Danelaw Archive

Left: King Alfred Statue. Image credit: Kjetil r - CC BY-SA 3.0

On This Day In History: Battle of Englefield Was Fought – On Dec 31, 870

AncientPages.com | December 31, 2016

AncientPages.com - The Battle of Englefield occurred around 31 December 870, marking a significant conflict where the West Saxons successfully defeated a Danish Viking army near Reading in

Ancient History Facts

What Was The Danelaw?

AncientPages.com | June 4, 2016

AncientPages.com - In 865 a Great Viking Army left Scandinavia to conquer England. The Great Viking Army (sometimes referred to as the Great Danish Army), known by the Anglo-Saxons

Famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok – Legendary Fearless Sea-King Of The North

AncientPages.com | April 24, 2016

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many stories about the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. He was not an ordinary pirate but a legendary and fearless Sea-King who