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 ...

The Vikings, like the Anglo-Saxons, fought on foot (not horseback ... Those who could not run fast enough were killed and their helmets, weapons and armour were stolen. The Vikings did not ...

A PRETTY UK city has two rather unusual claims to fame – with the home of chocolate and a massive Viking event. Hundreds of ...

These Columban monasteries played a leading role in the expansion of Christianity; they converted the Picts and restored Christianity to Anglo-Saxon ... the principal weapons they carried. Some were ...

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