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The hoard is the largest Viking treasure found in the UK since the discovery of the Vale of York Hoard in 2007 [3] and is the fourth-largest Viking hoard found in the UK. [6] It has striking similarities with the much larger Cuerdale Hoard, found in 1840 about 40 miles (64 km) away.
The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in 865 AD.Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [b] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries.
Guthrum appears in a number of video games that are set during the Viking Age. He is the leader of the East Engle faction in the 2018 strategy video game Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia . He is an ally of the Norse drengr Eivor in the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed: Valhalla , as well as a playable character in the game's Discovery Tour ...
After the sacking of Lindisfarne, Viking raids around the coasts were somewhat sporadic until the 830s, when the attacks became more sustained. [4] In 835, "heathen men" ravaged Sheppey . [ 4 ] In 836, Ecgberht of Wessex met in battle a force of 35 ships at Carhampton , [ 4 ] and in 838 he faced a combined force of Vikings and Cornishmen at ...
All three Vikings from The Lost Vikings series—Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout—appeared as a playable hero in the crossover title Heroes of the Storm (2015). [253] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) is an action role-playing video game heavily inspired by Viking culture.
The player's goal in Vikings is to conquer other territories, playing against AI opponents whose goal is the same. Combat in Vikings is not depicted on-screen, rather the player is given the odds of success based upon their circumstances (such as number of troops/morale), from which they may make a decision to leave or fight.
Vikings, according to Clare Downham in Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland, are "people of Scandinavian culture who were active outside Scandinavia ... Danes, Norwegians, Swedish, Hiberno-Scandinavians, Anglo-Scandinavians, or the inhabitants of any Scandinavian colony who affiliated themselves more strongly with the culture of the colonizer than with that of the indigenous population."
The raids took place primarily in the summers, with the Vikings initially wintering in Scandinavia. After 851, Vikings began to stay in the lower Seine valley for the winter [citation needed]. In January 852, they burned the Abbey of Fontenelle. The monks who were still alive fled to Boulogne-sur-Mer in 858 and then to Chartres in 885.