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Vikings Week
Vikings Week
Viking
“Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets,” plus 7 more Viking myths busted
Viking
Ivar the Boneless, Ragnvald of Ed and 6 more Vikings you should know about
Anglo-Saxon
From the raid on Lindisfarne to Harald Hardrada’s defeat: 8 Viking dates you need to know
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Vikings on screen
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‘Vikings’ creator Michael Hirst on the real history behind the hit drama
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Viking women: raiders, traders and settlers
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Edmund Ironside: Anglo-Saxon warrior king
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A virtuous Viking: the medieval legend of Havelok the Dane
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Anglo-Saxon saints and British slave-owners
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The Anglo-Saxon who (almost) united Britain
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Vikings: A land without kings
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How the Vikings ruled the waves
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Viking treasures and Hitler’s ‘perfect woman’
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Renewed debate over battle of Hastings location
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The dark side of the Anglo-Saxons
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