Episode 9 - The Rise of Robert Guiscard
Norman Centuries | A Norman History Podcast by Lars Brownworth
English - July 22, 2010 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB x-audio/mp3 - ★★★★★ - 599 ratingsSociety & Culture History normans history medieval king viking empire norman century geography military Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Robert Guiscard arrived in Italy as a simple knight, hoping to benefit from his brother's wealth and power. Instead he found his path blocked at every turn by petty jealousy and was sent off to rot in the most inhospitable place his sibling could think of. From these difficult beginnings, against the odds, Robert would build a base of power so formidable that not even the combined strength of a Pope and two Emperors could prevail against it. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the early career of the most brilliant general the Normans ever produced.