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 ...

Monarchs of Northumbria. Discover the story of the kings of Northumbria from Oswiu ( c. 654 – c. 670 AD ) to Ælla ( c. 862 – ...

Vikings was one of the shows at the heart ... and continued to explore the tensions between the Anglo-Saxons and the Danes.

During his reign from 924 to 939, Athelstan united the Anglo-Saxons, defeated the Vikings and became the first king of England after seizing control of Northumbria. He was the first monarch to be ...

Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian before the Vikings settled, according to new studies. Cambridge University researchers analysed more than 2,000 skeletons and found elites ate no more meat ...

It is only higher education institution in the UK to offer a Viking Studies course but now Nottingham wants to rename an ...

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 ...

A Lancashire metal detectorist who tried to flog Anglo-Saxon coins online has seen an appeal to reduce his prison sentence ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login An exploration of the landscape of Anglo-Saxon England, particularly through the prism of place-names and what they can reveal. The ...

Two metal detectorists who planned to “delete history” by illegally selling Anglo-Saxon coins have had bids to reduce their ...

Anglo-Saxon England saw a major revival of trade and commerce. This led to a huge increase in the use of silver coins, moving away from just gold.… Vikings in the Orkney Islands Discovered "The Plow ...