History documentary dealing with the origins of the British monarchy amid the Anglo-Saxon / Viking wars of early medieval England. Today, the United Kingdom is among the world’s most celebrated ...

Harald, who died in 985, probably in Jomsborg — which is believed to be the Polish town of Wolin now — was one of the last Viking kings to rule over what is now Denmark, northern Germany, and ...

Harald, who died in 985, probably in Jomsborg — which is believed to be the Polish town of Wolin now — was one of the last Viking kings to rule over what is now Denmark, northern Germany, and ...

Archaeologists in Denmark recently uncovered 30 Viking graves—a remarkable find on its own. The bigger surprise? The graves ...

He was the first Viking to seize the English crown, yet history remembers only his son. Sweyn Forkbeard laid the foundation for an empire that would change Europe.

Archeologists speculate the burial site is probably related to a nobleman’s farm located less than 0.65 miles away. That find, discovered in the 1980s, may have belonged to an earl or steward of King ...

Dec. 14, 2011: Metal detectorist Darren Webster poses with a Viking arm-ring he discovered, estimated to date back to the late ninth or early tenth century, at the British Museum in London.

viking discovery: experts use tech to reveal settlement beneath saint-king's church Also, in 2016, a tiny Viking crucifix was found in Denmark. The Associated Press contributed to this article.

King Ecbert is still dearly missed by fans of the hit series Vikings. If anyone deserves a spin-off, it’s Ecbert in his early days.