Vikings is not a history show. The beginning is decently close to events but it really goes off the rails after ragnar. Last kingdom though.. actually not bad aside from uthred being an insert to follow along with the real events.

You seem to be under the misconception that kings and lords ruled over peasants in some sort of mutual contract of protection?

I want to know more about sub roman britons that fought against them. Now thats a lost civilization. Best thing we have from them are a few welsh poems that are awesome btw. Y Goddodin is wild.

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Ah yes now it makes sense. This must be the place were these guys got drunk, someone lost a bet and off to blow the nord stream

Hey, English food might be bad, but I suggest you try post-hole stew before knocking it.

Victor was great, there’s a nice tribute to him on their yt channel.

Thank you!

Thank you! Really well covered.

Is this one of those "if you build it, they will come" sort of things?

I wish we knew more about the Briton Druids.

Say they think… no proof that Anglo Saxon kings feasted there. Suppose it better than calling it ritual

Ac Valhalla brought a newfound love for Viking history for me. Well actually Witcher 3 but it was skellige that caused me wanna get into the Viking games and eventually buying ac Valhalla.

Currently watching Vikings. Then I’ll start last kingdom

I would also recommend the same podcast. Very detailed and thorough description of this time frame.

We've got two primary trenches and Phil is just opening a third to Tey and discover where the grand mosaic floor would have been.

I always loved the artist section where he sketched a detailed building based on two post holes and some broken pottery

Nah bro, I'll just Wolololo some of your villagers to replenish my workforce. Pro gamer move right there.

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So these kings went from long house to long house, depending on where the food was.

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It's somewhere near there.. they just need to find it..

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The Egyptians didn't have chariots or horses until 1600 BC so their main method of supply/troop transport was via boat on the Nile. Wherever the Land of Punt was, it didn't seem to be reachable by the Nile.

If Punt was in Arabia, the Egyptians would have had to build an expensive invasion fleet of seaworthy ships, which is outside of their expertise with river ships. If Punt is in Eritrea or Ethiopia, it's too far from the Nile; there is a tributary that flows in that general area called the Atbarah AKA Black Nile but it's not as big or deep as the Nile and not conducive to large boats.

By the time the Egyptians got horses, Kush/Nubia was very strong and the Egyptians had too many problems in the North (the Hittites, whoever was in control of Mesopotamia, the Sea Peoples) to really expand into where Punt might be.

Family/Clan style for sure