I’m ever disappointed that I’ve yet to come across a reenactment group that focuses on feasts and culinary recreations called the Nomsvikings.

@RabbiTuviaKohen

25 күн бұрын

Love it! I make my own Skyr, and brew my own Norskol with Norwegian heirloom Kveik yeast in Alaska and grow my own Scandinavian Heirloom Grains and Vegetables to attempt to make the most Authentic Old Style Scandinavian Dishes to eat and Drink!! We also Keep and Raise Norwegian Elkhounds and Icelandic Sheep for milk and wool

I wonder if the Jomsvikings were reputed to be The Very Best At Fighting (TM) solely as a narrative plot device, so that when others defeated them in battle, that made the victors seem all the more impressive. "Whoa, someone beat the Unbeatable Jomsvikings?! Inconceivable?!"

On a total side note, speaking of Jomsvikings, this example of the dangers of too much extrapolation is frequently used in Norwegian maths classes and scientific method courses: Legendary Norwegian humourist Kjell Aukrust recounts in a book how he and his brother as young boys, starting with the fact that the average height of modern day Norwegian soldiers increased by about 15 mm (2/3 ") for every decade of the 20th century up until then, "calculated" by working back over the centuries that the Jomsvikings (and their more-or-less contemporaries fighting the battle of Stiklestad in 1030) must have been scarcely a foot tall. So if the summer had been warm, and the grass on the battlefield not recently cut, all you would be able to see or hear would have been tiny voices screaming and cursing, and possibly the odd wee arrow flying. Kinda puts a different spin on this battle reenactment thing, don't you think? 😁

@k80_

Жыл бұрын

Now i’m imagining the Night at the Museum mini figures duking it out on a meter square patch of grass somewhere in Poland

@sarahwatts7152

Жыл бұрын

hahaha wee arrows

@Dreymasmith

Жыл бұрын

Wee free men!

@thehorriblebright

Жыл бұрын

@@Dreymasmith Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!

@UberOtaku001

Жыл бұрын

This is my new head canon

Glad to see you back on camera!

@TheWelshViking

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Nice to be back doing the thing :)

@sydney5987

Жыл бұрын

oh hello Mr Tasting

For an anime, Vinland Saga did it's research. 'The Jomsvikings failed to take the Swedish crown' in essence describes the ending of season 1, although with more embellishments and details for it's characters. It builds off the scant historical evidence in a good bit of storytelling. Good show.

Jomsvikings were a ridiculously OP unit in Medieval Total War: Viking Invasion. If you're a 10th century Norse king who's just won a battle, claiming that you'd defeated a semi-legendary brood of pagan supersoldiers makes you seem like more of a badass than admitting you beat up a gang of poorly-equipped itinerant pirates, so maybe not those claimed victories over Jomsvikings might not be 100% reliable. Also, that helmet looks haunted- there are evil eyes glaring out of it.

@janetmackinnon3411

Жыл бұрын

Tes for the helmet!

@m.maclellan7147

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that helmet was giving me the creeps ! 😬 Wee little squinty eyes watchin' me !

Totally get the PhD problem. Keep steady, it'll get done. If I could complete mine with 2 babies 18 months apart, you can do it too.

-> Supposedly unstoppable badasses -> Lose the moment they're fighting real armies rather than just raiding settlements Lies have been detected.

@mercianthane2503

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Jomsvikings are, perhaps, a band of warriors who just raided settlements, and when they fought against real armies, they were just a bunch of newbs.

@viktorsilva4017

Жыл бұрын

Average "badass vikings" in a nutshell. Always *bravely* killing unarmed monasteries or poorly guarded villages

@mercianthane2503

Жыл бұрын

@@viktorsilva4017 Fun fact: The anglo-saxons did the same: King Ecgbeorht of Northumbria raided an irish monastery.

@viktorsilva4017

Жыл бұрын

@@mercianthane2503 i mean "vikings" as profession, so, yeah, saxon vikings also did that

@anthonyhayes1267

Жыл бұрын

Jomsvikings, the original Russian Ground Forces

I like the creepy eyes on the Spectacle Helm over Jimmy's left shoulder. "You must not be a git." The inhabitants of Gitland feel called out. I guess that saying, "We saw off the Jomsvikings" is a good way to improve the reputation of the victors; like the way that Julius Caesar big-upped the Gauls to make his victories over them all the more impressive. It is great to see Jimmy full of energy.

@MrSinclairn

Жыл бұрын

LOL! I was going to say the same thing about his helm on the book cupboard behind him ,but it is good to see Jimmy back.👍

The sci-fi society at the University of Cambridge has a parallel fantasy society (it used to be a separate society that split off, but is now fully reunited but without official status, with a parallel committee that get trotted out once a term to run a specifically fantasy meeting) called Jómsborg the New, its members Jómsvikingar, and its meetings Jómsthings (for some reason this one tends not to get a Norse plural) It is, as most of the best things are, quite silly First of all mead is passed around at all the Jómsthings in the society's horn (although I suspect this was suspended when covid hit and don't know it's current status), and the committee all get vaguely thematic names albeit with some bizarre mish-mashing going on: the chair is the reeve (who is said to be omnipotent), the committee are their companions, the secretary is the runecaster (who has the task of minuting every meeting, with each meeting's entry traditionally ending in some comment about it descending into chaos, with discussion after that going unminuted), the treasurer who is always identical to the sci-fi society treasurer is the geldjarl, there is a meadkeeper responsible for the mead and the horns, and a bard whose role is lost to the mists of time. The society wears long (12') orange scarves known as souls (originally these were called Jómscarves, their length originates from before the split with the sci-fi society and is a tribute to Tom Baker, with the name soul coming from some early knitted examples that were said to have been given the soul of their creator, and the colour is just because way back when it was the cheapest available from the scarf manufacturer In addition to the Jómsthings there are also a few other major festivities. The first one in the academic year usually occurs in the second half of Lent term (so about a month before Easter), this is the Wake or the Afmælisdagr. This is a demonstration of the Reeve's power and benevolence. Every year the sun dies, and so they gather to mourn it, playing boardgames all night before gathering on Castle Mound (the motte of the old castle, and highest point in the city) and raising a new one. The Reeve reads a passage (usually in a dead language), the group then link hands and wind the sun up (by running widdershins for three turns), and the Reeve announces the shape of the new sun. Mead is passed around, the Runecaster records the raising (including the shape of the sun and any other pertinent details of the events) in the Jómsbook which is then passed around for the attending Jómsvikingar to sign, listing any particular titles they have or choose to claim. For the current or former Reeve and Companions this is typically just that information, with the added tradition that instead of referring to people as ex-[Title], the previous holder is referred to as the x-[title], the person before them the w-[title] etc (the current holder of the title is technically the y-[title] and the set of all future holders are collectively the z-[title]). It's generally agreed upon that the lettering goes to runes once you run out of Latin letters, but I'm not sure anyone's worked out which futhark or what to do after that Then there is the Veisla, which is the annual dinner and occurs in May Week (which is in June, because Cambridge as a whole is silly, and not just Jómsborg) after exams are finished. Before the dinner the Reeve will issue a challenge and, over the course of the dinner the assembled Jómsvikingar are given the opportunity to share their tale of a time they rose to such a challenge (often telling the style in a deliberately misleading and melodramatic fashion to make grandiose boasts out of mundane events), again mead is passed around. It is at this event that the Reeve names their successor who is cocooned in a chrysalis of the assembled Jómsvikingar's souls, and carried a short distance before being hailed as the new Reeve. They then appoint the new companions (the geldjarl being the same person as the sci-fi society treasurer is de facto elected, whilst the other roles are typically chosen by informal discussion in the preceding weeks, but ultimately the decision is down to the incoming Reeve) who have to flee from the previous holder of the position but, once caught, take on the position (if someone is changing position the two handovers may be performed simultaneously for maximum shenanigans so that the person is both chasing and chased, likewise if someone continues their position they may be given a second so that the chase can still take place). This is all recorded in the Jómsbook which again is signed, with whatever titles people then hold or claim. The evening is finished off with boardgames continuing until dawn the next day although the number of people who stick around that long is much fewer than with the Wake The next morning is the Invasion of Norway, when the society attempts to invade (punt to) Norway (Grantchester). Until recently the tradition was for the boats to make it only a small fraction of the distance before getting tired and returning, but around 10 years ago there were a bunch of good punters who showed up and it has recently been a successful invasion, reaching Norway, having a pub lunch, taking a group photo, and returning with loot (random objects picked up in the meadow or village as "proof" of the success). This is taken as a demonstration of the new Reeve's power, with a successful invasion being a good omen for recruitment the next year. As the invasion takes place the night after the Veisla and during a busy week of other events it's often got much smaller attendance and the Runecaster is frequently not their to minute it, instead it's usually just a footnote at the end of the entry for the Veisla

No apologies necessary. Your quest for your PhD must take precedence soon to be Dr. Jimmy!

Welcome back! I hope the PhD stuff is going well. Also that is a great sweater. I had never heard of these guys but this is very entertaining. It's always funny seeing how involved people get into these Manly Men In A Brotherhood Pure And Untainted By Women stories lol

I am glad to see how, despite all the backlashes of PhD-related issues and life in general, you still manage to get yourself together and present the task as if you are optimistic and happy. It suits you, the happiness, level of irony and.. May it be so that after getting the degree you will remain that kind of a fine teacher/lecturer and person for all the time! Not just for videos. :)

No need to apologize! Glad that you are feeling better and found some time to share more fun history stuff with us.

6:39 I have a particular love for inscribed/carved stones being reused in masonry. I know reusing stones happened all the time, hell, the 13th century castle right by which my parents used to rent a studio flat only had one corner remaining, the only one that couldn't be torn down without damaging the 17th century farm underneath, and most of the corner stones of the 19th century church in the village above are from the other three corners of the castle. But I find it especially...idk, endearing ? Human ? When a carved or sculpted stone is reused in a way completely different to its original purpose. Just yesterday I was craning my neck to try and make out what is written on a stone which was included in one of the cathedral pillars, with the text rotated 90°.

Interesting information! As for the Ph.D. Just keep going! Once you have the letters, no one can ever take them away! (Jean K. Sando, Ph.D.) 😊

Re Szczecin lagoon: From what Polish friends told me the "SZ" sound is similar to the "SH" sound in English while "CZ" is similar to "CH". That helped me a lot with pronouncing things back in 2018 when I went to Poland for three weeks spread over two trips 😅😅

@Celebrinthal

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! 'Sz' is 'sh' like in 'shave', 'cz' is 'ch' like in 'chess'; 'ci' is the problematic one in the mix, but it can be broadly approximated as 'chi'.

YAY YOUR BACK!! As a teen aspiring to be a history teacher in the future you're a massive inspiration.

@sisuguillam5109

Жыл бұрын

Good luck with achieving your noble goal!

@sisuguillam5109

Жыл бұрын

@@nathaniellamb2154 things change. We can make them change. Lets do our best to better the situation so that Grady (and you) can have a fullfilling career.

Sounds to me like every country has some kind of legendary order of warriors. It's hard not to draw similarities between the Jomsvikings and the Round Table.

Your content is growing on me. I was miffed when I realized I missed this video.

I feel like there's a really interesting story to be told about these semi-mythical warrior dudes who formed their own city of warriors purely out of looting and raiding, apparently, that everybody wanted to join because they were so Cool and Strong and Brave, and then they just lost all of their battles. This is either a story of how the Super Strong Pagan Super Soldier ahem Warrior Bro is Always Defeated by ye olde Good Christian Kings, OR it's a story of hubris and homoerotic bonds and betrayal, Coriolanus-style. Thank you for the video! Hang in there, hope the PhD stuff gets better!

SO glad to see you back, Jimmy!!! PhD is very, very demanding........keep at it!!!!

Hurrah! Sweater weather! The new jumper looks lovely, and I hope you are doing well; I know you were going through a rough patch, and I hope you’re doing better, or at least ok! Lots of love, and thank you for making such an interesting video. Very cool topic, and debunking nonsense is always good!

Great video Jimmie! No need to apologize, and thanks for the story! Grats on the lovely jumper. 🖤

Glad to see you back! On a side note, the helmet looks properly scary, like it’s staring wildly at us!

So nice to see you. I’m sort of jealous that you get to wear sweaters. It’s still hot in southern Ontario but fall is coming. Also I’m glad to hear that your still working on your PhD. I hope all is going well with your studies, your health and life. Thanks for the interesting story I had never heard of it.

Thanks Jimmy for fitting us into your very busy schedule. And yes, most definitely keep going on your PHD!!! Don’t worry on the speaking Polish bit, it will come when it comes. I have a Prussian background with Irish and Scottish, but I mainly grew up with Polish being spoken in my Great grandmother and my Grams homes. When visiting Poland a few years back, most of those words came back and it was easy for me to order off a menu. 😁 You have been in my thoughts lately because I wanted to send my heartfelt condolences about the death of your Queen. Such a cool bird she was. Anyway, keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing the next video.

Strangely, only minutes before you posted, I checked to see if you had posted and I'd not seen it. I missed you! I'm thankful you gave us a new video, but more so, I'm glad you are feeling better. On another note, I know I'm going to wake up during the night, to see the eyes in that helmet staring at me in the dark.

The start of many videos with "What do we really know about them? Well, not that much..." That always gives me comfort you aren't just taking us all for a ride ^_^

It's been a while but worth the wait😀

Great to see you back, But also glad you were able to take a break

Many years ago I taught English in an American high school (in Texas). I was totally in love with Beowulf and had read a massive amount of history in support of that teaching endeavor. One year I was delighted to have a Scandinavian exchange student. He was a nice kid, but my excitement was based in my belief that he would tell me the correct pronunciation (I realized that my Texas accent might have led me to error there.) of the character names in my beloved saga. When I asked him, he just rolled his eyes. He rolled his eyes! I was so crushed - and had to accept the reality that those names were probably not in use any more. *sigh*

@annabeinglazy5580

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha oh No. As a German expat, i have to say I sympathize with your Exchange student. He probably got asked random stuff Like that all the time. I live in the UK and every single time I meet someone new, they want to know If ive Seen Rammstein, or If Berlin really is that cool. My Family lives nowhere near Berlin and dont particularly Like rammstein, so i might have done the eye Roll Thing once or twice 😅

@sisuguillam5109

Жыл бұрын

@@annabeinglazy5580 Ich sag' nur Oktoberfest... warum glaubt jeder, dass alle Deutschen das Oktoberfest lieben und natürlich immer hinfahren?

I had to come back to this video. It sent me down a week long rabbit hole of which I've only now climbed out of

Thanks for the link to ibn Yaqub's fragmentary text. Its always nice to have access to the translated originals where possible.

The bars without the tone! Omg thank you thank you I sincerely appreciate you listening and remembering.

It is so good to see you back. This was great, as usual. I want to give a shout out to Snappy Dragon who recently did a vid on hair titled This Is Not Viking Hair, well worth catching. Also September issue of Scientific American is about Viking women and their role in the economy in terms of value of fabric. Since textiles and female/domestic archaeology are my main interest it is good to read about women although you would almost think there were nothing but viking men running things.

Lovely to see you again! I've missed your videos! Take care of yourself and good luck with your phd

We love ya, Jimmy! Great to see you, and see you looking good in your spiffy jumper. Fascinating video, thanks for sharing. Also, nice to see Editing Jimmy being a little nicer and more supportive to you. Good job!

Question Jimmy: I thought that the Jomsvikings, or at least some of them like Thorkell the Tall, were part of Cnut's conquest of England and that some of the details of these guys are mentioned by the anglo-saxon historians. Do we not have info from the anglo-saxons about them?

@daniellac.7588

Жыл бұрын

I made my master thesis on the great heathen army and had to compare it to cnut's conquest. And yeah, I can confirm I did stumble on medieval sources that mentioned Cnut and Thorkell were indeed Jomsvikings. Can't remember which tho

I missed you vids man. Glad you’re back. Keep up the stelar work on everything (and stelar fashion game). Much love my dude

Cozy sweater! It brings out your eyes :) I find it so funny that people still think that the Capital C Church being against pagan religions meant there were no paganism at all. In Brazilian history those beliefs are so entangled we learn in high school the phrase "Religious syncretism", because the Cristian god and saints were being worshipped in lieu of African and African-american entities, miths from the indigenous people would become cautionary tales regarding naughty priests and so on. So cool to see an example of it during the viking age as well.

@elgostine

Жыл бұрын

i mean look at the MASSIVE amounts of syncretism surrounding christmas and easter...

Singing to your research work, as loud as we can: 🎵 You won't break my soul, you won't break my soouuul... 🎵

I don't know what happened, but I got massively unsubscribed from my favorite channels. So here we go, Jimmy - resubscribed! I hope this isn't widespread and doesn't negatively impact your channel. Of course, it is possible this was user error. If that's the case, I really need to lay off the ale. No idea how I would have unsubscribed from every single channel I've subscribed to since setting up my account all at once.

Hey Jimmy. I hope things go better for you for at least a while.

Hwyl Jimi . Glad to see you back on form in these uncertain times.

So happy to see you back. My your health continue to improve!

Thank you for this interesting bit of Viking lore. I hope both you and the PhD stuff are doing well.

JIMMY! Bless you for posting today to make an absolutely pants day more bearable.

Obviously it was WonderWoman who was at D-day! Glad you’re back. Stay well!

Glad to see you back! Fascinating topic, love the helmet in the background too.

Always happy to see a new video on this channel. :)

Been catching up and wanting you to know that we care and hope to see you prosper! And continue sharing your wonderful research with us all!

It’s good to see you! ❤ Thank you for sharing your research. Wishing you all the best

So glad you're back! Great video - fab sweater :D

Yay! Glad to see you back! I hope everything's going okay, and you're looking after yourself. :) Super interesting video!

Great to see you back. I hope you are well.

So good to see you back on form. Love your channel, one of the very best! Oh yes, Love ❤️ the beard!

HELLO! You're BACK!!

Super great to have ya back

I don't comment much but it's good you're back. Hope this drives a wee bit of traffic/algorithm goodness as well. Jomsviking related: in various miniatures games Jomsvikings always seem to be Very Good at Fighting, though some of them are more raiding type games so maaaaybe less of a stretch.

That was interesting. I had never heard of them. Thanks, Jimmy! I hope all is going a bit smoother.

Dr. Jimmy you make these historical narratives fun and entertaining! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Bravo

No apology needed for your absence. It's very good to see the new video though.

Nice to see you back!

People have such amazing imaginations when it comes to history. "This idea is cool, therefore it must be true". Another wonderful video. I hope all is going well with the PhD. It's great to see you again. Take care.

@JH-lo9ut

Жыл бұрын

Right. Also, Viking lore and historiography have been so entangled with romanticism, nationalism, and white-supremacy ideology, that a lot of people here in Scandinavia don't want anything to do with the subject at all. One of the leading politicians in the Swedish far-right party (Sverigedemokraterna), has taken the constructed surname "Jomshof" Go figure...

Glad to hear you are doing better. Mental health is extremely important. Thanks for yet another extremely informative video!

I love listening to you. I learn so many interesting things. I hope you are taking good care of yourself and things are progressing well for your phd.

My covid brain is really not processing all you're saying but it's still nice to watch your videos 😊 Also, props to the runestone holding up the building, way to go! And I should mention that I've been to the Irish national museum of history in Dublin 2 weeks ago an it was awesome. Lots of stuff that you'd love, and some very questionable reproductions😅 (the "viking man" was pretty much wearing polyester tights😬) Keep up the good work!

@helenlayley

Жыл бұрын

I was struck by how uncomfortable and empty the repro house was. Less than 24 hours in that house and there would have been a stool near the hearth and a bench or low table to put stuff on . . . Plus bowls, pans, a poky stick for the fire, a chest or two . . .

Yay, glad you're back! I was just thinking how I hope to be able to read your ph.d (not that anyone understands anything outside their own field...) when you finish it - hopefully my super secret access to journals through my uni works for wherever you end up publishing!

So happy to see you! thank you

its good to have u back

What is really funny about Gesta Danorum is its ideas of morality. Saxo was against swearing oaths in legal matters, because oaths could be falsified. Trials by combat, however, could not harm the immortal soul. He also had the opinion that his contemporaries (so people in the late 1100s) were "too soft" compared to the men who came before them.

So neat! Thanks for the video and all the work that went into it!

Always nice to see a friendly face! 🤗🤜🏻🤛🏻🍻

13:42 Man, I couldn’t agree with you more, there’s *far* too much anger in the world

These kind of topics really makes me wish i could go back in time and just ask.

I always enjoy your videos! Keep going with the PhD!

Glad you're back.

Just sending some love to you and everyone reading this. Feel hugged, if you like, and have a great time! Also, take your time, don’t get stressed out, drink some water, eat your veggies, take your meds, and touch some grass, if nearby. Have a lovely rest of your day!

Always enjoy your videos mate, more the merry haha 👌

Honestly the thing I love the most about Polytheistic religions is that they're so flexible. So called "Templars" and "Jomsvikings" (The racist neckbeard brigade) talk about "pagans vs. christians" all the time and the actual pagans at the time were probably thinking "Hey a new god! Let's add him to the 14 others we have!". Because polytheism by its very nature doesn't limit itself to one god, so it's honestly very easy for them to adopt new deities and integrate them into their pantheon. Constantine did it, I imagine plenty of Viking leaders thought nothing of wearing a crucifix and a hammer around their neck.

There is an English translation of the saga he mentioned available as a free PDF download. It isn’t very long and does make an interesting read. It reads as a highly exaggerated version of what might have happened.

Very cool Vid, thank you! Entertaining and educational! Glad to know that you are doing well

Welcome back! That is a very snazzy jumper :)

@cheerful_something_something

Жыл бұрын

Dig it!

An interesting tidbit I learned about west-slavs is that they also raided the coasts of the baltics quite a lot and were in fact the ones that destroyed Hedeby.

I'm a big fan of how much your helmet in the background looks like it's got a pair of suspicious beady little eyes

Yay! Jimmy is back! ❤❤❤

Thank you so much for this video! Before ww2 my family lived in Pommerania and Poland so it's fascinating to learn more about the complex history of the land 🖤

Jimmy, you are a sight for sore eyes. Glad you are back. Excellent jumper, great video. Not sure that anyone is good at Polish pronunciations, unless they are Polish. I am looking for pre-Viking Era Scandinavian clothing sources for inspiration. As winter is knocking at the door, it is time to stitch.

Such an interesting video...best luck with your PhD! Also will you make some basic info video on Slavic tribes in middle Europe? I get that it's so far from your field of interest, I've just been wondering...your videos are always great no matter what you're talking about🙂

just found your channel through a tumblr post, I look forward to watching your backlist and videos to come!

It's always the one book that they don't offer for free (or at all) that is the one you need. Best with the Ph. D. ! YAY JUMPERS!!!!

The eyes in your helmet are both cool, and freaking me out a bit... :)

Nice Rolleiflex there in the background!

'allo 'allo glad to see you back

on the place suggested by the person you referenced with the fugazi document, there is a number of burial mounds on the site. to the west of there there is a possible location that could resemble a location with similarities to the huge viking fort discovered on Falster in denmark. this is unlikely but the area would be very suitable indeed. jomsvikings or not. when you look for something you always find other things. i found several viking and iron age settlements while looking for medieval castles for instance.

Good to see you Jimmy!! Thanx for delving into the mystery of fact vs fiction regarding pagan vs Christian ! I always feel a pagan vibe at the little church I go to sometimes( it’s Episcopal) and just keep it to myself, ha!! May I add to the chorus of keep going with your PhD, you deserve it !! 🥰

Also, the edits I made on wikipedia was taken down, seemingly I was biased on the matter. I guess, the more people make the edit, the more likely it will become permanent

Its funny yesterday i wondered where you were, i couldn't remember if I had unsubbed or if you just have been away, and here you are today :))

As always, a great video... Even if you do go on a rant on occations, but i think it adds spice to the narration... Hail from Denmark...