Viking Invasion of England in the late 8th and 9th centuries was one of the most significant events in the island's history, ...

By the time of the first Viking raids, few apart from monks and clerics could read. Historians know relatively little about what went on in Britain between 400 and 1066 because few records were ...

The raid of 793 was the first recorded Viking raid on Britain, and Alcuin's words express the horror of his Christian world at the ferocity of pagan raiders, whose attack was sudden, ...

The raid of 793 was the first recorded Viking raid on Britain, and Alcuin's words express the horror of his Christian world at the ferocity of pagan raiders, whose attack was sudden, ...

The Vikings attacked Britain's holy places, ... Raids were not even a new hazard in a society well-used to warfare on every scale - from local skirmishes to great battles.

The animals travelled to England separately from their Viking owners. False. Scientific evidence shows that animals travelled with the Vikings to England on their longboats. 3. What were conditions ...

EVIL portents in the year 793 preceded a seaborne raid of Lindisfarne, an island off the coast of the medieval Kingdom of Northumbria. It would mark the start of the Viking era in England. Don't ...

The Vikings came from Scandinavia or modern-day Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The Viking age in the UK spanned from approximately 800 to 1050AD with the first 'Viking raid' recorded in 793AD.

Vikings took great risks to make the voyages to Britain for the raids across stormy waters without knowing what awaited them. The theory explains why so many religious artefacts like crosses were ...

When the Vikings crossed the North Sea to reach Britain in the ninth century AD, they brought their dogs and horses with them, according to new research. CNN values your feedback 1.