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Kings of War by MJ Porter

12 July 2023 By Editor

In the year 934, King Athelstan of the English has been successful in uniting the many kingdoms of Britain against one enemy, the Viking raiders. But men who are kings don’t wish to be ruled.Constantin, King of the Scots, rebelled against the Imperium and was forcibly brought to bend the knee to Athelstan and England […]

The Battle of Brunanburh

22 December 2019 By Hilary Green

When author Hilary Green heard that the long-forgotten site of the Battle of Brunanburh (937) had been located not far from where she lives, she had to find out more… Everyone knows about the Battle of Hastings, but how many of us have heard of the Battle of Brunanburh? Yet the outcome of this battle […]

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