222 – Viking Kings and The Black Pool
At some point early in the Viking Age, a group of Northmen came across a natural harbor on the western side of the Irish Sea. Being that they were a seafaring people, having places in foreign lands wh...
11 Nov 201623min
221 – Alfred and Guthrum: The Price of Peace
When we left off, Guthrum had marched into the heart of Wessex without being noticed, lead his forces right past Alfred’s hold in Winchester, and seized the Royal tun of Wareham. In response to this, ...
3 Nov 201626min
220 – Alfred and Guthrum: Magic, Madness, Heaven, Sin
It’s the year 876 and historians Dudo and Flodoard tell us that a fleet of Vikings slammed into the Frankish city of Rouen and nearly leveled it to the ground. In response to this attack, King Louis t...
29 Okt 201631min
219 – The Halloween Special: The Statement of Randolph Carter
I repeat to you, gentlemen, that your inquisition is fruitless. Detain me here forever if you will; confine or execute me if you must have a victim to propitiate the illusion you call justice; but I c...
21 Okt 201618min
218 – The Kingdom of Jorvik
Today we begin in Orkney. The history of Orkney is rather obscure, and that fact is reflected in the show… with it appearing only occasionally in the Scotcasts and Celtcasts. However, in the last 80 y...
19 Okt 201638min
217 – Halfdan’s Ravaging of the North
We begin our story in Alt Clut. Alt Clut was an ancient British Kingdom and it could trace itself back to Roman Britannia – and possibly even further. At the center of this kingdom was an old fortress...
6 Okt 201628min
216 – The Great Heathen Army: Always Be Prepared
Click here to go the Summary of Zee’s PhD that I talked about. We are coming to a major turning point in the story of Britain.The Anglo Saxon kingdoms never had a chance of turning the Great Heathen A...
29 Sep 201632min
215 – King Burgred and the end of the Danish Sausage Fest
It’s 873 and so far Halfdan has extracted THREE Danegelds from King Burgred in exchange for promising to not occupy Mercia. And, of course, he’s gone on to occupy Mercia… most recently in a town calle...
16 Sep 201650min
