{"podcast":{"title":"Weird Medieval Guys","slug":"weird-medieval-guys-6437418","podcast_index_feed_id":6437418,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/weirdmedievalguys/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/weirdmedievalguys","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/weirdmedievalguys/20230621_040641_bed119044b0b7d7de00d451af68e29c2.jpg","author":"Weird Medieval Guys","episode_count":60,"summary":"Leaving no stone unturned in our quest for the weirdest stories, guys, and art from the Middle Ages. The Weird Medieval Guys podcast is brought to you by Olivia , the creator of internet sensation Weird Medieval Guys , and Aran , a historian and fellow weird guy connoisseur.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weird-medieval-guys-6437418"},"episode":{"title":"The Norman Conquest episode III: The Thunderbolt of the North","slug":"the-norman-conquest-episode-iii-the-thunderbolt-of-the-north","published_at":"2025-11-24T21:15:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weird-medieval-guys-6437418/the-norman-conquest-episode-iii-the-thunderbolt-of-the-north","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weird-medieval-guys-6437418","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/weirdmedievalguys/2344939","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/216197/2344939/weirdmedievalguys/2025_11_24_20_33_02_f8960fd1-ee83-4094-927f-675063b67dbf.mp3","summary":"In the third episode of our Norman Conquest series, we look at the life and times of the second of our claimants to the English throne in 1066: Harald Sigurdson, King of Norway. When a teenaged Harald's life is upended by Cnut's invasion of Norway in 1028, he builds a new life for himself as a mercenary in Kyiv, and eventually as an honour guard for the Roman Emperors themselves. Along the way, he'll have to contend with Arab armies, a sexually voracious Empress, and even a giant serpent. It's a pulpy, action-packed adventure story for the whole family! Assuming any of that is true, anyway. Which... eh. We'll get into it. Join the Weird Medieval Guys discord today: https://discord.gg/S36vz4jD98 Music used: \"Olav Trygvason\", recorded by GULDBERGS AKADEMISKE KOR ( https://archive.org/details/78_olav-trygvason_guldbergs-akademiske-kor-f-a-reissiger-arild-sandvold_gbia7026768b )","meta_description":"In the third episode of our Norman Conquest series, we look at the life and times of the second of our claimants to the English throne in 1066: Harald Sig…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weird-medieval-guys-6437418/episodes/the-norman-conquest-episode-iii-the-thunderbolt-of-the-north/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weird-medieval-guys-6437418/the-norman-conquest-episode-iii-the-thunderbolt-of-the-north.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}