It was a sword-age, a spear-age - an age when fearsome Northmen, savage Vikings, and mysterious pagans from across the sea haunted the shores of northern Europe. The Swedish pagans, believing in the fate of the old Norse gods, traveled south across the Baltic Sea and deep into modern-day Russia. Wit #kevin1230san

Liked: Swedish Pagans – Vikings & The Russ – Sabaton History 099 [Official] It was a sword-age, a spear-age - an age when fearsome Northmen, savage Vikings, and mysterious pagans from across the sea haunted the shores of northern Europe. The Swedish pagans, believing in the fate of the old Norse gods, traveled south across the Baltic Sea and deep into modern-day Russia. With their sleek longships, they sailed along the big rivers, ever southwards to reach Miklagard. Miklagard - the Great City - that was Constantinople, where the Swedish Pagans sold slaves and goods from the north for silver and coin. Those who made the long hazardous journey and survived the treacherous country were to be rich men. Support Sabaton History on Patreon: https://ift.tt/27iurH0 Listen to Swedish Pagans on the album The Art of War: https://ift.tt/EBSAlQW Watch more videos on the Sabaton YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sabaton Listen to Sabaton on Spotify: https://ift.tt/6G4cawu Official Sabaton Merchandise Shop: https://ift.tt/I7GkwPg Get your hands on official Sabaton History merch here: https://ift.tt/WqgpMTy Check out Indy Neidell's channels: World War Two: https://www.youtube.com/c/worldwartwo TimeGhost History: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost Hosted by: Indy Neidell Written by: Markus Linke and Indy Neidell Directed by: Astrid Deinhard and Wieke Kapteijns Produced by: Pär Sundström, Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Brodén, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson Community Manager: Maria Kyhle Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns Editor: Karolina Dołęga Sound Editor: Marek Kamiński Maps by: Eastory - https://www.youtube.com/c/eastory Archive: Reuters/Screenocean - https://ift.tt/ob7dRqJ Sources: Swedish National Heritage Board Kulturhistorisk museum Museum of Cultural History, part of the University of Oslo, Norway Pictures of Runestone courtesy of: Berig, RJürgen Howald & Bjoertvedt from Wikimedia AU Library, Campus Emdrup, https://ift.tt/HmywBzE Longship sketch with a keel courtesy of Cornelis from Wikimedia Map from 878 courtesy of Hel-hama - from Wikimedia All music by: Sabaton An OnLion Entertainment GmbH and Stuffed Beaver LTD co-Production. © Stuffed Beaver LTD, 2019 - all rights reserved. via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0upV50JSK04