Channel: Skallagrim

Category: Film & Animation

Tags: historical fictionicelandicviking animehistorical fantasyfantasyfictionheroic fantasysagashistoryrealismskallviking herorealisticskallagrimvinland sagaold norseanimemanga seriesrealistic animetropeviking

Description: Is there such a thing as "too anime"? For me that's a yes, although it's entirely based on personal subjective taste of course. In a previous video I talked about the TV series Vinland Saga (based on the Japanese manga series of the same name), and why I don't watch it. In hindsight I was unnecessarily harsh on it, for arguably the wrong reasons. Particularly when it comes to the exaggerated action scenes and superhuman feats, which seem out of place in a mundane, historical Viking setting. But is it really mundane? If it's based on the old Norse sagas, well... there are stories involving magic and larger-than-life heroes. So you could argue it's true to the source material, at least to an extent. So in this video I talk about my opinion on some nuances of realistic / historically accurate settings in fiction and give you a brief intro to the different types of Icelandic sagas. *** Music *** Intro song: "Illuminate" by Vindsvept vindsvept.bandcamp.com/track/illuminate Used with artist's permission Outro: "Highland Storm" by The Slanted Room Records theslantedroom.github.io/steve.yee Used with artist's permission *** Support the channel *** Help fund future videos, get bonus content and access to an exclusive Discord server patreon.com/skallagrim subscribestar.com/skallagrim youtube.com/channel/UC3WIohkLkH4GFoMrrWVZZFA/join Books about history and/or martial arts, swords, knives, video/audio equipment, and other stuff I recommend (as an Amazon Affiliate I earn commission through these links): US - amazon.com/shop/skallagrimnilsson Canada - amzn.to/2HeOCMA Other ways to support the channel by shopping through affiliate links: Kult of Athena, my favorite online store for reproductions of historical arms and armor, fantasy swords, etc: kultofathena.com/?koa=259 Where to get HEMA gear and practice swords: woodenswords.com/?Click=1799 *** Social media & merch *** How to contact me (can't always reply, as I get too many messages): youtube.com/c/Skallagrim/about See a list of my video uploads: twitter.com/_Skallagrim_ facebook.com/SkallagrimYT Channel-related shirts and other merch: skallagrim.spreadshirt.com teespring.com/stores/skallagrim