Sigurð Snake In The Eye | Warrior Reincarnation?
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A lot of you may have heard from Sigurd Snake in the eye from his portrayal in Vikings. In the show he has somewhat of an underwhelming presence compared to his brothers and end up being killed by his brother Ivar the Boneless in a petty argument. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. In this video we will be delving into Sigurd’s life according to the Old Norse and Icelandic sources and we will discover the mystery of the magical snake in his eye and the meaning behind it. This is his story.
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sigurd dying so earily really urked me with that show lol espically how his other brothers move past it and forgive ivar so quickly and really without any thought
it really pissed me off.
it just felt like such a pointless death
@@Rawbchuit showed the conflict between the family... it done it perfectly.
@@danielirl9252 seemed they all forgave him pretty easily without much conflict lol
@@Rawbchu yes but it showed the conflict between the brothers. Ivars kills sigurd... basically kills Bjorn and even Hvitserk in a way as after Ivars death, Hvitserk died and became Athelstan.
Only ubba didn't get truly caught up in that conflict, because he was what his father wanted to be.
I find it interesting how “artistic license “ used by show writers distorts the actual history of a people. Thank you for correcting our understanding of the facts!
My favourite son of Ragnar is the real hvitserk, hate what the series did to him but overall vikings was a great series despite its inaccuracies
What amazes me is the truth is often much better than the stories they are twisted into.
Thank you so much for watching!!
@@PoweRiff it's "Hollywood" the movie "The Blind side" was inaccurate. Braveheart was inaccurate, the Scots did not wear kilts or war paint on their face during that time period.
I feel as tho all these stories we hear from chronicles and sagas should be taken with grains of salt we were not there nor was most of the world from our time or theirs things are easily lost in translation and revision. I believe it’s wonderful to think of possibilities from the few facts we concrete. Idk it just rubs me the wrong way when lies and misconceptions in todays age can be taken as truth and fact despite our resources available yet the stories of old did not have that luxury but still taken as concrete evidence
Christian Finnish Frostiis Thank you for clarifying this norse warrior's life, The Vikigns show was mad to kill Sigurð and it always felt so strange that Ivar would kill his brother over such a petty thing with such a dishonorable way as to surprise attack & use throwing weapon from distance
Thanks for the upload about SiGut , this Vikings had had harsh life's and their deeds are impressive in a time we can only imagine what real life was like and how short the avarage life was like.
Snake in the eye, that is one of the coolest nicknames ever.
But none can defeat Idi Amin the Master of all the Fishes in the sea and beasts of the field😂😂
I am relative and I have the mark
Thanks for the video. We finally get a video about him and it’s nice to finally get to know who he was.
No worries! Thank you so much for watching!!
Thank you for this epic history! Wonderful illustrations and sounds, with your impeccable narration. Loved it!
Thank you so much for watching Elke!!
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No mention! Cheers!
Ragnar and his sons saga is amazing
Thank you for watching!!
Wonder which and how many people truly was a son of Ragnar. Everyone claimed bloodties to him later on. Especially in the Edda & other Islandic sagas
Can not resist to your great work Ollie. And this video is just amazing as I always expected! Loved it so much that i'm back to relisten, plus more ads for you 😊 Thank you!
awesome video Ollie as always loved it mate looking forward to the next one
Thank you so much for watching Jamie!
I wish we went back to these days of conquest and battle. Now they can just send nukes and snipe from a far. You can be a coward in a battle now
Agreed, so called leaders would be less likely to fight if they had to be on the battle field
I wish there was no war at all ever?
Cowards adapted society in order to benefit them and penalize the ones that ruled with strength
@@duffydope how r u all so delusional, you should be happy that you live in peaceful countries, I hope that you're just too young and dumb and aren't adults damn
@@gandiikovec6436 that’s why people are too soft
Thanks Ollie! I’ve been away for awhile, but glad to hear you’re still speaking truth! I really appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos. You keep it very interesting.
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Thank you so much for watching Donna!
Hi Ollie. Thanks for the great story. Always something that I never heard of before.
Thank you so much for watching Ayape!
I enjoyed the video very much. Keep them going 👍✍️
Thank you so much for watching Chris!!
They made Sigurd a fool ,but he was a legend, also the legendary Halfdan Ragnasson so called Ragnar's son didnt even apeared but he was a legendary warrior
Many historians think that Hvitserk and Halfdan are the same person, as every saga that mentioned Hvitserk don't mention Halfdan
@@rossmullen7826 interesting , hitverh was a fool in the show also . To bad
@@informatiimanu9 Yeah it's a shame the way they treated him, in real life, along with Ivar and Ubba, led the Great Heathen Army and was the King of York. He died in 877 fighting against the sons of Ivar in Ireland
Very informative 😊 thanks
Thank you. I’m descended from this warrior and I’m really enjoying these history lessons.
Thank you so much. I do love history, not the watered down version on TV.
This was really interesting. Your video's on Viking history never disappoints
Thank you so much! It really means a lot!
Thank you for making this! he is my 34th Great Grandfather.
They said the condition was most likely nystagmus (which is rapid movement) but they meant Coloboma.
Just read the Saga of the Volsungs and onto Saga of Rangar Lothbrok…how cool to have a mythical nature to your lineage 👍🏽 great video! History be darned haha jk.
Awesome piece
lets go best videos ❤
I just finished Vikings. I hope you will do a video on hvitserk. Love this serie
This is crazy! This vid on him is dropping Thursday !!!
@@historyprofiles sweet cant wait thanks!
My first thought upon hearing the Vikings were going to invade Rome, but thought better of it and turned away. Was good for them, that's a smart move. But then again, if this is around 1100, Rome has grown weak at this point. But if this is wrong around the year 600. Those Vikings would have gotten smashed.
That would have been a much better story for the following seasons after Ragnar died on Vikings. F@$& why can't Hollywood touch something without screwing it up?
I watched the series 'Vikings' and enjoyed it very much. I like the fact that you flesh out these sagas, and the characters within. Makes me want to revisit the series, but would rather pick up a book and delve into it myself. I appreciate all the hard work you put in to each one of your narratives. Thank you, and I am looking forward to the next one.
You do know the Vikings series is totally out of facts right?
Some things that need to be understood and are corroborated and is also given wrong by the OP
1. Sigurd was Ragnar's father not Aslaug. Sigurd's uncle was Harold Wartooth who has his nephew succeed him in a war battle so that the old infirm Harold could die in battle and go to Valhalla. Harold had gotten so infirm that he had to be brought to the battle on top of a shield by his servants. This is the origin of Ivar's apparent infirmity.
2. Ivar was not a cripple nor impotent. The guy gave rise to three Kingdoms! Strathclyde, Sudreyjar and Jarldom of Dublin. Further Ivar is the oldest.
3. Lagertha was the homewrecker not Aslaug.
4. Ivar was not likely Ragnar's son.... But maybe brought into the dynasty through stories.... Why else would he leave the Heathen Army after the conquest of Northumbria? He would be leading forward right?
So Ivar was likely a general of Sigurd who was promised independence and freedom after the conquest of Northumbria. Also Irish texts write down Ivar's father as a different man.
5. Rollo was not Ragnar's brother but a descendant through Bjorn.
6. Sigurd never went to England... His brothers Hafdan and Ubba did go. And if we consider Ivar then he too.
7. Bjorn and Haesteinn went on raided the whole of Mediterranean going as far as the Pisan city of Luni
I can go on but I go tired
I know that they take a lot of 'creative license' when the producers put these historical series together; and therefore take that in to consideration when I get involved watching these series. They sort of 'juice' it up in order for the viewers to tune in every week. You sound quite knowledgeable yourself about the history of the Vikings. Are you a scholar, or have a PHD in historical studies? I just like history of any kind. Thank you for your comment.
@@kristinewilde8662 naah.. I just love history. I believe its because of my explorer blood😂.
My ancestor was the Portuguese explorer Francisco Almeida who found the Portuguese trading colony of Goa in India.
Btw there was also a bastard son of Hafdan known as Dyre the Stranger who set up a kingdom in Konugardr....His line made the Kingdom of Ruthenia which was eventually subsumed by the Rurikids to make Kievan Rus. While Rurik's wife was Bjorn's daughter Ingrid.
That family really was meant to rule
So was mine!!! Small world.
Ragnar and Aslaug's fathers are both called Sigurd. Aslaug's father is Sigurd the Dragonslayer while Ragnar's father is the Danish king Sigurd Hring.
Thank you
Loved this video! Could you please please do one on Aslaug?
I will I’m writing the script this week!
@@historyprofiles Can’t wait! 🤩
I don't get why they wrote him off in such a shitty way in the show, they even hyped him up as a baby, only to be killed off very early on.
Mayby Hirst tought that there was to many characters but yes i’ve agree he should’ve have survived the show
This is why the show Vikings and its sequel, Valhalla, annoy me so much. So many legendary people are shown throughout the series and they are grossly misrepresented.
Vikings was a great show because Travis Fimmel was awesome, but it could've been so much better if it was more true to the sagas.
I don't understand why they killed Sigurd off in the Viking series. Seems to me it would have been better to depict the truth.
The Hallaspont is the water way of the Greeks, it literally has Hellas (Greece) and pont (bridge) in the name
I wish they would have found a better actor for Sigurd. And gave him a more accurate role according to the saga’s. At this point in the video I’m just hearing that he was axed too soon. Love your videos.
I am a descendant of Sigurd and I'm grateful.
Why nystagmus? Wouldn't coloboma make more sense?
That's my 36th grandfather
How about Hvitserk, alias that was used was “Halfdan” next?
Hvitserk is a nickname...
@@caniblmolstr4503 Again Hvitserk was mainly his name. What’s he’s referred to but in some sources or other documents even from the same time period he was called halfdan.
Pretty sure I said this also already same similar with how it’s believed with Ivar with imàr.
@@brooke6549 Hvitserk is a nickname which means whiteshirt.
It's not a name.
@@caniblmolstr4503 I know what hvitserk means still what I said I believe and from the sources I’m just going stick with hvitserk because the same could be said about halfdan either way those are names.
They should kept him for longer in the show, and portray Ivar being envious of his deeds and influency over the other brothers, maybe Ivar could kill him in the last season instead of björn.
The "White Bear" Earl Siward says so
Nystagmus? There must be some misunderstanding there because nystagmus is not a physical characterstic. It's a symptom of an inner ear disorder or a pathology of the brain that causes abnormal eye movements. This affects visual acuity and balance, which would not allow a Viking to function well in his endeavours. It was probably limbal rings or perhaps even arcus senilis, but I'm just lightly speculating. Definitely would not have been nystagmus.
That's me. I've seen it before
Whats going on with this guy Ironside? Two future words in the same name?? What does that mean?
🤗🤗🤗surprising how people don't know about the reptilians
I have a very open mind. Do you think that Sigurd and family were descended from them? Hence the king status and characteristics ?
@@historyprofiles definitely some connection must have been there given the Nordic connections to the reptilians.
So the sources that say he killed a literal dragon also say he had a snake shaped iris, ok, totally believable 👍🏽
More probable he had sectoral hetorochromia of the eye and they made up a mythical story about it to increase there own 'legend'.
"Snake in the eye" is a rather cool nickname...but it also sounds like the kind of nickname that a teenager would get from screwing around in a pet store.
So why did they make him look so weak in the show?
The brothers lineage split up. From Harald's pisshair and Ingólfur Arnarson.
No cap that's my great great great great grandpa
His wife was heluna blegæja
Can you do a video about Robert the Bruce
Actually it's a person walking to you...
So what was up with his eye ? Is that like a genetic thing ?, or was it like a lazy eye. I can see, like Sigurd lazy eye. Just don't have the same ring to it.
😂😂😂 think it was a genetic mutation making his eye look different
I am relative and I have the mark 🙂
Actually it's a person walking towards ypu
He looks like a cartoonish Kurt Cobain !
Pretty sure it was just a worm of some kind lol
That is extremely rude and not based in history or even a medical possibility
@@LDuke-pc7kq you know what's also not based in fact having a f*cking serpent in your eye. Let's play a game show called "WHATS MORE LIKELY" ? lol
@@LDuke-pc7kq extremely insensitive LOL you know what I don't think he's going to care
You can have other pictures
bruh im watching through vikings and you spoiled his death without even saying :((
Sorry bro, they made him a terrible character anyway
Hi Ollie, it's Tiipero..
I haven't watched your videos in months! And that's so sad 😢 But I can't watch these "Norse men shite stories", I just can't. And that's weird cause I'm Nordic my self..
But yeah, maybe something else next time, pls??!
I’m really sorry you feel like that man, recently I’ve just been delving into Viking history, do you have any recommendations??
@@historyprofiles sorry I was so blunt, I didn't mean to hurt you. I really love your videos, the Viking stuff is just a little meh 😑 to me..
I would love to know more about those early occultist's, like John Dee was. Or something dark and sinister 😅
Most of this probably isnt true anyway so the show making their own stories is perfectly fine... actually turned out to make it more interesting as the history of vikings is mostly just made up sh*t😂
As is most history.
The eye condition I believe is called coloboma
This isn't historical