<p>What happens when Vikings stop raiding and start laying siege to a mighty rock fortress on the Clyde?</p><p>Matt Lewis is joined by Todd Ferguson to uncover the four-month Viking siege of Dumbarton in 870, exploring why this Brittonic stronghold mattered so much, how its fall reshaped Strathclyde, and how these events fed into the long, messy road towards a more unified Scotland</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>The Viking Great Army in Britain</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-viking-great-army-in-britain/id1564113746?i=1000696263830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dK7Lfjx8vndgA3sZSUr6A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>What Caused the Viking Age?</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-caused-the-viking-age/id1564113746?i=1000745912652" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nMKYqEgXRSNhexUDEy2bI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producers are Rob Weinberg and Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>