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Real Vikings

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From 11 eps

Host

IG
Iain Glen
11 eps

Recent guests

9 across last 11 eps
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Eleanor Barraclough
8 eps
DZ
Davide Zori
8 eps
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Lars Brownworth
7 eps
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Elizabeth Rowe
7 eps
SB
Stefan Brink
7 eps
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Pragya Vohra
6 eps
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Ben Raffield
4 eps
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Levi Roach
4 eps
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William Fitzhugh
3 eps

Recent episodes

10. 1066 and the Last Vikings

May 11, 2026

58m 06s

9. King Canute’s North Sea Empire

May 4, 2026

57m 38s

8. Promised Lands: Greenland and Vinland

Apr 27, 2026

53m 55s

7. Rise of the Sea King

Apr 20, 2026

56m 00s

6. Greek Fire: Across the Mediterranean

Apr 13, 2026

52m 28s

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 330K to 1.1M
Listeners across platforms
  • Viking history and culture
  • medieval societies and conflicts

Podcast Focus

Categories: history · society
+2 more
  • Viking age deep dives
  • historical figures analysis

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~Weekly
11 episodes since 2026
  • 7 episodes released
  • active for 1 year

Platform Reach

  • available on major podcast platforms
  • no specific platforms detected

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

vikings
5
viking history
4
normandy
2
norse culture
2
1066
1
viking exploration
1

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High Confidence

Total monthly reach

330K to 1.1M

Estimated from 25 chart positions in 25 markets.

By chart position

  • 🇬🇧
    GB · History
    #49
    100K to 300K
  • 🇨🇦
    CA · History
    #62
    30K to 100K
  • 🇦🇺
    AU · History
    #64
    30K to 100K
  • 🇺🇸
    US · History
    #91
    30K to 100K
  • 🇧🇷
    BR · History
    #31
    30K to 100K
  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    165K to 531K
    🎙 Weekly cadence·11 episodes·Last published 5mo ago
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    330K to 1.1M
    🇬🇧28%🇨🇦9%🇦🇺9%+22 more
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    99K to 318K

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Distribution & Reach

About the show, platforms, and key insights.

Key insights

What the show covers

  • Viking age deep dives
  • historical figures analysis
  • cultural impacts of Vikings
  • myth vs reality exploration

Audience interests

  • Viking history and culture
  • medieval societies and conflicts
  • legendary figures and sagas
  • exploration and navigation

Platform reach

  • available on major podcast platforms
  • no specific platforms detected
  • potential for broad distribution
  • unknown follower count across platforms

Publishing consistency

  • 7 episodes released
  • active for 1 year
  • weekly episode cadence
  • consistent content delivery

Chart history for Real Vikings

Peaked at #26 in AE, currently #26 in AE.

MarketGenrePeakCurrentTrend
AE—#26#26—
Brazil—#31#31—
PT—#34#34—
KE—#37#37—
Netherlands—#38#38—
South Africa—#38#38—
ID—#42#42—
Ireland—#47#47—
United Kingdom—#49#49—
Canada—#62#62—
Australia—#64#64—
Norway—#73#73—
New Zealand—#78#78—
IS—#87#87—
CZ—#87#87—
United States—#91#91—
IL—#94#94—
GR—#103#103—
India—#108#108—
Finland—#157#157—

Chart Positions

25 placements across 25 markets.