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!

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♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod

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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!

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♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod

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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.

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♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod

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♪ — Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod

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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.

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♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod

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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.

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♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod

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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..."

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♪ — Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod

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♪ — Virtutes Instrumenti by Kevin MacLeod

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Continuing our overview of the North's geography by discussing the people living with and around the Norse: Vindr, Easterlings, Baltic Islanders, and Finnar.

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♪ — "Celtic Impulse," by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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/)

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/)

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/)