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Jul 2018
27m 29s

Viking Berserks w/ Roderick Dale

NOAH TETZNER
About this episode
Today I’m joined by the world’s leading scholar on Viking Berserks, Roderick Dale. Roderick is an archaeologist, Ph.D. in Viking studies, and author of two books about the Viking Age. Please be sure to check out more of his work via the links below. 
Roderick’s book ”Vikings: Raids. Culture. Legacy.” https://amzn.to/2AeAQZQ
Roderick’s book ”The Viking Experience” https://amzn.to/2AiAZLL
Roderick’s Berserk Thesis https://bit.ly/2U9bCBW

The History of Vikings on YouTube https://bit.ly/2TW2DEh

Follow The History of Vikings on Twitter https://bit.ly/2Qsg28b

Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, suggestions or inquiries that you might have noah@thehistoryofvikings.com

Music: Danheim – Framganga https://danheimmusic.com/

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