BBC2 年
How did the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings get on with each other?
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 ...
The Yorkshire Post1 个月
How a new book by a Yorkshire archeologist lifts the lid on Britain's Forgotten Vikings
Whilst fictitious, the traditions paint an atmosphere of identity erosion within the ‘Danelaw’. Viking Age Yorkshire was awash with competing identities and regional affectations; the ...
BBC4 个月
What happened to the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings?
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 ...
BBC2 年
A Viking's penny pendant is found near King's Lynn
Numismatist Adrian Marsden said the pagan Vikings went from killing Edmund ... ruled under Scandinavian law and customs, known as the Danelaw. Yet within a short time, silver pennies were being ...