Honestly I’d love to know where this is and come and participate. This looks like it could actually be a lot of fun. Like a full time renaissance festival.
depends on where you are. In Vinland (America) it might not be as common as in Europe, but we have quite a few such festivals throughout the summer season. Particularly in places where the vikings were active, like York. I live in Poland, and we have Slavic culture in the mix as well. Your best bet is to try and find a reenactment group you can join - they'll help you with research when getting your outfit (as a general rule, the more specific your character, the more accurate you have to be; for a generic viking from wherever, basic clothes were pretty universal, but accesories are region-specific. Of course, when you get to one of the big trading emporiums, like Birka, Hedeby, Kaupang, and later Sigtuna, and Visby, there's a good mix of different cultures and styles, because traders from all over the place came to those towns. Birka, for example, dealt in furs from the north, Polish amber, silk, and silver from the middle east, and, of course, slaves).
@Noob Saibot I have ancestry in Scottish, English, French, German, Irish, Danish, and Norwegian. *one* of those had to have Viking ancestry, the Norse weren't exactly shy about expanding their gene pool
I love how in the comments ppl are denigrating these folk, who are european in ancestry, and 100% have Norse blood in thier veins. They are honoring their ancestors, and will be blessed.
Partly because it looks silly in the eyes of people who know something of the "viking" era. It wasn't as bright, shiny and wholesome as people portray it. Life was bitter and harsh beyond your imaginings. The Rich could live like this, but those were few. A Sword in those days would be like a Car to a Somalian these days. The warriors were a mere percentage of the population, the most common weapon were spears because they were easily made and cheap. A good axe wasn't for free either.
to hell with them! I am Norwegian and love this! nothing crazy about being proud. and you make me proud to be Norwegian! when I see how you honor the ancients! Skål!🍻
Addressing all the idiots committing on this video: #1 yes we know that viking was a Scandinavian word for sea traveler and that the people we call vikings did nit call them self that. #2 The Vikings were not just Norsemen they covered most of the Scandinavian countries #3 yes the vikings would think we are silly for reenacting them.. so what? #4 can you work a black smithy, weave fabric, make your own cloths, fight with a sward or ax, work leather? If not were do you get off calling them fake.?
#1 The meaning of "Viking" is in dispute. However it is a profession. The profession required your goal being to bring prosperity to your people, which could be trading, settling new lands ripe for gathering food, or raiding for trade commodities like gold and silver. Women were very rarely vikings, although women were of approximate equal status of men. #2 All Scandinavian countries were Norse, the only exception being the Sami people. #3 Agree
#1: commenting, not committing #2: your also one of the idiots commenting on this video #3: yes i do do all of that because i believe in living off of the labor and skill of my own two hand. i am also of norse decent, but that has nothing to do with it. i dont call them fake, i call them misinformed and vain. worse yet i call them purveyors of false information, which is why most people of norse decent are getting angry at them- their portraying them selves as ones who know, and then misrepresenting an entire culture. how would you like it if your culture was known only by the savage act that a small percentage of them did, and have the rest of their vast number of social, scientific, medicinal, cultural, and technological achievements forgotten because well their just bloodthirsty vikings right?
@Crispy Cream English is my secondary language and still - i am going to take you back to school. Because you misunderstand how it works. It isn't that a person needs to learn how to read words. But how to comprehend a string of sentences and making sense of it. For example; I never at any point made any mention that i believed she said a hundred percent Norwegian. I was the one that brought up my Norwegian side of the family, and i did it in the style of a tongue in cheek comment. What i actually did. Was that i questioned the viability of the NORSE ancestry not even specifically Norwegian. My point was that the ancestry among the American populace is so washed out that a singular ancestral heritage is barely recognizable among the majority of it's people. How was this so hard to grasp ?
@Crispy Cream That might just have been the most desperate move of complete dishonest bullshit i have yet to read. You should go into politics, dont even consider it. Just do it.
God damn, this is some motion sickness inducing videography. Whoever filmed this needs to learn how to work a camera. Feels like it was shot on a phone, zoomed in all the way for maximum shaky cam.
Hmm at first i was mad being Danish and all.. then thinking about the word "Viking" is still in dispute isnt it? Call us rapiests??? ha dont make me spit in your face, every military force of that era before and after even now were and are raping and pillaging so go sit on your finger an rotate on it!!!! What ive been taught is that a "Norsemen/Viking" (not all norsemen were vikings) is to live of the land an the sea look to nature for answers if your loosing your marbles and bask in it time to time, fight of cause comes natually, but mostly to work hard an to look after, feed an take care your family and to never stop doing it even when you back is broken an cant walk, grandfather would most likely still wack me around my head an say "get up somehow do it dont cry or wimp just do it" no matter the cost to yourself... what your doing is cool, being american or not your not really american some of you are still europeans at the end of the day so who are we to say. But please if that lad was icelandic in anyway ouch that hurt the ears dude haha. Everyone needs to stop being keyboard warriors these days because its just a bloody market guys come on, but i know what your all worried about though... Another thing americans trying to claim for themselves... but if helps your people algud. But still..... really???
First step of being a Viking age Norseman, GROOM YOURSELF! COMB YOUR HAIR AND BEARD, TRIM IT! Also I'm pretty sure that's not how you integrate those bands into the clothing. They are supposed to BE the edges of the clothing, NOT sewn OVER it.
You folks, got it all wrong. They celebrate the Icelandic heritage who were vikings in their own annual Gimli Icelandic Festival in Gimli, Manitoba. Cause most of these locals are descendants of Icelandic Heritage or other Scandinavian heritage, so in some sense. They are real vikings.
Research all E(ur)opian history who are they where did they come from. Who has rewritten history. Why has this HISTORY been rewritten. Foĺĺow the DNA evidence of origin. Who has the most to gain.
They are of Viking blood, most of these people in this video are of Icelandic heritage or Scandinavian descent. They're celebrating Íslendingar dagar in this video, which is a festival in Gimli, Manitoba. A town originally founded by Icelandic and other Scandinavians.
I am Norwegian. And the guy who gets filmed speaks like an American and I am pretty sure he doesnt live in Scandinavia or have much Scandinavian blood in him. So yeah.. Its not his culture.
@@det9525 hvis du er norsk så er du ein av dei patetiske typene! Hva er galt med det dei gjør!? Det er mer nordmen i USA en det er i Norge! Slutt å drit oss ut! Din patetiske liksom viking
I wanna go there and live as a Viking..
You don't want to LARP with a bunch of Americans. Find your own way home to your own people and volkoðr.
Honestly I’d love to know where this is and come and participate. This looks like it could actually be a lot of fun. Like a full time renaissance festival.
depends on where you are. In Vinland (America) it might not be as common as in Europe, but we have quite a few such festivals throughout the summer season. Particularly in places where the vikings were active, like York. I live in Poland, and we have Slavic culture in the mix as well.
Your best bet is to try and find a reenactment group you can join - they'll help you with research when getting your outfit (as a general rule, the more specific your character, the more accurate you have to be; for a generic viking from wherever, basic clothes were pretty universal, but accesories are region-specific. Of course, when you get to one of the big trading emporiums, like Birka, Hedeby, Kaupang, and later Sigtuna, and Visby, there's a good mix of different cultures and styles, because traders from all over the place came to those towns. Birka, for example, dealt in furs from the north, Polish amber, silk, and silver from the middle east, and, of course, slaves).
vikings that had one too many sweetrolls from persia
There are worse fates.
Very interesting cultural event. Looks like a good chance to have fun and learn about history
I wanna be a viking too...
Same
Tough luck you're both Mexicans. You get to re-roll in about 70 years though.
@@dr.lexwinter8604 Wow, I'm actually a European Mutt, but just... fuck you too, pal.
@Noob Saibot I have ancestry in Scottish, English, French, German, Irish, Danish, and Norwegian. *one* of those had to have Viking ancestry, the Norse weren't exactly shy about expanding their gene pool
@Noob Saibot that's literally the dumbest shit I've ever heard of
I love how in the comments ppl are denigrating these folk, who are european in ancestry, and 100% have Norse blood in thier veins. They are honoring their ancestors, and will be blessed.
Partly because it looks silly in the eyes of people who know something of the "viking" era. It wasn't as bright, shiny and wholesome as people portray it. Life was bitter and harsh beyond your imaginings. The Rich could live like this, but those were few. A Sword in those days would be like a Car to a Somalian these days. The warriors were a mere percentage of the population, the most common weapon were spears because they were easily made and cheap. A good axe wasn't for free either.
to hell with them! I am Norwegian and love this! nothing crazy about being proud. and you make me proud to be Norwegian! when I see how you honor the ancients! Skål!🍻
Seriously, nobody else has commented ? This was a find little walk-around. Thank you.
Hi from the Magnus Vikings in Northern Ireland
Which Magnus are you referring to? Magnus Berrføtt?
2:56 I littarly dropped my phone😂😂
Guy has obviously spent too many hours chasing the dragon at Skyrim....
@@Tyrfingr Haha good one!
yes, get out of the basement and into the shed to make some chainmaille... ;-)
Sander Tel omg I saw that as I was finishing up on my helmet's aventail xD you are a seer
Addressing all the idiots committing on this video:
#1 yes we know that viking was a Scandinavian word for sea traveler and that the people we call vikings did nit call them self that.
#2 The Vikings were not just Norsemen they covered most of the Scandinavian countries
#3 yes the vikings would think we are silly for reenacting them.. so what?
#4 can you work a black smithy, weave fabric, make your own cloths, fight with a sward or ax, work leather? If not were do you get off calling them fake.?
#1 The meaning of "Viking" is in dispute. However it is a profession. The profession required your goal being to bring prosperity to your people, which could be trading, settling new lands ripe for gathering food, or raiding for trade commodities like gold and silver. Women were very rarely vikings, although women were of approximate equal status of men.
#2 All Scandinavian countries were Norse, the only exception being the Sami people.
#3 Agree
#1: commenting, not committing
#2: your also one of the idiots commenting on this video
#3: yes i do do all of that because i believe in living off of the labor and skill of my own two hand. i am also of norse decent, but that has nothing to do with it.
i dont call them fake, i call them misinformed and vain. worse yet i call them purveyors of false information, which is why most people of norse decent are getting angry at them- their portraying them selves as ones who know, and then misrepresenting an entire culture. how would you like it if your culture was known only by the savage act that a small percentage of them did, and have the rest of their vast number of social, scientific, medicinal, cultural, and technological achievements forgotten because well their just bloodthirsty vikings right?
1# Vikings were only norsemen.
Vikings were only Norsemen. All Scandinavian countries are Norse.
#2 The Vikings were not just Norsemen they covered most of the Scandinavian countries
Only North Europeans can be norsemen...
Jo Trash Good thing most white/european Americans have Norse ancestry.
@@countrygirl5548 Meh, most Americans i know are 8th parts of everything. My Norwegian grandmothers napkins are more Norse than Americans.
@Crispy Cream English is my secondary language and still - i am going to take you back to school. Because you misunderstand how it works. It isn't that a person needs to learn how to read words. But how to comprehend a string of sentences and making sense of it.
For example; I never at any point made any mention that i believed she said a hundred percent Norwegian. I was the one that brought up my Norwegian side of the family, and i did it in the style of a tongue in cheek comment.
What i actually did. Was that i questioned the viability of the NORSE ancestry not even specifically Norwegian. My point was that the ancestry among the American populace is so washed out that a singular ancestral heritage is barely recognizable among the majority of it's people.
How was this so hard to grasp ?
@Crispy Cream That might just have been the most desperate move of complete dishonest bullshit i have yet to read. You should go into politics, dont even consider it. Just do it.
@@Tyrfingr Bring your grannies napkins and I'll fight them.
Nicas battle cry sounds like he's constipated but this video is really cool
They seem very very similar to those who participate in the SCA.
Good on ya! It's good to see folks taking influence from the old ways. It's better than acting like the toughest criminal in cell block C. Amirite?
does anybody know the reporter name? thanks
Shes cute as fuck thats all i know
GO VIKINGS!!!
Can we talk about Loden a bit more.
Anybody else gonna bring their raiding party when they go?
God damn, this is some motion sickness inducing videography. Whoever filmed this needs to learn how to work a camera. Feels like it was shot on a phone, zoomed in all the way for maximum shaky cam.
Either you have the herritage or you dont.
i have the heritage
So do I
i dont know do you
Pure dane, so yes.
cool in a swede and a dane
Hmm at first i was mad being Danish and all.. then thinking about the word "Viking" is still in dispute isnt it? Call us rapiests??? ha dont make me spit in your face, every military force of that era before and after even now were and are raping and pillaging so go sit on your finger an rotate on it!!!! What ive been taught is that a "Norsemen/Viking" (not all norsemen were vikings) is to live of the land an the sea look to nature for answers if your loosing your marbles and bask in it time to time, fight of cause comes natually, but mostly to work hard an to look after, feed an take care your family and to never stop doing it even when you back is broken an cant walk, grandfather would most likely still wack me around my head an say "get up somehow do it dont cry or wimp just do it" no matter the cost to yourself... what your doing is cool, being american or not your not really american some of you are still europeans at the end of the day so who are we to say. But please if that lad was icelandic in anyway ouch that hurt the ears dude haha. Everyone needs to stop being keyboard warriors these days because its just a bloody market guys come on, but i know what your all worried about though... Another thing americans trying to claim for themselves... but if helps your people algud. But still..... really???
03:41 Such a manly voice.
Did I just hear: What is your viking name? N word. At 2:49
He said, 'Nicar.'
The have been eating at McDonald's like. Struggle for the longboats
First step of being a Viking age Norseman, GROOM YOURSELF! COMB YOUR HAIR AND BEARD, TRIM IT!
Also I'm pretty sure that's not how you integrate those bands into the clothing. They are supposed to BE the edges of the clothing, NOT sewn OVER it.
how come he sounds american
Teach...them....historic..accuracy....never.....horned...helmets.....
You folks, got it all wrong. They celebrate the Icelandic heritage who were vikings in their own annual Gimli Icelandic Festival in Gimli, Manitoba.
Cause most of these locals are descendants of Icelandic Heritage or other Scandinavian heritage, so in some sense. They are real vikings.
I thought the accents would be a little more, you know? Nord-ish? Well, whatever... Evolution...
A thousand years In muria does that
@@themadfarmer5207 yeah i guess so
I'm from India 🙏
My Favorite WebSeries Vikings of games 😊😍
How would someone get involved with something like this?
look up SCA there is a good chance there will be a group near you
Become unemployed, be as ignorant about the history as possible, buy all your shit from Viking Emporium .com and pose like a boss.
@@lachanncraft7870 did you get rejected for a re-enactment group? Lol
Holding an axe doesn't make you a viking
Nim Boo I have scandinavian ancestors
Nim Boo I am of viking and phoenician descent.. Nothing close to a jew or a shemite lol
What the fuck makes you a viking, you fucking beardless virgin.
Tony El-Khoury There is no such thing as "Viking descent". Viking is a job.
No one wants to be an Anglo Saxon?
I AM TRUTH SON OF GOD !!!
What?
Take your religious ravings elsewhere, Christian, this is _Odin's_ territory.
awh how cute. these pilgrims think they are vikings
yea really xD
Im a dane
Haha so true
Midnight Man welly said
Not FBI Fuck off man quite a lot of us believe in the gods besides why do you waste time commenting shit like that so srsly get a life
We can't go outside, too many Vikings roaming around.
Do any of these men and women actually have Scandinavian heritage? You don't just become a Viking....
Research all E(ur)opian history who are they where did they come from. Who has rewritten history. Why has this HISTORY been rewritten. Foĺĺow the DNA evidence of origin. Who has the most to gain.
3:40 viking?He is probably indian
Good lord live action role players.. lmao. Seriously real Viking wouldn't even sell them. Would just kill them outright haha.
They are of Viking blood, most of these people in this video are of Icelandic heritage or Scandinavian descent. They're celebrating Íslendingar dagar in this video, which is a festival in Gimli, Manitoba. A town originally founded by Icelandic and other Scandinavians.
I am Norwegian. And the guy who gets filmed speaks like an American and I am pretty sure he doesnt live in Scandinavia or have much Scandinavian blood in him. So yeah.. Its not his culture.
@@det9525 hvis du er norsk så er du ein av dei patetiske typene! Hva er galt med det dei gjør!? Det er mer nordmen i USA en det er i Norge! Slutt å drit oss ut! Din patetiske liksom viking
tasty girl , so natural
MMMmmm
An Althing is NOT a Viking thing… so much wrong with this whole video and the reenactors don’t even know it smdh…
Lol Viking literately means “pirate”... these are not Vikings lol..
Pretenders
Not really. Most Gimli Locals who celebrate Íslendinga Daga are of Icelandic Heritage or Scandinavian descent.