The Dark Ages - Part 9 - The Vikings

At its height in the second century A.D., the Roman Empire was the beacon of learning, power, and prosperity in the western world. But the once-powerful Rome - rotten to the core by the fifth century - lay open to barbarian warriors who came in wave after wave of invasion, slaughtering, stealing, and ultimately, settling. As chaos replaced culture, Europe was beset by famine, plague, persecutions, and a state of war that was so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace. THE DARK AGES profiles those who battled to shape the future, from the warlords whose armies threatened to cause the demise of European society, such as Alaric, Charles the Hammer, and Clovis; to the men and women who valiantly tended the flames of justice, knowledge, and innovation including Charlemagne, St. Benedict, Empress Theodora, and other brave souls who fought for peace and enlightenment. It was in the shadows of this turbulent millennium that the seeds of modern civilization were sown.

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[Kinjamaimai]

Redistribution of wealth, Skullsplitter style.

[casse93]

This is a crappy documentary....THE VIKINGS WEREN'T A SETBACK, they modernized the trade of europe and asia.....They also invented soap and grooming tools etc.

They weren't the smelly oafs that many of us seem to think!

This is a much more accurate documentary: youtube.com/watch?v=tgFdvwIh1x­o

Thumb this up if you want (not forcing you) so people can see a more well informed and more interesting documentary!

[badmedicine65]

Vikings were a giant setback for mankind? The only setback was the christianization of europe

[travkeyes]

age of 72 wowsers for bak then that was old

[MrBillcale]

the hells angels before motorcycles

[2321211]

i find this part a bit insulting to my great ancestor for only showing of Ivar but still good enough.

[tvand]

@Kino483 Cool, cheers for the cheap furniture stores.

[tvand]

Ivar was just a bit lazy - just wanted to chill and get carried around.

[Botjer1]

The wrath of satan???

[dragonwar524]

I like the idea of a viking being named because he has an erectile difunction

[casperblack30]

Vikings are coming back soon

[crimsonnoble29]

as invincible as vikings may have seemed they were anything but they were defeated on numerous occasions using various tactics