Neil Price · 2020
A historical study of Scandinavian culture and society during the Viking era.
Dan Carlin mentions it because historian Neil Price suggests that these Scandinavian peoples felt threatened.
Scandinavian peoples during the Viking Age underwent significant cultural fusion and adopted external aesthetics, demonstrated by Eastern Vikings adopting a distinctly Eastern appearance in their burials.
Military history enthusiasts examining how geopolitical threats from Christian neighbors shaped the defensive posture and foreign relations of Viking era communities.
Skip if you are looking for a general survey of Scandinavian mythology rather than specific academic analyses of archaeological burial data and material culture.
Summarized from what was said in 2 conversations; the quotes are below.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“In his book, The Children of Ash and Elm, historian Neil Price talks about these burqa burials and the fact that the Eastern Vikings were starting to look well, very Eastern indeed.”
Dan Carlin, Host on Dan Carlin's Hardcore HistoryDan Carlin's Hardcore History 70 - Twilight of the Æsir II
“for example historian neil price in his book the children of ash and elm suggests that these danish peoples these scandinavians in the viking era felt threatened…”
Why: Offers modern historical insights into the defensive mindsets of Scandinavian peoples during the Viking era.
Dan Carlin, Host on Dan Carlin's Hardcore HistoryTwilight of the Aesir
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