History Documentary hosted by Jeremy Freeston, published by UKTV in 2018 - English narration
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Welcome to a world of secret graves, mysterious death ships, newly-discovered skeletons, missing fortresses, and lost Long Ships. In this series, leading archaeologist Tim Sutherland travels to Scandinavia, Estonia, Britain and beyond to get new insights into the world of those they called the North Men - The Vikings. Sutherland follows the trail of the Vikings and tries to solve many of the legendary mysteries surrounding the warriors from the north. He is investigating gruesome raids such as the one on Lindisfarne in 793 AD and discovering ship graves off Estonia that reveal violent warrior burials.
From around 700AD to the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the Vikings of the Nordic lands raided and traded across northern, central, eastern and western Europe to create a feared and notorious empire. Now, almost two millennia after their often-terrifying reign, Yesterday uses the modern age to uncover secrets from the Viking Age. By investigating burial sites, The Viking Dead asks who the Norsemen really were, what the truth was about the raids and battles, and what every-day life in a Viking settlement entailed.
Written, Produced & Directed by Jeremy Freeston ; Like A Shot Entertainment for UKTV Yesterday and Viasat
2) Viking Burial Ships of Estonia
The Viking Burial Ships of Estonia: Venture to Estonia, where the earliest known Vikings ships to have crossed the Baltic - as well as mass ship burials - have been uncovered.
Two buried Viking Age ships were uncovered at Salme, Estonia, between 2008 and 2012. Dated to around AD 750, these are the earliest known Viking ships to have crossed the Baltic. They contain the skeletons of men who apparently died violently. The finds suggest that they were warriors who were killed in battle and buried in a ship.How and why did 41 strong young men from Sweden die? When the ships were excavated, grave goods such as weapons, jewelry and bones from animal sacrifices were found. An alternative theory is that the dead were not warriors, but diplomats on a peaceful mission. What does Tim make of the new theory? What can the bones of the dead men tell us?
