A new Viking site could rewrite the story of the ‘Great Heathen Army’
WEBSep 3, 2022 · The only candidate for a fortified winter encampment at Repton was an earthwork enclosure spanning just a handful of acres—far too little to accommodate the thousands of militant Vikings believed to have comprised the Great Army.
A new Viking site could rewrite the story of the ‘Great Heathen Army …
WEBMay 9, 2019 · Ongoing excavations at the English parish of Foremark could finally uncover where the thousands of Vikings that made up the Great Army spent the winter of 873-874 CE.
Repton: The Winter Camp of the Viking Great Heathen Army
WEBMay 26, 2024 · The Viking winter camp at Repton was a remarkable discovery that has reshaped our understanding of the Viking Age in England. The archaeological evidence aligns closely with historical accounts of the Great Heathen Army and provides tangible proof of the Viking presence.
Viking Torksey: Inside the Great Army’s winter camp
WEBJul 5, 2013 · In the winter of AD 872-873 a Viking army made camp at Torksey in Lincolnshire. Dawn Hadley and Julian D Richards are leading a new project to investigate life in those winter quarters, and to discover what happened after the Norsemen moved on.
The Winter Camp of the Great Viking Army at Torksey
WEBNov 3, 2016 · This paper presents a multidisciplinary project which has revealed the location, extent and character of the winter camp of the Viking Great Army at Torksey, Lincolnshire, AD 872–3. The Great Army landed in East Anglia in AD 865 and soon became a constant threat as it overwintered in order to engage in a …
From tents to towns: tracing Torksey after the Vikings
WEBMar 4, 2022 · In AD 872-873, a Viking army spent the winter at Torksey in Lincolnshire. Their camp is now well known, but the team that discovered it have since turned their attention to what happened after the Vikings left.
THE WINTER CAMP OF THE VIKING GREAT ARMY, ad 872–3, …
WEBNov 2, 2016 · From ad 865 to 879 a Viking army wreaked havoc on the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, leading to political conquest, settlement on a substantial scale and extensive Scandinavian cultural and linguistic influence in eastern and northern England.
Viking Torksey - University of York
WEBTorksey is widely known as a Viking winter camp from an entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for AD872. A growing body of archaeological evidence offers the potential of placing the site in its broader chronological and spatial context.
Viking army camp uncovered by archaeologists - Phys.org
WEBMay 18, 2017 · A huge camp which was home to thousands of Vikings as they prepared to conquer England in the late ninth century has been uncovered by archaeologists.
Northumberland dig: Archaeologists start search for Viking Great Army camp
WEBOct 10, 2022 · A dig is taking place in Northumberland with hopes of finding a camp belonging to the Viking Great Army. Archaeologists are working at a site in the Coquet Valley.
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