thenorthwaypodcast

The North Way Podcast

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The North Way is a history podcast on the Viking Age that uses an engaging, entertaining story-telling format to bring this incredibly interesting time period to life in peoples minds About me: My name is Henry Holst, I studied history of the University of Georgia then got an M.A. in a history-adjacent topic from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington D.C. before embarking on a career in Intelligence then Corporate Strategy & Ops--so to be clear, I am not a historian . Like Dan Carlin says, I am a 'fan of history', so my value add comes from my passion for...

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(E4) Völkerwanderung (Part 2) 02.06.2026 3:02:18

Episode 4: Völkerwanderung Part 2! In this episode we complete the Germanic conquest of the Western Roman Empire and dive into the Medieval Kingdoms that grow out of its ashes, while getting into everything from Tolkien/LOTR, to Jägermeister, Warhammer 40K, R. Kelly, Maserati, Testosterone maxing, and Germanic/Norse paganism, as we explore how part of the Germanic world fused with Classical civili...

(E3) Völkerwanderung (Part 1) 11.03.2026 2:21:27

In this episode we dive into the Germanic conquest of the Western Roman Empire, in order to lay the foundation for the medieval world that will grow out of the ashes…and we’ll get into how conquest created a schism in the German world that will heavily contribute to the start of the Viking Age itself.

(E2) Horse Lords 03.10.2025 2:22:39

The most incredible and horrifying story of conquest you’ve never heard of: the Indo-European conquest of Europe. Trace the Viking ancestors path from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe to Scandinavia, and learn how this brutal conquest laid the foundation for Western Civilization and the Viking Age to come Music rights (Heidevolk) granted by Firebird Industries (Image 1A) Indo European languages ‘drif...

(E1 / Introduction) Oceanic Inroads 02.10.2025 33:00

In this kickoff episode we will get into the famous Lindisfarne Raid in 793, which was a thunderbolt to the spine of the Christian world and is considered to be the 'starting point' of the Viking Age, after which we'll get into what this podcast is, and how I'm creating it, as well as who I am and why this series will be worth listening to. Music rights granted to me by Firebird Industries Refere...