What's so special about Viking ships? - Jan Bill
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2020
- Explore the history and technology of Viking longships, which helped the Scandinavians conquer trade routes and new territories.
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As the Roman Empire flourished, Scandinavians had small settlements and no central government. Yet by the 11th century, they had spread far from Scandinavia, gaining control of trade routes throughout Europe, conquering kingdoms as far as Africa, and building outposts in North America. What was the secret to their success? Jan Bill dives into the history of the formidable Viking longship.
Lesson by Jan Bill, directed by TOTEM Studio.
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"If the goal of a captain was to preserve his ship he would keep it docked forever" - Thomas Aquinas
Mr. Anonymous love it
odegaard idk if the trireme would survive the atlantic
More like keep it in a bottle.
The narrator has such a soothing voice I would love to listen to his podcasts.
I enjoy his voice too, does anyone know the name of the narrator
@@user-gc9pg5rm9p It's Addison Anderson I believe and I hope he will continue to do these narrations forever. To me he is the voice of Ted ed
@@hazardeur he's Ted Anderson
Viking ASMR
@@yuriperillo6390 r/woooosh
they left out two things that also made viking ships different than others of that era:
Wool sails as opposed to linen sails. Yes, wool was heavier, but when wet; the linen holds the weight of the water with no added benefit while the wool fibers expands (also making it stronger) for more surface area for the wind.
How the wood was cut. The vikings used a process that allows the log to split along the grain naturally to form planks. This allowed for long, thin planks that remained strong yet flexible as opposed to the hewn planks that were sawed and shaped against the natural grain that needed to be thick to retain their strength..
also how the plank were put together allowed them to move a little making sea travel smoother and less bumpy
There's a really good video demonstration of the way they cut wood to go with the grain for strength and flexibility.
There's also the role of the cod, whose fatty, vitamin D packed livers allowed them to live in sunlight poor areas without developing bone problems like rickets.
Until they moved to Greenland and started farming...
Who are the rickets ?😕
@@user-ky4bm9dn5c It's a disease. If you don't get enough Vitamin D from sunlight or fatty fish, your bones get soft and deformed.
It's true. The Lithuanian name for Swedes is "fish eaters."
Rickets has nothing to do with cod liver or vitamin D. Rickets is due to deficiency of vitamin C.
Imagine chilling with your monk homies in Lindisfarne in 793 and seeing one of these bad bois
And then Ragnar saves you
@@sandroskronias Booo! get off the stage!
You gotta figure Vikings probably had amazing stamina/endurance from rowing.
Not to mention they were one of the few cultures that taught swimming as a basic skill and anyone who set sail had already memorized how to construct the ship they were sailing, so in the event of a shipwreck they could simply build a new one.
Pretzelbomb damn
yes, but did they have leg day?
@@hunnitbaehunnitbae8804 Yep, it's called raiding day.
@@Kilovotis awesome
Now that scene in Vinland Saga where they carry the viking ship ON LAND feels even more epic. wow
Don't waste your time looking back,
you're not going that way - Ragnar Lothbrok(Viking)
Just watched that episode an hour ago!
I'm still pissed off that they did Ragnar like that.
@@adygombos4469 what? Putting him in a hole in the ground full of snakes? But history tells us there was a Viking named Ragnar Lothbrock who was killed by snakes by King Ealla.
@@Larstig81 -and he was not happy...
Request: Vikings leaders biography, like Erik Thorvaldsson
he wasn't exactly a leader, he did trick a bunch of people from Iceland to settle in Greenland so that he wouldn't be alone there
4:21 thorfinn and leif erikson proud moment.
Vinland saga!
Haha, yeah.....
One of the best animes from past seasons
Yes yess
Vinland saga 😁
They are elegant and an amazing achievement for the times. High craft with only very basic tools and resources. The ribs did not go right through but only across a few strakes overlapping an offset rib for the next few strakes. This allowed the whole frame to flex over the swells so a light frame was resilient and fast.
The vikings were badass
skol?
RobotSquirrel ; it is skål
And No. 1 Rapists and pillagers
You obviously know nothing about the Norsemen
Its Skol too 😂
Can we just take a moment and appreciate the amount of work that goes into this animation!
Hmm, this is a different art style for a Ted Ed video. A welcome one though.
yeah my thoughts too. It reminds me a bit of my runescape days
Yup, but i don't like this style
It doesn't show details well at all
I really enjoy the simple design
*_IT'S LEIF ERIKSON DAY!!! HINGA DINGA DURGEN!!!_*
I don't know Scandinavian but it seems like Norse ooga booga
Love ya
Ok looks cool
HINGA DINGA DURGEN, HJÖNK HJÖNK
Sir Harmony No, Leif Erickson day is on October 9
0:36 no,the secret to their success is that
They knew how to teach their dragons.
Yes😂
To train**
I was searching the comments for someone to make that reference and you made my day
HTTYD reference!
I'm waiting for someone to get r/wooshed
I'm italian student who learning english... Our teacher recommended to us to watch this video! Very helpful and clear video!!
Always love Viking content!
If only it was accurate...
Even when it is a load of rubbish
Yay, now I know more about the ships in Vinland Saga. Thank you TedEd
If you know Swedish and have an interest in the topic, you can watch more here: ua-cam.com/video/Un4mrsMYNxQ/v-deo.html
A wonderful video about these famous and fabulous ships...Superb!😍😍
The background soundtrack made it even more Intense and interested to watch ❤️..
Learned more About Vikings here than from books !!
Thanks TED ED!!
Too bad it was mostly wrong.
Thanks this helped a little bit with understanding Viking ships.
This type of 3d animation makes it more emersive love it
Hoping for the Philippine/ Maritime Southeast Asian Karakoa boat to be featured. Wonder what are the similarities and differences between the vessels of both major seafaring cultures.
Lol looks like I'm not the only one that noticed the similarities of these two ships. And how we used them xD
Background music is outstanding!!!!and ofcourse the voice over is fantastic... great job guys..
Scandinavian represent 🙋🏽
I love this guys voice! It's perfect for the animation!!
The thing about Viking longboats is that they can bend a lot without breaking in storms but were thin and short enough to go through rivers
You always come out with topics I was just thinking about.
Lindisfarne: Why do I hear boss music?
😂😂😂😂
lol
Props to the animator! The animations might need some tweaking and refining maybe, but the 3D already stands out among the other TED-Ed content!
Gives me this goosebumps
for those who love vikings and obsessed with them, please check vinland saga.. its the best viking show...
Ruby Red read the manga as the art and paneling is on a whole other level.
But that’s because I’m art obsessed.
I came here to upvote every vinland saga comment
also Norsemen for the lulz
@@Gadget-Walkmen u don't have to tell an aspiring artist about art. I am already caught up with the manga😄
There's also vikings and the last kingdom which are less accurate (especially vikings) but are pretty good shows.
I love this animation style!!
I'm glad TedEd is doing a video about Vinland saga
this animation is honestly beautiful
Awesome and informative video
Great Animation.....Amazing Job
Excellent presentation. I learned some things, and I'm a sailboat designer/builder. Subscribed.
Well you see, they look super cool!
I love these animations
Ted-ed: what is so special about viking ships?
Me: do you want to get attacked by one?
I needed more Viking videos. Thanks, TED-ED!
whoever creates these TED-ed animations deserves more credit than ever alongside tha narrator
However, the researcher should be fired.
The animation is incredibly videogame-y. Nice.
Really helpful
Great Video
The video is awesome! Reminds me alot of Vinland Saga
Legend has it that vikings loved being rained on when sailing.
Lovely animation
Great story 👍🏻
Is it weird that I really like this narrator? Like it feels weird to listen to others on this channel
The special thing about Viking ships was that they were built by Floki 😉
Floki the boat builder.
floki🔥🔥🔥
"This is Berk. It four days north of Hopelessness and a few degrees south of Freezing To Death. My village. In a word, sturdy. It's been here for seven generations bit every single building is new. We have hunting, fishing and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests. Most places have mice or misquotes. We have...DRAGONS!!!"
Have u read how to train your dragon by cresida cowells ?
I was looking for an HTTYD comment
@@kiratpreetsingh4107
Nope. Just the films
The tv series is worth a watch.
awesome
The animation was on point
Also there are a ton of much mpre useful and revolutionary designs
Good info
determination and will made it possible...
The animation is so creative
Power is always dangerous.
It attracts the worst,
And Corrupt the Best.
-Ragnar Lothbrok ( Viking)
Here is a quote I forgot who said it though
Power tends to corrupt,absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Floki Somewhere in valhalla - Who needs a reason for betrayal? One must always think the worst. That way you avoid much disappointment in life.
Askeladd best hero of 2019
New animation looked great 🤩🤩🤩🤩
I love the animations haha
Just saw video about Vikings.
My Brain : Toothless!
So fabolous!
thanks
Long, hard, light and sturdy!
The animation is epic
Ok but the visuals are super pleasinfggf
The sound
Soooo good
They used their Boats to find Vinland Saga
an Emo dude Thorfinn's Father was killed on one
and legend has it a guy named Thorkell the Tall can lift a Viking ship by himself
10/10 animation and narration! Awesome ending transition to other related videos as well!
Great, now I want to play a strategy history game.
3:20 Oh my God. ¿Is that Stoic from "How to train your dragon"!?
Watching this to enhance my knowledge about the Viking history after watching first season of Vinland saga
"inhospitable north known today as scandinavia"
Well it wasn't as nice as italy but inhospitable? Isn't that a bit of an overstatement?
Denmark was okay, but Sweden and Norway is just a bunch of mountains and river valleys. Also snow & tundra.
@@kleko Not true. Both Norway and Sweden have a lot of livable grassy plains. Like Jæren and the east.
Yeah, saying Scandinavia was inhospitable as if it were Greenland is definitely an overstatement
@Marius Periwinkle Southern Sweden is fairly temperate, but most of Sweden, Norway, and Finland fall under the Koppen classification of subarctic or arctic climate. Agriculture is possible in these colder areas, but not prosperous. Though during the heyday of the Vikings, the region was warmer.
It all depends on the time of the year.
It's the "peace was never an option boat"
This seems interesting
your the best
this was a grate video, fun fact the viking ships were the first to be built as clinker built
"Viking" was a profession, not an ethnicity. The word literally means someone who goes viking, that is to say, exploring and raiding. You could just as well call every U.S. citizen a "marine".
You bet I'm fun at parties.
Their real name was Norse right?
What's that? A Norwegian who'd prefer his ancestors be called "vikings"?
I mean I can't blame you, but...
@@MrSamulai Finnish people are a completely separate people's in Europe
+How To Vegan That's related to anything said thus far exactly how?
+K S Oh, that makes it even better. "Help, we were raided by going on raids!"
oh yeah this is what i like
Which software you use to make animation?. Please tell me
I got into this anime called Vinland Saga so this is a pleasant surprise to me
Ted-Ed back at it again with the amazing animation! 💓
Too bad the info is incorrect.
i like the animation
I like this 3D animation, make more like this! This is so cool!
now I want ted ed give video about austronesian boat that use double hull and triangle sail, the fastest and most efficient boat to seafaring
epic vic roy
Hello:) im a professional viking ship builder , I’m one of the very few in the world with this practical expertise/education. I work with historians and archeologies and build replicas of vikingships with the original tools and methods. I can tell you the most important and unique things regarding the construction of a Viking ship that was never mentioned here. How was the ships so light? And still so strong? The main reason for that is that the Vikings didn’t use saw, they used axes and wedges to split the oak and pine to super thin boards. That’s a lot of extra work (which they had slaves for) but you don’t break the fibers in the wood (witch is about 90% of the strength) therefore the high strength. A Viking ship also has 3 keels not 1 to be able to have even thinner boards. The extra ones are placed in between the middle of the boards (the 6th to the 8th board) and they are called Meginhufr. Have a good day:)
If you wanna know more about what a real Viking ship looks like, search for Saga Farmann which me and my colleges built a couple of years back:)
We want more series like Think Like A Coder!!!! Loved it!!!
My brain: VINLAND SAGAA
Good Job!!! I like the story so much!!! Your videos are so helpful!!!
Love the animation Teded keeps on getting better
Floki would be so proud watching this! 😁
voice is soooooooooo relaxing