she asks. Childs is planning a commemorative event in Gainsborough in February to mark the life, and death, of the first Viking king of England. Despite his short reign, Childs says Forkbeard left ...

After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to ...

The Vikings' forays into England are marked by pivotal moments in York ... from the humble beginnings of legendary figures like King Ragnar and Queen Lagertha to the expansive kingdom ruled by their ...

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 ...

This Viking funeral honored Canute's Viking legacy and his place as England's first Viking king. Cnut the Great, buried in the Old Minster, Winchester, has no historical record of receiving a ...

Forget the Vikings you think you know – the horned helmets, the bloodthirsty raids, the endless quest for plunder! One Viking traded his axe for a crown and swapped pillaging for piety.