Summary: Melvyn Bragg delves into the 8th century and the world of the Viking traders who voyaged as far as Baghdad to swap slaves for silver. So who were these Scandinavians who ended up laying the foundations of Russia? Melvyn is joined by James Montgomery, Professor of Classical Arabic at the University of Cambridge; Neil Price, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen; and Elizabeth Rowe, Lecturer in Scandinavian History of the Viking Age at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge.
