What made the Vikings so Dangerous? 5 Viking Deaths and What They Tell Us About the Viking Mindset

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[napoleonibonaparte]

I want this channel, to replace History Channel’s slot.

[mosesmarlboro]

"He survives...not his fault" has to be the most viking sentence I've ever heard.

[MASmeinezeit]

Fighting against someone who isnt afraid of dying or to some degree even wishes to die is probably the most terrifying opponent you can wish for.

[TheNightWatcher]

“Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.” - Marcus Aurelius

[y.r._]

Me: "When will you cover Napoleons campaigns in egypt and northern italy?"
Epic History: "Here you go, a video about Vikings"
Me: "EPIC"

[Oblivion]

His narration voice matches every single timeline in history.

[widgren]

There is a line in the movie "The 13th Warrior" that seems fitting for the Viking attitude to dying: "The All-Father wove the skein of your life a long time ago. Go and hide in a hole if you wish, but you won't live one instant longer. Your fate is fixed. Fear profits a man nothing"
Also I really enjoyed this video, will be looking at more from this channel :-)

[YokoSpaghetti]

It's incredibly badass that you've got all of these brutal myths about vikings, and they sound incredibly far fetched, but they really were just that brutal.

[collinsagyeman]

Just wanted to put it out there that Tom Shippey isn't just a professor, he's also a Tolkien expert. He worked very closely with Peter Jackson to make sure the Lord of the Rings movies were accurate to the books

[warlund]

This is so refreshing. You aren’t talking over the professor. You aren’t barraging him with questions. You’re just letting him talk about something he’s clearly very passionate about. This is how history should be presented: in its most authentic form.

[DullyDust]

I grew up in Denmark and I can tell you that even to this day, we do love our "galgenhumor" - gallow's humour. I guess it's still in our cultural memory

[AnUtterSimpleton]

As someone who grew up with these stories, I feel like a big thing that many people miss is the aspect of fatalism. Not even the gods can know when the Norns will cut a man's thread. It seems only reasonable that a man won't die until he's meant to, at the set time and in the set way that fate dictates, so there's nothing to get fussed about. A man who truly believes this would fight without fear because he'll be killed only if fate says he will and, if he is, there's no point in making the story of his death a boring one. Of course they're just stories and it's likely that the skalds played up this fatalist courage but it's still something to think about.

[sukisuzuki]

I really like this guys narration, he doesn’t make horrible noises with his mouth, just speaks crisply

[Sriram-vege]

"When it comes to Vikings, you can kill them, and speaking as English men, we did... over there! But frighten them...? that's not gonna work. They're always going to come back at you. You're not safe until the last one of them is dead".

I would listen to Tom Shippey for hours.

[lukefrombk]

This is such a wonderful little documentary. I love the history of the Vikings. Please make more documentaries about the Vikings! And bring back this historian! You can really tell he has a passion for his studies.

[chrisprou]

loved hearing him recite those poems. just lovely.

[estb.mcmxciii]

"The piggies would grunt if they knew how the old boar suffered".
This has got to be one of the most badass things ever to be said before your are killed.

[VRichardsn]

I really like how Vöggr stabbed under the armpit, to bypass the armor. It is a small detail, but it shows how much the channel cares.

[miniaturelabyrinth]

I cannot imagine something much scarier than viking men rushing to their deaths weapon in hand as they know they will die. Considering their beliefs that dont want to die without a fight. So a wounded viking is probably even scarier. That's a man who knows he'll die but wanna make the most of it. Thats a man who will make it his mission to take people with him to the grave.

[g.ruempel]

22:50
"... you can kill 'em, as we did! But frighten them? That's not gonna work. They're always goin' to come back at you. You're not safe until the very last one of them is dead."

Gave me chills...