Fall Asleep as a Ice Fisherman Crossing Frozen Rivers in Prehistoric Scandinavia

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Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorian Travel back to prehistoric Scandinavia and spend a quiet winter day fishing beneath the ice. You cross a frozen river beneath a pale northern sky, carrying simple tools made from wood, bone, stone, and cordage. Beneath your feet, dark water moves silently under the ice, and somewhere below, the fish remain impressively uninterested in all the effort you have made to catch them. Follow the seasonal knowledge passed down through generations as you learn to read the ice, choose a fishing spot, endure the cold, and patiently wait for a catch that can help feed your family through the long northern winter. Settle…