Let’s raid the Migration Period (dates vary, but 400-550 CE is what we’re using) to show how it set the stage for the Viking Age. It’s just a brief overview, but we talk about how the ‘fall’ of the Roman Empire was a bit more complicated than most assume, how catastrophic eruptions a world away triggered a “real” Ragnarok, and how that mess enabled the North to reshape itself into what would, eventually, give way to the Vikings.
Key Moments:
- 00:10 – “A longue durée” and what that means for history
- 01:00 – “Barbarians” (aka the fall of Rome and migrations form the north)
- 03:48 – The “real” Ragnarok (environmental catastrophe)
Reminder: this raid is originally a YouTube video! If you want visual aids, wander here: youtube.com/@fjorntheskald
Looking for more to plunder? Try Fjorn’s website: fjorntheskald.com
♫ = “Firesong” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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