About this episode
The episode discusses the arrival of Thorgest in Ireland and the rise of Rollo in Normandy, alongside the birth of Dublin and the shipping of Celtic slaves.
Lured by its treasures, a fearsome chieftain named Thorgest arrives in Ireland. Meanwhile, in northern Francia, a warrior known as Rollo the Walker assumes control of Normandy. Back in Ireland, the city of Dublin is born. Celtic slaves are shipped to the far corners of the Viking world. For the Irish High King, enough is enough. It’s time to exorcise this pagan devil once and for all… A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Iain Glen. Featuring Lars Brownworth, Ben Raffield, Levi Roach, Elizabeth Rowe, Davide Zori. Written & produced by Jeff Dawson | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Research by Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow | Fact check by Grant Jones | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Jacob Booth | Additional editing by Anisha Deva, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording Engineer: Tom Rouse at Jungle Studios. Get every episode of Real Vikings two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to noiser.com/subscriptions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Iain Glen
Guests: Lars Brownworth, Ben Raffield, Levi Roach, Elizabeth Rowe, Davide Zori
Topics covered
- Viking history
- Irish history
- Normandy
- Celtic culture
- slavery
- paganism
Keywords
- Thorgest
- Rollo the Walker
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Normandy
- Celtic slaves
- Vikings
- High King
- paganism
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Ireland, Normandy, Dublin
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