The Norwegian Crusade: Explained Documentary
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Norwegians are fun.
They also inadvertently ahem' contributed to the start of the Falklands war, have the oldest continuous border in Europe, and recently got asked by the Queen of England to take care of a rampant reindeer herd on one of the now wildlife protected islands in South America.
(Norwegian whalers were the first to colonize/settle/set up stations on most of these islands, as well as many in the caribbean under Denmark-Norway - by the way the Kalmar union was supposed to be ruled by Norwegian king Haakon VI but he lost all heirs and died so the Queen inherited the title and Sweden opted out, starting centuries of internal conflicts in Scandinavia)
They also wanted to gift a mountain to Finland on her anniversary, but couldn't find a way around the constitution which bars any cessation of land
Date: 2022-07-19
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Watchman4Today
Notice that this was another example of Christians (at least Christians in name) fighting against the Muslim slave trade that has been making slaves of Africans since 700 CE and notice that those pirates were also taking slaves as well as objects on their raids of European ports too. They took thousands and thousands of European slaves as well as the African ones - I hope they didn't disfigure the European men in the way they often did the Africans that they thought might be guarding harems in the future. For more information on the general slave trade check out any video on 'History of the Arab Slave Trade'. For more information on the pirates taking slaves search Barbary Pirate slave trade and for how the European slavers got to where they took slaves for the TransAntlantic Slave Trade check out Why So many Guineas? and you'll find your answer.
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Notice that this was another example of Christians (at least Christians in name) fighting against the Muslim slave trade that has been making slaves of Africans since 700 CE and notice that those pirates were also taking slaves as well as objects on their raids of European ports too. They took thousands and thousands of European slaves as well as the African ones - I hope they didn't disfigure the European men in the way they often did the Africans that they thought might be guarding harems in the future. For more information on the general slave trade check out any video on 'History of the Arab Slave Trade'. For more information on the pirates taking slaves search Barbary Pirate slave trade and for how the European slavers got to where they took slaves for the TransAntlantic Slave Trade check out Why So many Guineas? and you'll find your answer.
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Hand-in-Shot
Haven't heard of this Norwegian Crusade before! I have heard of the Angles settling England, the Rus moving to _Russland, _ and even Leif Eriksson finding Vinland. However, I would not have thought the Norwegians went to the Holy Land! I am particularly interested in this, not just because I am interested in history, but also because I myself am 4% Norwegian!
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Haven't heard of this Norwegian Crusade before! I have heard of the Angles settling England, the Rus moving to _Russland, _ and even Leif Eriksson finding Vinland. However, I would not have thought the Norwegians went to the Holy Land! I am particularly interested in this, not just because I am interested in history, but also because I myself am 4% Norwegian!
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TigersEye120
So what exactly was the point of the crusade in the first place? The way you describe it, it sounds like Sigurd was given gifts and praise for just arriving in Jerusalem and while there he also helped them to take a city. Or was raiding those islands the entire point?
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So what exactly was the point of the crusade in the first place? The way you describe it, it sounds like Sigurd was given gifts and praise for just arriving in Jerusalem and while there he also helped them to take a city. Or was raiding those islands the entire point?
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D. A.
I have to admit I was disappointed that you used a bad translation of Sigurd's epithet: instead of Crusader, it is better translated to the superior and way more Nordic Sigurd Jerusalemfarer
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I have to admit I was disappointed that you used a bad translation of Sigurd's epithet: instead of Crusader, it is better translated to the superior and way more Nordic Sigurd Jerusalemfarer
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TransformersBoss
Pope: Ok, Sigurd, since youre Christian, you cant randomly pillage any Christian kingdoms.
Sigurd: rats.
Pope: But, there are some Muslim lands that
Sigurd: DEUS VULT!
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Pope: Ok, Sigurd, since youre Christian, you cant randomly pillage any Christian kingdoms.
Sigurd: rats.
Pope: But, there are some Muslim lands that
Sigurd: DEUS VULT!
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Frederico
If you want a famous crusader then talk to mah boi Robert of Flanders! Everybody is cool with Rob buzzantine emperor elexios? He cool with him he be cool with everybody
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If you want a famous crusader then talk to mah boi Robert of Flanders! Everybody is cool with Rob buzzantine emperor elexios? He cool with him he be cool with everybody
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NelsonDiscovery
Best parts: Norway, which was currently going through a period of independence from Denmark. It was going through its rebelious phase: D
Also: Norway > Denmark
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Best parts: Norway, which was currently going through a period of independence from Denmark. It was going through its rebelious phase: D
Also: Norway > Denmark
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Ali
If it included sacking European (and, therefore, Christian) property on the way, it doesn't count as a crusade OR a pilgrimage, in my opinion.
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If it included sacking European (and, therefore, Christian) property on the way, it doesn't count as a crusade OR a pilgrimage, in my opinion.
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MegaKnight2012
Crusade or Pilgrimage? Yes. Medieval peoples knew crusades as armed pilgrimages. Crusade wasn't a recognizable word for them.
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Crusade or Pilgrimage? Yes. Medieval peoples knew crusades as armed pilgrimages. Crusade wasn't a recognizable word for them.
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YouNeedHealing
alot of people like to forget that the crusades were retaliatory against slavers, even if they were an excuse to go raiding
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alot of people like to forget that the crusades were retaliatory against slavers, even if they were an excuse to go raiding
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Shadilay
1000 years later and we Norwegians are still pissed at the christianization of our homeland and the desecration of our culture.
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1000 years later and we Norwegians are still pissed at the christianization of our homeland and the desecration of our culture.
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Severinsen
As a Norwegian I find this hilarious, because Mallorca is to this day a very common holiday destination for many Norwegians.
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As a Norwegian I find this hilarious, because Mallorca is to this day a very common holiday destination for many Norwegians.
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ccityplanner12
Oslo-Gardermoen to Santiago de Compostela: no direct flights available. Flights available connecting at London-Gatwick.
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Oslo-Gardermoen to Santiago de Compostela: no direct flights available. Flights available connecting at London-Gatwick.
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hi
You have so many great videos that stand out in my mind but this was an amazing story and I'm surprised it's not more famous
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You have so many great videos that stand out in my mind but this was an amazing story and I'm surprised it's not more famous
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ThatGuy
As a Norwegian, I am disappointed in our history curriculum for not including this mad lad. I had never heard if him!
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As a Norwegian, I am disappointed in our history curriculum for not including this mad lad. I had never heard if him!
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Marcus
His epithet is Jorsalfare which means Jerusalem farer. I don't think that means the crusader as claimed in the video
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His epithet is Jorsalfare which means Jerusalem farer. I don't think that means the crusader as claimed in the video
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CosmicSlayer99
Now this should be when the Viking Age stopped! Sigurd was definitely the last great Viking to ever exist!
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Now this should be when the Viking Age stopped! Sigurd was definitely the last great Viking to ever exist!
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Paul
Sigurd left early the next year without burning the place down or conquering it, which was a nice change of pace.
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Sigurd left early the next year without burning the place down or conquering it, which was a nice change of pace.
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Iwannis
It is so great that so many kings and lords from all over europe wanted to pay they respects to roman emperor
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It is so great that so many kings and lords from all over europe wanted to pay they respects to roman emperor
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