Nice video! even if their was nothing new for me. Vikings did a lot of enslavement of various other European countrys, especially the Netherlands. They got swords from the Saxons (or it seems to be from them) that was far better then most other countrys swords, giving them a edge in battle. Their are old text from British monks complaining about vikings being to well spoken/polite and clean, so most British women would chose a viking over a Brit. There is a rune inscription in the Hagia Sophia saying "Halfdan was here". A lot of viking history is lost, due to the fact that they would document on rune-sticks (made of wood) that would deteriorate fast. Odin promised to get rid of all the "ice giants". There are no "ice giants" today. Odin had 2 sons: Thor and Vidar. Vidar overtook Odins throne after Odin and Thor died during Ragnarok. When Vidar has rebuild Yggdrasil and it's 9 worlds, he will return to his people on earth.
je nach dem wo. "Die durchschnittliche Körpergröße der spanischen Männer im 16. Jahrhundert lag zwischen 155 und 165 cm, was im Vergleich zu den Skandinaviern und anderen Nordeuropäern der Wikingerzeit relativ klein erscheint."
all of it checks out apart from the cleanliness thing. By practical standards, vikings were quite dirty. "bathing" as a concept was vaguely defined back then and the common practice was to wash oneself using a shared bucket of water. They weren't filthy, but they weren't exactly clean either
While Viking hygiene may not match modern standards, for their time they were considered relatively clean, using tools like combs and washing in rivers. Though shared water was common, their grooming habits were more advanced compared to other European societies of the era.
@@resorband They would wash at least every Sunday, as a part of their religious belief. Some would also file their teeth down to make them look better. Braided hair also seem to stem from the vikings. Running water mainly stay unfrozen unless it gets extremely cold, plus they did have the technology and knowledge to pick a hole in ice and to melt snow.
@@r01t3 water over here during global warming stays stone cold during winter time every year unless an unusually warm winter appears. If it was colder back then, how can it be warmer than today's standards? Also, braided hair is something that humans could have picked up anywhere on earth, due to the technology of ropes existing for over 1000 years before they even existed.
@@resorband so you are saying vikings could not get or have water water during winter? how would they survive without water? Did they have access to water or not during winter? i don't get your point.
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Nice video! even if their was nothing new for me. Vikings did a lot of enslavement of various other European countrys, especially the Netherlands.
They got swords from the Saxons (or it seems to be from them) that was far better then most other countrys swords, giving them a edge in battle.
Their are old text from British monks complaining about vikings being to well spoken/polite and clean, so most British women would chose a viking over a Brit.
There is a rune inscription in the Hagia Sophia saying "Halfdan was here".
A lot of viking history is lost, due to the fact that they would document on rune-sticks (made of wood) that would deteriorate fast.
Odin promised to get rid of all the "ice giants". There are no "ice giants" today.
Odin had 2 sons: Thor and Vidar. Vidar overtook Odins throne after Odin and Thor died during Ragnarok. When Vidar has rebuild Yggdrasil and it's 9 worlds, he will return to his people on earth.
je nach dem wo. "Die durchschnittliche Körpergröße der spanischen Männer im 16. Jahrhundert lag zwischen 155 und 165 cm, was im Vergleich zu den Skandinaviern und anderen Nordeuropäern der Wikingerzeit relativ klein erscheint."
all of it checks out apart from the cleanliness thing. By practical standards, vikings were quite dirty. "bathing" as a concept was vaguely defined back then and the common practice was to wash oneself using a shared bucket of water. They weren't filthy, but they weren't exactly clean either
While Viking hygiene may not match modern standards, for their time they were considered relatively clean, using tools like combs and washing in rivers. Though shared water was common, their grooming habits were more advanced compared to other European societies of the era.
@@HistoricNotes rivers were frozen for most of the year
@@resorband They would wash at least every Sunday, as a part of their religious belief. Some would also file their teeth down to make them look better. Braided hair also seem to stem from the vikings.
Running water mainly stay unfrozen unless it gets extremely cold, plus they did have the technology and knowledge to pick a hole in ice and to melt snow.
@@r01t3 water over here during global warming stays stone cold during winter time every year unless an unusually warm winter appears. If it was colder back then, how can it be warmer than today's standards? Also, braided hair is something that humans could have picked up anywhere on earth, due to the technology of ropes existing for over 1000 years before they even existed.
@@resorband so you are saying vikings could not get or have water water during winter? how would they survive without water? Did they have access to water or not during winter? i don't get your point.