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Nordic Bronze Age God-King 🇸🇪 Håga barrow, aka King Björn's Mound
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Күн бұрынThe Håga mound (Hågahögen) or King Björn's barrow is a large Nordic Bronze Age burial mound near Uppsala, Sweden. It is one of the most magnificent remains from the Nordic Bronze Age and contained a lot of gold and bronze items. It contains a man who was cremated on a pyre, just like Patroclus in Homer's Iliad.
This video looks at the amazing golden sword and gilt golds buttons and brooches from the barrow and compares them to the wider Indo-European pagan custom of burial mounds for great men. You might say a man buried with so much gold was a Golden One....
The Trundholm sun chariot in the thumbnail and the video was not found in the barrow, it was found in Denmark and is from roughly the same period.
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@Survivethejive 4 жыл бұрын
There's loads of info about the mound and its contents in this essay - including evidence of ritual cannibalism! www.academia.edu/40239861/Bronze_Age_H%C3%A5ga_and_the_Viking_king_Bj%C3%B6rn_-_A_History_of_Documentation_from_AD_818_to?email_work_card=title
@MickeyMouse-el5bk 2 жыл бұрын
The more i Dive into the topic the less i See greater Differences between germanic and Nordic etc
@Survivethejive 2 жыл бұрын
@@MickeyMouse-el5bk Nordic is Germanic.Germanic includes all the North Germanic languages
@MickeyMouse-el5bk 2 жыл бұрын
@@Survivethejive thats what i thoughr. We are one European Family. Etruski and Euskadi are interesting
@theironpill9296 7 жыл бұрын
To further explain the symbolism of gold, and why it is associated with kings, we must realize that gold is a noble metal. This means that is very un-reactive, it does not rust or otherwise decompose, it does not change its characteristics when acted upon or introduced to other elements. So in addition to being very rare, gold seems to be eternal, incorruptible and pure. Just think of the fact that these golden items from the tomb were found almost 3000 years later, and are still in very much the same shape as when they were put there. The symbolism here is striking, and obvious. Kingship is not fluid, malleable or up for debate, as modernity would have you believe, but is rather associated with eternity, stability, and in-corruptibility. Great vid as always.
@Survivethejive 7 жыл бұрын
well put
@mikesemon7392 7 жыл бұрын
The Iron Pill Damn right brother. I believe gold represents loyalty. An unchangeable spirit.
@midwintermedia5112 6 жыл бұрын
With that in mind, is it possible that the gold in a burial like this was seen as some kind of metaphyical investment in the future welfare of the people?
@markashdown2368 5 жыл бұрын
Great post
@MandenTV 4 жыл бұрын
The Iron Pill Expertly said. Great comment.
@bajsbrev4651 7 жыл бұрын
I'm an SJW! A Survive the Jive Warrior!
@nicemarmot3902 7 жыл бұрын
You got a new sub at the "no there was no communism in bronze age scandinavia... get over it" comment.
@cincoy3679 5 жыл бұрын
The Wednesday Man They won’t people to think it was like that years ago. So we think it’s ok. It’s sad what they plan for us all.
@pilgrimm23 4 жыл бұрын
Ditto. I am SICK of modern fashions being put on our ancestors...
@pilgrimm23 4 жыл бұрын
@Zerilath heh I knew this god for 8 years but could have SWORN he was Indonesian...
@pilgrimm23 4 жыл бұрын
@Zerilath Pretty sure it was Indonesian. My memory is Barry good
@pilgrimm23 4 жыл бұрын
@Zerilath Olorun might be another man's god, but my tradition follows the One Eyed one. The guest, the "Grey Pilgrim" the Alfather.... He who hung 9 moons on Yggdrasil
@humphreyaugustus2932 7 жыл бұрын
Tom Rowsell and Golden One are the greatest double act in history
@W_H_K 7 жыл бұрын
Real Education begins the day you leave school. Great video!
@herrnoatun882 7 жыл бұрын
Yes. They tried to brainwash me for 15 years but they failed miserably.
@barkershill 2 жыл бұрын
@@herrnoatun882 me too . I passed my eleven plus, and went to a grammar school . I hated it from the first day . I was the worst kid on the school. All I wanted to do was get outside on the fields and woods . I am seventy two now and nothing has changed
@callez2402 4 жыл бұрын
As a swede, I appreciate your (sad) comments on the people in the historical museum. I fully agree, and of course subscribed.
@leornendeealdenglisc 7 жыл бұрын
This video made my night.
@danielduff5016 7 жыл бұрын
Another great little documentary. You have an Attenborough-like way of presenting your material, and I like that.
@Survivethejive 7 жыл бұрын
thanks Daniel
@johnluke9895 7 жыл бұрын
Great video yet again Tom! Watching your videos teaches me more about my own history than my Swedish elementary school ever did. Sincerely. Thank you! //Nordlejonet
@Survivethejive 7 жыл бұрын
Cheers you lion from the North!
@ShubhamKansara 10 ай бұрын
I like history very much, especially ancient history and I like your work. Love from India, keep doing good work. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@solaireatreus7857 6 жыл бұрын
Man that Golden One cameo was the best hahahah
@Helvetorment 7 жыл бұрын
Very interesting how you mention Chariots followed by "Very indo-european!". We were studying the hitites last week in my Greek classes, hehe. Incredible video!
@Carewolf 6 жыл бұрын
Wasnt the biggest users of Chariots semitic empires in the Levant such as Egypt, though?
@yourveryownsun3236 6 жыл бұрын
Carewolf I read in a museum exhibition this summer that egyptians adopted chariots after an invasion.
@kotecalder8180 5 жыл бұрын
"Nordic Bronze Age God-King" sounds like the best metal band in norway
@oakessw 7 жыл бұрын
I very much enjoy your videos and presenting style. You give perspectives that one would not be able to recieve on mainstream television.
@martinan22 7 жыл бұрын
Museum of Stockholm history (Historiska Museet) is thoroughly cultural marxist. I went there to look what they had about bronze age and it was a disgrace. Jumbled together, poorly marked, haphazard. And then they had an even sillier exhibition where the little notes were like they were written by high school students in their inanity and sillyness. For example, they mentioned the find in Illerup (ironage) as an example of prehistoric disarmament. Most public institutions in sweden are idiotic but Historiska museet is the worst of the lot.
@Survivethejive 7 жыл бұрын
Get this. In the Gold hoard collection section, showcasing the gold finds from Sweden dating all the way from the Bronze age right to the middle ages, they also have a new video exhibit which includes Syrian refugees talking about the sentimental value of their gold jewellery they brought with them. Talk about shoehorning!
@martinan22 7 жыл бұрын
It stands to reason that the most important historical museum in sweden is the one the evil ones will infiltrate the most.
@martinan22 7 жыл бұрын
Im so sorry to hear that @Forgotten Roots :( I am fascinated by the bronze age and I was hoping that Denmark had real museums about it :(
@sverigeforst3750 7 жыл бұрын
Martin Andersson It is disgusting how these cultural marxists have such influence and control. They should not be allowed near our ancestors artifacts and historical relics
@connorrivers798 7 жыл бұрын
Swedes may have some of the worst museums in the world. Too bad because they do have a very rich past.
@pilgrimm23 4 жыл бұрын
I am 66 and am a life long follower of the old religion. Thank you for a refreshing video
@tomtomtomtom691 6 жыл бұрын
No communism in bronze age scandinavia sorry
@averongodoffire7344 5 жыл бұрын
Get over it
@ravkoleavikk8577 4 жыл бұрын
Primitive communism
@twinleaf3076 4 жыл бұрын
The countries in scandinavia does not have communism as a form of government, they have social democracy, there's a big difference.
@einar6229 7 жыл бұрын
with a glorious cameo ;)
@rationalape7683 6 жыл бұрын
Haha laughed my ass of when the golden one showed of the juiciness of Swedish glory! Svea Invicta, hail the gods hail the ancestors
@ptcj3805 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! The bronze age is my favorite period, still so much more to discover.
@redtony58 7 жыл бұрын
In Lithuania some hills or mounds, which may be kurgans or have had some othe purpose are called ''castle hills''. There's an old Lithuanian saying ''Love without envy is like a meal without salt.'' That's a very different perspective on both love and envy than our materialistic society understands.
@vincentjennings6347 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tom, put the Stockholm Museum in its place. Early Kings were gift givers, they had to value their people. Most of their followers would have been relations if you were not generous you could easily be replaced and cast out.
@TheRaizo101 7 жыл бұрын
A nice and informative video, not a lot of niche ones like this anymore, thank you for sharing!
@infinitedogberrysan 7 жыл бұрын
One of your best videos yet!
@AnwarAliAhmad 7 жыл бұрын
Good video, both in content and production value. Thanks!
@Fucoc 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder why they would even think about how gold equals ineqality in this burrial. I mean... the past is a different country. They were nothing like us. If they were as gready as we are, they would not put gold in his grave to begin with. This is obviously gold they thought he needed and deserved. And let's not forget how society was back then. They lived very close and were dependent on each other. This burried man probably knew that he would be nothing without his hard working servants, and they felt protected and lead by him. He probably knew the weaver of his clothes, had watched the sheep and flax grow. It is nothing like now, when all you think about is how the system abuses you.
@andersliljevall2946 Жыл бұрын
The Gold Room in Stockholm has lots from this period. Fantastic things
@Survivethejive Жыл бұрын
Yes that's where the shots are from
@kevinjanghj 5 жыл бұрын
It is kind of interesting to know that in the period of the 6-8th centuries AD in ancient/medieval Korea, burial mounds or barrows were very common for Korean royalty. If you go to modern Gyeongju in South Korea, there are burial mounds or barrows littering the landscape of the city itself.
@tomatensoup190 4 жыл бұрын
That sounds worth looking into
@apostate855 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing film here mate! Bronze age Germanics have always been a hard concept to get into.
@wyrdflex5863 7 жыл бұрын
Coming home after a week of work to a brand new Survive the Jive. :)
@user-bh4rx8mf8g 6 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos while I'm brewing or bottling my mead. Keep up the good work.
@barbaricvm0 5 жыл бұрын
- Chariots,very indo-european.
@sux0rz 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing content! Please keep going - people are watching from all over!
@qualqui 8 ай бұрын
Makes total sense, now I see why the Aztecs preferred cacao beans as their money, reserving Gold its special, metaphysical status.😊👍🌞
@ITSbigwillystyle 7 жыл бұрын
Here in America, the natives- at least where I live (Mississippian tribes) buried their dead in large mounds too.
@TheUltimateBAN 7 жыл бұрын
Native American traditions/religion are very similar to native European traditions/religion.
@RIVALBLACKWELL 7 жыл бұрын
That's a good point, one could say animal spirits, tomahawks, totems etc, were brought to the natives by Norse settlers. Didn't they recently find Viking ships in Mississippi?
@Wowzersdude-k5c 7 жыл бұрын
It goes back further than the Norse. DNA evidence proves that Europeans and Native Americans share a genetic element called ANE (Ancient North Eurasian) that dates to about 20,000 years ago. That is to say, Europeans and Native Americans share a common ancestor in Siberia. However, this is NOT found in Asians -- only in Native Americans. This proves that Native Americans are not simply "Asians who moved east." They are a mixture of Caucasians and Asians, even though their Caucasian ancestry is pretty small (about 15%). This would explain why some Amerinds look very caucasoid even though they have zero "colonial" admixture. And it is probably why some of the traditions are the same between the two cultures.
@enihil7713 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s a place called Moundville in Alabama
@enihil7713 4 жыл бұрын
Tyvar Ingeberht Lie They stopped making mounds some time before European settlement
@stonwall9065 6 жыл бұрын
That Golden One cameo made me laugh so hard
@DixieFatline 6 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Denmark. Very good video and good presentation of a fantastically interesting topic. Your take on it is spot-on and, as you state yourself, quite far from the way the establishment portrays our glorious past. Keep up the hard work!
@RobertMayfair 7 жыл бұрын
This video is very well edited. Good job!
@Wloppish 2 жыл бұрын
5:00 thank you🙏😄
@AK2CA00 7 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy your content, looking forward to what New information you bring to light. Aside my from my own studies. Its always a positive intrigue to see the person in the same areas as these great monuments of mysterious and beautiful history. Thank you for the great efforts, keep them coming!
@Julian_The_Apostate 7 жыл бұрын
Really enlightening topic, the production values are noticeably higher too. Hopefully all this helps your channel take off, I've done my part sharing it with anybody who would be interested. Also if anybody thinks Stan Lee is the king of cameos they must not have seen this video yet.
@Fenianboyo 7 жыл бұрын
What a great video! I always look forward to every time I see you post one....but the cameo....hahaha, that was epic! Well done Lads!
@mieczyslawskowronski8462 7 жыл бұрын
Sławianie w Skandynawii - Król Niedźwiedź ma 3000 lat okoloce Uppsali. The Håga mound (Hågahögen) or King Björn's barrow is a large Nordic Bronze Age burial mound near Uppsala, Sweden. It is one of the most magnificent remains from the Nordic Bronze Age and contained a lot of gold and bronze items. It contains a man who was cremated on a pyre, just like Patroclus in Homer's Iliad.
@BreadWinner330 6 жыл бұрын
Liked for the golden Swede
@cuhurun 7 жыл бұрын
Good to see such topics being covered by an obviously intelligent gentleman... do keep turning them out, my dear fellow.
@turicaederynmab5343 7 жыл бұрын
Ah, that man, yes, I knew that man, he was a great man.
@benher6934 7 жыл бұрын
Turi Caederynmab hahaha
@toms3898 7 жыл бұрын
Another Great video to wake up and find, thanks.
@michietn5391 7 жыл бұрын
Powerful commentary, STJ! Power to the noble in spirit! Amen.
@Arihanta1112 7 жыл бұрын
The sun is the king of this world. Karna, the strongest character of the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, was the son of Surya the sun god.
@einar6229 7 жыл бұрын
Good to see you again!
@ThorsteinnMemeson 6 жыл бұрын
Holy fuck, that Golden One came out of nowhere! My sides have left orbit!
@Braapncamp 2 жыл бұрын
Thrilling! I just love to visit our ancestors cultural sites and remains. Feel the connection to our heritage. Great theme for travels.
@haleth8675 2 жыл бұрын
I lost it at the Golden One lol great video.
@fredriks5090 4 жыл бұрын
He made it into internet history,- so now he's immortal.
@thedunwichhorror4334 6 жыл бұрын
I had a feeling the video was going to be good when at the beginning he pulled off an epic hands on hips lol...good video.
@mateusmoura7059 7 жыл бұрын
Handsome man!
@darlingstuff1560 6 жыл бұрын
FINALLY...a Man. Thanks you for your work
@dsala2614 5 жыл бұрын
I LIKE YOUR VIDEOS VERY MUCH
@Fafne Жыл бұрын
Never apologize for your culture.
@travisaurand7550 5 жыл бұрын
Is there any genetic research being done associated with the mounds
@Survivethejive 5 жыл бұрын
No. Nordic Bronze age Sweden is same as modern Sweden pretty much. Not an area with much genetic shift...until recently
@Survivethejive 5 жыл бұрын
eurogenes.blogspot.com/2019/05/who-were-people-of-nordic-bronze-age.html
@Survivethejive 4 жыл бұрын
recent study on the barrow www.academia.edu/40239861/Bronze_Age_H%C3%A5ga_and_the_Viking_king_Bj%C3%B6rn_-_A_History_of_Documentation_from_AD_818_to?email_work_card=title
@Phorquieu Жыл бұрын
You make an important point here. We cannot judge the past by the standards of the present. There is a gulf of Time between these people and modern society. We, at present, have very different lives and cultural and emotional responses. It is not for us to cancel the past. It happened, it once existed, and it was OUR past. "Honor thy father and thy mother" happens to be a world-wide cultural rule.
@AdoringAdmirer 6 жыл бұрын
Insane music choice here, my friend. Grimrik is a true shieldbrother.
@LeviathanSpeaks1469 5 жыл бұрын
Whoever he was... He was absolutely... GLORIOUS...
@AdmiralStickney 3 жыл бұрын
6:15 I wasn't aware you knew Forefather, Thomas. Good taste.
@OwlexMyth 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate how you speak. Unscripted. Real speech.
@Survivethejive 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Some of my videos are scripted. This one obviously isn't
@terranostra7989 4 жыл бұрын
When he said Golden Swede I knew who was going to make a cameo lol
@kotecalder8180 5 жыл бұрын
Chariots, very indo-european
@regaeontop 4 жыл бұрын
Beautifully explained! !
@davidedward490 5 жыл бұрын
These videos are very awesome. Keep it up.
@micahpezdirtz8196 7 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT video, Tom! Loved the Forefather riff! Recommend any similar bands?
@Survivethejive 7 жыл бұрын
Micah Pezdirtz aethelruna
@unclegus6604 7 жыл бұрын
4:58 Academic Champagne sipping socialists.
@stuff7274 4 жыл бұрын
You are a smart man!
@robpetoletti826 3 жыл бұрын
Bravo!
@ctmpodcast6901 6 жыл бұрын
You're doing good work here my friend
@pablokattenberg6340 6 жыл бұрын
I like your thesis that gold had more of a metaphysical value than only a material one, could explain why they buried so much of it anyways
@pomponi0 5 жыл бұрын
At the end there were some very speculative parts, but it was a really interesting video overall
@thegoodlydragon7452 5 жыл бұрын
Love your channel. I'm concerned that the minister of culture in Sweden has melted down jewelry from the Viking era. I'm wondering if maybe you could do a video on it.
@thegoodlydragon7452 5 жыл бұрын
I wish that minister of culture who made the decision could be tried and hanged as a traitor. In a Europe with a healthy mentality that would be the consequence.
@paulosojunior 7 жыл бұрын
If I could give more than one thumbs, I'd do it!
@medmankatowice 3 жыл бұрын
I view gold differently now.
@audunedvinmagnussen9894 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah ther's alot of these in Norway to i like to Go watching those!
@europeanbourgeois8223 6 жыл бұрын
Damn, you got serious on this one, that stare though at the end. Sheeeit.
@celteuskara 7 жыл бұрын
You sods! :D I'm sure I'm not the only one who spilt his tea there...
@archeofutura_4606 7 жыл бұрын
I'm always so woke after watching your videos
@piotrwiara1564 4 жыл бұрын
Mister Survive the Jive, I suggest that you should make an episode about the Slavic people. Consisting mythology ,history language and R1a haplogroup. Especialy genetic linguistic and cultural aspect of biggest Indo european group of people living in Europe. I count on your professionalism, and relying on the latest research without omitting countries such as Poland and Russia-key to understanding the case and without repeating the erroneous theses of German scientists. Good luck.
@Survivethejive 4 жыл бұрын
I did already
@caroline7648 4 жыл бұрын
This is why I wish for time travel
@alasdairtaylor4441 Жыл бұрын
Big up
@story_of_the_year_fan 3 жыл бұрын
This man had a fascinating story I wish I had the chance to fully know. More gold than any future Nordic burial, far more than the Vikings were buried with. From what I know about stupas, they were associated with relics and sites of worship by the classical age but they originated as burial mounds.
@Authenictruthoid 7 жыл бұрын
This is a REAL good video !
@mikeymayes391 4 жыл бұрын
Teach the true story of our ancestors, brother 💪🏻
@aurifelix 6 жыл бұрын
You played Forefather! Awesome band!
@maggan82 13 күн бұрын
Om du är svensk vill jag rekommendera Anders Kaliffs nya bok om Björns hög!
@sonnizen1426 4 жыл бұрын
I don't live in Sweden anymore but I went to school right next to Hågahögen and the video was uploaded on my birthday. What a thing. Thanks for a great channel, Tom!
@boeotian-warrior Жыл бұрын
Love from the land of Agamemnon, no joking, this made me feel as if I were in the site of Mycenaea, incredible similarities between our nations !
@jessfish1044 3 жыл бұрын
5:10 "GOLD" lol
@mr.joedirt8583 Жыл бұрын
A wealthy king was the sign of a good king during the bronze era. It meant his people were prosperous. A bad king would have been usurped by another noble, lost his land to invading armies, or been removed by the commoners during a rebellion. The king in that barrow made sure that his people's lands and trade routes were protected. It would be an honor to serve a king such as him.
@k.s.333 5 жыл бұрын
A video about the Tarim mummies would be interesting if you haven't touched on that subject already.
@chandlerbrown3172 3 жыл бұрын
Which Forefather song is that playing when Marcus shows up? Unmistakably their sound but I’m having a hard time placing the melody to a name
@xbox_cheeto5338 6 жыл бұрын
Nice vid but.... Isn't Zealand (or Zeeland I think it is called in the Netherlands?) in the Netherlands, not Denmark? I may be completely wrong here please correct me if so.
@SchandorfTeal 5 жыл бұрын
I assume he is reffering to the Danish island of Sjælland which is called Zealand in english
@user-ph5cs6pg5n 4 жыл бұрын
Norwegians, Swedes, Icelanders, Danes are true Celts in the part of haplogroup R1a, haplotypes Z284, M512. The archeological culture of Bronze Age in all these countries is true celtic-scolothian culture! More in my future book "True Celts. The Colorado Factor".