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 ...

When did the Viking Age begin and end, and why is it so difficult to define? Explore when and how the era of Scandinavian ...

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of metal detectorist George Powell who stole a hoard of gold coins and jewellery ...

George Powell was ordered to appear in court earlier this month for failing to repay £600,000 he pocketed from illegally ...

Starting in the late ninth century, tens of thousands of Vikings arrived in Anglo-Saxon England, first as part of an invading force known as the Viking Great Army, and later as part of a massive ...

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man from Newport convicted of stealing £3m in Viking gold who failed to appear ...

From the end of the Roman occupation through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions - a new way of testing DNA in ancient bones could force a rethink of key moments in Britain's early history, say ...

T he Vikings series from History Channel became a television phenomenon by narrating the story of Ragnar Lothbrok and his ...

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. The famous ...

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 ...