#495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age

Apr 9, 2026 · 2h 10m · YouTube

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0:00The following is a conversation with Lars Brownworth, a historian and author of many excellent history books, including The Sea Wolves, A History of the Vikings, and The Normans, From Raiders to Kings.

0:14He's also the host of two history podcast series.

0:18The first, called Twelve Byzantine Rulers, The History of the Byzantine Empire, is one of the first, if not the first ever history podcast launched over 20 years ago in June 2005.

0:33His second series, Norman Centuries, explores the remarkable rise of the Normans from Viking raiders to the rulers of kingdoms stretching from England to Sicily.

0:45In this conversation, we focus primarily on the Vikings, the seafaring Norse warriors and explorers who, over a period of just 300 years, reshaped the medieval world and the trajectory of Western civilization as we know it.

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