The Greatest Jomsviking Warrior | Vagn Åkesson

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  • @historyprofiles
    @historyprofiles  2 роки тому +13

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    • @chubbyninja89
      @chubbyninja89 2 роки тому

      Why did you guys put your Yoshisune and Benkei video as Private?!
      I really liked that video and even added it to a playlist of mine, which had several of your videos in it.

    • @historyprofiles
      @historyprofiles  2 роки тому

      @@chubbyninja89 it was demonetised so I will re be-making the video with better production value

    • @chubbyninja89
      @chubbyninja89 2 роки тому

      @@historyprofiles
      I guess that's ok. But I still think that one was pretty good.
      Demonetizing is stupid.

    • @Mnesterus
      @Mnesterus 2 роки тому

      @@chubbyninja89 lol they only care about money, this isnt about entertainment, its a job for these guys, and whats best they are just literally taking information that is already out there and rehashing it.

  • @aliengrogg2284
    @aliengrogg2284 2 роки тому +13

    As a Scandinavian myself... it's still a bit of a shame that so much of Viking history is documented in tales and witnesses and not much by them themselves. (compared to many contemporary civilizations) Runestones and such were usually erected with short descriptions without details.
    At the same time, this contributes to historical delightful mystery and speculation.
    Thank you for a great video

    • @toddaulner5393
      @toddaulner5393 10 місяців тому

      I think they were ashamed of their actions, that is why they did not document it. The people they attacked did though.

  • @Z3AL316
    @Z3AL316 2 роки тому +39

    A film needs to be made about this man and it needs to be in the same style and tone as The Northman

    • @tomscell992
      @tomscell992 2 роки тому +2

      What a TERRIBLE movie. The Northman was written SOOOO BAD.

    • @spleen8834
      @spleen8834 2 роки тому

      The Northman is just a Conan remake

    • @hateralert4012
      @hateralert4012 2 роки тому +2

      Northman strayed so far from the true Hameth story. Plus it was mostly boring. 👎

    • @calcaleb7041
      @calcaleb7041 Рік тому +1

      @@hateralert4012 better than the bs Vikings EVER put out

  • @nikolasbeckerandersen1383
    @nikolasbeckerandersen1383 Рік тому +1

    Great work and good voice you have. I have heard these stories before, but so good to hear them again. Vagn Ågesen! i remember him.

  • @Shimus36
    @Shimus36 2 роки тому +8

    I would keep listening to more and more stories about the Joms. I've seen each of the videos you've made so far. It's nice you giving more passages.

  • @ds698
    @ds698 2 роки тому +6

    Such a good video I love all these videos! Keep the Scandinavian history videos coming I love learning about my ancestors!

  • @janetcw9808
    @janetcw9808 2 роки тому +3

    A DEFINITE listen again, masterfully done, thank you.

  • @berenicewaters4096
    @berenicewaters4096 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for another educational video of the Viking age . Lovely video productions and images.

  • @MarkSeinIII
    @MarkSeinIII 2 роки тому +7

    I like Viking history. It's so interesting.

  • @hankdetroit2076
    @hankdetroit2076 2 роки тому +13

    Makes me proud to be of viking heritage

    • @kylefunk546
      @kylefunk546 2 роки тому +1

      I wish I was lmao instead I’m stuck with German roots

    • @machtvonhre8979
      @machtvonhre8979 2 роки тому +5

      @@kylefunk546 vikings had german roots too, we are germanics

    • @yggdrasild755
      @yggdrasild755 2 роки тому

      @@machtvonhre8979 true

    • @jagosevatarion8822
      @jagosevatarion8822 2 роки тому +2

      @@kylefunk546 germans and scandinavians share ancestry and once spoke the same language (proto-germanic). Read Germania by Tacitus

    • @memebers757
      @memebers757 2 роки тому

      Same but
      Im from Australia

  • @gunnercolt6347
    @gunnercolt6347 2 роки тому +2

    Have been a subscriber for a while and believe this is still the best doco series channel on UA-cam. Love your work with every bit of what I view. Plz keep it up. We need channels like this. Can't wait for more.

  • @BrotherBadger123
    @BrotherBadger123 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, what an Impressive YOUNG Man !!!!!!🤯

  • @ANota-og2yp
    @ANota-og2yp 2 роки тому +9

    A great novel series is the Jomsviking series by author Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen, I enjoyed reading how he describes life at the time, historically quite accurate.
    He describes, among other things, the betrayal of Olaf and the battle of Svolder.

    • @maxmilliamharkestad8033
      @maxmilliamharkestad8033 2 роки тому +1

      Amazing author, im currently reading the first one of the series. Bjorn does an amazing job with mixing real events with the maincharchter story

    • @timothydean9407
      @timothydean9407 2 роки тому +4

      I wish his books were published in English...I keep waiting!!

  • @ElkeMB
    @ElkeMB 2 роки тому +3

    Sorry I'm not in time, but happy to be here and listen this great work of yours. Thank you so very much. Your videos are just fabulous!

    • @ElkeMB
      @ElkeMB 2 роки тому

      I'm your subscriber to your channel since your beginning, and love to relisten to all your videos. Your work is superb with all those warriors history. Also I let the ads to play on all your videos, my way of help. Thank you Ollie. Wish good day

  • @adamstephenson7518
    @adamstephenson7518 2 роки тому +4

    This was a good one. IV never heard of him before. I'm a huge fan of your page. Keep up the good work!

  • @jessemattics4096
    @jessemattics4096 2 роки тому +4

    Can we get a TV series about this warrior and you have got my gratitude this is a underrated channel

    • @cyankirkpatrick5194
      @cyankirkpatrick5194 2 роки тому

      As long as they do a real good job of it instead of being political correctness of the character.

    • @Cormano980
      @Cormano980 2 роки тому

      Impossible, it will be a woke fest like Vikings and Last kingdom

    • @davidlongdick8954
      @davidlongdick8954 Рік тому

      @@Cormano980 two good TV shows what’s the hate for

  • @PNWCagey-Dub
    @PNWCagey-Dub 2 роки тому +1

    Love your videos! LOVE THEM!

  • @Son-of-Tyr
    @Son-of-Tyr 2 роки тому +8

    Ah, the Jomsvikings. The greatest warriors of the Viking age. My favorite subject.

    • @couldbeanybody2508
      @couldbeanybody2508 2 роки тому

      Didn't they lose a great portion of their battles?

    • @calcaleb7041
      @calcaleb7041 Рік тому

      @@couldbeanybody2508 when Sivaldi Strutharoldson took over his cowardly leadership was their downfall

    • @loke1555
      @loke1555 Рік тому

      The Jomsvikings and the Danes once tried to invade Norway with a much larger fleet and they were nevertheless cut down like weeds

    • @HieuNguyen-pr8mj
      @HieuNguyen-pr8mj 2 місяці тому

      The greatest warriors of the Viking age were the Varangian Guards who were more professional, more loyal, more sought after & won more battles than the overrated Jomsvikings who rarely won and were treacherous af.

  • @armanasaintclair8962
    @armanasaintclair8962 2 роки тому +2

    That was amazing !

  • @Agapy8888
    @Agapy8888 2 роки тому +1

    Just enjoy all your work.

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill7259 2 роки тому +6

    I know that whole "blood feud" thing is part of the point from their perspective but my god talk about a cycle of neverending violence.
    They kill you, you get revenge, they get revenge for your revenge, you get revenge for their revenge and on and on and on forevermore.

    • @Elora445
      @Elora445 2 роки тому

      Indeed. That's why things like blood feuds are always bad ideas. Vicious, violent circle, much?

  • @Son-of-Tyr
    @Son-of-Tyr Рік тому +1

    I love it. Vagn called Sigvaldi a she-wolf (Old Norse way of calling someone a b¡tch)

  • @shaybamiah8840
    @shaybamiah8840 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent story

  • @annamosier1950
    @annamosier1950 2 роки тому

    very good info that we need

  • @cyan1616
    @cyan1616 Рік тому +1

    Haha, my family is from Altes Lager (Anklam) in Germany. This must have been a Jomsviking satellite village that housed their women and children. The ship graves there are all high ranking women. Could be Jomsviking women.

  • @sarahgirlisit
    @sarahgirlisit 2 роки тому

    Another great video.

  • @adamzitsch9027
    @adamzitsch9027 Рік тому

    He seems a very brave and bold man RIP to him hopefully he is enjoying valhalla

  • @maxmilliamharkestad8033
    @maxmilliamharkestad8033 2 роки тому +1

    Does anyone know What is the painting name or the painter’s name is to the painting showed at 14:23??

  • @AnthonySmith-gr8pf
    @AnthonySmith-gr8pf 2 роки тому

    The part from the Unnamed Viking was used for the show Vikings.

  • @erikmurray3661
    @erikmurray3661 2 роки тому

    Great story

  • @Rolf-farmedfacts-supervisor
    @Rolf-farmedfacts-supervisor 2 роки тому +3

    Norge har og har alltid hatt de beste krigerne!

    • @Járnúlfur-Bronsörn5096
      @Járnúlfur-Bronsörn5096 Рік тому

      Ingen svingar en yxa som en norrman.

    • @larshansen4557
      @larshansen4557 6 місяців тому

      Agree exept for ragner 😊 but the dane was the one that got nomandy and england canute

    • @mercurious5053
      @mercurious5053 5 місяців тому

      Fortunatly you yoddle when you speak, otherwise you'd be truly terrifying

  • @MrCreed-ss2ve
    @MrCreed-ss2ve 2 роки тому +1

    Your videos always deliver. 👏🏾
    Guys, has anyone read OF DEMONS & MEN by C.E.OCHEJA? It's my favorite book of all time. It's an epic fantasy about African warriors. I don't read a lot, but I love this.

  • @simonsayss187
    @simonsayss187 2 роки тому +1

    Make One about, Styrr Björn the strong and Erik the Victorious

    • @historyprofiles
      @historyprofiles  2 роки тому +1

      That would probably be one video as their lives coincide

    • @simonsayss187
      @simonsayss187 2 роки тому

      @@historyprofiles yes🙏🏻 And you get Jomsvikings and Danes for free😅 an intresting story not many know about, would love an episode about that

  • @andrewlerdard-dickson5201
    @andrewlerdard-dickson5201 2 роки тому

    In my deduction of Jarl Sigvaldr Strut-Haraldsson he departed from the JomsVikingr to take over his father Harald Strut-Haraldsson's Realm of Skane a little while later after the sea battle of Svoldr in the Year 1000.
    Being so he departed in the Year 1004 the JomsVikingr fort of Wolin.
    While his brother Thorkald Strut-,Haraldsson the Tall becoming the 4Th Leader to take Kommand of the JomsVikingr.

  • @Nope-gj6jo
    @Nope-gj6jo 2 роки тому +1

    We need a video about Strybjorn the Strong as well as a video of Gandalf the White.
    Edit: Did you get my joke? 😁

  • @colebarton3726
    @colebarton3726 2 роки тому

    Who would be a better warrior, bijorn or vagn.

    • @historyprofiles
      @historyprofiles  2 роки тому +1

      Very good question, could go either way, but vagn was described as the greatest of the jomsviking order very young, where as bjorn as more known for his exploits in real life but he did get the name Ironside after a duel with starkerd and his 7 sons fighting alongside Ragnar, really difficult one tbh I would probably go with Vagn but could go either way

    • @colebarton3726
      @colebarton3726 2 роки тому +1

      @@historyprofiles guess you could say it's a 50-50 thing.

  • @cbake3557
    @cbake3557 2 роки тому

    Why have the text next to the screen if your not reading them

    • @historyprofiles
      @historyprofiles  2 роки тому +1

      Just background info on the people in the story

  • @mattrhodes3982
    @mattrhodes3982 2 роки тому +1

    👍

  • @Cormano980
    @Cormano980 2 роки тому

    I think Miura took heavy inspiration from this when creating Gutts

  • @jasonledyard404
    @jasonledyard404 2 роки тому

    interesting tale, but awful to watch so many ads

  • @matteusbrandt3131
    @matteusbrandt3131 2 роки тому

    vagn means "wagon" in swedish

  • @85Vikingen
    @85Vikingen 2 роки тому +1

    His name is not "van"

  • @jamiegregg9211
    @jamiegregg9211 2 роки тому +3

    awesome Ollie loved how the Jomsviking got payback by having his would be killer chop the hands off the guy who was holding his hair something i would do just to have the last word lol not kidding

  • @frankmorris2603
    @frankmorris2603 2 роки тому +1

    How's a guy that good looking get so angry ???
    Doesn't make sense.
    If i had those looks i would've been as happy as a pig in sh*t.

  • @toddaulner5393
    @toddaulner5393 10 місяців тому

    Most 12 year old today would die of a heart attack if you turned off their video game.

  • @youtubestreetspodcast
    @youtubestreetspodcast 2 роки тому

    I Salute RonnieBlueeyes

  • @Gabe_itch_916
    @Gabe_itch_916 Рік тому

    Their life was like a video game bruh. I wish I could live a dangerous life full of adventure and battle like they did instead of this boring life of safety.

  • @kinggeorgev6471
    @kinggeorgev6471 2 роки тому

    Well hello gentlemen

  • @manjaman9636
    @manjaman9636 2 роки тому

    Something funny, if you translate his name from Swedish to English his name is “Cart rideson”

    • @Vikingnord1
      @Vikingnord1 2 роки тому

      Why are you spewing bs. Vagn åkensson would be translated as cart åkensson how do you magically make åkensson into rideson. Åkensson if one was to even translate it into somewhat English it would be olafson. Don't just make she.t up

  • @POLITICUS-DANICUS
    @POLITICUS-DANICUS 2 роки тому +1

    His name is pronounced 'Varun'

  • @IvIidnight
    @IvIidnight 2 роки тому +1

    Comments+1

  • @The67wheelman
    @The67wheelman 2 роки тому

    Killed 3 men by age 9? Probably more like…Hey Gunnar think fast!! (Stabs in stomach) Surprise Ivan!! (Stabs in Stomach) Caught you sleeping Lief!! (Stabs in Stomach) 😄

  • @jameshughes525
    @jameshughes525 2 роки тому +1

    Sig got his but kicked by a 12 year old😆

  • @OlivierLouis-Jean
    @OlivierLouis-Jean Місяць тому

    To bad they did him bad in Vinland saga

  • @thecofieldcollection3792
    @thecofieldcollection3792 2 роки тому +1

    These savages.

  • @jackd6372
    @jackd6372 3 місяці тому

    What were you guys doing when you were 12 ? 😂

  • @Skeithl33t
    @Skeithl33t 2 роки тому

    You missed the mark so far on this video. From the events and storytelling to the simple pronunciation of the figure's name, Vagn (VAHNG-en). Disappointing.

  • @xerosully981
    @xerosully981 4 місяці тому

    How do you know what they told each other lol so cringy

  • @thatmixeddudetho
    @thatmixeddudetho 2 роки тому

    YOMS-Vikings, you philistine 😒

  • @jamestrueblood1990
    @jamestrueblood1990 2 роки тому

    Don’t forget they had institutionalized homosexuality in this group of warriors

  • @youtubehatesfreespeech744
    @youtubehatesfreespeech744 2 роки тому +1

    What a true badass.