Vikings: The Most Terrifying Force in History

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[Jonas_æ]

My dad and I visited Dublin a couple years ago and one of our tourist stops was to a historical viking museum. As we entered, we were greeted by the receptionist;
"Welcome, where are you from?"
We told him we were visiting from Norway.
"Ah, well in that case; welcome back."

[andypodmore]

I watch a lot on Youtube daily, ranging from subjects such as model building, 3d printing, Astronomy and a lot of WW2 stuff, but Simon's videos have got to be my favourite. No matter what the subject, or which channel, I will always go to. His presentation and wit (where appropriate) just sucks me in. Hands down, the best Youtuber on the planet. How his brain hasn't exploded from all the knowledge it's amassed over the years, is another question.

[heikkijhautanen]

“Great heathen army" damn thats Heavy Metal!!!!

[CarlGeorgTsigakis]

As a permanent resident of Norway i can attest to that the Weather is enough to drive one crazy. Norwegians still go on ravenous trips, I think its called Charter vacations now.. :)

[dylankennedy]

Simons face after sipping the AG1 is hilarious! so tasty XD

[abnurtharn]

Funny when Simon talks about England in 793 AD, and then shows a clip from Reine in Lofoten 🤣

[johnnysinthecut]

Side note, Simon is literally gagging trying to hold down the AG1 🤣🤣🤣

[willdornan]

I’m glad you mentioned Rus Vikings. Their history is very interesting and often gets overlooked.

[joschafinger]

As for what kicked off the Viking Age, the hypothesis _I_ find most convincing is that it was precisely greater wealth coupled with primogeniture or early forms of it that lent the impulse.
The idea is that improving crop yields led to population growth, while many young men were left with little to no land to inherit. What will such young men do? Well, look for opportunities elsewhere. Combine that with a long-standing shipbuilding tradition and a warrior culture, and you _will_ get a tendency to _go viking_, a word that describes a seasonal occupation rather than an ethnicity.

[jenneyasmith]

I feel like I stumble upon an additional channel hosted by Simon each time I pop onto YouTube and I'm not mad about it. Best scavenger hunt by far.

[armlegx]

Amon Amarth's title track from "The Great Heathen Army" and combined with "Saxons and Vikings" is pretty much a metal rendition of half of this video.

[thecrippledone]

Whenever dude takes a sip of that green goo he looks like hes about to die

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[mrsh]

Amazing that a small nation like Iceland would, not only discover North America (Lief Eriksson), but also, they wrote the Icelandic Sagas, which is the reason we know what we do today about the Vikings.

[StallionStudios]

I ate at a restaurant that had a "Viking Burger". It had wild bore in it. It was tasty and had "long boat" fries. They were super long and the plate was a ship shaped design. This video remined me of that. It was a good burger. I want to go back and try the "Viking Meatloaf". Its the wild bore again wrapped with bacon, mashed potatoes and a really tasty gravy.

[cmpaintball]

Gags " it's doesn't taste green it just looks green lmao this was the most honest review of the product and he didn't even intend to 😂

[andreasandremyrvold]

In the Hagia Sofia there are runes ingraved: "Halfdan was here". Possibly predating Kilroy by a millenium.

[megaflux]

"furs, wax, honey, and slaves" sounds so grimy yet so good.

[Lolipop]

Literally just finished the last episode of Vikings yesterday! Perfect timing, thank you.

[supernoodles]

Remind me not to buy that 'breakfast smoothie', Simon was almost gagging!😂