With the endless stream of fan fiction and straight up misinformation about vikings, you managed to pull off one of the most concise and up-to-date short vids on viking ships that I've seen. Most english speaking narratives are permanently stuck with "it all began with Lindisfarne" but you recognice that the long ships and the viking raids were a culmination of a centuries-long process. Well done Johnny! The techniques employed in building these ships have been refined, but the overall style and tradition of double-ended rowing/sailing boats lived on well into the 20'th century in northern europe. Boats up to around 6 meters in length were still extremely common, and used for fishing, transportation of people, livestock and goods. This size boat is crewed by 2-6 people and can relatively easily be dragged onto a beach by hand. Only the advent of the outboard motor and fiberglass-reinforced plastics finally changed the style of the nordic small work-/utility boat. The number of active professional wooden boat builders plummeted from several thousand to just a few dozen in a matter of two or three decades. Traditional clinker boat building is today taught at a handfull of boatbuilding schools in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The tradition is still going strong on the Faroe islands, where they also practice boat burials. The "clinker" building technique has recently been added to UNESCO's list of intangeable cultural heritage as a unique form of cultural tradition worthy of protection.
Thank you for that kind feedback! I'm an expert at nothing history wise so I try to focus on a clear presentation of the meat and potatoes of a subject. I don't always get it right. Really appreciate hearing from people such as yourself who are passionate and knowledge about these subjects. I honesty make videos on subjects I personally want to learn about so the comment section is always a treat to learn even more.
@THECHEESELORD69 Depends on the language and singular/plural... Vikinger is Danish and Norwegian. Vikingar is Swedish. Vikingr, IIRC, is old norse spelling.
That's not what it would have been like. Viking raids weren't like the Normandy landings or something, they weren't jumping out of boats and going straight into combat.
4:28 The misconception of horned helmets derived from Victorian archeologists who discover Viking graves that contained their hollow drinking horns; as they were often found next to a Viking warrior, archeologists mistakenly believed they fell off from their helmets, leading to the common belief that Viking helmets used to have horns 8:28 Another theory of how Vikings navigate towards land was first capturing and starving a raven in a box, before releasing it during sea voyages; they believed that by following the hungry raven, the bird will be motivated to seek land for food and guide them to solid land where they can settle
about the painting of the hulls. the viking ship museum in Roskilde, Denmark is home to several reconstructed and fully functioning longships, one of which is painted on the hull
I was in Rickinghall the other day and walk past the house of Basil Brown who was the amateur archaeologist that discovered Sutton Hoo remains , there is a blue plaque on the wall saying he lived there from 1935 to 1977 when he died
There's a viking ship called The Fyrdraca that attends an event at Smithville Lake, Missouri, every year called Lillies. I got to stear it this year. It was awesome, but we tried using the sail, and the wind was bad, so we got pushed into the sunken forest and came like 2 feet from being gashed by an underwater tree.
You should definitely do a video on the Quinqueremes, famous for its use by both sides of the Punic Wars Or the Sloop, used by 18th century navies in countless wars and engagements, including by John Paul Jones during the Revolutionary War
Fun fact, in Denmark there is a museum where they are rebuilding longships and longships Shipwreck on display in Roskilde :edit: it's call viking ship museum (vikingeskibsmuseet)
I've been there to the one in Roskilde, lots of great things to see, I believe a couple were warships and several others were cargo or fishing boats deliberately sunk to ward off an invasion. The Viking Ship Museum outside of Oslo on Bygdoy is also fantastic, I was fortunate to visit there also, with the two ships mentioned in the video, the Gokstad which was a warship, the ornate Oseberg which was believed to be ceremonial, and the Tune which was another warship but unfortunately not as well-preserved. Amazing history you can see firsthand.
@@wcsd9577 yeah I'm still surprised they even survived to modern day when you think about how little wooden artifacts survived to modern day and the fact Vikings how rarely writing things down it's good to see a few things from the vikings still exist
From being a person that lives in Norway! I have to say that you nailed this one very good! Thanks Johnny! Once again! Keep up the good work ☺️ you have a awesome channel! Have a (pun) greatful day! 😊
Asterix and the Vikings, a bunch of vikings not understanding that "Fear Gives You Wings" a just a expression looking to master flight. Not their fault, they literally do not know fear.
Heeerreeessss Johnny! Another great video as always although havent watched yet. Edit: As expected very good video. Fun to see you do some older history. I love to think about how the heck they figured some of that stuff out.
I had the great pleasure to meet a true son of Norway. As a proud Viking, born in the wrong century, he always said he wished to receive a Viking funeral. After he passed away after a long and colorful life a small long ship appeared one day on the lake ajoining his neighborhood. The HOA lost it's mind when they thought a human body was going to be burned in the lake. He had the last laugh. His friends rowed the boat out to a pretty spot he had always loved. They then drank several toasts to their departed friend. Then they gave a final toast of mead and put his ashes over the side.
0:12 the pirates all laughed when Vic said he would sail the grass sea. One even named him fool when hearing that but he wasn't laughing when Vic choked the **** out of him with his fire hand
I can't believe that the Faroe Islands feature on one of your videos. The Faroese are still very viking, the national sport is rowing. The boats out here will remind you of longboats. Have a nice rest of your day. :D
Longboars are great, you get a lot of storage room when you need to go farming some iron in the swamps, as long as you dont get 50 draugar agroing it while you're mining underground
Here on the Hiberno Norse peninsula of the wirral, in Meols, there's a Viking Longship buried under the Railway pub...plus many families who can trace their ancestors back to Ingismund and his warband who settled here...cheers Johnny excellent choice....E....😊😊😊
A star chart isn’t going to do you much good in the northern latitudes if you only travel in the summer. It barely gets dark. (I love how you worked in a clip from the Spam sketch.)
Huh, was addicted to Vikings, The Northmen and many Viking related stuff such as song, music etc etc, then your video showed up, must be Valhalla Calling you to make this. XD
So the Animated version is "Asterix and the Vikings", book version came out as "..and the Norsemen". I assume they are more or less the same story, Justforkix isn't a common character and I'm 90% sure that's him having a panic attack.
Thanks for including Valhalla Rising, one of my favorites of all film! Has anyone seen the film Scorpio Rising (1963)? It has nothing to do with vikings but was the inspiration for the naming of Valhalla Rising. I learned today Scropio Rising is significant enough to be saved in the U.S. library O' Congress 2 years ago. I figured it more likely be banned and I'm happy to be wrong.
4:20 You are right and also wrong, didnt wore horned helmets, but there were some ceremonial bronze helmets called Veksø Helmets , which was found in 1942, which is why, this myth spreaded like wildfire in earlier movies, later it was discovered that the bronze used for that helmet was bought around Mediterranean sea, countries. Viking or rather ´´Vikingr´´ Víkingr and Víking in Old Norse Víkingr describes a person who takes part in expeditions, usually overseas, with other Víkingar, and is most often translated as 'raider' or 'pirate. From what i know about those northmen, they were hardened by harsh weather, little food from harvesting crops, they were smart and good craftsman in undeveloped lands, where every day was blessing just to survive. Known for having great iron ores with good ingredients, mix it with Pagan believe that using bones with smelting iron would give the metal strengh of a bear if using bear bones, or strong enemy his strength, while enhancing it with (carbon or calcium, i am nost sure), instead of good iron, got primitive steel, soo when they raided England, most of them had better weapons as common people , not like rich nobles or Kings that could afford having good steel sword, made by specialised smelters/smiths. Also mystery known as Ulfberth sword, few houndreds were found, some made around 9-11th century, a steel sword made in such a quality like in 18-19th century Victorian era steel. Merchants working as spies, where is good loot, week defences, garrison of soldiers, where to buy/sell, quickly raid monastery, get some stuff get into drakkar, and get out fast. Sorry for writing too much, but that is the most basic i can say about Vikings, got inspired from games like, Mount & Blade Viking edition, , Age of Mythology, Dead in Vinland, after playing those, and looking at the internet, i found all this information. Nice video bro keep going such a nice content.
Very nice video. The long ship was not the only boat used by the norse. You could often see a Snäcka a Karve or a Knarr as well. These are smaller versions but similar type. Norse people never called them selfs vikings. Viking was something you did, as you sailed away to trade or raid. To go into viking they called it.
Oh geez i didnt know Kirk Douglas did a viking movie. Now I respect and like more than a few of his flicks,that sais... That scene of him running the oars just makes it look like a musical it has to be said.
Can say good video JJ and also other ideas if you're looking in on this video could do ones on elephants especially ones used in wartime and also looking into thinking of siege engines and towers especially ones used by Assyrians as you can look that up or if you're looking into modern stuff RPG-7, M-14 rifles, AK-47 and it's variants are still good among others like the SA-7 and Stinger along with MIG jets and the MI-24 Helicopters anyway a lot these days that's for sure.
Regarding navigation, there is mentions in one of the Sagas (I believe) of a story/poem of how to navigate to Iceland. Talking about X days travles West from Y port. And if correct, should be between 2 islands
Interesting Fact: The largest sailing longship today is the Draken Harald Hårfagre which was 115 ft long. The longest ever discovered was Roskilde which was a whopping 123 ft long!
Johnny, I mean no disrespect by this; how the hell did you make an entire video about Viking longships and not use any clips from the Vikings (2013) tv show?
Some have claimed Irish monks crossed the Atlantic in boats made from leather hides, and may even have discovered America long before the Norsemen/Vikings.
00:24 I dont't think Leif would use a longship to sail to america. I would assume he would have used a merchant ship. Being wider, slower, less oars with a lower draft. Still the same general look, but not meant for like the longship.
as an englishman my ancestry is celtic, roman, anglo-saxon, viking and norman. this means i'm descended from generations of warriors and conquering heroes, my female lineage prized as trophies of war by these strong and courageous men down the years for their ravishing good looks. so quite naturally then, i've asked the dna people for a 2nd opinion...😁
Btw you've probably eaten "fermented milk" too - yoghurt and sour cream! 😄Filmjölk is kinda just Scandinavian yoghurt made with a different bacteria. It tastes a bit like mild low-fat sour creme, good with cereal, berries and maybe some sugar.
right at the end you didnt mention that the vikings may have used iceland spar, a form of calcite that makes it easier to determine where the sun is on a cloudy day.
I'm strongly recomend to watch Soviet-Norwegian film "Trees Grow on the Stones Too" 1985 with great attitude to historical accurate representationof vikings and their longships.
Saint Brendan the navigator an Irish monk sailed to America before the vikings seriously look it up the viking were inspired to go west by the Irish monks
I always go for top museum articles. I used three museums for this one, including the Royal greenwhich Museum. I also almost always use wiki. My info is pretty high school level with little primary research, if ever.
I wasn't sure what the average Viking looked like until I saw your thumbnail. Thanks for another educational video. BTW, those puns were bad but they weren't nearly cringe inducing as some of your other videos. I hope you're not loosing your knack at producing maximum cringe.
The long ships with Widmark & Poitier though not rating well still one of my favourite Viking film. I note you tend to be moving away from referencing films and moving towards a more informative format. Kinda miss that. Nevertheless much liked.
Ironically, there were horned helmets in Europe, but if I'm not mistaken, they PREDATE the Celtic tribes settling in Europe! This means that in the early bronze age, before Indogermanic languages came to Europe (!) people made such helmets and more frequently (from finds at least) figurines wearing such helmets. These people also left some weird monuments in Europe, which are remarkably similar to Brochs. Some even think that Brochs were built by the same culture and just dated incorrectly, similar to how some debate the age of the Sphinx in Egypt (claiming the Lion part predates the face by over a millennium, which would explain a few things, but leave a lot of other questions unanswered...)
Had a few requests for some pre-20th-century history videos. So here we are.
Vik you JJ....lol
Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸
trunnel=Tree nail made of wood.
nice change, please keep them up!
Do an Opel Blitz video John.
Can you make a video about the SD patch ?!
The stamina to look for other shows to clip, rather than literally just filling this with clips from the Vikings Netflix series is admirable.
Haha thank you! Clip hunting is fun but it isn't always easy
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsqlike in conland saga ?
like in vinlandaaga @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq
like on a vinland saga @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq
With the endless stream of fan fiction and straight up misinformation about vikings, you managed to pull off one of the most concise and up-to-date short vids on viking ships that I've seen.
Most english speaking narratives are permanently stuck with "it all began with Lindisfarne" but you recognice that the long ships and the viking raids were a culmination of a centuries-long process.
Well done Johnny!
The techniques employed in building these ships have been refined, but the overall style and tradition of double-ended rowing/sailing boats lived on well into the 20'th century in northern europe. Boats up to around 6 meters in length were still extremely common, and used for fishing, transportation of people, livestock and goods. This size boat is crewed by 2-6 people and can relatively easily be dragged onto a beach by hand.
Only the advent of the outboard motor and fiberglass-reinforced plastics finally changed the style of the nordic small work-/utility boat. The number of active professional wooden boat builders plummeted from several thousand to just a few dozen in a matter of two or three decades.
Traditional clinker boat building is today taught at a handfull of boatbuilding schools in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The tradition is still going strong on the Faroe islands, where they also practice boat burials.
The "clinker" building technique has recently been added to UNESCO's list of intangeable cultural heritage as a unique form of cultural tradition worthy of protection.
Thank you for that kind feedback! I'm an expert at nothing history wise so I try to focus on a clear presentation of the meat and potatoes of a subject. I don't always get it right. Really appreciate hearing from people such as yourself who are passionate and knowledge about these subjects. I honesty make videos on subjects I personally want to learn about so the comment section is always a treat to learn even more.
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq that's a good spirit.
Wait so is it Viking or vikinger/vikingr?
Wait so is it Viking or vikinger/vikingr?
@THECHEESELORD69 Depends on the language and singular/plural...
Vikinger is Danish and Norwegian.
Vikingar is Swedish.
Vikingr, IIRC, is old norse spelling.
One of my favorite ships design. Imagine the fear of people seeing many dragon shape ships approaching your port. Thank you Johnny.
That's not what it would have been like. Viking raids weren't like the Normandy landings or something, they weren't jumping out of boats and going straight into combat.
There would be mostly one and it would often attack from rivers
I be-Leif you made a couple of puns at the end. 😀😀
Some viewers go berserk for the puns.
@@scockery Always nice to round off the story with a smile or two.
Mmm that’s a Loki comment if I ever saw one.
@@CAP198462 Yes, a low key comment. 🙂
4:28 The misconception of horned helmets derived from Victorian archeologists who discover Viking graves that contained their hollow drinking horns; as they were often found next to a Viking warrior, archeologists mistakenly believed they fell off from their helmets, leading to the common belief that Viking helmets used to have horns
8:28 Another theory of how Vikings navigate towards land was first capturing and starving a raven in a box, before releasing it during sea voyages; they believed that by following the hungry raven, the bird will be motivated to seek land for food and guide them to solid land where they can settle
A Viking man can impress women by demonstrating how he takes his longship up a canal to deliver seeds which can be planted in fertile places.
Vikings impressed anglo saxon women by bathing once a week and changing into different clean clothes. Brushing hair and beards works well too.
Came for The 13th Warrior. Wasn't disappointed
Johnny grows stronger!!!!
about the painting of the hulls. the viking ship museum in Roskilde, Denmark is home to several reconstructed and fully functioning longships, one of which is painted on the hull
As usual, just terrific stuff. The thing about there being no benches was a thing I didn't know.
The Sutton Hoo stuff is spectacular.
I was in Rickinghall the other day and walk past the house of Basil Brown who was the amateur archaeologist that discovered Sutton Hoo remains , there is a blue plaque on the wall saying he lived there from 1935 to 1977 when he died
Leif Erikson and his Viking Longships crossing the Atlantic. To boldly go where Norman has gone before!
oh! very nice!
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Thanks! Just thought of it today at work.🙃
There's a viking ship called The Fyrdraca that attends an event at Smithville Lake, Missouri, every year called Lillies.
I got to stear it this year. It was awesome, but we tried using the sail, and the wind was bad, so we got pushed into the sunken forest and came like 2 feet from being gashed by an underwater tree.
0:10 Bruh I love this meme hahah😂
You should definitely do a video on the Quinqueremes, famous for its use by both sides of the Punic Wars
Or the Sloop, used by 18th century navies in countless wars and engagements, including by John Paul Jones during the Revolutionary War
Did not expect to see filmjölk in a video about longships. Now I'm hungry.
Vinland saga is such an incredible anime. Highly recommend, even people without interest in the medium can enjoy it
Starting off with Vinland Saga you just know it's going to be a great video! 😆
haha that clip kick started this whole project for me!
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq That was a great episode!
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq GooD video...
Great video. Thanks for uploading it. All the best.
The waffen SS in Norway used a badge with a Viking ship back in 1942.
Fun fact, in Denmark there is a museum where they are rebuilding longships and longships Shipwreck on display in Roskilde
:edit: it's call viking ship museum (vikingeskibsmuseet)
I've been there to the one in Roskilde, lots of great things to see, I believe a couple were warships and several others were cargo or fishing boats deliberately sunk to ward off an invasion. The Viking Ship Museum outside of Oslo on Bygdoy is also fantastic, I was fortunate to visit there also, with the two ships mentioned in the video, the Gokstad which was a warship, the ornate Oseberg which was believed to be ceremonial, and the Tune which was another warship but unfortunately not as well-preserved. Amazing history you can see firsthand.
@@wcsd9577 yeah I'm still surprised they even survived to modern day when you think about how little wooden artifacts survived to modern day and the fact Vikings how rarely writing things down it's good to see a few things from the vikings still exist
From being a person that lives in Norway! I have to say that you nailed this one very good! Thanks Johnny!
Once again! Keep up the good work ☺️ you have a awesome channel! Have a (pun) greatful day! 😊
Asterix and the Vikings, a bunch of vikings not understanding that "Fear Gives You Wings" a just a expression looking to master flight. Not their fault, they literally do not know fear.
Heeerreeessss Johnny! Another great video as always although havent watched yet.
Edit: As expected very good video. Fun to see you do some older history. I love to think about how the heck they figured some of that stuff out.
I had the great pleasure to meet a true son of Norway. As a proud Viking, born in the wrong century, he always said he wished to receive a Viking funeral. After he passed away after a long and colorful life a small long ship appeared one day on the lake ajoining his neighborhood.
The HOA lost it's mind when they thought a human body was going to be burned in the lake. He had the last laugh. His friends rowed the boat out to a pretty spot he had always loved. They then drank several toasts to their departed friend. Then they gave a final toast of mead and put his ashes over the side.
Thanks for the referrences to my childhood stars Vicky and Hagar!
Id like a viking longboat funeral when its my time
Asterix & Obelix Mentioned 🔥
Honestly didn't know much about viking longships but they are cool, so this is was nice video to watch.
It was to my Viking. Thanks Johnny.
Excellent video once again Johhny!
I would love to see one on Tallships, Specifically on the 38-Gun Frigates of the Early US Navy.
Thank you for putting footage from Asterix and the Vikings Asterix is my favorite comic books it was my childhood
and the speaking joke, was untranslatable, who in Scandinavia will be surprised by a Ö. Poor translator.
0:12 the pirates all laughed when Vic said he would sail the grass sea. One even named him fool when hearing that but he wasn't laughing when Vic choked the **** out of him with his fire hand
I can't believe that the Faroe Islands feature on one of your videos.
The Faroese are still very viking, the national sport is rowing. The boats out here will remind you of longboats.
Have a nice rest of your day. :D
Longboars are great, you get a lot of storage room when you need to go farming some iron in the swamps, as long as you dont get 50 draugar agroing it while you're mining underground
Yo this video slaps
Hey just wondering are you able to do a video on World War 2 gliders?
Absolutely. Hopefully in the next few months.
Here on the Hiberno Norse peninsula of the wirral, in Meols, there's a Viking Longship buried under the Railway pub...plus many families who can trace their ancestors back to Ingismund and his warband who settled here...cheers Johnny excellent choice....E....😊😊😊
A star chart isn’t going to do you much good in the northern latitudes if you only travel in the summer. It barely gets dark. (I love how you worked in a clip from the Spam sketch.)
A clip for my cultured viewers lol
0:35 Saint Brendan: *_Am I Joke to you_*
Yep. Tim Servin's book and voyage of the Brendan
Thank you Johnny.
Huh, was addicted to Vikings, The Northmen and many Viking related stuff such as song, music etc etc, then your video showed up, must be Valhalla Calling you to make this. XD
Hey, Johnny Johnson, I love your videos! You should do one next on a repeating crossbow.
Will do! Eventually =)
@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Thank You, and I hope you also this is from a fan suggestion.
The Northman is such an underrated film. Great topic, who doesn't love Vikings?
So the Animated version is "Asterix and the Vikings", book version came out as "..and the Norsemen". I assume they are more or less the same story, Justforkix isn't a common character and I'm 90% sure that's him having a panic attack.
This was interesting and informative thanks bro 😊
Vinland Saga lets fucking go
i.e. content always welcomed keep it up mate 💜💙
Thanks for including Valhalla Rising, one of my favorites of all film!
Has anyone seen the film Scorpio Rising (1963)? It has nothing to do with vikings but was the inspiration for the naming of Valhalla Rising.
I learned today Scropio Rising is significant enough to be saved in the U.S. library O' Congress 2 years ago. I figured it more likely be banned and I'm happy to be wrong.
May the son of Odin have mercy on that pun 😂❤❤❤❤
Very interesting Johnny!!! Definitely brings out my Norse lineage.
So many ending puns!
I have rowed in some of the smaller icelandic trading boats and a few of the larger vessel, remarkably agile and quick to set sail.
2:19: It's somewhat a pity that the Girls und Panzer parody of the Monty Python "Spam" scene was not put in here too - preferably side by side. 😂
Those last two puns:
*BA DUM TSSS...😊*
Based on viking archive, it's called either VLS (Viking Long Ship) or TLS (Tactical Long Ship) depending how to use it
When you don’t have water to sail in, you BECOME the water.
4:20 You are right and also wrong, didnt wore horned helmets, but there were some ceremonial bronze helmets called Veksø Helmets , which was found in 1942, which is why, this myth spreaded like wildfire in earlier movies, later it was discovered that the bronze used for that helmet was bought around Mediterranean sea, countries.
Viking or rather ´´Vikingr´´ Víkingr and Víking in Old Norse
Víkingr describes a person who takes part in expeditions, usually overseas, with other Víkingar, and is most often translated as 'raider' or 'pirate.
From what i know about those northmen, they were hardened by harsh weather, little food from harvesting crops, they were smart and good craftsman in undeveloped lands, where every day was blessing just to survive.
Known for having great iron ores with good ingredients, mix it with Pagan believe that using bones with smelting iron would give the metal strengh of a bear if using bear bones, or strong enemy his strength, while enhancing it with (carbon or calcium, i am nost sure), instead of good iron, got primitive steel, soo when they raided England, most of them had better weapons as common people , not like rich nobles or Kings that could afford having good steel sword, made by specialised smelters/smiths.
Also mystery known as Ulfberth sword, few houndreds were found, some made around 9-11th century, a steel sword made in such a quality like in 18-19th century Victorian era steel.
Merchants working as spies, where is good loot, week defences, garrison of soldiers, where to buy/sell, quickly raid monastery, get some stuff get into drakkar, and get out fast.
Sorry for writing too much, but that is the most basic i can say about Vikings, got inspired from games like, Mount & Blade Viking edition, , Age of Mythology, Dead in Vinland, after playing those, and looking at the internet, i found all this information.
Nice video bro keep going such a nice content.
Surprised you showed some clips of Erik the Viking. Underseen Comedy, for sure!
Very nice video. The long ship was not the only boat used by the norse. You could often see a Snäcka a Karve or a Knarr as well. These are smaller versions but similar type. Norse people never called them selfs vikings. Viking was something you did, as you sailed away to trade or raid. To go into viking they called it.
“It’s those crazy blue eyes!”
Yay! Asterix and Obelix!
I remember one character in Theodore Tugboat being a Viking Longship (which would've made an interesting clip come to think of it).
It never really occured to me that two great sailing nations have met before.
10/10 dad joke at the end
Birlinns a variation on the longship was still in use in the early 17th century in Scotland
Oh geez i didnt know Kirk Douglas did a viking movie. Now I respect and like more than a few of his flicks,that sais... That scene of him running the oars just makes it look like a musical it has to be said.
Gotta love Vinland saga second season is a little slow burn but good
Can say good video JJ and also other ideas if you're looking in on this video could do ones on elephants especially ones used in wartime and also looking into thinking of siege engines and towers especially ones used by Assyrians as you can look that up or if you're looking into modern stuff RPG-7, M-14 rifles, AK-47 and it's variants are still good among others like the SA-7 and Stinger along with MIG jets and the MI-24 Helicopters anyway a lot these days that's for sure.
Regarding navigation, there is mentions in one of the Sagas (I believe) of a story/poem of how to navigate to Iceland. Talking about X days travles West from Y port. And if correct, should be between 2 islands
I wish I had a can of SPAM I could eat while watching this. 😂😂😂
Interesting Fact:
The largest sailing longship today is the Draken Harald Hårfagre which was 115 ft long. The longest ever discovered was Roskilde which was a whopping 123 ft long!
Near where I live the longships were brought ashore from the North Sea and dragged a few hundred metres to the Atlantic.
Oh Johnny did we really mead all those viking puns?
Johnny, I mean no disrespect by this; how the hell did you make an entire video about Viking longships and not use any clips from the Vikings (2013) tv show?
More of the older era stuff pls
I like how vinland saga is accurate with battle armor
Some have claimed Irish monks crossed the Atlantic in boats made from leather hides, and may even have discovered America long before the Norsemen/Vikings.
Longships were deemed obsolete with the advent of dragons.
The Vikings ended up in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
00:24 I dont't think Leif would use a longship to sail to america. I would assume he would have used a merchant ship. Being wider, slower, less oars with a lower draft. Still the same general look, but not meant for like the longship.
as an englishman my ancestry is celtic, roman, anglo-saxon, viking and norman. this means i'm descended from generations of warriors and conquering heroes, my female lineage prized as trophies of war by these strong and courageous men down the years for their ravishing good looks. so quite naturally then, i've asked the dna people for a 2nd opinion...😁
Leif Erickson is in Vikings 2 Payback
Russia is named after the Rus, a group of Swedish vikings that extensively travelled, traded and explored that country.
Btw you've probably eaten "fermented milk" too - yoghurt and sour cream! 😄Filmjölk is kinda just Scandinavian yoghurt made with a different bacteria. It tastes a bit like mild low-fat sour creme, good with cereal, berries and maybe some sugar.
right at the end you didnt mention that the vikings may have used iceland spar, a form of calcite that makes it easier to determine where the sun is on a cloudy day.
I'm strongly recomend to watch Soviet-Norwegian film "Trees Grow on the Stones Too" 1985 with great attitude to historical accurate representationof vikings and their longships.
Saint Brendan the navigator an Irish monk sailed to America before the vikings seriously look it up the viking were inspired to go west by the Irish monks
Great video by the way 😉
I would take this ship.
You missed showing the viking funeral from "History of the World, Part I" . . .
What are your sources? Just curious.
I always go for top museum articles. I used three museums for this one, including the Royal greenwhich Museum. I also almost always use wiki. My info is pretty high school level with little primary research, if ever.
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsqThanks!
I gotta rewatch the Vinland Saga.
(it's name of the anime shown in beginning very good anime to be fair)
My mother told me someday I would by a galley with good oars sail to distant shores
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Cultured man here.
I wasn't sure what the average Viking looked like until I saw your thumbnail. Thanks for another educational video.
BTW, those puns were bad but they weren't nearly cringe inducing as some of your other videos. I hope you're not loosing your knack at producing maximum cringe.
I'll try and up my game for the next video
I’ve been Hagar’d, and that’s Horrible. 😉
And lo, doth a Daddy Pig appear at 5:12 !!!
The long ships with Widmark & Poitier though not rating well still one of my favourite Viking film. I note you tend to be moving away from referencing films and moving towards a more informative format. Kinda miss that. Nevertheless much liked.
"Viking" is _Not_ a roce or group of People, it is a Job Description like Pirate. Viking loosely translated means to go out Raiding.
Just like that. It's over
Ironically, there were horned helmets in Europe, but if I'm not mistaken, they PREDATE the Celtic tribes settling in Europe!
This means that in the early bronze age, before Indogermanic languages came to Europe (!) people made such helmets and more frequently (from finds at least) figurines wearing such helmets.
These people also left some weird monuments in Europe, which are remarkably similar to Brochs. Some even think that Brochs were built by the same culture and just dated incorrectly, similar to how some debate the age of the Sphinx in Egypt (claiming the Lion part predates the face by over a millennium, which would explain a few things, but leave a lot of other questions unanswered...)