Everyone says history could have changed if not Harold fought Harald at Stamford Bridge first. But Harald Hardrada could just as well have come after that battle too. And he fought the danish first, in 1052 and won clearly, but too many danish survived so could not take Denmark. Whatever you change in these guys stories, everything changes. Pivotal point. Great video by the way! Loved it.
In addition to the evidence of volcanoes affecting the weather, studying the pollen from glacial ice cores and sediment cores from Scandinavian lakes might help to answer the question of why raiding increased or decreased over the centuries of the Viking era. It appears that they did not start to settle in raided lands until later.
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tried to watch the series, but it's not for those who have vision problems and can't read fast. They can take the time to translate into text so you have to pause to read . Would be much easier to to do voice over or just get english speakers
As an American, born in Europe, I have to watch this! Strange though, as I be no means have the faintest interest in vikings; lives surprises. I'll watch this during the weekend, so it is marked and I'm bizarrely exited!
So you’re a European… you were born in Europe… so you are not American, even if your family came from America at some point. Americans aren’t from America anyway except if indigenous people.
@@a.evelyn5498, I don't know about that as we were taught that you own the land on which you were born. And that's the way it should be. In the grand sceme of time the native Americans came a few seconds before we did. And for the same reason, looking for a better place to exist. I'm 100% American and don't let anyone fool you otherwise.
@@a.evelyn5498 Incorrect, those you call "indigenous" are from the Asian step that's a no go. Everyone is from somewhere else. I'm 4th generation American.
@@a.evelyn5498 Both sides of my family have been in America since the early 1600s. If 400 years of ancestry isn't native, what is? I think it's degrading to lump all indigenous people into a single category like has been done. They should be referred to by their tribal affiliation, not just general Native Americans. This one size fits all approach minimizes the nuanced culture and history of the various tribes, some on whom were bitter blood enemies for many generations. They would probably be greatly offended to be lumped together with them.
What gets me about the time is that why people's that had been fighting each other for hundreds of years since the Roman's could not hold up against the vikings. Were the vikings that much fiercer, better fighters, better armed or were the English, Franks, Germans, Italians that much more weaker.
The Vikings were the most barbaric people to ever live (reportedly) and their lack in size was in fact a huge contributor to what gave them size (more muscle mass) In addition to of course living in challenging environments, they were simply just so cold-hearted that even the fiercest of fighters feared them. The Vikings also believed in the concept of adrenochrome, and would therein drink from the very skulls of those that they had slaughtered (which obviously further spiked fear in those that came across them) The Vikings also had deeper and more aggressive voices (probably had to do with the cold and cruel environments that they lived in - kind of like Russians) and (from what I've been told anyway) they didn't fear anything, let alone death, they more so perceived themselves as the sons and daughters of Odin, Freya, Thor, and would do everything in their power to make it into Valhalla, in hopes of making them proud and accepting them as their own blood. TL;DR - Yes, the Romans, English, Franks, Germans, and Italians, were (in a sense) slightly weaker.
Cool documentary about the history of the Viking Age in NW Europe and England, but it doesn't really do a good job of connecting the dots between the Viking incursions into NW Europe and how they changed the world. How did the Scandinavians becoming rulers of England lead to the world as we know it in a way that the Anglo-Saxons wouldn't have? It also would have been better if they had gone into depth about the Viking influence in other parts of the world, like Scotland, Ireland, Eastern Europe (esp. in what is now Ukraine/Russia), the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, etc. Those were also significant parts of the Viking Age that don't get talked about very much. Loved the dramatizations and stylization of the storytelling, but in a lot of ways this is a documentary for people not really acquainted with the primary Viking story, not those looking for an in-depth history.
@@KD400_ I have, thanks. The Viking conquest of England was only a small part of Viking conquests, which was my point. This video did not do a very good job of explaining how/why the Viking conquest changed history.
@@soccerchamp0511 what r u talking about lol it was the most important. Please miss lady I suggest u type up viking conquest map and see where they were mostly. Viking Britain was fantastic and it was like their second base of operations after Scandinavia of course
It looks like the UK should begin making preparations for making a reparation claims against Denmark, Norway and Sweden. If British people are made to pay money to African slaves surely the same principle applies.
The reparation's you speak of should be made by those who perfected slavery and still use it today the muslim's. Just about everyone can find slavery in their roots. The UK & US just happen to be the first to make it illegal.
Too long and too much detail for me. Get to the major points. I guess this is very good, in a... comprehensive way. It would be much better if it was all in English. My diabetes makes reading subtitles very difficult.
Actually English is a Germanic language. The English language does use many Latin roots though, & the Romantic languages (French, Italian, French) are based in Latin, hence why you see so many similarities.
The Vikings were pillagers and plunderers. Translation: they were thieves and murderers. And they were very good at it. But it means they deserve to be forgotten. I've noticed there are a lot of people from Norway who are millionaires but who have no way to show how they got that way. Perhaps there's some connections to the profits their ancestors made from stealing from churches they found located to the south. Just wondering...
The People, the Pope and the Priests preserved Christianity and were the pillars of Christs one apostolic church. The apostles, the first bishops withheld Jesus’ teachings, and transcribed His Word. This was the foundation and ONLY Christianity for 1500 years until the evil one possessed some men to make up their own churches which were false churches. One day we will all be united again through Holy Mass, Prayer, Fasting and Faith all which Our Lord Jesus Christ set in place as under the authority of His apostles, His church.
They are gog and magog and soon when jesus returns they are gone, possibly a incurable disease, then long stretched necked birds will pick them up and throw them wherever my lord wont them to.
