Vikings brought horses and dogs to the British Isles from Scandinavia, a new study suggests. A chemical analysis of bone fragments from a cemetery in England provides the first solid scientific ...
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How Alfred the Great Defeated the Viking Invasion

In 878, Wessex stood alone. Alfred the Great made a final stand at Edington against Guthrum’s Viking forces—and the outcome ...
Mel Gibson has spoken about his plans to recreate the Viking invasion of England and Scotland in his latest movie. The actor/director said that he will follow a route similar to previous films such as ...
Archaeologists have uncovered the first physical evidence that confirms some Vikings shipped their own horses and dogs from Scandinavia to England. The animal bone evidence comes from a burial mound ...
The discovery recontextualizes what many people believe about Vikings. New research into a Viking silver hoard discovered by metal detectorists in England over a decade ago has revealed surprising ...
Blood, glory and longships are among the hallmarks of “Vikings: Valhalla,” which is set just 100 years after the popular and long-running “Vikings,” but with social anxieties that seem as fresh as ...