How the Vikings reshaped Anglo-Saxon England

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🗓️ 25 April 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Alfred the Great’s victory over the Vikings at the battle of Edington brought the campaign of the Great Heathen Army to an end – but it didn't conclude the wider story. In the final episode of our Sunday Series on the ninth-century Viking invasion of Anglo-Saxon England, Dr Eleanor Barraclough and James Osborne trace how the outcome of the battle rewrote the future of Anglo-Saxon England. ––––– GO BEYOND THE PODCAST To deepen your understanding of this pivotal moment in Viking and Anglo-Saxon history, James Osborne has selected some essential reading and listening from our archives: https://bit.ly/412VTIB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.5	Welcome to the History Extra podcast. It's the final installment today of our four-part Sunday series exploring the Viking
0:56.0	Great Heathen Army and Alfred the Great, as Eleanor Baraclough and James Osborne explore whether
1:01.9	or not Alfred really deserves the title, Great. And if you've enjoyed this series, don't forget
1:07.9	to check back next Sunday when Emily Briffitt will be talking to Thomas
1:11.6	Asbridge about the causes and consequences of the Black Death. Don't miss that. And if you have
1:17.7	any suggestions for future topics we could be covering on our Sunday series, do let us know.
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1:29.9	Alfred the Great's victory over the Vikings at the Battle of Eddington marked the end of
1:35.1	the Great Heathen Army. But it was far from the end of the story. I'm James Osborne, and in this
1:40.3	final episode of our four-part series on the Viking invasion of Anglo-Saxon
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