Medieval & Early Modern
The Northmen in Britain
Eleanor Hull · narrated by Moss
2026
7h 58m
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Eleanor Hull tells the story of the Northmen in Britain, the Viking raiders and settlers who harried, conquered, and ultimately mingled with the peoples of the isles. She traces their longships, kingdoms, and lasting mark on the land. A lively read for anyone captivated by the Viking age and early Britain.
Inside this audiobook
31 chapters
- 1Foreword5m
- 2The Northmen in Britain THE AGE OF THE VIKINGS Chapter I The First Coming of the Northmen10m
- 3Chapter II The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrog, or “Hairy-breeks”14m
- 4Chapter III The Call for Help14m
- 5Chapter IV Alfred the Great (BORN 849; REIGNED 871–901)15m
- 6Chapter V Harald Fairhair, First King of Norway, and the Settlements in the Orkneys17m
- 7Chapter VI The Northmen in Ireland14m
- 8Chapter VII The Expansion of England7m
- 9Chapter VIII King Athelstan the Great (925–940)18m
- 10Chapter IX The Battle of Brunanburh27m
- 11Chapter X Two Great Kings trick each other8m
- 12Chapter XI King Hakon the Good5m
- 13Chapter XII King Hakon forces his People to become Christians11m
- 14Chapter XIII The Saga of Olaf Trygveson18m
- 15Chapter XIV King Olaf’s Dragon-ships17m
- 16Chapter XV Wild Tales from the Orkneys17m
- 17Chapter XVI Murtough of the Leather Cloaks10m
- 18Chapter XVII The Story of Olaf the Peacock (From Laxdæla Saga)27m
- 19Chapter XVIII The Battle of Clontarf18m
- 20Chapter XIX Yule in the Orkneys, 101427m
- 21Chapter XX The Story of the Burning (Nial’s Saga)17m
- 22Chapter XXI Things draw on to an End19m
- 23Chapter XXII The Reign of Sweyn Forkbeard17m
- 24Chapter XXIII The Battle of London Bridge “London Bridge is broken down”10m
- 25Chapter XXIV Canute the Great (1017–1035)14m
- 26Chapter XXV Canute lays Claim to Norway26m
- 27Chapter XXVI Hardacanute20m
- 28Chapter XXVII Edward the Confessor (1042–1066)11m
- 29Chapter XXVIII King Harold, Godwin’s Son, and the Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066)21m
- 30Chapter XXIX King Magnus Barelegs falls in Ireland14m
- 31Chapter XXX The Last of the Vikings9m
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