That brought us face to face with the Viking presence. The rest is history.” The entry for the year 874 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reads: “This year went the [Great Army] from Lindsey to ...

Dublin, one of the largest Viking cities in the British Isles ... a professor of Anglo-Saxon history at Cambridge University. “They engaged in extortion on a massive scale, using the threat ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Orkney’s deep Viking history is being brought to life in an 'exciting' new exhibition at The Orkney Museum. The permanent exhibition will ...

He teaches subjects in Old Norse culture and religion, Arctic cultures, and medieval Nordic history. His research revolves around animistic expressions and environmental conceptions in pre-Christian ...