In “Embers of the Hands,” the historian Eleanor Barraclough looks beyond the soap-opera sagas to those lost in the cracks of ...

Today's Object of the Week is one of Britain's most significant Viking finds ... Viking leader during the unrest that followed the conquest of the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in the year ...

This resulted in England being divided in two: one area controlled by Alfred, and another area under Viking rule ... be built to protect his kingdom from invasion, as well as the building of ...

Valhalla takes players on a journey through the eyes of Eivor, the Viking assassin. Experience the snowy landscapes of Norway before heading off to England ... chieftain on a conquest across ...

The first Roman invasion of Scotland The Romans invaded ... But what else did they leave us with? The Vikings were ferocious fighters who used weapons and tactics to their advantage.

Later, with the reign of Canute the Great of Denmark — another Viking — England became part of a Scandinavian empire. And it seemed that it would remain that way. “Canute — whose conquest [of England] ...

The origins of this tradition date back as far as the Viking invasions into England and Scotland, so late 8 th century. There is debate about whether the tradition was brought by the Vikings or ...

Essex is a county steeped in rich and tumultuous history and is home to tales of mythical beasts lurking in foggy marshes and Viking invasions that shaped the nation. This history is peppered with ...

A key political figure in her own right, she gave the dukes of Normandy a hereditary claim to the English throne, leading to the Norman Conquest ... England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of ...

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell is entirely focused on his wild-card round matchup against the Los Angeles Rams this week, but he did respond to a surprising report that revolves ...

The Minnesota Vikings are shuffling pieces around the board as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Rams over Super Wildcard Weekend. Minnesota put together a nine-game winning streak after ...

While the Lions won the NFL's best division since the merger, the Vikings' road got a whole lot tougher. Should the NFL ...