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To Miklagarðr and back again: Varangians return from Constantinople, with Sverrir Jakobsson

A conversation with Sverrir Jakobsson about the experiences of Northmen — especially Varangians — who traveled to Constantinople and the south and returned home with stories, swords, riches, and prestige.

Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland. The conversation is based on Sverrir’s book The Varangians: In God’s Holy Fire (Palgrave 2020).

Sverrir Jakobsson also recently appeared on The Medieval Podcast, Episode 276

Byzantium & Friends is hosted by Anthony Kaldellis, a Professor at the University of Chicago. You can follow him on his personal website. You can listen to more episodes of Byzantium & Friends through PodbeanSpotify or Apple Podcasts