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Ep 260 - Viking Age Slavery and Captivity with Ben Raffield

Ep. 260

In this week's episode, Dan and Margrethe catch up with Ben Raffield to tackle one of the darkest sides of history, around slavery and the internal hierarchies born from forced labour.


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