{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Empire of the Franks Ep 2: The Vikings Attack","description":"The grandsons of Charlemagne slide into civil war, with thousands of Franks killing each other over the division of the empire.&amp;nbsp; Though the Treaty of Verdun ends the bloodletting, Frankish troubles are far from over.&amp;nbsp; Vikings sail up the Seine and sack Paris, finally leaving after being bought off by King Charles of West Francia.&amp;nbsp; However Louis the German, King of East Francia, makes Viking raiders return what they stole from his territory, and collects tribute money from them.&amp;nbsp; He may have been particularly disgruntled since his wife took a vow of chastity.&amp;nbsp; This is the story of a king dubbed &quot;Louis of the Iron Hands&quot; for his extraordinary strength, and the distinctive culture he created in the lands that would become Germany.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Villains and Virgins History Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/villainsandvirgins.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36431950\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/187901045"}