Episode 3

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Episode 3 of 3

Duration: 59 minutes

Neil Oliver explores how the Viking Age finally ended, tracing the Norse voyages of discovery, the first Danish kings, and the Christian conversions that opened the door to European high society. He also uncovers the truth about England's King Canute - he was not an arrogant leader who thought he could hold back the waves, but the Viking ruler of an entire empire of the north and an early adopter of European standardisation.

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Wed 12 Dec 2012 02:20 BBC One except Wales

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Series Producer
Cameron Balbirnie
Presenter
Neil Oliver
Director
Simon Winchcombe
Producer
Simon Winchcombe
Executive Producer
Eamon Hardy

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