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Vikings
Vikings
Expert articles about the real history behind the TV show 'Vikings'
Viking
Vikings Season 6: plot recap, plus 8 historical questions answered
Viking
The real
Vikings
: the early medieval world behind the hit drama
Viking
Q&A
Who were the Kievan Rus and what do they have to do with the Vikings?
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Viking
Slaves in the Viking Age: how prevalent were enslaved people in Viking societies?
Viking
What was the Varangian Guard? A brief history of the Viking warriors of the Byzantine empire
Viking
Blog
Medieval(ish) matters #6: Viking military mind games, Anglo-Saxon mind maps, and embroidery before the Bayeux Tapestry
Early medieval
Blog
Medieval(ish) matters #3: the salmon of knowledge, rolling Roman mosaics, eels, and Crusades
Medieval
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Medieval(ish) matters #2: arrows in the eye,
The Last Kingdom
, Viking dogs
Anglo-Saxon
Alfred the Great and Edington: how the King of Wessex became great
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Vikings podcast episodes
Viking
A brief history of the Vikings
Viking
Ragnar Lothbrok: the legend of the immortal Viking and his sons
Viking
Viking ‘warrior women’: Judith Jesch, expert in Viking studies, examines the latest evidence
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Vikings on screen
Viking
‘Vikings’ creator Michael Hirst on the real history behind the hit drama