#29: What Can Breaking Bad Teach Us About the Vikings? With Terri Barnes

What motivated people to leave their homes and risk their lives on Viking raids?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age, we welcome historian and Viking Age specialist Terri Barnes to discuss the people, motivations and social structures behind the Viking expansion. Using Walter White from Breaking Bad as an unexpected comparison, Terri explores what happens when people discover that they are good at something—and that it pays.We talk about:• What Breaking Bad can teach us about the Vikings• Wealth, reputation and status as motivations for raiding• Viking groups as criminal networks, cartels and businesses• Slavery and its role in the Viking economy• How Viking raids were organized and supported• Adaptability as a defining feature of Scandinavian society• Common misconceptions and the romanticization of the Vikings• Terri’s research, teaching and Vikingology podcastWhether you’re interested in Viking history, archaeology, Norse culture or the psychology behind the Viking expansion, this episode offers a thought-provoking perspective on what may have driven the people of the Viking Age.

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Summer Break Announcement

We are taking a short break for the summer. We're releasing a special summer edition episode on August 1, and we'll be back in full force with our regular episodes on September 1.Have a great summer!

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#26: How Viking Reenactors Pursue Historical Accuracy

What is it like to finally visit the land of the Vikings after years of historical reenactment?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age, we welcome two Viking reenactors from Canada who share their...

31 Heinä 50min

#27: Finding Beowulf on Gotland

Did Beowulf really live on Gotland?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age, we sit down with Hans Wanneby and Rikard Evertsson to explore one of the most fascinating theories surrounding the Beowu...

1 Kesä 1h 36min

#26: Heavy Metal and Vikings with JB Christoffersson

In this episode, we sit down with the powerful voice behind the heavy metal band Grand Magus to talk about heavy metal, mythology, and what actually makes music powerful. We dive into vocal techniques...

30 Huhti 1h 35min

#25: Einar Selvik is back

In this episode, Einar Selvik (Wardruna) breaks down the ideas behind their latest album “Birna” — and why modern life is fundamentally out of sync with the natural world.We talk about:* Why humans ha...

1 Huhti 1h 44min

#24: Sailing and Maintaining Viking Longships

What does it actually take to sail and maintain a Viking longship?In this episode of Exploring the Viking Age with Grimfrost, we sit down in the longhouse with our own shipwright and captain, Erik “Tu...

1 Maalis 1h 23min

#23: Cecilia Ljung - How Scandinavia Became Christian

In this episode, we sit down with archaeologist Cecilia Ljung from Uppsala University to explore one of the biggest transformations of the Viking Age: the shift from Norse pagan traditions to Christia...

1 Helmi 1h 19min