Ragnar Lothbrok's Ship Burial at Ladby

Lucas and Luna explore the Ladby ship burial in Denmark, the only intact Viking ship burial found in the country. They discuss its discovery in 1935, the 21-meter-long ship with 32 shields, the remains of a horse and dog, and the absence of a human body. They examine how this site connects to the legend of Ragnar Lothbrok, the rituals of the Sea-Slavic Jomsvikings, and the Christian conversion that ended such burials. The episode shines a light on what archaeology can and cannot tell us about the Viking Age.

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