
In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in battle, with mixed success for both sides. After the Vikings defeated three out of the four great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and came close to defeating the fourth in the...

In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in a series of bloody battles. As the Vikings moved from raiding to widespread settlement, toppling Anglo-Saxon kingdoms as they went, both sides' tactics, strategies...