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Season 5 Episode 185
When we left off last time, we were taking a look at the problem facing Europe that no one wanted to talk about. And this wasn’t like plague of peopl…
10 years, 3 months ago
The Chaos of Bad Governance
Season 5 Episode 184
When we left off last time we discussed the viking raids of Paris and Hamburg… though they were far more than the raids we’d seen in the last 40-50 y…
10 years, 3 months ago
Ragnar’s Siege of Paris
Season 5 Episode 183
This is a big event for Medieval Western Europe, and it doesn’t come out of nowhere. The surge of Northmen, and in particular the Danish attacks agai…
10 years, 3 months ago
Ragnar Lodbrok
Season 5 Episode 182
Ok, when we left off, a fleet of 120 ships set sail from Scandinavia. And at their head, according to legend, was Ragnar Lodbrok. Ragnar Hairy Breech…
10 years, 4 months ago
Vikingrs Gotta Viking
Season 5 Episode 181
When we left off last week, the Vikingrs had established fortified bases in Ireland… Not only that, but after building the bases they decided to hang…
10 years, 4 months ago
The Cracks in the Shieldwall
Season 5 Episode 180
It’s 838. Only two years earlier the West Saxons were defeated by a fleet of Vikingrs, and they responded to this loss the way you would expect them …
10 years, 4 months ago
The Battle of Carrum
Season 5 Episode 179
When we left off last week, 35 ships launched from Denmark and set their course for England. As we have been learning, the Anglo Saxon kingdoms were …
10 years, 5 months ago
Dereliction of Duty
Season 5 Episode 178
When we last left off we were talking about what a big deal King Egbert of Wessex was. And for good reason. In 829, King Egbert of Wessex held virtua…
10 years, 5 months ago
The Road to 830
Season 5 Episode 177
Last episode I gave you a forest view of where we are going and, roughly, who these Viking raiders were as well as the scale of the impact that they …
10 years, 5 months ago
The Prophecy of Jeremiah
Season 5 Episode 176
“Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. They shall hold the …
10 years, 5 months ago