Bold plans for museum to remember Wolverhampton's 910 Battle of Tettenhall, when Vikings were driven out of Britain
It was the savage battle that created England as we now know it – yet is largely unknown by the city where it took place, ...
Viking-age hoard found in Scotland a decade ago had indecipherable runes — until now
Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...
InsideHook on MSN4d
Unearthing the Unexpected Corners of Viking History
Since this century began, Vikings have been the subject of countless historical documentaries, multiple streaming series and ...
The formidable Anglo-Saxon kingdom that modern Britain forgot
Mercia saw the rise of kings, Christianity and our very identity, as Max Adams reveals in this genius history, The Mercian Chronicles ...
Ancient UK city dubbed the ‘chocolate capital’ is home to Europe’s largest Viking festival
A PRETTY UK city has two rather unusual claims to fame – with the home of chocolate and a massive Viking event. Hundreds of ...
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Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have ...
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Sussex at War - a history on how our county was often on the front line
Whenever Britain faced conflict - from early invasions by the Celts and Romans to WWII when skies were criss-crossed with ...
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The real Viking Age: when did the era of Norse expansion start and end?
Viking ships travelling a river. (Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images) As recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Norse warriors plundered the wealthy monastery, off the coast of the kingdom ...