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Week One – Viking Raids
In week one of our HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course, Professor Ryan Lavelle introduces us to the Viking age, and explores the Vikings' reputation as fearsome raiders
Published: August 20, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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In the first mini-lecture of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course, Professor Ryan Lavelle introduces us to the Viking age, and explores the Vikings' reputation as fearsome raiders
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Fighting the Vikings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ryan Lavelle examines the experience of warfare, in all its many and varied forms, in Britain during the Viking age
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Your guide to the Viking raid of Lindisfarne in AD 793
An attack on a small religious community in Northumbria in AD 793 heralded the start of the Viking Age of conquest and expansion. Find out more with BBC History Revealed
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When the Vikings came raiding from across the sea, they took captives with them as well as plunder. What happened to those enslaved people? Professor Neil Price explains to HistoryExtra content director David Musgrove how far Viking Age society was based on slavery
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Charlotte Hodgman talks to historian Ryan Lavelle about the enduring legacy of Alfred the Great and visits eight places related to the Viking raiders of the ninth century
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Viking ships: 5 lesser-known facts
Why did the Vikings rely so heavily on their ships, and what made the longboat so terrifyingly effective? Plus, Professor Jan Bill, curator of the Viking Ship Collection at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, discusses five-lesser known facts about Viking ships
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Until AD 865, Viking raiders' modus operandi in the British Isles was simple – they came, they saw, they plundered, and then they sped away back over the sea. But that year something changed. Small bands of looters evolved into a massive armed force and, worse still for their terrified victims, they had every intention of staying put. Julian D Richards and Dawn Hadley describe what happened when the 'Viking Great Army' arrived on English shores
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Why did the Vikings' violent raids begin?
Robert Ferguson argues that the chief motivation behind the Vikings' brutal raids on the British Isles was the need to defend their culture in the face of a Christian onslaught...
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Vikings quiz - week one. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
How much have you learned about the Vikings so far? Test your knowledge of your learnings in week one with our HistoryExtra quiz
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