Episode 14
014 The Great City
The Scandinavian History Podcast · scandinavianhistorypodcast
December 4, 202027m 8s
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Show Notes
Constantinople with its golden palaces, splendid churches and lively markets captured the Viking imagination like few other places. They simply called it the Great City, Miklagard. For centuries Scandinavians would go there in the hopes of making a fortune trading in slaves, furs and silk. Some also worked as imperial bodyguards, impressing and scaring the locals with their long hair and reputation for ruthlessness.