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A Viking ship is burned in a reproduction of a funeral
Viking

What do we know about Viking funerals?

A 12th century tapestry showing, on the left, one eyed Odin carrying an axe, with a representation of the tree from which he hung; in the centre, Thor, carrying his symbolic hammer in his right hand; and on the right the fertility god Frey holding an ear of corn
Viking

10 incredible Viking stories from Norse mythology

A carving of the Viking gods Odin, Thor and Freyr with a sacrifice above them. It was found on the Swedish island of Gotland (Photo by: PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Viking

Gods, myths and rituals: what we know about Viking religious beliefs

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The Great Army attacks the East Anglian town of Thetford in this illuminated manuscript from 'The Life of Edmund'. Viking pikemen scale the ramparts on ladders
Viking

The secrets of the Viking Great Army

A manuscript illumination dated c1100 depicting Viking warriors sailing towards Brittany
Viking

What if... The Vikings had never left their homelands?

A sword/hammer type coin from the Danelaw
Viking

The Danelaw: is the ‘realm’ of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon-era England a place or an idea?

Viking sailors make the long voyage across the Atlantic between Europe and America, in order to bring back timber, circa 1350. The Vikings are thought to have discovered America in around 1000 AD, but never attempted full colonization of the new land, due to the hostile natives. Painting by NC Wyeth. (Image by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Viking

“Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets,” plus 7 more Viking myths busted

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Anglo-Saxon

The man who made King Alfred great

Depiction of the battle of Stamford Bridge. Harald Hardrada, king of Norway, seen here wielding a battleaxe, was slain at the battle
Viking

Harald Hardrada: why there’s more to the last great Viking than his death in 1066

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Benjamin Savill discusses the St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002, in which Danes living in England were killed, apparently on royal orders. (Image by Getty Images)
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002

A depiction of King Æthelred II holding a sword
Anglo-Saxon

The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

Alfred the Great (849–899). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Anglo-Saxon

Who was King Alfred the Great?

A reconstruction of a Viking church
Viking

Vikings in America: the Europeans who arrived 500 years before Columbus

Christian Cooijmans explains what we know about Viking raids on Francia and Europe’s western seaboard. (Image by Getty Images)
Viking

Vikings and Franks

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Cnut’s invasion of England: setting the scene for the Norman conquest

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