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    • If it wasn't for King Alfred's actions, it is not hard to believe that the Danes would have succeeded in their expansion.
      What would have become of England had the Vikings triumphed at the battle of Edington?
      The battle of Edington - and King Alfred's victory over the Vikings - is a crucial moment in England's history. What would have happened if Alfred had lost?
      2 months ago — News
    • The Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum dedicated to telling the millennium-old story of York.
      The story of the Jorvik Viking Centre - one man's quest to show just how fun history can be
      Forget Hampton Court, The Lake District, or even any jerk chicken store in Notting Hill, one of the United Kingdom's best-kept and most delightful tourist attractions is the Jorvik Viking Centre.
      2 months ago — News
    • The term Danelaw refers to areas of England where Danish (Viking) law was subject, i.e., the areas of Anglo-Saxon England conquered by the Vikings.
      What was the Danelaw?
      Aside from great football teams, even better beer, and horrible weather, what else do parts of the English Midlands, North, and North East have in common? They were part of the Danelaw.
      5 months ago — History
    • An illustration of Alfred's father, Æthelwulf of Wessex, from the 14th-century Genealogical Roll of the Kings of England.
      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. 
      6 months ago — History
    • Wirral Council has now commissioned a report to review these materials and see if further investigations should take place.
      Archaeologists: Wirral could be site of key battle between King Æthelstan and Vikings that led to "birth of England"
      Archaeologists believe that the Wirral peninsula was the site of the battle between King Æthelstan and an alliance of Viking and Celtic armies that took place in 937 AD.
      10 months ago — News
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