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The Dark Side of the Vikings
Find out what the Vikings were really like.
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?
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.
This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. Produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
All music from Epidemic Sounds.
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.
