The Northman: The Village Raid 

Because if they attacked a well defended place and the defenders knew they were coming in advance, then it wouldn't be a raid, but a battle or siege. Just like in Paris, Luna etc. And there also would be a lot more vikings and better armed and armored in such cases.

@@arcotroll8530 ye

Imagine a village of 100 fishermen, 50 men 50 women. No walls, no militia, no soldiers. Maybe 20 of the men are in the age and training to fight of some bandits or a wulf. Then 3 vikingships come and 90 well equipped, battle-hardened, battle-experienced sea bandits come, that have learned to fight as group. In this situation in most cases the vikings would just slaughter all males within minutes, mostly without havin even one of the vikings killed, since they attack as group, helping each other if meeting a man that is armed and wille to give a fight. Imagine the fear that a rading party of 90 men, all equiped with axes or spears and shields would cause when approaching. This outcome is the reason, the viking raids took place, since when you mass little army at places where no army or even militia is, you basically can harvest money, food and slaves with little risk.

That´s true , Viking lost vs Spain and Portugal when they try to raid Iberia, fun fact is some muslins lost battle against them .

​@@321AlterSchwede I think it's also worth mentioning that warriors were almost certainly young people (because almost no one survived natural pathology let alone cultural conflict), 14-24 years old. They were faster, hornier and more fearless. The ones who survived would have endured injuries and disabilities. Maybe they would have accumulated the knowledge to train or lead others but I also presume there was an honor in sacrificing your body or your life and they only valued strategic knowledge if it happened to make it home in one piece. And that's just their bodies. There's no doubt they suffered trauma and developed personality disorders like combatants today, which would have affected their fitness and led to disorientation in general let alone in battle. It had to have been a seesaw of good years and bad depending on whether you had any warriors in your village who lived long enough to learn the difference between glory and strategic leverage. I just think we should hesitate to ascribe modern or even ancient military tactics to an era where so many people died before they became adults and the adults lived significantly shorter lives than we do now. They might have learned from experience but they had to survive those experiences, and most importantly not ignore the knowledge because it wasn't compatible with their glory and their superstition. They made enemies, often times their own sons if the abused mothers were left behind, and lived in a constant cycle of revenge. I can't imagine any tribe was fit for very long.

You repost the same shit every video

@@swampfox1776. funny though

@@davidas5049 not really

@@swampfox1776. very funny

@Dakota Holmes "those who only know the barbarian through his media incarnations have not experienced the real Conan." - Stephen Jones, The Conan Chronicles: The Hour of the Dragon.

I wander how they worked out back in those days to keep strong, I mean historians must have some knowledge, did they just lift heavy stones or do a load of pull ups?

​@@The_Greedy_Orphan in that time period they all farmed and fought, ran and did heavy labourous work every day, everyone was stronger then everything was a workout, they also rowed their boats.

@@ljharris5823 yeah true

Would be very difficult to pass the spears of the wall guards for an unarmoured man while climbing. But it is fiction. Let us play with idea of surprise and enjoy.

you clearly don't know how armour works, the more armour you have = the slower you move.

@@Frederatorr I've WORN actual armor; It doesn't make you slow and stupid.

it is indeed a movie for entertainment. You have not been fooled good for you.

@@ethansleepybear So what? that means they can't do a good job? I've seen immeasurably better from much less expensive productions. This is as bad as a cheap TV show.

@@Frederatorr YOU clearly dont know how armour works lmao

Only the real ones will understand

please respect the techno vicking.

One continuous shot following a Berserker trance. You can def see the influence.

Especially the bit where he dodges the arrow. Technoviking points in the general direction of someone who has displeased him

aryan classic

My thoughts exactly :D :D

А мне их трусики🤣

In all history, the guy with no armour dies first. It's a film but god damn

Exactly. Also why sneak to the village and then reveal yourself at the gates....😅 movie bs and viking glorification

It was a suprise attack by fantatic men twice their size wearing no armor while high on blodlust from the ritual hours earlier. Hard to blame the village soldiers for beeing unprepared and becoming paralyzed from fear. This is probably how most raids played out.

That’s fair. But this is the director’s first big budget movie and first attempt at “real” fight choreography. And he’s doing a big long one-take battle with multiple things happening. It’s impressive it looks this good when you consider that.

its so unrealistic norsemen were no bigger than any other european at the times, it's all hollywood bs made up @@SunriseFestival

yeah this scene might have been good if it wasnt b movie execution

Yeah, I'm a little surprised given the hype that this movie had, that the fighting reminds me of like... the Kevin Sorbo Hercules tv series. I've seen better fight choreography in episodes of Vikings than here. It's a complex shot, yeah... but there's really no sense of speed here. It's "stand on this cue, you swing, you block, then swing this hand, you win and move on." Mildly disappointing.

Love that. Thanks for clearing that up and explaining it for the people who were confused

This sounds like a copium explanation. The substances they consume don't make them act like a wolf.

@@jonathanlondon2310 it was a mind set that they put themselves in when consuming substances -- part of their religious practice. You see it at the start of the movie when he is with his father. You should watch the movie and know a thing or two before saying something sounds like a copium explanation lol.

​@@poetsgg9373 I can almost guarantee ya'll watched Vinland Saga or some other animated series and now you assume that's how the substances worked. Them presenting it as a certain way in the movie doesn't make it so.

well said

True, but this movie isn't even supposed to be realistic.

The berserkers job was the capture the gate. after that the regular foot soldiers on horseback came in.

The door was broken into as well, they just climbed as distractions on top of that

Right? Like.... they're wolf-warriors. They don't wear armour. So why don't make them sneak into camp from somewhere else and then start silently slaughtering around. And once the chaos starts, they have the momentum and keep going. But no, they literally walk toward a walled defense, walk toward archers and spearers, just stroll around without a worry in the world and the enemies do nothing. Please. Lazy choreography.

​@@olisk-jy9rzit's a fucking fantasy movie. It's not that serious.

Yes thank you. I'm Irish and I have documented PROOF my great, great grandmother, Mary McFeeley, was brought here as a slave from County Mayo, Ireland. I want my money and I want it now!!!

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@@SomethingScotty Use it when YOU need it!

@@SomethingScotty The number I’d call if I were in jail because it’s the only one I have memorized.

You white supremacist are butt hurt because black peoples will get reparations.

А что за фильм

Likely alluding to the ritualistic induction into the ranks of the Ulfhednar....the wolf warrior cult of Odin. These were a group of warriors different from the bearskin wearing beserkers in they acted like wolves in raids and battles. Skol

@@user-sg6ql7vm8n Фильм называется «Варяг»

How is it possible to miss that the dude's name is hamlet

Y'all ignoring that the fighting choreogeaphy is so lazy, the defenders of the village literally let themselves be killed. It's not hate, it's just pointing the obvious... when a fight looks so fake it's just boring

Because you're soft and sensitive.

wtf?@@Dr.s3RTH

@@Dr.s3RTH it's a film so it obviously isn't real but real evil is truly heartbreaking

@@applejuice9468 no you're just stupid

​@Dr.s3RTH you don't have to be "soft and sensitive" to be disgusted by the senseless massacre of children and the elderly and the enslavement of innocent people. Your nothing.

This is all your western civilization - to kill, to rob, to occupy.

ahahahah lol))))

common. terrible fight scenes. @1:20 really? look closely @attacking extra. that's retarded.

@@hagestad how is it terrrible

Best film of 2022

​@@edelmantoamendola як називається фільм ?

@@jarl777 The Northman

In the scene with burning of house, I saw a historical parallel with atrocities of Nazis on the territory of USSR

Especially the getting murdered part.

You meant well trained modern day troops?? Of course they're not gonna win, as they don't have modern day weaponry at those time. Am sure you're aware this movie depicts Norwegian or Norse berserks from the year 793 to 1066. No such thing as High-tech projectile weapons at those times. Everything is done manually like real men. Not a bunch of cheap sissies who can only pull triggers.

@@jerumd Various societies have created well trained armies in ancient and medieval times. Ever hear of the Romans or read about the Chinese. Nothing in my statement implied modern forces.

@@vincentfisher1603 the question remains: why are you in the comments of a badass viking movie trying to spoil the fun for others?

​@@vincentfisher1603 Then try to be more specific next time, and wtf are you doing in a Viking Movie clip Mr. Negative?? Aren't you supposed to be sending that message across in some Roman or Chinese troops movie clip somewhere in RU-vid??

the roman legion would have toyed with these guys all day :)

id have to disagree with the john wick reference. Most scenes seem really realistic

@@awps9457 yeah agreed…john wick was pretty damn realistic.. this though, definitely noticeable. it’s almost corny.

That's the downside of doing everything in one take. You need insanely tight choreography to make it look completely convincing, which is just very hard to pull off.

@@NavidIsANoob didn’t really think about that tbh. you do have a point.

@@evan-ue2bb loool john wick realistic, why don't they just shoot him? I could kill him I'm not even trained

maybe you mean slavic?

tf you talking about?

I was understand the word "медведь" It's Russian

@@alexchuxrov7332 We have similiar vocabulary, so its possible.

@@mateuszbanaszak4671 zgoda

На то время самые мощные воины в Европе были. Хулиганы..

They're actors. You do know that, right? It's make believe.

@@Chris-zd7gw no duh. I was just saying that they were believable as Viking berserkers. They had the energy and general vibe

@@jhetttiernan2623 "General vibe"? How many berserkers have you known?

@@Chris-zd7gw how many sharks have you seen in real life? They have a general menacing vibe. When someone charges towards your village howling and snarling like wolves and duel wielding battle axes you would obviously assume this person is insane and violent. Two prerequisites for being a savage berserker

@Jhett Tiernan I've seen sharks on documentaries and in aquariums. Have you seen a real berserker on a documentary? How did they manage to time travel to see them? Apparently your qualification of being Norwegian makes you uniquely qualified to tell us how they were, so come on... I'm waiting for you to tell me.

Nope, they did asked the north man to rule over the slavic tribes. The kings family had nordic roots and they were killed by the communists :P

@@totoblaubar8393 I was talking in a more generic sense but I get your points too

@@totoblaubar8393 Who was killed by the Communists?

w pfp

They are stupid.

main actor best role is still zoolander

@@hagestad Point proven.

@@hagestad is his acting rlly that bad in this cus everyone is acting like they are a casting director

then the comments as to why they didnt fire their guns...

You do know this is a story mixed with fantasy? People fail to enjoy this movie because they took it for granted. I personally find it good due to wonderfully mixing reality with fantasy!

​@@analienfromouterspace yeah but in all honesty the f8ght choreography was really lazy. The defenders of the village don't even seem to try to fight, miss their first blow and proceed to let Amleth kill them very slowly and badassly.

is it tho? happened in history many times probably, not even mentioning WW2

in only the most thread-bare sense, vinland saga is much better, a much more original story at the very least

"Norse" reffers to "The men from the North, Danes, Norwegians, Swedes, icelandics, besides that..how can you tell that this attack (movie) is accurate? ...did u ever witness one? ;) Im of "viking heritage" myself and sometimes i find it very funny how ppl can be sure about stuff that took place 1200+years ago :D

@@bjornnylander8754 lol, yeah, theres absolute no papiric or even writting piece of paper made by britons priest before 400 ac. The dude just come up with that, just like a fairy dust mushroom that the ones who write this crap of movie was using.

@@xplodrox This is not a history movie, just action packed set in an era where human has yet to discover civilization at its peek. The author of story did their best tho.

There’s no proof of mushrooms

I think the beserks didnt use antything (dop) to go beserk. I is state of mind. ❤😂

i think its because this continuous shot is difficult to choreograph. If just one thing goes wrong everyone on set has to do everything again from the start. Its a very cool shot but the acting will take a hit

Except they did… multiple times

I remember a historian saying that irl almost all sieges were more like police perimeters; they'd surround you and just wait. Eventually occupants starved and/or lost their willpower and sanity. (Or not, if they were properly sufficient)