What Happened To The Last Vikings? (1027-1263) // History Documentary

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This is a stand-alone documentary looking at the last decades of the Viking Age. It's also the fourth part in a series looking at the history of the Viking Longship. Watch the others in the series here:-

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[HistoryTime]

So I began this longships project one and a half years ago with an idea for one short video. Four full length videos and nearly 4 hours of content later it is finally finished. You can watch the entire series here, charting the entire history of Scandinavian longships and the Vikings from 10, 000 BC to the 13th Century:-

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[RaulEdu]

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I'm almost 30. I use these as my bed-time stories.
The best part is that I fall asleep after ~10 min so I can use them for at least a week!

[Baskerville]

The reign of King Cnut must have been a very dangerous time for dyslexics

[madsdahlc]

Hallo from Denmark . Congratulations on completing the video series . And you mentioned danish King Valdemar the greats conquest of Ruggen in 1168-69 . You and the painting named “Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Cape Arkona” by danish painter Laurits Tuxen. Once again another well researched historical video delivered by genius Pete Kelly . Bravo sir 👏👏👏👏👍🏻....

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An hour long vid that is so fascinating it feels like 5 mins and you want more

[Maliique]

Being from Greenland, and having seen the norse ruins, this subject intrigues me immensely! Keep up the good work!

[Mrcool]

DUDE please keep up the extended vids! I must be odd but I have always been a fan of the long vid channels and this one is way better then most. Keep rocking out my man!

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I just re-watched your Age of Arthur vid (am reading a novel called Vindolanda, seemed like a good compliment) and then scrolled through your vids for a bit of nostalgia, or something like that.

I've been watching your stuff for years, felt like sharing some unasked-for feedback;
All of your vids have been thoroughly enjoyed by me and mine, but watching your content evolve, the videos becoming longer, better, eventually setting the standard for YT (my opinion), it's just amazing. I've always enjoyed your work, but the obvious improvement in production values, the longer format, and the really wonderful stuff happening with the other related channels... You're doing amazing things, and I really appreciate you sharing your gifts with us.


I've been looking for the next/last in this particular series, and this just made my day. Plus VOTP on European and Japanese early interactions, and I'd say my day is off to a great start.

Cheers, and thanks as always, Pete.

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This is the third time I've watched this episode, and each time I learn / See=new things. Thank you, Well Done!

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