Marine archeologist Dr. Jon Henderson tells the story of the the Norsemen in Scotland, visiting archeological sites across Scotland and Norway. Nowhere in the British Isles was the Viking connection longer-lasting or deeper than in Scotland. Hundreds of years after their first hit-and-run raids, the Norsemen still dominated huge swathes of the country. But, storm clouds were gathering. In 1263, the Norwegian King Haakon IV assembled a fleet of 120 longships to counter Scottish raids on the Norse Hebrides. It was a force comparable in size to the Spanish Armada over three centuries later. But like the Armada, the Norse fleet was eventually defeated by a powerful storm.

Originally released by BBC, 2013. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 22, 2019.

Vikings and Scotland (3:34); --Viking Canal (5:52); -- "The Life of St. Blathmac" (2:56); -- Origin of Vikings (5:23); -- Viking Slaves (4:58); -- Viking Longships (3:14); -- Viking Colonization (3:54); -- Viking Confidence (8:46); -- Viking Allegiance (4:07); -- Viking Failure (7:23); -- End of Viking Rule (6:37); -- Credits: The Last Battle Of the Vikings (0:28); .