Read the post I just made. Vikings still exist to this day regarding the occupation. Who says people actually stopped Viking? It isn't even specific to any culture and that culture alone, despite being largely a Germanic thing. It is not ONLY Germanic by ANY means. And well, what we historically regard as the largest Viking cultures actually WERE THE literal MOST Western European cultures. Anglo-Saxons were well known for going off on Viking raids. When they FIRST arrived to the British Isles, they came AS Viking Raiders before going home and bringing entire armies.

Ok, since I realized KZfaq's scripting may place what I posted somewhere in this thread where you may not ever see it, here is a re-post in your comments for the sake of, well yeah. "In North America we have Viking raiders. But they ride motorcycles. They are involved in a lot of theft. They are merchants of goods of all sorts, specializing in goods and wares not normally available in your standard retail shop. They transport things overland from one ocean to the other. And they war against other motorized Viking raider groups. Sometimes engaging in armed combat with government enlisted enforcement detachments. So I would say the Viking Age is still going strong. Like all things, it has adapted with the times. In recent pre-modern history, we have a figure we call Blackbeard. He was certainly a Viking in both European waters and waters off the Americas. Simply because they are not specifically armed with swords, axes and wearing suits of mail and iron/steel helmets does not mean what they are doing is not considered going Viking. Viking is a task or occupation after all. It is not even specific to one single culture and that culture alone, albeit it is in a large part mostly a Germanic thing. But possible Viking raiders went adventuring to the Americas during the VERY early medieval era. Who says they never returned? Or that people just stopped the act of Viking itself? I could go Viking tomorrow if I chose to. If I produce children, they may become Vikings as a career choice for all I know. And I would be proud."

louder for the people in the back

Best response ever lol

@@joshuabarnhill1265 Quite good, and possibly true...

Hey, that would make for some AMAZING KZfaq content as Islamic and even pre Islamic Arabic history tends to be either buried away or outright hidden away. Despite it being an elephant in the room which everyone opts to ignore. The Islamic Golden Age should be FAR more well studied and made mainstream. It's their infighting that caused what is generally considered the downfall of those, well, an entire empire spanning Asia and Africa before shattering into tiny fragments joined ONLY by a common faith, which they were all fighting to literal death over MINOR disagreements in scripture... As the mainstream narrative says.... If anyone has more knowledge and study resources than I. Please make a channel dedicated to this. As a devout protestant non denominational Christian who is polytheistic and partial to Germanic Pagan cultural ideals beliefs and practices. PLEASE SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

Yeah, I think there's a tendency for it to get tucked away in its own little Islamic studies section, and we only pay attention when it becomes relevant to Europe again. So we go islamic history is the battle of tours, then mumble mumble I suppose stuff must have been happening, then the crusades, then mumble mumble there were some dynasties or something, then the fall of Constantinople. Not helped by the fact that battles are historical clickbait, and boring old trade and diffusion of ideas and whatever get neglected. Like it's normal. I was in Scandinavia a few years ago, and realised there was about a 500 year gap in my knowledge of Scandinavian history. I had the Viking age, then nothing at all until some vague memory of the union of Kalmar and Gustavus Adolphus and stuff.

YES! THIS! Just assume :D We love your videos Jimmy!

Same!

Sounds like good advice to me. I always learn something new and interesting from Jimmy's videos, and that's what I'm here for, so yeah. All his videos are made of win.

Did the same... Yes! Yes please!

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It could become the third Genuine Date, along with 55BC and 1066.

And there's a joke to go along with! (A groaner). Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine.....

Well, that's how French schoolkids remember the date of the Revolution. And somehow the myth continues well into adulthood that the Revolution is a semi-punctual event that happened in 1789, instead of a process of several years

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Yes!!

​@@TheWelshViking Funny how these histories always forget the more eastern north parts of the world. After all Russia had history with vikings, Finland has entire history of defending against them (and Novgorod linked to Vikings in part too) and so on. I mean there are like over 100 fort-hills in Finland alone all along the coast lines, where people would have escaped to defend against attackers. You also skipped the Swedes mostly as they were of same culture as those others who went viking. I quite think it is not enough to be so centralized about Vikings on that western side of the map. Sure those sources may be a bit of a language challenge, but if you intend to speak of 'vikings' per say - can't focus just there as the world has no navel aka belly button. ^^

Get out

Seconded

Har, har, har! 😋😅

*laughs in northeast (north american) archaeologist* where we can't even seem to decide HOW to define the time periods, let alone what dates to attach them to

"It depends" is also the answer to pretty much any question you ask a lawyer.

The Hiberno-norse had some sexy beads.

If you ever get the chance the Viking museum in Dublin, Dublinia, is well worth a visit. It includes a reconstruction of a street in "Viking" Dublin, including sounds and smells.

@@expatpiskie i would love to visit!

You did spell it correctly !

He would definitely make a great history prof, far better than any I had, that is for sure, lol

Here, here!!

People hating taxes since antiquity is so relatable

Yes please, that sounds fab :)

Thepiratebay was founded by Swedes, so Scandinavian piracy is most certainly alive and well in this millenium. Viking age still going strong y'all!

I literally just suggested that and started searching the comments and found yours! However if people want something the same gravitas as "The Viking Age" I also suggest as an alternative "The Age of the Longship".

I second this.

We had Blot-Sweyn who as far as I remember was the last pagan kin in Svitjod (south eastern part of modern Sweden) died about the burning of the pagan temple at Uppsala about 1080. But as much as Id like to use the pre christian faith as sort of beginning and end it doesnt helpt much. The first mention of Odin on an artefact is about 100 and as far as I remember there were still open pagas around my parts in Hälsingland in the 1200s. But that gives us an 1100 year period in which there was allot happening.

@@MattiasGrozny yeah! I think the mention and prevalence of norse paganism does stretch into the 1200s but from what I gather it was mostly recorded as a strange curiosity (and things always take longer to spread to the north, even in modern times) so the cutoff for the start of the cultural shift is the seat of government taking a pretty hard stance

@@MattiasGrozny Pagan god Taara (Thor morphed into Estonian paganism) was worshipped in Estonia and Finland up untill at least late 1700's! (Possibly even all the way in to mid 1800's but I can't find that source anymore).

I feel like that's a bit inaccurate... Even after Scandinavia was christianized they were looting, plundering, setting fire to churches, and killing christians in the name of their faith. We just started calling them crusades was all.

@@CollinMcLean yes, but we werent raiding, looting and pillaging christians anymore, which is all that matters in christian westerncentric history ;)

@@w0t3rdog Sure they were. The Eastern Orthodox branch.

@@CollinMcLean Pft! Barely christian. They didnt even follow the pope for Christ sake! ;)

​@@w0t3rdog Which one? *Rim shot*

One of the features of the Renaissance that somehow stuck in the mind of 11-yo me was perspective. I mentally defined the Renaissance to myself for eons as the transition between no perspective in art to nice straight lines converging into a single point x)

It was dark when they lost their candles 😂 I'm sorry I'll see myself out

Italian here, I distinctly remember that in elementary school when we got to study the Renaissance our teacher made us fill a whole page just with the word "renaissance" crossing it, as to mark in our minds a sort of extremely precise "before" and "after". It already seemed a bit extreme to me, but of course when you need only a basic knowledge this is a way to help memorize dates and such.

Aaand Reformation (a bit of a feature of Renaissance, too) is equally Not As Simple As You Were Led to Believe! :-) P.S. I'm Czech and we're the main muddying element in the Reformation waters, what with the Hussite Wars and subsequent Utraquists and Unity of Brethern; so I was actually never given a date as "THE start of the Reformation" in my education. I recently saw an English-language thing stating with confidence that "the Reformation started in 1517 when Martin Luther blah blah blah" and went "Oh, right. That thing." :D

@@beth12svist ah so you're the reason the reformation text is so muddy, I'm still not sure how it all started. I'm joking. It's so interesting to see how and when things happened in other countries and how other countries interpretate things

If we're going to do that then we also have to include the Germanic tribes pre-500 also carrying out local raids, but I'll stick to using Old Norse cultural mores as well to allow at least a few centuries of human history to be skipped! XD

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Also would like to join the raiding party, if only to sail in one of those ships. Always wondered how they handle, and how they feel in the water. One thing to see it in dry dock, but the beauty of the ship can only be known if you take her out. So yeah, count me in.

Thank you for your kind words :) I do try, so it's good to know it's enjoyable for you still!

@@TheWelshViking always.

Aw shucks! Thanks, Robjn!

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