Viking Dead
Archaeologist Tim Sutherland travels to various countries to gain insight into the Viking Age.
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Documentary
Archaeologist Tim Sutherland travels to various countries to gain insight into the Viking Age.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
The First Viking Raid
60 mins
Little did the monks at the monastery on Lindisfarne Island suspect on a cold Northumbrian morning in 793 that they were to become the first victims of a new breed of raiders whose plunder would usher in a new age soon to dominate Europe.
Episode 2
The Secret Viking Grave of Ridgeway Hill
60 mins
The Viking Age began in 793 with the attack on Lindisfarne--or did it? Evidence indicates Scandanavian explorers and traders had been active in Europe for decades before suddenly adopting the new strategy which brought fear to Europe.
Episode 3
The Viking Burial Ships of Estonia
60 mins
The Viking Age began in 793 with the attack on Lindisfarne--or did it? Evidence indicates Scandanavian explorers and traders had been active in Europe for decades before suddenly adopting the new strategy which brought fear to Europe.
Episode 4
Mysteries of the Oseberg
60 mins
Road construction in Dorset, England unearths a mass grave of decapitated skeletons. Tests dated the nearly 50 skeletons to the late 10th or early 11th century.
Episode 5
The Lost Viking Fleet of Roskilde
60 mins
The 1962 discovery and excavation of thousand-year-old Viking ships at the bottom of a fjord near Roskilde, Denmark changed the understanding of Viking technology and culture.
Episode 6
Treasure of the Vikings
60 mins
Plunder is almost synonymous with Viking raids and the Viking Age. Vikings left hoards of treasure wherever they went, from Scandanavia to Iceland which document not only what they stole and the magnificent art they made from their loot.