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Assassin's Creed Valhalla introduces players to some of the most legendary vikings in history: Ivar the Boneless, his Ragnarsson brothers and Harald Fairhair. Dr Caitlin Ellis, associate professor of medieval history at the University of Oslo, takes a deep dive into the cinematic cutscenes from the game and breaks down its depiction of Ivar the Boneless in Viking Age Britain. She addresses questions like what does Ivar's 'Boneless' nickname mean? Why did the vikings invade Britain? And what exactly was the notorious "blood eagle" execution? SUBSCRIBE - https://bit.ly/ACEoHsub About Assassin's Creed - Echoes of History: Echoes of History is a Ubisoft series brought to you by History Hit. Listen to the full episodes here: https://lnkfi.re/1YFL0t Hosted by: Dr Caitlin Ellis Edited by: Alex Jones Produced by: Robin McConnell Executive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen Bennett Game capture by ⁨@AndyGilleand - watch his original video here: http://bit.ly/3JqQgys ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us! https://www.instagram.com/historyhit/ https://www.instagram.com/assassinscreed/ https://x.com/historyhit https://x.com/assassinscreed ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tell us your favourite Assassin's Creed game or podcast episode at echoes-of-history@historyhit.com 00:00 - Introduction 01:17 - Meet Ivar the Boneless 02:09 - Did Vikings have tattoos? 03:46 - Halfdan the Black & Harald Fairhair 10:14 - The Sons of Ragnar & Ceolwulf of Mercia 12:41 - Old Norse Kennings 13:16 - Anglo-Saxon royal heirs 14:10 - Accents & Anglo-Saxon castles?! 16:10 - Did Vikings conquer Tamworth? 17:08 - Pagan vs Christian tensions 18:13 - Æthelswith of Mercia 19:30 - Why was Ivar called "Boneless"? 21:28 - What happened to Burgred of Mercia? 25:14 - Multilingualism in Viking Britain 27:32 - Rhodri Mawr 30:27 - Politics in early medieval Britain 32:42 - The Blood Eagle #assassinscreed #history #vikings