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The History of Vikings

Warfare in Medieval Iceland w/ Peter Konieczny

The History of Vikings

Noah Tetzner

History

4.7537 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Today I speak with Peter Konieczny, Editor of Medieval Warfare Magazine.

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Referenced in Today’s Episode:

Sturlunga Saga - An English Translation

Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power

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Music: Danheim – Framganga

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0:00.0

The

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The I'm not going to be. I'm going to I'm a lot of

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I'm

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a Hello and welcome to the history of Vikings.

0:52.9

Medieval Iceland was an exceptional land in many different ways.

0:57.5

In fact, the island ought to have been a utopia.

1:01.6

Iceland had no kings, lords, peasants, clearly defined taxes or defense forces.

1:09.1

And yet, despite these circumstances, bloodshed prevailed.

1:13.9

Warfare in medieval Iceland is our topic of discussion today, and who better to join us

1:19.3

than Peter Kenechnie, the editor of Medieval Warfare Magazine.

1:24.0

Before we get to my conversation with Peter, I want to tell you that we've recently partnered with medieval warfare magazine as a way to support this podcast.

1:33.3

If you ever wanted to support the history of Vikings, please consider doing so by signing up for a digital subscription to medieval warfare, which is only $10 every six months.

1:45.5

If you choose to sign up, please do so via the link in the description of this episode,

1:51.3

as the history of Vikings will receive a commission which goes directly back into the show.

1:57.3

You can also get a 10% discount off of your subscription if you use the coupon code, Vikings, at checkout.

2:04.9

Without further ado, here's my conversation with Peter Kenechnie.

2:17.4

Peter, thank you so much for joining me on the podcast today.

2:21.5

Thanks for having me.

2:22.7

It is a pleasure to have you.

2:24.3

Peter, you're the editor of Medieval Warfare magazine, a fantastic publication available

2:30.4

in both digital and print formats that really in all of the issues that you produce

2:37.4

brings together some of the greatest historians and academics all centered around this broad

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