History of the Vikings (in One Take) | History Bombs

History of the Vikings (in One Take) by History Bombs

THIS IS THE AGE OF THE VIKING...

From the first raid on Lindisfarne in 793 to the fall of Harald Hardrada in 1066, we take an exciting tour through the Viking Age.

The Vikings had a remarkable global impact. Their long boats gave them a technological advantage that enabled them to dominate the sea and establish settlements across Northern Europe.

Ivar the Boneless established Danelaw and controlled central England
for many years. Only Alfred the Great of Wessex was able to halt the Vikings advance across England by defeating Guthrum.

To the east, the Vikings were employed in modern-day Turkey as guards to Byzantine Emperors for four hundred years. The guard was called the 'Varangian Guard'.

The video also includes the intrepid explorer, Leif Erikson, who is believed to have discovered North America some 500 years before Christopher Colombus!

This video was filmed in Northern Ireland and we would like to thank Magnus Vikings for use of their fantastic longboat!

Thank you for watching :-)

Cast (in order of appearance): Guy Kelly, Chris Hobbs, Robert Brown, Suzie Preece, Tom Tokley, Richard Sherwood, John Henry Falle, Corinna Jane, Adrian Stevenson, Martin Savage, Richard Soames

Script & Music: Chris Hobbs
Director: Ellie Rogers
Producer: Claire O'Brien
Camera: Ryan Kernaghan
Focus Puller: Matt Farrant
Costumes: Alex Walker
Grade: Jack Kibbey Newman

Script Contributions: Ellie Rogers, John Henry Falle, Guy Kelly, Tom Tokley

Costumes supplied by Hampshire Wardrobe:

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[gammelgamer]

"I'm Ivar the boneless, this time tomorrow you'll surely be homeless" LMAO :)

[sbd]

"Where were you when 911 happened?"

Rollo: Securing Normandy, of course!

[Pimenta-]

Rollo reaches Normandy: What a beautiful beach!

The germans waiting for the Allies with machine guns, land mines and anti-aircraft weaponry: what the f...

[benjaminj.m]

There is a common saying in my town that goes like: "The Norwegians were the best explorers, the Danes were the best warriors, and the Swedes were the best Merchants and diplomats"

[josephstalin]

Gotta love how the Norsemen in Russia first acquired it against the wishes of the locals, but then the locals realized that the Norsemen were good at ruling so they invited them back

[braincandytv]

This is fantastic! Epic history lesson in under 6 minutes! This channel deserves much more exposure. Great work History Bombs team!

[torysaccount]

It is to be noted that in 1066 there were actually 3 people who claimed the throne of England:
- Harold Hadrada, the Viking king from Norway
- Harald Godwinson, the Anglo-saxon king from England
- William the Conquerer, king of the Normandy (direct descendant of the Norsemen who conquered the area)
Hadrada lost to Godwinson at Stamfort Bridge, but William won against Godwinson at Hastings.

So in the end, while Hadrada was the „last Viking“, it was a Viking's descendant who conquered England

[judochopmaster]

So vikings went on life-threatening raids to get to second base?




Im so proud of my heritage

[roynettle]

who would of thought a country of blood thirsty vikings would be the happiest nation on earth

[kafka]

*Yes another history in one take video, Great job!!!*

[RokugatsuGiugno]

Great work as always. Please do the Cold War

[josephstalin]

Do the Cold War now!
Amazing video btw.

[KrautGoesWild]

In less than 6 minutes, I learned more about the Vikings than in all my history lessons in school combined...

[eruditootidure]

"[I'm] Probably the first North American" says the man who landed in Canada and found... a whole group of people.... already living

[Mango-cpim]

The English Royal Family in one take, lets see if you can do that one! :)

[mitchrils]

Wow, the production values keep getting better. Great work, guys.

[ibbi]

3:20 Leif's granddad, Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson
did not discover Iceland, that honor goes to Naddoddur, who drifted there first among Norsemen, and Garðar Svavarsson, who explored it (not Hrafna-Flóki either, he was instead Iceland's first failed settler). Þorvaldr was actually unborn or a young child when Iceland's discovery took place, but settled in Iceland in his adulthood. Leif's dad, Eiríkr Þorvaldsson did however discover/explore Greenland.

[louise]

Soooo good and funny. The costumes and characters are perfect. I also love the camera setup, it feels like we're walking through time/history. Very clever! Well done.

[unluckymindlessmole]

as a norwegian x irish person who learned almsot everything about both countries history this is incredibly accurate with subtle but catchy lines that always make sense if you know whet their hinting to

[ismellprofit]

Ivar the Boneless looks so unmenacing but then you learn how much he conquered