Vikings vs Neo-Nazis: Battling the Far Right in Sweden | Witness
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- Across Sweden, young Viking enthusiasts have been angered by the actions of some far-right organisations who have adopted Viking iconography to represent white supremacist propaganda. One, in particular, is the Nordic Resistance Movement, known as the NRM.
Viking enthusiast Robin Lundin is the co-founder of an association called Vikingar Mot Rasism (Vikings Against Racism, or VAR). The group was formed on Facebook to combat the conflation of Viking enthusiasm with neo-nazism, and it has more than 1,500 members.
The NRM hold a rally in Robin's hometown of Kungalv. He uses the rally as a chance to challenge one of the NRM's leaders face-to-face about their misappropriation of Viking symbols. NRM's rallies frequently become violent, but Robin remains undeterred in his bid to expose the NRM’s ignorance and reclaim his Viking identity, without being branded a neo-Nazi.
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Another point I want to make that the guy in the video pointed out perfectly. The different media such as Skyrim, the tv show vikings, etc... romanticized and changed what Vikings look like to the point modern people believe those vikings in cinema or in games are actually true to life. As he said, Vikings did not have horns until in the 1800s when the media portrayed them as such. I also heard from historians that Vikings were particularly hygienic and wore long hairs. Very cool video!
they were slave traders like africans why worship them
Finally someone who gets it! Thanks!
Yeah hygiene was crucial in these times when a freakin fever could mean the end for you.
99% of Scandinavia was not vikings. Small village groups. Then eventually in Russia, Germany, uk, Ireland and france. Like saying all 4 billion Asians are kung fu masters.
Yes, the vikings were always embracing other cultures. They were so curious about other cultures, they were constantly AXing questions to the natives before they received donations for their trips.
@@simoneidson21 It's impossible not to have a culture. Even having no culture is having the culture of no culture.
And, also, you're spewing bullshit. There was certainly a viking culture and their culture was extremely violent. Go read about Ásatrú, Valhalla, hólmgonga, eingangi and then you'll see the reason for their raids.
@@simoneidson21 Obviously you do not follow Viking religion saying that vikings had no culture. If vikings had no culture they also would not have any religion.
Of course, you do not believe that. You're just being disingenuous.
@@mrRunist Vikings weren't nationalists. That's what I mean. I am actually a Norse pagan.
@@simoneidson21 So no culture means not being a nationalist?
And of course they were nationalists. Just because they didn't call themselves nationalists doesn't mean that they were. If you, for example, look at the history of Iceland and the Faroe Islands from 900-1000 AD you'll see that they were very dissatisfied with being ruled by another country.
@@mrRunist If they were nationalist, do you think they would’ve traded with foreign people? Not wanting to be ruled by another country doesn’t make you a nationalist, it makes you patriotic.
As an Indian, I am proud of my roots and love my people/culture. I do not have to hate anyone to only let my family have keys to my house, if you understand what I'm saying. I wish all people well, and think they should have the right to live among and rule themselves, while we can all be allies.
I am sad for the Europeans that they don't understand this anymore, and that their grandkids may not have nations they belong to.
I'm Dutch, and yes, we lost that. And India is very much in danger of losing it too. It's called capitalism. "Go study, go work, have a small family unit and when you're rich, you worked for it, not your family. " That's the logic. It kills the community and sense of extended family.
@@KootFloris I agree that capitalism seems to be playing a significant role in this. When the only power in society is money, and every worker is just an interchangeable economic unit, we lose a significant part of who we are, and the uniqueness/value of our people and family starts to lose meaning.
But it seems like there is something more going on here also. I'm not an expert on politics in the west, but it seems like the Left-wing parties, especially the most anti-capitalist ones, are also the ones who are the most supporting of open borders and are the most against the native European cultural identities. Communists in general, while being the most anti-capitalist, tend to push the idea that we are all the same very hard.
I don't really know what is behind all of this. But it seems like modern capitalism is only one piece of that puzzle.
@@axeSyntax Wow, finally a nuanced, being prepared to think about this comment! 2000 points! ;) I think 1. Communism is the stupid idea that things can be organized centrally. This does make sense in the climate change approach and making global laws. It doesn't when leading people to decide for them. 2. This central leadership is not communism at all. It's also business. When the TTIP negotiations happened 93% of the time it was corporate lobbies talking to the EU, activists of all kinds scored 7%. For big business to have fewer people to talk to, and have them in your pocket is also much easier. Brexit is hurting a lot of businesses too. 3. You wonder what's behind all this. I tip the movie Death of Stalin. And compare that with current US governmental troubles around the GOP now that Trump is gone. There are very few central plans. Most is a lot of messy scheming for various interests. Hence the USA is in deep trouble, as those willing to make it work for everyone are few and those seeking to get as much out of it for their side are many.
is that what indians told the british to get them to leave lol?
@@123n704123 The peaceful protest of Gandhi and the violent protest of Singh were what freed India from British rule, and they were both trying to communicate this message in different ways. So the answer to your question is kind of yes.
However, the British rule was not the worst foreign rule that India has ever had to endure and overcome. And, fortunately, the British never worked this hard to replace the Indian people in India, nor to implement a campaign against Indian cultural roots in daily Indian life. When we kicked the British out, there was still an India left for Indians.
The current ruling class in Europe seem to be far worse than the British were in India, in my opinion.
Nation without a roots, is like a tree 🌳 without a roots
I have question for you .. I see and understand that you are feeling that your culture is undermined ..
I have 2 questions
1 - could it be the lack of community and human connection between neighbours and people thats causing the issues?
2 - if your culture is superior should it at least have a normal peaceful way to deal with others?
am honestly trying to understand you ..
@Heather Larson I wish average people understood the objective reasons why they are viewing it negatively ..
No one wants to leave his land .. even if it's dessert .. however when countries come and give you Democracy "which clearly doesn't work" and take your oil .. throw mines in your farmland .. you kind of don't have a choice ..
You have Ghengis Khan looks,,,,,,not Nordic
@@koosbos1114 how can you tell from that distance?
North Caucasus / Nakh people / today known as Chechens
Never claimed to be Nordic am proud of my origins ..
Chechens one of few Nations who defeated Mongols .. twice ..
All their army killed .. 7 captured hands chopped and sent back to tell their leader what they saw that day ..
You look like a bot ..
Ok,,,,, go back home then .
It makes a lot of people who are interested in the viking culture discouraged to associate themselves with their unique cultural heritage.
We must find a way for the rest of society to understand that we aren't racists or nazis or anything of the sort just because this culture interests us.
Låt för fan inte nazisterna ta detta ifrån oss. Detta har INGENTING med nazism eller rasism att göra!
The real Vikings defended their lands and kind that was very common behavior throughout Europe that also included the Celts, and the Romans who where known to commit genocide against other peoples like the Celts and it was the Germanic peoples called the Saxon who followed the old Viking gods who invaded and conquered and forcedly relocated the Celtic populations to a different part of Britain to prevent intermarriage and mixing of the two peoples much like what the later Christians did to the native Americans and this was what some would call a merciful act that allowed the Celt to remain free and to continue to exist as a people who where already Christianized at the time of their conquest by the roman empire.
@Chris Kyle Genetics effects behaviors , culture , choices , adaption and long term genetic outcomes and the reason Mexicans will always produce Mexican cultures and trying to alter history is a attempt to erase truth that has to do with race and politics.
@@kellkenyon406 I see. So that affects success and failures between different groups and their respective societies.
@@kellkenyon406 where did you come up with this nonsensical garbage? Most of what you said is so absurd and wrong that it qualifies as original content.
@@kellkenyon406 the Celts got what was coming to them. Rome>celts and germanics
Incredibly nice and considerate approach to a scary situation. I'm glad his adorable son and students have such an inspiring, compassionate role model!
The Northern spirit is to have a since of curiosity, ingenuity, and love for the home and un-home. There are no nazis in Valhalla.
On the contrary, many of the SS soldiers are now in Valhalla
@@thewarlock2780 No they are not, Nazis go to Náströnd. They belong no place else. Most certainly not among warriors.
@@carrinahanson9821 says who?!!!
The Norse weren’t a people with anti-racist ideas, they were people just like any other. I mean racism is even reflected in Norse sagas, the Æsir gods are portrayed as extreme racists, with in particular Thor and Odin and their virulent hatred of the Jötnar race
Exactly only national socialists belong in the kingdom of heaven ⚡⚡
So the teacher supposedly "destroyed" a kid in a debate, got him in trouble with the police and then hung a picture as a trophy on his classroom wall. And 30 years later he still still brags about it. I'd wager that this isn't exactly how he wanted his life to turn out but idk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think the point of that clip was more that he isn't proud of it and he didn't find it an effective way to reach out to kids in that situation, something he's seemingly now dedicated to doing in a compassionate way. I'd bet he hung up a picture as a reminder of how not to change minds.
He didnt even win the debate, he just shouted and said these feel good lines. He never provided any statistics or backup evidence. As time has gone on 25 years later we can all see he was wrong.
What a sad man he is celebrating winning against a young lad for 30 years.
@George Lincoln Rockwell lmao you got picture of hitler and you’re questioning about statistics?!! The whole video is evidence even if you take out the debate. You claim to know you’re facts I bet you’ve never even heard of the Sami people.
You say that like it’s a bad thing who doesn’t want to shut down a person who wants to do harm to outsiders who might not even thought of harming someone.
Lmao yes lets fight National Socialism, by acting like National Socialists and jailing people which inadvertently proves them right and only fuel their movement!!!! What a joke.
Nationalism didn't originate in the 19th century. Have you have heard of Sparta? Or the oath of the Horatii? Nationalism have been an implicit part of every single political practice. In the end every political practice is defined by the friend-enemy distinction.
Sparta wasn't even a nation...
@John Burton For enslaving neighbouring city states and failing to take over greece. Also for being murdered by macedons. i guess it was also for protecting the interest of the wealthy noble generals in keeping slaves. Why are you asking?
@John Burton The city state of Sparta. The nation would've been greece, and the nation of greece didn't exist until the 19th century, with the nationalist movement. Learn some history *before* claiming it as the great origin of your silly beliefs.
@John Burton A state is not a nation. The first states were cities, which were not concerned with ethnicity. The first big states were empires, which didn't care what language you spoke (Rome didn't care when they conquered the gauls). Nationalism is a 19th century invention. Your ten-thousand year claim is fantastic, but doesn't have any evidence behind it.
If all people have a right to racial autonomy, I declare myself of the Sirenensang race and demand *immediate* independence from my state.
@@Sirenensang The ancient Greeks had a notion of nationalism. Even though they were not politically united, they considered themselves Hellenes and distinguished that from the foreigners, who they also distinguished in ethno-national groups like the Berberes, Persians or the Ethiopians, for example.
Romans were obsessed with their ethnic origin, with their link to Troy and they traced their families to "the original romans of old" or to mythological forefathers. At the point they became Christian that was already dissolved and they were multi-ethnic but for some reason there are no Romans anymore as an identity. Being Roman stopped meaning anything.
he hides his Mjolnir... seriously...
Yeah. Because Nazis ruin every thing they touch.
@@falconXmidget te swatstica was on mjölnir
@@falconXmidget no because he is weak
@Scorched Earth Trust a Roman historian for unbiased information.
@@falconXmidget Ye cus Viking would be open and loving people of all different races. Gtfo, my ancestors are turning in their graves seeing what is happening to us daily, all the rapes, murders, robbers, and so on. People like you are discisting
Great video 📹, life is not black and white. You did the right thing by confronting, listening and telling the world. Well done. I have now subscribed to your channel.
While this video has massive problems its still better than most, it actually shows a dialgoue even if it only 5 minutes of a 25 minute interview. He says himself that no one challenges the NRM with logic and that hes trying to do that, so if that is try why is the dialgoue only 5 minutes of 25 minutes? why is there 20 minutes of contextualization and self glorification?
Seems like it misses the goal, why make the conversation so short, if you make such logical arguments you could have shown yourself winning the argument :3, convenient that that wasnt shown LOL!
Yes, that is always the case, because they can't have our arguments stand on their own merit, they have to be muddled with strawmen.
I think one point this piece hints at is that winning the person can be more important than winning the argument at times.
@@XatxiFly ok by interacting this little they didnt do either lol
I am Latino and also involved with Norse Paganism, I don't pray to the Gods, or perform rituals, but I follow the mythology to learn about finding courage, cunning, and the meaning of sacrifice to achieve the things you want.
That's what I do
what exactly is the title of this film and is it n dvd?
Wake up Swedish men take your pride back
WE WUZ VIKANGZ N SHIEEET!!!
Reminds me of when me and a few friends wanted to buy clothing with runes from Amazon, and the top result was for Sons of Odin hoodies (the fact that the first google results were from the ‘daily stormer’ should be enough to tell you what they are about) . The word angry would be an understatement to describe our mood. Suffice to say, we didn’t buy anything with runes that day…
My ancestors are smiling at me, Swede! Can you say the same?
well well you all saxons were butchered by Norse Warriors
@@siddharthdiwedi2219 In honourable battle!
@@Dial8Transmition did you watch vinland saga Anime?
@@siddharthdiwedi2219 Anglo-Saxons won against the Norse, just saying. They drove the Norse out. And in turn, the Normans invaded the Anglo-Saxons and Britons.
@@Thor.Jorgensen however those anglo saxons were already subjected and ruled by the danelaw and the norse people back then, over time though both cultures assimilated with eachother and became anglo saxon and norse, Normans are also of viking blood who assimilated with the franks. However all these different terms are just different names of tribes who literally before some converted to christianity worshipped the same gods and both share the same culture way back and both fought back the romans together with the Huns.
Norse and Anglo Saxon is the same thing as Norse and Dane, Norse and Swede, Norse and Jute, Norse and Goth. They were tribes who united together and conquered the roman empire, then later some of them turned christian and became subject to the roman church and were crowned kings and emperors under the christian faith.
There is no point in arguing a difference between a people who are literally the same since we all mixed and lived together in the end. William of Normandy won the crown in the end though thats why England and france has been at war over and over with eachother during the middle ages.
Now the old gods and myths are also the same as the greek pantheon, roman pantheon, mesopotamian and sumerian pantheon, Marduk, Zeus, Jupiter, Thor. Same god different cultures. Though some of the different tribes had their own pantheon of gods for that region aswell. Like in Sweden our Vendelkings claim descent from Frey and Freya, the Ynglings. These are Vanir not Aesir gods. However both the Aesir and the Vanir was a unified pantheon of two different godly casts. Aesir are skygods while Vanir are animistic fertility gods, Sky and earth.
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These guys have good intention but putting in your own speculations about why artist put horns on the viking helmets in the past is borderline historical revisionism.
“They aren’t being challenged with facts” I’m certain this guy never read pew research.
Hey man, you wanna hear the real conspiracy you didn´t even see yet? let me be frank here. I am not a great fan of Saudi-Arabia or Israel, but this goes to far, because it´s historically inaccurate. Hitler was about protecting those who had money, those who owned the factories got him ellected. Fascism and national socialism exists only to protect the wealthy against the workers and socialism and socialism was some workers trying to rule over other workers to hinder anarchism. I think what we should learn from the Vikings and their culture is how they did things. They didn´t have a Führer, they had radical and horizontal democratic institutions. They didn´t have racism because racism was invented by the capitalists to divide workers and get cheap labour in a time of global inflation. Anyone who wanted to live like vikings could do so and join in. Other peoples have such old wisdom too and all those should have equal worth, as each viking had in their Ting meeting. You want to change the economy? Painters with moustaches only try to stabalize the injustice you want to blame on the jews. I am Austrian by the way and on my fathers side the family was full of Nazis and I am deeply sorry that in this community there are still people thinking that way instead of thinking for themselves. We all could fight for equal rights, for a more just world. Instead I see people still believing in races (which have been scientifically debunked as those genes related to skin colour don´t mean as much as you think) and in antisemitism. You think the jews run everything? The rich run litteraly everything and they invented racism, fascism and antisemitism to be able to continue to do so.
@@simonmatuschek3609 So much of what you wrote is just factually incorrect.
@@simonmatuschek3609 he was related to a Rothchild so that does make sense. he was defiantly controlled opposition
@@simonmatuschek3609 Nazis are in the entire world. Sounds stupid but is true. In Japan, here in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, because much the times is a politician party than a racial ideology. Even some jews are racists.
@@yasashii89 hear i thoug of you "thiking for yourself" again.
thank you so much for this.
wheres the rest of the debate tho
Would have been nice to read that the sort of moral stance taken against Nazism on display here was the natural policy of the Swedish government eighty years ago.
Why? Today racism against Swedish people are immense and often very dangerous!
Would you comment on that fact, or is it better silenced?
but white people are the greatest though
Cringe. When you great grandchildren are made to be pariahs in their own lands because you were too cowardly to stop it, I hope you find comfort in “not being racist”.
Morior Invictus u make me sick omg
Mustafa Said Good, thats your bullshit detoxifying from your body.
Finally someone who understands. If this bs continues, europeans will be persucuted in Europe and converted to islam, where they will be the minority.
Pariahs? What makes you say that? Are ethnic Anglo Saxons pariahs in the US?
XatxiFly I mean Anglo saxons and germans for example are genetically basically identical, so I don’t know what your point it there. Whites will be pariahs in the US as well, just look at how the media, academia etc talks about us!
Im from Kungälv, and Frederick vejdeland lives not far from my home. On my walk to the bus station there is always stickers from nmr on trash cans etc
Interesting video and very well made, congrats
I'm a fifth-generation American, but I want to learn more about my Danish ancestry and Norse culture. It makes me sad to think about how many people twist it to fuel their racist campaigns, but then the Scandinavians aren't the only ones who have had this problem. Nationalism and religious zealotry both lead fearful and desperate people down dark paths, unless we reach out to them and let them know they aren't alone. We need to fight hate with knowledge and break down the brick wall between us.
and the opposite leads to rape and murder ,as the stats shows these leftists socials are complete morons destroying their country
I am 3rd generation Swedish, and a Norse pagan who is anti-racist. I agree with you, we need to fight with education.
@carrinahanson9821 3rd generation Swedish, what does that mean?
Beautiful clothes brother, really liked them.
Thanks for being Caring and daring enough to face those who are misunderstood or trying not to understand, so to point other circumstances and make them think, Great job brother.
You have a smart and lovely son, wish him the brightest future! So much love and respect!
I am living in my own country in middle east, despite the Huge Amount of War Crimes being committed by US and European Governments, we believe there are great people in the west, and you are one of them.
Nazis are traitors to everything they hold dear, by default, because they die
@@mayadoe3743 lol, ye.
Imagine portraying yourself as superior but loosing the only war you fought on
Please stay where you are, and enjoy your gorgeous culture!
Thanks in advance!
Norse people Viking is not the real word for them. They have been put in a bad light by other European kindoms of those times. Farmers, seamen, traders and warriors tribes are these Norse. The Normans come from them a lot of the Royal families of Europe are linked to these Germanic people.
Our Lord Jesus Christ was asked what it really mean to love your neighbor? So He told a story about a weary traveler who was robbed; beaten and left alone alongside of the road (Luke 10:25-37). An ordinary man saw him and kept walking. Another very religious person ignored him, too. But the person who actually stopped and did something was someone a bit unexpected. That person was the Good Samaritan. We all know the story - a kind person stops to help another person. But it means a bit more. In the story, the traveler and the Samaritan could not be more different. They came from different cities. They had very different views. Some might even say that these two people would have hated one another. Yet despite their differences, the Samaritan chose to love his neighbor. Even though the neighbor wasn’t really his neighbor at all. Our neighbor isn’t just the person next door. Our neighbor is the person God has placed right in front us. And no matter how different, how inconvenient or how unexpected, we’re asked to love our neighbor well. 1 corinthians 13:4-8 tells us Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
Captain Sweden would be so proud of him xD
this guy is captain sweden obviously
@@derekchauvin2756 He got scared by the right wing guys, even though they treated him well and even said that they respected him despite their differences... And he still treated them like maniacs...
Kommentarsfältet är full med högerextremister.. 🤯
Yes it’s tiresome 😡
Sure, rabbi.
Take back Norse Paganism from the Racists
After watching the Viking tv series I have done a great deal of research and became fascinated by the history and myth related to their life and contribution to the human civilisations. I would love to be a part of this modern day Viking practices...
That is always a good when the spirits of men battle these dark force's that are the threats to humanity.
It is nice, that there seems to be a civil conversation at the end of the video but after reading a lot of comments, I think I'll have to clarify something. Vík is old norse for something like a creek and the word víkingr derived from that.
A víkingr was someone who went on expeditions. It did not imply any particular ethnicity and it was a neutral term. The exact activity of víking is also not specified.
If you want to attach ethnics or something similar to it, call it Norse culture, Norse ethnicity or what else not. Viking is not linked to a specific ethnics. In the old norse tongue you would have been called a viking, even if you'd be an orange spotted phygmy from the mayan jungle, as long as you would go on an expedition like mentioned above.
Sorry, had to get that one off my chest.
Loki bless you all.
@Shaxx Crazy leftists.. interesting. Noone accused me of that so far. Best read my comment again. Thoroughly. Especially the part with "old norse tongue". AFter that read your own and maybe you realise where you threw in your own assumpions. Read a bit more, my friend. Show the willingness to learn where you are obviously lacking, then we will discuss this some more....Maybe.
@Shaxx Ok..I'll try one more time. "Viking" is a word. Just as teacher, bread, monkey and so on. It originated in the old norse tongue. Norse or Norsemen would be closer to the etnicity you're talking about. A person speaking old norse at that time would have called anyone, who went exploring a viking....because that was the word for it. Just as bród would mean bread and not the "etnicity" of all bakery products. It does not matter where that person originated from. Anything else would be like saying "fisk" while pointing at an "kyckling". Do you understand what I'm saying?
@@bigsloggo
It's kind of like the word gypsy right? The word is associated with the Eastern European gypsies who have their roots in India but there are also white Irish people who call themselves gypsies if they have such life style.
Also most nordic people have I1 or I2 Y-dna and most english or western european are of R1 and western european R2 whom are a subgroup of the I1 and I2 hablogroup. We are brothers and sisters with almost whole of europe, central asia, the levant and all the way to india and even japan.
@@bigsloggo But would you consider a white person a zulu warrior? The word viking doesnt at first mean a white scandinavian but we scandinavians were the first vikings, when you say vikings you often refer to the white scandinavian people...
Vikings has nothing to do with Neo-Nazism, it was Nordic culture for long time ago and we merged with the rest of Europe.
Does that fur hat he wears at the start have a name?
13:33
Wait so he had a debate and the other guy got prosecuted for hate speech? Talk about goading someone to commit a crime.. a talking crime. Shouldn't the other guy be an accessory to hate speech then? Goading someone to commit a crime makes him an accessory by law.
How does a debate provoke someone? I understand what you're saying, however the man is talking about his views which happens to be against certain peoples religions or skin colour making it hate speech. It's not like the man he was debating against called the Police, in fact I believe that he didn't want to get him prosecuted.
Debating with a racist and opposing his racist views makes him an accessory to hate speech? By that logic, no racist should ever be called out or opposed.
A dumb statement like that? Well the avatar and name checks out
@@ManiacMayhem7256 ? Is this English that you wrote?
@@user-pw1rr2vm8b thanks for bringing it to my attention. Auto correct is a son of a gun.
You can't challenge hatred with logic, because hatred in itself is illogical. Feelings don't care about facts, it's proven over and over again. You can just check the comments around here to see people reacting with anger and threats rather than coherent fact based rebuttals to what historians have shown about real Viking culture.
Very true
Well, I never associated Thor's Hammer with racism. Or any other Viking Tattoo for that matter. Wonder what real Vikings would say about this...
The real Vikings defended their lands and kind that was very common behavior throughout Europe.
Well, if they could see the state of Scandinavia, especially Sweden, today, they would be firmly on the NRM's side!
these runts would be the ones that would stay home from battle while the real vikings went off to loot and plunder
I gotta move here
Just as I was thinking why would anyone want to live there or be a Viking? It's way too cold there, and when they dress up as vikings they look ridiculous.
@@JamesLee-rq4sy cold? It's not cold here at all. It's just snow.
@@splattered.cadavers isn't snow cold?
@@silverspider2142 Not if you're swedish.
@@splattered.cadavers brilliant answer!!
1:58 ..
Yes, vikings were actually sweet, Soft and Lovely people..
They weren't about rappings, even their own women, not about getting to learn the world and technologies by stealing and appropriations of other' peoples knowledge and wealth..!
They were Clean and Very hygienic and not about bathing in blood, painting and "ornementing" their Drakkars with blood and skulls of enemies...
And certainly not warring each other when they weren't exterminating other nations..
They were just about Peace...!!!!
...Yepp....!!!!!!
Yes, vikings were very clean. As a matter of fact you can find historical sources of anglo saxons complaining about viking men in England getting all the women not because of rape but because of how much they took care of themselves, would groom their hair everyday and apparently most viking houses had a bath in it so they would take one once a week at least.
the Vikings did not rape their own females, there is no evidence. Same with the raping at all, only ''evidence'' are the monks and they had a bias ofc. But yes the Vikings were not nice people to people not of their tribe and race.
@@galenbjorn443 Exactly, they still raped 1000s of others
@@galenbjorn443 Their satanization started with some ancient roman schoolars.
@@galenbjorn443LoL bias really.
Beautiful message ❤
Why not show the full interview with the leader?
There's no such thing as Vikings anymore, these people are just larping.
They did say that in the documentary- so like calm down
they are confused
Its not larping. They are inspired by viking culture and symbolism. I dont think they actually think they are Vikings lmao
The point went over your head.
@@carrinahanson9821you are also a pagan larper LoL.
A good test about Viking inclusivity would be their behavior in Sicily, or in Byzantium.
A while they robbed many places, because of the poverty and hunger at home (let's not forget that), they also traded, mixed with many cultures.
I think Norse were very badass
Being a Nationalist doesn't mean necessarily mean you won't trade with other people and Nations, you know
@Tribhuvan Shekhawat exactly.
@Mobilis In Mobili I didn't say that. I wondered how did they behave over there? Yes they traded, they mixed, and they behaved as robber barons. But more should historians know. I'm not one. :)
Of course they integrated where needed. How about your obsession related to migrant issues in OUR time and OUR part of the world? Instead of desperately shoehorning your political correctness bullshit into longs past days?
How about the fact that Vikings integrated where they saw fit or sailed on? How about the fact that hardly anyone would walk(!) they long way to harsh and cold Scandinavia? Why should they? To eat some fish and sleep luckily in an outworn cow shed?
Which Viking do you think would accept a useless landlubber occupying valuable place on his open sailboat, instead of an experienced sailor highly important for handling their vessel and goods safely?
A gorgeous women would be taken back home, nothing else, while looted goods were more important than anything else, especially your obsession with multikulti blabla..
Viking means to raid my mom is from Iceland my dad is from Norway and I’d never call myself a Viking.
Because you're LGBTQ supporter you'll never love masculinity
@@person_behind_white_racebruh
I remember the Vikings quit well. It is nice when you can preserve your culture. It is only a problem when violence, discrimination, violating human and civil rights of others is practiced. I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to the precious young angel who was killed because he was anti racist. They must pay for what they did to him.
Wow, you must be very, very old.
Why are Asians only going to Christian countries none go to Islamic countries. Saudi Arabia has taken one..
@Calan MacLeod
Actually, countries such as the small and relatively poor country of Jordan has received more refugees from Iraq and Syria than Europe and the US combined. (this despite the fact that primarily the United States is responsible for the refugee flows through its illegal aggression wars in the Middle East).
Saudi Arabia, with their perverted interpretation of Islam and their close alliance with the United States (and their "unofficial" alliance with the Israelis), is despised and hated throughout the Middle East and the rest of the Islamic world.
By the way, a large part of the Saudis are very racist and intolerant of everyone else except their Western masters, they represent the "Islamic" version of fascism / extreme right ...
@@anonymousunknown4925 How about stop excuses and find solutions?
Scandinavia isn't Arab territory!
Christian societies aren't Islamic!
Africa is huge, stay there and let normal people live as they prefer!
Thanks in advance ☠️
Iran has taken in millions of refugees despite being under 44 years of sanctions.
Thank you for this. Norse Pagans in America are facing a similar problem with white supremacists as well. People here are beginning to associate us with white supremacy and neonazism. I'm finding myself having to hide that I follow my own ancestral gods and culture because of them. I am loudly anti-racist and there's many others who are Norse Pagan like me trying to speak out against these hateful people. It's been hard because they're winning, political figures have been speaking about white supremacists and associating them with Norse Pagans because they are using our sacred symbols. Americans are increasingly beginning to believe that all Norse Pagans are white supremacists, and now we are becoming targets for harassment. It's terrifying.
Of COURSE you are american
@@s66s46 So?
@@carrinahanson9821 always people who arent from here who tries to teach us our history
White people respecting the cultures and religions they made. Are you really surprised most of em are right wing, Yank?
You should stand by the defence of our folk, friend.
A good man, and brave!
Yes there are manny swedes that dont like racism. But we get unnoticed because of the racists are everywhere on the internet.
@@spacemaker8760det är inte rasism att vilja bevara sin kultur och land. Det är ni som är hjärntvättade av media.
i think usully every one is racist
I think that most people understand that it makes sense to love your family the most, and work for your own people/nation first. I think most people understand that it is good to give hospitality to all guests, but not all guests can become your roommates. I think that most people understand that different people, from different family heritages and different histories, will often be different in predictable ways.
That understanding didn't used to be called "racism", but today it is. So yeah, I guess most people are probably racist.
I have friends from that area in Europe and I always tease them - "Hey the vikings are here!". Then my other friends would tell me that I'm racist in making such comments. Like I'm profiling them. That maybe the case if you're looking at it at that angle. However to me, I explained to my Euro friends that I actually admire them. I'm Filipino and TBH what exactly am I? I can call them Vikings and they can call me what? A nurse? I can be proud to be called a viking, a ninja, a cowboy or even a track suite goon... but a nurse? Really? Be proud to be a viking. Be proud to be a ninja or a cowboy. You guys are cool!
the nordic movement is actually the viking movement, al jazeera is completely full of idiot, anti racist could also be against the migrant racism.
thank you
This is powerful and needed to be said.
i thought al jazeera was based
very cringe
What?
It's like an episode of Norseman. 😂
Vikings weren't nationalists. 😂
But they were tribal.
@@firstnamett4656 they certainly weren't civilised.
@@aurockscastillo5460 actually they were.
@@hugoakerlund5114 Viking is a term for a pirate or sea raider. Old Norse weren't automatically viking.
@@Luka1180 You didn't even read the comment I responded to did you?
the past and traditional heritages are often ambiguous to todays people
The title sounds like the most badass movie ever
The viking roleplayers are pathetic. Stand up for your people and culture!
What about someone who wants to join your culture?
@@XatxiFly Very few do. And they have to be ethnically north europeans to ever be compatible.
They're the ones actually living it. The fascists only adopt it superficially. Most of those fools don't even read the sagas
@@XatxiFly hardly anyone wants to be part of our culture, free access to our wealth and lifelong welfare benefits are sufficient! Migrants living here since 40-60 years can't run a basic conversation on our language. Translation service are mandatory and costs millions, drawn from elderly service! Guess who is demanding but never paying back..
@@RoyalKnightVIII cuck
Their country have been taken over, what do you expect??? It would be nice to see Swedes fight for their land. Unfortunately, it's too late for Sweden.
They caught my attention when I seen sword fighting
Isn’t a Viking
An action
To raid from the sea (Sea People / Foriegners
Cringe
IMO, if Swedes want to fix their worry about losing their country, then try having more babies!!! the birth rate is terrible...
This is so informative ... Appreciate your input and realistic picture of history. That destroys myths
@Anthony Parish: This was well done. Lol I had a debate with my right wing parents and they are certain that Vikings wore horned helmets or why else are they worn in art and pictures? ………………….Yea.
Well, fear and reprisals did lead to thousands of second, third, etc generation immigrants from leaving Zimbabwe and south africa...
Perhaps this could be shown to their govts.
He reported that far-right guy for hatespeech... after calling him to a debate. This is basically entrapment.
Yeah and he also said it so vaguely: "It also lead to him being prosecuted" in a way that seems like he didn't do the reporting
This guy seems... sane.....
U forgot the 'in'
20:50 wtf am I listening the song "she is crazy like a fool" daddy cool 🎶🎶🎶😄😄😄 what a moment
good music in the background
In ancient times i heard vikings teamed up with tyr giants to fight a strong enemy. What are the details?, nords, goths etc similar to nazis
No
I had a stroke just trying to get through that sentence.
what
23:35
If a people founded their "society" upon the stealing, murdering and conquering of other nations, based on the idea of "only the strongest survive", can it be surprising that centuries later, this people would be living in constant fear that someone would do the same to them..?!
Isn't conceivable that this ideology of "supremacy" would still be reflected in their contemporary society, that the "great replacement" (just as they would have done to others in the past) would haunt their worst nightmares..?!
Strangely enough, all those whose ascendants were "conquerors" are suffering from the very same fears; Invasion by an unstoppable force, great replacement and loss of "cultural heritage" and loss of genetic patrimoine ?! (Yet not being able to see that the.. Visible....minorities living in their countries more often than not are in small numbers, that only an even Smaller percentage of these minorities are doing bad things which are not on the level of bad things the locals are doing..?!
that’s dumbest sounding thing I’ve ever heard and probably something only someone with a racist mindset would make up
@Tribhuvan Shekhawat Portuguese ended Americans?
Yeah right, you political correct clown. How about the fact that we have growing issues with ghetto's and criminal parallel societies?
Guess who is busy creating these issues? Nazis? Fat old hausfrauen?
Even German police has finally set up a special task force to deal with that immense problem! Are they RACIST? or are this embracing society forced to deal with violence and crime rooted in one single Dysfunktional minority?
How about the fact that Denmark are YEARLY spending 84 BILLION kr on "non western migrants" (guess who that political correct definition includes)
Now what?
How about the fact that we are forced to rubble failure free blocks, worth billions, just to force these antisocial sharia lovers to settle elsewhere than in our huge welfare paid suburbs?
How about the fact that absolutely no other minority creates equally serious issues all over Liberal Europe?
Fact is this reactionary religious minority has been living among us since 1950'es! So who is the troublemakers?
Scream about racism, it still doesn't integrate one single stubborn mudslim!
Xenophobe alert.
Where there is racism that means the system is corrupted. I’m a refugee and live in Sweden. What I see here the real racists are in the system who scrim at people “RACIST” but selling weapons and arms to dictators and terrorists.
Stopping an invasion is not racist.
Guys I don’t believe in racism or what ever you call it. I just named it bc of your believe. Or let say so: Every body who talk their language, following their own culture or just believe in that religion they were born to it are racists too. How that sounds to you know?
T S You call it invasion and I’m agree with you 100%, but you can’t stop it so far the system does business with dictators and terrorists. You want stop invasion, first you have stop weapon and army industries.
@@vegieveganic7963what you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever heard.
We need to normalise wearing traditional clothes, i get weird looks only for wearing a baret
"YOUNG VIKING" hahahah kid soon we will come out of our graves and get you
I see you aljazeera 🧐
European countries have a big problem, due to massive immigration
From Spain to Russia, similar problem
Oke bomer
@@mrpepe1408 right moron!!!
Not russia
@@noremorse5512 oke bot 🤖🖕
I think it’s because of the Syrian crisis of 2015. Before that i heard no complains about your average korean expat in frankfurt in 2010
You have lost. Sweds.
Oke bomer
@@mrpepe1408 Cringe.
@@D91991 oke bot 🤖🖕
@@mrpepe1408 Why so rude.
What is the best way to de-radicalize youth involved in the far right? Don't promote similar radicalization in the far-left. Any ideology can be radicalized, and the horrors of Nazism don't eradicate the horrors of Communism, or vice versa: they're actually both bad.
This is just my two cents, but as someone who used to be personally lenient towards right-wing policies, one of the most common factors that made people seek out the right, was the double standard that existed in the media regarding the left. In other words, these people started shifting towards the right just because of their dislike of the left, and as time went on, their hate of the left increased, and that's when the discussion digresses.
What I mean by double standard is that, the general rhetoric in the media always says that only the right can be extremist, and some outlets immediately classify anyone that disagrees with them as a far-right, bigot. On the other hand, internet media plays the same game, but on the other side: everyone that disagrees with them is a commie.
This name calling, infantile quarrel, leads to a group-mentality where people are obliged to pick a side and then defend their group, irrespective of the facts and that's tearing us apart. I've come to the conclusion that radicalization on both sides (in spite of the reciprocal hate that exists between the opposing factions) is actually only beneficial to the radicals, that is, the far-right fuels the far-left and vice versa and at some point one of them is gonna win.
Well said, and highly relevant. Demonising of the other are slowly polarising our homogeneous societies.
Sounds sensible. But the idea is to track down every last white person.
you really need to come to realize who is behind the status quo... very small minority... very active.. full of hate
@@OmmerSyssel Danish apekatt, Stay in Denmark, We swedes dont want your potato in the mouth people annyway.
Lol next he will be telling those school children that the Vikings had 72 different genders. 🤣
Loki, " I started off as a hearth fire spirit and later could turn into a fish, a mare that gave birth to an eight leg horse. Follow by becoming a human woman that birth a few children. Went from a fire .. god .. of home and story telling to the god of mischief, some even said I could turn into a snake. Later I became a god of mischief & lies/ evil to just being a god of stories, well back to the god of stories, oh also I was called a frost giant and you became my step father ! .. So what you got .. ?"
Odin, " Well ... I .. "
Well loki is genderfluid
@@monfe5532 "gender fluid" is not a real word or an organic concept. It was designed by smug, bourgeois coastal leftist academics less than fifteen years ago and adopted by mass media entertainment industry as a way to manipulatively shift public opinion.
If we aren't permitted basic words and fundamental concepts for real, actual social groups, such as white people being regarded as an actual, legitimate group identity, with real concerns and with common interests as a real social and political bloc, then do not expect me to acknowledge their faux identities which have far less legitimacy and even less sense. Accept and acknowledge that, and then we'll talk. Until then, I have absolutely nothing positive or nice to say to those people. Fair is fair and compromise, not dominance, is the name of the game. Give to get. We exist, we are real people, and we are more than a bleeding shallow "social construct".
@@charlesmaximus9161 Your understanding of race and gender is outright ahistorical. Both are concepts that have changed drastically. Plenty of cultures throughout history have had 3 or more genders, many of which can be described as non-binary and genderfluid. How many races there are and what defines those races also changes depending when and where you look.
I have to say, I am an American woman of South Asian descent, who has been studying Viking culture for a while. I even have Norse tattoos. I've been to most of the Nordics and briefly stayed in Sweden. I had a great time there and people (even in the North) were very genuine and nice to me. This was pretty fascinating to watch and will most likely study the two groups a bit more.
Thank you for being unique!
The real Vikings defended their lands and kind that was very common behavior throughout Europe that also included the Celts, and the Romans who where known to commit genocide against other peoples like the Celts and it was the Germanic peoples called the Saxon who followed the old Viking gods who invaded and conquered and forcedly relocated the Celtic populations to a different part of Britain to prevent intermarriage and mixing of the two peoples much like what the later Christians did to the native Americans and this was what some would call a merciful act that allowed the Celt to remain free and to continue to exist as a people who where already Christianized at the time of their conquest by the roman empire who forced the conquered to convert and it was well within the power of the Saxons to of enslaved or exterminated the Celts who where culled and kept weak by the roman empire until it fell who made the mistake of hiring the Saxon as mercenaries to defend their lands from pirates and invaders and then breaking their agreement.
@@Project_Algiz no worries. all curiousity is welcomed! I do have tattoos from my own culture, however for some reason I've been drawn to Norse culture. Like this weird connection to a place that's far from familiarity. I did take a geneology test last year and I have a bit of Finnish. lol Finland is absolutely beautiful :)
Oh no, not gay vikings, watch out frens
Greenland Skraelings, Norse distinct from Finnish
Love God and your neighbor (everyone on Earth) besides these there is no greater commandment. If you hate, what good is your religion and your skin color? Will your skin color save you from sheol?
Rosary of St Mary, can you explain your name?? thanks....
This could be a textbook example of a undiferentiated hit-piece.
By the way itś not that many decades ago you would be considered THE village idiot for running around playing that you where a viking in Sweden.
How is it a hit piece?
inspiering
Pleas Grow up and stop pretend you're dragonborn
I mean... Who do you think the Vikings would support? Lol get real.
Sorry guy your not a spokesperson for viking culture they would be appal5you would put other people before your own
i am croatian but i choose to be viking,skol
Croatian in proto-slavic mean "armed", you should choose to be Croat, your ancestors took by force beauty lands near adriatic sea - vikings not.
That is so wholesome
That's not LARP. That's just bad historical reenactment. "Bad" as in low historical accuracy and academic quality.
What a goon! Picking on a student like that just because the kid was thinking for himself! I guess some people are natural-born bootlickers.
how can being a member of a party that has an ideology and a party program being thinking for yourself. He gets his ideas from the party. If someone gets their idea formed by others it not thinking for yourself.
Mmmh beta male larper or cosplay group ? Viking errm no
Except for irrelevant questions/answers i also see y al jazeera cut/edit the way they did :D. This guy says that he shall come with an "ARGUMENT" to the nationalists of NRM. Except the first question and answer about the TYR symbol, not even ONE of his questions/arguments (and for that matter even some answers from the NRM-leader does not make any sense either) made sense and i will comment one by one. 1. This guy is Swedish (if i am not missing anything) and/or Scandinavian and he says that "he and his parents have lived in Sweden all their life" (and his point is?) and then asks if he would "be part of the people" (if he is Swedish/or Scandinavian what does it got to do where he OR his parents have grown up?), and the other guy just answers in short - yes. I am not Swedish or Scandinavian (i do speak Swedish though since i grown up in Sweden) but both questions and answers seem irrelevant and illogical.
Continuing: What does the vikings traveling (or any race traveling) around the world got to do with the political discussion? Next: "Third or fourth generation immigrants", :D ? Immigrants r just immigrants, however if the children of immigrants r born and grown up in another country then they r just foreigners. Migration is a choice and u cannot really call the child of any immigrant IMMIGRANT in that matter. Now to the best question of them all, and this is just provocative and leftist pseudo tactics :D : WHY THE F--- would not anyone's HOMELAND except them back u idiot! It is a fact that leftist or the actual non-European foreigners who talk like this, and that is no surprise :D . Does not matter if the children have grown up in Sweden or whatever else say in Europe. If the NRM wants them out and back at their homeland - then thats it. Of course if there is a mixed person then that is another deeper discussion which i will not bring up here. The funny thing is that the NRM guy then says something about "they should discuss with their government and if not send them to a SIMILAR country XD". A discussion between governments r obvious, especially when there r consequences of previous political agendas but what kind of answer is that XD. If we exclude the viking theme of this vid, then he fails to explain the real leftist agenda in the whole sense.
I do not know, and do not care, what NRM's policys r for other European races, over and out.