King Edmund the Martyr Killed by the Great Heathen Army
The Great Heathen Army landed in East Anglia in 865, led by the infamous Viking warrior Ivar the Boneless. The locals established an uneasy truce
20 November 2020
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla set during the Viking Age
With the popularity of Vikings and The Last Kingdom it’s no surprise that the next installment of Assassin’s Creed is set during the Viking Age.
1 May 2020
The Warrior Queen By Joanna Arman
Æthelflæd, the Lady of the Mercians is a little known figure in early Medieval history who is starting to get her due. The daughter of
6 June 2017
The Vikings Podcast #310: The Dead
Well it’s here the season finale! Will Ragnar live to fight another season? Will the Vikings conquer Paris or take their payment and head home?
10 May 2015
The Vikings Podcast #308: To The Gates!
Let the siege begin! Ragnar and his army of Vikings assault Paris on two fronts. Will splitting the his army prove effective? Will Floki’s towers
14 April 2015
The Vikings Podcast #307: Paris
The Vikings have arrived at Paris and Emperor Charles is nervous. Will he flee the city or listen to his daughter and stay? Count Odo
13 April 2015
The Vikings Podcast #306: Born Again
In Wessex, Judith gives birth to a boy but pays for her sins! In Kattegat, Bjorn is the father to a new little girl and
1 April 2015
The Vikings Podcast #305: The Usurper
Ragnar and his vikings return to kattegat to find that life has changed. Rollo is distraught over the death of Siggy, Bjorn and Porunn are
30 March 2015
The Vikings Podcast #304: Scarred
WOW! The Wanderer has changed Kattegat and its citizens forever! Ragnar and the Vikings have won Mercia, Ecbert begs Lagertha and Athelstan to stay in
18 March 2015
The Vikings Podcast #303: Warrior’s Fate
What an episode! The wanderer, Harbard settles in Kattegat and Siggy is suspicious of his intent. Conflict arises in Wessex and not just on the
11 March 2015
The Vikings Podcast #302: The Wanderer
Episode 2 picks up right where the last one ended. Lagertha has established a new farming settlement and Ragnar and his Vikings are attacking Mercia.
5 March 2015
The Vikings Podcast #301: Mercenary
Season 3 Premiere! What’s in store for Ragnar and company this year? A trip to Wessex, raids, glory? All that and more! Find out on
22 February 2015
The Vikings Podcast #211: VIKINGS updates and Sven Forkbeard
It’s been a long summer without Vikings to keep us company. But I think we all made it through. One piece of good news is
21 September 2014
Former students organise celebration of medieval historian Barbara Yorke’s work at University of Winchester
The work of a medieval historian at the University of Winchester is to be celebrated at a conference organised by her former students. Barbara Yorke,
15 September 2014
The Vikings Podcast #210: The Lord’s Prayer
The season finale is here, pitting King Horic against Earl Ragnar. Will Floki betray his old friend? Will Ragnar embrace Christianity? Who will win the
28 May 2014
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