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109 The Sami

31 min • 6 juni 2025

From the 16th century onward, Denmark and Sweden increased their efforts to assert control over northern Scandinavia, a territory where few Scandinavians had ever gone, and even fewer lived. But that doesn’t mean the region was uninhabited. The Sami people lived there, and as the Norwegians, Swedes and Finns moved north, the Sami way of life came under threat.

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109 The Sami

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111 The War of the Hats

110 Hats and Caps

109 The Sami

108 Scandinavian Slave Trade

107 Colonialism

106 Piety and Power

105 End of the Line

104 Long-Distance Rule

103 The Final Boss

102 The Great Northern War

101 Empire

100 The Great Rumble

099 Swedification

098 The Scania War

Special Episode: Christmas Weirdness

097 Absolut Denmark

096 Revenge

095 The Apostate

094 Dowager Drama

093 The Family Firm

092 By the High Mast

091 Peace and Other Pipe Dreams

090 The Show Must Go On

089 Forecast: Fog

088 Breitenfeld

087 Pray, Child, Pray!

086 The Lion from the North

085 The Emperor's War

084 The Kalmar War

083 Worst Uncle Ever

082 Catholic Comeback

081 Coup d'État

080 Murder Madness

079 Seven Years of War

078 Kings, Cousins, Rivals

077 New Kids on the Block

Special Episode: Margrexit

076 The Greatest Rebellion

075 Thunder and Bells

074 Sweden under New Management

073 Reformation

072 The Count’s Feud

071 Breaking Up

070 Bloodbath

069 The Final Showdown

A Special Crossover Jubilee Episode

068 The Sixth King

067 Drifting Apart

066 Hopes and Schemes

065 A Kingdom without a King

064 Fickle Fate

063 One King Too Many

062 Exit Erik

061 A Perfect Storm

060 Captain of the Realm

059 A Brewing Storm

058 Unionizing

057 Margaret and Sons

056 Pirates and Privateers

055 The Hansa

054 Abandoning Greenland

053 The Great Death

052 Saint Bridget

051 One King, Two Crowns

050 Lock and Law

049 The Jarl and the King

048 A New Dawn

047 The End of Denmark?

046 Chaos and Decay

045 Law Mender and Sons

044 Peak Norway

043 Commonwealth in Crisis

042 Swedish Finland

041 The Crusade That Maybe Never Was

040 V for Valdemar

039 Denmark Rises

038 Birkebeiner and Bagler

037 The Blind, the Loud and the Hunchback