15 Best Viking Age Podcasts

1. History Extra podcast

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The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts.Produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine, History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past.  We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day...MORE Ranking #37 in Apple Charts (US)
Hosts Ellie Cawthorne, Rhiannon Davies, Rob Attar
Producer/Network History Extra
Email ****@historyextra.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 7.6KFacebook 679.9KTwitter 351.6KInstagram 199.5K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Nordic Mythology Podcast

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Have you ever wondered 'What is a Viking?', 'Were Vikings tattooed?' or 'Did they ever REALLY use the Blood Eagle? If so, then this is the right podcast for YOU.In this podcast, follow along Daniel Farrand's (Owner of Horns of Odin) journey as he tries to make sense of the complex history of the Viking Age and Nordic Mythology, through easy to digest, funny, natural (and often very honest) conversations...MORE Hosts Daniel Farrand, Margrethe Havgar
Producer/Network Daniel Farrand
Email ****@nordicmythologypodcast.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 414Facebook 39.8KTwitter 266Instagram 50.5K Avg Length 80 min Format Long form Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

3. Saga Ohio

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This podcast is about the Saga skirmish miniatures game from Studio Tomahawk. It will focus on the games and gamers that play Saga in Ohio in the USA. Saga is a gaming using 28mm miniatures featuring armies from the Viking Age (Vikings, Anglo-Danish, Norse-Gaels, Jomsvikings, Pagan Rus, Anglo-Saxons, Scots, Welsh, Irish, Last Romans, and Carolingians). It has also expanded to cover Age of Crusades (Crusaders, Saracens, Military Orders, Mutatawwi'a, The Spanish, The Moors, Teutonic Knights, Russian Princedoms, Baltic Pagans, Mongols, Later Byzantines and The Poles).MORE Host Michael Demana
Producer/Network Michael Demana
Email ****@earthlink.net
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 76 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Shieldmaidens: Women of the Norse World

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Shieldmaidens: Women of the Norse World is a monthly podcast that takes a deep dive into the lives of women in the Viking Age, exploring their roles, experiences, and contributions to Norse society.Hosted by fiction authors Johanna Wittenberg and K.S. Barton, each episode explores the fascinating stories of Norse women from historical accounts, sagas, and archaeology. From shieldmaidens and queens to farmers and priestesses, we'll uncover the varied and complex roles that women played in Norse culture.Join us as we explore the rich and often overlooked history of Viking women.MORE Hosts Johanna Wittenberg, K.S. Barton
Producer/Network Shield Maiden
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 42 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Bow and Blade

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Medieval warfare with Kelly DeVries and Michael Livingston - talking about battles, sieges, and military history in the Middle Ages.
Hosts Michael Livingston, Kelly DeVries
Producer/Network Medievalists.net
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 47Facebook 261.9KTwitter 80.5KInstagram 13.9K Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Ask a Medievalist

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Everything you always wanted to know about the Middle Ages, but were unable to ask.
Hosts Dr. Jesse A Njus, E.H. Lupton
Producer/Network Ask a Medievalist
Email ****@askamedievalist.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 70Twitter 26 Avg Length 77 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Kvasir's Korner

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Join members of Minnesota's own Viking Encampment as they discuss the history, culture, and significance of the Viking Age
Producer/Network Viking Encampment
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 42Facebook 11.1KTwitter 25Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages

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Talking about popular conceptions of the Middle Ages and their historical realities. Join Richard Abels to learn about Vikings, knights and chivalry, movies set in the Middle Ages, and much more about the medieval world.MORE Host Richard Abels
Producer/Network Richard Abels
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 42Facebook 261.9KTwitter 80.5K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Skal: A Viking Age Podcast

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Skal a viking age podcast is a podcast that covers the viking age.
Hosts Luke Hunsaker and Nathan Cunningham, Luke Hunsaker, Nathan Cunningham
Producer/Network Skal: A Viking Age Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 60Facebook 5KInstagram 167 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. The Medieval Podcast

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All about the Middle Ages from Medievalists.net. Join Danièle Cybulskie and her guests as they talk about the medieval world, from Byzantium to the Vikings.
Host Danièle Cybulskie
Producer/Network Medievalists.net
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 466Facebook 261.9KTwitter 80.5K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Viking Story

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'Viking Story' began as a podcast designed to explore elements of the Viking world that I had to consider when writing my novel, as well as a tool to tell my own personal story and background, but has evolved into a Viking-themed podcast that explores all topics related to the Viking Age and even goes a bit beyond to explore Scandinavian culture in general and the stories of others connected to the Vikings and to this podcast. To learn more about the Vikings and other related themes then please listen and subscribe. If you want to get in touch then you can reach me via e-mail at: ****@outlook.comMORE Producer/Network Alan Laycock-Fuchs
Email ****@outlook.com
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. A Flatpack History of Sweden

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We chronologically chart Swedish history in a light-hearted and conversational way. Each episode we continue the narrative and talk about the relevant period in question. Vikings included!
Hosts U00c5sa Svensson, Chris Hayward
Producer/Network A Flatpack History of Sweden
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 122Facebook 785Twitter 1.5K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

13. Vikings of the Pandemic

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A Saga about an Orkney family over a thousand years from the Viking Age and Medieval Warming Period to a 21st century Pandemic and Global Warming.
Producer/Network R. Stephens
Email ****@yahoo.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact