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

Sweyn Forkbeard (shown left ... to mark Sweyn's time in the town. Mr Childs is one of a growing number of people campaigning for a tourist trail, or festival, to recognise Viking history in ...

Norse raiders are known to have stolen horses from people in England around the time. And researchers have generally thought that Viking boats at the time were too small to allow for much ...

But researchers are now uncovering evidence that the Vikings conquered more of the British Isles than was previously thought. At the time England consisted of four independent kingdoms ...

But why is so little known of the man who would be ... Sweyn's time in the town. Mr Childs is one of a growing number of people campaigning for a tourist trail, or festival, to recognise Viking ...