How the Vikings Shaped Britain & Ireland - Assassin's Creed Valhalla EXPLAINED w. Prof Fiona Edmonds

Описание: Upon longships they came, stealthy assassins, like a whisper in the wind. Vikings to us, nightmares to their victims. Before coastal settlements could even draw breath, these berserkers struck without fear or mercy. Discover the TRUE story behind the brutal Viking raids of Ireland and Britain’s coastal cities and how these lightning strikes forever shaped the societies, politics and destinies of both lands. When did the Viking Age begin and end? When did the Vikings stop raiding, and start ruling as Norse kings?

Matt Lewis and Professor Fiona Edmonds recount the history of the Viking Age in Britain and Ireland, from the first brutal raids to the formation of the powerful kingdoms of Dublin and York, and the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok who laid siege to the Britons of Strathclyde and warred with Alfred the Great of Wessex.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:55 - When was the Viking Age?
04:43 - What does "viking" mean?
07:48 - Did the Irish hate Vikings?
09:38 - Did Norse settlers, Gaels and Anglo-Saxons get along?
14:25 - Why did Vikings target churches?
15:47 - How reliable are the sources for the Viking Age?
18:48 - Did Vikings create Dublin?
22:39 - Famous Viking Kings of Britain & Ireland
27:52 - How did Irish kings react to Norse kings?
29:25 - The economic impact of Norse settlers
32:09 - The end of the Viking Age
37:31 - The legacy of the Vikings in Britain & Ireland
39:30 - If you had the Animus, when in time would you travel?

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