TBF, he was filmed without his consent, turned into a meme without his consent, made globally famous without his participation, and the filmmaker was making money with his likeness. The lawsuit came down to the money the guy filming made off of the video and Techno Viking merch + court costs. Internet or not, nobody should be able to publicize and monetize my face and likeness without my consent.
There's a reason I didn't phrase it in an accusatory way. lol. But he has been a lot more litigious about trying to keep the original video off the internet than most people who are turned into unflattering memes. The whole situation is very complex and absolutely crazy. Still, Kudos to the viking for standing up to the creep.
Yeah it's in France not far from my home. I've been there a couple times but it's really juste rewriting of history to suit the point of view of the royalist christian owner of the parc, Philippe de Villiers (a far right politician). The shows are great but the goal is sadly not. The christians are always the good ones, everybody else is wrong and barbaric but then a miracle happen and everybody convert to chistianism, happy ending, don't forget to buy the book on your way out.
Internally. Externally, particularly in France and England, they spent a few centuries pillaging, slaving and conquering. I'm not saying that they were necessarily particularly bad compared to many contemporary peoples, but it's not exactly surprising that a park in FRANCE, a country that historically bore the brunt of Viking aggression, remembers them in a less than stellar light.
For those interested there is a recent book written by french historians who speak about these spectacles and the history they try to rewrite. It's called "le puy du faux". It's only in french tho.
That's...pretty much how most of Western European history goes. At least as far the people who wrote most of it down are concerned. (HINT: They were ordered to do so by the rulers who leveraged Christianity into political and military power)
It's a very thin minority but they exist. The nobility was not all extinguished after the Revolution. There was the 1815 restoration until 1848 and noble families did not just vanish. Their influence just withered away, but they still exist.
I am so happy I came back to the comments, and read your comment, before I booked my trip there, which I started doing as soon as I saw the video/gif. Only needed to click the "Finalize" button.
I feel the same way about Sea World but I'm not going back because of what my money is going to support. If a Nazi makes great ice cream, don't buy the ice cream.
Three competing families for that title: the Bourbons (spanish royal line), the D'Orléans (last kings in 1848), and the Bonaparte. But nobody in France except for a very thin minority wants nobility degenerates back in the spotlight.
In general, European monarchies who need a...reboot, as it were, just tended to import a Royal. Preferably one who was related to the original Royal House somewhere along the line. There's a reason the rulers in pretty much every Monarchy in Europe are somewhere in each others' line of succession.
There is actually different factions because there was different family of kings during french history. People who think they have claims are generally undirected descendant. There are also people who wants to bring the Empire (Napoleon) back but it's a different type of right wing. All these people are extremely in minority but yes, they still exist.
Parc Puy du Fou in France. Bonkers live shows one of which is this one, another with over 200 birds from hawks and owls to storks, and one with live action roman chariot racing!
Thanks for that! I had no idea something that amazing existed. Keeping in mind the right wing affiliation and historical inaccuracies listed in the comments below, I'm going to put it on my bucket list just to enjoy the spectacle.
That's because most actor are unpaid. Puy du fou is fun but often in trouble for not paying worker and rewriting history... and they are a bit conservative and royalist.
I read the other comments too right now, that is probably why I never heard about it before. The website itself does look pretty normal though like a typical amusement park anywhere in Europe.
But often historically inaccurate in it's statements. The park was financed by a right wing politician, so the informations you get visiting the park are quite "selected"
often? fully skewered royalist slag. fucking tool just made a movie about them poor royalists getting their heads "unfairly" mashed during the french revolution. it's getting canned by everyone sensible enough to see through the BS and i've found out it's a great way to find out all the right wing nutcases in my area, because only them go watch the damn thing. imagine american history X but norton gets filmed like a victim and not a criminal.
Jokes on them, it's all narrated in French and I don't speak French. Plus I didn't realise you could get a live translation doodad to take round with you until we were on our way out of the park. An AMAZING bird show though.
Divinely appointed monarch deniers talk a lot of shit until they get invaded by barbarians and suffer due to their lack of a leader with divine right to rule
saganworshipper
No audio. Just me?
zentraldenker
Very rare footage showing the original raid of Lindisfarne monastery in 793 a.D.
NivalisAngelus
I can't get over the guy running to jump on the boat.. Only to jump right off back onto the same road. That's just pillaging with extra jumps!
KramitTheFrog
Can you even call it pillaging with fewer than 4 jumps? I mean why even get off the boat at that point?
iwaspromisedjetpackz
This is how I feel when I hear the dovahkiin theme
blamiesnotfree
Why the FUCK don't I hear immigrant song by loop zoop during this video??
murderhobbit
Those dudes are having fun, I hope
umlcat
Thor movies New Vallhalla!!!
ItsaMeFranman
I thought he forgot to put the parking brake on
FireArrow
Why are we looking at a regular commute to work?
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
Bragging about their new sail
LeftRightThere
This is my commute
OkButWhyWereTheyFilming
Too fast to be my commute
PartTimeViking
This is me when I forget my shifts intersect too close.
philmoregraves
I'm not sure what's going on here but looks awesome
dghughes
How I Met Your Mother east coast of Ireland version.
hoopyhoop
Oh, boy! Sleep! That's where I'm a Viking
Proudburger
My son wouldn’t sleep for days after seeing this. I wouldn’t hear anything else for a year at least.
LastWishTonight
LOL
Robohobo541
So, what do you do for a living?
threenotch23
That’s awesome
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Did they really need a boat for that? I mean, it's not like they couldn't have walked there...
Pescadeus
I've come to drink mead and pillage. And I'm all out of mead.....
LullabyJones
RobearGWJ
Leave Techno Viking alone!
ameranthe
The song is Stukas Im Visier by Fiendflug. I remember stomping around to this in the clubs, still holds up.
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Hey MAAAW, the viking is techno-ing again!
LullabyJones
He looks like grandma!
Lordhartley
Obey
romavictamuthafuckah
Ah yes, techno viking...whose rage can only be sated by mead or ... upsidedown water which activates his techno neck charms
blumpk1npie
I can hear it
romavictamuthafuckah
I understood your reference.
Twinklepot
hyjukilo
Yeah, that's what happens when you un-mute it.
blumpk1npie
Lol didn't notice that
BadBoyBoris
Not the original sound though
lsama
He's pointing at the guy he just stopped from being an asshole to some of the girls. That's the best part.
ImJacksWittyUsername
The coolest part is that the techno viking then married that guy https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/07/20/where-are-they-now-techno-viking/
TheUnnamedPoet
The worst part is that he then sued the guy who filmed this and has been quite litigious about the whole thing.
LazyUsername99
TBF, he was filmed without his consent, turned into a meme without his consent, made globally famous without his participation, and the filmmaker was making money with his likeness. The lawsuit came down to the money the guy filming made off of the video and Techno Viking merch + court costs. Internet or not, nobody should be able to publicize and monetize my face and likeness without my consent.
TheUnnamedPoet
There's a reason I didn't phrase it in an accusatory way. lol. But he has been a lot more litigious about trying to keep the original video off the internet than most people who are turned into unflattering memes. The whole situation is very complex and absolutely crazy. Still, Kudos to the viking for standing up to the creep.
htapoicoS
+1
vincentleeprice
Why are yall not posting any Vinland Saga reactions? This community has let me down.
AllMaktAtTengilVarBefriare
I was also expecting Vinland
DontTazeMeBrah
ikr
v
Polymathena
That's some impressive athleticism fromnthose performers.
outremer01
Let no man be left behind - in the beer tent.
ChuckKarma
Is that the North Sea?
lostwalllet
Next level “Add ‘like a Viking’ to the last thing you did” challenge.
Tomadzo
I would rather see this than all of the special effects laden stuff at Disney or Universal.
TheNewWhite
France, puy du fou
ADitzyDude
When she says her parents aren't home
ShooterV12
Viking mode activated
squelcheswetly
When dad leaves the portcullis open.
wadatahmydamie
What a lucky woman, he’s bringing his homies!
PixelSprite64
TheGodEmperorOfChaos
BidenduexMaximus
when u forget to set the parking brake on ur longship
SacrificialClam
Omw to raid that monastery
ifPokemonWereReal
That sweet monastussy
SacrificialClam
Ehhhh
Nizedk
To pillage that moist cave!
PurpleishFluffDragon
He runs off to be a Viking instead, good choice!
madjo
Vikings conquered a lot of women's hearts
bardman135
How could they resist? Vikings bathed at least once a week!
JanCicvarek
Vikings conquered lots of women. Not hearts though
SlyMrFox
Probably displayed their fathers and husbands' hearts, though.
4Astaroth
"Those damn beautiful combed men." - Britain guys
Iaimtomisbehave
"Sail on, sail on!"
MyDogsBeinStupid
This is not how I remember water 7.
Tchernobog
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZhsYZzm06Rk with sound!
demosteness
Tchernobog
There's a version of this with Feebird playing.
Grimmrog
true story of what happened with the titanic
ultralapin
Yeah it's in France not far from my home. I've been there a couple times but it's really juste rewriting of history to suit the point of view of the royalist christian owner of the parc, Philippe de Villiers (a far right politician). The shows are great but the goal is sadly not. The christians are always the good ones, everybody else is wrong and barbaric but then a miracle happen and everybody convert to chistianism, happy ending, don't forget to buy the book on your way out.
potshot
I mean to be fair for at least the Viking scenario, that's kind of fair. Vikings weren't exactly blameless for their demonization.
freshthrowaway1138
In comparison to the world at large of the time, Vikings were surprisingly progressive.
potshot
Internally. Externally, particularly in France and England, they spent a few centuries pillaging, slaving and conquering. I'm not saying that they were necessarily particularly bad compared to many contemporary peoples, but it's not exactly surprising that a park in FRANCE, a country that historically bore the brunt of Viking aggression, remembers them in a less than stellar light.
Baby1teef
Tale as old as time
boostcreep
Yep. All 6,000 years of if.
WoopDeFrickenDoo
Him and Ken Ham would really get along it sounds like
Harm
Merci, j'allais écrire quelque chose de moins bien fichu et moins efficace.
ultralapin
For those interested there is a recent book written by french historians who speak about these spectacles and the history they try to rewrite. It's called "le puy du faux". It's only in french tho.
RobearGWJ
Great pun though!
DontTazeMeBrah
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
That's...pretty much how most of Western European history goes. At least as far the people who wrote most of it down are concerned. (HINT: They were ordered to do so by the rulers who leveraged Christianity into political and military power)
anirri
Sounds lame af
alienstomper
How does france have royalists? I thought you were pretty clear about this. A couple times, iirc
DrMaggot
It's a very thin minority but they exist. The nobility was not all extinguished after the Revolution. There was the 1815 restoration until 1848 and noble families did not just vanish. Their influence just withered away, but they still exist.
alienstomper
whatthefuck9999999
Wow. Hopefully people aren't getting their history from comedy shows though. They should get it somewhere reliable, like Facebook or Twitter.
Oddmonster
I am so happy I came back to the comments, and read your comment, before I booked my trip there, which I started doing as soon as I saw the video/gif. Only needed to click the "Finalize" button.
SirLurkAndSmirkAndSometimesSnark
numlocks
I’m on a plane there right now. I’m bout to jump out
BikiniSamuraiBun
Some friends of mine went, enjoyed the show but concluded the same about the general theme... And the owner is indeed far right.
DancingSwine
I've been there and just enjoyed it, didn't notice any agendas because I didn't care, the shows are good.
Snooj
I feel the same way about Sea World but I'm not going back because of what my money is going to support. If a Nazi makes great ice cream, don't buy the ice cream.
Br0doSwaggins
A French monarchist? Like someone who wants monarchy restored in France? Who would be king in this situation? One of Napoleon's descendants?
DrMaggot
Three competing families for that title: the Bourbons (spanish royal line), the D'Orléans (last kings in 1848), and the Bonaparte. But nobody in France except for a very thin minority wants nobility degenerates back in the spotlight.
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
In general, European monarchies who need a...reboot, as it were, just tended to import a Royal. Preferably one who was related to the original Royal House somewhere along the line. There's a reason the rulers in pretty much every Monarchy in Europe are somewhere in each others' line of succession.
ultralapin
There is actually different factions because there was different family of kings during french history. People who think they have claims are generally undirected descendant. There are also people who wants to bring the Empire (Napoleon) back but it's a different type of right wing. All these people are extremely in minority but yes, they still exist.
bolobass
Parc Puy du Fou in France. Bonkers live shows one of which is this one, another with over 200 birds from hawks and owls to storks, and one with live action roman chariot racing!
BL1P
Ive been to that, I used to live in the south of France.
HuskyPirate
Thanks for that! I had no idea something that amazing existed. Keeping in mind the right wing affiliation and historical inaccuracies listed in the comments below, I'm going to put it on my bucket list just to enjoy the spectacle.
Solkanarmy
puy du fou is amazing, it's so unbelievable that even when you know what's coming you are completely blindsided, 100% worth going
Flapjackal
I went this Spring and was blown away. Amazing visit.
koops
RhinosAreJustFatUnicorns
https://youtu.be/4cl5LYqdMg4 Really would like to see the shows. Also surprised that the ticket prices are pretty reasonable
piotrDeVyr
That's because most actor are unpaid. Puy du fou is fun but often in trouble for not paying worker and rewriting history... and they are a bit conservative and royalist.
RhinosAreJustFatUnicorns
I read the other comments too right now, that is probably why I never heard about it before. The website itself does look pretty normal though like a typical amusement park anywhere in Europe.
SalakisCPC
But often historically inaccurate in it's statements. The park was financed by a right wing politician, so the informations you get visiting the park are quite "selected"
Ermitesrubiht
often? fully skewered royalist slag. fucking tool just made a movie about them poor royalists getting their heads "unfairly" mashed during the french revolution. it's getting canned by everyone sensible enough to see through the BS and i've found out it's a great way to find out all the right wing nutcases in my area, because only them go watch the damn thing. imagine american history X but norton gets filmed like a victim and not a criminal.
rshini
OOF god damn it
Mattigan
Jokes on them, it's all narrated in French and I don't speak French. Plus I didn't realise you could get a live translation doodad to take round with you until we were on our way out of the park. An AMAZING bird show though.
SarcasticComment
hey. Gaul invited the Romans... no genocide here. Especially not in that one village making soup.
Lifk
Right wing politician is an understatement. He is far right monarchist. But hey , still a cool place anyway.
chansuke
A king provides the ultimate boot to lick if you believe its appointed by god.
iExplainTheJoke
Divinely appointed monarch deniers talk a lot of shit until they get invaded by barbarians and suffer due to their lack of a leader with divine right to rule
timothywalterjohnson365
Very cool!
ObviousPidgeon
Tres bien!
MorrighanWolf
Funds alt right shite, don't do it
freshthrowaway1138
Why are there the Christian fish symbol on those banners?
Snooj
Because the world has always been Christian! As you can tell from our completely accurate recreations!
bolobass
Because the founder is a conservative christian that doesn't care about accuracy
CSephiroth
Go there with caution. Not only History is a mere concept here, but also the profits made go to funding some alt-right movements.
Qpnao
Let's make our own one!
Ermitesrubiht
there's actually a few french larping/reenacting festivals. it's nowhere near as lavish and posh as american larping, but it exists.
Qpnao
This is a performance really, not a larp. Larps don't usually have an audience :)
Idontneedrealfacts
With blackjack and hookers!
CSephiroth
Is that not « live action role-playing » ? 😁
Qpnao
Joke's on you I'm into that shit