Image caption, A re-enactment of Viking battle in York. King Alfred was prepared though, having fortified the towns and organised a large army drawn from his own warriors and the male population ...

it's almost easy to forget that there was one Viking-focused action film that was released in 1999: The 13th Warrior, starring Antonio Banderas and directed by John McTiernan. To be fair ...

Bloodaxe,' co-created by Horatio Hirst, will chronicle the rise of one the best known Viking warriors. By Rick Porter Television Writer Vikings creator Michael Hirst is heading back to Scandinavia ...