It's a damn shame we only have 3 lectures by this wonderful speaker. I could listen for months. Great great job working that camera so we can also see each image. You guys don't get enough recognition.

Just happened by here. Very interesting. I live on the West coast of Norway in a tiny town called Bygstad, in Sunnfjord county in "Dalsfjord", just north of the largest fjord " Sognefjord".There are 2 viking graves right by my house where I live on a little 17 acre farm. The story goes that they have been opened and pillaged by robbers a long time ago. I've been thinking of investing in a metal detector to search around the farm for relics. Just a few miles down the road there still exists a farm from the time around the year 1000, a large "hovd" or meeting place for the area where there still exists a huge farm today. It's called "Osen gard". They have an outside theater each summer where they portray the characters of the vikings that lived in the area at that time.

@Ace-dv5ce

3 жыл бұрын

Buy that detector man who knows what you might find, i live in Sweden and the island i live on actually have an runestone site.

@Kooltrex

2 жыл бұрын

Did you get that metal detector and look?

@Boom-Shield

2 жыл бұрын

Leave it to the archaeologists please!

@andrewciambella9367

Жыл бұрын

@@Boom-Shield there's no harm in doing a little exploring, especially if it's his land.

@richarddavis8863

Жыл бұрын

@@Boom-Shield woah ho ho watch out everyone this man leaves it up to the EXPERTS to have all the fun!

One of the most impressive lectures in years. The facts presented really give new insights in the mental and spiritual landscape of the 'norse' traditions. I was thrilled to hear of some new details on the 'Sorceress of Fyrkat' and the possible ritual 'eating of the dead'. The lectures open up a new field of clues to a better understanding our distant ancestors. Wonderful!

Thank you both for your presence of mind to record this lecture and your generosity both in making it available via KZread. Much appreciated.

Wonderful lecture! As a casual fan of Norse culture, it very hard to find accessible information about the Vikings that's not run-of-the-mill, watered down History channel summaries of the same basic intro information. I wish more scholars would take the time to interface with the casual audience and deepen the pop culture discussion with real information instead of relegating themselves to academia. Thanks to Cornell for posting and for Professor Price for presenting the information in such an engaging way. Awesome!!

@thefourfourfour9512

3 жыл бұрын

Its all BS.. United Methodist Christian view of history , which is all BS.

@2Worlds_and_InBetween

3 жыл бұрын

#learning #health #eatRealFood

@christinebuckingham8369

3 жыл бұрын

@@thefourfourfour9512 ???

It's good that you keep this alive, few people here in Sweden is interested nowadays. Thank you.

@megangustafsson1739

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, some of us are interested in keeping this alive, it’s our cultural heritage.

@KidAran

3 жыл бұрын

@Antifederalist Good, who control the present, control the past, and who control the past, control the future.

@austinnewby9666

3 жыл бұрын

That's a real shame. I'm from America where many have lost an identity with their past. You would be ashamed to see that outcome.

@KidAran

3 жыл бұрын

@Antifederalist I believe that all dynasties in all times have always tried to tell people that the past was dark and then came *whatever the ruling elite calls their order* and utopia began. Its always the same more or less.

@Pugetwitch

3 жыл бұрын

We definitely are interested in it over here in Seattle, we have a large and proud Scandinavian history. My Grandmother came here from Nordland in 1929, she was of Sami descent. Gramps was a Norseman too, not indigenous (Sami) though. Stone cold viking! Lol my family walks in the Syttende Mai parade every year here in Ballard (except last year, damn covid!)

Fascinating that deer with the Ygdrassil antlers and a bird on top. 29:47 The deer, by many of the ancients, was a sign for the Sun. Antlers of the deer marked the 1st of Aries (hinge of the universe). The bird on top could be a heron, a raven, a phoenix, etc. And it was speaking of the time in which we are living. We are waiting for the Great Bird to descend on the 1st of Aries. To get there, he was expected to fly down from Polaris via Pegasus.

They travelled up the St-Laurence to the great lakes here to trade linens and other goods to Algonquins who supplied copper from north Michigan for bronze tools. Lots of boats involved.

Feb 8, 2021 yet as RELEVANT & LOVELY today as the day delivered! A Lovely Scolar, Lovely Topic and FREE to watch again & again! THANK YOU 🙏 🌹💙💙🙏🌹👍😊🌹💙♾

1:07:22 When I heard this question about whether there were any moral matters tied in with the cosmology, I didn't first think about the afterlife, and how our morality determines the future, but rather whether the ancient Scandinavians' belief of a human being's duty in life, or the moral code they would follow, if they had one (which I think they did as all human communities have moral codes), was seen as originating in the way humans were created. This is the way it is in Christianity, and seeing as the parallel was being made in the question, I thought of it this way. A really great lecture!

Fascinating lecture. I just thought they were pirates and the odd settler. They got to Thailand apparently and even China. The Viking Cave on Phi Phi has etchings of any boats passing, the distinctive Viking Longboat amongst Galleons, sampans and junks. They deserve respect for that.

@valentinapatnaude4219

Жыл бұрын

I was amazed to learn The Knights Templar made it to South County of Rhode Island in USA and continued on to other states .

@krisverwimp107

Жыл бұрын

@@valentinapatnaude4219 What? When? Source?

16:50 Lecture 1: The Children of Ash

@Brass_Heathen

3 жыл бұрын

The first 17 minutes are just a synopsis of the man's accomplishments. :)

@outtabubblegum3161

3 жыл бұрын

More like the children of the serpent because they are completely lawless.

I read that Ask and Embla translate as Ash and Alder trees. Vy and Veyr gave them movement and speech to show off their majick. The younger brother, not wanting to be outdone, gave them consciousness. His brothers were spooked by this line crossing. Every diverse people on earth, every culture, every nationality, every human, is ultimately descended from Ask and Embla. We are all family, no matter how different.

@deutscherfischer55

Жыл бұрын

Only humans with consciousness are descendants of Ask and Embla. That leaves a lot of people out.

An excellent lecture presenting a multi discipline approach to the religion and mind of viking age scandinavians. Professor Price's outstanding ability to take this info and present it to the layman in an understandable way makes these lectures a joy to watch. Thank you Prof Price.

Very good speech! I appreciate how he doesnt let our current view of the Norse influence the facts.... Jackson Crawford is another spectacular Old Norse specialist. He's worth looking into.

@johnpingrin1697

Жыл бұрын

Jackson Crawford is an amazing man. He is sooo knowledgeable when it comes to the Norse

Can we just appreciate the good example of an academically inclined hype-man that was in the introductory segment.

Those words of good advice are from the Hávamál ("Words of the High One"), a collection of wise advice given by Odinn. Unlike "commandments," they suggest courses of action and give insights into Odinn's magic, and do not have to be obeyed. Ignoring good advice comes with its own consequences. Not all of the document has survived, but over 130 verses are still recorded.

@austinnewby9666

3 жыл бұрын

Old gods never demand we come on bended knee shivering , beggers. That's what happened to our people after they christianized. Vikings became beggers. Food for thought

@lordphullautosear

3 жыл бұрын

@@austinnewby9666 -- our mentors (ÆSIR and Vanir) consider it undignified and smarmy to grovel in the dirt when addressing them.

@northwestheathen8021

3 жыл бұрын

@@lordphullautosear Skol!

@lordphullautosear

3 жыл бұрын

@@northwestheathen8021 -- Heilsa, good fellow! Hail the ÆSIR and Vanir!

@northwestheathen8021

3 жыл бұрын

@@lordphullautosear Hail the Aesir and the Vanir, both have treated me well this first year of being a pagan:) Hello friend:) The gods are certainly great beings and i love how they dont bow down and dont expect us to either.

latecomer here, but I have to say EPIC lecture and a thousand thanks to whomever recorded it and put it online! LOVE

@2Worlds_and_InBetween

3 жыл бұрын

#Truth

@angelicamichelle1646

3 жыл бұрын

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

@oltch.

3 жыл бұрын

The lecturer is the top scholar on vikings, and he is full of shit. So much "we believe" , with so little evidence. You know that that ship that they found is a complete fabrication to.

@spelcheak

3 жыл бұрын

@@oltch. Well it's a good thing we have you to so eloquently set the record straight with true scholarly logic and those reliable sources you cited. "You know" is so much better than experts saying "we believe" based on evidence.

@oltch.

3 жыл бұрын

@@spelcheak you should read one book this guys written. Check out how much evidence he uses to push his agenda. Youd be amazed how much he gets away with. There is soo little actual evidence that has been left behind , yet so much is "known " about them by this guy... he knows hes a liar too deep inside.

Great lecture..plus a badass mullet to boot. It has everything..

Thanks so much for this Neil Price and Cornell University! This is truly invaluable information to make available for interested lay persons like me.

So glad people record lectures

We have to keep the knowledge and traditions of our distant ancestors (anywhere in the world) alive. You never know when it will be needed.

@DAEDRICDUKE1

3 жыл бұрын

Shame ragnarok already started ;p

One night, i was listening too KZread and i was outside, alone. I made a comment about the Oxford Professor giving the lecture and the whole class at the lecture online started laughing and the Prof. even laughed at my comments. It was awesome.

Captivating lecture, enjoyed every minute of it! Thanks for sharing.

So much evidence of the giants today so this guys perception is way ahead of the masses of today and yesterday.

Let’s make this world better. We each have a role to play so let’s help one another. Embody vulnerability and strength all at once.

@outtabubblegum3161

3 жыл бұрын

The Vikings were a completely lawless people they are actually the ones who created the legal system that Cornell consists of today.

Brilliant. Thanks to all involved

A hug from me to you all.

My family comes from Denmark, Norway and scotland and this is such an amazing and informative information! Grimfrost also asked for his assistance as well if i remember correctly. I could be wrong.

@64SKELL

3 жыл бұрын

I've not had time to listen but I hope he mentions that Denmark was named by the tribe of Dan ,who eventually settled there after naming the river they sailed up the danube, all named by the Hebrews after they fled Jerusalem when Rome burnt it to the ground, in roman numerals v1 is for the 6 Hebrew kings v1kings. They settled in Dan mark, that's the little bit of info on that I've learnt

@vijaysura2874

3 жыл бұрын

The Danaii or Dan were named after The Goddess Dianna. Dianna is the equivalent to Venus or Frigga, that being the sexual and fecund aspect of The Great Goddess. Hope that helps. Scandinavia though is named after El Skanda. The God of War, no less! Alexader The Great is named after the same God. El Skanda Maha is Murugan, son of Shiva. Better known as Baal.

@outtabubblegum3161

3 жыл бұрын

@@64SKELL the tribe of DaN were the hyksos it was the house of bondage in Egypt. The tribe of DaN is the house of bondage of the world today. The Vikings (DaN) are the cause of the suffering in the world now! The Serpent sheds to skin every 7 days.

Wow, what a speaker. Was engrossed listening to this,i cross referenced much of what he said and everything was within the narrative and in fact he was naming the norse words in the correct etimology.

What wonderful scholarship and presented in an entertaining and relaxed style! Fantastic.

@robertdowney28

3 жыл бұрын

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@robertdowney28

3 жыл бұрын

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@robertdowney28

3 жыл бұрын

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@robertdowney28

3 жыл бұрын

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This was an amazing lecture. Thanks for the upload.

Brilliant presentation!! Few are as easy to follow and as articulate. Every long answer was a bonus!!! Great job!❤😃👍

@l.golden7872

Жыл бұрын

So, I'm here again!! Crazy to come across my own comments from 1yr ago!! At the top of list, no less...lol!! Blessings to all!!❤😎

Very good speaker and endlessly fascinating topic, thank you!

I’m so happy I found these lectures🔥🔥

Cracking series of lectures.

Much appreciated, this!

I absolutely loved this presentation...I am a German and scandanavian American, my soul NEEDED this presented in this way...

@outtabubblegum3161

3 жыл бұрын

You are happy about vikings binding the whole world to their lawless legal system? The Vikings are the cause of all of the suffering in the world today. They stole the land in Europe, replaced the monarchies of Europe, instituted lawless common law and sacked the Christian church for paganism.

@ReapingTheHarvest

3 жыл бұрын

@@outtabubblegum3161 Pagans in general.

@veronicajensen7690

18 сағат бұрын

@@outtabubblegum3161 Vikings were only 1 of different warriors and conquers in time, they have nothing to do with a "lawless common law " some countries have today and they have been Christians the past 1000 years, if you know the history about Christianity you would know they were persecuted from Roman times so Vikings were no different , also you forget how the Catholic Church persecuted people, dominated and even killed people, the truth is history is violent, it was violent in Ancient Egypt, the Etiopian Empire, Mali Empire, Persian Empire, Roman Empire, , Babylonian Empire, Mongolian Empire, Ottoman Empire and all the rest were all violent and pagans, and they had load of slaves

Wonderful lecture!

Generally a good lecture, and a very good point that we tend to forget; that the spiritual world and the "real" world were not seperate entities- they were intermingled and reality. He is wrong in asserting that there were no unified Kingdoms at the beginning of the Viking Age though. Denmark under Godfred seems to have covered much of the same area as it did in the later middle ages, plus Vestfold. And there are indications that it was unified as far back as the 6th century (Näsman, Hedeager wants to put the unification even earlier, but there is only scant evidence for that- though the process did start very early as documented in her PhD thesis). With its location across a main trade route, easy access to everywhere from water (the highway of the past), fertile lands with no rough country and early connections with The Roman Empire; it seems logical that it would unify early and up until the development of Sweden in the 15th- 16th centuries, be the strongest og the Scandinavian Kingdoms.

@veronicajensen7690

18 сағат бұрын

there certainly are French sources mentioning King of the Danes going back to around year 548 or so, however at that time Danes were a tribe in Southern Sweden maybe on the Danish isles too, however in Jutland you had Jutes and Angles who genetically were the same as Danes but other tribes, as far as we know it's under Gorm the old and Bluetooth they unite all of Denmark

@PalleRasmussen

10 сағат бұрын

@@veronicajensen7690 that is a dated view. Denmark as we know it in the middle ages was united under Godfred. Representatives from all parts of the realm attend a peace conference with the Franks in 808.

Very good lecture for someone re entering Asatru.

@austinnewby9666

3 жыл бұрын

My friend. I just wrapped up a ten year study of Asatru. It's jokingly called among the different groups " the religion with homework". So if you're serious you must read. Always read backwards in time. The sources edda,sagas , especially tacitus Germania. We can only recreate a true religion today by going backwards into our sources. Thus you must read. But it's never boring trust me.

Cool. Looking forward to the series.

Very interesting. I particularly like how Price tries to describe the world view of the Vikings from their own perspective; how he explains that the stories of Oding and the gods and all the invisible forces and creatures (dwarves, elves, land-spirits) where not perceived as myths or something you believed in. The gods and their helpers and all the forces along with all the different worlds (Asgard, Hel, Niflheim) were real, a part of nature, forming the world in which people lived their lives.

@abshalomyisrael9475

6 жыл бұрын

Well this is true for all civilizations really, when it concerns their Gods. My people, my ancestors, believed in the Elohim- several gods sitting in judgement over humanity, with one main God overseeing and presiding over the heavenly host whose name was Yahuwah Elohim. The creator of the species and the Lord of their Hosts. Yahuwah Elohim presiding over an assembly of Elohim. But only this Elohim reserved the right to be worshiped and the others echo that same sentiment, as they were all created by Yahuwah. This is the world my ancestors lived in, their culture and their whole lives, cultic practices revolved around this idea. It is very fascinating and so was this lecture. I learnt a lot.

@wolfgang4043

3 жыл бұрын

All Nature was divine and intertwined with people before Abrahamic religions. They tear people from Nature and make them lonely.

@svipdagx7291

Жыл бұрын

I used to have a friend who told me once a story,so capturing & it went like this;"Did you know that our ancestors long time ago had a completely different idea of what was"fine",what "crude" and the states of density inbetween?"."What we call fine now was crude to them and that begs the question whar they knew,even back then 10.0000 years or more.We often hear of examples,only 2 centuries ago of progress.A perculiar word,progress.Progress might come,though with a heavy price .Might i suggest that that price above a point makes the term progress a lie to be blunt.

@veronicajensen7690

18 сағат бұрын

@@wolfgang4043 that's not the Abrahamic religion , what makes people lonely is the state has taken the role of God and family, before family had to help each other, another thing is media especially social media, people were not that lonely 50 years ago , also don't paint paganism as a rosy humanistic thing, they actually sacrificed both humans and animals

Just fantastic! Well spoken! Learned more in 90min than I have in 40years of more- than -casual Viking interest.

To avoid the pre-amble, FF to 04.45mins.

@tlovesretro

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@cepolt

3 жыл бұрын

But what's the name and title of the guy that does the intro? It's the " Foolish Fish" yt channel guy! He is nothing what I thought he would look like.

@apriliaric

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you muchly...

@RestoringReality

3 жыл бұрын

Who wants to skip the Giant who introduces the speaker for a talk involving giants? Nope. I enjoyed it.

@dontdeletemeyoutube6689

3 жыл бұрын

You did gods work here sir.

I am originally from a small village in Västerbotten County, Sweden. The old people who lived there when I grew up believed in trolls, gnomes, the vittras and other "invisible people".

I found this incredibly interesting and well explained. Thank you. Skol!

very interesting and well presented,thank you.

Interesting fact in New Zealand we have viking ships in dargaville Harbour found that predate not only the European settlement but the Maori Polynesian settlements. Captain Cook has a ships log of capturing a very tall blond man .tied him to the ships mast. But he escaped and dived overboard and swam back to shore. These people were known as the waitaha people. A mixed race of people's that were living here for more than a thousand years earlier. We have burial mounds . One near marital Beach. Facing out to sea. It has been preserved luckily found when developing a new sports ground. It can be seen easily if interested in sighting it today. Dargaville museum are one of the few museums that have not hidden the real history of New Zealand. But have kept precious finds under wraps so the government dies not destroy the little proof still exists of these people that were our true founders of our beautiful island nation. One day I hope their existence is honored as it should be. One or two books published but not taught in our very annihilated version of our nation's beginnings. Due to a negative stigma of cannibalism and waring past of the Polynesian races that came, probably during a time of great volcanic upheaval in the pacific region. Things happened that are not desired pasts to teach . So squashed into an oblivion of denial today. But human nature should not judge but learn from these hardships.

Jackson Crawford makes a good point that Freya’s slain warriors probably went to Valhol. Freyja seems to have a connection to the Valkyries.

Very informative. Thank you.

.....would like to know more about the viking presence in the Western Isles. This lectures were very very interesting.

@austinnewby9666

3 жыл бұрын

Probably started as raids swooping in and out. Unless you were under Danelaw

That was brilliant. I took notes and everything. I enjoyed the further knowledge about the invisible beings, some finer details I was unaware of. And the reminder that this is a living belief. Yggdrasil, a tree that tessellates reality, riding between worlds, okes were trippin'.

outstanding!

That ponytail really grinds my gears

The Q and A session was incredible.

Fascinating. Really striking about the isotopes in teeth

The questions were the *best* part.

Great! He apologizes for being "long and rambling" but I hung on every word, a great speaker. Very interesting.

Really good, glad I watched this.

was watchin astrology stuff , and ended up here .

@Pugetwitch

3 жыл бұрын

Same, I was watching the rabbi talking about Scorpio....muahahahah!

@kristinburton4953

3 жыл бұрын

Me too... Mr Astrotheology, Santos Bonacci.

three minutes and fiftyfive seconds the guy made him stand there before he let him speak.

@boycotgugle3040

7 жыл бұрын

This is normal in academics. Although I find it hard to bear at times, for reasons of mind-numbing boredom, I understand that it is done so that everyone knows who the speaker is, what the topic's going to be etc. It seems to be obvious, but professors often have so many dates, names, papers, results, deadlines etc. etc. on their minds, that refreshing their memories right at the start really helps. At least that's the explanation for the "high-throughput" kinds of researchers, and all the slackers just follow their example for no good reason....

@dlwatib

6 жыл бұрын

@ 3:55 is actually on the short side.

@Sheepdog1314

4 жыл бұрын

uhmmm...guess you haven't been to college, or otherwise

@lamegunner

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually a 4-lecture presentation, the introduction is the first lecture :)

@lionhartd138

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sheepdog1314 shit - I didn't even make it to highschool.

Amazing speaker. Buying his book rn.

@phantomwalker8251

3 жыл бұрын

dont,he.s only half correct..

@PlannedObsolescence

2 жыл бұрын

@@phantomwalker8251 Yeah, because you’re a scholar of the Vikings just like he is. 🙄

I kept finding myself in the middle of an indigenous peoples book. Finally I found your book about my history. So proud to be of Viking heritage. My people were converted to Mormonism by 1860. We crossed the Atlantic from Denmark, found ourselves on the Atlantic coast, made our way to the Mississippi River where we were given a handcart, and told to join the group we are seeking by crossing the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. Then we were sent to Central Utah To-Face hostile Indians. Here I still am to tell the story. You can't kill a Viking

@bunnylarese2161

Жыл бұрын

I hope you found your way out of Mormonism.

@hazelwray4184

Жыл бұрын

karin larsen. ... or 'a' native American.

Thanks from Pennsylvania!!!

this is really great! thank you very much (:

What a delightful opportunity to sit in on such a prestigious lecturer, afforded by an institution I couldn't have dreamed of attending when I was of the appropriate age. Too bad we're now being told don't go outside without a mask, don't sing in church.. and don't disagree with the publicized 'approved' programming in progress.. but I digress. Thank you for sharing this opportunity, ptb of Cornell. I hope we manage to work out our differences without the need for such absurdities or oligarchy soon.

@hoppy375

3 жыл бұрын

Resist. Do not comply

@Ricca_Day

3 жыл бұрын

Sam Hopkins Lol! Ooooh, friend. No worries there.. but it doesn't mean I'm not listening to the folks who are presenting their opinions, perspectives and interpretations either. Simply adding to the database. Never know when something might prove helpful.

Very interesting nd extremely enjoyed. Thank you for sharing. Knd regards Robert.

Some of your talks still counts IRL here.Thx for for your sreak mr. :-).

1:18:49 Valhalla as a memory of the Colosseum, a very interesting theory to hear.

@phantomwalker8251

3 жыл бұрын

the colosseum is greek,roman.. long after the vikings traveled the world.

@miyojewoltsnasonth2159

3 жыл бұрын

@@phantomwalker8251 The Colosseum was completed in 80AD, 600-700 years BEFORE the vikings. Listen to the timestamp on my original comment: 1:18:49

Thank you kindly........

49:00 Very interesting point. To us, their stories are mythology, but to them, it was reality. Really brings home the role of ideology in everyday life. You can hear Slavoj Zizek butting in: ideology is the frame by which we make sense of the world. Capitalist ideology, Norse-slave economic ideology, etc...

The world tree is mentioned in other religions/cultures, so we know what it means. It's the tree of life or creation, similar to how scientists map out the branches of life today. In the Bible it's used to warn the adamic people not to mix themselves with other life forms (such as the cro magnon - giants and neanderthal - dwarves they would have come into contact with). They are told not to 'eat' from it. When the tribes of adamic people split up and some migrated north and into europe, they would have retained memories of some of the old stories they were told. The same images/icons pop up in other places they moved to. So neither the drawings of the 'trees' are accurate, as it's more like the network of living creatuers in the world. The descriptions of dwarves, giants, elves, etc have been creatively expanded as they've been passed down the generations, but I would assume these were just remaining pockets of different looking people they met on their travels since we read similar tales in other cultures about such people.

Eight years and the introduction continues.

@getawaydriver5363

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously. Mr Man Pony and his man crush.

Neil Price is a Legend!

Thank you.

Hello from Sweden ! A very interesting lecture. Thank you. I will check the other 2 tomorrow. Btw. I lived for 13 years at a place called Yggrdasil :)

Hi, coming from a mother and father together about 70% Scandinavian from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Mostly Norway Sweden. My mothers and my Haplo also comes from Italy Spain and Portugal. Dad has a bit of Scots Irish England. Funny when I was a little girl, I seen little people in the backyard with big trees in Puyallup Washington. Sounds crazy but it’s true. Most people that made me think I’m Italian because I have the darker skin lighter hair. I didn’t know that the Vikings went down through Sicily, which is another one in Sardinia probably which is also on my mother side. I so enjoy learning more about the Heritage. Thank you. I do know it seems in my perception that Italian and Scandinavians are very strong about their feelings. I’m not talking about governments but the people. And we love food. Terribly. Ha ha.

Good lecture.

Who is the artist of the artwork at the beginning of the video (viking night scene)?

Thanks very interesting. Small correction though! Ingvar the far-travelled's expedition was in 1041, not 1014. So it was very very late in viking terms.

I think that nowadays (December 31, 2020), "Viking" has been *redefined* as referring strictly to the elite group of Scandinavian men who explored for plunder, at times for trade, discovery and migration opportunities. Their ranks were pulled from various parts of Scandinavia. So, the settlers remaining at home would not be considered Vikings anymore than civilians are considered soldiers.

@madmigraineur3815

3 жыл бұрын

He actually addressed this at the beginning of his lecture. Vikings were an entire culture, not just their warriors. Simply because you and some others only equate Vikings with their raiders, does not mean the entire definition was changed. That’s kinda like someone 1000 years from now referring only to military folks as Americans, simply because a soldier in uniform is what they imagine when they hear the term “American.”

@ripme6616

3 жыл бұрын

Cultural marxism

@PlannedObsolescence

2 жыл бұрын

@@ripme6616 What does what the original comment have to do with Cultural Marxism? Is that a term people just throw around like confetti these days?

Terrific stuff👍

dude who does the intro looks like a Viking himself!

@Pugetwitch

3 жыл бұрын

Dude has an epic rat tail that any teen from 1991 would be very proud of.

@ghostgate82

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pugetwitch thanks for reminding me of my childhood. 🤦🏻‍♂️

@gentleasa5728

3 жыл бұрын

Although he’s very tall, out of the corner of my eye, Native American came to mind!

@reclusivedissolution4693

3 жыл бұрын

@@gentleasa5728 jai maa, he already said he’s Slavic

@gentleasa5728

3 жыл бұрын

@@reclusivedissolution4693 Thank you, I don’t hear to well

Scotlands Hidden Sacred Past is a fascinating read. All connected.

The world tree that you are referring is called "KalpaVriksha"

Correct or incorrect, I always read it as( as it was explained in the text) Askr and Embla, being given as Ash and Elm. I've read this time and again in texts in my youth. Whether that is correct, and Embla( sometimes written as Elmbla), or it is incorrect inference is another matter. But it was my understanding of it, as given by the various mythological accounts.

To be fair, people in Denmark still make offerings to the Elves in Winter (specifically Christmas). Well at least a sort of cultural offspring of elves called "Nisser"

fantastic

Im more interested in studying that hair. Holy shit what a mullet. I am a fan sir.

I was thinking after he said that the east was this unknown place, and thought that this could fit into their creation story very well. The East is Niflheim, a place of cold and snow that is barely habitable to the Vikings. And to the West, where the warm air of the Atlantic Jetstream blows over Europe making it habitable, is Muspell. In between the two where the ice melts to the heat and forms creation is Scandinavia, or Midgard.

Ginnungagap between Niflheim and Muspellheimr makes a certain sense. If both matter and heat come from Muspellheimr, and air and water come from Niflheim, then you've got the four elements. Ginnungagap being the yawning void makes it like vaccuum, which therefore sucks heat and matter out of Muspellheimr and air and water in the form of vapours and clouds, and allows them to mix. That allows for the rest of the story to take place, because the primeval void thus has breathable air, moisture, a livable temperature range, and matter cooling into solids from which Ymir can coalesce, and upon which the subsequent gods can walk as they build out the cosmos using Ymir's corpse. The light and the dark do not need to be parted to create day and night, because they are already seperated into Muspellheimr and Niflheimr. Nor likewise do land and sea have to be seperated for the same reason. The breathable air in Ginnungagap allows for travellers to survive while traversing Bifrost to get between the worlds. I wonder if there is a sense in which viking and joining a monastery were driven by a similar desire for change and a broadening of perspective. In a fuedal or tribal society with very rigid hierarchies, raiding provided a means of social mobility as well as geographical mobility. In Catholic Europe, becoming an initiate at a monastery provided an escape from serfdom and the circumscribed lot of a villager, even if the workload wasn't that much lighter. You got to leave home, journey outside your liege lord's land to take part in something inspirational, and be educated, and maybe become a cleric which was a relatively meritocratic profession. Going viking meant leaving home, joining something inspirational and aspirational, and with the meritocracy of combat. Your yarl might perish, and you might be able to become a yarl through victorious deeds.

@arminkatadzic4812

3 жыл бұрын

bravo 👏 honestly a very sensible clarification!

As good as this is, there's a mistake in the lecture. The place name Jotunheimen in Norway is not an old name. It was coined by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje in 1862, and he compared the mountains to the mythical Jotunheim. He didn't even actually mean to name them, but the name stuck.

The guy with the braid at the beginning has some alpha ass energy with that hair.

@thomaswattsjr.7

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like an effed up hippy mullet

@phantomwalker8251

3 жыл бұрын

id say he,s an a s s ..

@sunshineray3605

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a VI - King! Guy is like 7 ft tall!!!

Embla = small flame that is left before it is extinguished or starting a fire

@thomasmartin8182

7 жыл бұрын

Stækar Grönskog ah an ember!

@j.andrewpressley7650

5 жыл бұрын

Elm

4:46 The lecture begins

Didn’t Andy from The Office attend Cornell?

who is the artist of the picture at 24:46?

Interesting, for sure.

Dang autoplay did me good for once, very interesting!