Gunnhildr konungamóðir (mother of kings) is one of the most notorious women of medieval Scandinavian literature. A tenth-century queen consort of Norway and Northumbria, she appears in the Icelandic sagas as a […]
Gunnhildr konungamóðir (mother of kings) is one of the most notorious women of medieval Scandinavian literature. A tenth-century queen consort of Norway and Northumbria, she appears in the Icelandic sagas as a […]
Universal History Archive / Contributor/Getty Images Matthew Firth, Flinders University When King Æthelred II came to the English throne in 978 CE as a child of around ten, England had enjoyed decades […]