001 In the Beginning there Was Ice
001 In the Beginning there Was Ice
Welcome to the first episode of the Scandinavian History Podcast. This first episode is dedicated to Scandinavia from th... Read more
10 Jan 2020
•
20mins
002 Here Come the Vikings
002 Here Come the Vikings
Who were the Vikings, and why did they decide to start plundering and killing? Was it really because of something some r... Read more
17 Jan 2020
•
26mins
003 Go West
003 Go West
After the initial attack on Lindisfarne, the Vikings shifted their focus away from England--settling the islands off the... Read more
24 Jan 2020
•
28mins
004 Kings of Dublin
004 Kings of Dublin
The Scandinavians who settled in Ireland became an integral part of the social and economic fabric of the island. For a ... Read more
14 Feb 2020
•
33mins
Most Popular Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience
TED Talks Daily
The Tim Ferriss Show
The Daily
Stuff You Should Know
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
005 Fuzzy Pants and Sons
005 Fuzzy Pants and Sons
If you know the name of only one Viking, chances are that name is Ragnar Lodbrok. In this episode, we take a closer look... Read more
28 Feb 2020
•
37mins
006 The Great Heathen Army
006 The Great Heathen Army
Despite the corona quarantine, I’ve managed to record a new episode! In the year 865, a large force of Vikings invaded t... Read more
3 Apr 2020
•
33mins
007 The Danelaw
007 The Danelaw
Eventually, the Viking leader Guthrum signed a deal with King Alfred of Wessex, establishing the Danelaw. It wasn’t real... Read more
14 May 2020
•
30mins
008 Jorvik
008 Jorvik
Under Scandinavian control, the city the Vikings called Jorvik flourished and grew into a center of commerce and trade i... Read more
24 Jul 2020
•
28mins
009 Fatso in France
009 Fatso in France
In 911, after decades of Viking attacks, the Frankish King Charles the Simple made a deal with the Scandinavian warlord ... Read more
14 Aug 2020
•
33mins
010 A Land of Ice
010 A Land of Ice
In the late 9th century, Scandinavians more or less stumbled upon a new piece of real estate in the middle of the Atlant... Read more
4 Sep 2020
•
33mins
