Good morning we will conclude the Dark Ages: An Age of Light series with the Vikings. Were the Vikings misunderstood people? Why were the Vikings misunderstood? Waldemar explores the Viking impact on Europe. He starts at Lindisfarne. The island was home to a monastery. The monks here isolated themselves purposely to create something out of nothing. The monks here created beautiful books as well.
Waldemar starts with the Carolingians and the Vikings. He also has an Anglo-Saxon jewel recreated during the series. The Vikings were excellent craftsmen. In the end, he explores Anglo-Saxon art. First, the Vikings, another warrior nation of the Dark Ages. They had a fearsome reputation. They did not wear horned helmets, an invention for the Wagner operas. The Vikings stayed in the windy north. They were a link to the European past. The Vikings started as farmers, however, due to the presence of water, they became sailors. Sailing was one of their greatest achievements. Their art was the second greatest Viking achievement. Waldemar makes his way to the Oslo Ship Museum and talked about the ship that was discovered. He talks about the artifacts that were found in the buried ships. He talks about the carvings on the ship. Then he tours a field and looks at Rune Stones. Waldemar carves his name in Rune Stones. Originally there were 22 letters but when the Vikings conquered Britain they added Runes because of the new sounds they were encountering. Waldemar continues to explore the Rune letters. The Vikings were the last barbarian nation to convert to Christianity. So the Vikings incorporated their paganism into Christianity. “It is hard to see where paganism ends and Christianity begins,” Waldemar comments. Harald Bluetooth converted the Danes to Christianity. When the Vikings started invading Britain, they encountered good jewelers. In Sutton Hoo, there was a great treasure of jewelry discovered. This treasure hoard was discovered before World War II. After the war, the Treasure was properly studied. After Waldemar explores the Vikings, he then goes to France and explores the Carolingians and the Frankish Empire. He talks about Charlemagne. He had the largest empire since the Romans. Charlemagne built a chapel in Aachen. It was from here he would rule the Holy Roman Empire. Christianity came through Britain in three different ways. St. Augustine sent monks to Britain from the south. There were local Christians as well. Finally, Christianity spread from the north through Irish Monks. Eventually, Waldemar checks in on the man recreating an Anglo-Saxon brooch and returns to Britain to explore Anglo-Saxon Britain. Silver is melted down and poured into cuttlefish bones. Using the cuttlefish bones was an ancient technique to make silver bars. The craftsmen discuss the techniques that were used to hammer the silver. Waldemar then talks about the Anglo-Saxon of burying the dead with something the dead would use in the afterlife. Eventually, this custom was ended. So the Anglo-Saxons came up with a new tradition. Marking graves with stones. These stones could be considered eternal and a connection to the pagan past. They may have been beautifully carved, but there seems to be a reminder of the pagan past. This type of artwork could be found in the books the monks created. To continue to learn more about the Anglo-Saxons continue to watch this episode. This would be an episode that can be easily divided between the Frankish section, Anglo-Saxon section, and the Viking section, so you do not need to show this all at once. The Frankish section was too short. The one thing interesting about the episode was how Waldemar worked to get the brooches recreated or recreated the knotty art of the manuscripts. This is not an episode that you need to show at one time.
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