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Expert articles about the real history behind the TV show 'Vikings'
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Viking kingdoms, with Professor Ryan Lavelle
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Vikings quiz – week four
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The Danelaw: a Viking kingdom in England?
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Vikings Season 6: plot recap, plus 8 historical questions answered
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Who were the Kievan Rus and what do they have to do with the Vikings?
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Slaves in the Viking Age: how prevalent were enslaved people in Viking societies?
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What was the Varangian Guard? A brief history of the Viking warriors of the Byzantine empire
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Medieval(ish) matters #6: Viking military mind games, Anglo-Saxon mind maps, and embroidery before the Bayeux Tapestry
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Medieval(ish) matters #3: the salmon of knowledge, rolling Roman mosaics, eels, and Crusades
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