Units of History - The Jomsvikings Mercenaries DOCUMENTARY

A Units of History documentary on the legendary Jomsvikings mercenaries of the Viking Age! Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: We continue our Units of History documentary series by delving back into the world of the Vikings which we recently covered with the Saga of Harald Hardrada. But rather than focus on an individual, we seek to tell the tale of entire warband of legendary repute. The animated history documentary begins by discussing the historicity of the Jomsvikings. This is important as there is much academic doubt surrounding their story. While they do seem to have existed, discerning fact from fiction in their story proves difficult given our meager written and archeological records. The main takeaway is that this episode should best be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism. With this in mind, we do our best to stitch various narratives together in the most plausible manner for our presentation.