{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/698b3edbba80cf1ecbfb760b/69ae845858d3d61b49987821?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"4. The Wild East: Rise of the Rus","description":"<p>Swedish Vikings turn east. Navigating their way past fearsome local tribes and roaring rapids, they discover new lands and new rivers - ones that can carry longships right to the steppes of Eurasia. A Viking state is established, the Rus. And it comes with a fearsome matriarch… Olga of Kyiv…</p><p><br></p><p>A Noiser podcast production. Narrated by Iain Glen.</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring Eleanor Barraclough, Stefan Brink, Ben Raffield, Elizabeth Rowe.</p><p><br></p><p>Written by Roger Morris | Produced by Jeff Dawson | Executive Producer: Joel Duddell | Research by Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow | Fact check by Grant Jones | Sound Supervisor: Tom Pink | Sound design by George Tapp | Additional editing by Rob Plummer | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix &amp; mastering: Cian Ryan-Morgan. Recording Engineer: Tom Rouse at Jungle Studios.</p><p><br></p><p>Get every episode of Real Vikings two weeks early and ad-free by joining Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started. Or go to&nbsp;<a href=\"http://noiser.com/subscriptions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">noiser.com/subscriptions</a></p>","author_name":"NOISER"}