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How polite it was of the Saxons to stand back and give the vikings plenty of space to climb out from the sewers. Really sporting of them to wait until all of the vikings were up and out to start fighting, too.

Father there's a Viking coming up through the sealed sewer, what should we do? Give him some room to ambush us.

I love how Hvitserk is like a shark. Soon as the blood splashed his face he went full Viking.

Hvitserk has been a clueless clown outside of battle,but once he's in the middle of it its like a different creature.Half crazed walking death machine with zero empathy or care.Just rape,slaughter ,pillage and laugh maniacially while doing it.

I thought, "Wouldnt that Saxons just stab them in the face as they emerged in twos?", but no, apparently the Saxons just sit and watch them emerge with shocked faces. Makes perfect sense. 👍👌

It is getting rather irritating how useless the Saxons are being portrayed, early on when the vikings were an unknown threat sure you can exaggerate them as idiots, but it's been decades and even when they have the tactical advantage like a bunch of dude climbing up ladders straight into a bottleneck they get defeated.

I absolutely love the escort of Ivar, with that music and his "zombie" like walk, it's amazing

Ivar has quickly become one of my favourite characters

Ok, so a bunch of guys climb out of a manhole right between the Saxon army being surrounded from both sides, who thought that was a good idea?

I loved how frightened athelwulf looked after he got punched in the face by hvitserk and watched him go berserk and chop down 3 soldiers effortlessly

i love how ivar can barely walk but that doesnt stop him from trowing shit across the battlefield and sniping a few dudes xD

Hvitserk changed completely in the battle! He looks like a death machine! I really like him!

Hvitserk is a damn berserker. He represents Ragnar's rage

Hvitserk vs Aethewold was the first and only time that any of ragnars sons actually directly fought him

2:39 that badass moment Heahmund sees Ivar and is like, "crap, him again."

I think the writer needs to learn about combat tactics, sewer gates are extremely easy to defend against, whomever goes up will be immediately surrounded and killed and the rest wont be able to get up without suffering from blows everywhich direction. I would have been impressed if they waited until midnight and kill all the sleeping saxons. That actually would have worked. See, im making shit up on the spot that's better than this show's writing. Just disappointing...

Viking next to Ivar at 2:40 will die very bravely yet very quickly,holding his axe that way..

I really love Hvitserk on the battlefield, his scream at the end is amazing!

2:42 holding axe backwards , love it

So... they were able to climb up unopposed and start shooting arrows?

The show made the Saxons look like idiots. You see so many rats and the Vikings suddenly disappeared. That would have been a clue that something is not right.

Cool scene but the writers really need to learn about tactics. This would have worked better if the Saxons had gathered in the centre of town and then the Vikings came up with them surrounded. It's similar to when Lagertha had an *amazing* defensive terrain advantage in the final episode but she just charges despite the fact she knows they are outnumbered now.

how I watched this scene: me: O Yeah I tought they were in the sewers,now they'll just wait until dark to ambush them, clever move! *vikings prepare to climb out* me: Wait what they're going out now? But the entire Saxon army is right there! *vikings climbs out one by one* me: This is insane they just gave up both their numerical AND fortified advantages!!! *vikings actually defeat Saxons* me:....Ok this show is really losing it...

Fun Fact: Absolutely everyone misses Ragnar

Don't care about the stupid tactics, this scene is made by Hvitserk at 3:10 just laughing and then going beserk!

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The Rats are actors too :) they were given something to keep them calm during the scene and are also pets. They get hired out for other movies and shows

4:42 when althewulf realised Hvitserk was crazy

Every time that Hvitsek screams. It hits different👏🍻

So they just let them climb up the ladder before engaging them?

03:09 when u join the server and it's complete mayhem but thats what u're here for

I enjoy Hvitserk more when he is in combat mode, he acts like a beserker.

It's okay to be SAXON!!!⚔

the best thing about Hvitserk is how has the epic switch button that just makes unstoppable

Love how this scene portrates medieval close combat. Its not the usual glorified scene where the major characters mows down any enemies one by one and emerging unbothered, it's pure chaos where everything is your weapon, people clashing swords and shields at every direction, blood and mud all mixed up together, numerous bodies littered in the ground unsure if they are dead or just injured and unconscious, no rules and you just have to win.

Ivar was unpredictable 🔥

Aethelwulf vs Hvitserk ⚔⚔❤❤

Can we get some appreciation for Prince Aethelwulf. The man is a great character and the actor is amazing at it. I can't help but root for him

- Saxons: "It's over, we have the high ground" - Vikings: "But show's name it's Vikings" - Saxons: "OK, let's continue two seaons more"

3:10 i miss this hvitserk 😞

Aethelwulf and Heahmund.. new favorites

Hvitserk reminds me a lot of Rollo

I jumped ship midway through season 4 lol but I still come back to watch random clips on KZfaq. The show started off so incredibly strong. Btw, Travis Fimmel has been great on Raised by Wolves

That English guy was a real viking at heart!

Hvitserks is in a battle trance fucking amazing

This is a very risky plan on Ivar part because they can easily knock them down as they're climbing up but sometimes you can to take a gamble plus there is nowhere else to hide in this town.

3:08 savage

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I think if memory serves me the accounts of this battle were that they waited till they were asleep and drunk and they attacked under the cover of night taking key points of York such as the gates and the keep then just closed in on the surrounded and trapped Saxons. This is just an educated guess though.

Hvitserk~ Master of the drunken axe.

2:35 what a scene btw with Ivar that crazed smile on his face just makes u like him even more 👌

Intense Battle !and also ....great meet between Aetherwulf and Hvitserk

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of their women! Ah, good times

I wanted to see Hvitserk vs Aethelwolf SO BAD

Jorvik to be precise. I'm from York & was on the archeology dig that discovered the longboat. I also did the welding for the hut frames in the Jorvik Viking Museum. I come from Stamford Bridge where the last great battle was fought. When we were kids we knew where it was fought because of the ploughing & flooding around the river Derwent. The soil is very heavy clay & you could find artifacts (something the Time Team could not establish). York was also known as Eborcaerum by the Romans.

Ahh yes, I remember this. We trekked across the marshlands of the Fens to get to York. Took a bloody long time..

Ivar should have planned the defend of Winterfell

Although not particularly historically accurate (did they actually have sewers in York at the time?) this is a very intense battle scene, and extremely well filmed on a tight budget. A lot of people comment on how "hot" they think Alex Hogh Anderson is, but he scuttles around here like a big, badass Norway rat, and he's utterly terrifying. I should know, I used to live in a place that was infested with Norway rats, and they're fracking AWFUL!

The moment "leaving the sewer" became synonymous with "jumping the shark."

Hvitzerk has the best war cry by far🙌🏻

Nice of them to let them all come out, before doing anything, that's fair play

Pretty silly how this show makes the Vikings into the cool rock stars whilst the Saxons are bumbling idiots. In fact they weren't that different culturally, the Saxons also had a warrior culture, but there were also Christians and builders by this point. Just around 300 years before this the Saxons had been barbarian northern raiders from the ocean themselves.

I’m so glad, I was going to comment and then I read a couple and realised I didn’t have too. Love Tom

This must be where the ninja turtles learned it from. sewer hiding/warfare.

this video ended in the beginning of an epic scene...

I like how bishop hegmund is just spouting gospel verses while killing vikings left and right

After the Vikings state their claim to York, some leave but most of them stay and live in the place, after Alfred becomes the new king, this is when the story of The Last Kingdom begins...

First of all, the Army had to protect their people from the Vikings, their were multiple holes, there was confusion and the soldiers were unprepared for the assault.

Ivar should have won like 500 awards for his acting in S5

Its weird to think that the Vikings once fought battles only a few miles away from where I live

I agree with the minority of comments about the majority of dults talking about how unrealistic it is the Saxons just "stood around and let the Vikings pop out one by one". You gotta use your brain and remember that almost none of us have ever fought in a mideivol weapons-style battle. The Saxon army is celebrating in the streets mixed in with the countryfolk. Do you think that every soldier has a Birdseye view or the view we see from a camera?...just staring at the random spots of ground that go to the the sewers? Some aren't armed soldiers, most are distracted with their guard down, and a TON of them have their view blocked by the crowd of people they're surrounded by. When you go to a giant concert and stand in the middle of a huge crowd, will you be able to see what a handful of people are doing 15 feet away? No. You are going to see bodies or the back of heads or who you are directly interacting with. It is also to note that the attack is coming from the ground up, making it even harder to spot in a crowd. And out of the few that do, they have to try to alert the rest and get them to mobilize or into into formation as they stand around distracted and scattered. By the time you get enough soldiers to understand the situation, you already have arrows flying and bodies dropping and random combat happening all around while most don't even know where it's coming from by the time they realize it is happening. Commanding officers can't just order formations in a blindside attack. Maybe the directing is done a bit exaggerated, but that is to give us the viewers a clear view and understanding of the strategy as with most movie/TV battles. All cinematic battles are exaggerated. Plus, the tactical strategy of using arrows, throwing knives, etc means the first few Vikings who make their way up through will be quickly picking off those close enough to spot the breach. It's not that farfetched if you use your head.

Ever the gentlemen these Brits. Waiting patiently for everyone to arrive to the tea party before starting.

Hvitserk was lowkey handling Athelwulf

Ragnarr's true legacy was bearing warfighters who created the heathen army. Even Ivar "the boneless", whose name could've meant he had a bone disease or translated could also mean Ivar "the despicable".

The way Aethelwulf looked at Hvitserk like literally "Jesus Chirs 😨... for the love of God someone get me away from this little mf".

We must follow the rules! Let them club out of the manholes so we can right them better!

People are mistaking and forgetting the part there were archers shooting from both sides sandwiching them allowing people to come out of the sewers

What is the soundtrack for when aethelwulf vs hvitserk I love the soundtrack

Shock and awe at its finest. No one knows what they would truly do if this exact thing happened. You might just watch or act accordingly. A matter of seconds to decide is a bitch especially if you go cold and the adrenaline kicks.

Aethulwulf was always lowkey a beast in combat.. Hes a brawler, its like when u think he's about to be done in he just keeps going nuts lol I was hype for him to fight Hvitserk who's like a berkserker on the battlefield... Didn't disappoint

one of my favourite fight scenes so far

I mean it's not historically accurate, but this is some old world special forces type stuff. Makes me glad that Ivar the Ruthless took Ragnar's words to heart.

Ivar "here's the plan: we move through the methane gas filled sewers with lit torches and attack...." Lol

Ivar is so smart..... the first hit was to the moral and hope

Not gana lie. This is pretty gay. Maby if the archers where hidden on the roofs and the shield bearers came from the ground and buildings I'd belive it. But this is a little ridiculous how they just started to destroy them

Now that’s a battle scene 👍

The best ailment that you can inflict upon your enemies, is complacency.

Aethalwulf fights like a pagan that shows experience In combat I love it

This is actually something I'd HOPE my enemies would do in their stupidity. Never a worse tactic I've seen on television.

I read the title as “The Vikings ambush the saxons in New York” and i was like, *They WHAT*

is it just me or would these battles be better without the music

why the hate, the ambush worked. They celebrated like shit, praising the lord for everything, with soldiers as well as peasants spread randomly in the streets. So when the vikings started to pop out throughout york, the saxons where in disarray, no battle formations, no orders, needing some time to even get where the attack is coming from.

These pagans just wont stop

Soundtrack for this scene is fucking amazing

So, here's where I'm confused, were underground sewers a thing around this time period? If so, please someone let me know.

Whats the point in having shields that arrows literally still hit you through lol

Why didn't they just attack as they where climbing up???

This video should be titled "Vikings - The Vikings Ambush The Saxons in Eoforwic" as it wasn't called Jorvik (York) until the Vikings settled there.

Love how ivar tells everyone to be quiet than fuckin yells 5 seconds later😂😂