Mysterious Mass Grave In England Could Be Filled With The Viking Great Army's War Dead
By Robin Andrews
02 Feb 2018, 16:20
Once upon a time, back in the 9th century, there was a predominantly Danish Viking horde of militants that led a ferocious campaign across England. Unlike other Viking groups at the time, they didn’t just set out to raid, but to conquer, gain land, and seize political power too.
Referred to by the Christian Saxons as “heathensâ€, they briefly settled in Repton, Derbyshire, before disappearing into the weaves of time. It’s known that they fragmented shortly after their reign of terror, in 873-874 CE, but much about them remains enigmatic.
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