The Wiltshire town of Malmesbury - where the first King of England, Athelstan, was buried - was thrilled when an ...

Earl Spencer has confirmed his relationship with Cat Jarman, the “brilliant” Viking archaeologist and his podcast co-host ...

A hoard of Viking coins found on the Isle of Man earlier this year includes some that were minted in Dublin 1,000 years ago.

Hardrada and his Viking army were resting after battle ... Harold’s defeat at Hastings marked the end of the Anglo-Saxon dynasty. On Christmas day 1066 William was crowned king of England ...

The Viking leaders of York offered their loyalty ... These documents are collectively called the Chronicles. Most Anglo-Saxons were farmers and lived off the land. They were able to make equipment ...

An Oxford college has revealed more information after archaeologists uncovered the original eastern defensive line of the late Saxon town of Oxford.

"Oxford was one of many such defended towns built as a defensive network throughout the Anglo Saxon Kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex against the Vikings – its position on the Thames together with ...

The Vikings were a seafaring people from Scandinavia ... Due to their culture, the people of Scandinavia, including the Anglo-Saxons, were renowned for their loyalty. They had an incredible reputation ...

The work at Oriel College found what is believed to be the original eastern line of defences around the former town, once ...

The work at Oriel College found what is believed to be the original eastern line of defences around the former town, once part of a defensive network against the Vikings in the Anglo-Saxon ...