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 ...

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 ...

They proved to be masters at keeping the Anglo-Saxons off balance, making peace with a kingdom one year, only to strike a mortal blow the next. By 880, all the kingdoms had fallen to the Vikings ...

The vikings first arrived in Britain in 793 AD, while the Anglo-Saxons' first noted presence was in 449 AD, therefore suggesting that Nordic genes were the earliest to appear in Britain.

In the shadows of York’s storied walls, an ancient Roman skeleton has revealed an astonishing secret: Scandinavian heritage predates the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons in Britain. Long before the ...

Rhodri Mawr was the first ruler of Wales to be given the epithet 'Mawr' or 'The Great', reflecting both his territory and his ...

Get ready to discover the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in this hands-on workshop. Pupils have the opportunity to examine and handle replica objects that have been made in the same way as the originals.

There’s long been a belief that the English are descended from Anglo-Saxons, who scuffled with Roman gladiators in the fourth century. And after the first binge-drinking Danish Vikings got to ...