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Alfred in Somerset
Season 6 Episode 225
It was January of 878. The dead of British winter – and Alfred was running. Through fields, past hamlets, keeping out of sight whenever he could. He …
9 years, 3 months ago
King Alfred and Chippenham
Season 5 Episode 223
How do you redeem a year like 877? If you’re Alfred, how do you fix something like this? Even if he cast it in the best possible light, the story of …
9 years, 4 months ago
Viking Kings and The Black Pool
Season 5 Episode 222
At some point early in the Viking Age, a group of Northmen came across a natural harbor on the western side of the Irish Sea. Being that they were a …
9 years, 4 months ago
Alfred and Guthrum: The Price of Peace
Season 5 Episode 221
When we left off, Guthrum had marched into the heart of Wessex without being noticed, lead his forces right past Alfred’s hold in Winchester, and sei…
9 years, 4 months ago
Alfred and Guthrum: Magic, Madness, Heaven, Sin
Season 5 Episode 220
It’s the year 876 and historians Dudo and Flodoard tell us that a fleet of Vikings slammed into the Frankish city of Rouen and nearly leveled it to t…
9 years, 4 months ago
The Kingdom of Jorvik
Season 5 Episode 218
Today we begin in Orkney. The history of Orkney is rather obscure, and that fact is reflected in the show… with it appearing only occasionally in the…
9 years, 4 months ago
Halfdan's Ravaging of the North
Season 5 Episode 217
We begin our story in Alt Clut. Alt Clut was an ancient British Kingdom and it could trace itself back to Roman Britannia – and possibly even further…
9 years, 5 months ago
The Great Heathen Army: Always Be Prepared
Season 5 Episode 216
Click here to go the Summary of Zee’s PhD that I talked about. We are coming to a major turning point in the story of Britain.The Anglo Saxon kingdom…
9 years, 5 months ago
King Burgred and the end of the Danish Sausage Fest
Season 5 Episode 215
It’s 873 and so far Halfdan has extracted THREE Danegelds from King Burgred in exchange for promising to not occupy Mercia. And, of course, he’s gone…
9 years, 6 months ago
National Lampoon's Viking Vacation
Season 5 Episode 214
It’s 872 and Halfdan’s year has been a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, he had received a major Danegeld from Mercia, to add to the one he receiv…
9 years, 6 months ago