The Dawn of the Vikings

From Scandinavian farmers to Europe's most feared warriors

June 8, 793: Viking longships struck Lindisfarne monastery, beginning three centuries of Norse expansion. Discover how Scandinavian seafarers transformed from peaceful traders into legendary raiders who reshaped medieval Europe.

Discover Viking Origins:• How climate change sparked Norse expansion• Why longship technology revolutionized warfare• What drove peaceful farmers to become raiders• How Viking trade networks spanned continents• When Norse explorers reached North America• What legacy still captivates modern imagination

Through the eyes of monks and warriors, witness the Viking Age's birth. Norse innovation in shipbuilding, navigation, and warfare created an empire stretching from Greenland to Constantinople that changed European civilization forever.

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Episode Duration: 42:12 minutesHost: Monte Schumacher - Medieval historian & castle restoration expert