Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

[lilyeve222]

Nice video work, but spoilt so much by the music. Something like a Norwegian anti-christian terror Viking black metal band, or one of the many anti-christian dark atmospheric Odinist Pagan bands from Norway would have created a more proud, martial, Pagan, anti-judeo-christian Viking feel to the video.

[intrepberkexplorer]

@lilyeve222

I believe you are correct that someone with greater knowledge of "Viking black metal band" and/or "Odinist Pagan bands" might have made superior choices more suitable to scenes in my video. But I'm just a tourist doing his best with Norwegian music, using sources that were available.

[Sonny0612]

all the viking almost were swedish and danish not norwiegan or finish cuz those 2 countries was owned by sweden at the time , and denmark didnt have many vikings denmark were more inspiered by western europe , and the danish vikings became the first christians , and destryed the mighty swedish vikings :/ and i love how everyone thinks the vikings were from russia or norway :/

[Bortevekk123]

@Sonny0612 Acutally... Norway had vikings aswell O.O Go read it up if you dont know.. but looking at that I know you dont know... All of scandinavia had vikings mon :o

[Sonny0612]

@Bortevekk123 lol not denmark . and at that time all of scandinavia were owned by a country that later became sweden

[Zeilond12]

@Sonny0612 I would say that Sweden had the orginal vikings since Denmark was just an outcast from Sweden and Norway was actually from Scotish decent (not actually scotish but we came from now days Scotland). That is also the reason why Norway had a bit different medieval culture than Denmark and Sweden, and Finland is not a part of Scandinavia. Also remember that Sweden have never really had a great victory against Norway. Just in the 17th-century when we were under Denmark and after the union.

[Sonny0612]

@Zeilond12 yes ur right , thx for understanding man

[aivopark]

You mean american handball ? Vikings played skullball.

[TRBNGR666]

noregsrgard wouldlve been my song choice

[Lord6of9Uk]

whats with this music!!?

put something more appropriate like norwegian black metal or finnish folk metal ffs!

[fragmaster34]

NORWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dhansen888]

They sailed. If you don't believe the histories then believe the multiple reconstructions that have been used to sail the North Atlantic.

Though in Oseberg's case it looks like the reconstruction of the keel was incorrect (so I'm reading). They now think it had a broader bow. Keep in mind Oseberg sat for a 1000 years in clay - it was not intact when found. They had to put it back together again.

[ThorsEssentials]

"Gaia", The "Gokstad" replica crossed the atlantic in 1991. It is not a matter or belief or disbelief. You can keep that too your church meetings I guess.

[etellurian]

The seas have changed just as our climate has changed perhaps the seas were not as rough as today. It also takes great skill to know the sea and her pattern. If they say they sailed then they sailed. They would have sailed when they knew the seas were the calmest.

Peace,

E-T

[AdmiralBirdseye]

So this "boat" sailed the Atlantic? (chuckles) Nah, don't believe it. I don't care what the history books say.

[gullf1sk]

Take your butthurt elsewhere.

[Wolfen443]

@AdmiralBirdseye, the Vikings were recorded sailing to North America, the Mediterranian, and Western Asia. Had they developed these ships or had the will or power to fully explore North America, they could had beatne Columbus to colonize the New World too.

[MIRCWOOD]

Neimen er det ikke " onkel reisende mac" på sluttn tru?

[amobe3]

Kinda lame using we are the champions isnt it?

[ansignity]

These ships were built for all kinds of sea travel, wether it by sea, river or long distance journeys, and were the pinnacle of shipbuilding ingenuity at the time. They tested a replica of one of the viking ships against a modern sailboat. The sailboat won, but only by a tiny margin.

[Empirus5]

why:: We are the champions??

[intrepberkexplorer]

The song seemed to express a Viking opinion of their own prowess.

[intrepberkexplorer]

If you like this sample clip from my trip to Scandinavia, please watch the longer free video it came from, "Vikings, Tivoli and Trolls". You need a broadband connection. Ask a search engine for:

Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

[PA65000]

The ship is suspended in time. mind blowing.

[dyvern20]

Norge Norge Norge hehe

[thedukeofantioch]

football ,the curse of humanity.

[Montemort]

they might not played soccer, but allthough. they did play with a ball. There are some norse sagas, of this. for inctence "Egil sogo" where again soccer with ref = bloodbath :P

[Nordavind346]

every sport and game thay played ended with someone's death :p

[mangelpaaideer]

I think they invented football (what you call soccer) because it is our national sport now... I have nothing to base that on...

[Nilsiver]

HAH! det er vikingen sin det :)