The Scandinavian History Podcast
By Mikael Shainkman
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A chronological journey through the history of Scandinavia from the last ice age to the dawn of the space age. Geographically, we cover the five modern Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Finland—as well as a few other bits and pieces here and there where it‘s relevant.
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| Episode | Date |
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135 The Great Plot Twist
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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134 The Father-in-Law of Europe
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May 22, 2026 |
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133 Ill-Fated Rematch
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May 08, 2026 |
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132 To the Eider!
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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131 A Beloved Buffoon
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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130 Hope Springs Eternal
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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129 Faith, Philosophy, Fairytales
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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128 Revolutionary Marshal, Reactionary Monarch
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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127 The United Kingdoms
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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126 War or Peace?
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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125 Norway Resurrected
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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124 Crisis Means Opportunity
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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123 The Prince of the Curved Bridge
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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122 The Men of 1809
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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121 The Grand Duchy
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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120 The Finnish War
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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119 The Bombardment of Copenhagen
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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118 In the French Shadow
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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117 Assassins!
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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116 Wag the Dog
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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115 The Swedish Sun King
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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114 Gray Eminences
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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113 Science and Industry
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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112 The Last Dalacarlian Revolt
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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111 The War of the Hats
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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110 Hats and Caps
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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109 The Sami
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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108 Scandinavian Slave Trade
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May 23, 2025 |
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107 Colonialism
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May 09, 2025 |
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106 Piety and Power
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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105 End of the Line
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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104 Long-Distance Rule
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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103 The Final Boss
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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102 The Great Northern War
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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101 Empire
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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100 The Great Rumble
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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099 Swedification
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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098 The Scania War
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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Special Episode: Christmas Weirdness
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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097 Absolut Denmark
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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096 Revenge
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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095 The Apostate
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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094 Dowager Drama
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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093 The Family Firm
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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092 By the High Mast
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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091 Peace and Other Pipe Dreams
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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090 The Show Must Go On
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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089 Forecast: Fog
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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088 Breitenfeld
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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087 Pray, Child, Pray!
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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086 The Lion from the North
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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085 The Emperor's War
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May 24, 2024 |
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084 The Kalmar War
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May 10, 2024 |
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083 Worst Uncle Ever
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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082 Catholic Comeback
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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081 Coup d'État
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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080 Murder Madness
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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079 Seven Years of War
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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078 Kings, Cousins, Rivals
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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077 New Kids on the Block
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Special Episode: Margrexit
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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076 The Greatest Rebellion
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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075 Thunder and Bells
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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074 Sweden under New Management
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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073 Reformation
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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072 The Count’s Feud
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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071 Breaking Up
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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070 Bloodbath
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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069 The Final Showdown
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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A Special Crossover Jubilee Episode
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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068 The Sixth King
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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067 Drifting Apart
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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066 Hopes and Schemes
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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065 A Kingdom without a King
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May 26, 2023 |
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064 Fickle Fate
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May 12, 2023 |
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063 One King Too Many
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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062 Exit Erik
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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061 A Perfect Storm
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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060 Captain of the Realm
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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059 A Brewing Storm
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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058 Unionizing
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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057 Margaret and Sons
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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056 Pirates and Privateers
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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055 The Hansa
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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054 Abandoning Greenland
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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053 The Great Death
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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052 Saint Bridget
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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051 One King, Two Crowns
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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050 Lock and Law
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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049 The Jarl and the King
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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048 A New Dawn
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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047 The End of Denmark?
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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046 Chaos and Decay
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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045 Law Mender and Sons
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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044 Peak Norway
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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043 Commonwealth in Crisis
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May 20, 2022 |
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042 Swedish Finland
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May 06, 2022 |
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041 The Crusade That Maybe Never Was
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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040 V for Valdemar
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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039 Denmark Rises
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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038 Birkebeiner and Bagler
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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037 The Blind, the Loud and the Hunchback
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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036 The Crusader and the Homebody
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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035 The Pretenders
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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034 Royal Saints
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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033 Church and State
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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032 Three Kingdoms
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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031 The Last Vikings
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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030 The Harsh Ruler
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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029 Tables Are Turning
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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028 Swedes and Geats
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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027 The Eternal King of Norway
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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026 A Viking Empire
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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025 A Christian Viking
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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024 Harald vs Harald
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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023 Harald Bluetooth
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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022 Fairhair's Heirs
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May 21, 2021 |
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021 Harald Fairhair
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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020 A New Religion
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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019 Old Norse Mythology
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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018 Old Norse Religion
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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017 Sagas and Runes
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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016 The Viking at Home
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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015 Serkland
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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014 The Great City
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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013 A Realm of Cities
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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012 The Final Frontier
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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011 Here's the Thing
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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010 A Land of Ice
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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009 Fatso in France
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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008 Jorvik
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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007 The Danelaw
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May 14, 2020 |
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006 The Great Heathen Army
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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005 Fuzzy Pants and Sons
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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004 Kings of Dublin
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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003 Go West
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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002 Here Come the Vikings
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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001 In the Beginning there Was Ice
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Jan 10, 2020 |