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five most interesting facts about
five most interesting facts about Vikings those Scandinavian trailblazers
Vikings those Scandinavian trailblazers
Vikings those Scandinavian trailblazers that raised havoc over a good part of
that raised havoc over a good part of
that raised havoc over a good part of the world back in their day
grab your battle axe because things are
grab your battle axe because things are about to get Val holic you know exactly
about to get Val holic you know exactly
about to get Val holic you know exactly what I mean number five Vikings had a
what I mean number five Vikings had a
what I mean number five Vikings had a hand in the slave trade he is worth more
hand in the slave trade he is worth more
hand in the slave trade he is worth more alive to sell us a slave it might not be
alive to sell us a slave it might not be
alive to sell us a slave it might not be a surprise for you to learn that Vikings
a surprise for you to learn that Vikings
a surprise for you to learn that Vikings were up to all kinds of nasty business
were up to all kinds of nasty business
were up to all kinds of nasty business or even slavery for that matter during
or even slavery for that matter during
or even slavery for that matter during their conquest of anglo-saxon Celtic and
their conquest of anglo-saxon Celtic and
their conquest of anglo-saxon Celtic and Slavic territories Vikings would often
Slavic territories Vikings would often
Slavic territories Vikings would often take the survivors in saldaña slaves or
take the survivors in saldaña slaves or
take the survivors in saldaña slaves or thralls as they called them the captured
thralls as they called them the captured
thralls as they called them the captured would be sold at major slavery markets
would be sold at major slavery markets
would be sold at major slavery markets around the globe slaves were treated
around the globe slaves were treated
around the globe slaves were treated particularly harsh having little to no
particularly harsh having little to no
particularly harsh having little to no rights in the eyes of their Viking
rights in the eyes of their Viking
rights in the eyes of their Viking owners often forced to live as cattle
owners often forced to live as cattle
owners often forced to live as cattle and subject to sexual exploitation some
and subject to sexual exploitation some
and subject to sexual exploitation some scholars go so far as to suggest that
scholars go so far as to suggest that
scholars go so far as to suggest that capturing new slaves was the major
capturing new slaves was the major
capturing new slaves was the major motivation behind the raids that Vikings
motivation behind the raids that Vikings
motivation behind the raids that Vikings are so famous for
number four Vikings were very cleanly
number four Vikings were very cleanly that we might have led you astray
that we might have led you astray
that we might have led you astray without previous entry Vikings weren’t
without previous entry Vikings weren’t
without previous entry Vikings weren’t necessarily the savages that many
necessarily the savages that many
necessarily the savages that many portray them as they were actually quite
portray them as they were actually quite
portray them as they were actually quite concerned with their appearances Vikings
concerned with their appearances Vikings
concerned with their appearances Vikings had a weekly event dedicated to taking
had a weekly event dedicated to taking
had a weekly event dedicated to taking bats in the hot springs a little
bats in the hot springs a little
bats in the hot springs a little something we now call Saturday
because of this practice the words for
because of this practice the words for Saturday and Scandinavian languages
Saturday and Scandinavian languages
Saturday and Scandinavian languages roughly equate to washing day what’s
roughly equate to washing day what’s
roughly equate to washing day what’s more common hygiene tools such as razors
more common hygiene tools such as razors
more common hygiene tools such as razors combs and even tweezers were found in
combs and even tweezers were found in
combs and even tweezers were found in Viking excavation sites but what might
Viking excavation sites but what might
Viking excavation sites but what might be most surprising of all is that some
be most surprising of all is that some
be most surprising of all is that some Viking males were so concerned with
Viking males were so concerned with
Viking males were so concerned with attaining beauty that they use some
attaining beauty that they use some
attaining beauty that they use some pretty intense soaps to dye their hair
pretty intense soaps to dye their hair
pretty intense soaps to dye their hair blonde
blonde
blonde so number three Vikings went berserk for
so number three Vikings went berserk for
so number three Vikings went berserk for some reason
you’ve probably heard of viking
you’ve probably heard of viking berserkers frenzied warriors who wore
berserkers frenzied warriors who wore
berserkers frenzied warriors who wore wolf pelts and were unstoppably fierce
wolf pelts and were unstoppably fierce
wolf pelts and were unstoppably fierce on the battlefield these Warriors were
on the battlefield these Warriors were
on the battlefield these Warriors were likened to savage beasts and let out
likened to savage beasts and let out
likened to savage beasts and let out primal screams when charging into battle
while there are many accounts of them in
while there are many accounts of them in historical sources none revealed just
historical sources none revealed just
historical sources none revealed just how they became so rapidly bloodthirsty
how they became so rapidly bloodthirsty
how they became so rapidly bloodthirsty the most widely held belief is the most
the most widely held belief is the most
the most widely held belief is the most logical namely that they worked
logical namely that they worked
logical namely that they worked themselves up to a frenzy before battle
themselves up to a frenzy before battle
themselves up to a frenzy before battle as a football team might hype themselves
as a football team might hype themselves
as a football team might hype themselves up before taking to the field on this
up before taking to the field on this
up before taking to the field on this team we fight for that inch on this team
team we fight for that inch on this team
team we fight for that inch on this team we tear ourselves and everyone else
we tear ourselves and everyone else
we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch yeah
around us to pieces for that inch yeah
around us to pieces for that inch yeah another more difficult to prove Theory
another more difficult to prove Theory
another more difficult to prove Theory has it that they ingested the
has it that they ingested the
has it that they ingested the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria
psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria
psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria putting them in a dissociative state
putting them in a dissociative state
putting them in a dissociative state devoid of fear and compassion
yet another theory is that berserkers
yet another theory is that berserkers were actually veteran warriors who
were actually veteran warriors who
were actually veteran warriors who channeled their post-traumatic stress
channeled their post-traumatic stress
channeled their post-traumatic stress disorders into a blood rage number two
disorders into a blood rage number two
disorders into a blood rage number two Vikings did not wear horned helmets you
Vikings did not wear horned helmets you
Vikings did not wear horned helmets you know it was only myth that Viking
know it was only myth that Viking
know it was only myth that Viking helmets had warts on let’s leave this
helmets had warts on let’s leave this
helmets had warts on let’s leave this particular Viking stereotype at the door
particular Viking stereotype at the door
particular Viking stereotype at the door or on the Hatrack by the door fill many
or on the Hatrack by the door fill many
or on the Hatrack by the door fill many depictions of Vikings show them clad in
depictions of Vikings show them clad in
depictions of Vikings show them clad in tough leathers with a horned helmet this
tough leathers with a horned helmet this
tough leathers with a horned helmet this is quite simply not the case the helmets
is quite simply not the case the helmets
is quite simply not the case the helmets they did wear were far less goofy and
they did wear were far less goofy and
they did wear were far less goofy and impractical hence why you never see them
impractical hence why you never see them
impractical hence why you never see them in history’s Viking series it’s believed
in history’s Viking series it’s believed
in history’s Viking series it’s believed that the only similar item would have
that the only similar item would have
that the only similar item would have been used during religious ceremonies
been used during religious ceremonies
been used during religious ceremonies rather than in the heat of battle
rather than in the heat of battle
rather than in the heat of battle the iconic horned helmets that we’ve all
the iconic horned helmets that we’ve all
the iconic horned helmets that we’ve all seen probably come from 19th century
seen probably come from 19th century
seen probably come from 19th century Swedish artist Gustav Malmstrom whose
Swedish artist Gustav Malmstrom whose
Swedish artist Gustav Malmstrom whose paintings presented biking’s donning
paintings presented biking’s donning
paintings presented biking’s donning that headgear the trend was set by other
that headgear the trend was set by other
that headgear the trend was set by other artists of that period and by the time
artists of that period and by the time
artists of that period and by the time vogner’s opera during dis Nibelungen
vogner’s opera during dis Nibelungen
vogner’s opera during dis Nibelungen incorporated the design it was
incorporated the design it was
incorporated the design it was commonplace it’s awesome man number one
commonplace it’s awesome man number one
commonplace it’s awesome man number one Vikings really got around
we all know that Vikings covered a lot
we all know that Vikings covered a lot of ground during their travels but you
of ground during their travels but you
of ground during their travels but you might be surprised to hear the scale
might be surprised to hear the scale
might be surprised to hear the scale archeologists have proven that Vikings
archeologists have proven that Vikings
archeologists have proven that Vikings actually reached the Americas way before
actually reached the Americas way before
actually reached the Americas way before Christopher Columbus over 500 years
Christopher Columbus over 500 years
Christopher Columbus over 500 years before in fact this was proven when
before in fact this was proven when
before in fact this was proven when remnants of a Viking settlement were
remnants of a Viking settlement were
remnants of a Viking settlement were found in Newfoundland Canada they also
found in Newfoundland Canada they also
found in Newfoundland Canada they also ventured a field in the opposite
ventured a field in the opposite
ventured a field in the opposite direction for centuries Vikings
direction for centuries Vikings
direction for centuries Vikings regularly emigrated to Constantinople to
regularly emigrated to Constantinople to
regularly emigrated to Constantinople to serve as the personal bodyguards for the
serve as the personal bodyguards for the
serve as the personal bodyguards for the Byzantine Emperor a trip that would have
Byzantine Emperor a trip that would have
Byzantine Emperor a trip that would have brought them over 2,000 miles over land
brought them over 2,000 miles over land
brought them over 2,000 miles over land excavations at European burial sites
excavations at European burial sites
excavations at European burial sites have proved that they had access to
have proved that they had access to
have proved that they had access to trade networks that reached even farther
trade networks that reached even farther
trade networks that reached even farther artifacts including silk and gold thread
artifacts including silk and gold thread
artifacts including silk and gold thread have been discovered that came as far as
have been discovered that came as far as
have been discovered that came as far as the Arabian Peninsula and possibly even
the Arabian Peninsula and possibly even
the Arabian Peninsula and possibly even China not too far
not too fun so how do you think
not too fun so how do you think berserkers went berserk and what do you
berserkers went berserk and what do you
berserkers went berserk and what do you find most interesting about Vikings
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