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Olaf Tryggvason: Viking Warlord or Christian King?

Gone Medieval by History Hit

Jul 31, 202657:34Society & Culture

Matt Lewis and guest Dr Eleanor Barraclough as they dive into the turbulent world of late 10th-century Scandinavia and the extraordinary life of Olaf Tryggvason. Exiled, enslaved, raider, and eventually king of Norway, O...

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Olaf Tryggvason: Viking Warlord or Christian King? is an episode from Gone Medieval by History Hit. Matt Lewis and guest Dr Eleanor Barraclough as they dive into the turbulent world of late 10th-century Scandinavia and the extraordinary lif...

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