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What Was Scandinavia Like Before the Viking Age? - Pre-Viking Scandinavia and the Foundations of Norse Expansion | Sleepy Facts About History
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The raid on Lindisfarne in 793 is often remembered as the sudden beginning of the Viking Age, but the world that produced those ships and warriors was already centuries old. This episode explores the deep foundations of Scandinavian society long before the first longships appeared on the horizon. It traces the evolution of clinker-built hulls, the establishment of chieftain halls at places like Lejre and Gamla Uppsala, and the complex networks of exchange that connected the north to the…
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