{"id":696,"date":"2026-04-10T01:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectword.dpdns.org\/?p=696"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:43:17","slug":"495-vikings-ragnar-berserkers-valhalla-the-warriors-of-the-viking-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectword.dpdns.org\/?p=696","title":{"rendered":"#495 \u2013 Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lars Brownworth is a historian, teacher, podcaster, and author specializing in Viking history, medieval Europe, and the Byzantine Empire.
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OUTLINE:<\/b>
\n(00:00) \u2013 Introduction
\n(01:03) \u2013 Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections
\n(08:57) \u2013 The start of the Viking Age
\n(18:50) \u2013 Viking military strategy, tactics & technology
\n(32:33) \u2013 Ragnar Lothbrok
\n(42:00) \u2013 The Great Heathen Army
\n(46:42) \u2013 Rollo and Normandy
\n(56:54) \u2013 Viking religion and Valhalla
\n(1:07:25) \u2013 Viking explorers
\n(1:12:33) \u2013 Vikings in North America
\n(1:25:55) \u2013 Vikings in the East
\n(1:45:33) \u2013 Byzantine Empire
\n(1:54:17) \u2013 History and human nature<\/p>\n

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