York is one of England’s most famous medieval cities, with its cobbled streets and wobbly buildings. Originally a small ...

The Greeks named the Mediterranean civilization Phoenicia (Φοινίκη) in the Late Bronze Age ... The noun Viking in Norse means “pirate raid.” Between 700 and 1100 CE, the Vikings raided and traded in ...

Perfect for: The one still living in the stone-age. Simply follow the instructions and make your ... Made from genuine leather, celebrate the great British spirit by sporting this patriotic Union Flag ...

These are some of the realities uncovered by the first interdisciplinary study to focus on pregnancy in the Viking age, authored by myself, Kate Olley, Brad Marshall and Emma Tollefsen as part of ...

Pregnancy has perhaps been particularly overlooked in periods we mostly associate with warriors, kings and battles—such as the highly romanticized Viking age (the period from AD 800 until AD 1050).

What it tells us about the past: This cast silver figurine of a Valkyrie — a mythological maiden who assists Odin, the Norse god of war — is a unique example of Viking Age metalworking that ...

Pregnancy has perhaps been particularly overlooked in periods we mostly associate with warriors, kings and battles – such as the highly romanticised Viking age (the period from AD800 until AD1050).

Around 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth but also to serve as currency in financial transactions.

In 928 A.D., after Æthelstan and his allies invaded York, a Viking kingdom, Æthelstan’s neighbors began worrying he would attempt to take over Scotland ... covered in flags, spears, and ...

Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP) is now open for applications across Scotland, which means pensioners can no longer make a new claim for Attendance Allowance to the Department for Work and ...

The local lifeboat and a replica Viking longboat were among those joining crowds of people at Lerwick Harbour as part of the special journey to commemorate the heroics of the ‘Shetland Bus’ crews.