History documentary dealing with the origins of the British monarchy amid the Anglo-Saxon / Viking wars of early medieval ...

Now, archaeologists have uncovered a ring-shaped fortress that historians believe was used to train Vikings ahead of a large invasion of England in 1013. Located in Vallø on the Danish island ...

Sweyn Forkbeard (shown left), England's shortest reigning ... until the years of the Norman Conquest, half a century later". "He remains a figure of Viking excess, presiding over a campaign ...

Viking Home Page: Contains a good selection of links and content related to the Vikings. Anglo-Saxon England (Minnesota State University): The Anglo-Saxon England Ring contains some interesting ...

and they mounted a full-scale invasion of England with 350 dragon ships anchoring in the mouth of the Thames. Then, rather than returning home for the winter as had been their custom, the Vikings ...

(Pic credit: Simon Hulme) The Viking era in Scandinavian history is thought to have been during the period from the earliest recorded raids by Norsemen in 793 until the Norman conquest of England ...

In the first episode, Dr Xand van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigated how the ferocious Viking army prepared for invasion in Denmark before launching their terrifying attack on England.