He traveled to Wessex, surrendered to King Ecbert (Linus Roache), and was presented to King Aelle (Ivan Kaye) as a prisoner. However, the Vikings learned that Ragnar's plan from the beginning was ...

In Viking times, a king had to be strong to fight ... chose Earl Harold of Wessex as the next king. The Normans took over all of England, including the Danelaw. Duke William of Normandy and ...

Wessex, Northumbria, Mercia, and East Anglia, each with its own ruler and customs. This fragmentation presented both an ...

By AD878, almost all the kingdoms had fallen to the Vikings. All except for Wessex, which was ruled by Alfred the Great. King Alfred beat the Viking army in battle but wasn't able to drive the ...