True Crime Medieval
1000 years of people behaving badly.
True Crime Medieval
The Bloodfeast of Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark, 1157
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Anne Brannen and Michelle Butler
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Season 1
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Episode 2
On August 9, 1157, three rival claimants to the Danish throne met for what was supposed to be a peace banquet celebrating their agreement to divide Denmark. What actually happened was: Canute dead, Valdemar wounded, Sweyn blamed.
Justified preemptive strike or premediated murder?
Join us as we discuss early Danish politics, family dinner parties, and White Mash, that excellent medieval treat. Num.
