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Portage: How vikings dragged their ships overland
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Countries like Norway and Sweden were much more maritime than today, and people almost entirely dependent on the waterways for travel. But travel by water was not always possible. The river or lake might suddenly be broken up by dangerous rapids or a passage of land. For these purposes, almost every maritime culture has practiced some form of portage - the act of transporting a vessel over land, to the next body of water. From the Scottish Highlands to the Caspian Sea, it is most associated with the Vikings, dragging their massive longships from one river to the next, upon large wooden trunks constantly moved in front of the bow.
Sources:
De Administrando Imperio - Constantine Porphyrogenitus
Färder i österled - Rune Edberg
Investigating Portages in The Norse Maritime Landscape of Scotland and the Isles - David Alexander McCullough
Portages in South Scandinavia - a typology - Frans-Arne Stylegar
Ship and society - Gunilla Larsson
Music credits:
Skyrim Solstheim OST - Jeremy Soule
Too Cool - Kevin Macleod
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
4:19 Suitable boats
8:04 Brief history
11:53 Techniques
21:34 Improving the portage
28:37 Portage examples
35:45 Conclusion
#vikings #history #ships
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Journey to Gnezdovo: The Industrial Giant of Viking Rus'
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Protect your online identity using my sponsor AURA and get a 14-day free trial with my link: aura.com/balticempire Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The most prominent portage on the eastern trade route is the one between the river Kasplia in the north, and the great Dniepr in the south. The Kasplia is a tributary of the great Daugava, d...
Between East and West: The Rus' in Arabic Sources
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Far too often are the Vikings of the West given all the spotlight. Well known are the stories of the Raid on Lindisfarne, the Siege of Paris, and the Danelaw. Less known are the Viking exploits in the east, despite them being much more dynamic, colorful, but perhaps also because they are so complicated. ...
Holmgard: The Mysterious Capital of Ancient Russia
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Heading down the river Volkhov in northern Russia, travellers meet with a lake, called the Ilmen. At the northern entrance of the lake rises an archipelago of hills, turned by the rising water into little islands or peninsulas, known to the Norse as holmar. On the eastern part of the delta lies a hill, n...
The Rus Khaganate: Eastern Vikings and their Turkic Brothers(830-950)
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Around the year 950, there emerged one of the most powerful countries in eastern Europe: Rus, known in Latin as Ruthenia. However, the origins of this eastern powerhouse are uncertain. Though the Rus were literate, they did not start recording their own history until the 11th century. But it was between ...
Aldeigjuborg: The Lost Viking City near Europe's Largest Lake
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Situated between the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast, lies the largest lake on the European continent. Known today as Lake Ladoga, it was known to the Germans as "Aldoga", and to the Vikings, as Aldeigja. This was the site of a prosperous trade and crafts settlement during the Viking age. Source...
Did Vikings Establish Rus'? The Norman Controversy
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The modern countries of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, all claim descendance from an early medieval polity known as Rus. By 950, Rus was a nation centered around the city of Kiev, ruled by a Slavonic-speaking aristocracy. What happened before 950, and the origins of the Rus state, lay shrouded in mystery. ...
The Varangian Guard: Northern Warriors in Roman Service
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The Varangian Guard was a regiment of northern Europeans in service of the Byzantine Empire, who fulfilled duties as soldiers and guardsmen. Sources The Varangians: In God's Holy Fire - Sverrir Jakobsson The Varangian Guard 988-1453 - Raffaele D'Amato Byzantine Armies 886-1118 - Ian Heath Romano-Byzantin...
The Viking Exorcist - A Ghost Story from the Sagas
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire In the 13th century, Icelandic writers made an effort to record their poetry, legends, and dynastic sagas. Some of these writers may have been lords, but most were probably Catholic monks, and many of the Sagas have been interpreted as Christian propaganda. While many of the Sagas are presented as histor...
To Miklagarðr: The Route from the Varangians to the Greeks
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Scandinavians have travelled eastward since ancient times. The trade route of Eastern Europe flourished during the Viking Age, when nordic merchants called travelled as far as Baghdad. It was ineviteble that the Varjags would encounter the third major player in the middle east: the eastern remnant of the...
What should we call the Vikings?
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire “Viking” was not an Ethnicity, but I still call them such. In this video I will explain why. Sources "Vikings" and the Viking Age - John Lind The Vikings - Ian Heath The Viking World - Stefan Brink Ship and Society - Gunilla Larsson Konunga-boken - Snorri Sturluson, translated into Swedish by Hans Hildeb...
Austrveg: The Viking Silk Road
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire In the mid-20th century, archaeologists discovered a figure of the Buddha in the site at Helgö, an old viking village. Dating back to the 6th century, the Buddha was made in the Swat Valley in modern day Pakistan, and is believed to have been brought to Scandinavia along an ancient trade route, called, "...
NOVA SVECIA: Sweden's Forgotten American Empire(1637-1655)
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Early Pennsylvania history by Crewe of the Fancy: ua-cam.com/video/mI2zSZjzs1E/v-deo.html This is the story of New Sweden, a brief colony established by Sweden on the Delaware River in modern-day Pennsylvania, US. Sources Nya Sverige - Algot Mattsson Sveriges historia: 1600-1721 - Norstedts Svenska folke...
Wends: The Slavic Pirates that the Vikings Feared
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The Vikings have long been recognized as the lords of the early medieval ocean. In their speedy longships they travelled from Britain to Persia, leaving behind burned monasteries and looted settlements. Men and women prayed for God to save them from the wrath of the Northmen, and children were told to be...
Carved works and Figureheads: A History of Ship Decorations
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Carved works is the collective term used for wooden decorations mounted aboard a ship. They've largely gone extinct, since they serve no purpose other than aesthetic. Historically they were one of the most important parts of the vessel. They were a vital propaganda tool for showing the power and affluenc...
The story of the ship Gothenburg
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The story of the ship Gothenburg
Bulwark: Floating Forts of the Ancient Baltic
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Bulwark: Floating Forts of the Ancient Baltic
When Lucifer invented artillery | Paradise Lost
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When Lucifer invented artillery | Paradise Lost
Winter Travel in Ancient Scandinavia: 3000 BC - 1900 AD
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Winter Travel in Ancient Scandinavia: 3000 BC - 1900 AD
Rise of the European Sailing Fleet: 1500-1650
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Rise of the European Sailing Fleet: 1500-1650
A Viking Court Case: The Saga of Beer-Hood
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A Viking Court Case: The Saga of Beer-Hood
How Vikings Fought At Sea
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How Vikings Fought At Sea
The Farmen: Viking Merchants and Their Economy
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The Farmen: Viking Merchants and Their Economy
Leidang: The Viking Navy
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Leidang: The Viking Navy
A Viking Ghost Story: The Spirit of Thorolf Halt-Foot
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A Viking Ghost Story: The Spirit of Thorolf Halt-Foot
How the Vikings Navigated Their Ships
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How the Vikings Navigated Their Ships
The Viking Toilet Feud
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The Viking Toilet Feud
Life abord a Viking Ship
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Life abord a Viking Ship
The Viking Longship: How They Were Invented, Built and Used
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The Viking Longship: How They Were Invented, Built and Used
The Amber Road: International Trade in the Ancient World
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The Amber Road: International Trade in the Ancient World

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  • @Thanan548
    @Thanan548 День тому

    Wait, this is the same guy that does Gold and Gunpowder right? I love ur videos!

  • @AntonyBroot
    @AntonyBroot 2 дні тому

    I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! Superb animation!

  • @amateurSkinhead
    @amateurSkinhead 2 дні тому

    16:05 XD

  • @bestestindaworld
    @bestestindaworld 3 дні тому

    The Norse were all over the place, Nordic museums are filled with Arabic silver coins.

  • @bestestindaworld
    @bestestindaworld 3 дні тому

    The Vikings worked with anyone to make money, Greeks, Arabs, Finns, Russians and others Slavs and maybe Turkic peoples. They were at war with all Germanic peoples that had converted to Christianity as the Vikings were pagan and saw it as treason to convert to Christianity.

  • @MINI-ME666
    @MINI-ME666 3 дні тому

    Old East Slavic Ladoga (/ˈlædəɡə/; Russian:IPA: [ˈladəʂskəjə ˈozʲɪrə] or Ла́дога, IPA: [ˈladəɡə]; Finnish: Laatokka [earlier in Finnish Nevajärvi]; Livvi: Luadogu; Veps: Ladog, Ladoganjärv)

  • @rhosia
    @rhosia 3 дні тому

    To those who like the word «Moscovia» and try to overwrite the Russian history in the interests of the west. Just make a few simple steps: 1. Open the works of Byzantine emperor Constantine VII like «De Ceremoniis». 2. Find a line about the visit of Olga of Kiev in Byzantine. 3. Look closely. The Kievan Rus’ is named not any other than ROSIA (Ρωσία in Greek). In Russian language Russia has always been called РОССИЯ that sounds the same as ROSIA. 4. Look for an etymology of Russia in Oxford English Dictionary. Surprise! The word «Russia» has been used in Western Europe in 11th century! There is no any «Moscovia» mentioned, sorry guys 😢 5. For those who are very curious you can also open the ancient Russian historical works. The most popular and the oldest is «Primary Chronicle». It tells about the ancient Russian history, including the creation of Russian state. Surprise (x2)! Russia began to exist as a state when Oleg (knyaz of Novgorod - Russian city) united the territory between Novgorod and Kiev. And when he arrived at Kiev he said: «Kiev will be the mother of RUSSIAN cities (it how it’s literally written in «Primary Chronicle»). Oh, by the way, the whole «Primary Chronicle» begins with such words: «This is the chronicle of the past years, the chronicle where is RUSSIAN land comes from, who was the first ruler of Kiev and how the RUSSIAN land started to exist». There is no any «Moscovia» mentioned, sorry guys 😢 (x2) Since 882 to 14th century Kiev was part and parcel of Russia. After the feudal fragmentation of Rus’ in the 12th century Kiev and the territories around it fragmented to Principality of Kiev that had its own authority, but was a part of single social, historical and cultural tradition of Ancient Russia. Only in 14th century Russia lost its west-southern territories including Kiev, because of the inner problems caused by feudal fragmentation and Mongolian conquers. Since then Kiev was firstly under Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Samogitia and RUSSIA (because Kiev and the surrounding territories was considered as Russian) and then under Poles, who have been ruining the traditions of Russian Orthodox culture and have been implanting the west catholic culture for three centuries. The population that has been descendant of ancient Rus’ and had the strong bonds with Tsardom of Russia has been rebellious to Poland. And in the 17th century Cossacks led by Bogdan Khmelnitsky called tsar Alexis of Russia for help in fighting the poles. Russia that gained strength by this time made the Pereiaslav Agreement with the Cossacks and started the war with Poland. The war was won by Russia and since then the most of the territory of modern Ukraine including Kiev returned to Russia till 1917. During the existence of Russian empire there were a lot of infrastructure and cities built on the territory of modern Ukraine, including Dnepr (original name is Ekaterinoslav - named in honour of Russian Empress Catherine the Great, who has found the city), Nikolaev (that was founded by Russian knyaz Grigory Potemkin in 1787) and Odessa (that was founded by Catherine the Great in 1794). After the October revolution in 1917 many regimes have been changed on the territory of modern Ukraine and in 1922 it returned to Russia as the Soviet Republic till 1991. So, leaning on the real historical documents and facts it seems that Russia (including the territory of modern Ukraine) has always been Russia, no Moscovia, no Tartaria, but Russia. A moment of a little logic: how do you think, is there a connection between the words «Rus’» and «Russia»? I don’t see any Moscovia, Tartaria or even Ukraine between them. How could it be?! I tell you how. The word «Moscovia» has been spread by Lithuanian-Polish propaganda since 15th century to rise their political impact in fighting with Russia. The centuries gone, but nothing changes! But the internet is open. So throw away the history book of «Kievan Rus’-Ukraine» that has never existed and that is sham for the western people who have never heard anything about Ukraine till 2022 (and barely heard anything of Russia either) and open the real historical sources with the real history. They will confirm everything that I have written.

  • @hakanliljeberg790
    @hakanliljeberg790 3 дні тому

    Ingegerd/Iryna/Anna orthodox saint, born in Västergötland, Sweden with a slavic/Obotritic princess mother. She had nine siblings and half-siblings.. The siblings in Ace of Base are probably related like Bodil in Timoteij etc. They have their deepest roots in Västergötland like Iryna... That explains their looks, musicality and spirituality.... Jenny is talking about in her biography seeing angels getting visions.. PS A careful count makes it probable with at least 100 000 related people today! With some It's obvious.. One of Iryna's daughters, Anna married the King of France! Henri de Bourgogne..in 11th c France...DS

  • @user-hz8vy5fd4f
    @user-hz8vy5fd4f 3 дні тому

    Novgorod has nothing common with moscovia it was conquested by them

  • @user-yi7fl3br7u
    @user-yi7fl3br7u 3 дні тому

    Если были найдены какие-то вещи, условно принадлежащие (хотя до этого так же иногда созданные под влиянием из других мест) какой-то культуре, то это не всегда указывает на присутствие этих людей в таком же количестве относительно соответствующих предметов, даже и обряды постоянно перенимались, так же и языки иногда, отряды викингов даже в Скандинавии не были только из них, не говоря уже о Руси, там вообще было полное смешение

  • @tiggytheimpaler5483
    @tiggytheimpaler5483 3 дні тому

    I would really love to find a map of swedens old water ways vs how it looks today

  • @user-vz4ec3dx1r
    @user-vz4ec3dx1r 3 дні тому

    Hakkaa Päälle! as far as I remeber my spelling

  • @mver191
    @mver191 3 дні тому

    I wonder if these ship heads are actually dragon heads or are depicting Jörmungandr the world snake that encompasses the oceans.

  • @EasternOrthodoxChristianity
    @EasternOrthodoxChristianity 3 дні тому

    It never was capital of russia

  • @Amadeus8484
    @Amadeus8484 4 дні тому

    Some of the best troops in Age of Empires 3...

  • @stasysjurgaitis5179
    @stasysjurgaitis5179 4 дні тому

    Peryn is the god of thunder which is interesting. As in Lithuania, we call the god of thunder Perkunas. I guess most of us were pagans back then and it sounds a bit similar.

  • @TheSimGuy99
    @TheSimGuy99 4 дні тому

    Hyperborea

  • @Vladdyboy
    @Vladdyboy 4 дні тому

    The thumbnail of this video looks like the two soyjacks pointing 👉 meme 😅

  • @EpsteinsRope
    @EpsteinsRope 4 дні тому

    Historical arguments from this time don't matter or give excuse for invading a sovereign nation. The same sovereign nation modern Russia recognized as sovereign and agreed to recognize the borders of in the Minsc accords. No amount of weaseling can excuse it. Ukraine was declared sovereign, as it has been many times in the past and for much of its history desired to be (for good reason). If people want to use these historical arguments then Sweden owns Russia and all the Asian peoples of the far east in current Russian territory are their own. It's such a reductionist, retarded view of the world and way to claim territory. Ethnicities, cultures, languages, nation and borders rise and fall throughout human history. That's the way it always has been and always will be and no, this isn't me speaking in support of either side of the current war, just the fact of the matter. People can twist and bend it to fit their narrative and make proclamations but I've yet to find a single person who can explain to me how everything I just said is null and void and show me how Russia can lay claim to these territories based on "ancient historical ties" while at the same time with a straight face also maintaining the claim of Chechñya, Dagistan, the central area of Russia and the far east who are east Asian. It's so unbelievable dumb

  • @lopsteroid
    @lopsteroid 4 дні тому

    Venäjä more likely comes from venedi as a name for all slavs, mentioned in roman and greek sources, and not from the western slavic wends. (Though they are of the same origin)

  • @2seconds992
    @2seconds992 5 днів тому

    You mentioned the 'Ar-Rus', and promptly moved on, without any discussion.. ?? A few thoughts occur to me: ARD Rus*? I.e. High Rus Rus 'nobility'- ruling class. Mixed ethnicity, or ethnicity-within-ethnicity?? Re. such 'nobilities': They have a major influence in their people's language-culture, 'history' and even their distinct identity. They sometimes describe/compose such things as 'history' & identity with more than a sprinkle of 'seasoning'.. NB THEY ALSO CONFUSE/HIDE THE NARRATIVE RE. THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES & POWER, OR EVEN HIDE THEIR OWN EXISTENCE. Well, you DID move on promptly.. *I'm not intending to imply any claims re. the meaning of 'Rus' etc. However, Wikipedia DID disagree with some of what you say here. 'Just saying.. And thanks for a fascinating channel.

  • @MaximusOfTheMeadow
    @MaximusOfTheMeadow 5 днів тому

    After all, Surprise is on our side

  • @jacquesmains7453
    @jacquesmains7453 5 днів тому

    The algorithm autoplayed this video, and thus introduced this channel to me, and thereby immediately earning you a new sub. Truly excellent and all-encompassing presentation!

  • @RachDarastric2
    @RachDarastric2 5 днів тому

    Now a days your boat is made of plastic, and you have to drag it across course concrete.

  • @RachDarastric2
    @RachDarastric2 5 днів тому

    Of course, you couldn't travel the Scandinavian rivers with a Viking ship anymore because, there is road construction in the way.

  • @thatonescrambler
    @thatonescrambler 6 днів тому

    Novgorod?

  • @tiggytheimpaler5483
    @tiggytheimpaler5483 6 днів тому

    I think one of the reasons why the khazars wouldnt mention slavery was because it was so common in the region vs in europe where it was seen dubiously. Even though slavery was still practiced in Europe i think it was starting to become taboo. I mean during the viking age, both churches were already discussing the topic and finding ways to justify ending what had been a millinea old isntitution by that point. The byzantines even passed several laws regarding what masters could do woth their alaves regardless of religious beliefs. Same thing doeant exist in muslim countries

    • @mik823
      @mik823 5 днів тому

      No-one really gives a flying rats about what you think, its a history subject! We need evidence!!!

  • @tiggytheimpaler5483
    @tiggytheimpaler5483 6 днів тому

    Baltic Empire i got to hand it too you, ive never seen a video about trade leading to so much butthurt in my life. Ooh you have a video on the amber road too, sweet

    • @mik823
      @mik823 5 днів тому

      There's actually a lot of BS history channel's out there that lead too a lot of but hurt.

  • @tiggytheimpaler5483
    @tiggytheimpaler5483 6 днів тому

    Man, you sound a lot like the pirate guy?!?!?!?!?!?!?

  • @ericcleesak8074
    @ericcleesak8074 6 днів тому

    Vikings didn't mix with riff-raff

  • @xBurzurkurx
    @xBurzurkurx 6 днів тому

    You aren't going to revive anything, though. So, great video and all... but I am a Vanir before anything else, including Slavic. And I am awaiting my Vafthrudnir to return and go to glorious battle and victory with the disgusting and barbaric AEsir. And you won't be able to use Vafthrudnir's true Van's to incorporate your Baaltic/Red empire. Wisdom is wisdom, right? Do not think the Vanir do not see what plots you concoct. Odin/Vodin/Vodnasz is no Vod at all. He and his ilk and kinsman will perish. We will hurl you back to Holmgard and beyond (No pun intended). Odin was shackled by a mere Njoror, a hostage himself. *"In Vanaheim wise powers him (Njoror) created, and to the gods a hostage gave. At the world's dissolution, he will return to the wise Vanir."* AEsir is pronounced often as "Ah-seer", not as people today would say "Ay-seer" because of the AE character. They are all representations or manifestations of war, fighting, strength, etc. The Vanir, sometimes spelled with a W but still pronounced as a 'V' such as the Wanes. This family of 'gods' represents and manifests fertility, wisdom, knowledge, etc. Remember, both are considered as family's or lineages. AEsir is Ashur or Assyria/the tribe of Dan and from that tribe the antichrist will rise. Rus means red because the color "phoenike" (like an ochre, reddish/purple) was produced by the ancient Canaanites who were also, coincidentally, amazing sea-farers, merchants and pirates. There is a reason for all the red-haired and blonde-haired giants being found. And it isn't because your ancestors were cool giants. It's because they are the Ashur tribe of Dan which the entirety of Norse lore can (doesn't have to, but I'm saying it CAN) speculate at any time since they are stories based on far off memories of REAL people, such as Vodnasz, the One-eyed. In the Quran, the Dajjal (their antichrist figure for Muslim eschatology) has one eye and has "Kafir" meaning deceiver on his forehead. The Vanir are the righteous and wise kin of Noah's lineage, who, as many of you may know, landed atop Mount Ararat when the waters receded. The nearest lake to the mountain that was a crag/crater/etc with the ability to reservoir water, was Lake Van. My hometown in the Balkans (not raised there, but have an apartment as inheritance) in the fake country Macedonia or whatever you want to call it, I could care less, I am a Vanir after all and see right through the lies that rest of my people could not, is a little town about 30-40 minutes away from Ohrid and Lake Ohrid, which is the oldest lake in the world, called "Resen". I have never seen this name for a place ever used before either in history's past or now and I have done my fair share of the "jack-of-all-trades" type of research, if you will, and nothing. Except for one place. Google search the places that the first globalist city builder, i.e Nimrod from the Old Testament, had built and named. I believe in Germanic/Frankish or something it is "Resne". You can already see the etymological link to RED in it. And by the way, Ohrid having the oldest lake means it was the first thing to get filled up after flood waters receded. It's very deep as it lays right on a HUGE crag. Scrying mirrors first started as just pails of water and looking into them. Now we have mirrors and crystal balls and other garbage. The water is where the real spiritual force comes from. Pay attention to the relationship of water and other things and you will convert to Christianity, not Orthodox, not Catholic, not Protestant, CHRISTIANITY. We are the Vanir. The few, the mighty and the proud. My mother knows too many practitioners of magic and ironically most of them live in or near Ohrid and Lake Ohrid. I don't think she knows what she is doing, but at least it's good to know these "magicians" are decent enough to offer the highest quality, freshly sourced from the oldest lake in the world and full of evil pre-flood spirits, who were so bad that they literally had to be flooded. Erik the Red, Leif Erikson, other characters. All having to do with blondness or redness and are "wild men". Around 1700 was his arrival to North America and at the same time we have the stories of the aboriginals here, about giant white wild men with red hair that invaded their lands. The aboriginals kicked their asses and once again, sent them back to Holmgard and beyond. Steel vs feathers and they lost. Imagine sucking that bad. I want all adherents to the Icelandic Commonwealth to read these words and read them well; Si vis pacem... hahahaha well, PARA BELLUM

  • @joshman531
    @joshman531 6 днів тому

    Sips gang represent.

  • @Martin-nz8ll
    @Martin-nz8ll 6 днів тому

    Even all the West is CRAP, by HOLLYWOOD having theirs brains 🧠 wash by the syndrome of Stockholm. Example: DIE HARD the first one, with Bruce Willis and the bad German blond Terrorists, that's only fiction with a message. Only pure bull shit ! Goodbye and false information can be very very dangerous!

  • @Martin-nz8ll
    @Martin-nz8ll 6 днів тому

    Without no doubts the Poles comes from the WENDS and the cities of Stettin and Danzig are here to stay built by very ancient Poles called, SZCZECIN and GDANSK. If a person tell you otherwise, he is a liar of German or a person that have the syndrome of Stockholm especially inferiority toward German. German are only liars. Goodbye I am telling the TRUTH !!!

  • @p.8410
    @p.8410 6 днів тому

    Ancient russia ist wrong

  • @informationstream6513
    @informationstream6513 6 днів тому

    As a Finn, I feel obliged to apologize the world and especially eastern Europe for creating russia by establishing Novgorod by the Finnish Rurik Dynasty as demonstrated by the N1c1 haplogroup... Our bad, we'll take care of it eventually, don't worry about it. Hail Perun aka Perkele!, in Finnish! I'm going to drink and celebrate Midsummer and create a big bonfire aka Kokko for his honour!

  • @Staroy
    @Staroy 6 днів тому

    The Rus (and modern russia) all was made by Swedish vikings a thousand years ago. Even the "Rus" in Russia comes from Roslagen which is a place in Sweden. So Putin time to hand it back

  • @AikanaroSauron
    @AikanaroSauron 7 днів тому

    There's nothing mysterious about it, it's Novgorod.

    • @cryohellinc
      @cryohellinc 3 дні тому

      That's it, close the channel, stop all historical research. AikanaroSauron has spoken.

  • @arney444
    @arney444 7 днів тому

    Don't try to make a video with a narrative, which mentions names in foreign languages , unless and until you learn the correct pronunciation. In many cases it is impossible to understand, what river/town/place you have in mind.

    • @balticempire7244
      @balticempire7244 7 днів тому

      cry about it

    • @arney444
      @arney444 7 днів тому

      @@balticempire7244 I never cry about idiots, let alone arrogant idiots. There are other ways to deal with them

    • @balticempire7244
      @balticempire7244 7 днів тому

      yeah by posting angry comments LOL

  • @jankramolis8658
    @jankramolis8658 8 днів тому

    ARTILERIJA!!!

  • @badnewsbadger6660
    @badnewsbadger6660 8 днів тому

    I see BetterHelp is back on their scamming spree once more sponsoring UA-camrs. Guess 4 years worth is about how much they skimmed last time.

  • @gwzrd5675
    @gwzrd5675 8 днів тому

    Dude 'holm' is a hill not an island and 'gorodische' means fortified structure as well as 'gorod' (probably bigger)

    • @balticempire7244
      @balticempire7244 8 днів тому

      cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app/word/holmr

  • @101bravohotel6
    @101bravohotel6 8 днів тому

    i recognize this voice.. its pirate daddy aint it

  • @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014
    @saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014 9 днів тому

    The Wends weakness was the same as the Irish: Disunity despite one faction being able to deal against invaders

  • @lomein2186
    @lomein2186 9 днів тому

    Holm means hill, not island

    • @lomein2186
      @lomein2186 9 днів тому

      but english speakers use the sounds to call something HOME

    • @lomein2186
      @lomein2186 9 днів тому

      gorod is city, ishe is describing the huge size

    • @lomein2186
      @lomein2186 9 днів тому

      gard -> gorod (a guarded city, because gor means HILL, gora means mountain)

    • @balticempire7244
      @balticempire7244 8 днів тому

      cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app/word/holmr

  • @lomein2186
    @lomein2186 9 днів тому

    gorodishe means, literally, HUGE CITY

    • @lomein2186
      @lomein2186 9 днів тому

      but if you find my other rants, youll know that gor/gora means hill/mountain, to describe the size, if the ending "ishe" does not say that already (it does)

  • @skippern666
    @skippern666 9 днів тому

    Lunne (modern spelling if Hlunnar) is still used in Norwegian as both a verb (to store logs), and a noun (a pile of stored logs)

  • @knightofjustice5475
    @knightofjustice5475 9 днів тому

    11:09 - and that's when the first Wendys was established.

  • @davidbarrass
    @davidbarrass 10 днів тому

    In Scotland (and I believe Ireland), there are many places (often villages) called Tarbert (13 in Scotland). This is derived from the old Gaelic TAR "across" and BER "to carry". These are all isthmuses between bodies of water. The most obvious one is Tarbert on the Isle of Harris

    • @balticempire7244
      @balticempire7244 10 днів тому

      I had plans initially to talk about portages in Scotland but it didn't make it sadly.

  • @fandzejka9540
    @fandzejka9540 10 днів тому

    Pomeranians lived also east of the territory you marked, between Odra and Vistula.