The Byrig (singular form in Old English: Burh/Burg; pronunciation: [‘burx]) were a series of Anglo-Saxon fortified settlements of the 9th century built as defensive strongholds against the incursions of the Norsemen (mainly Danish Vikings)슠who had been recurrently raiding and plundering the Anglian kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia.슠The vast majority of these early medieval forts were…
Below you can read a list of 10 important historical facts on the Anglo-Saxons, one of the most significant Germanic populations of the Middle Ages (namely Early Middle Ages). 10. The origins of the Anglo-Saxons and the Anglo-Saxon period The Anglo-Saxons were a confederation of Germanic peoples who initially lived in contemporary northern Germany, southern…
쎆thelstan is one of the main characters in the Irish-Canadian TV series ‘Vikings’. Of all of the main characters (i.e. Rollo, Ragnar Lothbrok, or Lagertha), 쎆thelstan might be the most inaccurately portrayed from the historical point of view. While in the show he is depicted as a monk at the monastery of Lindisfarne when the…
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