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@@HistoryTimes The maps look wrong too. I am no expert so I am cautious about nitpicking most times but... Norway is shown in dark redin an early map and it just looks wrong to me. It included moors that only the laps would live in (if anyone) and it didn't stretch as far up the coast as places like Trondheim (which definitely was part of Norway) . I just looked at it again. It looks like it is done on purpose. Maybe some areas were refusing to be vassals of the Norwegian Kings.
Legend has it King Olaf is wandering the ocean floor in full armour to this day in search of his beloved Norway, but frustrated by the absence of any stars to guide him.
Hey partner! That water looks good eh? I'm still not 100% happy with it. For one, I'll have to scale the 'bubble' effect depending how tight the camera is.
Somehow I started to root for the guy, you so carefully introduced and got mad, when he didn't turn the tide of the battle against all odds. Let that sink in: I get mad, because 1000 years ago a guy I didn't know 10 minutes before lost a battle :D
Plot twist: once under water he removed his armor and swam aboard one of the danish ships, hiding, only to get back to his rival's sister and live happily ever after.
"What is that has broken with such a terrible noise" King Olaf shouted at Einar. "Norway, from thy hands, my king" Einar Tambarskelfr answered, throwing his bow, broken in two. " no! Not as terrible as that, take, use mine! "The king commanded with a hint of desperation in his voice, giving his bow to Einar. Tambarskelfr took it and said "it's to weak a bow for a strong king" Then, Einar Tambarskelfr took sword and shield, and fought bravely till the end. I love this battle when I read about it years ago! I even composed a song about it! :D
Another myth. As they approached the danes, Olav looked a little worried. The men asked him; «Are you afraid of the danes?». «No», he replied, «..but there are many norwegian men amongst them».
Rather unfortunate end to Olaf. It's good to be brave but sometimes you need to be tactical especially when you are betrayed. Guess it's the good old viking way of all out frontal attack. Very brave of him. Good video and love your channel. Cheers!
@@moviejose3249 Because running away would seriously damage your reputation, fame and honour and thus the social power you need to keep your alliances with your jarls and petty kings together and you household warriors loyal.... Nobody in Norse society would align themselves with a coward
@Artur Spatuzzi Interesting then that he remained a hero and legend to his people, most Kings *were* tyrants so that's not saying much. Last but not least, Sveyn Forkbeards father Harold Bluetooth was the first Scandinavian King to be baptized, Forkbeard was himself a Catholic. Pays to know of what you speak.
Even a thousand years ago life is more amazing than fiction. I'm in awe of this man Olaf Tryggvason. I had never heard of him or I don't remember. Thanks for putting his story together like you did. I won't forget him now.
Thanks a lot! Maybe we can work out a collab on one of these in the future. I'm sure that you're much more knowledgeable than myself when it comes to Vikings.
King Olaf Tryggvason is recognized as the founder of Nidaros as a city, which is Trondheim today. Trondheim was 1000 years old in 1997. I live in Trondheim. Thanks for this great video !
@@HistoryMarche i have a few suggestions if you decided to cover Iranian history. I think people will find these four really interesting Nader Shah Hasan sabah (the assasins) Yaqub al lies (brilliant tactician) And my favorite Babak khorramdin Again thank you for your hard work dedication.
@Blood Eagle 88 Hell no, the danes and swedes are among the nations with the most wars and longest wars... Denmark and Norway allways been in a love and hate releation ship
@@cardy4ever Stronger by the day. Sweden just announced our economy is going into recession. We have 300,000 retirees on the poverty line and the number of people shot to death by firearms has risen from 20 people in 2013 to over 50 in 2018 counting those shot but who didnt die we are in the hundreds. Only now does our government want to fix the on going gang violence because a woman was shot to death while holding her baby. I'd say were pretty fucking far from OK.
Olaf Tryggvasson still lives on in Faroese culture, where one of the most popular "medieval" ballads (written in the 1860's :) ) is about the battle of Svolder; and one of the largest rowing clubs (the Faroese national sport) names all its boats after the ones in the ballad - so the Long Serpent (Ormuri Langi) and the Iron Ram (Jarnbardur), and the men who lost their lives in that battle, still live in the minds of people today :)
Just realized you guys were making video in collab with Epic History TV (after, I realized you've been doing so for a while now so I'm embarrassed it took me so long to realize). Awesome stuff you guys and frankly, I'm impressed you still have the time to make these great videos too. Thanks for the great work and as usual, great narration Alex.
Thank you kindly sir. Yes, the collab with EHTV has been ongoing for months now. I'm enjoying the project very much. We have a few more episodes in the series. Great to see you back in the comment section!
@@HistoryMarche That's awesome and congrats on getting such a prestigious collab - I'm not surprised considering the quality of your videos. Looking forward to the next episodes!
There's a massive tomb on a hill island in Bohuslän. Really amazingly done i can't imagine how they carried those boulders up there. And the Tomb belongs to King Tryggve which was Olav tryggvasons father. The island is called Tryggö. If you are interested in Viking history and remains from that era i highly recommend visiting it. (Now Swedish Bohuslän) close to Smögen.
Today, September 9th, 2022, marks the 1022nd year anniversary of the Battle of Svolder (the battle this song describes) RIP Olav Tryggvason. We remember your story 1022 years later!
Fantastic video. I'm glad to see this channel is growing steadily. It was 68'000 subscribers just a couple months ago and now it's 81'000! It deserves far more though! Hoping more people catch up on this channel as it deserves to be as popular as Bazbattles and Kings of generals etc
Haakon broke his allegiance to Denmark. Harald Bluetooth had suffered defeat from Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor during 974. Haakon took advantage of the weakened position of the Danish king to make Norway independent of Denmark. So there should be no reason to write (Denmark) under Norway and Lade during that time period. I still loved the video. Keep up the good work! I would love to see the Battle of Hjörungavágr where Haakon Jarl defeats the Danish invasion fleet of Jomsvikings sent by Sweyn Forkbeard.
Olaf Tryggvason and Harald Hardråde would make great movie characters with the right director at the helm. Their lives had more than enough of the ingredients for an interesting movie: drama, tragedies, humiliation, underdog, top dog, epic adventures, kingship, breaking bad, betrayals, epic last stands, etc. All in one historic character.
in the Baltic Sea they were captured by Estonian vikings, and the people aboard were either killed or taken as slaves. Olaf became the possession of a man named Klerkon, together with his foster father Thorolf and his son Thorgils. Klerkon considered Thorolf too old to be useful as a slave and killed him, and then sold the two boys to a man named Klerk for a ram. Olaf was then sold to a man called Reas for a fine cloak Many years later, when Olaf was freed by his uncle. one day in the Novgorod marketplace Olaf encountered Klerkon, his enslaver and the murderer of his foster father. Olaf killed Klerkon with an axe blow to the head. A mob followed the young boy as he fled to his protector Queen Allogia, with the intent of killing him for his misdeed. Only after Allogia had paid blood money for Olaf did the mob calm down.
Fantastic video! Nice to see you highlight not necessarily the winning characters but those who had indeed noteworthy path despite their eventual failure.
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I recommend the book: The Viking, the Jomsviking Saga by Bjorn Andreas Bullhansen! It follows a character that eventually ends up fighting in this very battle, definitely a great read!
I love this channel, but I would like to see more modern era battles as well. I enjoy seeing how the strategies of war changes over time. Thanks for the great content!!!
This...this day just got better Looking through the sponsors, then sees epic history... Wow i know you guys colaberated, but its nice to see that they help ya.
@@HistoryMarche I'll have to try that. I will get this issue sometimes with videos from KingsAndGenerals channel as well. This has been the only video recently though...
@@HistoryMarche The head is supposed to be that of Tormod Kark (Þormóðr Karkr) who was the thrall of and betrayed Håkon Sigurdsson (Hákon earl (sigurdsson)). Kark killed his master and presented his head to Olaf as proof of his deed, thinking it would ingratiate him. However, Olaf had Kark himself beheaded for his treachery against his master.
Exactly, it's at his feet. Bonus facts: The statue is at the city square in Trondheim (Nidaros), as he is counted as the founder of our city, and doubles as a sun dial - also, there was a poem (later turned into a song) written about this battle, made even cooler by the band Glittertind: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7TtYteK7Pl8.html
@@dramit1815 Hehe yeah. History isn't like a disney film I'm afraid. An example of norse history that always put its mark on me was how Olav Haraldsson (the holy) when gathering norway under the cross, had his opposition killed in hedmark by burning their house as they slept and cutting them down as they tried to escape the flames. (a common tactic). And then enslaving and gouging out the eyes of his most vocal and powerful opponent King Rørek Dagson. Rørek lived a miserable life as the kings thrall. Forced to be close to him at all times (keep our enemies closer).. He once in his misery and hatred attempted to take the life of the king during mass in church.. since the king would not be wearing armor to church, but despite the lack of armor, Olaf's thick clothes and cloak kept him from coming to serious harm as Rørek's blindness prevented him from an accurate strike. As Olaf barely dodged Rørek's second blow with the dagger, Rørek shouted "You run from me King Olav, a blind man?" (he used his nickname Olav Digre (olav the large). This was Rørek's last chance and was taken from the church by Olav's men and exiled to greenland. However he died on iceland before the final crossing to greenland. Quite a miserable fate. He was far from the protagonist of Olav's story, but I could genuinely empathize with Rørek. A petty king whose lands and people were taken from him. His family and everything. Blinded. Forced to live near the man who took everything from him. And even his last act of revenge turned out to be impotent. And yet there's a measure of respect and balls to a man like that. So many great stories from that time. Snorri's works , 100% true or not are a great gift to all of us. Not just northerners who want to learn about their history.
He lived an adventurous and heroic life (who also gets the pretty princesses along the way), Olaf is man among men. But a bit rash, though if the allied fleet didn't betray him, he could have won, and north Europe history would have changed forever.
He already changed norther European history by introducing Christianity en-masse to the Norwegians...something that was going to happen sooner or later, and better it be by Olaf early than at the tip of a German or English sword later on.
The allied fleet was Jomsvikings. True pagans who lived and died for Odin and Valhalla, it was foolish of Olaf to think they would stand with such a man. Also I have heard accounts of Olaf being known for nailing infants to doorways. He deserved everything bad coming his way.
@@ChaosToRule I can tell this is a touchy subject for you, but learn to have a little perspective on history. For one, a lot of people DID stand with a such a man, and died for him, and faith, far as I can tell, mattered little and less in that war except as a propaganda point used by his enemies. It was all about prestige, power, and position. He had, others wanted, hence bloodshed. Same old story, there were no gods or heroes on either side, just ambitious men. Also....'accounts' of him 'being known' to do something sounds a hell of a lot like unsubstantiated hearsay.
I only today/recently was referred to your channel. New subscriber. I am very impressed by the maps you show and the narration you flow from your silver tongue. I love this channel and its content. Hats off to you all and I thank you for everything you provide. God bless!
Thank you sir. Persian empire is definitely part of our plans. We have a few projects to do first, and we would like to cover some Sassanid battles before covering the Achaemenid empire.
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No. There are still many hundred years left until that happens. The consequence of Svolder was 15 years of Danish supremacy (and rule by the Ladejarls). In 1015 Saint Olav the Holy defeated the Danes and Ladejarls, and took the Kingship and independence.
what a great channel, nothing but love peace and respect to all my fellow history geeks. please do more, your video a day keeps doctor away. I hope you can cover Napoleon wars, muslims wars against vikings in andalues... you have a great voice for a commentator, love from Saudi Arabia
