The European Mercenaries of the Bronze Age Collapse

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Could these warriors be related in some way to the Sea Peoples? And if so were they to blame for the Bronze Age Collapse? Bronze Age mercenaries emerged in Europe in the 13th century BC. These men were part of a new highly mobile warrior class, equipped with innovative weapons and armour. They came from as far afield as Scandinavia, central Europe, Italy and the Balkans and they took service across Europe but especially in Mycenaean Greece, the eastern Mediterranean and even beyond. Their emergence heralded a new militarism in Europe which immediately preceded the devastation of the twelfth century BC. NB: the map at 3.20 is incorrect. It is not Sund, Sotra but Sund, Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthor PayPal ➜ https://paypal.me/DanDavisAuthor Ko-fi ➜ https://ko-fi.com/dandavis *My Books* Godborn: Gods of Bronze 1 ➜ https://amzn.to/3nm2au1 All my books on Amazon ➜ https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 *My Links* Website http://dandavisauthor.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dandavisauthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanDavisWrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandavisauthor/ *Video Sources* Of Odysseys and Oddities- Ed. by Barry Molloy ➜ https://amzn.to/3H5NsjQ Warfare in Bronze Age Society - Ed. by C. Horn & K. Kristiansen ➜ https://amzn.to/3o0f6aD The Rise of Bronze Age Society - by K. Kristiansen & T. B. Larsson ➜ https://amzn.to/3r0xkdU Militarism and the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe - Robert Drews ➜ https://amzn.to/3tYtFiD The Sea Peoples - NK Sanders ➜ https://amzn.to/3r1Sbh2 Local and foreign males in a late Bronze Age cemetery at Neckarsulm - Wahl & Price (2013) Society and Violence in the Early Bronze Age - Hilde Fyllingen (2010) Mycenaean Greece and Bronze Age Italy: Cooperation, Trade Or War? - Jung & Mehofer (2013) Origins of the Flange-Hilted Sword of Bronze in Continental Europe - JD Cowen (1966) **The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel.** *Video Chapters* 00:00 Bronze Age Mercenaries 01:15 Warrior Societies of Bronze Age Europe 05:29 Understanding Relationships with Archaeology 07:37 The Nau II Type Sword and Warrior Culture 12:04 Mercenaries and the Bronze Age Collapse 17:13 Were these Mercenaries the Sea Peoples?