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Torje Amundsen

YESSSSS Perfect time to check patreon

Sam

Just a slight clarification, in that opening battle scene in episode 1, Thors addresses the tall blond guy as Thorkell (who is based on another real life historical figure), but Thors does briefly mention Floki in his conversation with Thorkell.

EDC

‘No one has any enemies. There’s no one worth hurting’

oni

oh man..... excited for the next few episodes. love seeing u try to piece this together!

Carlo Marasigan

I'm glad you're enjoying this as much as we are! This episode is one of the important ones. There are things here that payoff on season 2. Including one scene which made me tear up because of what I know happens. This show is best for the people who really pay attention to the details, like you!

Carlo Marasigan

You do actually also see Floki in episode 1, but you were probably thinking about Thorkell.

tonkatsu

My heart is already faint and breaking.. glad i’m watching this with you. XD

Mickael Landry

Side note, Irish ancestors 🇮🇪 can refer to three overlapping groups that lived in Ireland and have descendants today: ◼️The native Gaelic peoples who lived on the island long before the Vikings came, forming the foundation of Gaelic Ireland, with kingdoms like Uí Néill and Érainn. ◼️The Norwegian Vikings who started raiding and later settled along the Irish coast from the late 8th century onward. They established themselves in towns such as Dublin, Waterford, Limerick, Wexford, and Cork, creating settlements and trade routes. ◼️As time passed and as you pointed out, intermarriage and cultural exchange led to the emergence of Norse-Gaels: communities that combined Norse and Gaelic heritage and traditions. In a very short summary: If the Irish are researching their ancestry ☘️🪉, they may find mainly connections to: Gaelic Irish dynasties and families that existed before the Viking period. Norse settlers who arrived in or established themselves in Irish towns. Mixed Norse-Gaelic lineages that developed over centuries of interaction and marriage.

Mickael Landry

Out of curiosity, I looked up the origin of your first name, which doesn't appear to be Norse or Gaelic. I found out that it is a diminutive of the Greek name Sophia, meaning "wisdom" as you're certainly aware. Now I understand why you can make wise comments during your reactions. 😸 The Gaelic equivalent of Sophie or Sophia is the Irish name Sadhbh, I won't attempt to say it, or I'll mess it up haha.

DrSophieDarlingReacts

My first name is Greek origin but also my mum just liked the name but my last name is Norse origin but I won't be revealing that for security purposes haha!

Jobbe Smit

The Norse cleanliness is a bit of an overexaggeration. At least for the English. The English were of course pretty much just Christianized Angles and Saxons, two Germanic groups closely related to the Danes. They had the same washing habits, just buried under a layer of Christian sin that limited public bathing but they bathed. The opening battle were not viking raiders but Danish settlers, hence the women and children. Under the Dane Peace the Danes were allowed to settle but stopped raiding. This was politically a hard pill to swallow so eventually the English broke it by cleansing their lands of the settlers. Lastly, Freya had actually first pick of the dead warriors before even Odin. Half those destined to his hall went to her instead. Thorfinn's mother would go to Hel as a frail woman. That's not a punishment though, Hel has placed for those who lacked the honor of dying a warrior's death but still lived honorable lives. Valhalla was the highest not the only honor. Technically Freya's Folksvangr was a higher honor anyway. Also finishing the reaction now, Norwegian and French ancestry might just be Normans under William the Conqueror, he brought both to the British Isles. Either way neat to have a varied ancestry, me not so much.

DrSophieDarlingReacts

It is historically noted that Vikings and those that settled were much more hygienic and cleanly than the Anglo-Saxons as they took bathing and washing extremely seriously. Anglo-Saxons only fully submerged themselves a few times a year. They frequently washed hands and faces but full-body bathing was typically for special events and occasions. The wealthier you were the more you would bathe but they didn't take hygiene anywhere near as seriously as Vikings and Settlers did. I never said they were raiders at the beginning? Raiders often became settlers hence my conversation about lineage being strongly tied to Scandinavia for most Irish and British people due to settling. I am very aware of the difference between a raider and a settler. I was specifically talking in the context of Thorfinn who was wondering about Valhalla and his mother. Which is why I didn't delve into Hel because that's not what was being discussed in that moment ❤️

Jobbe Smit

I don't want this to devolve into an argument but the last decade the idea that the Norse were more hygienic has been extensively challenged. The Saxons bathed daily but they used a basin instead of full body immersion. Academics essentially thrown out all the writing about the Norse being super clean as biased unreliable sources. In fact the most famous description of the bathing practices of a Norse raiding party is mentioned as being absolutely vile by the writer. He was probably not particularly neutral either like all our sources at the time. Danes certainly bathed once a week in public but their concept of cleanliness didn't really differ from the Angles at the time. They were both from Denmark after all. Moving to Britain and converting to Christianity certainly banished the idea of weekly public bathing, that didn't compute with Christian ideas on chasteness. Anyway merely pushing back on a stereotype that's not in line with modern academics. The rest wasn't me trying to correct you, just providing context.

MP5Enthusiast

3:35 when your man bathes once a week 🥵🤤