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Vikings: The Rise and Fall

As Far East as Baghdad (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

The Silk Road opened up a world of trade for the Scandinavians in the East. Seeking wealth, the Vikings known in the East as the "Rus" attacked Constantinople in 860. The Rus became a permanent and feared fixture in the Byzantine Empire.
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Writer
Producer
Sorcha Bloom Dunphy (producer) (as Sorcha Dunphy)
Cinematographers
Adam Jandrup | Oliver Watts (as Oli Watts)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jul 5, 2022

Release date
Jul 5, 2022 (United Kingdom)
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55 cast members
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Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
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Cat Jarman
Self - Bioarchaeologist, Author of 'River Kings', The Viking Age & Viking Women (as Dr. Cat Jarman) Self - Bioarchaeologist, Author of 'River Kings', The Viking Age & Viking Women (as Dr. Cat Jarman)   See fewer
Caitlin Ellis
Self - Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Vikings in Britain, Ireland and the North Atlantic (as Dr. Caitlin Ellis) Self - Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Vikings in Britain, Ireland and the North Atlantic (as Dr. Caitlin Ellis)   See fewer
Anders Winroth
Self - University of Oslo, Viking Age History (as Professor Anders Winroth) Self - University of Oslo, Viking Age History (as Professor Anders Winroth)   See fewer
Jan Bill
Self - University of Oslo, Viking Age Shipbuilding & Seafaring (as Professor Jan Bill) Self - University of Oslo, Viking Age Shipbuilding & Seafaring (as Professor Jan Bill)   See fewer
Thorir Jonsson Hraundal
Self - University of Iceland, Middle Eastern Studies & the Viking Age (as Dr. Thorir Jonsson Hraundal) Self - University of Iceland, Middle Eastern Studies & the Viking Age (as Dr. Thorir Jonsson Hraundal)   See fewer
Stefan Brink
Self - University of Cambridge, Early Scandinavian Society, Culture and Slavery (as Professor Stefan Brink) Self - University of Cambridge, Early Scandinavian Society, Culture and Slavery (as Professor Stefan Brink)   See fewer
Jonathan Shepard
Self - University of Oxford, Viking Rus & the Byzantine Empire (as Dr. Jonathan Shepard) Self - University of Oxford, Viking Rus & the Byzantine Empire (as Dr. Jonathan Shepard)   See fewer
Sverrir Jakobsson
Self - University of Iceland, Varangians & Vikings in the East (as Professor Sverrir Jakobsson) Self - University of Iceland, Varangians & Vikings in the East (as Professor Sverrir Jakobsson)   See fewer
Judith Jesch
Self - University of Nottingham, Old Norse Language & Runology (as Professor Judith Jesch) Self - University of Nottingham, Old Norse Language & Runology (as Professor Judith Jesch)   See fewer
Simon Coupland
Self - University of Cambridge, Vikings in Francia (as Rev. Dr. Simon Coupland) Self - University of Cambridge, Vikings in Francia (as Rev. Dr. Simon Coupland)   See fewer
Knut Paasche
Self - Norwegian Insitute for Cultural Heritage, Nordic & Viking ship Archaeology (as Dr. Philos. Knut Paasche) Self - Norwegian Insitute for Cultural Heritage, Nordic & Viking ship Archaeology (as Dr. Philos. Knut Paasche)   See fewer
Søren Sindbæk
Self - University of Aarhus, Denmark, Viking Age Scandinavia & Archaeology (as Professor Søren Michael Sindbæk) Self - University of Aarhus, Denmark, Viking Age Scandinavia & Archaeology (as Professor Søren Michael Sindbæk)   See fewer
Rachel Lee
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Tom Jersø
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Brigitte Jersø
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Susanna Broomé
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Lonni Larsen
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Petra Kusch
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Ida-Marie Andersen
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Verena Tomys
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Jan Fink
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Kai Zausch
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Carolin Schuldt
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Christel Meyer
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