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Unifying Early Danish King Godfrey
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Godfrey, an early Viking-era Danish king who played a role in the transition from a society with hundreds of chiefdoms to one with a pyramid-positioned king, allegedly commanded a fleet of 200 Viking ships to attack the coast before being shanked in the back by one of his bodyguards.

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The process of consolidating power into one king from multiple chiefdoms is underway for the early Danish region, which is the trend that's taking over.
1:13:55 - 1:20:47 (06:52)
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Danish kings
Summary

The process of consolidating power into one king from multiple chiefdoms is underway for the early Danish region, which is the trend that's taking over. However, King Godfrey, an allegedly powerful and unifying figure, gets assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.

Chapter
Unifying Early Danish King Godfrey
Episode
Show 69 - Twilight of the Aesir
Podcast
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History