After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw ... he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be strong to fight and keep his land. Ethelred the Unready ...

After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw ... he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be strong to fight and keep his land. Ethelred the Unready ...

When they settled in Britain there were some conflicts between Anglo Saxons and Vikings. In the 9th century peace was reached with the intervention of King Alfred the Great, king of Wessex ...

Over the following years, the Vikings spread right throughout Anglo-Saxon England, toppling various kingdoms ... in the interests of a fair fight. Battle then commenced, with the overly-chivalrous ...

The Vikings were, among other things, Nordic raiders, plunderers and slaughterers intent on conquering England. They also may have been a tad homesick. There’s long been a belief that the ...

By the 9th century, Lundenwic's wealth attracted the unwanted attentions of the Danish Vikings. From 830 onwards, they sailed up the Thames and attacked with alarming regularity. Read more about ...

Four men have appeared in court charged with dealing Anglo-Saxon and Viking treasure. Police said the case relates to a collection of historic artefacts found in a village near Leominster ...

Get ready to discover the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in this hands-on workshop. Pupils have the opportunity to examine and handle replica objects that have been made in the same way as the originals.