S2. Swedish Urban Bomb Shelters
We're taking a break from our usual chronological journey and instead visit a historical site in our own home. In what could be seen as part two of our special episode about dog tags, we continue to l...
10 Jan 202155min
24. Sigtuna - Sweden's Oldest Town
We're out and about again! This time we visit Sweden's oldest town, Sigtuna. Founded by Viking leader Erik Segersäll and improved on by his son and King, Olof Skötkonung, the town still has lots of re...
27 Dec 202052min
23. Olof Skötkonung - The First Swedish King!
This time we examine the first real King of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung (The Coin King!) His Viking dad set the stage, but now the son truly takes on the mantle of ruling Sweden. Olof makes coins in Sigtu...
13 Dec 202057min
22. Erik Segersäll - The First Swedish King?
We have finally reached the real beginning of the Swedish monarchy! Or have we? Erik Segersäll sometimes gets the credit for being Sweden's first King, after establishing a new town and even taking ov...
29 Nov 202055min
21. Wrapping Up the Viking Age
As we approach the end of the Viking Age in Scandinavia, we summarise everything we've learned so far and touch on some other topics we didn't cover in detail in the last few episodes. We set the scen...
15 Nov 202050min
20. Viking Sites in Stockholm
In a first for the podcast, we head outside to explore our new home city of Stockholm. We explore the island of Lidingö and find three Viking sites; two runestones and one grave site burial mound. Che...
1 Nov 202040min
19. Viking Religion and Beliefs
In our final thematic episode about the Viking Age in Sweden and Scandinavia, we explore what some Vikings would have believed and which Gods existed in their world. Prepare for a few strange stories ...
18 Okt 202040min
18. Stories of Viking Women
A slight change of format whilst Åsa is in Sweden, so this time we'll see Chris describe the lives of four Viking women to a special guest host. We look at the stories of a Swedish Princess, two resid...
4 Okt 202052min
