*The Titanic never visited The Clyde, but hundreds of similar ships like it did. Sorry for any confusion caused* Alright then folks, so this one's been in the works for a long time. Delighted to finally have it finished and released. Other videos kept leaping in front of it, but here it is finally! Two more videos left before the end of the year then that's 2019 wrapped. What an insane year its been, Thanks for watching everybody. I don't know about you but I'm incredibly excited about next year. Got some truly insane projects lined up. lot's of which I've already acquired much of the footage for. Please like, subscribe and share if you enjoyed the vid and let me know in the comments any questions/concerns/ what you'd like too see covered in 2020. Watch my latest full length history documentary:- th-cam.com/video/c3Hq6UaFQqk/w-d-xo.html
I've a 5 year old son and I tell him a bed time story about Ivar the boneless atleast once a week, my version is that he was born weak and couldn't walk so he was picked on by the other stronger boys so because he couldn't beat them in a fight he used his time to learn, educate himself and think of ways to win. I tell him that he became so smart that he was able to take over the whole world by using his intelligence in battle and everyone especially his bullies were scared of him. It may not be accurate but he loves the story & I think it's a fun way of teaching him to use his brain to overcome problems. 😎
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You GO DAD!!!! IT DOSENT MATTER IF ITS COMPLETELY ACCURATE. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU ARE THAT CHILDS HERO!!!!! A REAL BLESSING TO READ THIS BE POST!!!♥️♥️♥️
Shane , I am NOBODY to give parenting advice man. You do what you feel helps your son to be the best man he can be!!! Go for it. But bro, Ivar????? That is a sociopath. Teach him anything you want ,and if he is being bullied,teach him how to defend himself,beside,of course teach him to use his mind !! Absoloutly man,I think you love your son more than the world itself. That much is evident. Jeez my man, tell him how to be like Ragnar, if anything!!! Ragnar outwitted EVERYONE and had a mind that sought to better his people ,AND stand up and take care of buisness, like Jarl Bord and King Horik. Look at he played Horik like a fiddle and drew him in ,and turned the tables on him...from luring him in to his own lair ,then taking him OUT. He even honored the son of a bitches request to spare his son, where he could easily have killed. Ivar is a sociopath who cares for nobody at all and only does what is to his liking. Just saying, you are smarter than that man. You cherish your young boy,and I hopre he is not having a rough time with bullies. But Ivar IS A BULLY!!! Best of luck to ya, and your son...honestly man.
In the hinterlands of the Oslofjord here in Norway being boneless means that you are quiet as a ghost, you can sneak up on people without them noticing you, as if your legs dont touch the ground and make noise. Like when someone is sitting at a desk doing their thing and suddenly become aware that a family member or a friend suddenly are inches away from them, they get startled and call him/her boneless. Still used today. That would also be a good trait for a waring leader, to be able to sneak up on the enemies without them noticing before it was to late. Maneuver warfare.
My surname is McIvor - I live beside Lough Neagh in Co Derry Ireland - visited Denmark - beautiful place and cool people - I thought Ivar was from proto-Danish meaning archer or bow warrior - also lots of bows were made using bone and it's possible that he may have used a different type of bow and arrow and hence the name Boneless - my brother lives in America now and he met a lady who was into Santa Ria and she told him that a Viking spirit was looking after him - he asked what he looked like and was told that the person/spirit behind him looked like a 9 foot tall scary as feck Viking - definitely a lot of Viking aggression still in my family bloodline - kinda like violence for fun 😂
Thats funny my whole life I have been a sneak around type lol. Even police have little chance of catching me on foot lol. Not that I would do that but I cant help but try and movd like a spy I guess
my inturpretation was that, being a Norseman, he'd have loved a drink, there's an expression here in Australia when someone is so drunk that they can't walk, they're called legless. I've noticed that the modern Norwegian word for bone is similar to that for leg.
The kid who plays Ivar, Alex Høgh, is friggin' amazing and deserves an Emmy, a Golden Globe and whatever other peer awards he could get. I predict a huge career for this extremely talented, and beautiful, young man.
The invasion of England and the great heathen army was such a missed opportunity by the Vikings TV show. Instead they focus of family drama back home and turn Ivar insane.
@@ElectroIsMyReligion well yeah but it's still historically accurate at the same time and people like not knowing what happens on a tv show if it was completely based on true history then everyone would know what was gonna happen in the end
@Michael Moore How can it be "somewhat" historically accurate? Look it's very simple, either it is (accurate that is), or not - In this case the latter. Anyone with the slightest of knowledge about Scandinavian history and Norse mythology can tell you that. That's not to say it wasn’t heavily inspired by real events and historical figures. But it's nowhere near historical accurate - far from it. The screenwriters definitely took their liberties when they developed the script for the series. - I'm sorry, but It has always been overrated AF.
Agree! Beautifully done. Brilliant. I appreciate that he keeps reminding us in the captions who every one is. It can be confusing, especially with unfamiliar names, and what with the frequent game of thrones. 👍
Man the best scene was his ending when they saw him saying that and then they made it look like he was actually the one fighting but he was mimicking the others and was spot on .
Epic. Thanks for setting the scene so thoroughly. The history of that area of Britain was unknown to me, and the prologue gave the rest of the episode the needed context.
To others' comments about boneless translating to ghost, many ancient words for unexplained events were connected to ghosts, such as poltergeist, or "rumbling ghost," etc. It makes sense that a stealthy warrior would also be connected to the same. Even in the Civil War, a famous commander known for his ability to go undetected was called "Grey Ghost."
I live in Glasgow(Born in Paisley). It is amazing the history on peoples doorstep that most people are totally oblivious too. If you Google t"13 ancient treasures of Britain" the first on the list is a King of Alt Cluth(Strathclyde) who owned a magic sword, His wife is immortalized in the Glasgow coat of arms with a story about her infidelity(The fish that never swam) who apparently had a twin brother who was a druid called Merlin(who was supposedly baptized by the patron saint of Glasgow). Also the fact that their is a story about a common thief who got famous for a fight with a sheriff over a woman(called Marion) and who was famous for being generous to the poor and associated with a bow ad arrow. No i do not mean Robin Hood i am talking about William Wallace, Funny how the coincidences pile up.
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Because the government are interested in teaching bias shit about the Jacobites and how England persecuted Scots, even though we raided England more and pretending our language is Gaelic instead of Scots. I was NEVER taught the impact vikings had on the U.K. or Shetland people today being genetically 45% Norwegian. We should have a much greater cultural exchange with Norway. But don’t hold your breathe for scottish people to bother their arse about much of anything.
Funnily enough I watched a docu on Netflix last night, three of the greatest football managers of all time.. Bill Shankley, Matt Busby and John Stein... All born within 30 miles of each other.. All coal miners at 16.. And all Scottish. The list goes on.. You live in a amazing country full of history and socialism...
Mickey Bitsko "In case you're cramming for your final." Lol,lol. Nicely put. As far as I'm concerned, that is a 10/10 for a funny and intelligent way of saying,"let's get on to the meat and potatoes of the subject" without having to stoop to crass and insulting language. Cheers to you and a great new year coming up.
As long as you don't use the so called "History Channel" Viking series for your Viking history final you should be OK. They did very research, so best you do your own.
might as well , his information is about on par with other netflix docos, if it wasnt for this guy i wouldnt have known about the countless journeys that the titanic took
I love this channel, better than most fully funded documentaries on alot of streaming platforms. Learnt so much about the viking age through this channel! Keep up the good work 👌
Im deeply impressed with your work. About the name "boneless". I really dont believe that Ivar the boneless had any problems with his feet as portrayed in the HBO show Vikings. As a Norwegian speaker, I have an additional theory around the meaning of the name Ivar the "boneless"; My grandparents and great grandparents and so on, all used the word "beinlaus" (boneless) in reference to a ghost. For example if there was a strange sound in the attic, my grandmother would say "oh dont worry, its just old beinlaus/boneless".... It wouldnt be the only norse/norwegian word that survived a millennium. After all the word "beinlaus/boneless" is a description from the snorri sagas isnt it? Or am I wrong? Is it mentioned anywhere else?
I read a part of the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok etc. where Ivar says something along the lines of "though my hands may be weak..." (I could be horrifically wrong and I recognize it is a distant retelling of oral traditions) and I always took that as some sort of brittle bone disease. That's my personal theory though I have to do more research. There is also of course the crude theory that he wasn't very 'sexually driven' but I don't know much about that theory. (All of the above is from memory, please take everything with a grain of salt)
The translation of historic words, often, is too literal and do not translate the cultural meaning of the time. Much is lost in attempting to bring the words to modern English, and the context often lost in lieu of the translators bias. Thank you for your insight. In my experience, what you've shared is a far more likely context. That Ivar was like a ghost. A warrior who should not be alive. Ghost like in his abilities to do as others failed to do, despite his weaknesses that would stop most men. An oral history passed down in a manner to stir the emotions and intrigue. His story would have been a fantastical, impossible tale, of strength and envy, with so much of the truth excluded and exaggerated. Scribes and story tellers were the 'social media' of the day.
@@Diane_L In the battle scene where he shouted “I’m Ivar The Boneless” while sitting on his ass, throwing axes…is the most fierce, electrifying, and terrifying sht I’ve witnessed thus far in film. He makes Russel Crow’s Maximus and Mel Gibson’s William Wallace look like child’s play. Thank you. 🎞️
Hey, first video I've seen from your channel, just stopping by to say this is some great work! Posting interesting history videos and visiting the sites too, what a great way to live life! Subscribed, keep up the good work. :)
I knew a martial artist that was double jointed and a good contortionist. They called him boneless. You could not get him in a headlock and wrestling him was a nightmare. Rather than Ivar being a cripple I imagine he was like this.
This is the first time I've heard anyone point out that there were no fortified cities in Britain at the time (forts and castles, yes, but that sure isn't the same). Seriously highlights how vulnerable the population was.
Thing is, we came suddenly out of an era in which there was no terminology for altercation. For 13,500 years before Babylon and Israel were conceived, the population practiced soul ascension as followers of Horus/Heru, and taught it as science in the Irish/Druid universities as part of the higher education. They were opposed to the religious fanaticism that was the subject of detailed comment of the Amorite king Og of 60 cities of Bashan in the lost book of King Og. The king had allied the giants against this new state religion being forced on them and had to learn the arts of war, also from the invaders. Originally the city of UR had built a 200 km long defensive wall, not even enclosing the city. The Babylonian Nimrods had simply walked around it. In ancient times the ruling was by acclamation, {EDIT to add that the term for ruling is "guiding" not any kind of absolutism, and it was a matriarchal society] and sending out for a new generic "foreign ruler" in absence of one was not uncommon. Co-operation and giving the others the benefit of the doubt left us vulnerable to abuse. [EDIT the giants were protecting among other things their capital city Petra, the original Mecca of studies that the old kingdom Mosques point to].
@@DrCorvid ....... Mecca was the original Mecca...... Im with the other responded, lay off the laced weed buddy. Let's not go into trying to discuss Petra, my people 'know their fathers', as we say. Just because you don't have access to Fas7a books doesn't mean you can reinvent our history.
I like the Vikings show on The History Channel as entertainment but it is frustrating that it has so many historical inaccuracies. Have you ever seen a documentary titled The Dark Ages? Its segment on Vikings focused quite a bit on Ivar.
@@HistoryandHeadlines lol, oh good point, sorry about that. I was referring to the Vikings series. Is the documentary you're talking about just called The Dark Ages or is it HC's "The Dark Ages: An Age of Light"? I thoroughly enjoyed that one.
History and Headlines The problem is, people watch the show with the mindset of a documentary ( historically accuracy ), they don’t realize it’s a *SHOW* not a *DOCUMENTARY* just names, places, etc are taken as motivation to create a storyline. If you watch the show as a *SHOW* it’ll prob be in your top 10.
The Ui Imair. The House of Ivarr. The Crovan Dynasty. Ivarr was one of the greatest warriors to have ever come out of Denmark. And the greatest King of the Norse-Gaels and Hiberno-Danes who has ever lived.
Really impressive work, even more so as a one man show. For folks who haven't dabbled in audio or video production, there is a lot of work that goes into to creating a semi-professional finished work like this documentary. BTW, labeling it semi-professional is fully intended as a complement not an insult. A lot of the variables that distinguish semi-pro from amateur work will go unnoticed by a viewer... when they're done right (like the excellent audio balance/EQ and tasteful music transitions found in this video). This time-period is fascinating. My thirst to learn more about my ancestry is unquenchable and I'm always searching for information tied to the Isle of Skye. It doesn't seem to get that much airtime in programs/articles about the Viking Age, maybe because it isn't that well tied to famous historical figures that capture our imagination. A while back I read an article stating less than 15% of native Britons have what they termed the "Viking Gene". It broke out areas in Great Britain where this gene is more prevalent and Skye was pretty high on the list. If anyone has insight to offer on the role/significance/cultural integration of the Isle of Skye during this period, I thank you in advance.
@Jeri Brown, @Kalo Arepo "Its for dramatization " and "Never let the facts stand in the way of a good story!" Good comments, both. Can I add: "That's Entertainment!", lol? Even when the show seemed to slow down or the story lines seemed to lose a little direction , after Ragnar's death, I stayed with the series because I was invested in seeing how the characters and events might play out. Maybe my two favorite characters are Ivar, because he makes you mad with his viciousness and Floki who, to me, was the most compelling and most evolved individual, as the series progressed. The writers seemed to had dropped the ball on Floki's character when he was dropped on the island. Have a good day all.
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David Jarkeld they already had that with the great heathen army. All brothers were commanders. But they fucked it up.
Vikings ( series) is the most inaccurate load of nonsense on TV If written 50 or more years ago I could forgive the writer But listening to him in interviews he actually believes hes ri about everything & it's all totally factual. When the interviewer asked about Floki was supposed to have invented a new type of ship , when its exactly the same as Saxon ships 400 years earlier, Hirst the writer admitted not everything is accurate, lol The clothing the stories it's all a mess The last kingdom is the opposite, very well researched historically accurate (& things that arnt they explain why they changed what they did , they didn't pretend everything is fact when some things wont be , bc its entertainment & not a documentary, but majority is accurate except for the character uhtred.
Regarding the “Boneless” condition of Ivar, I would relate it to the EHLERS-DANLOS syndrome which deals with genetic disorders involving bone and cartilage tissues due to the anomalies with collagen. I remember in my high school times to have witnessed EHLERS-DANLOS symptoms on a colleague when he could voluntarily bend his 10 fingers in such manner that every phalanx looked sagged downwards featuring a catenary arc shape. Also, his was able to pinch his skin and stretch it to a certain extent that seemed made of super-elastic rubber. On the other hand, two months ago, an ex-Nurse from Boston Alli Rae showed in social networks how can she bend her thumbs in a 90- degree angle that also meet less acute EHLERS-DANLOS criteria, fortunately. I think Ivar could have suffered in some degree the E.D syndrome
His ancestors are still in Britain. I come from Yorkshire - and most of us at some point try to get at least legless regularly still today! Many still bear Scandinavian names - as do I.
I got to say, I can just imagine the treasures found on the coasts of all these places... If I lived anywhere near any of these places, me and my metal detectar would be out in the wave everyday... And diving when I could. I would love to see some of the museumes used to house these artifacts. Love this stuff!
Very well done documentary but it did give me a laugh. Those Vikings were awesome. They had American coinage stowed away. Just don’t tell them the silver was removed. You don’t want them angry.
I love the show Vikings and wanted to find out more, I live across the river clyde looking over at dumbarton rock and my town was mentioned, I always knew the stories about local Vikings, but it's good to hear an accurate account. Thanks 😁 Edit - I've also been to the castle on dumbarton rock, and I loved hearing its history again. ❤
Shame the so called "History channel" didn't bother doing the research. having a 100 year old Ragnar at the Paris siege: 845 Ragnar's 125 boat raid 857 Ironside and Hastein no one left alive only 4 churches standing 885-6 Siege a 700 boat raid by the Danes. 793 Lindisfarne so if he had been here too, he must have been 100 by the siege let anything afterwards. Rykill was the main one in England and he drowned just off the coast of Ireland along his father Harald (Mophead/Finehair) Halfdansson 1st king of Norway
@@scoobydicky9459 Not not so sure what you mean,I'm not being pessimistic, I just know Viking history a lot better than many others. I spent a lot of money on some of the best books on the subject including getting my hands on a copy of the real Heimskringla. You see, I was told by my dad I should study history.. so I did.. My great great grandad was king of Sweden, my great grandad, the kings son, was given a couple of titles, and asked to leave Sweden, as Gusef 5th, didn't marry our great great grandmother... Anyway, Gustaf was supposed to be given the title "King of Norway" as well as Sweden (He got title king of Finland back, but just for a few years.) Now the new King of Norway (1903) Carl Hakkon claimed to be of the line that goes all the way back to Finehair, and indeed, the name Haakkon is written there by Snorri. King of Sweden can also claim to go back that far and same Finehair, but, the surname is not one of those listed. King of Norway, Cnut married a Swedish princess so, that's how come the Norwegians got the Swedish crown, The main king had been in so long in Sweden, they didn't think him Norwegian enough, so that was one of the reason they gave Hakkon the crown instead. Hope you can understand all that... Game of Thrones for real There were quite a lot of names most of the famous ones are Finehairs sons. That is why they were remembered. Ironside was probably given to Ragnar Rothbrok as fostri, to teach him and his half brother how to be men, after all, Finehair didn't have time for them having to rule and having all the children, It was just the way it was done back then. He even gave one to the pope it is said.. He told the Pope, kill him if you wish, It matters no, I have plenty more.. As it goes, King Alfred was also Fostri of the pope at the time
@@simonbroberg969 do u know any history of Ragnar and his sons, perhaps there was more than one Ragnar which people claim, apparently there could have been multiple people called Ragnar but all historians simply claim it was lodbrok
History Time thank you, we have the Dublinia tour which isn't bad, and the Viking duck tour which I hear is good but I haven't tried myself. Whenever I'm walking through Dublin city centre I often think of the bloody history just under my feet.
@@HistoryTime Dublin City Council built their office directly on top of a viking site. There was uproar about it. Such a shame. Dublinia was tbh a let down. This video is amazing, thank you
Latin Exos is translated to boneless but Latin Exosum is translated as "Feared" or "Disliked". You did not permanent records in that time period except in Latin. It was common in the Dark Ages for writers to cut words short, remember these all had to be hand written on parchment. Thus his name "Boneless" in my mind was a mistranslation of the Latin word for Feared. Ivar was feared, thus I believe that was want Ivar was called when he lived. That is how it was written in Latin, but someone dropped the UM either by mistake or that was the practice of the writer. Such practice were common in the Dark Ages by the clerical writers. Ivar the feared makes more sense then Ivar the Boneless. Remember the records we have are English records. Please note um was a Latin ending showing it referred to something single, it is replaced by a "a" when it refers to more then one. The Viking records we have are derived also from Latin Records. Latin was how records were kept in the Dark Ages, not in any local languages. You only start to see local languages after 1000 AD as linen paper was imported from Egypt and later Spain. England did not make any Linen paper till the 1500s, yes England had the printing press before it could make its own linen paper (by the 1400s, Germany could produce Linen paper). The more I look at this and remember my Latin and history it makes me think he was called Ivar the Feared, nor Ivar the Boneless.
I like this suggestion. He certainly was feared in his lifetime, and even more so afterwards. A heathen killer of kings the likes of which Britain hadn’t seen since Penda over two hundred years before.
@Scott Johnstone I heard the theory as 'The Boneless One' being a Scandinavian Kenning or euphemism for 'The Penis' (all mens penises) just as 'Sea Wolves' was a kenning for their boats. If so it is probably like Roman soldiers calling their general Caesar 'The Bald Whoremaster'. To me it means his men calling him Ivar The (Swinging?) Dick.
Brilliant. Not only could I see the History, I could also see the Inspiration of Tolkien in his attempts to present Britain with a more romantic understanding of Itself. Bravo.
ImNotMad ButUR Right? How long does it take to see the reflection in the mirror? I had to recognize my own frustrations were Mine to deal with.. to carry to the Cross and offer up to my Lord in earnest. It's a privilege to be chastised for my faith.. not a shameful thing. But if I am seeking the approval of anyone other than my Beloved.. it might sting a bit.. it's a good way to know if my faith is really where I think it is.. or my fleshy self is creeping back in🤷♀️. Blessings, brother! 💫 🤗
ImNotMad ButUR Then I still salute you as a warrior of His Grace, dear sister. His Cup is indeed a bittersweet draught.. yet within It Alone dwells the Power of Life and death.. and Life Eternal. Much Love. Many blessings!
Great job! Thoroughly enjoyed this. Been following and reading about Ivar and the Great Heathen Army for quite some time. This documentary was spot on from the sagas I read about. Great stuff. You have an act and voice for this. Keep doing more. Make sure. It will pay off. You did a great job. Keep at it.
I'm really happy you talked about the 9' Repton skeleton. Similarly, Rollo the Walker being too large to sit on a horse must've been scary as f to face in battle, and curiously being very good at administration of a French region must have been a clever man. Considering that Ivar was a 9'er, what size was his dad? Or Ubbe? Giants existed.
Hallo from Denmark . First one thing . This is another master piece from the genius Peter Kelly . And as I wrote in previous comment . What a hard work you put into your videoes . I bow in respect ..Yes the viking age was more or less over in Ireland by the of Ivar (I write his in danish). By that the longforts had evolved into Urban centers under the leasdership of Scandinavian kings. And these guys originaly came from Norway . The danes were active in West and norweagians in the east around the irish sea . But these would chance Ireland forever by founding the first towns or viking citystates ...And they became centers of trade . But also intregrated into Irish sociaty . And the residents of the viking city states married into local irish families and converted to Christianity. And eventuly the towns fell into the control of native irish Kings . And some irish King took up residence in these towns . And mix between the local irish and the Scandinavian settlers created Scandinavian /Irish culture that exsisted in the Urban centers untill the normans under Henry the second invaded in 1171..
They most likely came from Sweden and not Norway, and since Björn Ironside became King of Sweden it makes more sense. But these days danes and norwiegians like to clame everything. Also the danish vikings was alot in saxony in todays North germany.
@@huginmunin8253 give me some evidence of that, it was the Danish that made danelaw in England. But that aside Bjørn travelled far, and was in Karl the Balds service. In Frankia. Swedish vikings usually traded to the east in Kiev and down South towards Konstantinopel. Again the catchphrase here is Danelaw, not northlaw or swedelaw. 👍
@@ueks69 Sigurd Ring was a swedish viking king and father of Ragnar Lothbrok, and Sigurd Ring took over denmark in a war before the viking age started. Ragnar Lothbrok became King over both Sweden and Denmark and when he died björn inherited Sweden and some other over denmark. And for the danelaw yes danish vikings sattle down there but also norwiegians and most likely swedish to. But it was stil swedish viking king that led it. Also the name danelaw came a long time after they did the invasion of England so its possible that they belived that they came from denmark cause it was first in 1600 that they found out about swedish vikings and that all did not come from denmark, and it could be that they named it like that because it was a second invasion by normands also vikings and it was at time the danelaw come to name. But its hard to know. But yes danish vikings where there but also norwiegians and swedish
@@ueks69 about the swedish vikings in east, they created kievan-rus and not just traded there, you can go back a long time before viking age and see that swedish vikings lived in novgorod area also known as Gårdariket or Rus. And a fun fact Oden was a swedish king from the sagas and his son after that. You should read about swedish sagas
@@ueks69 this is just a fact and not about what we discuss, but Sweden and Denmark has been in war since the begining of our history so they have taken our territory then we take it back and so on, so it can be very confusing about where everyone came from, cause they can be born in danish territory but it was swedish norsemen that lived there at the time or the other way around thats why sagas and runestones are that importent to have so we can read about it.
I just meant large ocean going liners. 'Ships LIKE the Titanic' ` Probably should've changed this in the script in retrospect but I work on an extremely tight schedule so missed it.
This is a wonderful presentation. Delving into war history always sparks the primal adventurous spirit. New subscriber here! Thank you and keep em coming!!
Your documentaries are more preferable than the vikings tv series itself. It'll be great that if you could do a documentary about Cnut the Great and the North Sea Empire, which was the peak of Vikings' power.
In my opinion, each of Ragnar's sons were made to embody one major aspect of his personality. Ivar is Ragnar's wit, which always came with him being ruthless as it was the part of him that made him a great conquerer. Sigurd was the embodiment of his sympathy, a trait that made Ragnar quite bad at conquering, but a great father, lover, and family member (this could be why Sigurd and Ivar never got along, since Ragnar's wit and desire for conquering interfered with his sense of sympathy all the time). Ubbe is the embodiment of his sense of justice, which is what made Ragnar a great ruler. And finally, Bjorn is the embodiment of his bravery, which is what made Ragnar a great fighter. Hope you guys like this interpretation. And please give it a thumbs up if you do. Been thinking about it for some time now.
@@dayvokeyllr9961 Sorry, I realized that I did not mention him! Ragnar did have a decent number of kids :) I believe that Hvitserk embodies Ragnar's pursuit of the truth. More specifically, Ragnar's struggle with his religion and moral code.
Only just found your channel, and it's fantastic...thank you for your hard work. The depth of knowledge and style is one that appears to have a solid production team, rather than just you...keep it up please. Take care, Phil
Regarding Ivar being the same as Imair; in Scottish Gaelic (and presumably Irish has similar roots) there is no letter V in the alphabet but there are words with the V sound that come from use of the letters M or B, often in conjunction with an H. So Imair would possibly still be pronounced Ivar.
Excellent job and I especially appreciate the intellectually hones, " we can't be sure." Most "historians" adopt their favorite telling and then relate that as the positive truth.
I find it humbling that even a thousand years after his death, we are still talking of Ivar The Boneless and his impact on the histories of Britain and Ireland alike. However he may have lived, his actions are echoing through time to shape our lives into modern day. I am sure that he smiles in the Afterlife, looking down at the world (though he is likely upset the Danes and Norwegians don't rule the British Isles anymore). To conclude, I will say this: 𝙑𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙪 𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙫𝙚𝙢 𝙚𝙜 𝙚𝙧? 𝘿𝙪 𝙠𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙜! 𝙑𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙪 𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙫𝙚𝙢 𝙚𝙜 𝙚𝙧? 𝙀𝙜 𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙫𝙖𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨
@@binjalan6777 I wouldn't say that. When he and Ubbe sacked Northumbria, his name became legend. His exploits gained such renown that when the Vikings turned towards East Anglia, fear and despair paralyzed the Saxons and they failed to counter the Norse who sacked their kingdom and slew their king.
I think it may be a bit of a misconception that all Scandinavians decend from the Vikings. When you research Scandinavia during the Viking age; Swedes,Danes, and Norwegians seem to already be somewhat distinguished cultural and political entities by that time. Norwegians specifically appear to be the actual decendents of the Vikings, as this was known as the land of Northmen or Norsemen at that time, hence the Nor in Norway. Yes there were Danes sailing back and forth to England, but my take is they were of a separate society from those that were raiding and pillaging parts of Scotland and France. Infact, when you read through sources on The Great Heathen Army, there is no consensus as to what part of Scandinavia they actually came from.
Great video thank you! I've been in England 21 years, moved from South Africa, but my ancestors were from Scotland and England. I know very little about British history and devouring every video I can about it 😁
Amazing quality content. This is the kind of stuff I used to actually watch TV for, except somehow a higher quality production. The Viking Age is also super fucking lit.
I love this channel I always wanted to teach history if I couldn't join the army I unfortunately I ended up homeless by fifteen and ended up on heroin by 18 I didn't join the army coz the British government left me on the streets and so did social services I was kicked out because I was too much trouble my grandad got sick of the police booting inches door I regret it soo much I have always loved history I love being clean I get to sit down relax and listen to the history of this great nation keep up the good work geeza
I always assumed these were tv shows from like the English history channel or something that you posted this is amazing production quality for a TH-cam vid
Appreciate your work put into making this video, great to hear more about Norse in Ireland & Dublin. Don’t mean to insult at all, but for future videos please pronounce ‘Uí Neill’ correctly as ( ee-nail ), not (oo-ee-aa-neel). I saw some other people comment this before and you recognised or responded to comments but you are still pronouncing it incorrectly, as an O’Neill it rattles my ancient blood, cheers! I recognise the Irish language can be difficult for outsiders to pronounce, but you’re becoming an avid ancient Irish historian so no excuses! The Irish will be after ya 😂 Look forward to seeing more of your viking and Irish content, perhaps some Celtic or megalithic Ireland content too? ⚔️
Yes I knew Ivar the Boneless was the same as Imar. If this is indeed the case. Ivar could walk he could move better than most.Theres a story where Imar runs and strikes a guy so fast with a killing blow from an axe like a snake striking.It talks how Imar even aligned himself with a powerful foreign ally Olaf the white(Oleg).contrary to TV vikings. Oleg was actually a Scandinavian who had control of what would become the Ottoman army until Igor was of age. He was married to the Igors Aunt. They were open to many cultures
Born in Glasgow lived here my whole life with the exception of the few years i was travelling around England seeing what their prisons were like... Lol.... Anyway i grew up in a place called pollok a very violent and rundown part of the city, but us pollok kids had something most kids didnt, we had our own medieval castle too play in, its called Crookston castle lord darnley and mary Queen of scots spent time there, the history i grew up with just on my own doorstep is amazing i wouldn't change it for the world, we were poor and times were tough but i wouldnt change my childhood, it was amazing...
Except that is not the story of Ivar, in the poetic tale of Ragnar Lodbrok. Ivar is the oldest son and the most respected. He is also very intelligent not only because of his mind but in the way he uses it. Calmly calculating their revenge when they hear about Ragnar's demise at the hands of Aella. While his brothers demand an invasion and using brute force, Ivar is quiet and listen to what everyone has to say before he speaks. That is the Ivar from the sagas and the real version most likely. What we do know is that he wasn't an angry spoiled small child with petty anger management problems and revenge on his mind. The real Ivar would had been to clever for that, he would have used cunning and deception to avoid a full scale civil war between his brothers and without killing them. The enemies of the real Ivar were christians, he had nothing else on his mind. This is the reason the Ivar in the viking series is the bleakest and most uninteresting character in the series. Read about the tales of Ragnar and his sons and you will see that not much in the series is close to being depicted the way it deserves.
Hey, could you do a documentary about the city of Thorn/Torun and its origins, I think it has a interesting history with the Teutonic knights and Nicolas Copernicus, could make for a great video. You could even make a video on Nicolas Copernicus.
Viking sources describe how they choose their leaders and being fit for battle is one of the most important qualities so I doubt he was a cripple but a later moniker given to the man.
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Alright then folks, so this one's been in the works for a long time. Delighted to finally have it finished and released. Other videos kept leaping in front of it, but here it is finally! Two more videos left before the end of the year then that's 2019 wrapped. What an insane year its been, Thanks for watching everybody. I don't know about you but I'm incredibly excited about next year. Got some truly insane projects lined up. lot's of which I've already acquired much of the footage for. Please like, subscribe and share if you enjoyed the vid and let me know in the comments any questions/concerns/ what you'd like too see covered in 2020.
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History Time great work as always, much respect and appreciation.
Love your videos History Time. Thank you for all the knowledge over 2019 definitely can't wait to see what 2020 brings!!
Thanks for great videos.
Love your stuff ...Ragnar.
Love the shows!!!
When he says "this is one of the most deprived areas in the UK" at the beginning, I can literally see my house 😂😂
Don't lie, you mean cardboard box.
@@minners71 Ha, you're not far off. It actually isn't so bad
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Lmfao that's awesome, I always get this, living in ghetto Arizona 😂😂
You have a house?!?
I've a 5 year old son and I tell him a bed time story about Ivar the boneless atleast once a week, my version is that he was born weak and couldn't walk so he was picked on by the other stronger boys so because he couldn't beat them in a fight he used his time to learn, educate himself and think of ways to win. I tell him that he became so smart that he was able to take over the whole world by using his intelligence in battle and everyone especially his bullies were scared of him. It may not be accurate but he loves the story & I think it's a fun way of teaching him to use his brain to overcome problems. 😎
You GO DAD!!!! IT DOSENT MATTER IF ITS COMPLETELY ACCURATE. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU ARE THAT CHILDS HORO!!!!! A REAT BLESSING TO READ THIS BE POST!!!♥️♥️♥️
You GO DAD!!!! IT DOSENT MATTER IF ITS COMPLETELY ACCURATE. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU ARE THAT CHILDS HERO!!!!! A REAL BLESSING TO READ THIS BE POST!!!♥️♥️♥️
Top parenting, great dad!
Stupiiiid
Shane , I am NOBODY to give parenting advice man. You do what you feel helps your son to be the best man he can be!!! Go for it. But bro, Ivar????? That is a sociopath. Teach him anything you want ,and if he is being bullied,teach him how to defend himself,beside,of course teach him to use his mind !! Absoloutly man,I think you love your son more than the world itself. That much is evident. Jeez my man, tell him how to be like Ragnar, if anything!!! Ragnar outwitted EVERYONE and had a mind that sought to better his people ,AND stand up and take care of buisness, like Jarl Bord and King Horik. Look at he played Horik like a fiddle and drew him in ,and turned the tables on him...from luring him in to his own lair ,then taking him OUT. He even honored the son of a bitches request to spare his son, where he could easily have killed. Ivar is a sociopath who cares for nobody at all and only does what is to his liking. Just saying, you are smarter than that man. You cherish your young boy,and I hopre he is not having a rough time with bullies. But Ivar IS A BULLY!!! Best of luck to ya, and your son...honestly man.
In the hinterlands of the Oslofjord here in Norway being boneless means that you are quiet as a ghost, you can sneak up on people without them noticing you, as if your legs dont touch the ground and make noise. Like when someone is sitting at a desk doing their thing and suddenly become aware that a family member or a friend suddenly are inches away from them, they get startled and call him/her boneless. Still used today. That would also be a good trait for a waring leader, to be able to sneak up on the enemies without them noticing before it was to late. Maneuver warfare.
That makes more sense than just not being able to walk as a child.
There is no way that vikings would follow anyone into battle who wasn't the most dangerous man on the field.
My surname is McIvor - I live beside Lough Neagh in Co Derry Ireland - visited Denmark - beautiful place and cool people - I thought Ivar was from proto-Danish meaning archer or bow warrior - also lots of bows were made using bone and it's possible that he may have used a different type of bow and arrow and hence the name Boneless - my brother lives in America now and he met a lady who was into Santa Ria and she told him that a Viking spirit was looking after him - he asked what he looked like and was told that the person/spirit behind him looked like a 9 foot tall scary as feck Viking - definitely a lot of Viking aggression still in my family bloodline - kinda like violence for fun 😂
Thats funny my whole life I have been a sneak around type lol. Even police have little chance of catching me on foot lol. Not that I would do that but I cant help but try and movd like a spy I guess
my inturpretation was that, being a Norseman, he'd have loved a drink, there's an expression here in Australia when someone is so drunk that they can't walk, they're called legless. I've noticed that the modern Norwegian word for bone is similar to that for leg.
The kid who plays Ivar, Alex Høgh, is friggin' amazing and deserves an Emmy, a Golden Globe and whatever other peer awards he could get. I predict a huge career for this extremely talented, and beautiful, young man.
Wow, take it easy 🙄
give it to Ragnar.
@______________________ This is a joke right? hahahah
@@MrRunen1 not when smiling 😉 danish charm
I think he would do good in a reanactment or documentairy because he played the role really fucking good
The invasion of England and the great heathen army was such a missed opportunity by the Vikings TV show. Instead they focus of family drama back home and turn Ivar insane.
I believe Ivar was pretty insane, though.
Oh give me a effing break.. "Vikings" is merely a historically incorrect Soap opera - Nothing more.
@@ElectroIsMyReligion well yeah but it's still historically accurate at the same time and people like not knowing what happens on a tv show if it was completely based on true history then everyone would know what was gonna happen in the end
@Michael Moore How can it be "somewhat" historically accurate?
Look it's very simple, either it is (accurate that is), or not - In this case the latter.
Anyone with the slightest of knowledge about Scandinavian history and Norse mythology can tell you that.
That's not to say it wasn’t heavily inspired by real events and historical figures.
But it's nowhere near historical accurate - far from it.
The screenwriters definitely took their liberties when they developed the script for the series.
- I'm sorry, but It has always been overrated AF.
@@ElectroIsMyReligion it's historically accurate the character are switched to make it more interesting to viewers, just saying
This is better than most budget documentaries done by television companies. Thank you :)
I agree with you!
Fuck yeah it is!!!
It regularly sleeps at the bottom of the ocean.
Agree! Beautifully done. Brilliant. I appreciate that he keeps reminding us in the captions who every one is. It can be confusing, especially with unfamiliar names, and what with the frequent game of thrones. 👍
Absolutely agree with you
"When they pick up my bones,I want them to say here is the most famous Viking who ever lived"-Ivar The Boneless
I wonder if he actually could've said that XD
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@@armandguillen6149 It's a drama series.
@@armandguillen6149 oh he probably did. Ivar seemed like he wanted to have been remembered and feared forever
@@alexwolffhottie I heard they took his bones out of his grave and burned it since they was in fear he would come back 😂
"The whole world will come to know, and fear, Ivar The Boneless"
Man the best scene was his ending when they saw him saying that and then they made it look like he was actually the one fighting but he was mimicking the others and was spot on .
Exactly the whole world know ivar....i am from india kashmir
@@Outdoorboix just getting back to the episode in s 6 tonight . So glad I bought the Blu ray set . Best death scene imo . Hagd friend
@@cannotcostsmorethancan Do you hate ivar...??
Nothing like a Saturday morning history video with History Time!!
Thanks for watching. Two more Saturday watches before the end of the year!
same
No "v" in the Irish alphabet we use "mh" or "bh" for the v sounds ( its complicated) , this could explain the name Imar.
Epic.
Thanks for setting the scene so thoroughly. The history of that area of Britain was unknown to me, and the prologue gave the rest of the episode the needed context.
It's such a fascinating era. Many more vids to come.
To others' comments about boneless translating to ghost, many ancient words for unexplained events were connected to ghosts, such as poltergeist, or "rumbling ghost," etc. It makes sense that a stealthy warrior would also be connected to the same. Even in the Civil War, a famous commander known for his ability to go undetected was called "Grey Ghost."
I live in Glasgow(Born in Paisley). It is amazing the history on peoples doorstep that most people are totally oblivious too. If you Google t"13 ancient treasures of Britain" the first on the list is a King of Alt Cluth(Strathclyde) who owned a magic sword, His wife is immortalized in the Glasgow coat of arms with a story about her infidelity(The fish that never swam) who apparently had a twin brother who was a druid called Merlin(who was supposedly baptized by the patron saint of Glasgow).
Also the fact that their is a story about a common thief who got famous for a fight with a sheriff over a woman(called Marion) and who was famous for being generous to the poor and associated with a bow ad arrow. No i do not mean Robin Hood i am talking about William Wallace, Funny how the coincidences pile up.
Because the government are interested in teaching bias shit about the Jacobites and how England persecuted Scots, even though we raided England more and pretending our language is Gaelic instead of Scots.
I was NEVER taught the impact vikings had on the U.K. or Shetland people today being genetically 45% Norwegian.
We should have a much greater cultural exchange with Norway. But don’t hold your breathe for scottish people to bother their arse about much of anything.
Funnily enough I watched a docu on Netflix last night, three of the greatest football managers of all time..
Bill Shankley, Matt Busby and John Stein...
All born within 30 miles of each other..
All coal miners at 16..
And all Scottish.
The list goes on..
You live in a amazing country full of history and socialism...
As a proud Dubliner born and bred, I thank you for this fascinating and well made documentary. Hats off to ya!!!
10:50 The story actually begins. In case you're cramming for your final.
Mickey Bitsko
"In case you're cramming for your final." Lol,lol. Nicely put. As far as I'm concerned, that is a 10/10 for a funny and intelligent way of saying,"let's get on to the meat and potatoes of the subject" without having to stoop to crass and insulting language. Cheers to you and a great new year coming up.
your the real MVP
As long as you don't use the so called "History Channel" Viking series for your Viking history final you should be OK. They did very research, so best you do your own.
Imagine learning about the Norse for longer than a week in history, if only
Thank you kind sir
Get this guy a Netflix contract.
@Lebo leigh Leigh Ye political correction took over the world.
might as well , his information is about on par with other netflix docos, if it wasnt for this guy i wouldnt have known about the countless journeys that the titanic took
Who is here after the Vikings TV show finale?
Me
Yep lol
rip the goat Ivar The Boneles. Easily would say my favorite character
I'm going to go rewatch the whole series
@@petrarabbit3995 same🤣🤣🤣
I love this channel, better than most fully funded documentaries on alot of streaming platforms. Learnt so much about the viking age through this channel! Keep up the good work 👌
Thank you. This is so well done. I loved the comparative timelines. That’s the way I learn best. You are an intelligent young man I appreciate you.
This one is awesome. Thank you so much for giving us your precious time resulting in this beautiful program.
Great, Pete! A true labor of love. I especially enjoy your use of educated vocabulary.
Im deeply impressed with your work. About the name "boneless". I really dont believe that Ivar the boneless had any problems with his feet as portrayed in the HBO show Vikings. As a Norwegian speaker, I have an additional theory around the meaning of the name Ivar the "boneless"; My grandparents and great grandparents and so on, all used the word "beinlaus" (boneless) in reference to a ghost. For example if there was a strange sound in the attic, my grandmother would say "oh dont worry, its just old beinlaus/boneless".... It wouldnt be the only norse/norwegian word that survived a millennium. After all the word "beinlaus/boneless" is a description from the snorri sagas isnt it? Or am I wrong? Is it mentioned anywhere else?
I read a part of the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok etc. where Ivar says something along the lines of "though my hands may be weak..." (I could be horrifically wrong and I recognize it is a distant retelling of oral traditions) and I always took that as some sort of brittle bone disease. That's my personal theory though I have to do more research.
There is also of course the crude theory that he wasn't very 'sexually driven' but I don't know much about that theory.
(All of the above is from memory, please take everything with a grain of salt)
The translation of historic words, often, is too literal and do not translate the cultural meaning of the time.
Much is lost in attempting to bring the words to modern English, and the context often lost in lieu of the translators bias.
Thank you for your insight. In my experience, what you've shared is a far more likely context. That Ivar was like a ghost. A warrior who should not be alive. Ghost like in his abilities to do as others failed to do, despite his weaknesses that would stop most men.
An oral history passed down in a manner to stir the emotions and intrigue. His story would have been a fantastical, impossible tale, of strength and envy, with so much of the truth excluded and exaggerated.
Scribes and story tellers were the 'social media' of the day.
Interdasting.
@@alanamay2602 you're probably right but based disabled tv Ivar is based
I always just interpreted it to mean he was like a snake, cunning and intelligent. Which is in like with Sigurd and his snake themed descriptor.
All I know is, the actor who depicted Ivan the Boneless in the Vikings series did a bang-up job. He was the 💣. 🎞️
His name is Alex Høgh Andersen .
@@Diane_L In the battle scene where he shouted “I’m Ivar The Boneless” while sitting on his ass, throwing axes…is the most fierce, electrifying, and terrifying sht I’ve witnessed thus far in film. He makes Russel Crow’s Maximus and Mel Gibson’s William Wallace look like child’s play. Thank you. 🎞️
Hey, first video I've seen from your channel, just stopping by to say this is some great work! Posting interesting history videos and visiting the sites too, what a great way to live life! Subscribed, keep up the good work. :)
I knew a martial artist that was double jointed and a good contortionist. They called him boneless. You could not get him in a headlock and wrestling him was a nightmare. Rather than Ivar being a cripple I imagine he was like this.
But it was said they had to carry him everywhere, that doesn't track.
Valentin le désossé, a french "artist" of the 19/20 th century, a contortionist you could fold up an put into a handbag
@@debbibowen and that was one account written many years later. This Video even states it could be MOST HATED or even seafarer
This is the first time I've heard anyone point out that there were no fortified cities in Britain at the time (forts and castles, yes, but that sure isn't the same). Seriously highlights how vulnerable the population was.
Thing is, we came suddenly out of an era in which there was no terminology for altercation. For 13,500 years before Babylon and Israel were conceived, the population practiced soul ascension as followers of Horus/Heru, and taught it as science in the Irish/Druid universities as part of the higher education. They were opposed to the religious fanaticism that was the subject of detailed comment of the Amorite king Og of 60 cities of Bashan in the lost book of King Og. The king had allied the giants against this new state religion being forced on them and had to learn the arts of war, also from the invaders. Originally the city of UR had built a 200 km long defensive wall, not even enclosing the city. The Babylonian Nimrods had simply walked around it. In ancient times the ruling was by acclamation, {EDIT to add that the term for ruling is "guiding" not any kind of absolutism, and it was a matriarchal society] and sending out for a new generic "foreign ruler" in absence of one was not uncommon. Co-operation and giving the others the benefit of the doubt left us vulnerable to abuse. [EDIT the giants were protecting among other things their capital city Petra, the original Mecca of studies that the old kingdom Mosques point to].
Duncan Crow Okay mate, I think that’s enough Weed.
@@DrCorvid this is already widely known information
I don't believe it. If you follow other documentaries, there were plenty of fortified cities. Time Team reveals them also.
@@DrCorvid ....... Mecca was the original Mecca...... Im with the other responded, lay off the laced weed buddy.
Let's not go into trying to discuss Petra, my people 'know their fathers', as we say. Just because you don't have access to Fas7a books doesn't mean you can reinvent our history.
I like the Vikings show on The History Channel as entertainment but it is frustrating that it has so many historical inaccuracies. Have you ever seen a documentary titled The Dark Ages? Its segment on Vikings focused quite a bit on Ivar.
Yeah, I only managed to suffer through a few minutes of the first episode, it was so ridiculous.
@@abradolfhonkler9287 Of Vikings or The Dark Ages?
@@HistoryandHeadlines lol, oh good point, sorry about that. I was referring to the Vikings series. Is the documentary you're talking about just called The Dark Ages or is it HC's "The Dark Ages: An Age of Light"? I thoroughly enjoyed that one.
History and Headlines The problem is, people watch the show with the mindset of a documentary ( historically accuracy ), they don’t realize it’s a *SHOW* not a *DOCUMENTARY* just names, places, etc are taken as motivation to create a storyline. If you watch the show as a *SHOW* it’ll prob be in your top 10.
@@isaacmaliam8057 I do like it as a show, but it I suppose because it is on The History Channel, I would think it would be more accurate.
The Ui Imair. The House of Ivarr. The Crovan Dynasty. Ivarr was one of the greatest warriors to have ever come out of Denmark. And the greatest King of the Norse-Gaels and Hiberno-Danes who has ever lived.
this is really well put together and profesional
Really impressive work, even more so as a one man show. For folks who haven't dabbled in audio or video production, there is a lot of work that goes into to creating a semi-professional finished work like this documentary. BTW, labeling it semi-professional is fully intended as a complement not an insult. A lot of the variables that distinguish semi-pro from amateur work will go unnoticed by a viewer... when they're done right (like the excellent audio balance/EQ and tasteful music transitions found in this video).
This time-period is fascinating. My thirst to learn more about my ancestry is unquenchable and I'm always searching for information tied to the Isle of Skye. It doesn't seem to get that much airtime in programs/articles about the Viking Age, maybe because it isn't that well tied to famous historical figures that capture our imagination. A while back I read an article stating less than 15% of native Britons have what they termed the "Viking Gene". It broke out areas in Great Britain where this gene is more prevalent and Skye was pretty high on the list. If anyone has insight to offer on the role/significance/cultural integration of the Isle of Skye during this period, I thank you in advance.
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shit, 2 years ago but I feel like you're still talking
Why do they gotta keep making stuff up for the show, the real history is way cooler.
So that a story intertwining all the main characters can be told
Most of Vikings is fiction sprinkled with facts..
@Jeri Brown, @Kalo Arepo
"Its for dramatization " and "Never let the facts stand in the way of a good story!" Good comments, both. Can I add: "That's Entertainment!", lol? Even when the show seemed to slow down or the story lines seemed to lose a little direction , after Ragnar's death, I stayed with the series because I was invested in seeing how the characters and events might play out. Maybe my two favorite characters are Ivar, because he makes you mad with his viciousness and Floki who, to me, was the most compelling and most evolved individual, as the series progressed. The writers seemed to had dropped the ball on Floki's character when he was dropped on the island. Have a good day all.
David Jarkeld they already had that with the great heathen army. All brothers were commanders. But they fucked it up.
Vikings ( series) is the most inaccurate load of nonsense on TV
If written 50 or more years ago I could forgive the writer
But listening to him in interviews he actually believes hes ri about everything & it's all totally factual.
When the interviewer asked about Floki was supposed to have invented a new type of ship , when its exactly the same as Saxon ships 400 years earlier, Hirst the writer admitted not everything is accurate, lol
The clothing the stories it's all a mess
The last kingdom is the opposite, very well researched historically accurate (& things that arnt they explain why they changed what they did , they didn't pretend everything is fact when some things wont be , bc its entertainment & not a documentary, but majority is accurate except for the character uhtred.
Regarding the “Boneless” condition of Ivar, I would relate it to the EHLERS-DANLOS syndrome which deals with genetic disorders involving bone and cartilage tissues due to the anomalies with collagen.
I remember in my high school times to have witnessed EHLERS-DANLOS symptoms on a colleague when he could voluntarily bend his 10 fingers in such manner that every phalanx looked sagged downwards featuring a catenary arc shape. Also, his was able to pinch his skin and stretch it to a certain extent that seemed made of super-elastic rubber.
On the other hand, two months ago, an ex-Nurse from Boston Alli Rae showed in social networks how can she bend her thumbs in a 90- degree angle that also meet less acute EHLERS-DANLOS criteria, fortunately.
I think Ivar could have suffered in some degree the E.D syndrome
It means Ghost.... as in boneless. Like a ghost....silent....
The music here is so good! Black metal worthy in every way. I am sure there are few of you reading this 😌🤘🏻
His ancestors are still in Britain. I come from Yorkshire - and most of us at some point try to get at least legless regularly still today! Many still bear Scandinavian names - as do I.
That would explain the geordies as well!
I got to say, I can just imagine the treasures found on the coasts of all these places... If I lived anywhere near any of these places, me and my metal detectar would be out in the wave everyday... And diving when I could. I would love to see some of the museumes used to house these artifacts. Love this stuff!
Listening to this while painting and taking breaks to sip my coffee is just h e a v e n
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So true. I tidied the living room, did dishes, took care of the chickens, and played fetch with the dog :)
Sounds familiar! :D
Thanks for watching folks! Two more before the end of the year :)
Sure. It’s @izzy_sissi
26:00 I love how he's talking about all these ancient and exotic currencies and showing modern U.S. pocket change
Very well done documentary but it did give me a laugh. Those Vikings were awesome. They had American coinage stowed away. Just don’t tell them the silver was removed. You don’t want them angry.
@@kd6836 THE SILVER WAS WHAT!!!
I love the show Vikings and wanted to find out more, I live across the river clyde looking over at dumbarton rock and my town was mentioned, I always knew the stories about local Vikings, but it's good to hear an accurate account. Thanks 😁
Edit - I've also been to the castle on dumbarton rock, and I loved hearing its history again. ❤
Shame the so called "History channel" didn't bother doing the research. having a 100 year old Ragnar at the Paris siege: 845 Ragnar's 125 boat raid
857 Ironside and Hastein no one left alive only 4 churches standing
885-6 Siege a 700 boat raid by the Danes.
793 Lindisfarne so if he had been here too, he must have been 100 by the siege let anything afterwards. Rykill was the main one in England and he drowned just off the coast of Ireland along his father Harald (Mophead/Finehair) Halfdansson 1st king of Norway
@@simonbroberg969 Why so pessimistic?
@@scoobydicky9459 Not not so sure what you mean,I'm not being pessimistic, I just know Viking history a lot better than many others. I spent a lot of money on some of the best books on the subject including getting my hands on a copy of the real Heimskringla. You see, I was told by my dad I should study history.. so I did.. My great great grandad was king of Sweden, my great grandad, the kings son, was given a couple of titles, and asked to leave Sweden, as Gusef 5th, didn't marry our great great grandmother... Anyway, Gustaf was supposed to be given the title "King of Norway" as well as Sweden (He got title king of Finland back, but just for a few years.) Now the new King of Norway (1903) Carl Hakkon claimed to be of the line that goes all the way back to Finehair, and indeed, the name Haakkon is written there by Snorri. King of Sweden can also claim to go back that far and same Finehair, but, the surname is not one of those listed. King of Norway, Cnut married a Swedish princess so, that's how come the Norwegians got the Swedish crown, The main king had been in so long in Sweden, they didn't think him Norwegian enough, so that was one of the reason they gave Hakkon the crown instead. Hope you can understand all that... Game of Thrones for real There were quite a lot of names most of the famous ones are Finehairs sons. That is why they were remembered. Ironside was probably given to Ragnar Rothbrok as fostri, to teach him and his half brother how to be men, after all, Finehair didn't have time for them having to rule and having all the children, It was just the way it was done back then. He even gave one to the pope it is said.. He told the Pope, kill him if you wish, It matters no, I have plenty more.. As it goes, King Alfred was also Fostri of the pope at the time
@@simonbroberg969 OK. I see.
@@simonbroberg969 do u know any history of Ragnar and his sons, perhaps there was more than one Ragnar which people claim, apparently there could have been multiple people called Ragnar but all historians simply claim it was lodbrok
As someone who is from and lives in Dublin .. This is fascinating!
A great city. I need to go back some time. Is there any Viking/ early medieval history in local museums?
History Time thank you, we have the Dublinia tour which isn't bad, and the Viking duck tour which I hear is good but I haven't tried myself. Whenever I'm walking through Dublin city centre I often think of the bloody history just under my feet.
Up the Déise lol...
I would like to visit dublin one day it would be awesome
@@HistoryTime Dublin City Council built their office directly on top of a viking site. There was uproar about it. Such a shame. Dublinia was tbh a let down. This video is amazing, thank you
Latin Exos is translated to boneless but
Latin Exosum is translated as "Feared" or "Disliked".
You did not permanent records in that time period except in Latin. It was common in the Dark Ages for writers to cut words short, remember these all had to be hand written on parchment. Thus his name "Boneless" in my mind was a mistranslation of the Latin word for Feared. Ivar was feared, thus I believe that was want Ivar was called when he lived.
That is how it was written in Latin, but someone dropped the UM either by mistake or that was the practice of the writer. Such practice were common in the Dark Ages by the clerical writers. Ivar the feared makes more sense then Ivar the Boneless.
Remember the records we have are English records.
Please note um was a Latin ending showing it referred to something single, it is replaced by a "a" when it refers to more then one.
The Viking records we have are derived also from Latin Records. Latin was how records were kept in the Dark Ages, not in any local languages. You only start to see local languages after 1000 AD as linen paper was imported from Egypt and later Spain. England did not make any Linen paper till the 1500s, yes England had the printing press before it could make its own linen paper (by the 1400s, Germany could produce Linen paper).
The more I look at this and remember my Latin and history it makes me think he was called Ivar the Feared, nor Ivar the Boneless.
I like this suggestion. He certainly was feared in his lifetime, and even more so afterwards. A heathen killer of kings the likes of which Britain hadn’t seen since Penda over two hundred years before.
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It would be interesting if it was meant to be a double entendres in his era; i.e., both boneless and feared at once.
You'll have heard of the male reproductive organ theory.
It has no bone.
Unusually for male mammals.
@Scott Johnstone I heard the theory as 'The Boneless One' being a Scandinavian Kenning or euphemism for 'The Penis' (all mens penises) just as 'Sea Wolves' was a kenning for their boats. If so it is probably like Roman soldiers calling their general Caesar 'The Bald Whoremaster'.
To me it means his men calling him Ivar The (Swinging?) Dick.
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Awesome documentary thank you greatly for the long research. God Bless
Nice work as always, you're spoiling us
He had been called Imhar which is the Irish spelling of Ivar (MH = V)
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Loving these documentaries, keep em coming!
Sigurdr Hring was Ragnar's father, Sigurd Fafnesbana and Brunhilde were Auslaug's parents. But I seriously love your videos buddy.
Okay. Pressed like and in an hour I'll watch this. Thanks from Italy mate🍀🍀🍀
Nooooo... You must watch it now!!!!
Fantastic channel and very deep, rich and engaging content. Thank you! Love experiencing content which the creator clearly has a passion for!
Brilliant.
Not only could I see the History, I could also see the Inspiration of Tolkien in his attempts to present Britain with a more romantic understanding of Itself.
Bravo.
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Yes, he was. The guy who 'responded' prior to this outta read your screen name and ponder it for a sec..🤷♀️
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Right? How long does it take to see the reflection in the mirror? I had to recognize my own frustrations were Mine to deal with.. to carry to the Cross and offer up to my Lord in earnest. It's a privilege to be chastised for my faith.. not a shameful thing. But if I am seeking the approval of anyone other than my Beloved.. it might sting a bit.. it's a good way to know if my faith is really where I think it is.. or my fleshy self is creeping back in🤷♀️.
Blessings, brother!
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Then I still salute you as a warrior of His Grace, dear sister. His Cup is indeed a bittersweet draught.. yet within It Alone dwells the Power of Life and death.. and Life Eternal. Much Love. Many blessings!
Pete. Awesome voice and narration of all of your presentations. Thank you.
Great job! Thoroughly enjoyed this. Been following and reading about Ivar and the Great Heathen Army for quite some time. This documentary was spot on from the sagas I read about. Great stuff. You have an act and voice for this. Keep doing more. Make sure. It will pay off. You did a great job. Keep at it.
The Great Heathen Army was around the time of King Edmund
We really need to start naming our politicians with these cool subtitles again.
Donald the Orange,
Biden the Sniffer,
Hillary, Destroyer of Phones
Alfred The Great King Of Wessex boris the boofhead
See my comment on the Latin word Exos, meaning boneless and Exosum, which means the feared or disliked. Dropping the UM was common at the time period.
Should be Biden the Sniffer LOL
Leslie Lang
Bernie the Destroyer!
Hillary The Killer
I'm really happy you talked about the 9' Repton skeleton.
Similarly, Rollo the Walker being too large to sit on a horse must've been scary as f to face in battle, and curiously being very good at administration of a French region must have been a clever man.
Considering that Ivar was a 9'er, what size was his dad? Or Ubbe?
Giants existed.
Hallo from Denmark . First one thing . This is another master piece from the genius Peter Kelly . And as I wrote in previous comment . What a hard work you put into your videoes . I bow in respect ..Yes the viking age was more or less over in Ireland by the of Ivar (I write his in danish). By that the longforts had evolved into Urban centers under the leasdership of Scandinavian kings. And these guys originaly came from Norway . The danes were active in West and norweagians in the east around the irish sea . But these would chance Ireland forever by founding the first towns or viking citystates ...And they became centers of trade . But also intregrated into Irish sociaty . And the residents of the viking city states married into local irish families and converted to Christianity. And eventuly the towns fell into the control of native irish Kings . And some irish King took up residence in these towns . And mix between the local irish and the Scandinavian settlers created Scandinavian /Irish culture that exsisted in the Urban centers untill the normans under Henry the second invaded in 1171..
They most likely came from Sweden and not Norway, and since Björn Ironside became King of Sweden it makes more sense. But these days danes and norwiegians like to clame everything. Also the danish vikings was alot in saxony in todays North germany.
@@huginmunin8253 give me some evidence of that, it was the Danish that made danelaw in England. But that aside Bjørn travelled far, and was in Karl the Balds service. In Frankia. Swedish vikings usually traded to the east in Kiev and down South towards Konstantinopel. Again the catchphrase here is Danelaw, not northlaw or swedelaw. 👍
@@ueks69 Sigurd Ring was a swedish viking king and father of Ragnar Lothbrok, and Sigurd Ring took over denmark in a war before the viking age started. Ragnar Lothbrok became King over both Sweden and Denmark and when he died björn inherited Sweden and some other over denmark. And for the danelaw yes danish vikings sattle down there but also norwiegians and most likely swedish to. But it was stil swedish viking king that led it. Also the name danelaw came a long time after they did the invasion of England so its possible that they belived that they came from denmark cause it was first in 1600 that they found out about swedish vikings and that all did not come from denmark, and it could be that they named it like that because it was a second invasion by normands also vikings and it was at time the danelaw come to name. But its hard to know. But yes danish vikings where there but also norwiegians and swedish
@@ueks69 about the swedish vikings in east, they created kievan-rus and not just traded there, you can go back a long time before viking age and see that swedish vikings lived in novgorod area also known as Gårdariket or Rus. And a fun fact Oden was a swedish king from the sagas and his son after that. You should read about swedish sagas
@@ueks69 this is just a fact and not about what we discuss, but Sweden and Denmark has been in war since the begining of our history so they have taken our territory then we take it back and so on, so it can be very confusing about where everyone came from, cause they can be born in danish territory but it was swedish norsemen that lived there at the time or the other way around thats why sagas and runestones are that importent to have so we can read about it.
Thank you! Excellent chronicling of the era. Most enjoyable.
Having just finished Assassin's Creed Valhalla... I am beyond thrilled with Ivarr's end according to the game. No spoliers...
I’m still mad at him... no spoilers
Watch vikings
You finished it?
I have like 85 hours into that game and I've bearly made a dent.
I denied him.
@@YZdude I haven’t finished yet. I’m like 70 hours in or something lol I also denied him
The Titanic never 'regularly' went anywhere.
I had to start it again because I was sure I heard him say that ha
And didn't even once go to Glasgow 🙄
You read my mind :)
I just meant large ocean going liners. 'Ships LIKE the Titanic' ` Probably should've changed this in the script in retrospect but I work on an extremely tight schedule so missed it.
@@HistoryTime no worries mate. I forgive you😉. You still have my subscription, I do like your content and look forward to the next one
A stranger on a vikingship: what about the supply lines ?
-viking: supplies ? Which supplies ?
"They have supplies where we are going, why would we bring our own?"
This is a wonderful presentation. Delving into war history always sparks the primal adventurous spirit. New subscriber here! Thank you and keep em coming!!
Will the real Ivar the Boneless please stand up!
🤣🤣🤣 Thank's that was Great I so needed a good laugh lol🤣🤣🤣
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if this was asked during his Era, he would, on his two good legs !
Such a great episode big fan enjoy all your shows
Thanks for watching. Appreciate it
This was so awesomely made, and I love that you did it all yourself, I can totally feel your passion for this topic.
F00king amazing Doco! thanks once again, you and your party are legends.
Your documentaries are more preferable than the vikings tv series itself. It'll be great that if you could do a documentary about Cnut the Great and the North Sea Empire, which was the peak of Vikings' power.
In my opinion, each of Ragnar's sons were made to embody one major aspect of his personality. Ivar is Ragnar's wit, which always came with him being ruthless as it was the part of him that made him a great conquerer. Sigurd was the embodiment of his sympathy, a trait that made Ragnar quite bad at conquering, but a great father, lover, and family member (this could be why Sigurd and Ivar never got along, since Ragnar's wit and desire for conquering interfered with his sense of sympathy all the time). Ubbe is the embodiment of his sense of justice, which is what made Ragnar a great ruler. And finally, Bjorn is the embodiment of his bravery, which is what made Ragnar a great fighter. Hope you guys like this interpretation. And please give it a thumbs up if you do. Been thinking about it for some time now.
What about Hvitserk
@@dayvokeyllr9961 Sorry, I realized that I did not mention him! Ragnar did have a decent number of kids :) I believe that Hvitserk embodies Ragnar's pursuit of the truth. More specifically, Ragnar's struggle with his religion and moral code.
Only just found your channel, and it's fantastic...thank you for your hard work.
The depth of knowledge and style is one that appears to have a solid production team, rather than just you...keep it up please.
Take care, Phil
Regarding Ivar being the same as Imair; in Scottish Gaelic (and presumably Irish has similar roots) there is no letter V in the alphabet but there are words with the V sound that come from use of the letters M or B, often in conjunction with an H. So Imair would possibly still be pronounced Ivar.
what a beautiful Country my ancestors came from this area so its very exciting to hear the stories
Excellent job and I especially appreciate the intellectually hones, " we can't be sure." Most "historians" adopt their favorite telling and then relate that as the positive truth.
Like that Neil Oliver. He doesn't half spout some questionable nonsense.
Aaaaaaahhh History...I Love it!..Especially when listening to a Great Narrator !.....I enjoyed this...New subscriber!
I find it humbling that even a thousand years after his death, we are still talking of Ivar The Boneless and his impact on the histories of Britain and Ireland alike.
However he may have lived, his actions are echoing through time to shape our lives into modern day. I am sure that he smiles in the Afterlife, looking down at the world (though he is likely upset the Danes and Norwegians don't rule the British Isles anymore).
To conclude, I will say this:
𝙑𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙪 𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙫𝙚𝙢 𝙚𝙜 𝙚𝙧?
𝘿𝙪 𝙠𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙜!
𝙑𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙪 𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙫𝙚𝙢 𝙚𝙜 𝙚𝙧?
𝙀𝙜 𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙫𝙖𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨
Did he say it in real life?
@@binjalan6777 Of course not. But it's become irrevocably associated with him now.
@@qarmatianwarhorse6028 so he didn't scare his enemies to an extent where they couldn't attack him
@@binjalan6777 I wouldn't say that. When he and Ubbe sacked Northumbria, his name became legend. His exploits gained such renown that when the Vikings turned towards East Anglia, fear and despair paralyzed the Saxons and they failed to counter the Norse who sacked their kingdom and slew their king.
@@qarmatianwarhorse6028 thank you so much.
I was just hoping it happened tbh 😂
Thank you very much for all your videos. I love them!
Thanks Nathan
I agree with you his videos are great!
I bet Ivar had a meltdown when people said, "I have a bone to pick with you"
Excellent video!! I feel smarter for watching it
I think it may be a bit of a misconception that all Scandinavians decend from the Vikings. When you research Scandinavia during the Viking age; Swedes,Danes, and Norwegians seem to already be somewhat distinguished cultural and political entities by that time. Norwegians specifically appear to be the actual decendents of the Vikings, as this was known as the land of Northmen or Norsemen at that time, hence the Nor in Norway. Yes there were Danes sailing back and forth to England, but my take is they were of a separate society from those that were raiding and pillaging parts of Scotland and France. Infact, when you read through sources on The Great Heathen Army, there is no consensus as to what part of Scandinavia they actually came from.
I have been waiting for History Time to do this
Great video thank you! I've been in England 21 years, moved from South Africa, but my ancestors were from Scotland and England. I know very little about British history and devouring every video I can about it 😁
I really enjoyed this tale and video, many thanks for making it.
It is clear you put so much effort into this. Thanks so much for the great content!
Amazing quality content. This is the kind of stuff I used to actually watch TV for, except somehow a higher quality production. The Viking Age is also super fucking lit.
Thanks for watching
Just reality shows now. Sad
This is great !
Thank you🙏
New subscriber 👍
Love from Norway 🇧🇻
There’s a good doc called the strangest Viking. The couple that excavated Repton have the femur bone of the giant still.
I love this channel I always wanted to teach history if I couldn't join the army I unfortunately I ended up homeless by fifteen and ended up on heroin by 18 I didn't join the army coz the British government left me on the streets and so did social services I was kicked out because I was too much trouble my grandad got sick of the police booting inches door I regret it soo much I have always loved history I love being clean I get to sit down relax and listen to the history of this great nation keep up the good work geeza
"Victory is better when it's hard to win!"
(Ivar The Boneless)
#ivar
I always assumed these were tv shows from like the English history channel or something that you posted this is amazing production quality for a TH-cam vid
Fast forward to the early 21st century, when Britain is ruled by Boris The Spineless.
Laughs!
No worries they will soon be ruled by the Moors for the rest of time.
I just found your Channel it's absolutely amazing
Appreciate your work put into making this video, great to hear more about Norse in Ireland & Dublin. Don’t mean to insult at all, but for future videos please pronounce ‘Uí Neill’ correctly as ( ee-nail ), not (oo-ee-aa-neel). I saw some other people comment this before and you recognised or responded to comments but you are still pronouncing it incorrectly, as an O’Neill it rattles my ancient blood, cheers! I recognise the Irish language can be difficult for outsiders to pronounce, but you’re becoming an avid ancient Irish historian so no excuses! The Irish will be after ya 😂 Look forward to seeing more of your viking and Irish content, perhaps some Celtic or megalithic Ireland content too? ⚔️
I was raised in West Virginia I am practically from the past. When a man has " no bones" a man is bineless he has no enemies.
Yes I knew Ivar the Boneless was the same as Imar. If this is indeed the case. Ivar could walk he could move better than most.Theres a story where Imar runs and strikes a guy so fast with a killing blow from an axe like a snake striking.It talks how Imar even aligned himself with a powerful foreign ally Olaf the white(Oleg).contrary to TV vikings. Oleg was actually a Scandinavian who had control of what would become the Ottoman army until Igor was of age. He was married to the Igors Aunt. They were open to many cultures
Misleading title of the video. The first information about Ivar starts around 25:30.
this was amazing dude
Thanks!
Born in Glasgow lived here my whole life with the exception of the few years i was travelling around England seeing what their prisons were like... Lol....
Anyway i grew up in a place called pollok a very violent and rundown part of the city, but us pollok kids had something most kids didnt, we had our own medieval castle too play in, its called Crookston castle lord darnley and mary Queen of scots spent time there, the history i grew up with just on my own doorstep is amazing i wouldn't change it for the world, we were poor and times were tough but i wouldnt change my childhood, it was amazing...
I don’t understand why some people doesn’t like Ivar, I mean, he’s the best character from the Serie!
Except that is not the story of Ivar, in the poetic tale of Ragnar Lodbrok. Ivar is the oldest son and the most respected. He is also very intelligent not only because of his mind but in the way he uses it. Calmly calculating their revenge when they hear about Ragnar's demise at the hands of Aella. While his brothers demand an invasion and using brute force, Ivar is quiet and listen to what everyone has to say before he speaks. That is the Ivar from the sagas and the real version most likely. What we do know is that he wasn't an angry spoiled small child with petty anger management problems and revenge on his mind.
The real Ivar would had been to clever for that, he would have used cunning and deception to avoid a full scale civil war between his brothers and without killing them.
The enemies of the real Ivar were christians, he had nothing else on his mind.
This is the reason the Ivar in the viking series is the bleakest and most uninteresting character in the series. Read about the tales of Ragnar and his sons and you will see that not much in the series is close to being depicted the way it deserves.
@@gustaf3811 wow that’s interesting in the series he’s still very smart though
Some of the best videos man ,much respect and God bless you!!
Hey, could you do a documentary about the city of Thorn/Torun and its origins, I think it has a interesting history with the Teutonic knights and Nicolas Copernicus, could make for a great video. You could even make a video on Nicolas Copernicus.
Nice suggestion. Maybe one day
Teutonic=German.
Viking sources describe how they choose their leaders and being fit for battle is one of the most important qualities so I doubt he was a cripple but a later moniker given to the man.
I just love this Channel❤
Thank you for your work. 😀🙏
These histories are great, really enjoy watching them all.