In this episode we explore the mythical history of the Svear, as it is related to us by the ever-entertaining Snorri Sturluson. Along the way we discuss Divine Kings, Deadly Vats of Meads and even a Half-Giant-Magical-Oxen-Son plough-team. Believe it or not, these fantastical, fictional tales lead us to some rather more concrete evidence about life and politics in the land of the Svear in the years leading up to the Viking Age.
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29 - Denmark at the Dawn of the Viking Age - Viking Worlds II
28 - Viking Worlds I - Myth and Midgard
27 - Charlemagne and the Saxon Wars Pt 2 - Carolingian Viking Age V
26 - Charlemagne and the Saxon Wars Pt 1 - Carolingian Viking Age IV
25 - The Carolingians get a Crown - Carolingian Viking Age III
24 - The Rise of Charlie the Hammer - Carolingian Viking Age II
23 - Carolingian Viking Age I - The Rise of the Franks
22 - The Heathens still at Duhblinn: Of Viking Longphorts
21 - The Life and Legend of Turgeis
20 - Swords and Ships
19 - Armagh
18 - Into the Unknown: Silver and Status in the Viking Age
17 - The Martyrdom of Blathmac
16 - Law & Order: Viking Unit
15 - A Viking Kingdom in Scotland?
14 - The Viking Age Heats Up
13 - My Big Fat Viking Wedding
12 - Iona
11 - The Devastation of all the Islands of Britain
10 - Viking Age Ireland
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