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Most of Iberia was under control of the Umayyad Muslims in the 8th century, but the tables were turned after their defeat at the Battle of Covdonga in 722 by the Visigoths led by Pelagius. They fled on what is now a beautiful hiking trail called Ruta de la Reconquista in the Picos de Europa

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Learn about bronze metallurgy and more in The Book by Hungry Minds! Get 10% off with code SURVIVE before 11th August https://mdsh.io/ix55im556n

Discover the pivotal role Britain played in sparking Europe’s Bronze Age in this free history documentary! 🌟 Unearth the secrets of the Beaker folk, who mainstreamed tin-bronze in the British Isles around 2200 BC, revolutionising metallurgy with Cornwall and Devon’s rich tin deposits. Focusing on the iconic Huntshaw dagger, explore how such early bronze weapons, buried in sacred barrows, symbolised power and spirituality. 🗡️ Dive into the history of tin trade, ancient craftsmanship, and the cultural significance of Bronze Age daggers, including exclusive insights from master swordsmith Neil Burridge. 🛠️ Why were these state-of-the-art weapons buried with the dead? Watch to uncover the mysteries of Britain’s Bronze Age legacy! #bronzeage #britishhistory #ancientweapons

Full interview with Neil Burridge sword smith: https://youtu.be/HoL7xO4j99c?feature=shared
Drone and additional camera work in Cornwall by @ROTPband
More on the Huntshaw barrows: https://youtu.be/b_o3AAetzU0?feature=shared
Second channel for streaming @jivetalk
Art of Beaker chief by Christian Sloan Hall
Bronze Age map by Dan Kogosov

Music:
Intro theme by Wolcensmen
Hildigaldra - Sun in Time
Styrkr -Old father
Realisation of a new Earth - I think I can help you
Bark sound productions - EGD
Bark sound productions - Forn
Borg - The choosing ceremony
Tom May - Atlantis Falling
Elegiac - Invocation of Ingwaz
Outro = Xurious - Steppe expansion

Sources:

Doe, G.M. The Examination of two Barrows near Torrington.(1875)

Jones, Quinnell. ‘Daggers in the West: Early Bronze Age Daggers and Knives in the South-west Peninsula’. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (2013)

Wang, Strekopytov, Roberts,’Copper ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure’ Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 97, 2018.

Williams et al. From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean?. Antiquity (2025)

https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/2016/03/17/ham_dagger/

00:00 Introduction
00:37 Beaker Folk discover tin
06:03 The Book
07:33 Early bronze weapons
09:08 A bronze sword smith explains the process
13:59 The Huntshaw dagger
20:18 Why were weapons placed in graves?
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Neopagans love stone circles but do they have anything to do with Germanic Heathen religion?

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A new documentary film by Tom Rowsell about the medieval Icelandic stories of the Viking people: the sagas. Available to watch for free on YouTube now.

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'Sagas of the Raven Land' is a a history documentary in which historian Tom Rowsell journeys to Iceland, immersing himself in the landscapes that inspired the Icelandic sagas of the Viking Age. He rides native horses across the fells, bathes in hot springs, and traces the footsteps of legendary saga heroes like Eirik the Red and Egill Skallagrimsson.

Filmed with help from @northhugr
Most art by Christian Sloan Hall
Egil as a child cartoons by Ryan Murray

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Coming soon: a new film "Sagas of the Raven Land" about the Viking sagas of medieval Iceland. I travelled this epic land in search of the heroes from 1000 years ago. The documentary will be available here on my YouTube channel for free!

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Fitness guru, life reform advocate and Heathen community leader Paul Waggener of the Wolves of Vinland joins me on JIVE TALK to discuss how to handle burnout, enduring hardship over time and staying true to your principles as you face the challenges of different stages of life.

Paul's stuff is https://operationwerewolf.com/

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Watch the full video to learn why the swastika was connected to the cult of Odin!

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The forgotten ancient history of the swastika in Germanic Europe. The sacred symbol may pertain to the cult of the war god, Odin! This video shows archaeological evidence from thousands of years ago.

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This grave field is called Åsa gravfält (the grave field of the Aesir) and it is full of pagan burial mounds as well as a stone ship setting.
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