How Viking Music Sounded | Forgotten Instruments and Nordic Sounds

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Welcome to the Ultimate Guide to Viking Music! Today, we uncover the lost sounds of the Vikings with Jens, an instrument maker and reenactor. We'll explore the archaeological evidence behind Viking instruments, hear reconstructed sounds, and even jam on a Viking lyre! Let's step into the Viking Age and discover what Norse music really sounded like! 🎶⚔️

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
03:05 The Instrument Maker
05:53 What History Tells Us
08:36 Wind Instruments
18:00 Stringed Instruments
33:10 The Missing Pieces
35:03 The Sound of Music
37:55 Viking Traditions

The video takes place in the stunning reconstructed Viking town of RIPA at the Ribe Viking Center, one of the most immersive Viking heritage sites in Denmark.
Visit Ribe Vikinge Center at their website: www.ribevikingecenter.dk
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If you’re interested in Norse history, medieval instruments, or Viking Age music, this video is for you! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more historical deep dives. 🔥

Instruments in this video: bone flute, wooden flute from York/Jorvik, Falster Pipe, Lund Pipe, Willow Overtone Flute, Trossingen Lyre, Ribe Lyre, Novgorod Gusli. A google search on any of these will help you see the original remains of the instruments and supply further info.

OBS: instruments like Taglharp, Jaws Harp, Hurdy Gurdy and Drums are briefly mentioned but there is no archaeological evidence for them in the Viking Age.

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The Museum Ribes Vikinger where the Lyre is at display: www.ribesvikinger.dk

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All music in this video that is not played directly on the reconstructed instruments on screen is by license of Artlist.io

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