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51. Vikings: Slavs to Slaves
Season 3 · Episode 4

51. Vikings: Slavs to Slaves

Empire: World History

May 16, 202351m 27s

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Show Notes

Indian beads found on a Viking in Britain, how did this come to be? The story includes the origin of the word slave, a surprising trade, and a horrific funeral ritual. Listen this week as Anita and William are joined by Cat Jarman to discuss the Viking slave trade.


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Producer: Callum Hill

Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn

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