documentary. Wonder why the records of New England and Atlantic Canada got lost. I'm very interested to find out.

[@OmmerSyssel]

It's quite simple, there was no records, except for oral Icelandic Sagas. Which are written down several hundred years later.. Why should anyone capable of writing, care about a mysterious land? Find another area to outlive your conspiracies 😉

[@celineghiara9674]

Thank you for these priceless documentaries 🙏🙏🙏

[@Luredreier]

As someone who has sailed a replica viking ship once (single trip) and the more modern Åfjordsbåt (a design from the 1800 based on the viking ships but updated to use new wood types and some changes in building techniques etc) I loved seeing this video Great work. =) That said, as someone who has lived in Lade it still drives me nuts that the "e" isn't pronounced right in this video. -_- It's **not** a silent letter or a modifier of other letters but a letter in its own right with its own sound.

[@ChrisLee-UK]

Fascinating series Pete, excellently compiled and brilliantly narrated. Subscribed! Going to be watching many more of your documentaries. Thank you. All the best from Cornwall.

[@ladyliberty417]

I’m a sucker for this period, it’s so complicated I never feel proficient in it but love it anyway😅 Great job Pete, love the maps and dates and tapestries and ships, been to the highlands but never made it to Orkney; I know they are digging furiously to gather what they can- It would be awesome if you do more about finds in the new world, very mysterious and intriguing ✌🏼thanks 😊

[@drownindesigner]

ok

[@deanbuss1678]

Pete. No one I think, covers the Vikings better than History Time. Good work 👍 Would you consider a short video on the "Island of Visby"?

[@robertmitchel2471]

Oh my love for the history of the Vikings continues via History Time channel!!

[@chickenfeetlo27]

Thank you Pete Kelly I have been watching your research, work,and the hands down best explanation of the things that I needed to know ,thank you .so Yoda I just NOW scribed, only if the schools here in the US could be so HONEST and clear.

[@Arrmed]

Checkout the anime Vinland Saga if ya'll haven't- it covers this period of time!

[@markdenny7885]

Thanks for your site 👍

[@_VICK_]

I did a double take about a minute in, when I thought I heard “how did this sh*t happen and what became of the Vikings” Passionate about this topic are we History Time? 😂😂😂

[@alomaalber6514]

wonderfully done. And those longships prove to be bigger and longer than I previously knew. Have a cool yule!

[@coltoncrain5375]

As a certain account goes there was a settlement in North America that was attacked by native americans and the populace run off as they were outnumbered. Being tired of running, one of Lief's very pregnant sisters stopped, grabbed a sword, tore the top of her clothing, and screamed at the natives chasing after them. If i recall correctly when the natives saw this they just stopped and stood there for a moment like "wtf?" and then stopped chasing after them. Long story short, when a crazy pregnant Scandinavian lady wants to be left alone you leave her alone, haha.

[@helenbekind8486]

Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!! I can understand her fear. The native Americans, not all but some, believed in human sacrifice. There are arrow heads found in Philadelphia, that the match arrow heads found in France from a cannibalistic tribe that practice human sacrifices. Too many to be just a coincidence. It’s all very Taboo because some people have tried very hard to conceal this knowledge about cannibalism in tribes of Native Americans

[@helenbekind8486]

@Blayze47 did I saw the Vikings were innocent? 🤔

[@robokill387]

@@helenbekind8486 pretty sure the solutrean hypothesis has fallen out of favour because of lack of evidence and being very tenous to begin with. Also, the fact that some tribes practiced cannibalism is not controversial, lol, some tribes in the Amazon today still do and Aztec art depicts them eating human arms and legs.

[@nicholemariejohnsonforbis3482]

I have always been so drawn to the Vikings. Their way of life and etc. Ty for this info. Video.

[@rainman7992]

sounds very close to a real-life game of thrones...

[@everydaystruggle4253]

Thanks brother! Excellent as always.

[@larryjayhamilton6718]

I've never seen this one before I knew Ivar had descendants but didn't know any facts about it. Thanks your research is amazing you need to be involved in the NETFLIX spin-off of the history channel VIKINGS especially where it begins with these generations.

[@MaryJanuary0107]

Fantastic video. Thank you! Who else watching The Last Kingdom while waiting for the season 5?

[@attik.5826]

I am watching The Last Kingdom again and again...🤣 Greetings from Germany🙋

[@factsdontcareaboutyourfeel7204]

New season just came out .. can’t wait

[@daNorse]

Thanks for an interesting video which I enjoyed very much. One comment though; The settlement on Greenland was already Christian by the time of its demise, caused by the Little Ice Age. The first bishop of Garðar (a Greenland settlement), Arnaldur, was ordained in 1124, but they had a Christian priest even before this, Eiríkr Gnúpsson since before 1112. Arnaldur started the building of the cathedral, and the ruins are still present today. There were totally 10 bishops there, the last one was Álfr until approx. 1377. The Norse settlements of Greenland is belived to cease to exist in the 15th century when ships from Norway stopped to arrive. The last Norsemen (AKA Vikings) on Greenland either starved or froze to death due to the colder and colder climate, or they left. We don't know what eventually happened to them.

[@oligultonn]

I'm an Icelander, one of my ancestors lived at Garðar and was born in around 1400. This story has been passed on by my family and finally it was confirmed by exploring old records from Iceland. So technically I am the descendant of the Greenlandic Norse.

[@daNorse]

​@@oligultonn Hi ​Óli! :) Thanks for sharing. I think the most plausible destination would be Iceland if they managed to leave. Just as your family history tradition suggests. The main reason they want to bury this history is that it goes against the narrative of "Global Warming." But we Norsemen know our own history and they can't take it away from us... --Thor

[@oligultonn]

@@daNorse I mean not in Iceland. Here we learn a lot about it and we are very proud to have been the first Europeans to settle in North America. It is a part of Icelandic history and Greenlandic history so it is important to us. Global warming really didn't start to become a problem until the 1900s and also the era between 1200 and around 1920 is in Iceland known as "The age of hardships" because after 1200 it got very cold in the northern hemisphere. We know that our glaciers were smaller when the vikings were settling here around 900 and the sagas say that Iceland was covered in forest in the lowlands and high up the mountains. It was warmer back then even then it possibly is now. I know that some of my ancestors between 1300 and 1500 came from Greenland as like 2000 to 3000 people coming to a land of just under 30.000 is noticeable.

[@daNorse]

@@oligultonn Yes, we know that it was a thriving farmer community in Greenland in the period 900-1200 -- it was not only fishing as you would think. Then it got a lot colder in just a couple of hundred years. And Greenland had to be abandoned. This is not only proven by archeology but also by historical records. Especially from Iceland. Thanks for your reply! --Thor

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@daNorse Next to the influence of the "minor ice age", it is presumed that younger generation of Greenlandic settlers had very profitable chance for settling in plague hitten Norway and Denmark. There was suddenly huge agricultural areas available for free, when as much as 50% of the population died of Pest. A way more comfortable and profitable life for a farmer, than in Greenland, were grain couldn't grow.

[@fionarangel9486]

This is fabulous, thank you for the content - love it

[@Delinaaaa22]

I learn so much from your documentary, thank you..

[@cmygind7891]

Great video. Thanks!

[@JamesAce]

By the gods yes! cant wait to takr my time and watch this with exitement tonight

[@larsbidstrup5885]

Absolutely splendid. Enjoyed every second