Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyofviking Visit my friend and Swedish blacksmith, Philip Lufolk: https://lufolk.com Medieval Scandinavians and other Germanic peoples celebrated a holiday called Yule during the time of year when days became longer and winter was at...

Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historyofviking During the Middle Ages, seafaring Scandinavian marauders wrought havoc in lands both near and far—from Iceland to Finland, and Córdoba to Constantinople. These were warriors who belonged to an altogether violent society....

Today I chat with Dr. Christian Cooijmans, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Liverpool and author of Monarchs and Hydrarchs: The Conceptual Development of Viking Activity across the Frankish Realm (c. 750–940) Referenced in Today’s Episode: Monarchs and Hydrarchs ''Down by...