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What you need to know about Viking King Guthred and his remarkable journey from slavery to kingship
In what is undoubtedly one of the medieval period’s most fantastical rags to riches stories, Guthred rose from being a slave to the second King of Northumbria during the late 9th century CE.3 years ago — History -
What you need to know about Halfdan Ragnarsson and the Viking invasions of the British Isles
While academics may agree that the "Great Heathen Army" was never one single army, the Viking invasions of the British Isles from the mid-9th century CE remain one of the most consequential eras in British history.3 years ago — History
