However, he had to immediately defend his throne from Guthrum, a Viking warlord. Alfred flees and hid in the Somerset Levels. So far, Alfred the not so great. But eventually Alfred regrouped and ...

As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary ...

A warrant has been issued for George Powell after he failed to declare the discovery of a £3million hoard of Viking gold ...

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of metal detectorist George Powell who stole a hoard of gold coins and jewellery ...

Watch King Alfred the Great argue with his older brothers, then defeat the Vikings using his cunning hit-and-run tactics, summoning the spirit of Ed Sheeran. Meanwhile, across the world, Ant and Dec ...

"While they may have become Christian, they still have to be reconquered by Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great," said Mr Marsden. "So you perhaps get a Viking, whose father might well have ...