The Vikings Podcast #109: Sacrifice

An episode of the The Vikings Podcast podcast, hosted by The Archivist, titled "The Vikings Podcast #109: Sacrifice" was published on November 28, 2023 and runs 44 minutes.

November 28, 2023 ·44m · The Vikings Podcast

Summary

Ragnar and his clan travel to Uppsala to offer the gods sacrifices in return for their favor. While there he strikes an alliance with King Horic and is offered a new mission. Athelstan Learns that he may not make it home alive and that his faith in God is still strong. Find out all that and more on another episode of The Vikings Podcast. We’ll review and recap episode 8: “Sacrifice”. Then we’ll look at the history presented in the show and see how it compares to actual history.SacrificeThe traditional pilgrimage to Uppsalla to thank the gods brings a torrent of emotions for Ragnar, Lagertha, and Athelstan. Ragnar, pulling farther away from his wife, goes to make peace with the death of his unborn son. Lagertha, still reeling from her miscarriage, wants to find out from the gods if more sons are in her future. As the Vikings come together to sacrifice and give thanks to their gods, Athelstan discovers just how strong his Christian faith still is. Get your free audio book from Audible at: http://www.thevikingspodcast.com/AudibleThe chant during the sacrifice scene was composed and sung by Sharon Lyons. Her website is SharonLyonsMusic.com, you can also ‘Like’ Sharon on Facebook.In this episode’s history lesson we discuss:pilgrimage to UppsallaNorse SacrificesChessAnd much more!Copyright © 2013 · Dragon Moon Media All Rights are Reserved. No Infringement is Intended. The Vikings Podcast is a Medieval Archives & Dragon Moon Media production. Medieval Archives’ use of any and all copyrighted material is only for parody, news analysis, critique, and/or for educational purposes as provided within United States Code (USC) Title 17 aka “Fair Use”.

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