I’m very curious what is meant by “Fall of the Vikings”. Certainly the raiding lifestyle of the Viking age ended due to increasing centralization by kings and adoption of Christianity but their civilization did not end at all. The descendants of the Vikings in Scandinavia became the Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Their descendants in France became Normans and conquered England and Sicily. The Rus would eventually become Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
I guess if you take it by the wording, it's just as you say, the fall of the raiding Viking business model, since the new god didnt allow this sort of thing, especially not against their favourite target: monestaries.
@@kuzzbillington6392 I think tho the development is a good thing. After all, the stability of more centralized states, the lack of raiding, and the networking of joining a group of more centralized states made for an overall more stable world and allowed better technological advancement ushering in the trends of the High Middle Ages.
The same thing that happened in North and South America with the Inca/Aztecs and Amazon tribes. Yes their descendance still live in Brazil and Mexico and Peru/Chile ect ect but the entire culture was almost destroyed and eradicated. At least the Spanish, British and early Americans weren't as successful and you can still see many buildings even if text and art was destroyed. There are also descendants still practicing songs and dances from before the fall of the Aztecs and Inca
This is so interesting for me because Jens Peder Schjelderup was my 12 times great-grandfather and the 2nd Lutheran bishop in Bergen from 1557 to 1582. He was a central figure in the reformation in Norway. He was from Denmark and the family stayed in Norway with many in the line going on to serve in the Lutheran Church.
Longhouses had no chimneys and the animals lived inside during the cold months - every day was Asthma Camp, it would have been all fun and game if only _someone_ had remembered the inhalers. =/
What is always wrong with these "clips" from that age, is that everybody look so health and have so nice, new clothes. Just look at photos from 199.150 yrs ago, and see what it really was like.
Okay, first of all, Ryurik didn't just come and built Novgorod. He was INVITED by local tribes to protect them. That was a common practice back than. He and his warriors + members of a families. And Novgorod already existed by that time. Secondly, the guy, Ragnar, prays on Latin. That is not historycaly true at all: Christianity in Russia came from Byzantine Empire and he would be praying in Greek or old Slavonic. Also he wouldn't wear such robe, it is also from Western Church. I enjoy watching this channel, but this program has two very significant mistakes. The documentary is called like this because it is supposed to be based on documents, not on some fairy tales or producers' view. I am a bit disappointed, really.
@@Juggernawt yes and that is very disappointing. I normally watch this channel as like to learn something new, but it seems that there are also false statements and I don't know what to think about these programs now.
I find the presentation of slaves in this documentary very difficult to believe. Slaves had no rights. They could be killed with impunity. Slave women could be raped by free men but free men could not rape a free woman. Slaves were treated as beasts of burden. A slave would not be talking back to his/her owner in the way that is shown in this documentary. I have watched other documentaries by this channel and they also have large mistakes in them although the content is very interesting. Perhaps the channel shouldn't try to dramatise episodes it makes and just stick to the facts.
Significant mistakes especially regarding how slaves would have behaved towards their owners. They would not have spoken to their owners in the manner that is shown in this channels episode. Slaves were worthless. They had absolutely no rights. They could have been killed for talking back to their owners and masters like the female slave is shown doing in this episode.
Ah the penny has dropped, so todays Bluetooth was named after the Viking King. I've always wondered why Bluetooth but I am not that educated in this history. Interesting to know.
I don't know why they'd sail down to Spain or the Mediterranean in the gorgeous summer and then sail back up again for a terrible winter. I'd have thought after the first trip, everyone and their dog would board the next ship and make a move 🤣 I'm a very weather orientated person obviously 😜
@@Randi-k6m I did not know it either, it isn't pat of the history I learned at school, the world is big and full of history. I was wondering why they called it Bluetooth and while watching this I realised it was named after this king. After looking it up it was confirmed so no I doubt this person is trolling.
44:12 LMAO, the idea that Christian women had to consent in getting married at the time is deeply ridiculous - we're talking about a time where children were married out of political/business purposes….
@@brownman304 Also Nobles of all ranks, as well as merchants and peasants. Arranged marriage was the norm in Europe back then and it wasn’t uncommon that girls as young as 12 got married, and occasionally even younger! Marriage, as we know it in Europe today, between consenting adults and out of love, gradually shifted to becoming the norm during the 18th century…
Imagine thinking that the ice caps and glaciers world wide aren't melting. Dw since the sun orbits the earth (which is flat even though everything else is round) and is carried by Atlas, he will keep us safe. *Sarcasm* since this is the internet and people will believe I'm being serious
This has to be the biggest lie. For me , The fact That slaves were educated enough to be able to record their masters misdeeds is the biggest redflag. Most probably the sagas were written later to white wash Viking history.
I turned down the volume and put on the script. I'd rather have Danish, with a cc translation, adds a touch of realism and class. This is just a different shade of awful.
You REALLY need to stop listening to your priest/pastor/parents/grandparents, sit down and read your bible your self. You'd be surprised, that's all I'm saying.
Yes, the Bible allows slavery, the role of women as mere chattels, and the murder of anyone whose towns and land you want for yourself. Have you actually read it?
@@julietteoh_xx what? They were still holding on after Commodus ruined everything and they had some good generals and some good emperors after Commodus but nothing like trajan but the final nail in their coffin was Christianity because it is just a Pagan religion in their eyes the multitude of Roman religions the true pagans I think when they started giving out Roman citizenship for free that's when the Empire had began to fall but they were still a fearsome force to be reckoned with but the final nail in their coffin was Christianity followed by the inflation of the Roman currency and the greed and Corruption of the politicians and the constant expansion of Rome was one of multiple factors that led to the downfall of the Romans but so it eventually circles back to Christianity and Constantine when he made the greatest mistake the world has ever known by making Christianity a state religion
@@aureliusverusgaiusmagnus8483 thank you and not only destroying Rome but most of the world, because that religion brought with it so much death and horrible torture for thousands , there are still peaple out there who would kill just as in the medieval times for it, the real Jesus would die again if he saw what peaple have done using his name to invento a religion
@@Karime70 yeah and most of Christianity is rooted in previous religions that they refer to as Pagan religions the Holy Grail thing that's something ripped off directly from the Celtic folklore about a magical chalice but that's how most religions Begin by taking traditions and believes from previous religions so as to not cause a stir and be accepted by a minority of the people I mean I'm still not comfortable with the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of manuscripts hidden in the Vatican vaults that we will never get to see all types of books and writings criticizing religion that were too controversial for their time and I am still bewildered a bit how anyone still believes that there's a God after the horrific atrocities committed by the Catholic Church against children within recent times disregarding the horrific crimes that they committed in the centuries before but I think to do with the loser mentality of the religious people they find comfort in Superior numbers because if they don't have the special little religion that makes them feel distinguished they might actually have to develop a personality other than bowing down and scraping their knees
Not even Christianity could destroy the Viking way because their ideals, culture, mythology, and general way of life is extremely strong even to this day. So no Christians never made anything fall.
I had an Adopted Cousin who had discoloration in their front teeth 🦷. I was told it came from Antibiotics when they were too young and their Adult Teeth 🦷 were Still imbedded in their Gums.So they became a different color and not the usual white ecru color . Plus I was told it was also a combination of this with the poor quality of the water 💦 supply from their small little Holler Township in the Appalachia Mountains ⛰ 🏔🏔⛰🏘🏡🏠. that they had grown up in their early years. So you Don’t always Get a Blue Tooth 🦷 from Impact from Blunt Force Trauma during Battle or Falling On Your Face Drunk . You can have a Whole Row of Color Teeth 🦷🦷🦷💙💙💙🦷🦷🦷💙💙💙.
I couldn't agree more with the caption: "Absolute History is like Netflix for history." Thanks for the learning and entertainment!
I think they meant History Hit by those words but the words apply to Absolute History as well.
I’m very curious what is meant by “Fall of the Vikings”. Certainly the raiding lifestyle of the Viking age ended due to increasing centralization by kings and adoption of Christianity but their civilization did not end at all. The descendants of the Vikings in Scandinavia became the Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Their descendants in France became Normans and conquered England and Sicily. The Rus would eventually become Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
They got cancelled and had to go through a rebranding
I guess if you take it by the wording, it's just as you say, the fall of the raiding Viking business model, since the new god didnt allow this sort of thing, especially not against their favourite target: monestaries.
@@kuzzbillington6392 I think tho the development is a good thing. After all, the stability of more centralized states, the lack of raiding, and the networking of joining a group of more centralized states made for an overall more stable world and allowed better technological advancement ushering in the trends of the High Middle Ages.
I like the normans too
The same thing that happened in North and South America with the Inca/Aztecs and Amazon tribes.
Yes their descendance still live in Brazil and Mexico and Peru/Chile ect ect but the entire culture was almost destroyed and eradicated. At least the Spanish, British and early Americans weren't as successful and you can still see many buildings even if text and art was destroyed. There are also descendants still practicing songs and dances from before the fall of the Aztecs and Inca
*Absolute History* , giving us _what once_ The History Channel was praised for!
History Channel is like MTV who once use to show music videos.... now no more... 2 usless boring channels
@@orionxtc1119 sadly, true!
*praised
If I can find it with the crummy YpuTube captions ;-)
@@LathropLdST yes, you have corrected my auto-correct dictionary, I hope that brings you joy.
This is so interesting for me because Jens Peder Schjelderup was my 12 times great-grandfather and the 2nd Lutheran bishop in Bergen from 1557 to 1582. He was a central figure in the reformation in Norway. He was from Denmark and the family stayed in Norway with many in the line going on to serve in the Lutheran Church.
King Bluetooth and his wife Wi-Fi.
His wifi 🤣 good one. I only realised watching this docu that Bluetooth was named after this king.
As a Viking descendent I really thank you for this beautiful documentary.
Well said! Same
Why is it that all men in the Viking ages was talking with a deep growling voice ?
Smokey longhouses 🤣
Sure! They're also dwarfs with beard 🤣
It's in the viking era they first sang the song "Chocolate Rain", true story.
Longhouses had no chimneys and the animals lived inside during the cold months - every day was Asthma Camp, it would have been all fun and game if only _someone_ had remembered the inhalers. =/
🤣🤣🤣
Can people in the US not access this channel?
Every 7 minutes an ad….?! Stopped watching after 28 minutes because of the amount of ads. Otherwise would have been good to finish
I use an advert blocker to view videos on TH-cam because I was sick of the adverts to. The one I use is called Fab Ad Blocker.
@@demonia2848 Thaaank you..!!! 🙏🙏🙏
What is always wrong with these "clips" from that age, is that everybody look so health and have so nice, new clothes. Just look at photos from 199.150 yrs ago, and see what it really was like.
It's reenactment not reality, don't be so spoiled
@@daniel3231995 I agree, but it would be so easy to get it right.
Does it really matter?
man people really dont enjoy simple things huh smh
The vikings conquered christianity. They turned it in to one big viking raid called the crusades.
Nice!
Okay, first of all, Ryurik didn't just come and built Novgorod. He was INVITED by local tribes to protect them. That was a common practice back than. He and his warriors + members of a families. And Novgorod already existed by that time.
Secondly, the guy, Ragnar, prays on Latin. That is not historycaly true at all: Christianity in Russia came from Byzantine Empire and he would be praying in Greek or old Slavonic. Also he wouldn't wear such robe, it is also from Western Church.
I enjoy watching this channel, but this program has two very significant mistakes. The documentary is called like this because it is supposed to be based on documents, not on some fairy tales or producers' view. I am a bit disappointed, really.
There are more than a few significant mistakes in this episode. Most of it is actually inaccurate.
@@Juggernawt yes and that is very disappointing. I normally watch this channel as like to learn something new, but it seems that there are also false statements and I don't know what to think about these programs now.
I find the presentation of slaves in this documentary very difficult to believe. Slaves had no rights. They could be killed with impunity. Slave women could be raped by free men but free men could not rape a free woman. Slaves were treated as beasts of burden. A slave would not be talking back to his/her owner in the way that is shown in this documentary. I have watched other documentaries by this channel and they also have large mistakes in them although the content is very interesting. Perhaps the channel shouldn't try to dramatise episodes it makes and just stick to the facts.
Significant mistakes especially regarding how slaves would have behaved towards their owners. They would not have spoken to their owners in the manner that is shown in this channels episode. Slaves were worthless. They had absolutely no rights. They could have been killed for talking back to their owners and masters like the female slave is shown doing in this episode.
‘As you can read here’, ... the rune stone by (Tolier)? That’s good humor!
☮️
good yarn.
Ah the penny has dropped, so todays Bluetooth was named after the Viking King. I've always wondered why Bluetooth but I am not that educated in this history. Interesting to know.
Hooray you have been educated 👍
Yup, it was invented by Danes, who decided to name it after the old King
@@gorillaguerillaDK it was invented by Swedes working at Ericsson.
17:00 so this is when Bluetooth was invented 🤴
why do I always scroll through the comments knowing full well that I'm gonna get hurt
Why, how are you hurt? You should not take others opinions personal, you have yours and can state it as is.😊
@@honeybunch5765 wow thank you. It's nice to see an understanding person 💜
So much wrong information i one broadcast.. its a shame for lot of time is spend doing this show.. ..
In the US of A there is increasing call to erase Columbus Day from the calendar.
I don't know why they'd sail down to Spain or the Mediterranean in the gorgeous summer and then sail back up again for a terrible winter. I'd have thought after the first trip, everyone and their dog would board the next ship and make a move 🤣
I'm a very weather orientated person obviously 😜
Well, their descendants are known for reconsidering and moving down to Spain as soon as they retire
Terrible winter is a matter of perspective.
You can't ski in the Mediterranean. ⛷️🏂
Thankyou....ENGLISH in the UK 1971
I do feel they could have made it more engaging. Seems very one dimensional
There was a king named Bluetooth?
Are you trolling? If you are not, yes, King Harald Bluetooth gave name to the Bluetooth technology.
@@Randi-k6m I did not know it either, it isn't pat of the history I learned at school, the world is big and full of history. I was wondering why they called it Bluetooth and while watching this I realised it was named after this king. After looking it up it was confirmed so no I doubt this person is trolling.
@@honeybunch5765 His real name was Blåtand - then they translated it to english
44:12
LMAO, the idea that Christian women had to consent in getting married at the time is deeply ridiculous - we're talking about a time where children were married out of political/business purposes….
You’re thinking of royalties not the common peasants
@@brownman304
Also Nobles of all ranks, as well as merchants and peasants.
Arranged marriage was the norm in Europe back then and it wasn’t uncommon that girls as young as 12 got married, and occasionally even younger!
Marriage, as we know it in Europe today, between consenting adults and out of love, gradually shifted to becoming the norm during the 18th century…
33:47 ...I see the sea rise myth is debunked yet again
So why do we keep finding Viking longboats in the middle of fields miles from the ocean?
You're obviously not Scandinavian. ...
Imagine thinking that the ice caps and glaciers world wide aren't melting.
Dw since the sun orbits the earth (which is flat even though everything else is round) and is carried by Atlas, he will keep us safe.
*Sarcasm* since this is the internet and people will believe I'm being serious
Voice dubbing in this episode is atrocious - broad american accent on a supposed viking makes the whole thing farcical.
Argh I hate dramatisation. Just tell us the story!
What is the original language of this film? I mean, it's obviously audiodubbed into English, but I was wondering if it is in German
I think they’re using clips from a German doc about viking women, pretty sure I watched it on here awhile back
This has to be the biggest lie. For me , The fact That slaves were educated enough to be able to record their masters misdeeds is the biggest redflag. Most probably the sagas were written later to white wash Viking history.
I turned down the volume and put on the script. I'd rather have Danish, with a cc translation, adds a touch of realism and class. This is just a different shade of awful.
Praise the lord for his salvation and blessings bestowed on those who submit to the will of God and relive his good works.
🙏✝️❤️☦️
Hail Freya!
Someone, probably a woman, wove all the fabric for their tents, sails, clothes.
👍👍👍👍
Just for you all in the comments, the Bible doesn’t support slavery nor does God. God sets free.
You REALLY need to stop listening to your priest/pastor/parents/grandparents, sit down and read your bible your self. You'd be surprised, that's all I'm saying.
@@deviantoutcast no like for real
@@deviantoutcast I read the Holy Bible. And what I came to understand is, you're TOTALLY WRONG...!!!
Yes, the Bible allows slavery, the role of women as mere chattels, and the murder of anyone whose towns and land you want for yourself. Have you actually read it?
@@julietteoh_xx
Wrong, the Bible absolutely DO support slavery!
Perhaps it’s about time you started actually reading it!
'How Christianity Caused the Fall of Most Things'
what fall lol> lamo . these yt kiddos these days
Rome too befell to the curse of the cross
Most befell to the curse of the cross unfortunatley 🤣
Rome befell before the cross
@@julietteoh_xx what? They were still holding on after Commodus ruined everything and they had some good generals and some good emperors after Commodus but nothing like trajan but the final nail in their coffin was Christianity because it is just a Pagan religion in their eyes the multitude of Roman religions the true pagans I think when they started giving out Roman citizenship for free that's when the Empire had began to fall but they were still a fearsome force to be reckoned with but the final nail in their coffin was Christianity followed by the inflation of the Roman currency and the greed and Corruption of the politicians and the constant expansion of Rome was one of multiple factors that led to the downfall of the Romans but so it eventually circles back to Christianity and Constantine when he made the greatest mistake the world has ever known by making Christianity a state religion
@@aureliusverusgaiusmagnus8483 thank you and not only destroying Rome but most of the world, because that religion brought with it so much death and horrible torture for thousands , there are still peaple out there who would kill just as in the medieval times for it, the real Jesus would die again if he saw what peaple have done using his name to invento a religion
@@Karime70 yeah and most of Christianity is rooted in previous religions that they refer to as Pagan religions the Holy Grail thing that's something ripped off directly from the Celtic folklore about a magical chalice but that's how most religions Begin by taking traditions and believes from previous religions so as to not cause a stir and be accepted by a minority of the people I mean I'm still not comfortable with the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of manuscripts hidden in the Vatican vaults that we will never get to see all types of books and writings criticizing religion that were too controversial for their time and I am still bewildered a bit how anyone still believes that there's a God after the horrific atrocities committed by the Catholic Church against children within recent times disregarding the horrific crimes that they committed in the centuries before but I think to do with the loser mentality of the religious people they find comfort in Superior numbers because if they don't have the special little religion that makes them feel distinguished they might actually have to develop a personality other than bowing down and scraping their knees
Complete catholic biased point of view... and anti viking propaganda.
pity you guys didn't say "enslaved people"... these were real people...
Not even Christianity could destroy the Viking way because their ideals, culture, mythology, and general way of life is extremely strong even to this day. So no Christians never made anything fall.
I had an Adopted Cousin who had discoloration in their front teeth 🦷. I was told it came from Antibiotics when they were too young and their Adult Teeth 🦷 were Still imbedded in their Gums.So they became a different color and not the usual white ecru color . Plus I was told it was also a combination of this with the poor quality of the water 💦 supply from their small little Holler Township in the Appalachia Mountains ⛰ 🏔🏔⛰🏘🏡🏠.
that they had grown up in their early years. So you Don’t always Get a Blue Tooth 🦷 from Impact from Blunt Force Trauma during Battle or Falling On Your Face Drunk . You can have a Whole Row of Color Teeth 🦷🦷🦷💙💙💙🦷🦷🦷💙💙💙.
Every 7 minutes an ad….?! Stopped watching after 28 minutes because of the amount of ads. Otherwise would have been good to finish
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