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The Dark Side of the Vikings

2025-12-04 · 57 min · episode 230 · 10 entities

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Episode description as stored
<p>How dark really were the Vikings? How much of a part did human sacrifice play in their world? And what was their relationship with magic?</p> <p>Joining Anthony and Maddy in today's episode is historian, author and all-round Viking expert Dr Eleanor Barraclough, to take us back to darkest corners of the Viking era.</p> <p>This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p> <p>You can now watch After Dark on Youtube! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit</u></a></p> <p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p> <p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p> <p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click to place your vote on the Spotify mobile app: https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>