Ancient Greek vs Viking Sports
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
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The ancient Olympic Games were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece.
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00:00- Intro
06:30- Origin
09:00- Sports
12:00- Truce/War
15:15- Athletes
18:15- Oaths
20:40- Honor
23:00- Training
15:45- Conclusion
The Olympic games were held to be one of the two central rituals in ancient Greece, the other being the much older religious festival, the Eleusinian Mysteries. . The Mycenaeans adopted Minoan games and also raced chariots in religious or funerary ceremonies. Homer's heroes participate in athletic competitions to honor the dead. In the Iliad there are chariot races, boxing, wrestling, a foot race, as well as fencing, archery, and spear throwing. The Odyssey adds to these a long jump and discus throw. Aristotle reckoned the date of the first Olympics to be 776 BC, a date largely accepted by most, though not all, subsequent ancient historians.
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In ireland there was the tailteann games which were similar
In Greek and early Roman culture, games were held as part of funerary rites.
When the Coliseum was built the Romans broke the ethical code by sanctioning gladiator contests without the need of a funeral to proceed it.
Originally ancient folk held gatherings between tribes and games of contest were held. I think it was the Indo-Europeans who held warrior contests to honour the dead as part of the funeral rites.
Couldnt agree more with your final point i always do hard cardio if i have a big problem. The increased blood flow is fantastic for cognitive function
So it would seem that the challenges of being an athlete focused on martial skills is one of the highest forms of spiritual perfection. The daily grind of pushing one's body, addressing the various emotional / psychological obstacles one must overcome via the hardships of training, and being transformed by the intellectual / philosophical demands as a necessary part of growth to becoming a warrior poet will bring forth the highest form of the individual who stays dedicated and focused.
Okay, so I’ve been in combat sports my entire life. I can only really tell you my own experiences, but there’s a concept that’s sometimes called “Martial Mind” or “Battle Meditation” where everything slows way down and the sound gets really dulled and you get some minor tunnel vision going on. I always tell people that outside of a near death experience I once had I’ve never felt closer to the Grand Architect of our Universe than I do when that psychological state is triggered.
There’s also a concept called the Triple Crown which is mastery of body first, then mind and then spirit, which represents the steps it takes to achieve your idealized self.
21:05 this guy achieved a triple crown and was worshipped as a God. Arminius achieved a triple crown when he destroyed three full legions and then took their Aquilas and placed them atop the three tallest Norwegian Spruce trees in the Teutoberg Forest. Arminius victory happened as the Romans were moving to their winter camp. First day of winter is December 21.
27:15 here Plato is talking about the first two steps of the triple crown.
You can’t master your mind until you mater your body.
And you’ll never hope to mater your spirit unless you’ve first mastered your mind.
27:55 the Klitschko brothers have PhD’s, speak 5 languages each and are chess masters.
They reigned atop heavyweight boxing for over a decade.
There ARE dumb fighters, obviously, but you’ll find most combat sport athletes are not dumb jocks.
Artem Vakhitov is a Glory kickboxing champion who is a classically trained pianist.
Alexander Gustafsson was a bit of a thug in his youth before being introduced to MMA and now he’s a highly productive member of society who owns his own gym in Sweden.
@@Thor-Orion I am very familiar with this, and have experienced it as well. I believe that the Japanese referred to it as "Mushin" and it is a truly unique state of consciousness experienced during chaos and action (no real words do it justice really). Thank you for the insightful comment, and ideas for reflection.
Thanks for the video & information of these 2 cultures⚔️
Is this the accurate meaning of Old Norse words? Please read all of my description below.
Viking fantasy:
The ancient Viking mythical names meaning. I am not a expert, so I do not know for sure. So help me out if any of these are wrong.
Draugr: mirage
Ljósálfar: cremation of the dead and ashes of the dead in the air.
Dökkálfar: The dead buried Inside ground.
Troll: a spirit of magic and supernatural that helps mankind with magic and supernatural things.
þurs: personifying destructive natural forces
Jotunn: plague, famine, drought, greed and death.
Fafnir: the embracer or the enclosure
vargr: evil abnormal wolf
ulfr: good normal wolf
Thor: Life force
Odin: frenzy mindset: great excitement or wild behaviour that often results from losing control of your feelings.
Frigg: Beloved
Freyja: lady, mistress
Vanir: growth of crops, and getting pregnant. Birth of life in nature.
Fenrir: only carnivore
Vidar; silence
Gleipnir: deceiver" or "entangler
Skoll: solar eclipse
Hati: lunar eclipses
Sol: Sun
Máni: Moon
Jormungandr: Circle of life.
Nidhogg: Malice Striker
Places in Norse mythology:
Midgard: Our universe dimension
Álfheimr: the dead human ashes in air
Nidavellir: the dead humans inside the ground
Jotunheimen: plague, famine, drought, greed and death.
Trollhiemr: magic and supernatural things.
Niflheim: evil people’s dead bodies thrown in a fen or bogs or marsh
Vanaheim: growth of crops, and getting pregnant. Birth of life in nature.
Asgard: inside you spiritually
Is the troll appearance in God of War 2018 video game accurate with the appearance of a troll in Old Norse paganism beliefs before Christianity? Did the Vikings belief in ogre like being called trolls? Am I missing something here?
@@taylorfusher2997 I don't know if you know this or not but you attached this to my comment he won't be able to read it on see it. You know right
You might be right. What is Fenrir meaning in Old Norse? Why is Fenrir depicted as a wolf? Why is Fenrir not depicted as a bear? There are many predators in Scandinavia, bears is one of them, not just wolf, bears too.
Another great video Michael. Comboing Greek and Viking sports is a great idea.
Is this the accurate meaning of Old Norse words? Please read all of my description below.
Viking fantasy:
The ancient Viking mythical names meaning. I am not a expert, so I do not know for sure. So help me out if any of these are wrong.
Draugr: mirage
Ljósálfar: cremation of the dead and ashes of the dead in the air.
Dökkálfar: The dead buried Inside ground.
Troll: a spirit of magic and supernatural that helps mankind with magic and supernatural things.
þurs: personifying destructive natural forces
Jotunn: plague, famine, drought, greed and death.
Fafnir: the embracer or the enclosure
vargr: evil abnormal wolf
ulfr: good normal wolf
Thor: Life force
Odin: frenzy mindset: great excitement or wild behaviour that often results from losing control of your feelings.
Frigg: Beloved
Freyja: lady, mistress
Vanir: growth of crops, and getting pregnant. Birth of life in nature.
Fenrir: only carnivore
Vidar; silence
Gleipnir: deceiver" or "entangler
Skoll: solar eclipse
Hati: lunar eclipses
Sol: Sun
Máni: Moon
Jormungandr: Circle of life.
Nidhogg: Malice Striker
Places in Norse mythology:
Midgard: Our universe dimension
Álfheimr: the dead human ashes in air
Nidavellir: the dead humans inside the ground
Jotunheimen: plague, famine, drought, greed and death.
Trollhiemr: magic and supernatural things.
Niflheim: evil people’s dead bodies thrown in a fen or bogs or marsh
Vanaheim: growth of crops, and getting pregnant. Birth of life in nature.
Asgard: inside you spiritually
I am not an expert either by any means. I have only been A heathen for two years, and I absolutely love this description of old Norse words. I don’t know if they are right, but you seam to know more than me about it. Michael would know if it the true description. Meanwhile I am going to screen shot them and write them down as I am a sponge about this stuff. Thank you so much. All of my handed down genealogy from my grandparents says m from Germany and Scandinavia so I did a DNA test just make sure cause I have been really getting into the Norse beliefs. After finding all this out it’s like finally returning home. Thank you again!
Actually I do think some are wrong I think neiflhiem is another realm like midgaurd and jotenhiem is as well.
You might be right. What is Fenrir meaning in Old Norse? Why is Fenrir depicted as a wolf? Why is Fenrir not depicted as a bear? There are many predators in Scandinavia, bears is one of them, not just wolf, bears too.
Off topic but have you got any closer to the southern hemisphere calendar? Love the content dude
I competed in Highland Games in Scotland. The thumbnail is the McGlashen Stones. A lot of Scandinavian lads would come and perform with us.
I have heard you say before that the Zulu people or warriors were also similar to the norse warriors in short...could you maybe please make a video on the Zulu
Just throwing this out there, another African culture who’s deities share very similar archetype with norse/germanic is the Yoruba culture largest culture in west Africa, for example Shango is the thunder deity who’s a warrior with a double side battle axe similar to Thor. Worth checking out
what do you say at the start and end of the videos? greeting defition and how to prounounce,
9:18 that’d be my sport. I can swim really well too, but I’m not much of a runner. I can wrestle(won states in freestyle back in high school) but my Muay Thai is brutal and my boxing is even better.
9:40 hey, I’m pretty good on a horse too, since mounted combat is basically a thing of the past polo is a pretty good demonstration of the same skills that Calvary would have needed in the past.
12:20 of course it’s dated to 420 bc. We all need a 420 break, now don’t we?
15:44 to my understanding it was only married women who weren’t allowed to spectate, it varies depending on source but they all agree that women didn’t compete and that women who were married weren’t permitted to be present.
16:15 this. Virgins who weren’t yet married but could potentially end up married to one of the competitors. So virgins of high birth.
21:10 oh so he achieved a Triple Crown and was worshiped as a god after it. How incredibly in line with every other instance of the triple crown.
If anyone's interested in hard-core compared Indo-European Tradition I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's content
Why what is wrong with this content or this channel???
Is there any evidence that there may have been stone lifting as part of Norse sport / training?
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Is Scandinavia part of Germanic Europe as in ethnicity??
Race*
Ethnicity is your sub-race and culture
To Norse magic and belief:
Is the troll appearance in God of War 2018 video game accurate with the appearance of a troll in Old Norse paganism beliefs before Christianity? Did the Vikings belief in ogre like being called trolls? Am I missing something here?
Aye dude you look just like me do you have an instagram? I have never seen someone who looks like me before. I’m danish German welsh Irish
To Norse magic and belief:
Is this the accurate meaning of Old Norse words? Please read all of my description below.
Viking fantasy:
The ancient Viking mythical names meaning. I am not a expert, so I do not know for sure. So help me out if any of these are wrong.
Draugr: mirage
Ljósálfar: cremation of the dead and ashes of the dead in the air.
Dökkálfar: The dead buried Inside ground.
Troll: a spirit of magic and supernatural that helps mankind with magic and supernatural things.
þurs: personifying destructive natural forces
Jotunn: plague, famine, drought, greed and death.
Fafnir: the embracer or the enclosure
vargr: evil abnormal wolf
ulfr: good normal wolf
Thor: Life force
Odin: frenzy mindset: great excitement or wild behaviour that often results from losing control of your feelings.
Frigg: Beloved
Freyja: lady, mistress
Vanir: growth of crops, and getting pregnant. Birth of life in nature.
Fenrir: only carnivore
Vidar; silence
Gleipnir: deceiver" or "entangler
Skoll: solar eclipse
Hati: lunar eclipses
Sol: Sun
Máni: Moon
Jormungandr: Circle of life.
Nidhogg: Malice Striker
Places in Norse mythology:
Midgard: Our universe dimension
Álfheimr: the dead human ashes in air
Nidavellir: the dead humans inside the ground
Jotunheimen: plague, famine, drought, greed and death.
Trollhiemr: magic and supernatural things.
Niflheim: evil people’s dead bodies thrown in a fen or bogs or marsh
Vanaheim: growth of crops, and getting pregnant. Birth of life in nature.
Asgard: inside you spiritually
Wasn’t it thought that Germanic people had competitors in games after the empire incorporated their lands? Meaning a “Viking” (don’t know the historical culture label) could have participated in the competition. Maybe. I like the idea anyhow 😉
We were never part of it
Achilles is called a Scythian Prince. So I think it’s more than likely. Not “Norse” per se, but people who would today be considered Germanic. You have to understand how closely related Scythians are to the Goths and the Vikings both.
Look up “Scythian Horse” and you should see an image with a hooked headdress. Compare that image to the Yule goat made of straw and tell me if you notice any similarities.
@@Thor-Orion Thanks! I just watched the goat video & am excited to see what you’re talking about.😁
@@kariannecrysler640 it’s truly uncanny.
@@kariannecrysler640 oh! And you should also look up “Sintashta Chariot” and imagine those horses with the headdresses pulling one.
😃😃😃what ancient Greeks are say mine Venn the Greeks never exist at the time existed illyrians and Macedonians until 18th century Greece name never exist in map so don't read fake books history to munipulated from priests but look the documents in archives
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You might be right. What is Fenrir meaning in Old Norse? Why is Fenrir depicted as a wolf? Why is Fenrir not depicted as a bear? There are many predators in Scandinavia, bears is one of them, not just wolf, bears too.
Thor Elptrdalr I think