Regarding battles of a thousand ships: In Sweden the levy system stated that each county (hæraþe) was supposed to put up a hundred men. If this means 100 men or 120 men is debated however at least in some law-texts it is is stated that the boats would habe "two twelweths of rowers and a stearing man (styrmaðr aka captain)". That means 25 men per ship. Because of this Swedes are often assumed to mainly have used smaller warships (so callled snæker, mentioned ealry in the video) compared to Danes and Norwegians. In 1970 there was 226 "counties" (härader, skeppslag, bergslag etc) within the Swedish border (which is much bigger the the viking age svíariki, realm of the Swedes) and if each put up 4 ships (á 25 men) you would get 904 ships. If one argues that each should put up 5 ships to get closer to "a big hundred" of 120 men you would get 1130 ships... One have to keep in mind though that the bigger ships that Danes and Norwegians used equals 2-4 perhaps even more of the smaller Swedish ships mentioned above when it comes to number of men. So if the royal forces of Sweden, Denmark and Norway would battle, and we assume they had rlughly equal amount of warriors, there is a theoretical chance of numbers of ships closer to 2000 ships or so. A theoretical chance but highly unlikely. At the naval battle of Svolder, where the kings of Sweden, Norway and Denmark battled, there is different acounts of the number of ship depending on the source but on says it was 11 on one side around 140 on the other - the fleet of 11 might though have been around 70 to start with. That seems to give a rough estimated of around 70 ships per king (and in this case I would guess that the Swedes would not use the smaller 25 men ships but equal longships to the Danes and Norwegians). Just to give an idea about the numbers discussed. As such I totally agree with the video that battles of several thousands of ships seems very unlikely.
I have often visited the Hurstwic site well before I discovered Dr Crawford. They have always been the best source for detailed information based on archaeological finds and practical theory. Specifically, weapons, forging, etc. I have always enjoyed their dedication to fact... they will say when they aren’t sure. They have a place you can take combat courses (no visitors). Or if you cant go, they have videos teaching/accurately remaking moves described in sagas. Anyway really cool to see two great teachers together.
After about 3 years of watching your channel I have finally seen every video you have put out. Thank you so much for the wealth of quality education. It has been an amazing journey here and can't wait to see more of your great work.
wonderful video. An interesting sidenote about wood for shipbuilding. At the start of the viking age, the entire jutland insula was covered in forest (mostly oak). Around 1400 the entire west coast was completely deforested, and turned into a barren wasteland of sand and heath. So it makes sense, that even in the later viking age, good oak would be scarce. Remember, that it had to be close to water to be usable for ship building. You dont want to carry an oak 20 km over a fjell..
Hearing about this sort of thing really puts in perspective what a great miss it was for them not to permanently establish themselves in North America where there would have been ample forests. A similar thing happened to some islands in the Pacific where deforestation made it impossible to build any more boats or ships.
The sound was bad, but it was worth it. But I am upset because I thought you finally had an interview with Odin . Although the glasses and two eyes should have tipped me off.
Cory does a great job at being professional. The dude making fun of Bardos teeth and Cory laughing was funny, great stuff! and good wholesome fun. Maybe a little personal, but for the internet it was fine!
Super video and nice interview with santa, very well informed. Viking and leidang battles on sea sound terrifying and awesome to my imagination and are rarely explained or touched upon in this way its great
Wow, what a wonderful compilation of a specific segment of history👍🏻please figure out the sound issue, was annoying, but too much fantastic information ..,.😎from good source. You got my subscription today. How the hell did the USA Colorado man become the “Viking”scholar... keep sharing.
In general their merchant ships (knarr) has different sailing and rowing properties compared to their warships (drakkar), being slower, less maneuvrable and deeper drafted, but capable of carrying more cargo. So for swift raids I'd say no, the knarr wouldnt be able to keep up or go up shallow rivers to reach the settlements they wanted to raid. For major campaigns though it was a pretty common practice.
I think Kirk is a Tommy Bowden. Clemson won 7-9 games the last 6 years, besides a 6 win season, under Tommy. They got rid of Tommy and won two national titles. Im not saying Iowa can do that, but watching their O is very hard, and regardless of the 8 win seasons, its obvious Iowa isn't good on O. I like Kirk, but Iowa looks like a powerhouse waiting for a good coaching staff.
Regarding battles of a thousand ships: In Sweden the levy system stated that each county (hæraþe) was supposed to put up a hundred men. If this means 100 men or 120 men is debated however at least in some law-texts it is is stated that the boats would habe "two twelweths of rowers and a stearing man (styrmaðr aka captain)". That means 25 men per ship. Because of this Swedes are often assumed to mainly have used smaller warships (so callled snæker, mentioned ealry in the video) compared to Danes and Norwegians. In 1970 there was 226 "counties" (härader, skeppslag, bergslag etc) within the Swedish border (which is much bigger the the viking age svíariki, realm of the Swedes) and if each put up 4 ships (á 25 men) you would get 904 ships. If one argues that each should put up 5 ships to get closer to "a big hundred" of 120 men you would get 1130 ships...
One have to keep in mind though that the bigger ships that Danes and Norwegians used equals 2-4 perhaps even more of the smaller Swedish ships mentioned above when it comes to number of men.
So if the royal forces of Sweden, Denmark and Norway would battle, and we assume they had rlughly equal amount of warriors, there is a theoretical chance of numbers of ships closer to 2000 ships or so. A theoretical chance but highly unlikely.
At the naval battle of Svolder, where the kings of Sweden, Norway and Denmark battled, there is different acounts of the number of ship depending on the source but on says it was 11 on one side around 140 on the other - the fleet of 11 might though have been around 70 to start with. That seems to give a rough estimated of around 70 ships per king (and in this case I would guess that the Swedes would not use the smaller 25 men ships but equal longships to the Danes and Norwegians).
Just to give an idea about the numbers discussed. As such I totally agree with the video that battles of several thousands of ships seems very unlikely.
I have often visited the Hurstwic site well before I discovered Dr Crawford. They have always been the best source for detailed information based on archaeological finds and practical theory. Specifically, weapons, forging, etc. I have always enjoyed their dedication to fact... they will say when they aren’t sure. They have a place you can take combat courses (no visitors). Or if you cant go, they have videos teaching/accurately remaking moves described in sagas. Anyway really cool to see two great teachers together.
After about 3 years of watching your channel I have finally seen every video you have put out. Thank you so much for the wealth of quality education. It has been an amazing journey here and can't wait to see more of your great work.
We met Dr. Bill Short at the now-closed Higgins Armoury Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. His breadth of knowledge is enormous.
I have organized several SCA fighting scenarios to simulate (perhaps to strong a term) combat from ship to ship.
wonderful video. An interesting sidenote about wood for shipbuilding. At the start of the viking age, the entire jutland insula was covered in forest (mostly oak). Around 1400 the entire west coast was completely deforested, and turned into a barren wasteland of sand and heath. So it makes sense, that even in the later viking age, good oak would be scarce. Remember, that it had to be close to water to be usable for ship building. You dont want to carry an oak 20 km over a fjell..
Hearing about this sort of thing really puts in perspective what a great miss it was for them not to permanently establish themselves in North America where there would have been ample forests. A similar thing happened to some islands in the Pacific where deforestation made it impossible to build any more boats or ships.
Absolutely wonderful and was a delightful experience this afternoon. I lay in wait for the next installment of your saga.
THANK ODIN you fixed the audio to this. that first couple minutes sounded like he was in an underwater bubblewrap bouncy castle
What an amazing video! Thank you both!
The sound was bad, but it was worth it. But I am upset because I thought you finally had an interview with Odin . Although the glasses and two eyes should have tipped me off.
It's Odin. He's just either wearing his glamor glasses to look like two eyes or in disguise as he does from time to time to mingle with us mortals.
Fascinating
Cory does a great job at being professional. The dude making fun of Bardos teeth and Cory laughing was funny, great stuff! and good wholesome fun. Maybe a little personal, but for the internet it was fine!
Super video and nice interview with santa, very well informed. Viking and leidang battles on sea sound terrifying and awesome to my imagination and are rarely explained or touched upon in this way its great
Purchased the Book ""Men of Terror "
I would suggest reading"The Viking Art of War" by Paddy Griffith.
Wow, what a wonderful compilation of a specific segment of history👍🏻please figure out the sound issue, was annoying, but too much fantastic information ..,.😎from good source. You got my subscription today.
How the hell did the USA Colorado man become the “Viking”scholar... keep sharing.
The closed captioning renamed this the "Blood of Emu" haha.
Let's hope that won't scare any Australians too badly. :)
If a Viking raid came on a warship did they take the spoils and slaves back on a warship or have a merchant ship in the fleet? Thanks!
In general their merchant ships (knarr) has different sailing and rowing properties compared to their warships (drakkar), being slower, less maneuvrable and deeper drafted, but capable of carrying more cargo. So for swift raids I'd say no, the knarr wouldnt be able to keep up or go up shallow rivers to reach the settlements they wanted to raid. For major campaigns though it was a pretty common practice.
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I think Kirk is a Tommy Bowden. Clemson won 7-9 games the last 6 years, besides a 6 win season, under Tommy. They got rid of Tommy and won two national titles. Im not saying Iowa can do that, but watching their O is very hard, and regardless of the 8 win seasons, its obvious Iowa isn't good on O. I like Kirk, but Iowa looks like a powerhouse waiting for a good coaching staff.
Sadly, the audio quality is very bad and difficult to hear.
I don't know about the original 'cast, but the guest's sound needs help.
clear the deck=)
Just started watching, I sure hope there will be a wealth of UNARMED glima techniques.
Hey! Been loving the content. If anyone wants their mind blown, read the hogfather with norse gods in mind.