After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to ...
A silver armband discovered in a surprisingly large hoard buried in Scotland reveal more about this ancient era.
Aethelred failed to prepare for the Viking raids and invasions that would later bring Cnut to the throne of England, forging ...
“The discovery of this pendant cross… is of major importance for the study of early medieval goldsmiths’ work, and for our ...
All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Vikings Hnefatafl: Kings of the Dark Age In the late 8th century, Anglo-Saxon Britain faces a threat like none before: northmen from across the seas ...
The treasure consists of gold jewellery, silver ingots and hundreds of Anglo-Saxon coins, believed to be buried more than 1,000 years ago by Viking warriors in Herefordshire and could date all the ...
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Examining the artifacts, they concluded that the settlement was not Viking, as first assumed, but Anglo-Saxon. The significance of Sutton Hoo was instantly recognized. The largest Anglo-Saxon ship ...
After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to ...