New episode ready! We take a look at the famous warriors from Scandinavia, and examine their expansion, culture, religion and way of life.
<a style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;background-color:#ffffff;" href="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="22" data-permalink="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/episode-3-the-viking-age/europa-800-ad/" data-orig-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png" data-orig-size="1084,641" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Europe 800 AD" data-image-description="Note the divided English realms and the powerful Franks.
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=739" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-22" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=300&h=177" alt="Europe 800 AD" width="300" height="177" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=300 300w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=600 600w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <a style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;background-color:#ffffff;" href="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="23" data-permalink="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/episode-3-the-viking-age/kort-over-danelaw/" data-orig-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png" data-orig-size="681,846" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Map of the Danelaw and Wessex" data-image-description="Half of England claimed by the Danes!
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=241" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=681" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-23" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=241&h=300" alt="Map of the Danelaw and Wessex" width="241" height="300" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=241 241w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=482 482w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=121 121w" sizes="(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px" /></a> <a style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;background-color:#ffffff;" href="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="24" data-permalink="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/episode-3-the-viking-age/vikingehjelm/" data-orig-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png" data-orig-size="510,604" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Viking helmet" data-image-description="The helmet of a chieftain.
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=253" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=510" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-24" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=253&h=300" alt="Viking helmet" width="253" height="300" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=253 253w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=506 506w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=127 127w" sizes="(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px" /></a> <a style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;background-color:#ffffff;" href="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="25" data-permalink="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/episode-3-the-viking-age/vikingeskjold/" data-orig-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png" data-orig-size="809,607" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Viking shield" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png?w=739" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-25" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png?w=300&h=225" alt="Viking shield" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png?w=300 300w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png?w=600 600w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingeskjold.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <a style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;background-color:#ffffff;" href="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="26" data-permalink="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/episode-3-the-viking-age/danerokse-pa-bayeuxtapetet/" data-orig-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png" data-orig-size="803,601" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Dane Axe on the Bayeux Tapestry" data-image-description="Note the Dane Axe in the center.
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=739" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-26" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=300&h=225" alt="Dane Axe on the Bayeux Tapestry" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=300 300w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=600 600w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <a style="font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;background-color:#ffffff;" href="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="27" data-permalink="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/episode-3-the-viking-age/moderne-danerokse/" data-orig-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png" data-orig-size="211,406" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Modern Dane Axe" data-image-description="A modern reproduction of the Dane Axe. Very impressive.
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=156" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=211" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-27" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=156&h=300" alt="Modern Dane Axe" width="156" height="300" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=156 156w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=78 78w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png 211w" sizes="(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px" /></a>
<audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-21-44" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://archive.org/download/Episode3TheVikingAge/Episode%203%20-%20The%20Viking%20Age.mp3?_=44" /><a href="https://archive.org/download/Episode3TheVikingAge/Episode%203%20-%20The%20Viking%20Age.mp3">https://archive.org/download/Episode3TheVikingAge/Episode%203%20-%20The%20Viking%20Age.mp3</a></audio>

New episode ready! We take a look at the famous warriors from Scandinavia, and examine their expansion, culture, religion and way of life. Note the divided English realms and the powerful Franks. " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=739" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-22" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=300&h=177" alt="Europe 800 AD" width="300" height="177" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=300 300w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=600 600w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/europa-800-ad.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> Half of England claimed by the Danes! " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=241" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=681" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-23" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=241&h=300" alt="Map of the Danelaw and Wessex" width="241" height="300" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=241 241w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=482 482w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kort-over-danelaw.png?w=121 121w" sizes="(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px" /> The helmet of a chieftain. " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=253" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=510" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-24" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=253&h=300" alt="Viking helmet" width="253" height="300" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=253 253w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=506 506w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/vikingehjelm.png?w=127 127w" sizes="(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px" /> Note the Dane Axe in the center. " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=739" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-26" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=300&h=225" alt="Dane Axe on the Bayeux Tapestry" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=300 300w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=600 600w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/danerc3b8kse-pc3a5-bayeuxtapetet.png?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> A modern reproduction of the Dane Axe. Very impressive. " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=156" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=211" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-27" src="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=156&h=300" alt="Modern Dane Axe" width="156" height="300" srcset="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=156 156w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png?w=78 78w, https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/moderne-danerc3b8kse.png 211w" sizes="(max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px" /> https://archive.org/download/Episode3TheVikingAge/Episode%203%20-%20The%20Viking%20Age.mp3

New episode ready! We take a look at the famous warriors from Scandinavia, and examine their expansion, culture, religion and way of life.
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