vikings

If the Danes had won the battle of Edington, would Wessex have been part of Guthrums kingdom?

In the time of Erik Bloodaxe in the 950s, Northumbria ruled from York to Lothian. If it had managed to survive, this Northern English kingdom might have eclipsed Scotland, which might never have become more powerful than the Western Isles did, and a divided island of Great Britain might have...

The raid on Lindisfarne is typically defined as the beginning of the Viking Age - but considering the wealth of Lindisfarne, it seems surprising that there wasn't anyone to protect the place. So my question is this, what if a group of mercenaries (unusually pious ones) were making a Pilgrimage...

September, 1066 The wind had shifted. Southern England suddenly was to be invaded by an unexpected force, the Normans. In the north, king Harald Hardråda of Norway was accompanied by a host of 12,000 men to enforce his claim on England. King Harold decided to march south first to decisively...

As my first post for the forums, I thought that I'd post something from my (admittedly probably ASB) timeline: the alphabet for a Vinlandic language. I apologize if there's any lack of clarity, I'm a bit nervous about my first post and usually have trouble getting my thoughts out, but here's the...

Lulach's Legacy "Nu scylun hergan hefaenricaes uard metudæs maecti end his modgidanc uerc uuldurfadur swe he uundra gihwaes eci dryctin or astelidæ he aerist scop aelda barnum heben til hrofe haleg scepen. tha middungeard moncynnæs uard eci dryctin æfter tiadæ firum foldu frea allmectig" Now...

My TL, at first out one of my favorite Alternate History discussions, Vinland. Enjoy, and please excuse my poor grammar and lack of knowledge on Norse naming, and please also forgive my lack of the use of Nordic characters as I'm just going to anglicize it both to be easier on me and people who...