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Episode 52: Bloody Axes and a Battle Royal
Episode 52: Bloody Axes and a Battle Royal
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Nov 7, 2014
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Podcast episode
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In the mid-900s, the English king battled a grand alliance of Celtic and Viking leaders at a place called Brunanburh. The result was an Anglo-Saxon victory, and one of the more important poems composed during the Old English period. But … Continue reading →
Released:
Nov 7, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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