The Kingdom of Wessex (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Wessex/ #History #AethelwulfofWessex #AlfredtheGreat #Cerdic

Viking Warfare, along with its key component of raiding, is inextricably connected with the expansion of Scandinavian influence along the North Atlantic and into the Mediterranean in the Viking Age (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Viking_Warfare/ #History #AethelwulfofWessex #BjornIronside #IvartheBoneless

Alfred the Great (r. https://www.worldhistory.org/Alfred_the_Great/ #History #Aethelflaed,LadyoftheMercians #AethelwulfofWessex #AlfredtheGreat

Viking warfare, along with its key component of raiding, is inextricably connected with the expansion of Scandinavian influence along the North Atlantic and into the Mediterranean in the Viking Age (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Viking_Warfare/ #History #AethelwulfofWessex #BjornIronside #IvartheBoneless

Viking warfare, along with its key component of raiding, is inextricably connected with the expansion of Scandinavian influence along the North Atlantic and into the Mediterranean in the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE), where the Vikings' heavy use of ships, good strategic mobility and strong grasp on logistics ensured they could cause havoc abroad for years at a time.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Viking_Warfare/ #AethelwulfofWessex #BjornIronside #IvartheBoneless #History

Vikings (2013-present) is a historical fiction TV series created and written by English screenwriter Michael Hirst for the History Channel. Filmed in Ireland, the show draws on Scandinavian and European history and lore as it follows the life of legendary Viking chief Ragnar Lothbrok, his descendants, and the kings and cultures the Vikings influenced in the 8th and 9th centuries CE.
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1285/vikings-tv-series---truths-and-fictions/ #AethelwulfofWessex #AlfredtheGreat #BjornIronside