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Podcast Tag: dark ages

Episode 84

Orcs in Space and Swords in a Suitcase with Edoardo Albert

Content warning: Within this podcast are descriptions of the horrific neglect of very elderly swords. Edoardo Albert is a London-based writer who writes about Britain in the early medieval period (between the Romans leaving and the Normans arriving), the 40th millennium in the Warhammer universe, and lots of other things besides. Find out more by visiting his website. This podcast is different to usual format in that Edoardo contacted me with a question, and […]

dark ages, archaeology, Anglo-Saxon, Bamburgh castle, blacksmithing, Warhammer

Episode 16

Dr Eleanor Janega on medieval history, the Dark Ages, and who gets to have a sword?

Dr. Eleanor Janega (whom Dan Snow refers to as “The most awesome medieval historian in the world”) is a Guest Lecturer at the London School of Economics in their International History department, and she has published many articles, including: “Suspect Women: Prostitution, Reputation, and Gossip in Fourteenth-Century Prague” and “Lies, Damn Lies, and Bohemians” in History Today. She has a PhD in History from University College London, writes a fascinating blog called “Going Medieval”, […]

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