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Episode: The Norse Files - Episode 4 - Hákon the Old
Description: In this episode, we cover the final years of King Hákon Hákonarson, from the defeat of Skúli Bárðarson to his death in Orkney. We will follow the king in his negotiations with the church to obtain his coronation, his expanding policy in the North Atlantic, and his conflicts with the emerging Scottish crown over the Norwegian crown possessions in Scandinavian Scotland.