Vikings in Spain
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The History of Viking Activities in Galicia
Viking Galicia was a topic that I was interested about in England. It always fascinated me, the level of opportunism shown by different groups within campaigns when they become mercenaries. And then working on medieval documentation for Viking Galicia, there's this wonderful, wonderful document dated to the year 1032. This is an evidence of Vikings working with local powers against rebels or against people who are disrupting the local well-being.
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