King Sverker is dead. He will be followed by decades of fighting over the throne between his own Sverker dynasty and the rival Erik dynasty. In this episode, we cover the first four decades of this drama, which includes a King being proclaimed a Saint, more royal intermingling and the rise of a powerful, non-royal family of Jarls.
Seeing as the crazy marriages and family relations from last time just keep getting more and more complicated, we have uploaded a couple of helpful family tree images to our social media pages! Check them out if you need a refresher on who is related to who....
14. From Vikings To Rus
13. Swedish Vikings in the East
12. The Amazing Adventures of Ansgar!
11. The Vikings Attack
10. The Vikings Are Here
S1. Swedish Civilian Dog Tags
9. Mind the Gap!
8. Even More Ironing
7. The Not So Missing Iron Age
6. Graves and Stones May Hide My Bones
5. Boats, Bronze and Bartering
4. Swedish Neolithic Cultures
3. Stones, Farming and Goats
2. Stone Age Swedes - After The Ice
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