7. Rise of the Sea King
4/20/202656 min
Lured by its treasures, a fearsome chieftain named Thorgest arrives in Ireland. Meanwhile, in northern Francia, a warrior known as Rollo the Walker assumes control of Normandy. Back in Ireland, the city of Dublin is born. Celtic slaves are shipped to the far corners of the Viking world. For the Irish High King, enough is enough. It’s time to exorcise this pagan devil once and for all…
A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Iain Glen.
Featuring Lars Brownworth, Ben Raffield, Levi Roach, Elizabeth Rowe, Davide Zori.
Written & produced by Jeff Dawson | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Research by Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow | Fact check by Grant Jones | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by Jacob Booth | Additional editing by Anisha Deva, Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan | Recording Engineer: Tom Rouse at Jungle Studios.
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First 90 secondsIain Glen0:04
It's spring, eight hundred and forty-one AD. A fleet of longships cuts through the water. It is a vast armada, vessels stretching as far as the eye can see, maybe two hundred or more. On a northerly wind, sails full, the boats zip along, pulling up to twenty knots. On board are literally thousands of Viking warriors. Bracing against the swell, the men check their weapons, adjust gear, utter oaths to the gods. Turning westward now into a wide bay, there is enough momentum to carry the first wave of longships right up into the shallow curve of sand. It is an amphibious landing at full throttle. Beyond the dunes, the defenders, local clansmen, lie in wait. They rattle clubs against rough wooden shields. What they lack in weaponry they make up for with intimidation. But they will prove no contest to the Norsemen. The warriors incoming now, wading through the surf. At their head is a man named Thorgest, a fearsome Viking chieftain, and with the battle scars to prove it. He is no armchair general, but