After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw land territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland. He was the first 'King of all ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Medieval History series, we explore why the Anglo-Saxons were repeatedly defeated by the Norse Vikings. From poor military coordination and political ...

While this find isn’t nearly as massive as the aforementioned treasure hoards of legend, what detectorists Paul Gould and ...

“Although admittedly, the Vikings did it on a grander scale.” Martin Carver, an emeritus professor of archaeology at the University of York, characterizes the antagonism between the Anglo ...