The Beginning of the Dane-Norse Invasions
It has been mentioned that the first Viking raiders appeared on the shores of Britannia in 787. Now whether this is really the date...
Where is Arthur? Camlann and Beyond
In all of this talk of the Heptarchy and the ascendancy of the Roman Church, we have seen precious little of the Welsh and...
Ancient Festivals of the Celts
The new year began with the festival of Samhain. (Actually, it should be said here that the Celtic year was based on farming patterns...
Raedwald: East Anglian King and All-Around Kingmaker
The Kingdom of East Anglia, it has been noted, was begun about 520 by the warlord Wuffa, who was succeeded by his son Tyttla...
What the Romans Found: The Picts
One of the chief threats to Roman occupation of Britannia was the continued presence of the Picts, an ancient people who lived in what...
Julius Caesar: The Roman Who “Invaded” Britain
The world that Julius Caesar found when he arrived in Britain in 55 B.C. was an evolving landscape full of continental influences.
The farms were...
Columba and the Loch Ness Monster
With news that a scientist thinks the Loch Ness Monster is nothing more than hot air, it is time to reexamine the origins of...
Far-sighted Romans, Short-sighted Britons
In the second and third centuries, Roman Empire trade with Britannia was increasingly ravaged by seaborne pirates the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, all of...
Badon Hill: The Importance of Defending Bath
One of the chief mysteries of the story of King Arthur is where the famous Battle of Badon Hill was. Was it at Badon?...
Wergild: Anglo-Saxon Social Structure in One Word
The code of laws given to us by Ethlebert, first lord of Kent and third overlord of Saxon England, introduced the term wergild, which...