Ancient UK city dubbed the ‘chocolate capital’ is home to Europe’s largest Viking festival
A PRETTY UK city has two rather unusual claims to fame – with the home of chocolate and a massive Viking event. Hundreds of ...
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How did the Vikings fight?
Vikings did not wear much armour. Some chieftains wore mail ... Britnoth was betrayed and all his men died fighting with him. A famous Anglo-Saxon poem called The Battle of Maldon celebrated ...
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NASA satellites catch Earth's magnetic field making music
Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these ...
The world's smartest animals
Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.
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Archaeologists pinpoint the home of an 11th century king depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry
The discovery not only sheds light on the final Anglo-Saxon king, it also provides a rare window into a key turning point in history for England, researchers said. Bosham is named on the Bayeux ...
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KS2 History: Anglo-Saxon religious beliefs
Find out where they came from, what they were like and what they left behind. An Anglo-Saxon settlement. videoAn Anglo-Saxon settlement This short video will help you show students what conditions ...