Ep 1: Raiders By Design
They were once the most feared men in europe, an unstopable band of rutheless warriors.. Vikings. For 1200 years the vikings have been famed for their bloodlust, their barbarism, their prowess in war. But how much of the image is actually true? New research now shows that theres more to the vikings that meets the eye. Scientists and archaeologists are now begining to discover how the Vikings used ground-breaking technology, to conduct long range seabourne raids. How the Vikings applied skills long since forgotten, to the making of weapons and how the Vikings geared-up to fight a new kind of war. By recreating hardware and know how thats been around for centries, Scientists aim to reveal the secrets of the vikings.
