The Viking Age lasted from about A.D. 793 to 1066, coinciding with Europe's Middle Ages — an already-violent time, Melleno ...

The country was ruled by Anglo-Saxons, having fought off Vikings for hundreds of years, and local sheriffs meant people usually felt safe and secure. But on 5th January, 1066, King Edward the ...

On 6th January, 1066, Harold Godwinson was crowned the new ... The King of Norway, Harald Hardrada, was a very experienced Viking warrior with a formidable reputation. He believed his father ...