Between 800 and 1066 CE, the Vikings were famous for sailing huge distances from their home in Scandinavia to raid and ...

The film explores the life and conquests of the Vikings, highlighting their origins from Scandinavia and their remarkable seafaring skills. It details their voyages for trade and raids across ...

Vikings creator Michael Hirst is heading back to Scandinavia for his next historical drama. Amazon’s Prime Video has greenlit Bloodaxe, a series that will track the rise of Viking warrior Erik ...

Jomsvikings sail into the Battle of Svolder. Credits; Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. The Viking Age saw the pillaging of the British Isles, France, and the Mediterranean until inequality, ...

When was the Viking Age? The dates most typically given for the start and end of the Viking Age are 8 June AD 793 and 25 September 1066 – bookended by the raid on Lindisfarne and the Norman Conquest.

His book details the fratricidal struggle between these kingdoms, mainly Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia. At the same time, from 793 AD onwards, they faced the continuous threat of the ...

THE INVADERS – Ø ANGLES AND SAXONS (AD 410) Ø VIKINGS (AD 793) The Romans had been troubled by serious barbarian raids since around AD 360. Picts (northern Celts) from Scotland, Scots from Ireland ...

The Vikings first came to Britain in AD 793 in ships from Denmark to conquer large parts of north east England, and the last invasion was 1066. Some members of the Viking Societies have ...

Members of both the Wirral Viking Society And the Chester Viking Society put on a display and spectacular re-enactment. The Vikings first came to Britain in AD 793 in ships from Denmark to conquer ...

Whether semi-factual or entirely fictional, today’s media is obsessed with Vikings. For history enthusiasts that’s a blessing, meaning there’s a wealth of films, TV series (including the recent ...