The late 9th Century coin was found by a metal detectorist near Thetford earlier this year A rare coin minted by a Viking warlord after he became a Christian king is "the first in the country" to ...

A rare coin minted by a Viking warlord after he became a Christian king is "the first in the country" to benefit from a new Treasure Act definition on "the basis of national significance", an ...

One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and commanded the sea to turn back. By getting his feet wet, he was showing people he had less power than God. In Viking times, a king had to be ...