#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age
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Historian Lars Brownworth joins to walk through the Viking Age, from its beginnings and military tactics to Ragnar Lothbrok, the Great Heathen Army, and Rollo's Normandy. They cover Viking religion and Valhalla, plus explorers who reached North America and the East. The talk also touches on the Byzantine Empire and what history reveals about human nature.