The Last Kingdom

Viking Berserker figures. The one on the left is wearing a helmet with horns. His companion wears the mask of a wolf or bear. Sweden, 6th century. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

The truth about Viking berserkers

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Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland. (Photo by Dreamstime)

Secrets of Lindisfarne . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ragnar Lothbrok. (Illustration by Georgie Gozem for BBC History Magazine)

Ragnar Lothbrok: the legend of the immortal Viking and his sons

The Varangian Guard, as shown in the 12th-century Madrid Skylitzes. Around this time, the guard, which protected the Byzantine emperor, was apparently dominated by English warriors who had fled the Norman conquest. (Image by Bridgeman)

A medieval new England: the Anglo-Saxons’ eastern odyssey

The ninth-century Alfred Jewel, adorned with the inscription:

10 ways the Anglo-Saxons changed the course of British history

High heaven: Lindisfarne Castle rises above the beach. It's a steep climb to the castle entrance. (Photo by Alamy)

History Explorer The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

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The Repton Stone with detail of mounted warrior.

The problem with the Anglo-Saxons . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Viking ships sailing towards unknown land. (Photo by Getty Images)

The global Vikings . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An 11th-century depiction of the Anglo-Saxon priest Wulfstan, who feared that Viking raids on England signalled the end of the world. (Image by Mary Evans)

Viking apocalypse: the invasion that spelled doom for the Anglo-Saxons

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Bernard Cornwell. (Photo by Felix Clay)

Bernard Cornwell on The Last Kingdom . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Jewelled terminal of aestel, The Alfred Jewel. (Photo by Alamy)

Anglo-Saxon treasures . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of Æthelflæd which stands in the grounds of Tamworth Castle in Staffordshire. (Photo by Chris Gibson/Alamy Stock Photo)

Æthelflæd: iron lady of Mercia

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Vikings on screen

Vikings on screen . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Alfred the Great and science at Christmas . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rune Temte as Ubba in 'The Last Kingdom'

Behind the scenes: series one of The Last Kingdom