Well, hello again, hair growers. Welcome back to the channel. If you're brand new here, my name's Thomas and I make style and hair related videos every single week. 

Particularly, for guys with long hair or who are growing their hair out. This video today is about five different nordic hairstyles I've been playing around with that have been inspired by Vikings. I don't know why I'm so obsessed with the whole Viking style at the moment. 

It's just been something I've been seeing on the Internet a lot and I went, "You know what, we're doing some of them". So, it's a little bit interesting. I kind of went through Pinterest. I went through a few different blogs and I kind of found styles that I thought, "Yes, I want to try that one. No I don't want to try that one". 

A lot of these are like half-up, half-downs. But the main point is I just wanted to bring a bit of long hair inspo to give you ideas on what you can do with your long hair when you finally grow it out or if you have already grown it out, to give them a try.

Because they're not actually, they're not that difficult. I mean a lot of them consist of braiding so if you're not braider, make sure you visit my braiding videos. I've got tonnes of braiding videos out there that can help you do that. But, yeah, I just kinda wanted to get in, have a bit of fun with my hair, play around with it and I have, also, you'll notice in the thumbnail, I have a beard. 

So, because I don't actually, I mean I've got this bit of stubble on my chinstrap, but I can't grow a full beard, so I thought, "You know what, I'll take the images that I'm really inspired by, I'll make my version of this nordic hairstyle and then I'll whack a Viking beard on there and we'll see how I look". And I actually am so excited to show them to you.

So, let's get into that right now. So, the first long Viking hairstyle that I was very inspired by was this ginger guy right here. Look at that. So, in this image. So, I've got my computer right next to me cause I've kinda got to reference it. 

We've got kind of like the front part sectioned out, tied up at the back and then after the hair's been tied up with the hair tie, the ponytail has been braided and then we also have just one singular braid coming from just behind his ear all the way down. Now, I love this look. I really dig the whole vibes. He's got the stretchers in as well.

I think this hairstyle really needs a beard to work because, to be honest, I thought my version of the photograph was kind of odd looking without the beard. And then when I put the beard on, it looked great. So, we're gonna take over the whole screen right now with my version of this hairstyle and pop this image next to it so you can see the comparison of where I was coming from there.

I feel like I nailed this one. And the beard, like, look at that beard on me. I kind of just went to Unsplash or like some sort of, I can't remember, it was a free stock imagery website and I went, "I just need a side profile beard that I can use for all of these". And it worked really, really good. If you came from Instagram, you'll know exactly what all of these look like already but, yeah. 

So, that is image number one. Don't know who this Viking guy is but shout out to him. Really cool inspo. Let me know what you think of the beard too. All right, moving on to hairstyle number two. 

So, this one's actually like a braided man bun Viking hairstyle. Now, this is the image that I was actually inspired by to begin with. So, we've got the two braids on the side of the head and then this guy actually has like a double bun happening. Now, I tried this with the whole double bun thing and it just did not look good on me. Let's be real.

I actually looked at it and went, "This is shit". So I kind of like kept running with the idea of the double braids in the sides and I decided to do a low man bun and I actually think it made it look even more Viking or even a little bit more bikey. 

There's something really grungy about it and let's take over the whole screen now with a comparison of me and them. This is my version. Look at that beard. I mean, it's the same beard, but I feel like I really rocked it and that gold chain, look at it.

But yeah, so I just took the inspo from this photo of just the double braids on the side with some sort of bun. The lowered bun worked really well with this one and this style's not actually that hard to do. 

You know, like, if you do learn how to braid, you just have to do two on each side and then tie your hair up and you're good to go. I'm still, even though I've been braiding for a long time now, I'm still getting used to sectioning properly but the other cool thing with these Viking inspired hairstyles is Viking styles are usually really rough so even if you are shit with your sectioning, it can still look really groovy. 

So, yeah, let me know what you think of this one. It's actually like one of my favourites out of this whole series but, yeah. All right, now it's time for our third hairstyle. So, this one, I looked at this one and I thought, "That one looks so complicated". 

So, this guy, this is the inspo image. He's got a braid going here, he's got a braid going here, braid going here and there's also a braid at the back going up and then it ties into a ponytail and then he's also banded a heap of rubber bands or like whatever he's got there into the ponytail. So, it's kind of like kinked. 

Look, let's be real, I was just like, "How can I do this the easiest way possible?" and the easiest idea was to do two braids on the side for me, then tie it into a ponytail and then do the kink or the constricting on the ponytail. And this is what my image turned out like. Again, the beard, rocking that beard. 

I also put my big furry brown bear jacket on which I kind of like, when I looked at it, I was like, "The gold chain, the fuzzy jumper, I kind of look like a bikey in a way". But, nonetheless, the beard I think, makes the look. It looks very rough for me and this is probably not the style I would wear regularly. 

I like wearing braids and stuff but this one, it's just kind of a little bit rough. It's something that I just wanted to play with. So, I hope you enjoyed that one and if it's your favourite, let me know. Actually, let me know whichever one's your favourite in this whole series but just a little comparison for you again. Inspo, what I made.

The next one on my list of nordic hairstyles is inspired from Lithunium Snow. So, a lot of you guys probably already know who he is. I featured him in my long haired Instagramers a while ago. Fuck, this guy can do his hair man, like he actually leaves me for dead and I don't even know why I'm putting him on this channel because it's kind of like, "F Thomas. Let's go follow him." 

No, but this guy is really, really inspiring with his long hair. He's also like got that blonde dirty look so he can really switch up his look and it just, I just love the looks that he turns out. And this image in particular, is one that I've seen Pinterest, I've seen it on blogs, like the people out there that create a lot of long hair content, they froth this guy and he is pretty much everywhere. 

And, clearly, look at this hairdo. With his one, again, I went back to like, "How can I do this as simple as possible?" because those three braids on the sides of his head, they're actually very difficult. Like, doing two is fine but getting three in just this little section, I was like, "No, I'm out". So, what I did to simplify it and sort of like not go to copyee on this hairstyle. I mean, "Cause I could totally do that".

I just decided to do two braids on the side. So, I braided from the tip of my hairline to about the back of behind my ear, took it from a braid into a plait so it dangled down. All I did was I grabbed like a section of hair here and put it into a ponytail. That's kind of like how my look turned out. So, if we go and compare, I know it's not exactly the same. 

It is very different, my version to this but before I made this hairstyle, this is the image I was looking at. So, that's why I'm referencing it as the inspo for it. And these are the comparisons. Obviously, Lithunium doesn't have a beard either but I do. 

I made that shit happen and I think it adds another manly element to the look. But, yeah, I like it and plus I always feel like braids look better in blonde hair for some reason. I think it's because like the shadowing when the braid happens, it kind of like really shows that depth and texture. With hair like mine, it's so dark, I kind of have to use Photoshop to lighten things up and put highlights in to really push the braid out. 

But, nonetheless, I was really happy with the shots that I got and, yeah, I think this one's a winner. But, yeah, thank you Lithunium Snow and, "F you for having such great hair skills". So, the next one was kind of like, this one happened by accident. I didn't really have any sort of intention of doing this hairstyle but once I took the ponytail out of the hairstyle that I did inspired by Lithunium Snow, I actually went, "Whoa, this looks kind of cool". 

It was just kind of like all of this hair in the middle was all the way over the back of my head and down to my back and then the two braids on the side kept it all nice and slick. What I found this did was actually give my hair, like my face, a little bit more length to it. 

And I really liked how tapered the sides looked and then the hair just automatically flowed over the back. Usually when I don't have braids in my hair here, my hair just flops everywhere but I found by having them cemented in and going down, this hair sat back a lot easier and when I looked at it I was like, "I think I just made another hairstyle". 

So, I added that one in as well and this one I thought, "Who does this look like? What can I reference this for?" And I thought it did look very similar to Legolas from "Lord of the Rings" except his is way better because he actually has his tied in the back as well with a fish braid, however, "No, I can't do a fish braid on my own hair".

They're very difficult, by the way. But I just thought it looked like, with the two braids on the side going back, dangling down with a big waft of hair over the back, I thought it looked kinda cool and then if we chuck a little beard on it as well, I think that's pretty dope. And now for the last hairstyle. So, there is six of them. This one is inspired by an image that I have often come across on the Internet as well. 

Pinterest, all the long hair creators seem to froth this guy too. Have actually no idea who he is. He looks a little bit like Chris Hemsworth. Or he's got a real like nice Thor look. And the hairstyle is very simple. So, this is the hairstyle and, yeah, he pretty much is just like this big, beefy guy with blonde hair with a really gorgeous section into a ponytail, half up, half down sort of a thing. 

And no braiding, just very straight to the point which I didn't mind and I just really enjoyed this image. Now I didn't actually find this image that flattering on me, or this hairstyle, sorry. I didn't find that as flattering on me. 

I don't know if it's just cause of my head shape or because I didn't have the beard but then once I put the beard on, things kinda started looking a little bit better. But still, I don't feel like I pulled this look off as well as this guy did and I really have a feeling that blonde hair is one of the major factors in that. Because if we look at Thor, with his hairstyle, it's fucking cool. Now if we look at this guy, blonde hair, f-ing cool. 

If we look at Lithunium, blonde hair, fucking cool. This is my version. So, let's compare those next to each other. I was thinking of putting the non-bearded versiond on as well but I think that'll take away from like the illusion. I mean I just want you to think I had that beard. But yeah, they're pieces of art and they're complete the way they are. 

So that is my six hairstyles. I think in the beginning of this video, I said I was only gonna do five but because of my accident one, there was a little extra in there for ya. And, hopefully, this was able to give you some inspo of what you can do with your long hair when you finally get it because, honestly, the longer it gets, the more I love it and I just can't encourage you guys enough to just keep in there and hang through all those awkward stages because once you get to end and get to start doing shit like this, this is the fun stuff. Although it does take you a lot of time. 

It took me so long to like sort of reference the images, sort of do it on my hair, then take the pictures, then do the photoshopping so I kinda went a little bit further than what most people would probably do because I do YouTube. But if you're keen on just having cool styles, a lot of these are wearable in public as well, you know what I mean. 

I think they're quite groovy, especially the braided man bun and especially this Thor looking hairstyle. Take what you want from it and please let me know what your favourite hairstyle out of all of these were and what you thought of the beard. 

I think I will, at some point, do some sort of growing out my beard process just to see what actually can happen with this face. Because I've never grown my beard to it's full potential cause I've always worried about patchiness and not looking my best. So, it might be an interesting feat. Who knows. You decide. 

If there are any more styles that you want me to attempt, make sure you leave me a comment and tell me who the person is so I can go and check out their hairstyle and I'll see what I can do. We have lots of Photoshopping powers actually. 

That's something that I never really talk about but I'm a very good Photoshopper. I'm very good. I did my graphic, my Instagram's not Photoshopped. I mean my Instagram's completely me. There's no filters. No but in all honesty, I love doing this kind of shit so if you enjoyed it, please give it a thumbs up, hit the subscribe button and make sure you come back and visit me next week for another video and that's all I have for you. 

So, enjoy and happy hair growing. Bye. Which one was your favourite Ken? You haven't even seen them yet.