This is a follow-up to our previous episode about the Byzantines, Goths, Huns, Persians, and Turks. In this episode, we look at what was going on in the northern parts of the European continent in the early medieval period. We will shed some light on why European history went the way it did. Questions such as: Why did feudalism develop? Why does eastern Europe use the Cyrillic alphabet? Why did the French and British build so many castles? Why did Ireland produce so many medieval monks and scholars? 

The focus of our study today will be the Vikings, Rus, Celts, Britons, and Franks. Once again, in this breezy intro we will be looking at the key figures, cultural institutions, events, and military tactics of each of these civilizations. And yes, we will be using a bit of Age of Empires II nostalgia as an icebreaker to learn about each civ.

Sources for this episode are...

https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/

https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki

https://www.worldhistory.org/Kievan_Rus/

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/celts

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/medieval/

https://www.realmofhistory.com/2016/05/03/10-interesting-facts-english-longbowman/