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Viking Lives

Viking Lives

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The great arc of Viking history told through a chain of life stories, presented by broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kári Gíslason.

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Episodes
  • Melkorka the Silent

    Melkorka the Silent
    May 25 2026

    Melkorka was an Irish woman who was enslaved by Vikings in the ninth century AD. She was brought to Scandinavia, where she was bought by an Icelandic farmer named Hoskuld, who made her his concubine. But Melkorka was mute, and so Hoskuld knew nothing of her origins, until he caught her talking by a stream one day.

    Special guest Lisa Bennett, author of Viking Women: Life & Lore.
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    44 mins
  • Ingolf the Icelander

    Ingolf the Icelander
    May 19 2026
    In this episode, Kári tells the story of the foundation of Iceland as a new kind of Viking society on the rim of the Arctic Circle, and of Ingolf, the man who led a party of settlers to the smoky bay he named Reykjavik.
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    42 mins
  • Harald Finehair

    Harald Finehair
    May 12 2026
    In the first episode of series 2 of Viking Lives, Richard has the story of Harald Finehair, the Norwegian chieftain who swore he would not cut his hair or beard until he became king of all of Norway. But his heavy-handed rule goaded people to board their longships and establish new Viking colonies elsewhere.
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    44 mins
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