Leidang: The Viking Navy
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At the start of the Viking Age, fleets were limited to the number of ships privately owned by an individual. Larger fleets could be mustered or constructed during great invasions or expeditions, but the logistics and organization of these fleets are not known exactly. We do know that Viking Kings and aristocrats maintained private retinues known as the Lith, consisting of ships and professional soldiers.
It was in the 10th and 11th centuries that the Scandinavian Kingdoms introduced a naval levy system called the Ledung. Whilst the lith concerned professional soldiers, the ledung concerned levying the peasantry. During times of conflict, the purpose of the Ledung was to swiftly transport a large group of fighting men directly to the warzone.
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Sources
Ship and Society: Maritime Ideology in Late Iron Age Sweden - Gunilla Larsson
The Vikings - Osprey Publishing
The Viking Longship - Osprey Publishing
Den Långa Medeltiden - Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist
0:00 Introduction
1:52 Hierarchy of the Leidang
5:14 Ships of the Leidang
6:42 Law and Order
9:17 Use of the Leidang
11:17 Conclusion
#history #ships #vikings #vikingage #ledung
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@Nero_Karel
Жыл бұрын
Glad it's working right for once
@benrobertson7855
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Came here on other vids and subscribed,it might be a bit light on in-depth information,but it’s kind of accurate,which is a lot more than other u tube vids…. So thankyou ,the producers! Best regards from New Zealand.
It’s probably not without reason that some of the most well known Bronze and early Iron Age motifs in Scandinavia were of ships…
Really good, I read Danish history for over 30 years and never heard about this. Subs and will share.
Always happy to learn more about the Norse and their cousins. Skål!
Great video once again! Keep it up, wide-spread recognition is sure to come your way soon!
searyously tho.. i love your content. Love this scandinavian focuss :D
love big much, time. very enjoy and alo inform. Big thank and smil from Norway viewer :)
Thanks for making these.
Awesome video as usual, man.
Can’t stop watching your series on Viking ships. Great content.
Trøndelag had the biggest amount of sailors and ships in the Norwegian Leidangr 💪💪
@korgen-rock
9 ай бұрын
Hvor står det ?
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I’m not sure there were any churches to store their sails in, since they weren’t christians yet…😮
@gorillaguerillaDK
11 ай бұрын
Christianity were present from the early part of the 9th century - so most of the time of the "Viking Era" - Christianity was present! And the storing of sails in churches continued well beyond the part we in Scandinavia call the "Viking Era/Age"
So are these the people who call themselves Wendock also Windish who settled in Pennsylvania? Their food is interesting as it's notably germanic but with very heavy Crimea and tartar influences. They almost identify as brothers of Hungarian today. And if they are the same ppl, they still like getting a bit tipps after a religious service. 😂
Very jumpy with the timeline. It kind of ruins the accuracy of the whole story.
Nordics!!!
Bad in the end. What russians at this time? russia will appear in 18century. And some russian imperialistic bull-sht about nevsky .