The Viking Age is remembered by many for violent raids, ruthless attacks, and barbaric marauders. In the midst of it all, king Cnut the Great rose to rule England, Denmark, and Norway. His wars and conquests would shape the history of the North Sea and medieval Europe.

Theme: Creating a Viking empire – The wars of Cnut the Great, king of Denmark, England and Norway

• Historical introduction – Gareth Williams, 'A history of Viking Denmark'.
• The Source – Murray Dahm, ‘Battle in the Viking Age’.
• Sidney Dean, ‘Cnut’s conquest of Norway’.
• Raffaele d’Amato, ‘The warrior: Housecarls’.
• Owen Rees, ‘Going berserk: the psychology of berserkers’.
• Joshua Gilbert, ‘The Danish conquest of England’.

Features:

• The Castle – Andrei Pogâcias, ‘The castle of Hunedoara’.
• Special – Michael Curl, ‘Armour industry in the 14th – 16th century ’.
• The Battle – David Santiuste, ‘The Battle of Tewkesbury, 1471’.
• Weapon Handling – John Clements, ‘The myth of clumsy knights in heavy armour’.