Dead and gone for centuries, these medieval seafarers and warriors ... the tangled corpses of more than 40 Viking men, including one who may have been a king. All were in their youth or prime ...
It follows the history of this complicated transition, from the closing years of the reign of King Æthelred ... activity in the medieval North. Rediscovering the Vikings explores the changing ...
was a Viking king of England, Denmark and Norway. His successes as a statesman, politically and militarily, prove him to be one of the greatest figures of medieval Europe. With his kingship over ...
Viking hoard and medieval signet rings are among a record ... and a silver penny of East Anglian king Guthrum of East Anglia, which was declared treasure in September 2024, and is the first ...
Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists ...
One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be ...
has helped identify the location of the king's long-lost residence, offering new insights into medieval life before the Norman Conquest ...
BBC Cymru Wales launches new eight-part podcast 10 years on from the Viking ... medieval treasures ever discovered in Britain, and historians believe the unearthing could rewrite the story of King ...
Graham noted that the discovery expands the horizons of what is known about the early medieval period in the region. "There really are not many finds from the Viking era in our county," Graham ...