In my previous Lecture Series video 'Secrets of the Germanic tribes', I talked a little about the philosophy of Hegel and how his Master-Slave dialectic can be related to the early warrior code of the Germanic tribes. For those who are interested, here are some further reflections on that and how learning from this can help anyone to show some courage, in work, in relations, love and life, when taking on confrontations. Based on my own personal experiences, it will always be for the better and you get to keep your self-respect. Disclaimer: I expect anyone who takes in any advice given on this channel to do so at their free will and use them at their own individual responsibility. If it works for me, it won't necessarily work for you the same way, and my point is that techniques like this need to be used the right way, adapted to every given situation. - Please excuse my high pulse for the first 35 seconds ? Here are some more thoughts from the video: Of course we in Norway have invented something called 'Master suppression techniques' (hersketeknikker). It could only have come out of Norway or Sweden where in my experience you find the highest number of people who go long ways (around the porridge, as we say) to avoid confrontations at all costs. But this is no doubt recognizable everywhere. The term itself is from a 1945 book titled The dictatorship of the psykopat (!), which was meant to describe the psychopathy of Hitler and the Nazi rise to power. The term was further developed 1970s and 80s by feminists to be applied towards men in general, and in the early 2000s it really caught on in Norway after a few politicians paved the way in political debates. Soon everyone began yelling for "hersketeknikker" once they experienced something seemingly close to unfair treatment. The thing is, it's really the cowards way to complain through whining or crying after you've experienced a confrontation of sorts. It most certainly isn't the Viking way and by reacting in this manner the learning path becomes so much longer, if not impossible, and further unfair treatment will no doubt continue for those who don't crawl into a shell. In my opinion in this way one will never prevail and never grow. This reaction pattern to confrontations would certainly not work in international business or politics. I'd love to see a Norwegian politian cry and whine about someone internationally who apparently have bullied them or won an argument through the use of rhetoric, as if it was unfair treatment. Nobody can really set the rules in love and war. It would be unwise to perceive these rules to be nice, a bit naive really, fooling only yourself and yours alike. And for better and worse, naivety and idealism is something we know all too well in our present day Scandi ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caTvnyRbPEg

In this second video of Viking Stories Lectures Series I talk about the Viking descendants who went to Southern Italy as Norman mercenaries and ended up as Kings in Italy! This is the story of the Greatest Mercenary family of all time, the Hauteville family. Check out the links below for more on this and also the roots to the Sicilian mafia. Would you like more Viking Stories content? I have uploaded more videos, photos and other stuff to my Patreon page: - https://www.patreon.com/VikingStories Thanks for following and supporting me there or through Paypal: - https://paypal.me/VikingStories ​ Viking Stories merchandise: USA and Canada: https://teespring.com/stores/viking-stories Europe and Asia: https://shop.spreadshirt.net/vikingstories/ Thanks for subscribing and a big Thank You to all you who are supporting me and Viking Stories! Photo sources and further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauteville_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombards http://pgm.ldm.lt/en/amber/amber-trade-and-amber-roads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cerami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduin_the_Lombard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Maniakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_al-Idrisi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_city-states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_II_of_Sicily https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Vespers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monreale_Cathedral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zisa,_Palermo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_dei_Normanni https://megaconstrucciones.net/?construccion=palacio-normandos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo_Cathedral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Tomasi_di_Lampedusa https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18810471#/media/File:The_Court_of_Emperor_Frederick_II_in_Palermo_Arthur_von_Ramberg.jpg On poetry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_School https://www.britannica.com/art/Sicilian-school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrarch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtly_love On Brigandage, bandits and the roots of the Mafia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigandage_in_Southern_Italy_after_1861 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigandage#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bandit#Etymology ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWn1GuXoMCA

Part 3 of the new Viking Stories Self Defense series #shorts Many thanks for SUBSCRIBING and supporting me and Viking Stories: You can find exclusive Viking Stories content here: https://www.patreon.com/VikingStories And I am very grateful for any support through Paypal: https://paypal.me/VikingStories ​ A Big Up to my friend Frederik for putting up with me in these videos:) https://www.instagram.com/frederik.fj/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGrDO_LYLk

How do YOU prepare before battle? I normally use nature for inspiration and to strengthen myself. And I do recommend having reflections under a waterfall like I do in this video. I'll be sure to keep you updated on this battle in the coming days! Here are links to the two videos I mention towards the end of the video: Secrets of the Germanic Tribes: https://youtu.be/rAzNI-bG_qk What really started the Viking Age: https://youtu.be/AmjEVDa6aOY This one with Prof. Johannes Krause is also relevant: https://youtu.be/jSi4t-wb3L4 Want to help this channel or support me? Paypal: https://paypal.me/VikingStories Patreon for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/VikingStories And many thanks for SUBSCRIBING! Thanks for all your support and the strength you give me! Viking greetings Music: [Drifting Minds] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrbwxxeI_z4