Horrible Histories - Viking Poetry

[OddCodicologist]

@KathePixe - Sorry! The 'Vikings' didn't really talk in poetry all the time - and when they did write or compose poems it wasn't usually in rhyme. Instead, it is made into poetry through the rhythm of the words and the use of alliteration (using the same first letter in a few words). Poems were usually written afterwards and maybe by other people! However, a century or two later when the stories were written down, the poems were included - as if the person had spouted a poem mid-battle!

[KathePixe]

ik the poem is ture the real one and is it ture vikings always say poetry??? pls reply plp (need to know for my history in school :P :L)

[PalleRasmussen]

@KathePixe There is this thing called, "BOOKS". They are great.

[Flyingtart]

@KathePixe

In viking sagas there's always a "skald" saying something poetic before and after battles, and most viking sagas are based on reality so yeah. Being good at poems was honorable.

[yexleyfamily]

Runish

[hermione1998]

this is why lots of the best songs are written by the Scandinavians its in their Viking blood ;p

[Bloodshotshatterbone]

Lol XD In my history lessons we don't watch this horrible histories we watch the old 80's cartoon version that sucks :(

[soccergirl97979]

its a dark version of Dr Seuss

[ellybrandt4]

mmh, any man that can look good in pigtails is ben...oh that came out wrong, dinnit? :)

[metalsonicdoll]

even today, we look back and boast, about which culture remembered the most, of how to rhyme and how to remember, the celts told stories and the viking told about when they would dismember. stories that rhyme still go on now, whether about a moose,chicken or cow and surely all would remember the time, of when stories would only be told through rhyme.

[ladythalia]

Vikings didn't use end rhymes, they used alliterations...

[ellybrandt4]

@ladythalia thank you, i was going to point that out too! they did NOT rhyme!

[ladythalia]

@ellybrandt4 Exactly:-) Alliterative verse was an important ingredient of poetry in Old English and other old Germanic languages like Old High German, Old Norse, and Old Saxon. Even in Old English given names. An unbroken line of 9th century kings of Wessex were named Æthelwulf, Æthelbald, Æthelberht, and Æthelred. If I remember correctly, end rhyme was first used in Europe during the middle ages, and came to England via France with the romantic ballads.

[XFudgeXJunkieX]

Does this remind anyone else of Might Boosh? I know Farnaby was in Boosh playing an alternative Howard but Willbond is pretty Vince-sque in this sketch too. Oh yeah and they are both EFFING GORGEOUS! (also like The Mighty Boosh!)

[TheGuineaPigChannel2]

There is a really funny scene where it's words we get from the Vikings and it's all lik "slaughter" and "kill" and then he says "SHY!! No really I'm shy. Please stop looking at me, I'm going red." LOL

[weirddjmike]

they need to bring this show on DVD to North America would help a lot of kids learn!

[the21stturtle]

@weirddjmike

True dat, a bit thick, the americans. :D joking

[psyche8]

Does anyone happen to know what the poem is the excerpt is from? Just typing in the translation in google doesn't give any hits.

[321XbethX123]

whats up withe the words

[DontcallmeFrenchy]

It's the best Doctor Seuss book ever!

[unurautare2]

One of the best shows I've ever seen.

[hollyosa2599]

what a bad wig

[mskoschka]

@hollyosa2599 Actually, it's not.

[BLACKROSELYCAN]

But the Norse used alliteration not end rhymes as their main poetic scheme.This is sadly wrong.

[Jakiladd]

we pillaged the village, in other words, raped ,killed and stole :D all fun!

[Vereis]

The audio is 2-3 seconds behind the video, by the way.

[Vereis]

If you open the video twice in two different tabs, and mute one of them, you can manually sinc up the audio and video yourself. It's really easy, I did it in 30 seconds.

[elkor101]

o and not all were poems just the short ones 

[elkor101]

ok I understand that the British and Americans

but in those times poems didn't have to rime (no rime intended)

no they fallowed other rules

and in Iceland we still use them but now we also have to rime

[jtonks100]

@elkor101

its spelt rhyme

[jtonks100]

@elkor101

it dosnt rhyme

[spam1138]

is that hitler at 0:21 ? if so is the clip on youtube?

[jtonks100]

@spam1138

yes

[spam1138]

@jtonks100 what episode is that from? I havn't seen it

[jtonks100]

@spam1138

i cant remember,but ita a pretend advertisement.it is funny.

[vallgron]

ahh hard to enojy this cuz of the voise thing

[Wikkiter]

hooooribe historieeeeeees

[solomonkain]

lol so awesome :P

[Dudelohead]

The poetry of these vicings remember me on scottish and irish folk songs like brian boru's marsh or scots wha hae.

[nikki1988ish]

Ben Willbond is lush ;)

[TheRainbowDonkey01]

@nikki1988ish yh =) but so is mat baynton 4 me its a hard choice =D

[nikki1988ish]

@TheRainbowDonkey01 Nah, definately Ben ;)

[4axa]

bad sync

[TheMoonPower]

the intro is the best intro ive ever seen!

[fireless559]

Hi im a shouty man and im here to tell you about new viking poems, thats right just watch this video and let your computer do the talking. Warning: watching this may cause you to speak in ryme and cuase eye damage.

[Cheekybeany]

Too bad Matt isn't in this one

[katie123222]

I love this series, and the books! Teary Deary is my hero!!!

[Jetsbff]

I know all the words to the opening song.

GO BEN WILLBOND!

[ultimateSpagety]

"If Dr. Seuss was a viking"

[maunus]

I wish everybody would start talking that way!

[dim432]

Viking somethines Rhyme if they have this in the line

[theFJLSEfiveify]

The words arn't in sync

[pizza101icecream]

@theFJLSEfiveify Inih it flopped from the beginning. its a bit like dem old movies in nollywood :P the action comes be4 the sound. :S

[MrsJacobBlackx1]

@theFJLSEfiveify i know.... its dissappointing :/ x

[tery980]

@theFJLSEfiveify

Figured.....

[administrater1000]

@theFJLSEfiveify its so the cant get copyrighted