035 The Pretenders

The Scandinavian History Podcast - A podcast by Mikael Shainkman - Fridays

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The early Middle Ages were a time when a lot of people wanted to be king. The 12th century was basically one long cavalcade of pretenders who barely managed to claw their way to the top before someone else knocked them down, ready to take their place. And at least half of them were called Erik.