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The Reykjavík Grapevine
The Alternative History of Iceland
What if Icelanders had settled in North America during the Viking Age? What if Iceland was wiped out by a volcano and the survivors moved to Denmark? What if Iceland had been occupied by the Nazis instead of the Allies? What if the Nordic Countries had united? And what if the economic collapse had been averted? Listen to historians Valur Gunnarsson and Jón Trausti Sigurðarson talk about Icelandic history as it happened and what could have been.Produced by Sindri Freyr Steinsson
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5.0 stars from 6 ratings
Great podcast
Great podcast, especially if you like history delivered in a witty way! This made my day when I listened to episode one!
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