The Vikings believed that the physical death was not the end. For those who had proved themselves worthy in life and battle, the great halls of Valhalla awaited in the glorious kingdom of the gods known as Asgard. There, the dead – now glorious, eternal beings, dined with the gods and goddesses themselves and lived on forever knowing no pain and having no want. But in some ancient beliefs, the afterlife was a much more immediate endeavour, in that whilst the spirit might have made it to the heavens, the corpse of the deceased remained in the grave….where it was reanimated with a strange, ethereal power.
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0:00 Intro
2:59 Physical Traits of the Draugr
3:42 Draugr in Icelandic Text
10:35 The Magic of Draugr
13:28 The Motivations of Draugr
16:56 How To Kill a Draugr
19:48 Outro
💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡
– Draugr
– Norse Mythology
– Mythology
– History
– Nordic Creatures
– God of War
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– Vikings
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i can see a famous hero being so frightened and embittered by the specter of being forgotten that they reanimate after death and become a Draugr, lashing out at any living thing that got close enough, as if to give one big "eff you" to life itself for abandoning him.
Kind of reminds me of Wendigo.
fitting they just found a ancient zombie virus that actually zombifies
I thought Draugr were an invention for the Elder Scrolls (mainly Skyrim). So didn't go looking online for where the idea really came from.
This vid showed up in the home screen, so was interested to hear the content. Thanks.
Love your videos, but buddy, Draugr as in "Drow-Ger"