To bake a Viking raid, one needs a few more ingredients than a Norseman with an axe. Naturally, you’ll have to listen to this episode to get the recipe. I will say this, though: we cover the developments in Scandinavia that provided the foundation for the first Viking raids, the main factors used to differentiate ‘Viking’ raids from ‘normal’ raids, and how those raids evolved over time.

Key moments:

• 00:10 – Defining a ‘Viking’ raid
• 00:20 – The prerequisites
• 02:08 – The range of Viking raids
• 02:53 – Wave 1
• 03:34 – Wave 2
• 04:15 – Wave 3

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” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)