Vikings and the Pagan Baltic

We continue the series on the 2nd Time of Invasions by looking at the Scandinavians and Northern Europe during the Viking Age. We will examine what caused this expulsion of men and material into the pursuit of loot across the trading routes of Europe, as well as what the effects were of their sustained influence along the Southern Baltic Coast, which makes up part of Inner Europe. Along with this, we more formally introduce ourselves to the Pagan cultures of this Baltic Coast, from the Wendish Slavs in the West to the many Baltic Tribes of the East.New episodes every Monday!Have a question or comment? Contact me at [email protected]: Zachary Wheeler and Nathaniel Scarborough, "Hej, Sokoły" folk tuneOutro: Antonín Dvořák, Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 (London Symphony Orchestra 1960)Christiansen, Eric. The Northern Crusades: Second Edition. Penguin Books, 1998.Nicolle, David. McBride, Angus. The Age of Charlemagne. Osprey Publishing. 1984.Davies, Norman. Moorhouse, Roger. Microcosm: A Portrait of a Central European City. Jonathan Cape, 2002.Schwerpunkt. Medieval Baltic Warfare (XI-XIV Centuries): A Very Short Introduction. Youtube, 2025