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Brunanburh: The most famous Viking battle you have never heard of
One of the most important battles in British history took place between Anglo-Saxons and an alliance of Britons and Vikings on a misty battlefield in northern England sometime in 937 CE.1 month ago -
Did the Vikings really lay siege to Constantinople in 860 CE?
Long before Vladimir Putin gave the world his "interpretation" of recent European history, another Russian leader, Catherine the Great, had produced a historical tale, with questionable historicity, as part of her foreign policy objectives: a Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE.7 months ago -
What happened when the Vikings raided Seville?
The Viking Age seems an endless tale of expansion, a relentless march (or sail) forward from the Scandinavian homeland to the Russian steppes to Baghdad. However, after an initial raid in southern Spain, the Vikings finally met their match in Seville in 844 CE.7 months ago -
What happened when the Vikings met indigenous Americans?
The Vikings encountered indigenous Americans some five centuries before Christopher Columbus's "voyages of discovery."9 months ago -
The Viking history of Ireland: A primer
In a case of art intimating life, some of the popular television shows like "Vikings" and "Vikings: Valhalla" are shot on location in Ireland. Over a millennium before the Hollywood directors invaded Ireland, the Vikings did so first.10 months ago -
Who was Alfred the Great, the Saxon king who defeated the Vikings?
The fourth son of a King, Alfred, had to wait his turn to rule his kingdom. However, when he finally ascended to the throne of the West Saxons, he certainly made up for the lost time.10 months ago -
Why did the Vikings leave Scandinavia?
One of the more curious ongoing debates in Viking academia is trying to determine why so many peoples from Viking societies left Scandinavia to raid, trade, and colonize abroad.11 months ago -
Who was Sweyn Forkbeard, the first Viking King of England?
Many teenagers often rebel, through their actions, speech, fashion, or music, against their parents. However, how many teenagers have led a revolt that has usurped their father as a King? Sweyn Forkbeard, England's first Viking King, did this and much more.11 months ago
