Where Does the Grim Reaper Come From?

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Where does the Grim Reaper come from? Who is this skeletal incarnation of death really? In this video we’ll explore the origins of the Grim Reaper. A journey that takes us from ancient deities/archetypes of mortality all the way to history’s worst pandemic, the Black Death, the ghoulish environment from which the grim reaper (as we now know it) surfaced.
You may be surprised to know that the Grim Reaper isn’t actually mentioned in the Bible, and whilst there are descriptions of angels of death and apocalyptic horsemen that seem similar, it may be largely superficial. Let me know your thoughts though. Perhaps the Grim Reaper originally developed from figures from European folklore, especially the Ankou which comes from Celtic Mythology (Cornish and Breton to be exact). These figures synthesised with an increased number of images of death in medieval paintings post Black Death, in a movement known as the Danse Macabre. And there we have it: The Grim Reaper.
On another note, we made it! 1,000 subscribers. It’s been a rather sudden rise in views and subscribers, and I couldn’t be happier that more people can see my content. Thank you all for your nice comments, I feel truly inspired and excited for what comes next for the channel. Next stop: 10k. Bring it on.
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Sources:
Ankou
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankou
Why Does the Grim Reaper Exist? | The New Yorker
• Why Does the Grim Reap...
Death (Personification)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(...)
List of Death Deities
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
How the Grim Reaper Works
science.howstuffworks.com/sci...
What is the origin of the legend about the Grim Reaper?
www.quora.com/What-is-the-ori...
Black Death
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_D...
The Grim Reaper: Deathbed Visitations and the Angel of Death
www.paranormalscholar.com/grim...
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Elf Meditation Preview by Kevin MacLeod
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Intro/Outro - Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian (Peter Pringle)
• The Epic Of Gilgamesh ...
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@hochelaga 3 жыл бұрын

1,000 subscribers! Thank you all so much. Let's see where this goes :)

@TheLaTasher 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff dude! Keep it up.

@woops3205 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice content 👍

@straightupwalter8330 3 жыл бұрын

You doubled in 3 days, congrats!

@mclilzenthepoet2331 3 жыл бұрын

I was here before 800 homie

@iptj0063 3 жыл бұрын

You are a Christian Right?

@thelordnaevis4946 3 жыл бұрын

“The grim reaper is so creepy” The grim reaper: *literally just accompanying you to the afterlife so you won’t have to go alone or not know where to go*

@FNihalJK 3 жыл бұрын

*Sad grim reaper noises* :(

@SamuelGalvan_ 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but what would the presence of the grim reaper represent?

@operator6438 3 жыл бұрын

I like to see him because hes so badass only skeleton

@anonymousviewer2165 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice guy

@enbeast8350 3 жыл бұрын

@@SamuelGalvan_ Obviously, death, but death itself isn't inherently evil. It's natural. All who were born eventually meet an end, and the Grim Reaper is there to help guide souls to their afterlife

@user-br4mu3op9d 3 жыл бұрын

I love how Korean grim reaper just wants to make his quota that's it

@VcottntailW 3 жыл бұрын

Could it not be a job? If so where can one send in a resume.

@TheGameMage_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@VcottntailW You gotta know the right people

@d.n5287 3 жыл бұрын

Hey you gotta respect the hussle

@HandyNL 3 жыл бұрын

I Just inmagine him near a korean dying person with his laptop or book like "COME ON COME ON I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY! I'M ALREADY LATE LEAVE THE PREMISE NOW!"

@Cloudy-ni4uo 3 жыл бұрын

@@HandyNL PPALI PPALI WE HAVE TO HURRY

@Jobe-13 3 жыл бұрын

I imagine Death to be mostly chill and blunt. Generally benevolent with a dark sense of humor

@thegrimreaper9552 3 жыл бұрын

You would be correct

@thegrimreaper9552 3 жыл бұрын

@Pragya Bhushan Its going pretty good and I collected about 150000

@thegrimreaper9552 3 жыл бұрын

@Pragya Bhushan Yeah a lot but if you compare it to how many I have collected since the existance of humans... Its nothing

@kevinvorster9777 3 жыл бұрын

In 2020-21 he is a very busy guy.

@ANTSEMUT1 3 жыл бұрын

Also like to make death related puns.

@Anarchsis 3 жыл бұрын

‘Death smiles at every man, and as men, all we can do is smile back.’ Marcus Aurelius

@samsunguser3148 3 жыл бұрын

me: raises the middle finger to say f-

@stalker2084 2 жыл бұрын

@@samsunguser3148 grim reaper: raises the Scythe to kill you once again

@mirin4681 2 жыл бұрын

death kinda sexist

@tekmogm5979 2 жыл бұрын

🙂

@Seastar14TheWitch 2 жыл бұрын

Women are immortal???

@Satan-nw4lv 3 жыл бұрын

"Dance of death" My mind: *Spooky Scary Skeletons bass boosted*

@n1ghtmar3mach1n3 3 жыл бұрын

You may be a king, or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later, you dance with the Reaper...

@ginpau7416 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh lol 😂😂😂

@ancientmemer5409 3 жыл бұрын

Iron Maiden intensifies.

@totallynotevil3509 3 жыл бұрын

*ghost intensifies*

@distressedcondiments3113 3 жыл бұрын

(G)Raveyard

@williameyer1203 3 жыл бұрын

I'm such a huge fan of The Grim Reaper, I would die to see him.

@Lucas-od4og 3 жыл бұрын

Good one

@straitarrow5784 3 жыл бұрын

You dont want him to visit you

@AViewCado69420 3 жыл бұрын

Wait for him and hell knock when you're most vulnerable

@straitarrow5784 3 жыл бұрын

@Dr. M. H. , he already has visited me in 2003 when I was dying from pneumonia.

@The_Reaper_of_Death 3 жыл бұрын

@Dr. M. H. Oh believe me. You do not

@morten7177 2 жыл бұрын

In Norway the Black Death produced the character ‘Pesta’, an old woman who travelled from farm to farm personifying the plague. If she came holding a broom, all inhabitants would be ‘swept away’, but if she came holding a rake some would survive. The artist Theodor Kittelsen has some of the creepiest and most widely recognised depictions of her.

@KlaraL-_- 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I´ve just googled it... and no no no... There´s one that is just incredibly creepy...

@ansuz5903 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I did play the Witcher 3

@morten7177 2 жыл бұрын

@@ansuz5903 is she in the witcher 3?

@ansuz5903 2 жыл бұрын

@@morten7177 Yes when you go to that tower for the blonde sorceress witch lady

@Seastar14TheWitch 2 жыл бұрын

Eyyy!!!🇧🇻🇧🇻🇧🇻

@Donnygast 3 жыл бұрын

As a dutchman, i can tell you that the 'Magere Hein' is weird to explain in english. Magere means skinny, as in bony stature. And Hein is just a name, quite common in dutch history. We might call it Skinny Steve from now. Yeah, i like that. Watch out grandma Skinny Steve is coming for you!

@beholderdd5170 3 жыл бұрын

Oh shit, it's Grandma Skinny Steve coming at us!

@marnixdebaat1733 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought Grim Reaper was just the English translation of Magere Hein, instead of being the 'Dutch version' of the Grim reaper

@xsXRevanXsx 2 жыл бұрын

@@marnixdebaat1733 honest. I believe they’re the exact same being. Magere Hein is probably just some name of someone wayyyy back when, which stuck in people mind and eventually was given to the grim reaper.

@mikado_m 2 жыл бұрын

So its kinda like 'dont let jack frost bite your nose' or however that one goes?

@ysbrandd 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikado_m think a bit different, more like folklore instead of a fairytale if I'm honest.

@larrykarganot6736 3 жыл бұрын

they always ask "who is the grim reaper" but never "how is the grim reaper" :(

@corruptangel6793 3 жыл бұрын

Cold. And lonely.

@judgment5090 3 жыл бұрын

He only want a friend to accompany him, and he does his job of taking people to the afterlife. He didn’t do anything wrong

@williamreynolds1522 3 жыл бұрын

0:53 wait!... is that where Thanos name came from?

@Saedris 3 жыл бұрын

C. Rice 3 weeks ago (edited) Greeks: Thanatos Marvel: take away 2 letters Marvel: Thanos! 247:likes 7:dislikes

@thecheeseburgertank633 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious and original

@teriyakii1235 3 жыл бұрын

Poor Grim Reaper getting negative perspectives on other people even if he's just a guy taking people to the afterlife

@Burn_Angel 3 жыл бұрын

"Are ya winning, son?" Death: "No, he just lost"

@J.R.Swish1 3 жыл бұрын

That's because humans have a flawed perception of death as some non-religious people believe that nothing happens after you die and you just cease to exist, some religions would have you believe that you'll either go to heaven or hell... Basically just misinformation. None of these things listed above happen. Science actually explains the afterlife quite perfectly. As the law of thermodynamics tells us, there is absolutely no way that the energy residing in our bodies could simply disappear, let alone our consciousness. Something to think about here mate 👍 The after life may actually be the start of something even greater than life, but for some reason almost all cultures plant a very irrational fear of death on people since a very young age.

@iqbalindaryono8984 3 жыл бұрын

@@J.R.Swish1 there's nothing after death, we simply cease to exist. Our conciousness is just a product of our brain activities, when it stops "we" stop with it. There's no afterlife nor was there proof of an afterlife existing.

@tiaan7183 3 жыл бұрын

@@iqbalindaryono8984 There also isn't proof of an afterlife not existing, so why can't everyone just speculate peacefully?

@iqbalindaryono8984 3 жыл бұрын

@@tiaan7183 basing our lives on things that are unfalsifiable would allow ignorance to grow.

@zucchero8651 3 жыл бұрын

Can we just talk about how awesome he pronounced the Aztec names?

@CrooningRevival365 2 жыл бұрын

It really shows how much he cares about his studies. This channel is an academic beast.

@scott19087 2 жыл бұрын

The dutch pronunciation though, not so much lol

@andropovneveyevich9157 2 жыл бұрын

Yep i was thinking that myself

@Mutantcy1992 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't know whether they're actually good or not!

@gible2330 2 жыл бұрын

@@scott19087 and that’s putting it lightly

@jaxthewolf4572 2 жыл бұрын

I remember having a vivid dream which was at first a nightmare in which the Grim Reaper came to me and gave off a loving energy. He than took his scythe and struck through me but there was no pain and I became a ghost. After that the dream became very peaceful and I was happy. When I tried to thank him he had already vanished.

@2shadesofgray752 2 жыл бұрын

Hay. Are you still alive?

@Seastar14TheWitch 2 жыл бұрын

@@2shadesofgray752 The hay got eaten by a horse, unfortunately.

@xhosagibran370 3 жыл бұрын

The tranquil background music and clear calming voice made this video perfect.

@Sky_Explorer 3 жыл бұрын

Kind of gave me a Dark Souls, firelink shrine feel.

@Yfrith 3 жыл бұрын

For death

@jackmatthews8062 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna know where those statues are

@lamatanteestcontente 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, very interesting . Only if I may point out that the volume of the sound particularly when you are talking, is very weak. The opening music (hochelaga) is loud and then I have to pump out the volume to listen to your voice.

@petethefeet430 3 жыл бұрын

I can hardly hear him, volume is well low

@cramerfloro5936 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to add something: The roman god of harvests, Saturn, had a scythe as his symbol. The Romans identified him with the greek Kronos, because in mythology, his weapon was again a scythe. But the Orphic cults identified this deity with Chronos (the ch is pronounced like a strong H), the god of time. And so, classicists from the 14th century onward would unite this Saturn/Kronos/Chronos figure with the popular depictions of Death to express the passage of time and life.

@corruptangel6793 3 жыл бұрын

Kronos was the Greek god of the harvest? I thought that was Demeter, Persephone's mother.

@cramerfloro5936 3 жыл бұрын

@@corruptangel6793 we don't know exactly WHAT Kronos was the god of. The roman equivalent and the connection with the scythe suggest a harvest god, though you have to remember that the Olympians overthrowing the Titans is read by many as the new greek worship replacing an older one, so he may have been the greek harvest god BEFORE the Greeks worshipped Demeter.

@corruptangel6793 3 жыл бұрын

@@cramerfloro5936 I never actually thought about it like that. Interesting.

@justanawkwardnerd 3 жыл бұрын

@@corruptangel6793 Kronos is more of a Titan than a god, if I remember correctly - like Gaea. The Primordial beings that came before and and/or birthed the gods such as Zeus and Poseidon. They are generally the generation that comes before them, and the gods that came after usually took over their job, like how Apollo took over for Helios.

@corruptangel6793 3 жыл бұрын

@@justanawkwardnerd i know all that, I just never thought of how the origin of that story (the war between the gods and the titans and all that) might've come from a religious upheaval. Also, Gaia is Kronos and the other Titan's mother. It's Gaia's generation who're the primoridal beings. At least in the version I know.

@fabledgalaxies1952 3 жыл бұрын

If Soul Eater has taught me anything, the Grim Reaper's actually a pretty chill guy /j

@konstantinemarkelia759 3 жыл бұрын

he WAS a chill guy

@woofie6149 3 жыл бұрын

@@konstantinemarkelia759 I'm not there yet😳😳😳

@grimreaper5547 3 жыл бұрын

Im pretty chill

@magosexploratoradeon6409 2 жыл бұрын

@@konstantinemarkelia759 I'm just gotta take that as something else and not what I initially thought it was.

@robotone2812 3 жыл бұрын

3:57 “Around 1346, a mysterious disease had arrived to Europe from Asia. And people were being infected by the millions.” 2020: Here we go again.

@quatricise 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, where have I heard it before, hmm...

@kingpen8994 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah imagine how being the grim reaper he must havevuffered dress from doing all the work

@thesarcasticchora8785 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to add " Aw shit, ........"

@crushmio5070 3 жыл бұрын

Its actually 2019 not 2020

@beeleejeen6036 3 жыл бұрын

Just not as big scale back then

@dilly-dally-mations6851 3 жыл бұрын

I dont wanna die Grim reaper: relax relax, I just work here dude, I don't make the rules

@thegrimreaper9552 3 жыл бұрын

Dont worry your time has not come Yet

@bobafett6535 3 жыл бұрын

@@thegrimreaper9552 yo reaper wasup my dude

@thegrimreaper9552 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobafett6535 Not much just souls

@bobafett6535 3 жыл бұрын

@@thegrimreaper9552 dang u must have a lot since covid 19 and covid 20

@thegrimreaper9552 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobafett6535 Yeah I do

@Farb_dk 3 жыл бұрын

You got it all wrong, man. Grim is from Jamaica, hence his accent.

@MedjayCommander 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@Haru_Misu 3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame they didnt even mention his two best friends, Billy and Mandy😔

@jacintaschneider4145 3 жыл бұрын

Truly the most underrated comment

@jacenskywalker507 3 жыл бұрын

*Grim: "Dang it Billy, you idiot!"*

@edirinotuburun979 3 жыл бұрын

Both billy and Mandy cheat

@broadusthompson1666 2 жыл бұрын

A cool one is the German version, the “Dengelgeist”, dengeln being the act of sharpening a scythe by light hammering, the dengelgeist is literally the scythe sharpening ghost- who sits in the graveyard preparing to reap. So much more ominous than just a skeletal reaper

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😅

@KitsuneCentral 3 жыл бұрын

When it comes to Greek Mythology, they actually have multiple deities for death. All of whom handle a different aspect of it. Atropos was the one that did the actually reaping, by means of cutting the string of someones life. Thanatos dealt with those who had a peaceful death. The Keres dealt with those whose death was violent. Hermes helped direct lost souls to Hades by escorting them there. Charon ferried souls into Hades via his boat. Hades and Persephone judge the souls that arrive, punish or award them fairly, then watch over them.

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😅

@danlaverick5192 3 жыл бұрын

5:05 "You may be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper"

@Anon26535 3 жыл бұрын

We may have years, we may have hours, but sooner or later we push up flowers.

@audreydimmel6674 2 жыл бұрын

You may be young or you may be old, but sooner or later you'll be stiff and cold.

@HanaLoose 2 жыл бұрын

"When you dance with you friend the reaper,everything may be sweeter,but when you look within those eyes,you become quite surprised,the skeleton within the robe,looking like an ugly toad,you stop your prancing and dancing,and land on the floor."

@berjoxhn5142 9 ай бұрын

my weeny is hard

@halloweenqueen8286 3 жыл бұрын

When I imagine death for some reason I think of a black horse that comes when you die. You climb onto it's back and it carries you to the afterlife leaving your body behind.

@karlaaaaa157 3 жыл бұрын

@@cUCH1337NPC I imagine a friendly little witch who puts you on her broom and then flies off to heaven and promises that you'll never be alone there.

@Kolbjornelenano 3 жыл бұрын

thats the Helhest

@thegrimreaper9552 3 жыл бұрын

Well you are not wrong Sometimes when im bored I just let my horse do it

@caronmiles4514 3 жыл бұрын

Bro wtf I’m scared to die I’m 18 I be thinking my time is coming idk why

@ibuki_tropical7161 3 жыл бұрын

@@caronmiles4514 well try to be careful with your surroundings when you go out.

@switchnx 3 жыл бұрын

Well, if we’re to believe Billy and Mandy, he probably comes from Jamaica.

@sabacone 3 жыл бұрын

"the grim reaper" is a title, but the other horsemen are named; Pestilence, Famine and War

@RailwayFalcon 3 жыл бұрын

Not in the bible - the other three horsement are given descriptions, but Death alone gets an explicit name drop in the text. Names given to the other horesemen come from subsequent analysis of the orignal text, or other works using the same characters. Side note, pestilence isn't even a horseman - the concept seems to be tied in with the famine horesman, likely because disease in crops leads to famine for pre-industrial societies lacking long-term food storage and transport infrastructure. The first horseman is something along the lines of "conquest", who I would suspect gets ignored because he's a royal figure dressed in white, and is thus very much not in line with most interpretations of the horsemen and bringers of destruction.

@elibreezy 3 жыл бұрын

FACTS!!!! That’s also why he looks like that that is one of the four horsemen your wise beyond your years my child lol

@potto1488 3 жыл бұрын

Pestilence is conquest, no?

@MagikarpMan 3 жыл бұрын

@@potto1488 yep, it's war, conquest, pestilence and famine

@reachandler3655 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, Pestilence was sacked and replaced by Pollution.

@heshiram1188 3 жыл бұрын

Your editing and script is well made and polished! Your voice is also quite pleasant to listen to. I hope you keep making more videos on interesting topics and that you grow. :D

@grimreaper1365 3 жыл бұрын

Actually they didn't mention my little bastard brother

@shirahime23 3 жыл бұрын

Have to wholeheartedly agree!

@alfredforbessealy524 2 жыл бұрын

In hungary there's a folk tale about an old woman who didn't want to die, so when death came for her she asked for just one more day, and death signed a paper that said "I will come back tomorrow" and from then on everytime death came she just showed him the paper he signed and told him to come back the next day. After like a year or so death got bored of the status quo and tried to take her but she smacked him on the head with a pickle jar and then everyone lived forever

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😅

@WatPatat 2 жыл бұрын

You're a new addition in my top 5 channels. You make awesome content! Thank you

@rturkington8755 3 жыл бұрын

Just got a rec for your angels video, thoroughly enjoyed and now going for more. Really lovely vibe to these videos, awesome work!

@KnjazNazrath 3 жыл бұрын

The Anjou was also said to be the last person to die in a year, who would be tasked with shuttling the souls of the dead until the end of the following year. A seminal film known as "The Phantom Carriage" links in with this myth somewhat.

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😊

@kellisnow420 2 жыл бұрын

Love love love all these videos 💌

@MrRidgedog 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool vid. thanks for posting.

@biokilla2121 3 жыл бұрын

Greeks: Thanatos Marvel: take away 2 letters Marvel: Thanos!

@warriordx5520 3 жыл бұрын

@wanka wanka do you guys read my fking thoughts wtf lol

@ValBoon997 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly before I saw your comment that's what I thought and commented😂

@goofybutserious4807 3 жыл бұрын

You just noticed that?

@marcusdegroot7578 3 жыл бұрын

Originally thanos killed half of all life to get deaths attention,he also hated deadpool for his romantic relationship with death.

@user-oj6re6ju9t 3 жыл бұрын

@Μαριος Μεργουδης no shit.

@MohammadNizar 3 жыл бұрын

Him: "it's mictecacihuatl" Me: "michturtle? Mctahoerawl? Machtjsleniabeuel?"

@timp3057 3 жыл бұрын

Your content and style make for great videos! Thank you.

@shawnburge4978 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 😎

@scandicgamer3071 3 жыл бұрын

Norwegian folklore also includes a sort of “grim reaper” with an old lady with a cloak over her head that chooses your fate if you should die or not

@gampie13 3 жыл бұрын

i think the closest to norwegian grim reaper, would be the Norn sisters of the norse mythos, or are you thinking of the valkery that ferry you to valhalla?

@scandicgamer3071 3 жыл бұрын

@@gampie13 I think it was the valkerie

@Angie-in8wc 2 жыл бұрын

Moral of the story … be nice to old ladies.

@tlotpwist3417 3 жыл бұрын

When the Reaper shows up, it's with a scythe of relief

@Adriankillyy 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh we got a pun!

@lucystarlight8887 2 жыл бұрын

In a lot of paintings from the medieval period onwards, there is a "memento mori," or reminder of death. These were symbols associated with death, usually skulls, that were put in paintings as a reminder of the inevitability of death. I'm not sure, but they may have something to do with the common depiction of the Grim Reaper in art.

@FeeeeeF 2 жыл бұрын

This person's voice is really calm and relaxing. His vocabulary is very well suited for the topic of legends

@samuelcandellet5903 3 жыл бұрын

Such a gem of a channel, been binge watching your content all day

@corruptangel6793 3 жыл бұрын

"Japan has King Enma" The Japanese equivalent to the Grim Reaper is the Shinigami. King Enma is closer to what Hades is for the Greeks or Osirus for the Egyptians. (Edit: ok so since this thread is getting out of hand, I'm going to clarify by saying that I'm wrong about the Shinigami. Although i knew they are an actual part of Japanese culture *outside of anime* I didn't know they were a recent addition to the folklore from the last couple hundred years or so and not part of proper Japanese mythology. My mistake.)

@Qodovah 3 жыл бұрын

Although Shinigami it’s a new concept and somewhat out of western and pop culture.

@inoli3164 3 жыл бұрын

What about Izanami

@GTaito 3 жыл бұрын

Anime fan spotted

@kanemccarthy1979 3 жыл бұрын

@@GTaito you don't have to be an anime fan to be knowledgeable on Japanese culture

@ramonantoniodejuanbennett6239 3 жыл бұрын

Shinigami- Soul Reaper- Grim Reaper

@bogdan244 3 жыл бұрын

extremely underrated, quite happy that i found out about you! really good explainations combined with interesting topics. i love mythology

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😊

@Sue9797 3 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video - thank you so much 😊

@r0d_mp 3 жыл бұрын

You have such refreshing video topics!

@user-kn1zm9vh2y 3 жыл бұрын

Idk how you pump out a video everyday but man I am about to binge your channel

@chiot2875 3 жыл бұрын

Well researched and well presented :)

@JohnYoung-lt8gg 2 жыл бұрын

Just came across this channel. Sick content well done

@korporal9376 3 жыл бұрын

I’m proud to be your 1000th subscribe

@madtrapper1312 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you deserve so more subs

@a_random_orthodox_Christian 3 жыл бұрын

Ian?

@deepwaters7242 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Loved it and took notes for more research!

@michelefritchie6198 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@synchrolord 3 жыл бұрын

This is a new channel and It seem really interesting

@ihevmilkdhou 3 жыл бұрын

0:53 wait!... is that where Thanos name came from?

@cramerfloro5936 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! That is actually the inspiration the authors had for the name

@cramerfloro5936 3 жыл бұрын

It actually comes more from the idea humans have of death, which Freud called thanatos

@cramerfloro5936 3 жыл бұрын

Look up Nersync's video on Thanos, he explain his story way better there!

@ihevmilkdhou 3 жыл бұрын

@@cramerfloro5936 ok..

@bangboomdie3326 3 жыл бұрын

My dude was just joking

@lolitaverzosa8895 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Interesting & informative

@chejo6095 3 жыл бұрын

i love all of your videos

@marvelous_680 2 жыл бұрын

The Grim Reaper is a very interesting concept. It always fascinating to learn each version of the Grim Reaper from different countries and cultures.

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😅

@HateSonneillon 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Really cool to see various inspirations for the grim reaper, something I have always been interested in. I would love to see a video covering more forms of psychopomps in many cultures and how they compare and contrast.

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😅

@HateSonneillon 8 ай бұрын

@@Christopher-qq4dl mobile typing ^^' fixed. Still better than someone else's I saw yesterday, they meant "idunno" and it autocorrected to "ianal". lol

@necronomicon6666 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@follc1991 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, would like some videos longer

@panzerkampfwagenviiimaus1790 Жыл бұрын

i like to think of the grim reaper as more of a kind, warm-hearted janitor, who stalks the hallways of life, bringing the withered and misfortunate to a warm place beyond their suffering.

@user-kc8qd5ch8l 2 жыл бұрын

As a korean i got so happy when you mentioned 저승사자, korean mythology and folktales are really cool but i feel like theyre under-appreciated :)

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😊

@Slutomatic 3 жыл бұрын

So I've binged a bunch of your videos today and I kinda just wish they were even longer and more in depth. Great work

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😊

@adrielcontreras7917 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love it well keep watching.

@NorthernWrath66 3 жыл бұрын

"A disease came from Asia to Europe" sounds kinda familiar

@OrcaDaGuret 3 жыл бұрын

cORoNaVirUs

@NorthernWrath66 3 жыл бұрын

@@OrcaDaGuret cOnGrAtuLaTiOnS wE hAVe a WiNnER

@winonadmello4949 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeoakeshart3823 and..... Was this for general knowledge or are u trying to point at something?? (Just asking.)

@tituspaul2345 3 жыл бұрын

@@winonadmello4949 let us just assume for general knowledge and not to get at anything

@winonadmello4949 3 жыл бұрын

@@tituspaul2345 okay then...

@ToastersChannel 3 жыл бұрын

You keep making banger videos. I love them so much!! Looking forward to more!

@Ghost0465-1 3 жыл бұрын

Nice breakdown.

@serjabdjabah8336 3 жыл бұрын

First video I watched on this channel. Pretty good. Subscribed

@KingAsaBeatz 3 жыл бұрын

I love this explanation about Death's origin! You have a very calming voice and go into much detail! I'd like to hear some African examples. Maybe from the Ashanti or Zimbabwean mythology since you touched on Native American examples.

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😅

@PedanticAntics 3 жыл бұрын

hochelaga , great video, as usual, but something you ought to be aware of: At 1:26 , you made the classic westerner's faux pas of calling something "Chinese" when it's actually _Tibetan._ The distinction may not matter to most westerners but to Tibetans it's an extremely sore spot and something you ought to know about if you're making informative videos.

@hochelaga 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know. My apologies. Hopefully people will see this comment for this important clarification. :)

@nano5696 3 жыл бұрын

@@hochelaga if you pin it more people will see it

@RasheedKhan-bm8fm 3 жыл бұрын

@@hochelaga piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin it

@NikephorosCaesar 3 жыл бұрын

Same shit

@vivianton 3 жыл бұрын

In Chinese culture, there is King Yan, who is the equivalent to Hades. The equivalent to the collector of souls is Ox head and horse face, who bring the souls to the underworld.

@uropinionistrash4461 2 жыл бұрын

I'm binge watching this channel like crazy lol

@Azu_303 3 жыл бұрын

Yo what the hell, how did you pronounce that?

@NikephorosCaesar 3 жыл бұрын

You can literally google that shit dude

@zenseplayz3289 3 жыл бұрын

what pronounce?

@TheReaperHunter 3 жыл бұрын

www.dictionary.com/browse/that

@alit0soulsborne717 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheReaperHunter Ey warframe dude what up?

@abyss7378 3 жыл бұрын

@@alit0soulsborne717 Warframe is starting to get repetitive tho I've taken a break for a while now

@najmaali2916 3 жыл бұрын

You've got a new ✨subscriber✨ Do you take recommendations? If you do I'd like to see you cover secret societies if you want. I love all your stuff so far ☺

@hochelaga 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, yes I take recommendations. Always happy to hear. Did you see my video on the Copiale Cipher? It involves the work of a secret society: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebx4ib2bxr7eeGw.html

@rdt1104 3 жыл бұрын

@@hochelaga this recommendation made me subscribe

@2551987ezio 3 жыл бұрын

Who's Rem?

@mijiyoon5575 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍Loved this one...TY

@alecz.7143 3 жыл бұрын

Aight love your contents imma subs bro.

@kiwitheparakeettiger1277 3 жыл бұрын

“the angel of death, sometimes known as azrael...” undertale fans: somethings wrong i can feel it

@theJolt 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@yourplaylist4538 3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile *Eminem goes crazy*

@kiwitheparakeettiger1277 3 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Kelly true, true...

@newdykung6775 3 жыл бұрын

Well play Toby Well play..

@ernameria 3 жыл бұрын

i sense a menace in the air

@Velossitee 3 жыл бұрын

The grim reaper kept me from getting runover by a selfish gluttoned driver in a gas station by touching my shoulder. I felt the cold waft of air and I about seen my demise.

@jakemf9771 2 жыл бұрын

One of your newer videos was recommended to me and i had no idea why until i realized i watched this video a few months ago Anyway, needless to say, I'm subscribed now Love your work, keep it up!

@bensoncheng493 3 жыл бұрын

Really like your channel, hope to see more of your videos soon. Thanks & keep going.

@denko173 3 жыл бұрын

This channel will be big someday and i will brag about being the sub number 1440. Keep going, love your vids, they are well researched and your voice is very calming!

@moomooclown 3 жыл бұрын

interesting, I was wondering about this a few weeks ago. It might me interesting to look at other depictions of death (and/or afterlife) throughout history. As you said in the video after the black plague depictions became more gruesome and frightening.

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😮

@swedishhedgehog9178 2 жыл бұрын

i enjoy your videos so i have subscribed

@6stringbass460 3 жыл бұрын

Just found you and I love your stuff

@bramorant5613 3 жыл бұрын

I subscribed after hearing you say those aztec names,it was impressive and i know i was gonna get good shit

@greentitan0262 3 жыл бұрын

In case you didnt know: 'Magere Hein' essentially means **thin >insert common name from a few centuries ago

@ilynpayne7491 3 жыл бұрын

The content & Your voice is so comforting this channel is a gemstome🙏🙏god bless you

@bkreep 2 жыл бұрын

I very much enjoy your videos. The only bad thing I can say about them is that they are too short! I would love for you to get into more detail about these subjects.

@beached1093 3 жыл бұрын

just wanted to say, love your channel and the content you create!! I hope you keep making more videos, I especially love the ones about legends with connection to religion, it make being religious a little more interesting :)

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😊

@DotTiuri 3 жыл бұрын

For the longest time I legit thought magere hein (Translated: meager hein), was just the name of the grim reaper. Wow how my eyes have opened.

@fryderykchopin3974 3 жыл бұрын

Its grim reaper in Dutch (i live in the Netherlands)

@DotTiuri 3 жыл бұрын

@@fryderykchopin3974 I mean the dutch borrow so many English words that this wouldn't be the first thing having 2 words. Especially not considering the media the grim reaper is actually used in. The grim reaper is a historical fiction tale after all, always has been always will. Actually grim reaper doesnt work with dutch grammar now i think about it so it had to have been a borrowed word. (Ik leef ook in Nederland XD)

@1889michaelcraig 3 жыл бұрын

You Sir have earned a new Sub. Outstanding job!

@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 3 жыл бұрын

i look forward to seeing whatever new ideas for videos you come up with to post

@OmegaTheSillyWolf 3 жыл бұрын

Eight years ago I was riding my bike around my driveway. It was in the late afternoon and I stopped and stood staring at the road for some reason. I really can't remember why. All I can remember is seeing a figure. It had no legs to be seen and floated, wearing a white cloak and it's skeletal hands outstretched with chains hanging from its wrists. It flew by so quickly I almost couldn't register what it was. I tried, really tried, to come up with some explanation for what it could have been but settled on it being supernatural. So i brought it up with my mom and not two days before I saw the figure flying down the hill.. a neighbor at the bottom of the hill had died! I'm now absolutely convinced I saw death that day. I wasn't afraid and I'm still not. Spooky as he sounds.. I felt at ease as he was near. I don't think it was a mistake on deaths part, I think he meant for me to see him that day and for that I call him my friend. /HE/ won't kill me. Time will. But if I was correct in who I saw, I'll greet him like a good friend when I'm dead. I don't fear death, I never have. Dying maybe but never death itself nor the angel. He's kind enough to escort me to where I belong where he could so easily leave me by myself. I'm thankful to him already and I won't be dying any time soon... I hope lol. I've unfortunately seen a lot of things related to death, even a few close calls myself. Seeing him once is a coincidence. Running into him several times, now THAT isn't a coincidence. Oh and no... I'm not Christian lol 🖤☠🥀⚰

@trollinape2697 2 жыл бұрын

@SNES Nes hes imagining shit

@Fukyaimbatman 3 жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, the image at 1:27 is actually Yamantaka, or the destroyer of death. He's depicted as King Yama's emissary, and has very interesting lore! He's said to defeat King Yama to break the cycle of rebirth to reach enlightenment

@frauleinhohenzollern8442 2 жыл бұрын

Also at 1:39 the cave paintings aren't ancient. Horses clearly shown in the image weren't brought to the America's until 1520... It took years before the natives tamed them as well. So not ancient at all. Nor does the image depict entities escorting souls to the afterlife. I see these kinds of mistakes all the time and it sucks. It's so easy to make these video essays and just throw up images and reword information from Wikipedia but most KZfaqrs are just people who did a Google search and used video editor. Not historians or archeologists

@samuelcosta8189 Жыл бұрын

Chilling video😶

@JustanOlGuy 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy and share your Vids... Well Produced... Well Written...Well Done...!...

@Just_Asta 3 жыл бұрын

Well in Lithuania we have Grim Reaper as Giltinė. "The list of Lithuanian gods is reconstructed based on scarce written sources and late folklore. Giltinė - goddess of death, also The Reaper. Other names include Kaulinyčia, Maras (black death or the Plague), Maro mergos, Kolera, Pavietrė, Kapinių žmogus. Her sacred bird is the owl. Sometimes she was considered to be a sister of Laima (luck)."

@kml4550 3 жыл бұрын

How do you still not have at least 100k subs? Your videos have incredibly amazing content and quality, stumbled upon your video about the angels in the bible and subscribed soon after. I hope you continue making such informative videos! Thanks for doing this!

@Christopher-qq4dl 8 ай бұрын

😅