My favorite part of this tale is when the Sagas offhandedly describe the young recruit, Vagn, as "such an unruly fellow that by the time he was nine he had already killed three men". At the age of 12, he would go on to curbstomp the Jomsvikings during his initiation test, losing just 3 of his men but slaying 30 of his rival. Truly a badass

@DrDioNYsos

2 жыл бұрын

Truly sheeple level shitty history!

@pontiffsulyvahn6362

2 жыл бұрын

It's quite sad on what happened to those 30 jomsvikings, imagine passing all test to join the mercenary band only to be slain by a testing course with Vagn and his men. Sad they didn't even see bigger campaigns.

@DimBeam1

2 жыл бұрын

Wondrium is just The HISTORY Channel repackaged.

@vikingraider58

2 жыл бұрын

That saga was funny. Vagn is let go because he killed his executioner by taunting him about his wife and performing an athletic feat to free himself, stealing the man's sword, and killing him. They thought it was cool, i guess. There was also another guy who turned into a dragon.

@vikingraider58

2 жыл бұрын

Another interesting part of this saga was that it was surprisingly pagan - most sagas have a christian layer to them, being writtwn in iceland after christianization, but the saga of the jomsvikings is super nostalgic for the good old pagan times, sympathizing with pagan heroes like palnatoki and earl hakon while insulting christian converts like harold bluetooth and olaf tryggvason

The first time I ever heard of the Jomsvikings was when I watched the anime "Vinland Saga" & from there, my curiosity about them grew! And then I found this WONDERFUL video of yours detailing their history, gear & fate! TRULY educational! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

@blugaledoh2669

2 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow man of culture.

@themercifulguard3971

2 жыл бұрын

“Beyond the oceans, there is a land where no war or bloodshed can reach”

@lukascermak4011

2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@2710cruiser

2 жыл бұрын

Makes me feel like watching back Vinland Saga

@marquisrichardson1825

2 жыл бұрын

"You have no enemies"

Fun fact: the Norse *probably* didn't wear lamellar armor, at least not commonly. Lamellar was a very Eastern & Greek thing. Lamellae (the metal scales themselves) have been found in Sweden, though it was most likely loot taken from a raid or a fallen foe, or possibly coming from the kit of a retired Varangian Guardsman

@Anonymous07192

2 жыл бұрын

What did Vikings commonly wear for war?

@conanmcdonagh2619

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anonymous07192 If they could afford armor, then they'd usually wear a mail shirt &/or a helmet, though in those times any good kit was very expensive. Your typical peasant levy would just wear clothing. Scandinavia is very cold, though, which means that they layered their clothing & that extra padding did help with protecting the wearer.

@six2make4

2 жыл бұрын

@@conanmcdonagh2619 Yeah but you also got to consider the fact that Viking was a profession while staying around protecting the village was not. If you had a raid or two under your belt you were probably wearing pretty decent armor, Scandinavia also weren't as poor (except some parts of Norway) as it's sometimes being depicted, I'm not arguing for the average guy, I believe you are absolutely correct there but I do think a lot of people forget the above mentioned and the simple fact most people are likely to "invest in their own business" so to say.

@conanmcdonagh2619

2 жыл бұрын

@@six2make4 Being a viking wasn't actually a profession. It was something that a Norseman would do on occasion. Yes, they were pirates, but being a pirate back then wasn't like being a pirate in the Caribbean during the 18th century. At most, lamellar armor was simply uncommon in Scandinavia itself

@conanmcdonagh2619

2 жыл бұрын

@@six2make4 Also, most of the men going on a raid would have farms & families to tend to

_These men aim to shatter_ _It's the way of vikings_ _This is how we battle_ _It's the way of the Jomsvikings_

@nwbronco1972

2 жыл бұрын

A man of culture I see

@mitchmcginn4250

2 жыл бұрын

@@nwbronco1972 Indeed. Well met, kinsmen.

@taylor5065

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@BarryMcDikkon

2 жыл бұрын

Great song / album 🍻

@Raao1

2 жыл бұрын

@@BarryMcDikkon What is the song

I was on a tour in Iceland. The tour guide, a native Icelander, was cool but was very into Viking culture; braided beard, Mjölnir necklace etc. During the duration of the tour he continuously reinforced the idea that the sagas were a reliable historical source because some of the the things in there are confirmed to be true.

@dailyelevation2813

9 ай бұрын

Jesus is just as dubious a historical figure. Do you complain every time he is mentioned without disclaimers?

@BingleFlimp

9 ай бұрын

@@dailyelevation2813 If he's mentioned in historical events as if it's fact, then yes.

@CRMxx1995

2 ай бұрын

@@BingleFlimp I can prove Jesus exists….. opens Bible…💀

@johnsnow6946

15 күн бұрын

​@CRMxx1995 he existed. That is not in dispute by anyone with any braincells. The debate is whether he was magic and the son of God.

It's crazy how much that arrow transforming into a javelin sounds like a medieval Chinese rocket. The part where it blinded them and caused an avalanche reminded me of the same scene in Mulan

@TheRezro

2 жыл бұрын

Now you mention it...?

@angrypandable

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the stranger brought it in a reed which could refer to a bamboo reed of which early rockets were made from.

@weeboftheleft5113

2 жыл бұрын

There is more and more evidence every day practically that the Scandinavian Adventurers managed to travel far and wide in their time. Considering the placement of the Kievan Rus, as well as the known campaigns to Byzantium, I would not be surprised at all that they had some interactions with Far-Eastern traders at one point and absolutely could have gotten their hands on some old Chinese Rockets.

@xHASSUNAx

2 жыл бұрын

@@weeboftheleft5113 Oh absolutely. People keep forgetting that the East and West had been trading for millennia, and the Silk Road had been heavily established by the time of the Roman Empire. Sorry for the late reply lol

@JoJoRogain

Жыл бұрын

@@xHASSUNAx I read your last comment in Jordan Peterson's voice. It's funny what a polite, intelligent conversation can do

Loving this unit series. Have you considered videos on Gallowglass or Border Reivers?

@ufc990

2 жыл бұрын

Lame

@georgeswift7031

2 жыл бұрын

I live in a house built by the border reivers! Basically a walled farm with a second walled courtyard. A Couple miles west is the site of an old castle at a river crossing. And many of my friends and neighbours are Armstrong’s and Graham’s. Which were two big families in the Reivers

@jeremy4655

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgeswift7031 that sounds incredible!

I have 3 video ideas for this series 1- Teutonic Knights 2- Polish Winged Hussars 3- Mongol Kheshig

@mondaysinsanity8193

2 жыл бұрын

Better be honesr bout the teutons genociding the balkans then

@nonnayerbusiness7704

2 жыл бұрын

@@mondaysinsanity8193 I think you are confused. Do you mean the Baltic? As for what they did, they certainly conquered the Baltic, but the Baltic people are still there.

@mondaysinsanity8193

2 жыл бұрын

@@nonnayerbusiness7704 my bad yeah the baltic did the samething st Patrick did to ireland. Slaughtered all the pagans until they "converted"

@nonnayerbusiness7704

2 жыл бұрын

@Monday's insanity Well that is a very shallow and contorted view of what happened. Conversion in both cases was due to cultural domination but there were many other factors that led to Christianization. Especially in the case of Ireland, which was done by St. Patrick converting the ruling elite who by in large were responsible for the sacrifices and rites meant for the intercession of the gods in the first place.

@mondaysinsanity8193

2 жыл бұрын

@@nonnayerbusiness7704 *rolls eyes* In no place in history does entire cultures get wiped out "peacefully" but under christianity.

23:17 Literally the opening scene in Vinland Saga

@dorivaldojunior2254

2 жыл бұрын

Good catch!

I know this channel's main focus is on vikings and Roman but I really wish there were more videos on Irish units. You have the Ostmen (Irish vikings) also known as the Hiberno-Scandinavians which had the largest trading hub Western Europe known as Dublin. But you have the many Gaelic warriors as well like the fianna warbands, the hobelars cavalry, the kerns, of course the Gallowglass.

@davejohnson1760

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@oppionatedindividual8256

Жыл бұрын

They’re just… not that important or great. Ireland is a rather irrelevant part of medieval Europe. Compared to say, the much richer England, France, the infamously intrigue-laden Holy Roman Empire, the Iberian states and Byzantium ( Eastern Roman Empire ) and of course the Vikings, and Slavs. Ireland is boring.

@davejohnson1760

Жыл бұрын

@@oppionatedindividual8256 england and france and rome and western roman empire are boring talked about over and over again

@GallowglassAxe

Жыл бұрын

@@oppionatedindividual8256 A lot of those Jomsvikings and Varigian Guards came from Ireland after getting destroyed by Brian Barou and later the gallowglass. They also played a part in nearly every battle in northern Europe. 100 years war, war of Roses, Scottish Scandinavian war, Scottish war of independence, as well as many inner conflicts within the Holy Roman empire. And they've had much older history than more famous mercenary like Landsckents or the Swiss Guards.

@hoticeparty

4 ай бұрын

@@oppionatedindividual8256 wrong opinion

This was a really informative video as always. Thank you for sharing it with us & keep up the great work 👍🏻

This channel is very good at explaining why despite the sagas being very exaggerated and not exactly the most trustworthy they still offer significant insight in how Scandinavian society and culture worked at the time

I love the way y'all trade/interchange who narrarates the videos. It really brings life to the channel! When the super british orator voices the narrative, it feels like I'm watching a documentary from back when the history channel still actually was about history. Then, when the gentleman with the higher pitched voice narrarates, I love his passion and sincerity. It feels like I'm experiencing his excitement with him.

Brilliant tutorial on "The Jomsvikingr's Saga"....just.loved it !! I will now find the time to grab it off my book shelf and read it all again

I would love to see a video on the Aztec Eagle and Jaguar warriors. Great video as always team love your content!!!

I would like a video on the Knights templars or the famous Byzantine unit boats with Greek Fire. Amazing and very creative series from this channel !

I like how they have a disclaimer also this channel is so good and has so many great docs and small facts and I also like how they show the battles at much as they can and have great images.

I actually had no idea that Jomsvikings ever existed. Until I played Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. Glad to know they existed IRL. Great video.

@abcdef-cs1jj

2 жыл бұрын

It's far from sure that they existed in reality - it may well be just a story, just not from a video game but from medieval storytellers.

@MLGSHINGOJI_3000

2 жыл бұрын

I knew them through EU4 and ck2

@daneaxe6465

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know of them either until a couple years ago and that was after 10+ years of family history research. My documentation only reliably goes to 1485 then paper trails vanish. Bornholm island is straight north of Wolin, Poland mentioned as a probable Joms site. I'm sure my ancestors were well aware of the Joms, both on Bornholm and along the coast to Lubeck (Germany).

Absolutely outstanding! Thank you 🙏

I do love these videos... keep em coming 💪👍

Vinland Saga intensifies ! ⚔🪓🗡

@Dunarcarn

2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSSSS

@REALdavidmiscarriage

7 күн бұрын

That show was kinda trash tho ngl

@CoolAdam247

7 күн бұрын

@@REALdavidmiscarriage You're bugging tf out ! First season was a straight up 10/10 all time classic ! 2nd season was trash I agree.

@REALdavidmiscarriage

7 күн бұрын

@@CoolAdam247 It‘s a bit too many anime tropes for my taste. Like torfin or whatever the boys name is, is like the most basic anime trope, the secretive kid with emo hair cut that is secretly a complete badass but doesn’t talk much etc… but what made me quit watching ultimately was the spikey haired dude that was swinging freaking tree trunks. I was hoping for something more realistic and historically accurate… I didn’t even get to season 2. Then again I just don‘t like anime I guess. There’s only like 10 or so good ones.

Dude your like the only channel I actually get excited about

I loved reading the Jomsvikingr's Saga, amongst many other of the Saga's Jarl Sigvaldr would take over the realm of Skane after his father Harald Strut-Haralsson, while as you said his younger brother Thorkalt the Tall ruled over East Anglia.

I would love to see Polish winged hussars AK wings of death or Numidian cavalry 🤔😁

@InvictaHistory

2 жыл бұрын

We actually already covered the Numidian cavalry which you can find in our Units of History playlist

@Submarine_2010

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah- coming down the mountainside

@dziesiatkojezus5891

2 жыл бұрын

@@InvictaHistoryyou will be enjoy on gathering informations on hussars 😉 if you decide to 😉

@jhtsurvival

Жыл бұрын

@@dziesiatkojezus5891 there's a million videos on hussars

@ivantheterrible6659

Жыл бұрын

@@jhtsurvival not enough

I realy loved this one. I would love to see you make a video about the scottish mercenarys the gallowglass 😊

Outstanding as usual!

Nascent Poland seemingly had some sort of deal with the Jomsvikings to protect the estuary of Oder from the sea invasion.

@borzmir9326

2 жыл бұрын

Jomsvikings were mostly slavs and Balts. There were small numbers of northmen

A wonderful historical video about Jomes viking historical movement and their existence on elder events

Can you do a Unit Guide on Assyrian Bowmen.I don't know if there is a lot of information on them but they are an interesting unit

The "Joms" in "Jomsviking" is pronounced like the "Yom" in "Yom Kippur", only with a double o sound. I'm norwegian, I'd love to read the script for one of your videos to get the pronounciations right. I couldn't get over how this guy said "Joamsviking"

@TbagZ

2 жыл бұрын

Enig 👍

@UOUPv2

2 жыл бұрын

You don't even have to speak Norwegian. Just listen to Amon Amarth :(

@Oddball_E8

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@justinbell7309

2 жыл бұрын

The main sources about them are Icelandic, not Norwegian, sagas, so the name in English doesn't derive from the Norwegian word, but the Icelandic one. And in Icelandic, it seems like "Joams" is a lot closer. Also, I think English speakers don't pronounce "Yom Kippur" the same way you do. It's more "Yaam" in English. And in Hebrew, for that matter.

@elefandados

2 жыл бұрын

@@justinbell7309 Norwegian is a lot closer to icelandic than english is. And we scandinavians pronounciate "o" the same way most languages pronounce "u", that's also a point I wanted to get across

In the North it was very common for one to boast about ones accolades and stretch tales in mead halls or to impress a chieftain and others, so it is not a far stretch to say that the Jomsviking Saga was exaggerated to an extent.

great documentary, thanks!

That's a very nice video. Can you make a video about Mamluk Cavalry and janissaries

Love to see a video detailing the inspirations behind the Knights of the Round Table in 6th century Britain.

La verdad es un video increíble y merece mucho la pena verlo hasta el final ojalá saquen mas contenido orientado a los vikingos

Man I've been listening to this and playing Bannerlord, and those devs really go a lot right! Thanks for making these videos.

Very interesting video. This was the first time hearing of these guys. I'd like to see a video on the Mamluk slave-soldiers of medieval Egypt.

I'm in the middle of vinland saga this is a great timing upload for me man.

The Music Is PERFECT!

do you also make videos about asia? like the ashigaru of the samurai? or maybe the types of armys pre ainu assimilation and the consequenzial emergance of samurai. Ashigaru is actually my question :) how diffrent were there level of proffesion gear number evtl. units of note. but this could be very hard in a samurai driven narrative. great content!

this channel is legendary.

I enjoy this channel, and this narrator just sounds warrior hooah !!!

16:29 Love that. Instead of being angry that a group of men lead by a 12 year old killed 30 of their warriors for only 3 of their own, they just kinda shrug and go 'Fair enough. Welcome to the brotherhood.'

Jomsborg reenactor here, cheers for including our shields in the video!

Please do a video on the Combrogi or Teulu troops of the Britons, there's almost no videos on the Britons after the roman conquest outside of "oh they were weak and got conquered" I'd really like to see one about the Britons of Strathclyde or Pengwern when like when Cadwallon and Penda worked together to nearly destroy bernacia

@spirosvelliniatis2165

Жыл бұрын

Nice proposal

LET’S GOOOO I just started watching Vinland Saga yesterday but I’ve heard of the Jomsvikings before.

I've always been fascinated by stories about Vikings and Northmen in general, unleashing spells, curses, and special abilities powered by their gods on the battlefield. I wonder how many of these stories are just fabrications of those who won the battle to inflict even more fear on their enemies, and how many are natural coincidences that surprised the Northmen as much as the enemy. We have even seen meteors hit Roman battlefields. I can imagine a Druid doing spells in battle and suddenly an earthquake starts.

@xxx_motherz_milk_xxx8617

2 жыл бұрын

Basically Clash of clans in a nutshell

@mondaysinsanity8193

2 жыл бұрын

More likely than the bragging of the winner is it was the english making excuses for losing to "barbaric pagans"

@-Zevin-

2 жыл бұрын

@@mondaysinsanity8193 "We totally like had more soldiers and they are way better trained. The unwashed barbarians barley had good quality armor; but their damned heathen druid cast his black magic, that's why we lost the battle"

@swampas5543

Жыл бұрын

LSD and mushrooms and you’ll be set brother

The battle of Hjørungavåg is considered the largest sea-battle in Nowegian history. As mention the Jomsvikings had somewhere about 160 ships as mention, while the norwegians had a larger force about 300. The success in the initial battle was due to the fact most of the Norwegian fleet consisted of peasant and not fulltime warriors. Therfore jomsvikings could in teori have won and changed the course of history just as a later king like Olaf Haraldsson who joined Thorkjell the Tall in the raids aginst England and he returned with hardened warriors who defeated the militia in Norway with a lesser force

@lyndonjohnson5063

Жыл бұрын

and to add to that story they only beat the north and the very north part of norway which tore through the jomvikings and south of norway vikings and the rest when they tried bring Norway under one rule and those from the north was the most devoted of the pagans in the end they had to send in assassins in to beat the northern Norway the cowards way and threaten the smaller villages. So if you want to be apart of the toughest vikings you wanted to be from the very north of Norway

@robertpederesn7829

Жыл бұрын

@@lyndonjohnson5063 By assasins are you refering to the death of Jarl Håkon? In that case it was a revolt not assasins that caught him by suprise and likely was cordinated by Olaf Tryggvason who became the next king of Norway.

A unit of history video on the Ritterbrüder of the Teutonic Order would be highly glorious!

I love the casual mention of Harald Bluetooth, the guy today's bluetooth is named after :D

@Panzergruppe22

2 жыл бұрын

Harald the Wireless

You should have mentioned JomsViking's famous leader Thors who didnt enjoy killing anymore and faked his death to live a peaceful life in Iceland. And of course Thorkell he can sink ships by throwing logs at them :)

@slimmy478-6

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh 😂😂

Helmet shown in at 11:20 is a model that predates the jomvikings a small 400 years

Legend has it, the Jomsvikingr (the 'o' is pronounced in the same manner as in 'honor') were disbanded after Thorfinn Karlsefni beat their leader and declared them no more.

You should cover legendary 14th legion next or the order of knights that was created by Edward the 3rd of England.

It's worth noting that the post-glacial land rise in that area is ~8mm per year, and 1000 years ago the Baltic sea level would have been ~8m higher. Which means the coast line would have been very different from what it's like today.

@ufc990

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah 8m is a huge difference, I wonder what it'd look like

@Pandzikizlasu80

2 жыл бұрын

Polish western sea cost is on the other than Scandinavia tectonic structure and is sinking at the rate of 0.5-1 mm per year, so the harbour area is certainly underwater today. Moreover there was a recorded tsunami that happened in middle ages in that area. Another thing, there are no rock formations on Wolin island so there is no way for a natural gate there. The cost is or cliffs made of clay and sandy beaches or marshes.

If you guys are interested in doing another video on African history, i think the Amazons of Dahomey are a perfect fit for "Units of History."

@babyramses5066

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video on them and this channel is high quality enough to do a good one. Maybe the channels "hometeam history" or "from nothing" have some good content on dahomey amazons but those channels don't focus as much on military history like invicta.

@WitcherGerd

Жыл бұрын

Actually, they weren’t very elite tbh, the French (one sided I know but it’s the best source I can think of) recorded them as being decent in melee combat but they kept fire their muskets from the hip which made their shots very inaccurate.

Great video

Immediately came here bc of Vinland Saga

Thanks for another superb video! ⚔🏹☠🪓🛡

Which historical unit should you do next - Trenck's Pandurs is my suggestion :D

Do a video of the norwegian crusade!

"Yet not all jomsvikings are dead." - Vagn Åkesson, after the battle of Hjörungavåg, in Frans G Bengtssons novel: Röde Orm

@meginna8354

Жыл бұрын

His name actually would be Vagn Ákason.

i would really love to see episode on winged husars

I like the voice over chosen 👍👍👍

People come to recruit for the Jomsviking :- The neighbouring coastal villages :- Aw sh!t ! Here we go again .

I should say that it is said the Jomsviking Brotherhood shared their wealth equally. No member getting more than another, except for the Leader. To my knowledge, this was done for two reasons. Firstly to avoid contests between the brothers of the Order. Also to ensure a sensible amount of coin was always in their coffer(likely in case of emergencies, or if equipment was needed or the Jomsborg fort was in need of repairs). And while many Jomsviking brothers were Christian, many were truly Pagan also. Let's remember that in the North Sea Empire(1013-1042), Half of the lands they consisted of in the North were Pagan, so it is not unlikely that the Jomsviking Brotherhood itself was a fusion of Christian and Pagan folk. Some Norsemen also had a kind of Syncretic beliefs where they believed in both at the same time. So the Norse were very fluid peoples and did not act in isolation to their brethren, nor treat others with Fanaticism.

For a band of famously ferocious warriors, they certainly did lose a lot...

@paraconsistentjojo

2 жыл бұрын

If only they had you to give them a win…

@lyndonjohnson5063

Жыл бұрын

north of norway is where the tough boys are from they smashed the jomvikings and the south norway soliders in the end had to send assassins in to beat them

@RealSaintB

Жыл бұрын

The northmen believed it took the intervention of gods to get the W against them though.

@gallowglass3764

Жыл бұрын

Probably due to the lack of manuscripts documenting much of the dark age norse history. Norse culture wasn't a records keeping culture. If the people that win a battle don't write anything down, we are missing a piece of the puzzle. Their ferocity is better understood through neighboring cultures like the Franks, who found themselves spending about a THIRD of their minted silver in Danegeld for Norse mercenaries.

@azieldaly2965

11 ай бұрын

​@@RealSaintB vikings are an overated bunch of pirates.

Great. Please, bring the story of the Genoese Crossbowmen.

Cool video, Swiss guard next?

Glad you used the berserker theme from CB

LETS GO NEW INVICTA VID JUST DROPPED

Yooo time for some Vinland Saga! I have read of the Jomsvikings before, but damn having them in Vinland Saga ups the hype.

What a coincidence i was reading the jomsviking bookseries right now as this was uploaded.

Fascinating. I love learning of the history Germanic and Norse peoples

I belonged to a group of hema Viking group under the jombsborg , I was shocked at their size lags around the world all based from Scandinavia

Check out the novel 'Last Light of the Sun' by Guy Gavriel Kay for an amazing fictional story about a young man joining the Jomsvikings (called Jormsvik in the story).

For anyone wanting to read some jomsviking stories. The jomsviking-serie by Bjørn Andreas is a great serie of historic thrillers :)

Also, while not proven concretely, a pendant with an ornate two headed raven was found near the region that they were based in. So they could possibly have had a two headed raven banner as their sigil. It would be pretty cool if they did. But it's still being studied so it's hard to say.

Best mercenaries in town. 💯

@nwefie_

2 жыл бұрын

then the landschneckt show up

@LegalSC

2 жыл бұрын

@@nwefie_ hate when the time traveling landsknecht are in town :(

@GoldenMaskedChad

2 жыл бұрын

Better than the Varangian Guard tho?

Please make a video on Shahi Kingdom (c. 500-1026 CE)

awesome :)

Scandinavia is so underrated.

@steve8610

2 жыл бұрын

LOL no it is definitely not. If anything, it's overexposed

@borzmir9326

2 жыл бұрын

Poland is not scandinavia

I'm not sure if the typical tactics raiding make the focus on individual glory less detrimental to unit cohesion than traditional heavy infantry fighting. The same problem befell heavy cavalry of the midieval knights, if you are trying to one up your companions, it will make you less disciplined and less effective as a unit. As long as they were raiding around the countryside it wasn't a problem, but they occasionally got led away from battlefield responsibilities and into ambushes at key points of pitched battles.

Makes me think of their depiction in vinland saga

The world needs a game that compliments mercenaries. all I can think of is battle brothers and mount and blade.

@looloowhiskey

2 жыл бұрын

What about mercenaries 2 world in flames

@macb6528

2 жыл бұрын

playing as a merc is one of the funnest ways to play mount and blade for real

Will you do the pre Merovingian Franks?

its weird that despite their fierce reputation the Jomsvikings lose every major battle of their Saga °_°

Fun fact: I enjoy this entertaining and best effort articulation of past historical events that are inevitably impossible for us to articulate perfectly or exactly as it happened. I mean, just start with the language translation of events and we’ll be at 40-60% accuracy. Give or take. I love history and I’m not being sarcastic.

@kraanz

11 ай бұрын

How was that a fun fact?

How about one on the Varangian Guard?

@invicta Do -Myrmidons- next Please!

this was a great one! =)

great!

about the new chronicle mentioned at the begining, there is a book about it recomend buying it, crazy story that seems to fictional but real. (book is called the viking king's golden treasure) Disclaimer: lot of work about these new "sources", (losts of scepticism about it for good reasons) stil waiting under alot of work but the book give you a taste about them, and they are jucy.

There’s a band named Amon Amarth and there’s a album named jomsviking

In Norway there is a saying "all the Jomsvikings aren't dead yet". It means there is still hope

Thank You, Vinland Saga brought me here, I suppose that they were Mercenaru Special Assault troops of their day. for the Vikings,

That red cross with white border on black field shield looks hella familiar.

It would be very cool to see a Polish winged hussar video

Did any of the Jomsvikings ever serve in the Varangian Guard and/or Vice Versa?

Just saw a really good russian movie about prince Vladimir and his viking mercenaries recently. It's on youtube for free. I believe it's called "The Viking"