The first time Ragnar and Athelstan met was when the Viking raided the monastery at Lindisfarne. Before saving his life from the invasion, the monk tried to protect the writings of the Gospel of ...

In the far northern reaches of the globe Patch the Pirate and his crew reunite with Princess Pirate to help her claim her rightful place on the throne of the Fair Isles Before the Jolly Roger ...

The Viking invasions eventually smashed the state system of the English. Wessex survived and, in the reign of King Alfred (d. AD 899) a campaign began to bring the whole of England under the rule ...

Above: Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, which commemorates the Norman invasion of England. Countless sailing experiments with replica ships continue to confirm the excellence of Viking ship design.

(Program not available for streaming.) Bloody raids. Merciless pillaging. Loathsome invasions. The Vikings are infamous for their fearsome conquests—but they were also expert seafarers ...

And they're still here with us today. Archaeologist Neil Oliver visits three of the most important places associated with the Viking invasion and settlement of Anglo Saxon England. He starts at ...

From the end of the Roman occupation through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions - a new way of testing DNA in ancient bones could force a rethink of key moments in Britain's early history ...

The biggest game of the NFL season will be going down on Sunday night in Detroit and although the Lions will have home-field advantage, the Minnesota Vikings have decided to spend some serious ...

The Viking invasions eventually smashed the state system of the English. Wessex survived and, in the reign of King Alfred (d. AD 899) a campaign began to bring the whole of England under the rule ...