Defensive tackle is a glaring hole on this Vikings roster, particularly when it comes to players who can rush the passer from ...

Whatever it is about medieval England that fired up a metalhead from Old Kilpatrick to start writing historical novels, it’s clearly potent ...

A University of Winchester academic has become the consultant for a new French docudrama series on the Vikings and their 'Empire of the North Sea'. Professor of Early Medieval history, Ryan Lavelle, ...

King Alfred the Great rebuilt his kingdom from Somerset ... by one of the most brutal armies ever to invade Britain: the Vikings. Within months of going into hiding in Somerset, he had rebuilt ...

He is still the only English king to be given the title ‘Great’. Alfred was in his early 20s when he became king in 871 and the defining challenge of his reign was conflict with the Vikings.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man found guilty of stealing a Viking hoard of gold worth ... showing two rulers of England. Alfred the Great, who ruled Wessex, and Ceolwulf II ...

As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary chroniclers and English historians generally agree that she fulfilled this potential ...

A warrant has been issued for George Powell after he failed to declare the discovery of a £3million hoard of Viking gold dating back more than 1,100 years ...

George Powell was ordered to appear in court earlier this month for failing to repay £600,000 he pocketed from illegally selling Viking artifacts.