Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs. But with rulers like Harald Bluetooth and Svein Forkbeard it’s debatable whether things will be any less horrific for Scandinavia’s neighbors

Dan’s research and book list:

1. The Martial Society: Aspects of Warriors, Fortifications and Social Change in Scandinavia by Lena Holmquist Olausson, Michael Olausson
2. New Aspects on Viking-age Urbanism C. AD 750-1100 by Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Lena Holmquist Olausson, Sven Kalmring