Hardcore History #69 · January 15, 2023 · 300m

Twilight of the Aesir

Hardcore History

The Viking Age. Carlin explores the Norse world from raids to settlement to conversion — how a pagan warrior culture collided with Christian Europe and was ultimately transformed by what it conquered.

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The Norse valued courage above all other virtues — and it shaped everything

Viking society was organized around a single value: courage in battle. Valhalla was reserved for the brave dead. This value system produced both extraordinary exploration and extraordinary violence.

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Highlights

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Conquerors are often conquered by the cultures they absorb

The Vikings conquered large parts of Europe but were ultimately absorbed into Christian civilization. The conquerors were culturally conquered by the conquered.

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