The real story of the Viking warrior

The Longships enabled the Golden Age of the Vikings. Lasting for approximately 400 years their state-of-the-art marine technology ensured their dominance of the seas of the known world.

Background music by Richard Wolfe

This episode explores the gods, myths and and legends of the Vikings and the effects that their belief system had on their destiny.

This episode describes in broad-brush strokes what can be expected from the rest of the series, separating myth and legends from reality.

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