21 - The Life and Legend of Turgeis
In this episode we talk about the Life and Legend of the infamous Viking Chieftain - Turgeis. From 838 to 845 CE we are told that Turgeis, a Chieftain from Norway ruled the Vikingar in Ireland. He led...
17 Nov 201631min
20 - Swords and Ships
In this episode we are going to explore the years following the great raid on Armagh in 832. Along the way we will talk about Irish kings burning monasteries, St. Brigid and her Abbey at Kildare and o...
3 Nov 201637min
19 - Armagh
In this week's episode we explore the circumstances around the plundering of the great monastery of Armagh by Vikingar in 832 CE. In that year the monastery, which lies 30 miles from the coast, subjec...
20 Okt 201641min
18 - Into the Unknown: Silver and Status in the Viking Age
In this episode we are once again going to return to Western Norway, and explore what may have motivated young Norwegians to go a Viking. In the past we have established the material motivations behin...
13 Okt 201649min
17 - The Martyrdom of Blathmac
In this episode we are going to return to the roots of Vikingar activity by following a series of Viking raids on Irish monasteries which were conducted in the early 820s. This will lead us nicely to ...
29 Sep 201628min
16 - Law & Order: Viking Unit
If this episode we are going to look at captive taking and slavery in the Viking Age. Buckle your seat belts, this is going to be a dark one. Along the way we'll mourn the death of King Aed of Tara, i...
22 Sep 201636min
15 - A Viking Kingdom in Scotland?
In today's episode we try to answer a simple question: While some groups of Vikingar were busy raiding monasteries and fighting pitched battles in Ireland throughout the first half of the ninth centur...
15 Sep 201635min
14 - The Viking Age Heats Up
This episode is packed full of Irish Viking Age goodness as we track the escalation of Viking activity in Ireland from 807 - 813. Along the way we explore what the Irish were up to while the Vikingar ...
8 Sep 201630min
