VIKINGS and secrets in SWEDEN (Gotland vlog) 

Incredible! 💛 I bet you have some amazing stories 🤩

@@NatashaBergen you should head to the far north :) adventure awaits! Glaciers and Aurora :)

@@CryptoRoast_0 sounds incredible! Do you think it's better in the winter? :D

@@NatashaBergen it's amazing year round but October/November is the perfect time 😊

@@CryptoRoast_0 brilliant! Thank you for the advice 😁

Well, in a genetical sense, many Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, even English, are more "Viking" than they are not, so to speak. Meaning that they have at least over 50% "Viking" heritage.

Yes, I love the dialog from the British Archaeology Tv-series Time Team. After the expert told how and when the Vikings discovered and populated the Orkneys. Host: ”And when did they leave?” Expert:”They didn’t.”

I'm so glad you liked it Majken!🙌🏼 Also, it's very cool that you live on this beautiful island! Maybe our paths will cross next time I visit 😄

You live in a truly amazing place! Thank you!! 😁

Hi Johan!! Thanks for your kind words - you made my day ☺️ I’m glad you liked it and let me know what you think of the place when you visit 😁

Thanks for watching Jon :)! Haha yeah I bet he was just saying a cheeky hello⚡️😝

Hi Björn! Thank you for such a lovely message, that means a lot. I’m glad my goofiness could help 😁 I hope you have an amazing day and hopefully that headache hits the road and doesn’t come back 💛

I'm happy you liked it 😁 Awesome that you've been already, maybe it brought back some nice memories! I'm from Canada but my accent has changed over the years because of places I've lived and some languages 😉

Hi Natia! Thanks for the kind words 😁 I’m glad you liked it 💙

Awe really? 🥹 you’ve made my day!! I’m so happy you like them 😁

@@NatashaBergen 100% 😃

Thank you!!😁

That's so sweet of you! 💙 I'm glad you like it, thank you for being here 😁

Thank you 😁 Your hometown is incredible! Maybe we crossed paths ☺️

@@NatashaBergen Not unlikely at all :)

Oh I'm sorry to hear you're not doing well :( I hope you get better soon! 💛 I'm glad this helped though 🤩

Gotland is an insanely beautiful place, I would definitely be keen to visit during different times of year! 😁 And one day I'll go north🙌🏼

Amazing! It made your top spot, that’s pretty good 🙌🏽

I feel you on that! I'd rather have snow and sun than just rain 😂 It's pretty much the same here in Barcelona... what did we get ourselves into eh? 🤣😉

It's the climat changes

Haha I love the rain but WOW everyday?! Yiiiikes! I know you said your camera isn't waterproof so maybe time for a gopro ;) And thank you that means a lot 😍

@@NatashaBergen hahaha oh gosh I miss the GoPro days 😭 BUT I like to think of it like.. even while putting out videos fairly frequently. I stalled out around 120 or 140 subscribers. Right when I started using this camera.... That number doubled in a month😂!!!! Granted I know it's a different kind of content now and that's why.... But still, the superstitious side of me says to keep going with the dji😂!!!!!

@@VentureGroms haha fair enough! Follow your gut 😁😁😁

Really?! Wow small world!

Yay! That's the goal ;) Stop by Barcelona first :D

Awe thanks Natasha 😉

It really is 😁

Thanks my friend!! 😁

@@NatashaBergen 🌷

The history runs very deep among these countries right? It’s something we’re not taught in Canada so I’m very curious about it all! ☺️ thank you!

Excellent!! Lovely to meet you 😁 It I indeed, one of my favourite places in Sweden

Yeah I felt that too, it’s quite different than other Swedish places I’ve been 😁

Thanks!

Brilliant sounds like it might be time to head back eh 😉 I didn't know that about the ringwall - thank you for letting me know Leif 😁

Me too :)

Thanks Sina! You're a legend for always watching! :D

Awe thanks Christian! I'm happy you're here 😁

That’s such a lovely idea! Next time 😁 I didn’t make it that far unfortunately- the bike/bag situation wouldn’t allow it 😂

Curious- did the Vikings invent the pancake 🤯😂 I wouldn’t be surprised 😁

Hey Arturo! I'd love that! I can't wait to visit one day! Saludos desde Barcelona :)

Love it Andrew! Super happy to hear you had the chance to visit Visby AND that it felt like home! That's even better!

Thank you 😃 I’ll add it to the list for next time ☺️

Absolutely fascinating 🤩 I really appreciate this Nordic history, very intriguing to me! 😁

@@NatashaBergen Most of the raiders was from west Denmark and Norway. Gotland would be pretty much exclusively a trading hub. Of cause, a trading hub would pull in significantly more wealth than a raiding outpost. That is why Visby is absolutely huge by 8 century standard. Prior to the 12 centary Nordic countries was a loosely connected pre kingdoms. I don´t know the number of them, but there was probobly 10th or even 100eds of them. This is very porly chartered. First when Sweden was "unified" in 12 century, is the first real records. The reason is simple. Because Sweden then was counted as a christian country, the records was keeped by the pope, hence it survive to this day. This is why the Vikings just suddenly vanished and Sweden-Denmark and Norway suddenly appear. Its really a change of book-keeping. In reality nothing of the kind really happened. The claim that Nordic countries suddenly become christian over night in the 11 century is most probobly just political propaganda from the day. There are artifacts from 14 century suggesting Norway was still not Christian at that time. There is ample evidence of that the munks send false evidence to the pope (probobly with the threat of being killed). Why, because trade was much more beneficial and less dangerous then raiding. Prior to the peace most western nation just reduce to trade with the Vikings (while the eastern had no problems with that). That is also Why Gotland and Sweden as a extension was so incredibly rich during this time. This richness was extended forward in time allowing Sweden to grew on the cost of Denmark and Norway. That is why Sweden is much bigger today. The three countries use to be about the same size. (and most of Sweden was actually where Finland is currently). Actually during the high times Sweden was vastly larger than even today. Stretching all the way from S:t petersburg to Lübeck

They are all patronymicon (that became surnames in the 19th century) so less help than one could hope. All is possible alltough Nielsen should have two s. Nielsson, Swedish patronymic for the sons of someone with the Dannish name Niels. Nielssen, Dannish/Norwegian patronymic for the sons of someone with the Dannish/Norwegian name Niels. Nilsson, Swedish patronymic for the sons of someone with the Swedish name Nils. Niels and Nils are obvious national variation on the same name so it quite possible that the same persson can have used both. Nielsson if someone for some reason kept the Dannish/Norwegian version of the name and had a son in Sweden he would have been Nielsson, possibly but not very likely. Nielssen it is very unlikely someone born on Gotland would have got a Dannish/Norwegian patronymic. But the name is common Denmark and Norway. Nilsson very common in Sweden. But it do seem that people from all the Nordic countries when far away more or less considered eachother belonging to the same culture and -sson (Sweden and Iceland) or -ssen (Denmark and Norway) was more or less used interchangable (from what I got fro my American relatives at least).

@@cynic7049 thanks for that explanation. I relooked at the family tree I have and it says nilsson.

It would be an amazing place to live, that's for sure! 💛

😂 go all the way to Gotland to eat McDs?!

@@NatashaBergen Yes, that is what i did. No strange local food. Icky.

I would love to!! In the last year these places jumped onto my list of countries to check out because I met students and friends from both! One day for sure 😀

@@NatashaBergen Good move, it would be nice to see you ❤️

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Thanks Martin! That's so kind of you :)