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Vikings: The Lost Realm

Season 1
Welcome to a world of secret graves, mysterious death ships, newly-discovered skeletons, missing fortresses, and lost Long Ships. In this series, leading archaeologist Tim Sutherland travels to Scandinavia, Estonia, Britain and beyond to get new insights into the world of those they called the North Men - The Vikings.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Lost Viking Fleet of Roskilde
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    January 1, 2018
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    The skeletons of an old lady and a younger woman found in a burial mound...does the evidence point to a ritual sacrifice or a high-status funeral? Were they a Queen and her daughter? How can their bones help Tim piece together the story? It's over to Tim to sift through the evidence and find out.
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  2. S1 E2 - Secret Viking Grave of Ridgeway Hill
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    January 1, 2018
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    What can the newest theories about the mysterious rune stones discovered at Jutland tell Tim and the team? Do they reveal that a humble village was once the Royal centre of Viking Denmark? Interest in the Viking monuments has been ongoing for more than 400 years, but the surprises keep coming.
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  3. S1 E3 - First Viking Raid of Lindisfarne
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    January 1, 2018
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    A quarry full of decapitated skeletons, evidence of a mass execution. How did 54 Viking raiders meet their gruesome end? The English did not warmly welcome their Viking visitors. Conflict appears to have been common. There is dramatic evidence for this at several places in southern England, especially at a site called Ridgeway near Weymouth, Dorset.
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  4. S1 E4 - Viking Burial Ships of Estonia
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    January 1, 2018
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    Two buried Viking Age ships were uncovered at Salme, Estonia, between 2008 and 2012. Dated to around AD 750, these are the earliest known Viking ships to have crossed the Baltic. How and why did 41 strong young men from Sweden die? What does Tim make of the new theory that they were not warriors but diplomats on a peaceful mission? What can the bones of the dead men tell us?
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  5. S1 E5 - Skeletons of The Oseberg
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    January 1, 2018
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    There were four known, almost identical Viking ring fortresses in Denmark before the summer of 2012, including the namesake tourist destination at Trelleborg on the island of Zealand. All were built around AD 980. The brand new discovery of a 'missing' Viking fortress - what secrets about Viking life and history can it reveal?
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  6. S1 E6 - Treasure of the Vikings
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    January 1, 2018
    44min
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    The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, holds the salvaged and reconstructed remains of five ships deliberately scuttled around AD 1070 to block the shipping channel and protect the Viking town. An extraordinary 'lost' fleet of Viking ships are a treasure trove of information and insights into Viking life. Tim and the team join the quest to discover the very latest theories and findings.
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Directors
Jeremy Freeston
Producers
Jeremy Freeston
Cast
Jeremy Freeston
Studio
Total Content Digital
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