Before he was “Great,” Alfred was just a prince with a sword and a brother on the throne. At Ashdown in 871, he faced the ...

In the stormy 890s, King Alfred the Great faces his final and most intense Viking threat. After years of uneasy peace, ...

The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229-foot)- long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be ...

When the Vikings crossed the North Sea to reach Britain in the ninth century AD, ... The medieval Bayeux Tapestry, which famously depicts William of Normandy’s conquest of England in 1066, ...

The Vikings attacked Britain's holy places, slaughtered the monks who lived there and carried away countless treasures. Well designed boats and convenient winds helped these raiders to come and go ...

The tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be on display at the British Museum in 2026. Officials have ...

The first Viking invasion of Shetland came between 800 and 850AD. The second Viking invasion is happening right now in the form of a wind farm which has claimed dominion over their treeless landscape.

Well designed boats and convenient winds helped the Vikings to come and go as they pleased. Britain was devastated - but what could be done against such ferocity?

When the Vikings crossed the North Sea to reach Britain in the ninth century AD, they brought their dogs and horses with them, according to new research. Archaeologists uncovered what they believe ...