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Wild Ways of the Vikings

The Vikings tooonly take what they need, leaving the colony thrivingand ready for the next...

The Vikings too
only take what they need, leaving the colony thriving
and ready for the next harvest

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The Vikings too only take what they need,
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leaving the colony thriving and ready for the next harvest
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:50
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, family

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Movie Summary

Travelling from Norway to Newfoundland just as seafarers did in A.D. 1,000 to get a sense of how the Vikings lived in the Americas; narrator Ewan MacGregor.
In the 9th century, gannet numbers across the northern world - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:13
In the 9th century, gannet numbers across the northern world
A few eggs are harvested too - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:31
A few eggs are harvested too
By the year 874, the Viking colonists had reached - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:13
By the year 874, the Viking colonists had reached
One of the very last places on Earth to be colonised by humanity - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:05
One of the very last places on Earth to be colonised by huma...
10% glacier, and 50% mountainous lava desert - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:19
10% glacier, and 50% mountainous lava desert
Only one other land mammal had colonised this savage landscape - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:06
Only one other land mammal had colonised this savage landsca...
Crossing on an ice bridge at the end of the Pleistocene period, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:10
Crossing on an ice bridge at the end of the Pleistocene peri...
In summer, Arctic foxes feed almost exclusively on seabirds - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:13
In summer, Arctic foxes feed almost exclusively on seabirds
The first tiny pups, as black as coal, start to emerge - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:08
The first tiny pups, as black as coal, start to emerge
Litters of 14 are common, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:16
Litters of 14 are common,
Even the runt in this litter is given special attention - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:05
Even the runt in this litter is given special attention
It's an exhausting schedule for the female - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:12
It's an exhausting schedule for the female
Arctic foxes can quite happily exist in temperatures of minus 70 degrees - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:11
Arctic foxes can quite happily exist in temperatures of minu...
The practically-minded Vikings soon put this fur to good use, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:08
The practically-minded Vikings soon put this fur to good use...
It would also have been a valuable trading commodity for these - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:06
It would also have been a valuable trading commodity for the...
Farming in Iceland is challenging - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:17
Farming in Iceland is challenging
Eider always nest near the shoreline, - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:11
Eider always nest near the shoreline,
Eider duck farming is big business in Viking Age Iceland - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:22
Eider duck farming is big business in Viking Age Iceland
Carefully cleaned of grass and straw, the pure down - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:11
Carefully cleaned of grass and straw, the pure down
Eider down offers superb insulation, because the densely barbed feathers - Wild Ways of the Vikings 00:15
Eider down offers superb insulation, because the densely bar...