The Dark Deeds of Freydis Eriksdottir
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Swords. Battles. Longships. The gender politics of the Norse North Atlantic. This Leif Erikson Day, let's delve deep into the story of Freydis Eriksdottir and the last Norse voyage to America recorded in the two Vinland sagas.
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~REFERENCES~
[1] Magnus Magnusson & Hermann Pálsson. The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America (1965). Penguin Books, Page 67-72
[2] Sarah Lauer. Honor and Shame in the Sagas of the Icelanders: Women’s Struggle for Influence (2018). University of Iowa Press, Page 25-29
[3] Neil Price, Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Torun Zachrisson, Anna Kjellström, Jan Storå, Maja Krzewińska, Torsten Günther, Verónica Sobrado, Mattias Jakobsson. “Viking Warrior Women? Reassessing Birka Chamber Grave Bj.581” (2019). Cambridge University Press Online www.cambridge....
No Leif Erikson day is complete without Atun-Shei, I mean its the entirety of my celebration but still
"What, seidr magic's too girly for you? Tell that to fucking Odin!"
Perfection. 😂
Odin; a badass leader of warriors who painfully disfigured himself in the pursuit of great knowledge and power, and also probably a cross dresser! Get you a man who can do both, amirite? 😍
Because one would most certainly interpret the sagas with a modern view of things. This is how the christians fucked it up and even started adding christian elements like Ask and Embla.
@@TOBAPNW_ Not with that beard he wasn't, lol
Definitely enjoyed the re-enactment of the ancient Norse practice of paint-huffing at the end.
and Skall to the Cosmopolitan, the most Viking of cocktails!
It’s fog spray lol
@@AtunSheiFilms Its a lot funnier if we say its paint
@@AtunSheiFilms Dude, we love you, and you don't have to lie to us about your huffing.. Or are you tooo puuree? ruclips.net/video/ct2DVRpqCW4/видео.html
@@AtunSheiFilms
You went WAY too far but suggesting transgender existed in Norse society that is a modern concept, that buried woman was likely just a rich woman’s grave gifts
@@johnhenry4844 He merely offers it as a possibility, no need to get your knickers in a twist
It's amazing how different she was from Leif...and how similar she was to dad!
I can just imagine Erik telling Leif “I have no son” and then remembering Freydis
@@warlordofbritannia I can see him hearing word of his daughter's actions, a tear forming in his eye, wiping it away while saying "That's my baby-girl".
@@RaptorJesus they grow up so fast 🥲
Leif was arguably the only sane person in the entire lineage
Picturing some Icelander going "That boy ain't right" @@dersuddeutschesumpf5444
Have you ever read The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley? Its about the final generations of Norse in Greenland, their losing struggle against a changing environment with minimal help from a world that seems to have forgotten them. Also their daily lives, their rivalries, love, murder, revenge. The tone can be a bit dry, and some parts feel drawn out, but you really feel like you're seeing into their world. Also lots of fun Skrealing scenes and several trips to Markland and Vinland.
Sounds cool!
Did you ever hear the tragedy of The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley?
@@dinotsar6396 darth plagueis the wise?
@@dinotsar6396 it's not a story the Saxons would tell you...
@Atun-Shei Films, if you are interested at all in arctic history, read arctic adventure by peter freuchen. Fantastic read by one of the most badass explorers ever!
Here is how the conversation went with my family the other day.
Them: “did Columbus day get renamed to indigenous people’s day”?
Me: “Not nationally. Some states have. There is a vlogger I like who calls it…OMG THERE WILL BE ANOTHER LEIF ERICKSON’S DAY VIDEO IN A FEW DAYS!!!”.
Leif Eikson day wasn't invented by Atun Shei. Far from it.
@@lhistorienchipoteur9968 Yep, I know that. It is not something celebrated in my part of the US though.
@@lhistorienchipoteur9968 Suuuuuure.. Next you're gonna tell me that all of Germany wasn't on vacation from 1938-1945.
@@John.McMillanI mean they were... In France, the Balkan and russia
Ahhh, the Leif Erikson Day episodes never disappoint!
Went on a hike that ended up with my party entirely confused and disoriented walking along a highway for 2.5 miles because we lost the trails/went the wrong direction. It was a blast, and unknowingly a fantastic Leif Erikson day quest
I didn’t even know it was Leif Erickson day, I literally just started a ck3 game as Norway and took over all of Britain. Talk about well timed!
Talk about ck3 beeing too easy, unfortunately.
@@connycontainer9459 the real difficult part is not forgetting to disinherit 6 of your 7 sons when you die
Cnut energy
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Really depends on where you decide to start though. 1066 Norway? Yeah, that's easy. 867 in the county of Léon? Hard as all hell since you're an Amateur Norse between Cornwall and Brittany.
@@connycontainer9459Wrong.
Leif Erikson Day is also my birthday every single year I look forward to your video's on Norse history.
Happy Birthday!!
I’m so glad you keep this Leif Erickson tradition going. The opening has some of the most striking imagery I’ve ever seen in any RUclips video
There’s a surprising number Viking girl bosses, down to the Norman Robert Guiscard’s wife leading his army against the Byzantines. Of course, there’s also the mythological Valkyries, the semi-legendary Queen Sigrid who was a wife of Sweyn Forkbeard and therefore the mother of Estrid Svensdohtor, matriarch of the Estrid dynasty of Denmark who ruled from 1047 to 1412. Sigrid may be the same person as the more historical Sweitoslawa, who mothered Sweyn Forkbeard’s son Cnut the Great, King of England, Denmark, Norway, and kinda Sweden.
Well, as aten pointed out, maybe they were all trans. Might be that there has never been a woman who accomplished anything in history.
Weren't Valkyries Heaven-maids? sorta like what the Muslims got for their dead warriors.
Normans aren't vikings
@@paulf3999 They were literally Viking settlers that were given the land of Normandy because the King of France wanted peace.
@@John.McMillan Sounds like they had viking ancestry then. I reckon when you change the language, alphabet, religion, region, military practice, political institutions and genetic makeup over two centuries, it's not the same people.
I cannot tell you what that Homelander impression did to me just now. You beautiful madman!
Nothing is more soothing to an insomniac at 4 am than a new Atun Shei video!
Super underrated channel. Thanks you and keep up the good work. 🇨🇱
Got to get that product placement in there and I'm glad that you showed that Viking helmets did not have horns. That's an Victorian era invention thanks to Wagner.
Their is some notion that pre viking Germanic tribes may have had ritual helmets with horns but that's really about all the evidence of them having "horned" helmets as far as I'm aware at least, I could be very wrong however as this is half remember information not something I have the ability to directly source it from
@@alexcunningham1647 Those helmets (Veksö Helmets) were pre-Germanic from the bronze age.
But yes, those helmets were the inspiration for Wagners horned helmets, even if they were kinda 1000 years off.
I always thought that the helmets with eyepieces looked way more badass. Horns make me think of Sunday comics and Vikings fans, and I like the Packers.
I knew I was in for it when I saw a black-and-white mail-clad warrior refreshing himself with an electric pink drink. Gods blessings upon the house of Atun-Shei.
Me in my head saying “OMG I KNOW THIS ONE” after my history major courses in college had me reading the Vinland Sagas and writing a short essay about this
I’m gonna be honest Man I love learning stuff from this channel, but seeing something I actually know about and getting some more detail from a historian who did more in depth research on a subject I already know a lot about is really cool
Every time one of ur vids are uploaded I am just like “now I have something to do after work”
You are my comfort Channel! I get so excited when you post. Thank you so much for all of the effort you put into your videos. Education mixed with humour and a good old sprinkling good storytelling is such a rare thing. All the best xx.
Taking a shot of Malört to honor my ancestors and our proud tradition of crimes against food & drink
8:46 That will go in my personal collection
Really enjoyed this video, I look forward to these every year. Hope you have a good Leif Erikson's day :)
Wait how did you comment 22 hours before the video came out?
@@mrquokka4733 Patreon
@@johnd.rockefeller4041 oh ok free patron add for atun-shei then lol
@@mrquokka4733 Yes! Donate to Atun-Shei’s patreon now for just 1 dollar per month and get access to bonuses that regular viewers don’t have!
That fake ads looks like a real ad you might see unironically on one of those alpha male channels
So to Icelandic saga writers being a girl boss was one of the heights of evil
Not exactly, just kinda weird.
To the one or ones who wrote the Greenlanders saga, anyhow. Or maybe he/they were just describing a family's drama?
I'm reliably informed that they hate to see one winning.
I legitimately cannot tell if the ad in the beginning is real or a parody, and I'm losing my shit because of it
Something I find completely astounding is how anyone could be a hater of this man or his wonderful channel.
Neo-Confederates are ususally the biggest haters around here.
Communism
Some idiots play the hate card just for fun.
Well, "Checkmate Lincolnites" seems to have made a lot of Lost Causers very unhappy.
@@were-owlinwisconsin4441 As the kids say,
"Cope."
I could listen to you tell stories about history forever. Truly you are a great blessing to me. I never could afford to go to college, and now thst I'm old, I have time to begin trying to learn. History is endless and endlessly fascinating. As my country swirls closer and closer to becoming a tornado, I learn how little humanity has changed as far back as I can go, where written records exist.
A fantastic introduction and may your cosmopolitan remind you of the pink mist of your fallen foes in the glorious moment of their demise.
Til hamingju með daginn Leif Erikson og allt það!
If I'm not mistaken, the threat of divorce may have also been a pretty hefty motivator. Norse women supposedly could divorce their men more easily than the reverse. And they were also generally in charge of the household finances, so the men being divorced would likely suffer financial losses.
I also find the pronounciation of Leif as "leaf" kind of funny. I don't know if it's just an anglicism, or if that is how it was pronounced by the norse or how it's pronounced in Iceland now. But in modern Swedish it's more like "lay-f".
Skål!
I believe it was a crime not calling this CSI: Vinland.
Just read the Vinland sagas this past summer. There’s too little easygoing media about them to consume after the fact. Glad I saw this. Great video.
If you want more content I would suggest the videos of Jackson Crawford, former professor of Old Norse (I believe he's on indefinite leave?) On RUclips. Very informative, very easygoing. Most of his videos are pretty short, too, though there are some longer ones on more in-depth subjects.
as a native Newfoundlander, my appreciation at your correct pronunciation is immense
Honestly I was on the opposite side of this
I've never heard anyone from here say it as new-finlind. Always newf'n-land
I'm kinda sad the birds didn't show up in this video, but great stuff, all the same.
Maybe next year!
@@AtunSheiFilms, Maybe next year.
😂 I drink my Cosmopolitans from a horn with a toothpick umbrella and an orange slice. - It brings me close to Oden.
Greg Oden, the basketball player?
I drink mine while wearing chainmail and swinging a long sword. As a result, I've been barred from most my local taverns.
I knew it was coming, but what a pleasant surprise irregardless. Happy Leif Erikson Day, Atun-Shei!!
I've been looking forward to this one all month. Actually went and read through my copy of "The Vinland Sagas" yesterday in anticipation.
Happy Leif Erikson day everyone!!! 🍺🍻🎆🎇🔥
Hinga dinga durgen!
Occasionally at random times throughout the year I'll think about Lief Erickson day and how excited I am for the next video it's the same feeling of getting a secret recipe treat once a year that you have no idea how to make but love
One of my favorite traditions of the year is waiting for the Leif Erikson Day special. Learning a bit of related history and a good story from the times makes it a truly great day to celebrate.
All your videos on Leif Eriksson day have been super interesting. Hope to see more Norse history. Skål to you Atun-Shei!
First couple minutess I genuinely thought Atun Shei had a god damn alcohol sponsorship.
I'm actually kind of furious with myself for not finding your channel sooner. LOVED this!
the lighting is great, the content better, the costume wonderful, the background intriguing, the music emotional, the cuts are a bit intense. I quit video when I learned how much a simple even 3 cut, 5 second video can be. Keep doing you and keepp creating. I love it.
Happy Leif Erikson Day!
The music started playing at the end and I was just waiting for you to cut to playing with your boat in the bathtub.
I look forward to this every year. Appreciate your hard work.
I'm currently on the way to Gulf Shores, AL for fall break with my family, so I didn't even realize it was Lief Erikson day till you uploaded! Even if I did forget, happy Lief Erikson day!
Criminy! It doesn't feel like it's been a year since the previous Lief Erikson Day vid! Time flies when your having fun I guess! :)
Perhaps the finest opening ad segment I've ever seen.
I always look forward to the Leif Erikson day videos, keep up the great content! Barely any channel tells the Norse myths and sagas in such a engaging and enjoyable way. Great work Andy!
Always love these Leif Erikson Day specials. Keep it up man, your content is always great
Damn I a lot has happened in a year. I spent last Leif Erikson Day in the cold and alone. Now Im spending it nice and warm with my girlfriend. Its always a great day when Atun Shei posts. Skal!
bro i’d die if you did something on the hernando de soto expedition. only written accounts of the mound builder culture while it still breathed and the exchanges are so brief but wild. btw good shit
Just found this series, really love it and looking forward to more.
This was exactly what I needed today.
2:13 actually the version I know was that in doing so she cried at the running warriors to fight asking them if they are men or cowards, and them returning to fight is what drove the natives away.
For those of you who haven't read it or aren't into manga there's n excellent one called Vinland Saga that's an amazing read
I just popped by to say that I dig the title change. The "two part title" game is something you're really good at.
Excellent performance! Only thing that was sorely missed... were the cussing magpie puppets from last year.
As you've mentioned him before, have there been any Atun-Shei/Jackson Crawford cross overs? It seems like your channels respective audiences wouldn't exactly overlap so a good chance for both channels to grow. Maybe next Leif Erikson Day!
Wait, have you seen the video of Andy's impression of Jackson Crawford? Gonna be an awkward collab after that. 😆
@@00muinamir JC seems like he has a pretty good sense of humour.
The Cosmo ad is wonderful. The video too.
Wow, is there anything on this channel that isn't freaking outstanding? I can't decide what to watch next! My credit card is running out. One e I have a new one I'll be over on patreon in a heartbeat.
Another video of Viking visitation of America on Lief Erikson Day, let’s goooooo!!!
You are amazing, as always. Thank you for all you do!
Happy Leif Erikson Day!
Also turns out Freydis insisted on being the banker in Monopoly and kept winning on the game nights. 😁
She truly Gaslit, Gatekept, and Girlbossed.
Yay! New Atun-shei video dropped. Today is a good day!
Ooooo I like the step back from historical storytelling, and to dig more into some of the archeology and interpretation.
As an archaeologist the women warrior burial is not a one off. There are many many more across early medival northern Europe and the UK, its not common true but far from not known
iirc some ancient peoples are believed to have buried women who died in childbirth as warriors. (I've yet to watch the video so if that is the context for your comment then, please, ignore me)
I know it was a part of Aztec culture to consider birth as important as a battle, and women giving birth as warriors. The baby was symbolically a “captive” and surviving birth was winning the war. Iirc women who died in childbirth would be considered analogous to fallen warriors
There is something funny how Leifur Eríksson was so influential where his story is about an objectively incompitent man from beginning to end. He was mocked relentlessly in his youth and then he found America... and then promptly lost it.
But he is atleast infinitely better than a certain other discoverer.
Has it been a year already? The days drag, but the time flies as death marches closer.
Best ad of all time
This is my favorite Leif Erikson day tradition
look forward to these every year, great work
This day I spend in sickness shredding my throat. Yet I endure still.
I look forward to this vid every year!
Happy Leif Erikson day
HINGA DINGA DURGEN !
I hope he talks about the supposedly Viking stones in Oklahoma. Bc between that and me learning in college that the Spanish conquistadors made it as east as Arkansas blows my mind how much the eastern world explored the continent before Lewis and Clarke
So ummm.... is that alcohol gonna be your next merch release? Cuz I 100% would buy it.
My man Andy posted a vid again. I guess I'll be up all night 🤷
There's a weird book from 1967 called "The Technicolor Time Machine" by Harry Harrison which has a wonderfully batty explanation for the viking sites in newfoundland. Might be a humorous subject for a future video. :)
I love your Leif Eriksons specials!
The fucking intro killed me. You are an expert, ma man!
Who doesn't love a bad girl story!
No Lief Erickson Day is complete without Atun Shei!
I would love to see a video on what is known about the interactions between the Native population and the Norse. Especially in regards to how the Norse influence can still be seen in the native peoples culture and religion
My Daughter is 25% Mi’kmaq. They are the native tribe to Novia Scotia, which is the area the Norse settlements have been found in. Her ancestors would have been the people the Norse settlers met when they landed her in North America. I would love to learn more and share with her this amazing history. Especially what research has been done into the effects on the native population cause by these settlements. I have read that the Mi’kmaq tribe is unique to the others under the Wabanaki Confederacy in regards to their mythology and creation story. And there are many similarities to that of the Vikings/Norse creation story. I haven’t done enough research to know for certain this is true but from what small accounts I’ve been able to read it definitely seems to be a real possibility
Excellent, and nice exhortation to Seidr magic at the end!
another BANGER by atun-shei
When I finished the first draft of my thesis, I bought a bottle of Viking's Blood to celebrate. If I only knew that they really drank cosmopolitans!
What kind of drink is Viking's Blood? I'm not sure we get imports of it here
@@TOBAPNW_ Mead. There's a wine shop by me that sells it.
@@chrisbonin2174 ah, that does make sense. As an Antipodean I am still not convinced I would necessarily have access, however, should I come across a bottle, I will most assuredly partake of the sweet elixir; as the Dane forefathers of old (when they weren't chucking back cosmos)
"Yeah. I'd Like to help save the world, but, you see.... A new Atun-Shei video has dropped."
It may just be a coincidence, but I still find some significance in the fact that Leif Erikson day arrives before Columbus day.
I love the correct language you used around their gender expression
I feel like the only reason Leif Erickson day is considered less controversial than Columbus day is because the Vikings weren't SUCCESSFUL in their colonization.
Had Vinland taken off I have a feeling they would NOT have been all that much kinder to the natives than anyone else. Considering their culture they may have found a way to be worse.
I mean yeah I’m not sure that’s really controversial. The Norse explorers on Newfoundland weren’t the beginning of a process of colonialism and genocide of two continents. Just a little boating trip and some little encounters. So yeah nobody really gives a damn about Leif Erickson Day because there’s no reason to.
But also I would disagree that a longer lasting Vinland would have produced anything similar. Perhaps the disease thing would still happen, but it would look like a larger Greenland than anything like Jamestown. There simply isn’t the boatloads of population waiting to be trucked over the sea, the medicine or sailing technology to really make it feasible, or the resources in Canada to make it profitable. Maybe some communities of people that slowly meld with and adapt to North American life but nothing so drastic as Columbus. Columbus had a centralized mercantile empire behind him interested in exploration and conquest for wealth and power. The Norse explorers had no such thing and Vinland was simply too far and not hospitable enough to explode in the same way that European settler colonies would centuries later. No real chance of them being worse either.
@@Condobius Also, judging by the way Vikings behaved in Britain, Ireland, Russia, etc, I expect they would have _started_ as brutal raiders and conquorers, but within a very few generations would have settled down, merged into the local culture, adopting their names, religion, language, etc.
Very well done content. I appreciate your work on this!
This is funny. Just got off of sparing and now it hurts to laugh. Amazing video as always!
Happy Leif Erickson day everyone
Hinga dinga durgen
Alcohol advertisement ends without "Please Drink Responsibly" Well at least you're honest.
looking forward to next year.
Super Love your channel! ❤
Even though my Irish heritage makes my blood boil at the thought of Danes setting foot on our fair island to ravage our homes and farms, Vikings are admittedly pretty cool, I guess.
*Brian boru intensifies*