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The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman

(dramatic music) The legend of the Faroes claimed that in early 1300s they must have...

(dramatic music) The legend of the Faroes claimed that in early 1300s they must have imported these houses as prefabricated houses from Norway

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The legend of the Faroes claimed
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that in early 1300s they must have imported these houses
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as prefabricated houses from Norway.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:40
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Reliable Pictures Corporation

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An examination of how the fundamental need of shelter changed lives and transformed houses into homes.
S01 • E02 A dining room is a relatively modern invention. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
A dining room is a relatively modern invention.
S01 • E02 For centuries following the decline of the hall, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:09
For centuries following the decline of the hall,
S01 • E03 On the other side of the bathroom, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:09
On the other side of the bathroom,
S01 • E01 So all the logs have been joined together, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
So all the logs have been joined together,
S01 • E02 But for common people there had never been such a place. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
But for common people there had never been such a place.
S01 • E01 So, almost a 1,000 years before Ikea even existed, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:11
So, almost a 1,000 years before Ikea even existed,
S01 • E02 Most houses had one room where we cooked, ate, and lived. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
Most houses had one room where we cooked, ate, and lived.
S01 • E01 (relaxing music) - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:13
(relaxing music)
S01 • E03 And from the aqueduct of ancient Rome - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:14
And from the aqueduct of ancient Rome
S01 • E02 Now common around the world - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:10
Now common around the world
S01 • E02 We are in the dining room - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
We are in the dining room
S01 • E03 But for most of history, privies were anything but private. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
But for most of history, privies were anything but private.
S01 • E02 As the good lady - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
As the good lady
S01 • E03 And yes, I said butt two times. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:04
And yes, I said butt two times.
S01 • E01 The oldest part of the house, the interior log cabin, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:08
The oldest part of the house, the interior log cabin,
S01 • E03 At Hampton Court, there used to be what was called - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:08
At Hampton Court, there used to be what was called
S01 • E01 And this is the roykstova, which translates to smoke room. - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:05
And this is the roykstova, which translates to smoke room.
S01 • E02 In life as in fiction, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:10
In life as in fiction,
S01 • E01 So here, just exactly where I'm standing, - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:06
So here, just exactly where I'm standing,
S01 • E03 And so perhaps a place to go and be companionable - The History of Home Narrated by Nick Offerman 00:07
And so perhaps a place to go and be companionable