I watched a lego channel review this set and complain about the "Historical inaccuracies", by which they meant the blacksmith being female, and I remember thinking "No way that's even on the list for jimmy". Boy, its nice to be proven right!
I always wonder how these people have these ideas. Women back in the day usually worked in their husband's business if he was a craftsman, they would probably have done that the same when he was a blacksmith, unless they were physically not able to. But there are female blacksmiths today, right!? So, at least some women capable of blacksmithing would have existed back then too. Probably more than today, because people would generally be more used to physically demanding work that we are today.
Yeah, we have no evidence the Old Norse gendered smithing afaik. That’s a but disappointing. But then, maybe they don’t have training in historical research? I’m trying to be kind 😅
THIS is the content we need 🙂 (seriously, actually love all your videos). @TheWelshViking have you seen the episode of James May's Toy Stories where he attempted to build a functional house out of Lego?
I wouldn't expect too much in terms of historical accuracy from a toy company. But Denmark's no.1 modern cultural export getting Denmark's no.1 historical export wrong seems inherently disappointing. C'mon Lego- do your ancestor's proud with an historically plausible Heorot set already!
Building it now, it *is* super fun. Especially for a Rohan/Knight's Tale-inspired Viking village. The little snowdrifts are a nice touch. The rune stone is adorable. I can't bring myself to put the horns on the helmets. Or the Anime pauldrons. 😂 Goes well with my little medieval blacksmith and Tower of Orthanac. I'm thinking of having Greema visit.
Hey man, BrickHammer here (the guy who submitted the original idea for the Viking village on the LEGO IDEAS website) 👋🏻 I really had a great time listening to your thoughts. Great video! Having a master's degree in history myself, I am fully aware that the Viking Village is not accurate at all but I am still super happy with how the set turned out. It is very much inspired by pop culture depictions of Vikings and also fantasy cultures like Rohan which is more fitting for a children's toy. However, I made sure it included at least one authentic helmet (the one in the forge WITHOUT the horns 😅).
To be fair, the figure in the horned hat is gnashing his teeth, which made me think of the chess set with Berserker pawns. Not gnashing his teeth on his shield though.
they should sell mystery box archeological lego, where you get a bunch of pieces but have to guess how they go together based on a few pictures representing finds from other areas
For the tiny pieces that I've seen my grandson use that would be phenomenal. Uneducated children would likely figure out both the build and the object before their elders, too.
I like that the 1st mini fig is wearing a blue cloak. Maybe he's off for some vengeance and violence. In the sagas someone wearing a blue cloak was often out for vengeance.
I wonder if that became a threat? Like, if some drunk dude at the drinking hall called you a maidenless peasant, do you come back with "I'm about to don my blue cloak!"?
"black leather viking" is a very nice little catch-all term for the fantasticized version of vikings vs the historical reality. I just now realized this, but like, vikings and pirates have a lot in common in that they were both actual, historical, groups of people who got COMPLETELY mythologized and romanticized in the modern era to the point that they barely resemble their historical counterparts at all.
Vikings aren't the pirates people picture when they hear the word "pirate", but they *_were_* pirates. As used in the Old Icelandic Norse text of Egil's Saga, the word "vikingr" is simply an Old Norse synonym for "pirate" or "freebooter;" to go a-viking was to engage in maritime armed robbery, i.e. piracy. From what I'm given to understand, in its original context the word only ever applied to the relatively small fraction of the population that actually engaged in piracy; it was never an endonym for Scandinavians generally during what is now called the "Viking Age."
Honestly, the historical inaccuracies were actually not as horribly bothersome as I thought they'd be when i purchased the set! And upon reading the instructions, they actually offer a bit of a history lesson on the first few pages about vikings and medieval Scandinavia! The original designer also admits that the goal was not for historical accuracy, but more so to recreate the feeling of the og lego viking sets, with the horned helmets and such lol. Still, I will never complain about hearing you talk about legos and vikings, great video! And now I feel there's even more of a cause to make a historical accurate viking set! 💪
I happened to be on hand when someone I know had the LEGO Titanic model delivered. The finished ship will be around 4 feet long, and the box was so heavy I could barely lift it. They could make a more authentic Viking settlement for the adult builder market, and I bet it would sell, especially if it was like that Swedish fort. And it would still be fun! As for what to do with the finished model...for the Titanic, we were joking that they should hang it from the ceiling above their staircase, angled downward.
I would get some plastic "icebergs", floating planks, life boats, etc., all hanging on fishing line ! Slightest wind would make them 'float' independently!
The Viking woman's horned helmet is giving off very strong Wagnerian opera vibes. The dress is pretty good, though. There was a longship set released a few years back, with options for a (tiny) hall, Jormungandr and the Fenris wolf. I was quite impressed.
if you have a few minutes, look at the instructions that come with the set, they are available online for free and it includes “artist statements” for lack of a better term that explain why they included horned helmets and the thor hammer (the hammer is a reference to the fan designer) also, the fan designer is a historian
Yes, the horns were chosen for nostalgia and pop culture reasons. It is a toy after all 🤷 And I guess the set could always be used as a base for more accurate MOCs.
Now you've got me thinking. I gave up Lego for Minecraft for the simple fact I can't step on Minecraft in the dark when I go to the bathroom at night. One cool thing about the Bedrock edition is creating custom blocks. I've been working on geometric tiles for an Ottoman palace. I don't know why I didn't think about Vikings. Thanks for the inspiration!
We definitely do. There are websites dedicated to tracking the prices of sets; where to find them new at a discount (happens all the time _somewhere_), used in all conditions, etc, etc. Whenever content creators review new sets, the price pretty much always comes up. This one is actually on the cheaper side, when you look at the price per brick. And yes, when the price goes over the dreaded 10cents/piece, they will make a point of it in the review.
Wow, I'm gonna get that for my grandson-he loves legos. He's 24 this year. Oh, and speaking of light hearted but hard hitting, have you ever seen the SNL skit with the Scottish air traffic controller? At the end it switches over to Welsh air traffic control. It's effing unbelievably funny.
Thank you for this--it was fun! I would still happily do Lego now, and I'm in my late 40s, especially if my nieces wanted to play, or any kids I was encountering. I happily played with Lego well into high school, and at that point, Pirate Lego was new. I was ahead of the trend on the pirate thing (this was the early '90s), and totally got into it. A friend of mine enjoyed Castle Lego (which I did, too), but we had a bet that we would play Lego of each of these factions, and would "win." My friend was not familiar with history as much as I was, and my argument for why the Pirates would win was because they had cannons and gunpowder; my friend argued Castle would win because "we have a dragon, a wizard, and a ghost." ;) We never got to have the showdown because he moved away, but we're back in touch now, and we still talk about it...and he at last admitted that I was being too kind in offering to play it out, because he has learned some history now as well. I would love to see some Celtic Lego sets--whether medieval Irish, Welsh, or ancient Gaulish! That would be fun! But I don't have the means currently to design something and submit photos, alas.
Nice ! Now I wait for the Asterix comics serie review, it's also very very important :D (and If you want a more serious Viking comics serie, there is also Thorgal !)
You mentioned Assassin's Creed Valhalla.There is a game called Discovery Tour: Viking Age. This is related to Assassin's Creed Valhalla but it's a non combat game with a story to complete. However it does actively looks to teach about Vikings. Have you ever seen that? How accurate is that in visuals and it's written material?
For a Danish company to put this pure fantasy out when they clearly know how to make at least semi-realistic looking viking figures and ships is a bit of a shame and a missed opportunity. But I guess the market wants what it wants, and the market is clearly not ready for horn-less vikings even in 2024. :)
I believe the fan designer requested the horns; going for historical inaccuracy on purpose. They do include a helmet without horns in the Blacksmith workshop. The set definitely has a “How to train your dragon” vibe.
@@sidneyblondellI heard the original designer or “fan” wanted the more authentic helmets instead, which is why the one helmet was added. This design is from Lego itself. The original design it’s based on by a guy named BrickHammer is different but similar.
member of that discord patreon crowd, grinning through the whole video :))) Well done, well done. I support the idea of building an accurate viking village in one of the next ones :)
Hey Jimmy1 I have a serious question [ignore my non-serious youtube]. I run a museum in Canada and we are having a Lego exhibit this summer. Would you mind if I shared this video with my staff/our audience? We are rebranding the museum to be more academic friendly while still engaging with our core audience of mostly daycares. I think everyone would love to see your take on historic legos.
@@m.maclellan7147 man we donthave the budget for the build set!! I wish I could get him over for oneof our CV Building talks (we invite graduate students from our local university in to give a talk in their research subject. looks good on an academic CV)
I will say though that putting the minifigs in grey, brown, and black in the other dioramas takes away a lot of their charm. The main Lego one shown here looks like more fun because you can immediately tell the characters apart by their bright colors (they're not the same color as the furniture!)
LEGO is for kids, yes. Kids of all ages! These sets are aimed at kids 18+. I would like a bit more historical accuracy. ;P Especially from a company based in Denmark! This one is actually quite cheap, relatively speaking, at just under €0.07/piece compared to the "benchmark of a fairly priced set" of (preferabely under) €0.10/piece. :) It would probably look good together with the Dungeons & Dragons castle that is heavily rumored to be officially revealed tomorrow :)
I just had to go check my Medieval Blacksmith set, in which there is a proper forging hammer, so I don't think that woman is meant to be a smith, I think she's meant to be a warrior, which is also nice to see.
Definitely didn't realise I needed to see this - brightened up my gloomy day! Joining the folks who would love to see you design a historically accurate Lego house (virtually or with bricks)!
THIS is the important content we need 😊 (seriously though, love all your videos). @TheWelshViking have you seen the episode of James May's Toy Stories where he attempted to build a functional house out of Lego?
I am so here for this!! I love the different shields on the longboat! And thank you for showing the picture of the fortified village in Sweden...just wow...I had no idea!
Sometimes you've just gotta cut loose, let your hair down, and do a Lego video. This was so much fun! And I love the photos of the different settlements! I want to visit them!
This was indeed fun & silly & delightful to watch! (It actually "whetted" my appetite, literally, and I was able to have a lovely little supper whilst watching it😀) Hooray for the creator who produces content the patrons plead for😁, well, when it's so pleasant to do, especially, I would imagine.
125 pounds?! oof, my wallet screamed just looking at that price.... those positives are really nice to see tho! and i always love hearing your explanations about what viking-age towns would have looked like! 🥰
I'm just glad you found a Lego set that you like "playing" with: I wanted to get their limited-edition "Yellow Submarine" set, years ago, but I couldn't do it. 😞
Watching the laugh that I'm sure you and so many others were keeping in while watching/talking about this almost made me burst out laughing in the middle of a laundromat
Soooo... I know the guy who was at the head of the Shuttle/Hubble LEGO model, Milan Madge, has a fantastic historical sewing Instagram account... I'll send him the video, maybe something can be done... :D
I think it is interesting, that vikings, generally often from the very flat Denmark, sometimes expliclty stated, are basically always shown in some extremly rocky terrain.
This is the cross-over of my TH-cam obsessions that I never dared to think possible. If @bernadettebanner starts restoring oil paintings or mid-century-modern furniture now, I can die happy... 😄
I very much enjoy the critiques of current archeological debates, and all the educational content,but I also get a lot of joy and fun from these slightly less serious though no less important videos
I don't blame you for not buying that kit! My kids get kits like that sometimes, but that's because both sets of aunts and uncles will go in together on combined Christmas and birthday gifts, which are purchased with their one uncle's employee discount at the toy store. LEGO gets expensive really quickly.
also blues for clothing colors. and some mini-figs in apron dresses without the helmets would be nice too. it does look fun though. it makes a good fantasy set.
i really like this, it's an honest review of a theme Lego, really needed to look closer at. it's a company in demark, so why didn't they at least include one dragon? i had the older viking mini set, number triple zero eight 2, which was a boat, mini figure and a dragon. it was a red one. i don't see any dragons now, with Lego's viking sets, why?
i loooooove this. my first lego set ever in my childhood was iteraly a viking ship (two row boats with a thing in the mittel to place the mast on and strings to span between the mast and the ends of the boats, and it had a flag and i thing somewere i still have one of the two viking warriors)
I think I spied a wild Jimmy at TORM on Saturday rushing out of the second hall wearing a bowler but it may have been a doppelganger, needless to say if it was you, you looked mighty smart sir and I hope you had a good day! love your content and no matter the topic your enthusiasm is truly contagious 😊 take care and best wishes!
slightly disappointed you didnt actually have the set to show us lol but understand not wanting to spend that kind of money on it. Thanks for this fun lego review!
Wait …. Lego is a Danish company and they don’t want to get a Viking village right? Horns on the helmets? I know, I know, it just a toy but horns on the helmets!! Edit. I’m going to go in search of my sense of humor. BRB
So I had to stop the video to get out my MASTERFUL simple penannular brooches because they are NOT my little weakling homemade fares, but expertly crafted by a blacksmith in the Ukraine and are thick, sturdy, and downright dreamy. But you were making a face, and so I had to tab forward until your face approved. How dare you delay your approval of my simply elegant loves? You owe me a mead, good sir.
If I remember correctly, Lego was invented in Denmark, so you would think they would get it right. BUT it is likely designed for kids, and commercial success probably is more important than historical accuracy.
Always appreciate it when something so serious and deep comes across my screen. Really makes me think and reconsider life, the universe in general. Also - the viking ship & pirate ship were my favourites growing up XD
If you are looking for an affordable lego-alternative I can whole-heartedly recommend Bluebrixx. Their medieval buildings and especially the fictitious Blaustein Castle with its various extensions is very well-researched and its details never cease to amaze me!
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I watched a lego channel review this set and complain about the "Historical inaccuracies", by which they meant the blacksmith being female, and I remember thinking "No way that's even on the list for jimmy". Boy, its nice to be proven right!
I always wonder how these people have these ideas.
Women back in the day usually worked in their husband's business if he was a craftsman, they would probably have done that the same when he was a blacksmith, unless they were physically not able to. But there are female blacksmiths today, right!? So, at least some women capable of blacksmithing would have existed back then too. Probably more than today, because people would generally be more used to physically demanding work that we are today.
Yeah, we have no evidence the Old Norse gendered smithing afaik. That’s a but disappointing. But then, maybe they don’t have training in historical research? I’m trying to be kind 😅
People a bit short. Weapons plastic.
Their clothing has the wrong threadcount too!
Hands lacking fingers. Clearly AI.
You might be deceived. I’ve stepped on the non Viking Lego and it hurts. I’m guessing Viking Lego 9X worse.
THIS is the content we need 🙂 (seriously, actually love all your videos). @TheWelshViking have you seen the episode of James May's Toy Stories where he attempted to build a functional house out of Lego?
@@TheWelshViking I thought that AI was more renowned for too many fingers ^_~
I wouldn't expect too much in terms of historical accuracy from a toy company. But Denmark's no.1 modern cultural export getting Denmark's no.1 historical export wrong seems inherently disappointing. C'mon Lego- do your ancestor's proud with an historically plausible Heorot set already!
Hrothgar and Beowulf minifigs would be awesome. Grendel would be more of a macro-fig.
Building it now, it *is* super fun. Especially for a Rohan/Knight's Tale-inspired Viking village. The little snowdrifts are a nice touch. The rune stone is adorable. I can't bring myself to put the horns on the helmets. Or the Anime pauldrons. 😂 Goes well with my little medieval blacksmith and Tower of Orthanac. I'm thinking of having Greema visit.
Hey man, BrickHammer here (the guy who submitted the original idea for the Viking village on the LEGO IDEAS website) 👋🏻 I really had a great time listening to your thoughts. Great video!
Having a master's degree in history myself, I am fully aware that the Viking Village is not accurate at all but I am still super happy with how the set turned out. It is very much inspired by pop culture depictions of Vikings and also fantasy cultures like Rohan which is more fitting for a children's toy. However, I made sure it included at least one authentic helmet (the one in the forge WITHOUT the horns 😅).
This set is unfortunately missing the iconic shredded berserker, clad in a totally historically accurate leather speedo. Disappointing.
To be fair, the figure in the horned hat is gnashing his teeth, which made me think of the chess set with Berserker pawns. Not gnashing his teeth on his shield though.
Thank you for the content warning at the beginning, Jimmy. This is a very serious subject and I’m thankful to you for handling it with such care.
Extreme Seriousness Warning
they should sell mystery box archeological lego, where you get a bunch of pieces but have to guess how they go together based on a few pictures representing finds from other areas
That's a cool idea
For the tiny pieces that I've seen my grandson use that would be phenomenal. Uneducated children would likely figure out both the build and the object before their elders, too.
anything left over you can't figure out is 'ritual'
I want this soooo baaaaaaaad!!!!!! I would pay actual real money for this.
I love this so much!!!!
I like that the 1st mini fig is wearing a blue cloak. Maybe he's off for some vengeance and violence. In the sagas someone wearing a blue cloak was often out for vengeance.
Aw, and he looks so happy about it, bless him!
I wonder if that became a threat? Like, if some drunk dude at the drinking hall called you a maidenless peasant, do you come back with "I'm about to don my blue cloak!"?
Buy it. Build it. Sell it.
Add in an archeological critique in the box.
oooh, build it during a live stream? We could all chip in!
Ok now you’re giving me dangerous ideas
ulterior motive, this will keep me from buying it 😅
@@TheWelshViking oh no! How shocking! Whatever shall we do? Where is my cast iron fainting couch?
Haha! Do a giveaway raffle for your viewers or Patreons or something. Complete with a critique, of course.
"black leather viking" is a very nice little catch-all term for the fantasticized version of vikings vs the historical reality.
I just now realized this, but like, vikings and pirates have a lot in common in that they were both actual, historical, groups of people who got COMPLETELY mythologized and romanticized in the modern era to the point that they barely resemble their historical counterparts at all.
Amazing take. Yes!
Vikings aren't the pirates people picture when they hear the word "pirate", but they *_were_* pirates. As used in the Old Icelandic Norse text of Egil's Saga, the word "vikingr" is simply an Old Norse synonym for "pirate" or "freebooter;" to go a-viking was to engage in maritime armed robbery, i.e. piracy. From what I'm given to understand, in its original context the word only ever applied to the relatively small fraction of the population that actually engaged in piracy; it was never an endonym for Scandinavians generally during what is now called the "Viking Age."
They also both carry the largest amount of belt accessories at Ren Faires 😂😂
Also add Ninjas as a historical group that gets misinterpreted a lot
i like to call it the "sexy- leatherclad-barbaria- trope"
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I got the set as a Solstice gift from my older sister because
1. I love vikings
2. I love legos
I absolutely freaking love it.
Same here!
Honestly, the historical inaccuracies were actually not as horribly bothersome as I thought they'd be when i purchased the set!
And upon reading the instructions, they actually offer a bit of a history lesson on the first few pages about vikings and medieval Scandinavia!
The original designer also admits that the goal was not for historical accuracy, but more so to recreate the feeling of the og lego viking sets, with the horned helmets and such lol.
Still, I will never complain about hearing you talk about legos and vikings, great video! And now I feel there's even more of a cause to make a historical accurate viking set! 💪
Now I want to see a video of Jimmy making his own lego Viking village...or at least house!
More accurate then most Viking shows or movies!
👆
I happened to be on hand when someone I know had the LEGO Titanic model delivered. The finished ship will be around 4 feet long, and the box was so heavy I could barely lift it.
They could make a more authentic Viking settlement for the adult builder market, and I bet it would sell, especially if it was like that Swedish fort. And it would still be fun!
As for what to do with the finished model...for the Titanic, we were joking that they should hang it from the ceiling above their staircase, angled downward.
I would get some plastic "icebergs", floating planks, life boats, etc., all hanging on fishing line ! Slightest wind would make them 'float' independently!
You forgot another use for legos: weapons of mass destruction, at least upon bare feet in the dark😂
Great way to catch intruders though. Who needs a guard dog when intruders can curse loudly?
I love how this topic got started in the discord just kinda casually, and it snowballed from there into this video
We know who to blame 🤣
The Viking woman's horned helmet is giving off very strong Wagnerian opera vibes. The dress is pretty good, though.
There was a longship set released a few years back, with options for a (tiny) hall, Jormungandr and the Fenris wolf. I was quite impressed.
if you have a few minutes, look at the instructions that come with the set, they are available online for free and it includes “artist statements” for lack of a better term that explain why they included horned helmets and the thor hammer (the hammer is a reference to the fan designer)
also, the fan designer is a historian
Yes, the horns were chosen for nostalgia and pop culture reasons. It is a toy after all 🤷 And I guess the set could always be used as a base for more accurate MOCs.
I appreciate such serious, thoughtful deep dive research into important subjects.
In fairness to Lego Vikings' with Molnar, it might be the only decent Lego hammer that isn't a Modern Hammer.
If we buy enough ko-fis, can we get a video of jimmy redesigning the village to be more historical?
Ooh!! I'd definitely chip in for that!
Oh, I should have thought of that! A new video idea which I will have a crack at by borrowing some bricks
Or we could bombard Jimmy's PO box with random Lego bricks...
“Disappointed to find figures have sides of heads shaved to reveal aegishjalmur tattoos”
Now you've got me thinking. I gave up Lego for Minecraft for the simple fact I can't step on Minecraft in the dark when I go to the bathroom at night. One cool thing about the Bedrock edition is creating custom blocks. I've been working on geometric tiles for an Ottoman palace. I don't know why I didn't think about Vikings.
Thanks for the inspiration!
It's always *good* to see Jimmy cover the most _important_ stuffs! 😤🔥
Serious Business
I wonder if LEGO fans rant about the cost of their kits the way Warhammer fans bemoan GW’s pricing.
Not so sure if the fans care, but their parents, family and friends sure care! Every birthday or Christmas present can be crazy expensive!
We definitely do. There are websites dedicated to tracking the prices of sets; where to find them new at a discount (happens all the time _somewhere_), used in all conditions, etc, etc.
Whenever content creators review new sets, the price pretty much always comes up. This one is actually on the cheaper side, when you look at the price per brick. And yes, when the price goes over the dreaded 10cents/piece, they will make a point of it in the review.
Crikey, I just had a read into the per piece pricing talk and it’s fascinating!
There's a used Lego store a couple towns over from me (Weymouth, Mass., USA)
Anyone extolling the advantages of 3D printing LEGOs to “stick it to the man”?
Wow, I'm gonna get that for my grandson-he loves legos. He's 24 this year. Oh, and speaking of light hearted but hard hitting, have you ever seen the SNL skit with the Scottish air traffic controller? At the end it switches over to Welsh air traffic control. It's effing unbelievably funny.
Thank you for this--it was fun!
I would still happily do Lego now, and I'm in my late 40s, especially if my nieces wanted to play, or any kids I was encountering.
I happily played with Lego well into high school, and at that point, Pirate Lego was new. I was ahead of the trend on the pirate thing (this was the early '90s), and totally got into it. A friend of mine enjoyed Castle Lego (which I did, too), but we had a bet that we would play Lego of each of these factions, and would "win." My friend was not familiar with history as much as I was, and my argument for why the Pirates would win was because they had cannons and gunpowder; my friend argued Castle would win because "we have a dragon, a wizard, and a ghost." ;) We never got to have the showdown because he moved away, but we're back in touch now, and we still talk about it...and he at last admitted that I was being too kind in offering to play it out, because he has learned some history now as well.
I would love to see some Celtic Lego sets--whether medieval Irish, Welsh, or ancient Gaulish! That would be fun! But I don't have the means currently to design something and submit photos, alas.
Nice ! Now I wait for the Asterix comics serie review, it's also very very important :D (and If you want a more serious Viking comics serie, there is also Thorgal !)
Got it for my spouse for Yule and it is a lot of fun, especially with a lighting kit!
Oooh dynamically lit lego!
You mentioned Assassin's Creed Valhalla.There is a game called Discovery Tour: Viking Age. This is related to Assassin's Creed Valhalla but it's a non combat game with a story to complete. However it does actively looks to teach about Vikings. Have you ever seen that? How accurate is that in visuals and it's written material?
"Something's causing a good deal of disturbance in the (Viking Age study) force"
"LEGO"
"Huh?"
For a Danish company to put this pure fantasy out when they clearly know how to make at least semi-realistic looking viking figures and ships is a bit of a shame and a missed opportunity. But I guess the market wants what it wants, and the market is clearly not ready for horn-less vikings even in 2024. :)
The market only wants what it wants because we keep caving to infantile demands. The market would get smarter if we kicked it in the arse.
I believe the fan designer requested the horns; going for historical inaccuracy on purpose. They do include a helmet without horns in the Blacksmith workshop. The set definitely has a “How to train your dragon” vibe.
@@sidneyblondellI heard the original designer or “fan” wanted the more authentic helmets instead, which is why the one helmet was added. This design is from Lego itself. The original design it’s based on by a guy named BrickHammer is different but similar.
Should we all send a few bricks to Jimmy so he can build this?
For just one brick a month…
@TheWelshViking if you had a "community tab" - you could post a spreadsheet of which bits you need.....
member of that discord patreon crowd, grinning through the whole video :)))
Well done, well done. I support the idea of building an accurate viking village in one of the next ones :)
Hey Jimmy1 I have a serious question [ignore my non-serious youtube]. I run a museum in Canada and we are having a Lego exhibit this summer. Would you mind if I shared this video with my staff/our audience? We are rebranding the museum to be more academic friendly while still engaging with our core audience of mostly daycares. I think everyone would love to see your take on historic legos.
If you have the budget, invite Jimmy to fly over & make an appearance!? 😏
@@m.maclellan7147 man we donthave the budget for the build set!! I wish I could get him over for oneof our CV Building talks (we invite graduate students from our local university in to give a talk in their research subject. looks good on an academic CV)
It’s a public video and you meed only open YT to show them, so by all means - I’m very flattered!
I will say though that putting the minifigs in grey, brown, and black in the other dioramas takes away a lot of their charm. The main Lego one shown here looks like more fun because you can immediately tell the characters apart by their bright colors (they're not the same color as the furniture!)
LEGO is for kids, yes. Kids of all ages! These sets are aimed at kids 18+. I would like a bit more historical accuracy. ;P Especially from a company based in Denmark!
This one is actually quite cheap, relatively speaking, at just under €0.07/piece compared to the "benchmark of a fairly priced set" of (preferabely under) €0.10/piece. :)
It would probably look good together with the Dungeons & Dragons castle that is heavily rumored to be officially revealed tomorrow :)
I just had to go check my Medieval Blacksmith set, in which there is a proper forging hammer, so I don't think that woman is meant to be a smith, I think she's meant to be a warrior, which is also nice to see.
Oh man, my 7yo is gonna be so psyched to watch this one with me. I can hardly wait!
Love the "fireside chat" feel of this video, very appropriate for such a scholarly discussion.
As someone who probably has spent waaaaaaay to much money on legos, I did get this one and it was super fun to put together!
Definitely didn't realise I needed to see this - brightened up my gloomy day! Joining the folks who would love to see you design a historically accurate Lego house (virtually or with bricks)!
THIS is the important content we need 😊 (seriously though, love all your videos). @TheWelshViking have you seen the episode of James May's Toy Stories where he attempted to build a functional house out of Lego?
I am so here for this!! I love the different shields on the longboat! And thank you for showing the picture of the fortified village in Sweden...just wow...I had no idea!
Sometimes you've just gotta cut loose, let your hair down, and do a Lego video. This was so much fun! And I love the photos of the different settlements! I want to visit them!
Hope the ulcer heals up quick, they're never fun. Very interesting video!
This was indeed fun & silly & delightful to watch!
(It actually "whetted" my appetite, literally, and I was able to have a lovely little supper whilst watching it😀)
Hooray for the creator who produces content the patrons plead for😁, well, when it's so pleasant to do, especially, I would imagine.
Looks like fun to own if a bit pricey , thanks Jimmy- needed the chuckle after a working day!!
125 pounds?! oof, my wallet screamed just looking at that price.... those positives are really nice to see tho! and i always love hearing your explanations about what viking-age towns would have looked like! 🥰
Whats more interesting is this set is among the best priced set when it comes to total pieces per money spent
I'm just glad you found a Lego set that you like "playing" with: I wanted to get their limited-edition "Yellow Submarine" set, years ago, but I couldn't do it. 😞
Watching the laugh that I'm sure you and so many others were keeping in while watching/talking about this almost made me burst out laughing in the middle of a laundromat
I want to see a series of these covering every historically inspired Lego set.
This is the video I didn't know I needed.
Soooo... I know the guy who was at the head of the Shuttle/Hubble LEGO model, Milan Madge, has a fantastic historical sewing Instagram account... I'll send him the video, maybe something can be done... :D
That boat looks fun ! I liked the other sets you showed before the how to train your dragon silliness and the horned helmets ?! really lego ?!
The village is missing the Arabic guy who wants his sword ground into a scimitar.
"When ye die, can I give that to me daughter?"
"It's made with honey"
You are thinking on a rus village
I think it is interesting, that vikings, generally often from the very flat Denmark, sometimes expliclty stated, are basically always shown in some extremly rocky terrain.
Thank you for covering this important issue!
I love this, thank you! I wonder if the green is excess fabric from other sets they're using up 😆
This is the cross-over of my TH-cam obsessions that I never dared to think possible. If @bernadettebanner starts restoring oil paintings or mid-century-modern furniture now, I can die happy... 😄
I very much enjoy the critiques of current archeological debates, and all the educational content,but I also get a lot of joy and fun from these slightly less serious though no less important videos
Still Mad Lego did not pick the Stargate SG-1set. Love the video.
Fab video! Just what we need on a dreary monday! Was great to meet you at the markets on the weekend too!
Nice to see Eketorp, it's a interesting place! Maybe I'll go there again next vacation, thanks for reminding me of it. :)
I don't blame you for not buying that kit! My kids get kits like that sometimes, but that's because both sets of aunts and uncles will go in together on combined Christmas and birthday gifts, which are purchased with their one uncle's employee discount at the toy store. LEGO gets expensive really quickly.
also blues for clothing colors. and some mini-figs in apron dresses without the helmets would be nice too. it does look fun though. it makes a good fantasy set.
Just gotta say, the first mini fig with a horned helmet has been around for over 15 years
I've been to Legoland! It's just a thirty minute drive outside of Orlando!
Me too! It’s about a fifteen minute bus from Windsor!
i really like this, it's an honest review of a theme Lego, really needed to look closer at. it's a company in demark, so why didn't they at least include one dragon? i had the older viking mini set, number triple zero eight 2, which was a boat, mini figure and a dragon. it was a red one. i don't see any dragons now, with Lego's viking sets, why?
i loooooove this. my first lego set ever in my childhood was iteraly a viking ship (two row boats with a thing in the mittel to place the mast on and strings to span between the mast and the ends of the boats, and it had a flag and i thing somewere i still have one of the two viking warriors)
sorry about the owie tooth problem, commiseration over here as I have two, too.
Although at least they got the part about humans not having knees and elbows prior to the Renaissance right.
8:06 everyone has the desire to live in that, some are more bold than others
Fun video as always, and the vibe in your comment section is unmatched, this is a really good way to start the weekend
This is the finest comments section on my channel so far I think 🤣
I think I spied a wild Jimmy at TORM on Saturday rushing out of the second hall wearing a bowler but it may have been a doppelganger, needless to say if it was you, you looked mighty smart sir and I hope you had a good day! love your content and no matter the topic your enthusiasm is truly contagious 😊 take care and best wishes!
Jimmy once again shows up and saves my mood.
Hope that's not a hospital bracelet you're wearing, I worry.💜
slightly disappointed you didnt actually have the set to show us lol but understand not wanting to spend that kind of money on it. Thanks for this fun lego review!
Serious archeology, that. LOL! Fun!
Wait …. Lego is a Danish company and they don’t want to get a Viking village right? Horns on the helmets? I know, I know, it just a toy but horns on the helmets!!
Edit. I’m going to go in search of my sense of humor. BRB
Jimmy's lego reviewer era has started! 😄
This is fun! Thank you for taking on the establishment with hard hitting divisive but accurate content!😊
So I had to stop the video to get out my MASTERFUL simple penannular brooches because they are NOT my little weakling homemade fares, but expertly crafted by a blacksmith in the Ukraine and are thick, sturdy, and downright dreamy. But you were making a face, and so I had to tab forward until your face approved. How dare you delay your approval of my simply elegant loves? You owe me a mead, good sir.
If I remember correctly, Lego was invented in Denmark, so you would think they would get it right. BUT it is likely designed for kids, and commercial success probably is more important than historical accuracy.
Always appreciate it when something so serious and deep comes across my screen. Really makes me think and reconsider life, the universe in general.
Also - the viking ship & pirate ship were my favourites growing up XD
Feeling very inspired - nice to see you finally being serious in your reviews ;)
I would love it but cant justify it either. Could you do a review of the lego medieval village set lego have released?
I think we need a review of Playmobil's viking ship set. Iirc the leader wears the Sutton hoo helmet.
Oh, I'd love to have the money (and the room to display it)! *.*
7:13 - if you use it for this vid I think it becomes tax deductible. 😜
If Jimmy paid tax in the US, I am quite sure it would be 😉
Lego Vikings are back?! I had some ship set as a kid in the 2000s.
Loved this type of video.😂 Keep it up!
Addressing the critical issues that will change the field forever! lol Love it!
If you are looking for an affordable lego-alternative I can whole-heartedly recommend Bluebrixx. Their medieval buildings and especially the fictitious Blaustein Castle with its various extensions is very well-researched and its details never cease to amaze me!
I can’t believe you made this video but this might be my favourite video of yours that you’ve ever done, no lie 🤩🥳😍
Excellent, hard-hitting journalism. 🫡
You love your job and I’m really enjoying watching the videos. Cheers mate.
I love your job too!
I’m forwarding this to my sister. lol she’ll love it. Thanks Jimmy!