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Season 5 Episode 204
At the end of last episode, the gates of Jorvik had opened and the Great Heathen Army marched forth. They were headed South, to the Kingdom of Mercia…
10 years, 1 month ago
Jorvik
Season 5 Episode 203
I’d like to start today’s episode with a poem. Not about my feelings, or about a tough breakup… but a skaldic poem from the 12th century. It’s called…
10 years, 1 month ago
The Fall of Eoforwic
Season 5 Episode 202
When we left off last time, King Edmund of East Anglia had paid a Danegeld to the Great Heathen Army… and rather than leaving, the army had set up ca…
10 years, 2 months ago
East Anglia's Danegeld
Season 5 Episode 201
Here we are, with a new king in Wessex. King AEthelred, son of AEthelwulf, was now sitting the throne. He was in his 20s, and despite having a large …
10 years, 2 months ago
AEthelred vs Alfred: One of the Most Exciting Moments in Probate History
Season 5 Episode 199
It’s 865 and we just had yet another King of Wessex die. Alfred has been losing family members fast and furious, and this time it was his older broth…
10 years, 2 months ago
The Great Heathen Army Begins
Season 5 Episode 198
On 864 or 865, a great Scandinavian fleet of Dragon ships, or Drakkars, beached themselves at Thanet in Kent. For the people of the south, this would…
10 years, 3 months ago
The Sons of Ragnar Lodbrok (versus Battle-Cattle)
Season 5 Episode 197
We’re at a massive turning point for Britain. The Great Heathen Army is arriving on the Northern shores. I have been racking my brain for weeks tryin…
10 years, 3 months ago
Vikings and Mercs and Franks. Oh My!
Season 5 Episode 196
When we left off last week we spoke about King AEthelberht’s ascension to the throne of Wessex in 860 and how, despite the insistence of the Chronicl…
10 years, 3 months ago
Red Sea Rising
Season 5 Episode 195
Today’s episode will focus upon the goings on in Britain for King AEthelberht, AEthelred, and Alfred. We will also cover what has been happening up i…
10 years, 4 months ago
My Big Fat Dark Age Wedding
Season 5 Episode 194
King AEthelbald of Wessex, Queen Judith, Bjorn Ironsides, Prince Alfred, King Charles the Bald, Pope Nicholas I, Baldwin Iron Arm, Ivar the Boneless……
10 years, 4 months ago