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Søren Sindbæk

Professor of archaeology at Aarhus University and leading Danish Viking Age expert, known for discovering the Borgring ring fortress and leading the Northern Emporium excavations at Ribe.

Oct 2, 2026

Vikingology Podcast

Vikingology Podcast

Denmark’s Viking Age Ring Fortresses

Oct 2 · 1h 24m

Terry Barnes
Terry BarnesHOST
22:11
Oh, the French
Søren SindbækGUEST
22:12
... yeah.
Søren SindbækGUEST
22:12
[laughs] They couldn't really believe...
Søren SindbækGUEST
22:14
Uh, they, even today, uh, historians love to tell that anything in a s- in a written source is just a trope.
Søren SindbækGUEST
22:21
Oh, it's something that they borrowed from Virgil or something.
Søren SindbækGUEST
22:24
[laughs] Um, that, that's, uh, the...
Søren SindbækGUEST
22:27
So, so there's so many ways to explain away these things if you don't believe them.

21 MINS LATER

Terry Barnes
Terry BarnesHOST
43:31
Yeah.

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