Viking warfare

Illustration of a viking king and solider

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This Viking ruler begged to be dismembered – but his rival had something far worse in mind. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stained-glass window depicting a medieval figure in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney.

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This Viking warlord had a magical banner that promised victory. But it had a secret curse

Composite image of Norwegian footballer Erling Haaland wearing a Viking helmet and the Norway national team shirt, standing with his hands on his hips against an illustrated background of Viking longships filled with oarsmen. The image links Haaland and Norway’s modern 'Viking row' football celebration with historical depictions of Viking seafarers.

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Norway’s ‘Viking row’: the real history behind the World Cup football chant

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Olaf Tryggvason: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What was it like to be a Viking in the Great Heathen Army?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration showing a Viking wearing a silver helmet that comes down over his eyes, holding a circular shield and an axe. Behind him is a large yellow building with arches, tall purple trees and a few other Vikings running along a path

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It was an "extravaganza of brutality": how the Vikings menaced the Mediterranean. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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War and military history podcast episodes

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Vikings quiz - week two. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HEX Academy Vikings - week one video

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Viking raiders, with Professor Ryan Lavelle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Picture of Throrolf slaying Earl Hring

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The battle of Brunanburh: the forgotten fight that changed British history

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Return of the Viking raiders. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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The secrets of the Viking Great Army

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Viking warrior women & the ethics of excavating the dead. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Cnut holding a sceptre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Cnut: the great Dane. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Varangian Guard as depicted in the illuminated 12th-century manuscript known as the Madrid Skylitzes. These Viking warriors became the Byzantine emperors' personal bodyguard

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What was the Varangian Guard? A brief history of the Viking warriors of the Byzantine empire

The front facade of the prehistoric chambered tomb of Wayland's Smithy

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BlogMedieval(ish) matters #6: Viking military mind games, Anglo-Saxon mind maps, and embroidery before the Bayeux Tapestry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This is the famous Rhynie Man carved stone, thought to be Pictish in date. (Photo by © Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology)

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BlogMedieval(ish) matters #4: back to Braveheart, Viking river boats, Picts, and the Crusades. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Vikings: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Haesten (Jeppe Beck Laursen) in the 'The Last Kingdom'.

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The Last Kingdom S4 E9 review: a tense penultimate episode sees the Saxon heart “ripped out”

Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred in season 4 of 'The Last Kingdom'. (Photo by Joe Alblas/Carnival)

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The Last Kingdom S4 E10 review: resettled pieces on the board allow drama to “catch up” with history

Millie Brady as Aethelflaed in 'The Last Kingdom'.

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The Last Kingdom S4 E8 review: a fiery opening paves the way for a new ruler of Mercia

The Last Kingdom season 4

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The Last Kingdom S4 E7 review: a royal funeral, the abuse of power, and a little artistic licence

Oscar Skagerberg as Bjorgulf in 'The Last Kingdom' season 4

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The Last Kingdom S4 E5 review: “This has to rank among the more gruesome episodes of the season, if not the series”

Ewan Mitchell as Osferth, Mark Rowley as Finan and Aenas Fedaravicius as Sihtric. (Photo by Adrienn Szabo courtesy of Netflix)

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The Last Kingdom S4 E6 review: a mysterious medieval ‘Sickness’ leaves its mark

The Last Kingdom series 4

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The Last Kingdom S4 E3 review: moments of introspection remind us of history’s “shared humanity”

Magnus Bruun as Cnut in 'The Last Kingdom' season 4

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The Last Kingdom S4 E4 review: “Royal rage could be a terrible thing in the early Middle Ages”

'The Last Kingdom' season 4 episode 1

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The Last Kingdom S4 E1 review: will Alfred’s legacy come tumbling down?

'The Last Kingdom' season 4

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The Last Kingdom S4 E2 review: winds of change and dramatic father-son relations

A Viking sword with silver and gold hilt, from Dyback, Skane. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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How England rode the Viking storm. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stained glass image of King Cnut

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Your guide to King Cnut: the fierce Danish warrior who ruled England

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