From striking on the battlefield to ruling Kattegat with intellect and shielding her family with fierce loyalty, Lagertha, the shield maiden of Vikings, proved that she was not just part of Viking his ...

The Last Kingdom has said goodbye to many fan-favourite characters throughout its five seasons on Netflix - but which of them were based on real people from history?

The Last Kingdom is on Netflix and here we take a look at some of the main characters from the show and how they compare to real-life people ...

The decisive Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE hinged on William the Conqueror’s cavalry, which executed feigned retreats to break the Anglo-Saxon shield wall. This single battle ...

The decisive Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE hinged on William the Conqueror’s cavalry, which executed feigned retreats to break the Anglo-Saxon shield wall. This single battle ...

Beneath its floors and gardens lie the remnants of a palace that once belonged to Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king ... with Harold’s shield wall initially holding strong.

They turned the Anglo-Saxon world upside down. Had they prevailed (although ... the warriors faced each other while “cleaving the shield wall, [slipping through the boards] with hammered steel swords.

A British college that offers courses in medieval history is reportedly scrutinizing multiple historical terms out of concern that they evoke nationalism. British news outlet The Telegraph ...

A university has removed the term Anglo-Saxon from module titles in a bid to 'decolonise the curriculum.' The University of Nottingham is removing the expression from a number of courses ...

So, what are these arguments against the term’s use that so easily broke the massed ranks of academics like a flimsy shield wall? Well, there are two: that “Anglo-Saxon” was “hardly used ...