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Back to SearchThe 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
Danegelds, Peace, and Shame
Season 5 Episode 213
Last time we left off, Alfred… who we have been following since his earliest days, and whom we now know the most intimate details of, including the s…
9 years, 6 months ago
Alfred the Last AEtheling
Season 5 Episode 212
It’s mid April of 871. For four long months, the House of Wessex has been battling against an invasion army of Danes who are holding the Royal Tun of…
9 years, 7 months ago
The Battles of Basing and Meretun
Season 5 Episode 211
It’s January of 871, still… A tremendous amount has happened in the last fortnight, and the year had barely even begun. People tend to compress the p…
9 years, 7 months ago
The Battle of Ashdown
Season 5 Episode 210
“God, in his goodness and justice so much offended by our sins, had thus worn down the lands and kingdoms of the Christians.” That’s a quote from Pru…
9 years, 7 months ago
The Battle of Reading
Season 5 Episode 209
When we left off, the Danes had occupied Reading, fortified it for several days, and then sent a detachment West along the river Kennet… In response,…
9 years, 8 months ago
The Battle of Englefield
Season 5 Episode 208
When we left off the Great Heathen Army had conquered East Anglia, established their dominion, and then a good portion of it returned to their territ…
9 years, 8 months ago
Christianity in Early Danelaw
Season 5 Episode 207
Here is part two to our story of religion and religious life at the age of the Great Heathen Army and the Danish invasion of Britain. Last episode, I…
9 years, 8 months ago