The "Bound Devil" Conspiracy: Why They're Re-Writing History

We've long intended to put the wonderful Loki Stone of Kirkby Stephen on camera, but little did we know we'd be opening a can of hot potatoes about potential future plans for this important antiquity. In this short film we take a detailed look at the stone, which has been associated with Loki from Norse Mythology - this area saw significant Viking/Scandinavian settlement in the 10th century - and we consider whether it is indeed him, or as is the current view of the church, is it in fact the bound devil? We were surprised by future plans for the Loki Stone, which raise a whole bunch of questions about historical re-interpretation. Pedants: s Sponsored by TrainPal: TrainPal Easter sale! Use code WC21 to get limited £5 off for new users! Only 500 available, valid on April 3rd only! Plus - a 4% off instant UK train sale on April 3rd as well - that’s a huge stack on your Easter plan! Set a reminder on April 3rd and download TrainPal via link below: https://t.trainpal.com/4qR6cmT Our video on the Gosforth Cross:    • Viking Mysteries in Churchyard   To support our investigations and access exclusive content:    / @wc21ukproductionsltd   Alternatively, you can support us with a Super Thanks or via our Buy Me a Coffee link in the About section. Credits WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd theme tune: Keygenerator - Freesound Roman Gazette theme tune: 8-bit Win – Velda – Epidemic Sound For Historical Hikers theme tune: 514178 danlucas – Freesound Compendium of Curiosities theme tune: Underbelly – Epidemic Sound Coastal Catalogue theme tune: Just Like Magic – Epidemic Sound The Time Tunnel theme tune: Micro – Epidemic Sound Non-Celebrity Anglo Saxon Crosses theme tune: Good, Good – Epidemic Sound Horror History Files theme tune: Eerily Distorted Retro Electronic Sound Horror – CapCut The Institute of Amateur YouTube Antiquarians theme tune – Glaze remix of Keygenerator - Freesound The Almanac theme tune: Rush – DJI Mimo All other music: Epidemic Sound Maps: Google Maps; Google Earth; OS Maps, Bing Maps Old Maps: National Library of Scotland https://maps.nls.uk/os/ LiDAR: Phil Barrett, National Library of Scotland https://maps.nls.uk/os/ Main “Broadcaster”: Darren Spratt Script Consultant: Jim Murray Cameras DJI Pocket 3 Creator Combo GoPro Hero 12 Creator Edition DJI Flip The content creator is a frustrated broadcaster and sole trader. WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd is non-trading until things improve. Sources and Credits: Church website: https://ksparishchurch.com/ Antiquarian: Professor S. Bugge's Studies on Northern Mythology #loki #lokistone #norsemythology 00:00 Advisory 01:11 Titles 01:21 Introducing the "Bound Devil" 02:58 TrainPal 04:54 Who Was Loki? 06:31 Reinterpreting the Stone 10:29 Opinion 12:36 Outro **Notes on Making-Money** Making these films is a full-time job. More than that in fact. Research, filming and editing takes days and days per video. I have no other income. I'm passionate about what I do here. But I cannot live off the ad revenue. It is not sufficient. I don't want to change the style of the videos to chase views. Therefore, I do two other things: 1) Memberships: the income from membership fees really helps. In return I try to deliver fun and interesting content for those members. Sometimes negative people accuse me of "hiding content behind a paywall" - that sort of thing - which is factually incorrect. Before I launched memberships this channel produced one video per week and it still does, plus many of those videos are far more ambitious than before. The member exclusive content is all extra. The public offering has in no way been diminished. 2) Sponsorships: I get that this one is contentious for YouTube Premium viewers who are paying to avoid ads. However, ad revenue plus membership revenue does not produce enough income to live off now. So, until that changes sponsors are selected based on "do we/would we" use the products/services and can we speak truthfully about them. Every effort is made to make these segments enjoyable/interesting/nice to look at. In conclusion, if I must get a "proper job" then it will not be possible to continue making these films. This is my passion, but I live in the west. And that means income is required. Please don't assume I'm wealthy because of my age, I am not. If any of these things annoy you, then don't watch this channel. Critical & judgmental comments will be dealt with accordingly and without mercy.