S5. Swedes in the Early Olympics
It is time for another special episode! This time, as we see Swedes win medals in Beijing in 2022, we thought we would look at some of their predecessors and the Swedish athletes who competed in the f...
13 Helmi 202244min
51. Medieval Trivia
Just like at the end of the Viking Age and at the start of the High Middle Ages, we've now covered enough of the Medieval period to warrant an "everything else we haven't mentioned yet" style episode!...
6 Helmi 202246min
50. Sweet Company of Mine
Our milestone 50th episode is a case study on the Great Copper Mountain Mine (GCMM)! Since the Viking Age, we have seen great examples of entrepreneurship and business in Sweden, but nothing as long l...
23 Tammi 202245min
49. It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
Welcome to the third and final instalment of the Shakespearean tale of an epic Swedish royal brotherly feud! Last time we saw Sweden being split in three with Birger, Erik and Valdemar getting one par...
9 Tammi 20221h 3min
48. Brothers In Arms
This episode will start and end with two of Sweden's most famous historical events from the Medieval period. That means that the 11 years between the two dramatic incidents are sometimes skimmed over ...
26 Joulu 202149min
47. A Story Straight From The Bard
Our history of Sweden podcast has reached a point often compared to a level of drama usually seen in a Shakespeare play! King Birger is finally old enough to take the reigns from the regency council b...
12 Joulu 202146min
46. Gone With the Wind
King Magnus III is dead and his young son Birger is too young to steer the Kingdom through choppy waters. Instead it is up to Marsk Torgil Knutsson to lead Sweden for the time being as head of the Reg...
28 Marras 202151min
45. State-building and Cathedral Construction
King Magnus gets a chance to spend at least some of his time formalising royal control in Sweden during the 1280s. His brother gets a Dukedom, influential figures get the titles of Drots, Marsk and Ka...
14 Marras 202156min
