That was a huge army for the time. Most Viking armies were smaller, perhaps 1000 to 2000 men. Image caption, A re-enactment of Viking battle in York. King Alfred was prepared though, having ...

Bristling with spears and swords, Viking and Slav reenactors face off in a mock battle during a festival ... as a Viking army invaded and conquered three Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, leaving bodies ...

The second plenary lecture at the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies, sponsored by De Gruyter and Medieval Institute Publications, will be given by Dawn Hadley (Univ. of York) and is ...

The Minnesota Vikings gear up to host the Green Bay Packers in week 17. The two teams will meet for the second time this ...

"Early saints, Mercian kings, figures from Viking sagas, the 'Great Army' itself – all in one location representing critical moments in the making of England as we know it, but we also know ...