Among the pieces are two combs made of bone or deer antler, one of which has a geometric decoration that evokes parallels ...

Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...

Discovered in a field in Scotland in 2014, the Viking Age “community property ... The mysterious message, written in Anglo-Saxon runic script, reads: “This is the community’s wealth ...

After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw land territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland. He was the first 'King of all ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

The Vikings, like the Anglo-Saxons, fought on foot (not horseback) and in battle formed a ‘shield-wall’ where they locked together side-by-side, shields in front, and pushed their enemy back ...

If the Minnesota Vikings move on from Sam Darnold, there will be in the market for a veteran placeholder. J.J. McCarthy is nearing a full recovery from meniscus surgery last August but will need a ...

The Minnesota Vikings are in the market to find a veteran replacement for Sam Darnold. Minnesota will be searching for a veteran insurance plan to protect McCarthy from being rushed into action ...

Ryan, who was the historical consultant on the hit TV Saxons v Vikings saga The Last Kingdom, was approached by Pernel in the summer of 2023 and filming took place last year. READ MORE ...

Coming off a surprising 14-win season that crashed and burned in the wild card round of the playoffs, the Vikings are a team that will likely be viewed as a major regression candidate in 2025.

Alfred ascended the throne in 871 CE in a fractured and weakened Anglo-Saxon landscape. The kingdoms of Northumbria, East Anglia, and parts of Mercia were all under the control of the Vikings.