The Last Viking

Softcore History

Improv, Comedy, History

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Harald "Hardrada" Sigurdsson was a Viking mercenary in the Byzantine Varangian Guard and eventual King of Norway who threw his hat in the ring to conquer England in 1066. He lived an extraordinary life traveling far and wide participating in campaigns against Muslim Caliphates, Bulgarian rebels, and other Norsemen. Find out why he is often considered "The Last Viking."Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/softcore50off and use code softcore50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for one year.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are now listening to Softcore History.
0:14.8	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to SoftCore History.
0:17.4	I'm your host for the weekday.
0:18.2	I'm a jester joined, as always, by Robert Fox.
0:20.3	What's going on? And we have a very special guest this week. Our good pal, Alex Bouchemi,
0:25.9	Bouch. What's up, guys? Welcome to the couch. And you know he's a good friend because he won't
0:32.0	hesitate to portray a pedophile on your social media accounts. Yeah, when Rob asked me, he was like, hey,
0:40.6	uh, Bush, would you do this sketch with us? I was like, sure. He's like, by the way, you're
0:45.5	playing a pedophile. And I was like, what made you think of me for this role, Rob? I don't know
0:50.3	whether to be flattered or offended. I just knew you'd nail it.
0:54.6	Just knew you'd nail it.
0:55.5	You did.
0:56.5	And thanks to you and our other pals and friends.
1:01.1	We've picked up some perhaps new listeners.
1:03.6	So welcome into the show.
1:05.6	Welcome to Softcore History.
1:07.6	We're happy to have you.
1:08.8	Happy to have it.
1:09.8	Welcome. Welcome.
1:10.1	Today we're going to talk about Harold Sigurdson.
1:13.6	I still just want to call him Sig, in honor of Kurt Signetti.
1:16.2	I'm just calling Sig for the rest of the episode.
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