Children of Ash and Elm
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What’s it about?
An archaeologist strips away the myth of horn-helmeted raiders to reveal the Vikings as they truly were: complex, fatalistic, and deeply human, living in the shadow of Ragnarök.
You’ll learn
- The Viking worldview was shaped by Ragnarök
- Slavery fueled the Viking economy
- Women held real power in Viking society
- The Viking Age ended through Christianization