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The Danelaw: is the ‘realm’ of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon-era England a place or an idea?
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“Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets,” plus 7 more Viking myths busted
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The man who made King Alfred great
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Harald Hardrada: why there’s more to the last great Viking than his death in 1066
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002
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The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?
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Who was King Alfred the Great?
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Vikings in America: the Europeans who arrived 500 years before Columbus
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Vikings and Franks
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Cnut’s invasion of England: setting the scene for the Norman conquest
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The Viking Great Army: the latest discoveries
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5 key Viking discoveries in Britain – and what they reveal about how the Vikings really lived
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The Danelaw: a Viking kingdom in England?
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History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
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What was life like for Viking women?
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