{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63877ba3285bb600101b753a/639daab9b0e1cf00110cf28d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#3 - The Vikings feast upon Lindisfarne","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63877ba3285bb600101b753a/1671295117602-e65ad350f9a9661563780becf163562a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to episode three of Dining with our ancestors. </p><p>The average person today eats that which previously, the richest Emperor could never have imagined for himself. Culture, socio-economic forces, seasons, geography, and plenty more all played a part in what was accessible to those who passed their torch-lit genes to us. The exploration of these powers’ impact on our ancestors' diets allows us a better understanding of the genes we came to inhabit, but mostly who these people were, in turn giving us a greater depth of knowledge about who we might be</p><p><br></p><p>Expect to learn:</p><ul><li>What did the Vikings take as supplies for raids? How was food and hierarchy linked?</li><li>What did a traditional Monk meal look like, and how was this interrupted?</li><li>How was food preserved and prepared on the longboats?</li><li>What was the impetus for the Viking expansion, how was this linked to agriculture and diet?</li><li>How did the Monk diet, and lifestyle more broadly, change when living under Viking rule?</li><li>Does the Viking diet adapt once they conquered their new territory?</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed, please follow the podcast so you don't miss the next episode.</p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch, I'd love to hear from you:</p><p>www.twitter.com/willfaconnelly</p><p><br></p><p>My blog on dieting:</p><p>www.skinnyboydieting.wordpress.com</p><p><br></p><p>My writing blog:</p><p>www.willfaconnelly.wordpress.com</p>","author_name":"William Connelly"}