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Category: Podcast Episodes
243 – The Sieges of AEthelred of Mercia
Imagine that you’re in your 20s. You are a member of the royal dynasty… the next in line for the throne. But your future court is filled with powerful Ealdormen who expect their king to be a warrior. Given the mood of the nobles, and how some of them are chaffing at your father’s style of rule, it’s become clear… Read more →
Members Only 85 – Shop Talk: Alfred and his Greatness
Zee and I chat about the impact Alfred has had, what has happened in the show, and what we think about all of it. Read more →
242 – Edward AEtheling at Farnham
892 was not a very good year. Alfred’s gambit to pacify the forces of Hastein through the power of baptism and gifts had failed utterly, and now they were encamped in Benfleet Essex, launching raids into Wessex and (probably) Mercia. And as for the gargantuan fleet of 250 ships to the south at Appledore? It was still there. Read more →
The Achavanich Beaker Burial Project: Discovering Ava with Maya Hoole
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241 – Haesten
What was Alfred’s reaction to the news of a massive viking fleet crossing the channel? Was it a surprise? Did he just expect it at this point? Was he angry that he would have to fight for his kingdom yet one more time? Based on his apparent devotion to his religion, I imagine he wondered what they had done to… Read more →
Members Only 84 – Easter Eggs and Errors in The Last Kingdom: Episodes 3 and 4
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240 – Viking Roadshow: Rollo edition
A massive fleet was off the coast of Kent, heading directly for Alfred’s realm. It was a fleet of 250 ships teeming with skilled, highly experienced raiders. But fleets don’t materialize out of thin air. They come from somewhere… And curiously, over the last 14 years, the scribes of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle were actually giving the backstory to this… Read more →
239 – The Dying Time
Today we’re going to cover 5 or 6 years, and we’re going to cover a fascinating theory that (if true) should color virtually everything we know about the life of Alfred the Great… and that’s because the Life of Alfred the Great might not have been written for Alfred. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Read more →
238 – A Patchwork of War
The Sons of Rhodri Mawr were in a difficult position. Their father had been a powerful ruler in Britain… he was a man who had gained vast swaths of territory for his dynasty and was one of the few kings in British history that could claim the title of “the great.” Now when he died, there was a period of… Read more →