Curse Of The Ancients: PagansSeason 1, Episode 4

Professor Alice Roberts reveals how archaeologists are shedding light on one of history's most mysterious periods. For 300 years, after the collapse of Rome, Saxons and Vikings rampaged through Europe, but then these pagan societies seemed to disappear. Where did they go? And why? From new discoveries of Viking settlements and burials in Scandinavia to the last stand of paganism against Christendom in Poland and the brutal repression of Saxons in Northern England by William, Duke of Normandy, Alice reveals the catastrophes, calamities and disasters which helped shape modern Europe.

Curse Of The Ancients: Pagans was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 15 December 2024, 12:10.