A Young Person's Introduction to Life in Viking Age Europe

    Once again, my sources are fairly limited for this period, but I think the videos here are pretty comprehensive!  I'd love more sources for Dublin, the Kingdom of the Isles, Kievan Rus', and the Danelaw, particularly when it comes to music, poetry, and games.  Let me know if you have any!

General information
    Draper, Jenny. "The Collapse of the Roman Empire, or, Why were medieval people more primitive than the Romans?" YouTube. May 30, 2024.
    Johnson, James. "What was Medieval Wales really like?" YouTube. August 30, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "When Was The Viking Age?" YouTube. November 9, 2021.

Arts and architecture
    Draper, Jenny. "Why You Can't Find Vikings In London: The London History Show." YouTube. January 18, 2021.
    Johnson, James. "Viking Age Tools and the Mighty Mästermyr Tool Chest." YouTube. August 30, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Viking Windows: A Real Pane in the Glass." YouTube. November 18, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "What Did Viking Town Houses Look Like? And Where Did They Poop?" YouTube. July 7, 2023.

Economy and trade
    Johnson, James. "Forgotten Medieval Welsh Territory: Cantref and Cwmwd." YouTube. October 13, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Immigration in Anglo-Saxon England." YouTube. January 8, 2025.
    Johnson, James. "Is The Viking Raven Banner REALLY On A COIN?" YouTube. February 14, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Vikings in North America: What REALLY Happened?" YouTube. October 19, 2021.
    Johnson, James. "Vikings in Wales! A Saint David's Day Special." YouTube. March 1, 2021.
    Johnson, James. "Was Medieval Wales a Cashless Society?" YouTube. November 28, 2023.

Food and drink
    Birchwood, Vasi. "I Ate Only Viking Food for a Week." YouTube. June 21, 2024.
    Johnson, James. "Did Medieval People Drink Water?" YouTube. July 8, 2020.
    Miller, Max. "Anglo-Saxon Oatcakes - How Not To Burn King Alfred's Cakes." YouTube. May 5, 2020.
    Miller, Max. "History's Real Macbeth." YouTube. October 11, 2022.
    Miller, Max. "Making Medieval Mead like a Viking." YouTube. November 10, 2020.
    Miller, Max. "The Day the Viking Age Began." YouTube. June 21, 2022.
    Miller, Max. "Viking Blood Bread." YouTube. September 21, 2021.
    Miller, Max. "What was a Viking Funeral really like?" YouTube. August 20, 2024.

Games and entertainment
    Charnwood Forest Geopark. "How to write an Anglo-Saxon Riddle, with John Berkavitch." YouTube. April 16, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Viking Music: Some Theory and Archaeology." YouTube. January 29, 2024.

Health and medicine
    Johnson, James. "Did Vikings Use Hallucinogenic Drugs: The Evidence and the Myths." YouTube. May 3, 2021.
    Johnson, James. "Medieval Medicine: Blood, Guts, Books and Herbs!" YouTube. April 28, 2024.
    Johnson, James. "Viking and Medieval Toilets! Pooping in the Past!" YouTube. July 24, 2023.

Literature and education
    Johnson, James. "Are Runes and Ogham Magic?" YouTube. May 24, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "How NOT to Get a Viking Rune Tattoo!" YouTube. June 20, 2022.
    Johnson, James. "How to Get Away With Medieval Murder (ish)." YouTube. November 8, 2024.

Religion and folklore
    CrashCourse. "Ragnarok: Crash Course World Mythology #24." YouTube. August 26, 2017.
    Johnson, James. "Did Christians Hate Vikings? Part Two: Crosses, Archaeology and Runes." YouTube. March 16, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "How Did Vikings Bury Their Dead?" YouTube. May 15, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "How Did the Vikings Celebrate YULE?" YouTube. December 21, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "Is the Helm of Awe really a Viking symbol?" YouTube. May 28, 2020.
    Johnson, James. "The Giant Viking Boat Burning You’ve Never Heard Of!" YouTube. February 21, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Vegvisir isn't a Viking Age Symbol." YouTube. July 30, 2022.

Warfare
    Johnson, James. "Damascus Steel Isn't What You Think! Asian Crucible Steel in Medieval Europe." YouTube. June 24, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Did Vikings Really Prefer Axes to Swords? A Brief Look at Some Blades." YouTube. August 8, 2023.
    Johnson, James. "Here's Why Historical Combat is NEVER Authentic." YouTube. February 9, 2022.
    Johnson, James. "Who Were the Jomsvikings?" YouTube. September 21, 2022.

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