*TRIGGER WARNING: CONTAINS OLD NORSE SWEAR WORDS*
How would you insult a Viking? What strange nicknames did they give each other? And what did a Viking rap battle sound like?!
Brush up on your Old Norse and impress your friends with the most obscene Viking swear words. To help you out and talk Kate through the reasons behind their offensive language is historian and author Dr Eleanor Barraclough.
This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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