Fjorn's Hall: Skald Edition

Fjorn's Hall: Skald Edition

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Fjorn's Hall: Skald Edition episodes

  • 9. Winding Down the Viking Age
    As the Viking Age progressed, their raids continued to escalate in both scale and intensity, to the point where Scandinavian elites were actually ruling over the lands they raided (namely England). So why did it end? Find out in this episode!
    Our Hall — https://fjorns-hall.com
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Tumblr (@fjorn-the-skald) — https://fjorn-the-skald.tumblr.com
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    7 min
  • 8. Taking Raids to a New Level
    Raiding wasn't a new concept for the North at the dawn of the Viking Age, for they had a long history of raiding both within and outside of Scandinavia beforehand. So...what actually makes a raid a 'Viking' raid? Find out in this episode!
    Our Hall — https://fjorns-hall.com
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Tumblr (@fjorn-the-skald) — https://fjorn-the-skald.tumblr.com
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    8 min
  • 7. Kickstarting the Viking Age
    How did the Viking Age begin? In this episode, we recount how the warlords of the North sought greater glory in more ambitious raids. But when and where was the first raid? It may not be the one you're expecting.
    Our Hall — https://fjorns-hall.com
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Tumblr (@fjorn-the-skald) — https://fjorn-the-skald.tumblr.com
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    ♪ — Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3681-drums-of-the-deep
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    10 min
  • Bonus 1: Notes on Viking-Age Rogaland (And More)
    An exclusive, 20-minute bonus episode for Skald-in-Training subscribers covering my consultation notes regarding Viking-Age Rogaland (southwestern Norway) for the upcoming book Land, by Bjørn Larssen. Listeners will have the chance to learn things not found in our Raids, thus granting them exclusive access to the history that both Bjørn and I learned while working together on this project. Some notable topics include: Viking-Age (c.868) towns, halls, trade, taxation, religion, and race.
    Our Hall — https://fjorns-hall.com
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    Tumblr (@fjorn-the-skald) — https://fjorn-the-skald.tumblr.com
    ♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    20 min
  • 6. Rising from the Ashes: 550-750 CE
    A continuation of our overview of the history that set the stage for the Viking Age, now covering how medieval Scandinavia rose from the ashes of trauma between 550 and 750 CE to create the expansionist, hall-based elites who would later become the chieftains to organize the first Viking raids.
    Our Hall — https://fjorns-hall.com
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    Tumblr (@fjorn-the-skald) — https://fjorn-the-skald.tumblr.com
    ♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    10 min
  • An Age of Wolves: 400-550 CE
    An overview of the history that set the stage for the Viking Age, beginning with the so-called 'Age of Migrations' from 400 to 550 CE and the calamities that occurred during that time: "...an age of the axe, an age of the sword, an age of storms, an age of wolves..."
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3484-celtic-impulse
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    ♪ — Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4590-virtutes-instrumenti
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
    10 min
  • The People of the North, Part 2
    Continuing our overview of the North's geography by discussing the people living with and around the Norse: Vindr, Easterlings, Baltic Islanders, and Finnar.
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Complementary Map — https://fjorns-hall.com/resources/the-people-of-the-north/
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — "Celtic Impulse," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    10 min
  • The People of the North, Part 1
    An overview of the North's geography and the 'three' main groups of Norse living there: Norðmenn, Danir, and Götar/Svíar.
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Complementary Map — https://fjorns-hall.com/resources/the-people-of-the-north/
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — "Celtic Impulse," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    13 min
  • 2. The ‘Vikings’
    Who were the 'Vikings,' and how much is true about their reputation?
    Fjorn's Hall — https://fjorns-hall.com
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — "Celtic Impulse," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    12 min
  • The ‘Vikings’
    Who were the 'Vikings,' and how much is true about their reputation?
    Fjorn's Hall — https://fjorns-hall.com
    Read or Watch — https://fjorns-hall.com/courses/prep/the-vikings/
    Twitter (@Fjorn_the_Skald) — https://twitter.com/Fjorn_the_Skald
    ♪ — "Celtic Impulse," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    12 min

About Fjorn's Hall: Skald Edition

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From Fjorn's Hall comes a wandering skald telling tales from the past. With each episode, he brings a brief account of the lessons learned in his Hall. Will you greet him warmly and hear his songs?…