#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age

Lars Brownworth is a historian, teacher, podcaster, and author specializing in Viking history, medieval Europe, and the Byzantine Empire.

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) – Introduction

(01:03) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections

(08:57) – The start of the Viking Age

(18:50) – Viking military strategy, tactics & technology

(32:33) – Ragnar Lothbrok

(42:00) – The Great Heathen Army

(46:42) – Rollo and Normandy

(56:54) – Viking religion and Valhalla

(1:07:25) – Viking explorers

(1:12:33) – Vikings in North America

(1:25:55) – Vikings in the East

(1:45:33) – Byzantine Empire

(1:54:17) – History and human nature

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