Vikings in Northern Britain

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Archeological evidence of the Vikings as far north as Northumbria has practically been non-existent...until now. In an exclusive for Gone Medieval, Dr Cat Jarman is joined by Dr Jane Kershaw as they discuss their discoveries from a brand-new Viking site in Northumberland, fifteen years after metal detectorists started carefully documenting their finds in the area. Hear why Halfdan and the Viking Great Army ended up in this part of the country and find out what they've left behind. Jane is a professor of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, specialising in the Early Medieval period and Viking-Age; Scandinavian settlements in Britain; and Viking silver, gender and cultural identity.

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1:39.1	Hello and welcome to today's episode of Gone medieval from History Hit. My name is Dr.
1:43.8	Kat Jarvan and today I've got some very special exclusive content for you because right now
1:49.0	I am in the far north east of England, I'm in Northumberland, warming up after a particularly
1:54.8	freezing day digging holes in the field. And I'm here because I'm part of a team that
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