Interview with a Modern Viking: Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen: Norwegian Author & Renaissance Man
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today we're speaking with with Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen, a best-selling novelist from Norway whose authored around 20 books, and is also, well… just one hell of a Renaissance Man. Many of you know him from his very popular TH-cam channel, where he talks about Viking history, archery, bushcraft, connecting with with nature, men’s self-development, world events, and more.
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About Man vs History: Man vs History is a TH-cam channel that endeavors to combine both education and entertainment, specifically related to history. For the past decade I've been history professor at the college level. The knowledge and skills I acquired through my educational journey and profession are put to work in the creation of these videos, allowing me to locate rare primary source materials, analyze them carefully, and coherently deliver the content in an entertaining and educational manner.
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No effing way!! I love this dude and I can't wait to listen to this! I'd say this interview is a match made in Heaven but it's rather a co-promotion between Heaven and Valhalla.
Ha! I should have suspected it! Yeah, Bjorn's a great dude. Been following him aa long time.
Agreed.
When I saw this video I nearly screamed. This is one of those interviews you can only dream of happening
I absolutely adore Bjorn.
We need more men like Bjorn in this world 😪
Put your screens down and look, we are many ;-)
@@modernvikingnorway Hi - Nice to meet you :)
@@VeronicaSywak Hi VeronicaS, have you meet som beers and how are you doing ?Say hi if your in Norway, and i meet you downstairs for a cofee ;-)
Bull Hansen , really value your contribution to better our world ... fight on brother!
What a collaboration! My favorite wild west expert and my favorite contemporary viking author in one video. Gods bless you, good sir.
When the world needed him the most, he returned ;)
Huge respect for Bjorn and all his work! We need more men like him, especially during these times!
It's all about a set of values, of virtues, of principles that you would NOT forsake no matter what! People would give up anithing just for confort these days... Bjorn is someone who I can relate to in this way of thinking! Greetings from Romania!
I love viking history too. It's so interesting and amazing
The nearest thing to a Viking show I ever saw was the Saga of Noggin the Nog and his wife Nooka!
Holy shit. I never thought I would see this! Two of my favourite YTbers. 👍
Thanks Paul! Glad to hear you're a fan of Bjorn. He's a free thinker and I love him for it.
@@ManvsHistory
I love the way you are developing this channel.
You should also check out another YTber @the woodlander. He's done some stuff with Bjorn & has a similar mindset /outlook.
@@paultaylor0083 I'll get on that
My two favorite TH-camrs in a conversation together? Amazing.
Glad to hear you're a fan of his, Noah. Also love knowing that some of the same folks that follow him are following me. I'm flattered.
@@ManvsHistory of course! I should’ve realized you two would have had a good discussion as you two are both lovers of the outdoors. Lovely video to listen to today, good job MvH
Wow! What a cool guy living the Viking life. Amazing crossover again MvH!
Thank you, my friend! Hope you're doing well!
@@ManvsHistory Doing pretty well here, thanks for asking! Hope everything is fine and dandy on your side, being able to get outdoors 👍
@@Circonian Yeah, been good. My son was born last week so we've been pretty busy trying to transition into a whole new routine. But it's all good. I'm enjoying the little man.
Wow! That’s awesome man, congratulations. Good to hear all is well, MvH!
A crossover I never expected! Brilliant! Thank you!
My 2 favorite Scandinavian history and old western culture love it
Cool interview! Bjorn's a wise man.
Another awesome aspect of of the viking culture were stave churches that kept detailed member records in one location.
My lineage is traced back to a small village in Norway that started as a farm.
According to a stave church record from the 12th century, a distant relative stopped 2 thieves who were stealing sails from a merchant vessel that was owned by a local monarch. He was granted a huge plot of land, and as smaller plots were leased out it became a village. The original farm and namesakes still exist.
I did the NatGeo DNA test, and it lined up with what we knew as far as my lineage in Norway.
But it also showed that my haplogroup bounced between Ireland and Scotland for several thousand years, then suddenly appeared in Norway, as if suddenly 'relocated' in the 8th-9th century.
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!
I was not expecting this at all but I'm all for it! I love both your channel's and this is just awesome to see.
I really enjoyed this interview. I always thought because of my blonde hair I was German but my DNA came back with a lot of Scandinavian, Norwegian, Swedish so 🤷♀️
Had to wait till i got home from work. But this is an excellent way to start the evening. Two of my favorite creators!
I learned about MvH through RDO. This is actually blowing my mind right now. TH-cam data crunching at its finest LOL how else can we explain the connection?
Seriously, this is going to be interesting! I'm a fan of Bjorn's too.
Edit: regarding the "horrible" Viking age, it's at least as horrible as any other culture around that time, likely not more. Humanity can be brutal and cruel in all it's variations.
Its been a month but I just thought of a good RDO video. Historically Accurate Swagmen! The men who traveled the country looking for work with nothing but a bedroll and a dream. That'd be really cool!
Cool to see you guys teaming up, I follow both of you seperately. :) Cheers!
Bjorn is awesome
Fascinating interview .
Great conversation
What a great crossover of content. Do another collaboration video!
Love this format and the way you've been expanding the channel! Great work as always!
Hell yeah first baby!
Wow, the Lazy Boy, like in the movie "Idiocracy".
Omg 53k subs I got a new phone about a week ago and I was sending my old pictures to my phone and In 1 of the screenshots I saw the video where u told us a bear story with ur dad or grandpa and other videos back when u had like 125 subs 😂 I'm so glad ur channel grew I was looking for the video you made where u spoked about how accurate things cost but the videos aren't showing up
Thanks for touching base, my friend! I think the video is still up. It's called something like 'The Historical Accuracy of Catalog Prices in RDO'. If that's not the one you're looking for though, let me know.
@@ManvsHistory I hope it is I miss that video and the stories with ur dad or granddad I'm gonna go watch the video if it's still up thank you hope h make alot more videos
What a crossover!
I genuinely love the non-red dead related videos. I really enjoyed this interview along with your "Test the west" series. This is what we need more of on TH-cam.
Thank you, old friend! Hope you're well!
AWWWW HELL YEAH!!!! now i know today's gonna be good
Sick video man very interesting
greatest crossover since endgame
Much obliged! Thanks, knight!
Very cool. I still have old trapper book to send you Elijah and I have your email to get in touch, just still wrapping up things after my father's death. Love your videos and be in touch soon my good friend
Reach out anytime, Bear. My condolences, my friend.
Great interview/video,1 word stereotype be it Vikings or Western Culture,people forget practically as you stated why would you wear horns on a helmet doesn't make sense,not practical,have followed Bjorn for awhile & his view points,Viking knowledge & removal of stereotypes intrigues me as does yours
"Ah yes, the lazy-Guy. I wonder what they call the deluxe model? The 'Hopeless Slack-Ass'?" -Frasier
I had to post again after listening further. The discussion on masculinity is deep. There are different angles or perspectives to consider with the decline in masculinity. One macro perspective is to consider population behavior when the population size hits a certain level. A chicken and egg metaphorical consideration. Is it an inherent property that the desire to procreate has certain limiters (cultural, individual, genetic, etc.)? There's a better question to pose here for sure.
I found your conversation around necessity for rites of passage, role models and smart phones interesting. I would tend to side with Bjorn that there is no need for a one rite of passage for men, or women for that matter. In my mind achieving masculinity/femininity is all about being comfortable to growing into "You" and being shaped into a well rounded person by accepting your part in nature through experiencing being part of that nature, through hiking/trekking/fishing/hunting/other outdoors activities.
I personally don't reject smart phone since it offers a wealth of information, and can in that sense expand our understanding of our surrounding world. It all depends how you use it. I personally reject some of the social media, such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat that only enable us to stare at the lives of our close social circle, and be advertised to. I don't think it is healthy to know all the time what your friends or relatives are doing or have bought. Especially since most people mainly share the good things and successes in their lives. This distorts our notion on what life should be as we look at our friends lives. No struggle, only new expensive clothes/gadgets/trips to foreign lands/restraunts and all the other admittedly nice things about modernity. Never porridge, always cake. This leads to jealousy and feelings of inadequacy towards your own life, and makes it hard to be satisfied with "less" and feeds the hamster wheel of eternal consumption. One has to keep up with the Joneses. As it has been studied time and time a gain there is a link between social media and anxiety and depression especially among youngsters.
I teach 7-12 year olds. And if you ask the older kids "Who uses smart phones too much.? Who thinks they should use it less?" Almost all of them raise their hands. Kids are smart they know that smart phones are not healthy for them, but they don't know why. Now I come to the role models that you MVH speak about. And I would tend to agree with you here. Kids don't have good role models. They use their smart phones to look at billionaire celebrities that consume, live in urban environments, use way too much alcohol, drugs, fight, change spouses on a whim and otherwise lead lives that would land any average joe in jail. And we tell them that "This is good. This is accepted. This is desirable". People you and Bjorn probably would describe as "Boys".
Of course not all of celebrities, but many of them. The children watch these people that glorify consumption, in an concrete hell environment that glorifies and is designed for consumption, on apps that are designed and glorifies consumption, and we tell them by our own actions "This is good and desirable".
How far away outdoors are from this environment that we grow in? An environment where less is often more and everything you carry with you should serve a purpose. A place where the biggest questions are often the most fundamental to life. "Where to sleep, what to eat". As an environment it is antithetical to the modern consumption society devoid of those fundamental questions.
So I agree with you that children, and why not adults too, need healthy role models and need to have opportunities to enjoy outdoors close to them with well rounded adults, but I personally don't think the lack of rite of passage is the main issue.
The main issue in western society is our distance between more healthy "less is more" environment and mindset vs "More is more" environment and mindset. It is not a problem of manhood but a problem of personhood.
On other note I personally I love these interviews/philosophical videos and they are great food for thought and "spitballing" ideas as you said.
Thanks for listening, Wilutin. Also appreciate you taking the time to write up such a detailed response. I think most folks tend to think of a rite of passage as a single event (then poof, you're a man), rather than focused development, guided by mentors, over a decade (roughly 8/9-18/22 yrs old). Didn't have time to dive into the weeds on that during this interview with Bjorn, but Dr. Randall Eaton and I unpack the historical/ anthropological process in our interview (a couple months back) if you or any others would like to learn more about it. Regardless, the 'crisis of masculinity' today stems from several factors, so there can be several solutions to try and address different components. Just stepping back from social media, getting outdoors, and being active as a first step can go a long way towards living in tune with our design. Of course there's still much more beyond that- but it's a great place to start. Anyway, thanks again for the comment.
I need to give the Eaton interview a second listen at some point. Though just a quick note on mentors. For anyone interested (and scourging for light education philosophy books in youtube comment section) There is somewhat of a similar idea about arranging education in Rousseau's book Emilé (1762). In it he tried to argue for an alternative educational system (for the rich) beyond book smarts and "useless knowledge for knowledges sake". He argued for a mentorship that would start at the infancy and end at around -30 years old. Although the idea of mentors of course isn't by any notion a new one or his alone.
In his book Rousseau describes how raising a child should be done by a mentor (of same sex). Child should experience life with his mentor, who would teach him lessons based on real life experiences. Maths should be taught by observing objects and numbers, reading other people by competing and conversing with them, relationships/talking to girls by basically being wingmaned by the mentor etc. Point being that there should be a mentor, who would aid by the wisdom granted by his age the student, through every single formative event of the child.
It's surprisingly light read, being a philosophical book from that era. If anyone wants to give it a shot.
Hello Mr.MvH I have a red dead video Idea maybe you could make historically accurate jobs like ranchers. Farmers. Barkeeps and many more
My elders tell me that my Scandinavian ancestors were to bloody poor to have a helmet.
Our Maori culture is very similar although different
How to create a Historically Accurate Confederate Soldier in Red Dead Online? Possible you can make a video on that?
Nice bison head
#SaveEurope #CancelMulticulturalism
I like pancakes 🥞
Please link this man please
th-cam.com/users/TheVikingBushcrafter
I believe his channel link is in the description. Is it not showing up?
@@ManvsHistory I love your content and it was your content that got me into red dead your one of my idols man also thanks
@@thevallhallaboundgamer2354 Much obliged, Backwoods! I appreciate the support, my friend!
This city life is damaging my family and my soul. I’ve wasted too many years in it.
It's the human zoo. When you put animals in the artificial confines they physically and mentally fall apart. We're no different.
YES, women are confused too.
And please! Please, other guy, not Bjorn, can you try to stop saying "right" so often? It makes you sound like a yuppie. I know you want better than that.