Painting of Vikings in ships

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Bradley James as Jomsvikings leader Harekr in season 2 of Vikings: Valhalla

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JomsvikingsLegendary Viking mercenaries or men of myth?

Perhaps the most charming idea about the origins of the festive tradition of kissing under the mistletoe derives from a Viking myth of Frigg, goddess of love and marriage, and her ill-fated son Balder. (Photo by Jurg Waldmeier/StockFood Creative/Getty Images Plus)

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Q&AWhy do we kiss under the mistletoe?

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Alice Roberts on unearthing the Romans, Vikings & Anglo-Saxons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The NorthmanHow the real Viking prince Amleth inspired Shakespeare

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The Northman: bringing the Viking world to life on screen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Northman stars Alexander Skarsgård as Viking prince Amleth

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“You are in their world, not in ours”: How The Northman makes the Viking Age real

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, illustrated sitting on a throne

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Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings

Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg in The Last Kingdom season 5

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The real Uhtred of BebbanburgThe historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero

The Last Kingdom season 5 starsAlexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg

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The Last Kingdom: real history and historical accuracy

Leif Erikson in Vikings Valhalla

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Vikings: Valhalla – the real history behind Netflix’s successor to Vikings

Stone engraved with the representation of the gods Odin, Thor and Frey, with a sacrifice to Odin

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Christians and pagans in Norse society: the real religious rifts between Vikings

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Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark and the first Viking king of England (Photo by Getty)

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How Sweyn Forkbeard became the first Viking king of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Part one in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1000–1049

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Turning points1016: The Danish conquest of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Viking ship is burned in a reproduction of a funeral

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What do we know about Viking funerals?

A 12th century tapestry showing, on the left, one eyed Odin carrying an axe, with a representation of the tree from which he hung; in the centre, Thor, carrying his symbolic hammer in his right hand; and on the right the fertility god Frey holding an ear of corn

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10 incredible Viking stories from Norse mythology

A carving of the Viking gods Odin, Thor and Freyr with a sacrifice above them. It was found on the Swedish island of Gotland (Photo by: PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Gods, myths and rituals: what we know about Viking religious beliefs

The Great Army attacks the East Anglian town of Thetford in this illuminated manuscript from 'The Life of Edmund'. Viking pikemen scale the ramparts on ladders

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The secrets of the Viking Great Army

A French manuscript from c1100 shows Viking warriors sailing to Brittany. The Viking Age touched all areas of life and can still be felt today

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What if...The Vikings had never left their homelands?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A sword/hammer type coin from the Danelaw

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The Danelaw: is the ‘realm’ of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon-era England a place or an idea?

Viking sailors make the long voyage across the Atlantic between Europe and America, in order to bring back timber, circa 1350. The Vikings are thought to have discovered America in around 1000 AD, but never attempted full colonization of the new land, due to the hostile natives. Painting by NC Wyeth. (Image by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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"Vikings didn't wear horned helmets," plus 7 more Viking myths busted

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Depiction of the battle of Stamford Bridge. Harald Hardrada, king of Norway, seen here wielding a battleaxe, was slain at the battle

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Harald Hardrada: why there's more to the last great Viking than his death in 1066

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Alfred the Great (849–899). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Who was King Alfred the Great?

A reconstruction of a Viking church

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