The Vikings did not send many ships on their first raids. They made surprise attacks on places like Lindisfarne in AD793 ... it was not long before larger Viking armies attacked Britain ...
By preying on kingdoms across Europe, and then assimilating with them, the Vikings helped shape centuries ... Traditionally the event that was said to launch the Viking Age in Europe was the raid on ...
Since this century began, Vikings have been the subject of countless historical documentaries, multiple streaming series and ...
Fans of Vikings witnessed the relationship between Ragnar Lothbrok and Athelstan from the very first season. A deep ...
Discovered in 2014 near Kirkcudbright, the Galloway Hoard became one of the UK’s most significant archaeological finds of the ...
The Vikings were not all bloodthirsty raiders. Some came to fight, but others came to Britain to live peacefully. Viking Who were ... winter and even old age! The Vikings believed that they ...
A newly deciphered inscription suggests the immense "Galloway Hoard" found in Scotland over a decade ago was held in common.
The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 5kg of gold, silver and other materials, was discovered by a metal detectorist in Balmaghie, near Kirkcudbright, in 2014. Since then the question of ...
Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...
This kind of commemoration was seen later during the Viking Age, as the Vikings would honor the dead (often leaders) with runestones. A common phrase on a stone would read something like “X raised ...
In this deal, the Raiders could simply use their sixth overall selection to draft a quarterback who may be better than any passer in this draft, and the Vikings get a chance to add a difference ...