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How dark really were the Vikings? How much of a part did human sacrifice play in their world? And what was their relationship with magic?
Joining Anthony and Maddy in today's episode is historian, author and all-round Viking expert Dr Eleanor Barraclough, to take us back to darkest corners of the Viking era.
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