I didn't notice the "& Saxon" on the title screen, so I laughed out loud when I saw Biff! I'm kind of the opposite to you: I've seen Saxon (earlier this year) but I've never seen Amon Amarth. Ironically, Saxon started in Barnsley, which is in the part of England once covered by the Danelaw. The location looks more like Sweden than England to me, but I could be completely wrong about that!
That last shot was awesome indeed! And the turning of the camera as well... that would be quite difficult to do in a flowing motion I guess… And what about the guitar solo... that seemed to be a battle too? I don't know the bands so not sure if there was a guitarist from both sides playing… Have to ask the hubby perhaps, he knows Amon Amarth so he'll be happy to see that I'm checking out some of his favorite music 🙂
Btw.. did you know that Dutchies* were the og "vikings"? [* coastal Germanic peoples living in the Low Countries and beyond]. Yup, we wuz wikings ;) The actual term is rooted in "wijken" as in to flee or move. The earliest mentions don't have the "v" but the "w". Wijkelingen, i.e. "wikings". Lots of place names with the "wic" ending in Britain were literally "wijkplaatsen". True story 😇 "The oldest mention of the word wiking dates from the seventh century. It is in the composition wícingsceaða. The Old English wīcing and Old Frisian wizing are at least three hundred years older than the Old Norse word. The origin of the word should not be sought in the north, but rather among North Sea dwellers. In the eighth century wīcing meant a robber along the Litus Saxonicum. Widsith also mentions wícingas. Wikings, mostly very active Saxons and Frisians around the North Sea, were people who fled Christianity. The last Saxon wars coincide with the earliest wiking conflicts. They were not real adventurers, but they just wanted to continue being traders who also wanted revenge against the Christian powers."
I didn't notice the "& Saxon" on the title screen, so I laughed out loud when I saw Biff! I'm kind of the opposite to you: I've seen Saxon (earlier this year) but I've never seen Amon Amarth. Ironically, Saxon started in Barnsley, which is in the part of England once covered by the Danelaw. The location looks more like Sweden than England to me, but I could be completely wrong about that!
It's a nice surprise isn't it!! Lol
That last shot was awesome indeed! And the turning of the camera as well... that would be quite difficult to do in a flowing motion I guess… And what about the guitar solo... that seemed to be a battle too? I don't know the bands so not sure if there was a guitarist from both sides playing… Have to ask the hubby perhaps, he knows Amon Amarth so he'll be happy to see that I'm checking out some of his favorite music 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it Yvonne! And yes you're right, the guitar solo definitely feels like a battle, too!
Btw.. did you know that Dutchies* were the og "vikings"? [* coastal Germanic peoples living in the Low Countries and beyond]. Yup, we wuz wikings ;) The actual term is rooted in "wijken" as in to flee or move. The earliest mentions don't have the "v" but the "w". Wijkelingen, i.e. "wikings". Lots of place names with the "wic" ending in Britain were literally "wijkplaatsen". True story 😇
"The oldest mention of the word wiking dates from the seventh century. It is in the composition wícingsceaða. The Old English wīcing and Old Frisian wizing are at least three hundred years older than the Old Norse word.
The origin of the word should not be sought in the north, but rather among North Sea dwellers. In the eighth century wīcing meant a robber along the Litus Saxonicum. Widsith also mentions wícingas.
Wikings, mostly very active Saxons and Frisians around the North Sea, were people who fled Christianity. The last Saxon wars coincide with the earliest wiking conflicts. They were not real adventurers, but they just wanted to continue being traders who also wanted revenge against the Christian powers."
They are Swedes