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 ...
They proved to be masters at keeping the Anglo-Saxons off balance, making peace with a kingdom one year, only to strike a mortal blow the next. By 880, all the kingdoms had fallen to the Vikings ...
The Vikings were, among other things, Nordic raiders, plunderers and slaughterers intent on conquering England. They also may have been a tad homesick. There’s long been a belief that the English are ...
There’s long been a belief that the English are descended from Anglo-Saxons, who scuffled with Roman gladiators in the fourth century. And after the first binge-drinking Danish Vikings got to ...
The Vikings first arrived in Britain in 793 AD, while the Anglo-Saxons' first noted presence was in 449 AD, therefore suggesting that Nordic genes were the earliest to appear in Britain.