Vikings. Vikings, vikings, vikings. Interesting fact - they never actually had
pointed helmets. Yeah. Theres no evidence of that. So, what are they really known for? Well, the Vikings are often rememberd as sailors,
invaders, warriors and traders - stories of them struck fear into the hearts of those
who opposed them - some say they were a scary bunch - now lets imagine what kind of stories
it would take to scare them. Some Vikings werent scared of war, of raging
seas, of not knowing if theyll ever make it home again - some werent even scared of death
itself - but these stories, these storiews did the trick. Here are 10 of the very best. Lets see how you handle them. My name is Danny Burke and this is the Top
10 Scary Viking Stories. Right before we get into that I wanna talk
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of 200 gold coins and a protective shield! Starting off at number 10 we have The Draugr[a]. To the Vikings - these creatures were the
walking dead. They are mentioned throughout Viking and Icelandic. Its easy to compare them to our concept of
Zombies - but they were more terrifying than that - although dead, The Draugr retained
some level of intelligence - they werent just undead - they were sentient. The Vikings believed they were created by
a curse or sometimes just the will of the dead who simply refused to die. They called the tombs and graves of the dead
home - especially ones with treasure in side. Vikings who dared to plunder this treasure
would be weary of the Draugr who jealously guarded it. If a Viking decided to fight one of them,
theyd have to deal with their superhuman strength, their ability to increase size at will and
the overpowering stench of decay. Some of you may have fought your fair share
of these in Skyrim - but would you like to face on in real life? Ill leave that with you … Moving on to number 9 we have Odins Eye[b]. If youre a big fan of Norse Mythology or the
Marvel Universe, you may be aware of Odin, the Allfather, the supreme deity - youll also
be aware that he famously has one eye - the socket where there used to be an eye is covered
up with an eye patch. Odin is known to represent both war and poetry,
he's a leader but also a hermit, a tricket and protector. Most of the stories surrounding him are to
do with wisdom - even the one about how he lost his eye. According to legend, Odin visited the mystical
Well of Urd at the base of the world tree that held the cosmos together. The well was guarded by Mimir who became all
knowing by drinking the water in the well. Odin asked for a drink of the water, Mimir
replied that in order to do that he must sacrifice one of his eyes. Odin obliged. He gouged out one of his eyes and dropped
it into the well. Then and only then was he allowed to drink
from the waters of cosmic knowledge. A gruesome way to gain wisdom. Next up at number 8 we have Spae-Craft[c]. This was the Vikings version of Black Magic. It was practiced by witches known as Seither,
also known as Spae-wives. They were formidable black magicians who were
said to live with trolls and all sorts of dark creatures that lived in the shadows. Their magic could take many forms and would
sometimes be too subtle for the Vikings to even notice until it was too late. Te spells could cause crop failure, disease
in livestock, wasting illnesses and plague that reduced the Vikings to walking skeletons. The most powerful of the Seither could cut
down some of the great Viking heroes with spells as powerful as they were evil. They could change their skin, conjure up trolls,
call forth the undead and ensnare the minds of the Vikings to do their biddings. They lived in constant fear of when a Spae-Craft
spell came to town … Next up at number 7 we have The Burning[d]. This is the story of Ingjald, a legendary
Swedish king. He was a hardy and fearsome leader - but he
wasnt always that way. As child he was mde to eat the heart of a
wolf in an attempt to harden him and prepare him to be king. It certainly did that - but it changed him
forever. Ingjald became terribly cruel from that day
on. He knew his evil deeds would be the end of
him and decided to stay one step ahead of his rivals. He built a great feasting hall and invited
7 other kings to dine with him. During the meal, he went outside, locked the
doors and burned the hall the ground. He waited with his men outside to cut down
any survivors. He tried to cover it up, but the legends never
forget - he became known as BadRuler from then on. Eventually he was overthrown and decided to
not surrender, instead burning the building he was in to the ground - a fitting in for
this cruel king … Moving on to number 6 we have The Kraken[e]. This is a beast so terrible that it has survived
into the modern era through stories passed down for generations. The Vikings believed the Kraken to be a giant
squid or octopus like creature. Its size was unimaginable but some estimated
it to be more than a mile long. Some Viking sailors mistook it for an island
in the sea - until they got close and it reared its fearsome face. It rose up when the waters were disturbed
by boats and would release its tentacles to flail above the water - smashing boats into
splinters or pulling down sailors to their watery graves …. Next up at number 5 we have the Love Triangle
of Death[f]. This story comes from a 13th century Saga,
said to be real events from the Viking era a few hundred years before. Gudrun was a woman who was married twice but
divorced and windowed - all at an early age. She fell in love with the charming Kjartan. Before they began courting though, Kjartans
father believed Gudrun was very unlucky didnt want his son marrying her. In an effort to stop their relationship in
its tracks, he send Kjartan on a trading expedition to Norway. There he was held hostage by the king. During his absence, Kjartans cousin Bolli
persuaded the reluctant Gudrun to marry him instead. When Kjartan returned, Gudrun realised she
had made a terrible mistake. A bloodbath ensued. In the end, Bolli killed Kjartan - his own
cousin and also foster brother. Kjartan died in his arms. Bolli was then killed in revenge. The tale that began with love ended in nothing
but death and pools of blood … Next up at number 4 we have Fenrir[g]. The Vikings believed this was one of Lokis
children - he is also a gigantic wolf - and very angry. Even the name struck fear into the hearts
of those who heard of him. In the old days, the prophecies foretold that
Fenrir would only ever continue to grow in size and ferocity and so, the Gods decided
they had to bind him forever. They tried chains, but Fenrir broke them with
ease. The Gods commissioned the dwarves to make
Gleipnir, a tether as thin as a ribbon but stronger than a chain. They restrained him with that - when he realised
hed been tricked, he bit the hand off the God Tyr. The Vikings believed that Fenrir wont stay
bound forever and that he will one day kill Odin himself at the end of the world. Moving on to number 3 we have Murder Creation[h]. We talked about Odin earlier on - if you were
wondering what else a God who gouged his own eye out - look no further. The Vikings believed that the universe came
forth from an empty void that separated worlds made purely of fire and ice. This was the home of Ymir - this all powerful
being was the mother and father of the Jotuns - chaotic beings who later became the enemies
of the Norse Gods. Eventually came 3 sibligns Vili, Ve and Odin
- the 3 conspired to create the world we live in and fill it with life. They needed something to create the world
out of though - and they chose Ymirs body. Odin and his brothers murded Ymir and made
the world out of his body and the sky out of the skull. His blood became the sea. His bones and teeth became rocks and mountains. His brains became the clouds. The brothers then set about creating life,
humans and the intelligence we have. For the Vikings, the world looked looks like
a very different place when you think it was created through murder … Moving on to number 2 we have The End[i]. The End - perhaps I should have put this one
at the very end. Anyway, this is the story of Ragnarok - Im
sure some of you have heard that before - it is the event set in stone where the world
as we know it will come to a fiery end - the Vikings believed that even the Gods would
be unable to escape the flames. The Vikings described this time as -an axe
age, a sword age, a wind age, a wolf age, before the world falls- … they said that
after 3 years of global suffering and plague there would be a war in heaven above. The Viking Gods would do battle with Jotuns,
giant wolves, the world serpent and the infamous Loki. They would all fall - and the the fire giant
Surt would burn the whole world to ashes. Perhaps most disturbingly is the fact that
even though the Vikings have gone - this prophecy still remains. Some still believe that these horrors await
us … And finally at number 1 we have The Sacrifice[j]. This is the story of Domaldi - a legendary
Swedish King. His tale is not a happy one. He became king when his two older half brothers
murdered their father Visbur and his stepmother cursed Domaldi with a life of bad luck. So - not a great start to his life as a king. It would be easy to dismiss the curse as the
words of a grieving person who wanted to lash out in the only way they knew how. After a while though - it seemed like the
curse had some power to it. Domaldis reign was plagued by - well plague. After the first year of his people starving,
the chieftains tried to appease the Gods by sacrificing an ox. The harvest was still bad - the people were
still starving - the following year, they began sacrificing people. That didnt work. Eventually, they realised the curse was linked
to Domaldi and so they killed their own king on an altar. The moment the blood touched the stone - the
curse was lifted - the next harvest was abundant - and people spoke in whispers of the sacrifices
that had to be made … And that is that - I could sit here and talk
about Vikings all day but its time for a little break - unless Ive already made a part 2 in
which case watch that next! Thanks again to Vikings: War of Clans for
supporting us, links in the description box, thanks to you as always for watching, my name
is Danny Burke and Ill see you all in the next video!
