Vikings and Franks, with Christophe Adrien

Vikings in France. Here's an often ignored topic for historical discussion. In this special episode, we try to remedy to that situation. I say "we" because we have a guest on this one, historian and author Christophe Adrien, specialist on the Viking world and especially their role in Brittany.

Join us as we discuss Vikings, Franks, longships, silver and salt!

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Timecodes:

Introduction
01:52 - What is a Viking exactly?
03:32 - Noiremoutier and the Vikings
09:54 - The Vikings' Genius  
14:49 -  Motivations and Viking Studies
21:54 - Viking Diplomacy
29:31 - The Normans
32:52 - Vikings in Brittany & Expansion
41:58 - Conclusion 

Christophe's Website: https://cjadrien.com
Christophe's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCML3AVHfBP1H3QZn3aROvzw

Music: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs, composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arranged and performed by Jérôme Arfouche.

Art: Drawing Viking by Rones (freesvg.org), design by Emmanuel Dubois

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:52 Noiremoutier and the Vikings
• 9:54 The Vikings' Genius
• 14:49 Motivations and Viking Studies
• 21:54 Viking Diplomacy
• 29:31 The Normans
• 32:52 Vikings in Brittany & Expansion
• 41:58 Conclusion