“ The son of 9 mothers, to whom their all sisters.” Maybe it’s saying Heimdall is the son of the 9 realms that he watches which is all connected like family
Cue Heimdall opening the BIFROSTttttttt ...on Mothers Day! _"YOU Get a Card,"_ _"YOU, Get a Card"_ _"YOU Get a Card!"_ _"Everybody Gets a Cardddddddddd!!!!!!!"_
That's a good theory. Norse mythology is written as poems, and I believe are thought to have been sung, so it would be more poetic the way it's written rather then "seer of the 9 realms" or something like that. It isn't that uncommon even today to believe there's a connection between mother and child so that connection could be refering to his ability to see into all 9 realms.
I remember reading one translation saying that his mother's were the nine waves. Might mean he has a connection to Rán and Ægir, the Jotun of the sea, but then again who the Hel knows?
That is exactly what I thought and maybe he was actually born from the night realms that figuratively but literally so maybe maybe not it is just myth so they say
Since God of War Ragnarok was already released, and Heimdall made his appearance on the video game, can you do an update on this vid and give us an impression of what you think on how he was portrayed in the game?
Can you imagine that when Heimdall gets introduced whenever he enters the Valhalla court and the dude who has to introduce him ends with "And Enemy of Loki!" And everyone just claps, b/c everyone hates Loki.
No one in myth "Hated" Loki just tolerated him or were somewhat close to him if you notice Thor in particular does go to Loki if he couldn't solve a problem by beating it with Mjölnir lol Heimdall maybe the only one that did not like Loki because of their feud however that came about but he too tolerated him for the most part due to Odin. But after Ragnarök is started sure they hated him then for obvious reasons of pointing out their flaws and well starting the literal end of all things is understandable. But of course I'm one for Loki he was necessary to push them or save the day then ultimately be their undoing.
I love this channel. There aren't many channels that I can say that I eagerly await their videos. This is one of my favorites. Great job, Gunther and Penny!
Yes that makes sense, there is a fairy tail of a boy raised by nine women. He is born to the youngest of the nine but he is raised by all nine. So that might be the same with Heimdall
Thank you so much for posting this, life has been crazy with buying first house at 28, moving boxes/furniture with sciatica and going through the motions with my bipolar 1, anxiety disorder, and CPTSD. Haven't been able to read my prose edda much lately so this helps me stay feeling connected to my roots. Thank you :)
I just love listening to Jon, Looking at him speaking is also a pleasure, not just very handsome and pleasing to the eye but his facial expressions, his humor and interesting topics are all tick boxes ticked. Keep going strong.
I know this is a long shot but Heimdall got a good amount of screen time in God of War Ragnarok and I would love to hear your thoughts on him and some of the others. (namely Odin as well)
I just love how ironic it is that Heimdallr is played by Elba while the Norse myth version of the character is literally described as "the whitest of all the Aesir" lol. I know he's based on the comics character not the mythological one but it's still hilarious.
White didn’t mean white skin color. It could mean a bunch of things, but in this thing it probably means smart or wise, since the word “white”was used to say that someone is wise or experienced. This is done till this day actually in northern countries, which is where I’m from.
I remember a Grims tale about the son of 9 mother's. 1 was his mom, the rest were her sisters. They were imprisoned by the king I don't remember for what and he would bring them food. Keeping them alive. He tricked some evil lady and ended up freeing them. Think his mom lost an eye. They all swore to raise and love him.
11:42 funny u say that actually cuz I came across your channel trough walking up at 3 am and not being able to sleep so I watched hours of your videos on Norse mythology, although I stayed up and treated it as a normal day
I just watched the beauty and the best Messed up origins video again cuz I was bored and had nothing else to do and I got to say Jon used to be hella depressed back in those days. Glad he's more Spiderman/Deadpool quippy and funny. And it just seems like he is more comfortable with these videos now.
Okay just giving you props to the one part of the video where you have the other you far in the background but then he reappears close to the camera with the, “It’s a Sony exclusive” line. Really great effect
I'm no expert, but I think the myth about Heimdall having made the social classes adds some context to his rivalry with Loki. Like the person responsible for the status quo probably would despise someone who constantly breaks it.
Man these videos just gives me all kind of nostalgia. In Denmark where I live Norse mythology is a pretty big thing, at least it was in my old school, so you get a lot of different stories from the mythology. In danish the word giant is translates to jætte and the word Jormungandr is usually translated to midgårdsormen and we usually call fenrir fenrisulven. I also remember going on a school trip to jelling-museet which is a museum in Jelling where the jelling stone is placed, which is a stone carved by Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth) and is also called Denmarks baptism certificate since Harald Blåtand is essentially the person that switched Denmark from believing in Norse mythology to believing in Christianity. I even remember a person coming over to our school and doing a PowerPoint presentation of the basics of Norse mythology and afterwards drawing a giant. Fantastic video and extra points for putting me back in like 2. or 3. grade😂
The Rigsthula myth reminds me of the Grimms Fairytale called Eve’s Various Children. The story is more of an explanation on why rich people are pretty and poor people are ugly, and it replaces the random couples with Adam and Eve, but I bet it’s a variant of the same myth.
I am just now seeing this video and I'm on the floor with "These names are killing me!" Norse mythology has always been an interest of mine, (Yeah, I know I'm black, lol) so this was a good view, thanks.
I just found this Chanel and have been binge watching for a few days now, this is really amazing content! I wish he would cover „phantom of the opera“ it used to be my favorite book for a really long time!
Maybe it just means all nine sisters had a hand in raising him? Or since it’s mythology, they all hand in creating him/willing/welding him into existence? Like they all contributed to his abilities and characteristics.
This was excellent - one of your best. One thing that you might be interested in is the etymological origins of black and white in Nordic languages. You need a conceptual shift in the idea of colour, first, though. Black and white were perceived as the same philosophical concept - an absence of colour (the idea of black and bleach - the withdrawal of colour - are the exact same). What we regard as 'colours' were regarded as shades of 'grey' between an absence of colour. So the cinematic portrayal of Heimdall as a brown-eyed, brown-skinned man is exactly as accurate as a portrayal of him as a blue-eyed, pink-skinned man. Once you work from the basis that there was day and night and everything between was variations between absences in being able to see things with your eyes, that human evolutionary leap between experiencing things in nature that we call colour and being able to control the colour (through dying and painting and staining) of things we see becomes enormous. Oh well, just an idea.
From a philosophical standpoint then, or at least with what you said, maybe it means like "the most pure" so as the gateway guardian he's like Someone who can't be tainted?
Whoa. Lost my old phone and your subscribers were at like 100k. My daughter goes "what happened to the John shot first guy?" We look up your channel and see you blew up!! Congrats!!! You deserve it
Never heard the term 9 seas it's usually 7 but I guess the vikings could have had a different definition of seas. They probably only knew 2 of the oceans; the Atlantic and I think a wreck or 2 has been found in the Arctic ocean, unless I'm thinking of a movie or show, but I don't think they ever mad it to the Pacific and while they traveled alot it was mostly by boat so I don't think they found all the places we refer to as seas today.
can't say I grew up reading the Pros Edda, but I do fondly remember a comic book series named Valhalla that did tell /make a small spin on each of these myths you told about the Norse gods. I remember one of these comic books about Heimdall, where he was getting together with Freyja and Loki came and screwed it up by stealing the necklace of love. Heimdall almost killed the poor bastard, as you can't hide from someone who can hear the grass grow and see the four corners of the world. but Loki got him to back off by telling the half-truth that he made a bet with Odin about stealing the necklace. it was a very interesting read, but I am unsure if those comic books ever got published outside my country.
Heimdall was my FAVORITE in the MCU films! Idris Elba played him SO WELL! I have an affinity to characters like him. So I totally cried when I watched Avengers: infinity war 😭😭😭😭
Something occurs to me: Could you go over the origins of "That's a 4-letter word"? Obviously, that's meant to signify a bad word like "f*ck", "sh*t", or even "damn", but it can also extend to certain economic terms, certain car brands, and other things depending on who you talk to. And there are so many other 4-letter words that aren't bad: like "like", "hike", "thin", "that", etc. Heck, "four", is a 4-letter word, and the only number the same amount of letters as its number. So, where did the expression come from?
There's this one book I read a couple years ago, Loki by Mike Vasich, it's a novel that tells of the events leading to ragnarok and despite the name it's not solely focused on Loki
Hey Jon, being that Christians very often incorporated or adopted/reimagined many myths/legends of other cultures/religions into the Christian mythos, perhaps more of Heimdall's story can be found or, at least, speculated upon if researching through Christian mythos that is either known to have evolved from Norse mythology or has very similar/coincidental aspects. Just a thought. You're the research expert so I'll leave that for you to ponder.
I doubt it the christians tried to erase everything to do with our old gods, the only reason we know so much about them is because of the skalds and eddas
You can see the effects of Christianity in what remains tho (cough cough Snori cough cough), but like you said yhe reverse is true too. Most major Christian holidays and practices were Pagan and were preserved by having a Christian coat of paint added. Folk stories and wives tales have carried a lot of the old practices and traditions forward too, although a lot of the original meanings are probably lost. Honestly tho, it would be an interesting endeavor to pour through the Christian mythos to see what clues and breadcrumbs are still there.
Which is the problem with Norse Mythology as they rarely wrote about their religion, they only really got establish after the Christianzation of Scandinavia which is surprisingly less bloody than how Lithuania got Christianized. (in Short Northern Crusades happened mostly failed so Lithuanians had enough and basically converted to Christianity and then later created Poland-Lithuania and the Teutonic order still hated them and then later became Prussia.)
Nobody ever bothers to ask Heimdall about his parentage, because it probably takes hours to explain. :D I like to think that the ones who tried fell asleep before Heimdall could finish his explanation.
Heimdall would look like that one meme whenever he has to explain his family tree, especially the maternal side. (That meme where that dude has the conspiracy boards behind him)
"Son of nine mothers, all of whom were sisters". I think that means Heimdall was born for the nine realms themselves Edit: Nevermind, he was probably born and reborn on all nine realms.
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If you were disappointed with the lack of representation Heimdall gets in video games, I should let you know he's a playable character in the mythology themed MOBA Smite! He's a hunter (ranged physical attacker) and some of his abilities include teleportation using fragments of the Bifrost, blowing the Gjallarhorn and yeeting enemies through Muspelheim and Niflheim!
My take on Heimdall being "white" ... it makes the most sense if he's something like a warrior who's survived to middle age, not quite as strong as in his youth, but more experienced and seasoned. So while Thor is well-suited to roaming around and getting peed on by giants, Heimdall's talents dispose him towards a role that's a little less active but also beyond the capabilities of a young warrior. His cunning - such as recommending that Thor disguise himself - would also be appropriate to an older warrior. His age would also make sense if he was around at the beginning of human society, cultivating the classes of mankind as well as the sickest burns.
i have no idea what point you were trying to make but heimdall has always been depicted as pale and blonde, the reason he was black in marvel was because of a new phenomenon known as ''blackwashing'' which has grown to be quite common in hollywood these past years
I'm loving the Norse mythology! Hopefully someday you'll explore African mythology and Native American mythology. Also, hopefully, you'll be able to explore the messed of origins of one of my favorite Disney films, The Aristocats. I'm still waiting for that live action adaptation.😉
That would be so educating, I, like many others know next to nothing of African mythology and it would be awesome to see it covered by a popular YTuber
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there is no such thing as ''african mythology'' nor ''Native american mythology'' same as there is no ''european mythology''. Putting all those continents mythologies into one category would be as if you put the greek gods and the norse gods into the same mythology just because they both stem from europe
very cool idea! I definitely want to dive into African folklore this year, so maybe after I familiarize myself with the culture a bit more I’ll look into the gods :)
@@osmosisjones4912 I think you may want to check the spelling in your original comment; you may have wound up using the wrong words, which has made the comment difficult to understand.
Another great video, though I thought I'd mention that although there are numerous theories regarding the identity of Heimdall's mothers, the fact of them being Jotunn is not something that is backed by evidence. The most concrete theory that I am familiar with, is that they are the daughters of the sea goddess Ran and the Jotunn Aegir, and were more or less the Norse version of sea nymphs. Although the names of these daughters are different than those attested for, for Heimdall's mothers, many scholars say this is the strongest theory.
Hollywood thought blackwashing this nordic God, a z list character in the movie with about 6 lines, was what black or white people wanted? They’re so disconnected from reality and insulting to my culture. Most nordics think Hollywood’s Thor movies are trash btw; also WHERE is Thor’s big awesome beard 😆
“ The son of 9 mothers, to whom their all sisters.” Maybe it’s saying Heimdall is the son of the 9 realms that he watches which is all connected like family
That's a really cool interpretation
My daughter and I were watching this and she just picked out this point! I love it!
I was thinking that same thing lol
I was just coming here to say the same!
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mother’s day was probably a pain in the a$$ for heimdall ☹️
I like how you put money signs to replace the letter s because it be expensive
😂😂😂😂
LMAO 🤣🤣
Cue Heimdall opening the BIFROSTttttttt ...on Mothers Day!
_"YOU Get a Card,"_ _"YOU, Get a Card"_ _"YOU Get a Card!"_
_"Everybody Gets a Cardddddddddd!!!!!!!"_
🤣😂😅
Could "mothers" be figurative, and actually represent the nine realms?🤔 (nine mothers, who were also sisters)
That's a good theory. Norse mythology is written as poems, and I believe are thought to have been sung, so it would be more poetic the way it's written rather then "seer of the 9 realms" or something like that. It isn't that uncommon even today to believe there's a connection between mother and child so that connection could be refering to his ability to see into all 9 realms.
that’s soo smart
I remember reading one translation saying that his mother's were the nine waves. Might mean he has a connection to Rán and Ægir, the Jotun of the sea, but then again who the Hel knows?
Possible. I thought of it too.
That is exactly what I thought and maybe he was actually born from the night realms that figuratively but literally so maybe maybe not it is just myth so they say
Since God of War Ragnarok was already released, and Heimdall made his appearance on the video game, can you do an update on this vid and give us an impression of what you think on how he was portrayed in the game?
He even has a bigger role as either the second or third main antagonist... Still little information on him, not even his parentage :/
Can't wait for you to see how Assassin's Creed Valhalla tackles Norse Mythology
It's a good game
No argument there
Love the game 🎮
Shit game
@@daviddune7259 for real
Can you imagine that when Heimdall gets introduced whenever he enters the Valhalla court and the dude who has to introduce him ends with "And Enemy of Loki!" And everyone just claps, b/c everyone hates Loki.
No one in myth "Hated" Loki just tolerated him or were somewhat close to him if you notice Thor in particular does go to Loki if he couldn't solve a problem by beating it with Mjölnir lol Heimdall maybe the only one that did not like Loki because of their feud however that came about but he too tolerated him for the most part due to Odin. But after Ragnarök is started sure they hated him then for obvious reasons of pointing out their flaws and well starting the literal end of all things is understandable. But of course I'm one for Loki he was necessary to push them or save the day then ultimately be their undoing.
@@mrmegalovania pnp
"Born of 9 mothers" reads to me like he formed out of energy from the 9 realms
He was raised and educated by and within the 9 realms by the queens of each realm.
You may ave the right answer
Legit
I love this channel. There aren't many channels that I can say that I eagerly await their videos. This is one of my favorites. Great job, Gunther and Penny!
"Ubisoft" sounds like an insult. "You be soft"
Who says soft is an insult? I’d say rough would be more of an insult 😜
Ubihard sounds worse
@@yit.1173 well it depends on the context in which ya using the term 🤪
I know right.....haters won't get that joke😂😂😂
@@deanamyers57 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Gravity Falls
There’s so many myths and learning them with Jon is so amazing and fun. I knew some just basic info but hearing more detail is great :)
Sounds like he was raised by 9 women. He saw them all as motherly figures.
Ooh
Yes that makes sense, there is a fairy tail of a boy raised by nine women. He is born to the youngest of the nine but he is raised by all nine. So that might be the same with Heimdall
That’s what I thought too, Mr. Nobody.
@@MBS22 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Gravity Falls
@@alexisdowers2030 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Chthulhu as a start for the new series Lovecraft Explained
I love Heimdall. He’s my favourite Norse god
Thank you so much for posting this, life has been crazy with buying first house at 28, moving boxes/furniture with sciatica and going through the motions with my bipolar 1, anxiety disorder, and CPTSD. Haven't been able to read my prose edda much lately so this helps me stay feeling connected to my roots. Thank you :)
I am norwegian and I love to watch all your videos about norse mythology ❤️ it feels like I am a kid listening to my uncle telling me stories.
I just love listening to Jon, Looking at him speaking is also a pleasure, not just very handsome and pleasing to the eye but his facial expressions, his humor and interesting topics are all tick boxes ticked. Keep going strong.
I know this is a long shot but Heimdall got a good amount of screen time in God of War Ragnarok and I would love to hear your thoughts on him and some of the others. (namely Odin as well)
I was confused as to why he wasn't African...
If Marvel can give us a Black Widow movie this late then we deserve a Heimdall movie.
I, a norse pagan, actually wish Marvel/Disney would drop it all together as it bastardized the religion
@@GuideStoneActual I, a danish Viking, I concur with your statement
I a random non pagan agree
@@GuideStoneActual How so?
Too sensitive you guys are, Yoda voice voice ofcourse
I just love how ironic it is that Heimdallr is played by Elba while the Norse myth version of the character is literally described as "the whitest of all the Aesir" lol. I know he's based on the comics character not the mythological one but it's still hilarious.
Who cares Elba’s Heimdal is badass
@@giovan483 a shit more like, after the way he died in Avengers.
@@giovan483 not the point.
A character that got "blackwashed" but somehow worked because of the current generation
White didn’t mean white skin color. It could mean a bunch of things, but in this thing it probably means smart or wise, since the word “white”was used to say that someone is wise or experienced. This is done till this day actually in northern countries, which is where I’m from.
Thank you again, for featuring my drawing :) Loved the video
I remember a Grims tale about the son of 9 mother's. 1 was his mom, the rest were her sisters. They were imprisoned by the king I don't remember for what and he would bring them food. Keeping them alive. He tricked some evil lady and ended up freeing them. Think his mom lost an eye. They all swore to raise and love him.
Thanks!
The Messed Up Origins series has become one of my favorites, been binging it for 2 days lol. 💖
Playing Valhalla right now! 😍
Valhalla is the worst in the series
@@nathandrake7079 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Gravity Falls
11:42 funny u say that actually cuz I came across your channel trough walking up at 3 am and not being able to sleep so I watched hours of your videos on Norse mythology, although I stayed up and treated it as a normal day
Woo! More Norse Myths 😁 perfect timing since I'm about to start cooking😁
Heimdall is one of my favorites. Thank you for taking the time to find out as much as you could for us.
I swear Jon's videos make my day and help me know more bout these characters and more thxs Jon for making my lock down better :>
happy to help! thanks for tuning in :)
@@JonSolo what do you think about doing the new series Anime Explained
@@tijanamilenkovic3425 that actually sounds cool ngl. But would it be about their fighting styles origins or how the anime made change in the world?
I just watched the beauty and the best Messed up origins video again cuz I was bored and had nothing else to do and I got to say Jon used to be hella depressed back in those days. Glad he's more Spiderman/Deadpool quippy and funny. And it just seems like he is more comfortable with these videos now.
Love your videos of the Norse mythology! Greetings from Norway
Hei back from Norway :D
@@sigynfoxy69 what do you think about Jon Solo doing a video about similarities between Disney's Hercules and Dragon Ball
Okay just giving you props to the one part of the video where you have the other you far in the background but then he reappears close to the camera with the, “It’s a Sony exclusive” line. Really great effect
I'm no expert, but I think the myth about Heimdall having made the social classes adds some context to his rivalry with Loki.
Like the person responsible for the status quo probably would despise someone who constantly breaks it.
I like that interpretation!
That actually makes sense considering that in norse mythology, the elements of chaos and order are extremely important.
Man these videos just gives me all kind of nostalgia. In Denmark where I live Norse mythology is a pretty big thing, at least it was in my old school, so you get a lot of different stories from the mythology. In danish the word giant is translates to jætte and the word Jormungandr is usually translated to midgårdsormen and we usually call fenrir fenrisulven. I also remember going on a school trip to jelling-museet which is a museum in Jelling where the jelling stone is placed, which is a stone carved by Harald Blåtand (Bluetooth) and is also called Denmarks baptism certificate since Harald Blåtand is essentially the person that switched Denmark from believing in Norse mythology to believing in Christianity. I even remember a person coming over to our school and doing a PowerPoint presentation of the basics of Norse mythology and afterwards drawing a giant. Fantastic video and extra points for putting me back in like 2. or 3. grade😂
HEIMDALL: I can see everything within the 8 realms
LOKI: But you still failed in Ragnarok
And Infinity War
Plot holes 🤣😂
9 not 8
dammit.
Marvel really screwed up on Heimdall. His powers rival Thor and he has so many powers Marvel didn't even touch on. Disappointed in them.
Well this channel definitely qualifies as content I didn't know I needed. Thank you TH-cam for randomly putting this in my news feed.
The Rigsthula myth reminds me of the Grimms Fairytale called Eve’s Various Children. The story is more of an explanation on why rich people are pretty and poor people are ugly, and it replaces the random couples with Adam and Eve, but I bet it’s a variant of the same myth.
DAMN Grats on the Ubisoft sponsorship man! Rolling with the big boys now!
I am just now seeing this video and I'm on the floor with "These names are killing me!" Norse mythology has always been an interest of mine, (Yeah, I know I'm black, lol) so this was a good view, thanks.
I just found this Chanel and have been binge watching for a few days now, this is really amazing content! I wish he would cover „phantom of the opera“ it used to be my favorite book for a really long time!
Waiting for the day I see the notification “Gemini astrology explained” 🤣♊️ can’t wait
Same!! Gemini squad ♊️
@@BitcoinPitbull Mine was this Monday! Happy Early Birthday!!!🎂
i just hope he dosn't think that scorpios are all about "knoty"stuff
My birthday’s next week!! Gemini gang gang♊️
Me too 😊
This guy right here is boss...always got my mind running on nos...keep it up my guy...and the facial hair is getting on point...im proud of you...
Maybe it just means all nine sisters had a hand in raising him? Or since it’s mythology, they all hand in creating him/willing/welding him into existence? Like they all contributed to his abilities and characteristics.
Congrats on the sponsor! That's biggest one I've seen you have happy for ya!!
"Ya boy has a grill" love it, love your vids.🥰
Are you a doll
@@johnlawful2272 no, hella makeup and photoshop 🙂
Love the new puppy! Penny is adorable!
Maybe he’s like Orpheus where he has one mom, but was raised by her and his aunts?
EXACTLY. BORN INTO A POLYANDRY FAMILY
Nice vid, I'm more of a cat person but introducing "Gunk and Punk" got me. It reminded me to smash the like button - good job!
This was excellent - one of your best.
One thing that you might be interested in is the etymological origins of black and white in Nordic languages. You need a conceptual shift in the idea of colour, first, though. Black and white were perceived as the same philosophical concept - an absence of colour (the idea of black and bleach - the withdrawal of colour - are the exact same). What we regard as 'colours' were regarded as shades of 'grey' between an absence of colour. So the cinematic portrayal of Heimdall as a brown-eyed, brown-skinned man is exactly as accurate as a portrayal of him as a blue-eyed, pink-skinned man.
Once you work from the basis that there was day and night and everything between was variations between absences in being able to see things with your eyes, that human evolutionary leap between experiencing things in nature that we call colour and being able to control the colour (through dying and painting and staining) of things we see becomes enormous.
Oh well, just an idea.
From a philosophical standpoint then, or at least with what you said, maybe it means like "the most pure" so as the gateway guardian he's like Someone who can't be tainted?
“I want it injected into my face” 😂😂😂 you just gained a new subscriber
The Ubisoft sponsor was genuinely impressive
To me Idris Elba as Heimdall was more sexy than Thor, I know it’s an unpopular opinion but for me he just looks better
It's not an unpopular opinion.he's Aware of the Effect he Has on Women.
@Tigertodd i'm just quoting him from the office bruh
@Tigertodd😆😂😂🤣🤣🤣
It puts a smile on my face everytime I get a notification from this channel... you know, when it works lol
As a woman, if I had to choose one of those names, I would go with Skinny Hips lol
me too. lol
Shorty is slang for Fine, aka hot, aka good looking girl.
Mine would be lumpy
@@Danae78 I would still prefer skinny hips lol
@@brandonhey7797 there is no particular way to spell it bruh lmao
Whoa. Lost my old phone and your subscribers were at like 100k. My daughter goes "what happened to the John shot first guy?" We look up your channel and see you blew up!! Congrats!!! You deserve it
It’s also hilarious when you think about the fact that Heimdall and Loki hated each other, yet Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston are good friends!
Congratulations on 1 million followers 💕💕💕
Can't wait for the day i see scorpio astrology explained I will literally cry with joy
that’s my sign so I’m excited for it too! 😜
Scorpio squad let's go
Let's goo 🦂
@@JonSolo same 😂
Am I the one Scorpio who hates my sign?😂 JK I can't wait for it too🤪
So so excited for the game streams!! And a great videoo as always
I've heard once that Heimdall's mothers were the 9 seas or ocean.
Never heard the term 9 seas it's usually 7 but I guess the vikings could have had a different definition of seas. They probably only knew 2 of the oceans; the Atlantic and I think a wreck or 2 has been found in the Arctic ocean, unless I'm thinking of a movie or show, but I don't think they ever mad it to the Pacific and while they traveled alot it was mostly by boat so I don't think they found all the places we refer to as seas today.
can't say I grew up reading the Pros Edda, but I do fondly remember a comic book series named Valhalla that did tell /make a small spin on each of these myths you told about the Norse gods.
I remember one of these comic books about Heimdall, where he was getting together with Freyja and Loki came and screwed it up by stealing the necklace of love. Heimdall almost killed the poor bastard, as you can't hide from someone who can hear the grass grow and see the four corners of the world. but Loki got him to back off by telling the half-truth that he made a bet with Odin about stealing the necklace. it was a very interesting read, but I am unsure if those comic books ever got published outside my country.
now kratos is smoking his pack
It been so long,I missed this so great.
Can you do the Astrology Of Virgo please!?
i'm sure Jon'll get to us innn about...three months.
make that two months, three weeks, and some-odd days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
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@@deboralee1623 😭😣 ugh why do we have to be so far awayyyy
@@annieramirez8803 remember, if Jon'd gone in alphabetical order, we'd be last.
@@deboralee1623 yeah, thats true
Congrats on that sponsor dude! :D That's rad!
Heimdall was my FAVORITE in the MCU films! Idris Elba played him SO WELL! I have an affinity to characters like him. So I totally cried when I watched Avengers: infinity war 😭😭😭😭
I've played Phoenix Rising twice and low-key have been waiting for you to play it since I voted for it in your community pole
Something occurs to me: Could you go over the origins of "That's a 4-letter word"? Obviously, that's meant to signify a bad word like "f*ck", "sh*t", or even "damn", but it can also extend to certain economic terms, certain car brands, and other things depending on who you talk to.
And there are so many other 4-letter words that aren't bad: like "like", "hike", "thin", "that", etc. Heck, "four", is a 4-letter word, and the only number the same amount of letters as its number.
So, where did the expression come from?
Some 4 letter words that have, at least one bad/sad meaning(s)/connotation(s), IMHO are;
hate, hurt, kill, envy, mean. ugly, pain, ache, sore, sick, gore/gory, lame, maim, mute, dumb, rape, raze, haze, loot, scum, scam, play, take, fake, snub, snob, poor, cold, burn, leer, ogle, brat,
4 letter bad weather words (snow, rain, hail, hoar, smog, *)
*repeat cold, and haze/hazy
There's this one book I read a couple years ago, Loki by Mike Vasich, it's a novel that tells of the events leading to ragnarok and despite the name it's not solely focused on Loki
Hey Jon, being that Christians very often incorporated or adopted/reimagined many myths/legends of other cultures/religions into the Christian mythos, perhaps more of Heimdall's story can be found or, at least, speculated upon if researching through Christian mythos that is either known to have evolved from Norse mythology or has very similar/coincidental aspects. Just a thought. You're the research expert so I'll leave that for you to ponder.
It's possible, but chances are it was probably changed/adapted to the point that the original version is impossible to speculate on.
I doubt it the christians tried to erase everything to do with our old gods, the only reason we know so much about them is because of the skalds and eddas
You can see the effects of Christianity in what remains tho (cough cough Snori cough cough), but like you said yhe reverse is true too. Most major Christian holidays and practices were Pagan and were preserved by having a Christian coat of paint added. Folk stories and wives tales have carried a lot of the old practices and traditions forward too, although a lot of the original meanings are probably lost. Honestly tho, it would be an interesting endeavor to pour through the Christian mythos to see what clues and breadcrumbs are still there.
Which is the problem with Norse Mythology as they rarely wrote about their religion, they only really got establish after the Christianzation of Scandinavia which is surprisingly less bloody than how Lithuania got Christianized. (in Short Northern Crusades happened mostly failed so Lithuanians had enough and basically converted to Christianity and then later created Poland-Lithuania and the Teutonic order still hated them and then later became Prussia.)
Super excited to see you stream mythology themed games!
Nobody ever bothers to ask Heimdall about his parentage, because it probably takes hours to explain. :D I like to think that the ones who tried fell asleep before Heimdall could finish his explanation.
Heimdall would look like that one meme whenever he has to explain his family tree, especially the maternal side. (That meme where that dude has the conspiracy boards behind him)
@@AngelArcher17 I need someone to draw that!
@@Logitah MCU version, GOW version, or one's own interpretation of appearance?
@@AngelArcher17 Own interpretation. (I like those the most).
When Ubisoft sponsors you, you officially made it congrats man
"Son of nine mothers, all of whom were sisters". I think that means Heimdall was born for the nine realms themselves
Edit: Nevermind, he was probably born and reborn on all nine realms.
what a video, i loved every minute of it
Btw if you’ve never had mead, you gotta try it!
Seconded
You know. you have inspired me. I'll swing by the store and get some while I'm out shopping.
@@MissCaraMint Awesome! You don’t need much at once but it’s really good. Not all stores carry a big variety of it. Most have Chaucer’s, which is like the commoner’s mead, which is usually fine for me, I’m not that picky. But it’s not really expensive. Even the fancier kinds are really affordable.
i have been waiting for this day, and im pleased u-u
I was saddened when Starman... I mean Heimdall, died during Ragnorok.
Super excited for this vid 😍😍😍
4:55 ok far fetched but maybe it meant he had nine sisters and they took care of him like a mother more then his/their mother did?
Ubisoft sponsoring is awesome!
If you were disappointed with the lack of representation Heimdall gets in video games, I should let you know he's a playable character in the mythology themed MOBA Smite! He's a hunter (ranged physical attacker) and some of his abilities include teleportation using fragments of the Bifrost, blowing the Gjallarhorn and yeeting enemies through Muspelheim and Niflheim!
Keep up the good work no matter the crazy names 🌹🌹🌹
My take on Heimdall being "white" ... it makes the most sense if he's something like a warrior who's survived to middle age, not quite as strong as in his youth, but more experienced and seasoned. So while Thor is well-suited to roaming around and getting peed on by giants, Heimdall's talents dispose him towards a role that's a little less active but also beyond the capabilities of a young warrior. His cunning - such as recommending that Thor disguise himself - would also be appropriate to an older warrior. His age would also make sense if he was around at the beginning of human society, cultivating the classes of mankind as well as the sickest burns.
i have no idea what point you were trying to make but heimdall has always been depicted as pale and blonde, the reason he was black in marvel was because of a new phenomenon known as ''blackwashing'' which has grown to be quite common in hollywood these past years
@@elliot04877 Show us on the doll where the woman refused to touch you.
@@kingbeauregard what are you even talking about?
Like Gandolf the White
@@TheDonLife30 No
CONGRATS ON 1M💗💗💗💗
9 realms , nine mothers , all sister (connected to each other) hmmm , why cant he be both æser and vanir?
And white elf, dark elf, human, jatun, dwarf
been waiting for this video ❤️💯
I hope this isn't too much to ask for but can you do Mayan gods?
And Aztec
YES, CO-SIGNED!
Ohh shit you know it's gonna be a good video when it's Jon dropping in!!
I'm loving the Norse mythology!
Hopefully someday you'll explore African mythology and Native American mythology.
Also, hopefully, you'll be able to explore the messed of origins of one of my favorite Disney films, The Aristocats. I'm still waiting for that live action adaptation.😉
That would be so educating, I, like many others know next to nothing of African mythology and it would be awesome to see it covered by a popular YTuber
@@neoandroid8586 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of these for Anime Explained series
Code Gease
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So I Am A Spider, So What?
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@Jayy Rxbxl what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of It
@Jayy Rxbxl I meant the book
there is no such thing as ''african mythology'' nor ''Native american mythology'' same as there is no ''european mythology''. Putting all those continents mythologies into one category would be as if you put the greek gods and the norse gods into the same mythology just because they both stem from europe
have you heard bo burnhams song Rant? its a whole song with the outro music you use 😁 its one of my favorite things about your videos
Jon: Relax Karen-
Me: What I didn't say anything........oh it's the Karen meme again..*Sigh* I'm so tired of it lol
Definitely something a Karen would comment
12:03 this took me way too much by surprise 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You should do Africans Gods.
Please do
@@mymyhi9921 what do you think about The Messed Up Origins of Gravity Falls
very cool idea! I definitely want to dive into African folklore this year, so maybe after I familiarize myself with the culture a bit more I’ll look into the gods :)
Well the Ubisoft sponsor was a bit unexpected. Go on Jon , killing it with big boy collaborations.
The story of Echo& narcissus is the gender revered of protect purity vs incel dynamic
Um...what?
Please explain.
@@Silver_Sonic_23 go back a few weeks join explained every thing . I wrote my comment on that before but I was late no could found my comment
@@osmosisjones4912 wut
@@osmosisjones4912 I think you may want to check the spelling in your original comment; you may have wound up using the wrong words, which has made the comment difficult to understand.
You should do another Heimdall episode since God of War Ragnarok just came out and he's one of the bosses
Why that doesn't make any sense its gonna be the as this
This ought to be interesting.
Then again less than 2 minutes in and maybe not...?
Another great video, though I thought I'd mention that although there are numerous theories regarding the identity of Heimdall's mothers, the fact of them being Jotunn is not something that is backed by evidence. The most concrete theory that I am familiar with, is that they are the daughters of the sea goddess Ran and the Jotunn Aegir, and were more or less the Norse version of sea nymphs. Although the names of these daughters are different than those attested for, for Heimdall's mothers, many scholars say this is the strongest theory.
Hollywood thought blackwashing this nordic God, a z list character in the movie with about 6 lines, was what black or white people wanted? They’re so disconnected from reality and insulting to my culture. Most nordics think Hollywood’s Thor movies are trash btw; also WHERE is Thor’s big awesome beard 😆
Love all your videos Jon and hope your videos stay this perfect thank you for all you time and humor 😊
Ya boy had a grill!! Best feat by far!!