“You are,” Smith says as I stare at the newly exposed bright filigree of the Viking sword found in a river I have spent a ...

So for example, the Viking word for deer is “djúr” and village is ‘bȳ’ - together making “Derby”. There we go - the history of the Norse people in a matter of minutes. How enjoyable ...

In “Embers of the Hands,” historian Eleanor Barraclough digs deep into the ways that the Vikings loved, traveled and even played.

A more balanced view, one that found deeper historical forces at work behind the sudden surge of violence from Scandinavia that began in the late eighth century, did not emerge until 1968 with Gwyn ...

Sadly, the History channel hasn't always been generous ... There is an additional struggle for Althestan at how God could allow for a band of Vikings to come in and destroy a whole community of His ...

In “Embers of the Hands,” the historian Eleanor Barraclough looks beyond the soap-opera sagas to those lost in the cracks of history. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through ...

Crampons, also known as ice grips – with spikes that dig into the ice to stop people from slipping – are a relatively common ...

Martin Biddle The remains of more than 250 people - including many women - have been collected at Repton And the story it preserves seems to live up the gruesome reputation of the Vikings.

The Isle of Man has a larger concentration of Viking silver for its area than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The Vikings raided and traded all over the world. Their currency was coinage ...

The first recorded Viking raid on England was written about in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. In 789 AD, a group of Norsemen landed on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. A royal official situated there ...

Grand Magus’s JB Christoffersson, Wardruna’s Einar Selvik and mediaeval history lecturer Simon Trafford explain why heavy ...

With its stunning location, fascinating history and panoramic views over the coast ... of Daws Castle in Somerset was founded by King Alfred to defend the people of Watchet against Viking attacks. A ...