Episodes (5)
Nov 05, 2001
This film explored the truths behind the myths of the Viking raids on Britain.
Dec 31, 2023
Julian Richards chronicles the Danish Viking Great Army's battles with Alfred the Great and his grandson, Athelstan, uncovering new evidence of the brutality of the era as well as Viking immigration and settlement in England.
Nov 19, 2001
The archaeological trail left by the Vikings as they traveled from Norway along the sea road to Dublin.
Jan 01, 2001
Julian Richards recalls how, after years of raiding, England's resistance was so weakened that, in the early llth century, the Vikings were finally able to seize the throne. In other parts of the British Isles however, they gained and maintained power by integration.
Jan 01, 2001
The series concludes with an examination of the 1066 battle that marked the end of the Viking age in Britain. Julian Richards also looks at results from a nationwide survey that reveal in which areas the invaders left a significant genetic legacy.
About
Blood of the Vikings Season 1 (2023) is released on Nov 05, 2001. Watch Blood of the Vikings online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Blood of the Vikings is directed by Liz Tucker and created by Liz Tucker with Martin Carver and Tinna Damgaard-Sørensen.