Athelstan is just a monk when he meets Ragnar at the monastery at Lindisfarne. Ragnar first takes him as a slave seeing his worth almost immediately. Athelstan can speak their language from his time ...

Athelstan is a Saxon and a former monk that Ragnar abducts and forces to be a slave at first in the first-ever raid on England at Lindisfarne in Northumbria. Ragnar. Ragnar chooses Athelstan out of ...

The fifth and final season of The Last Kingdom has finally landed on Netflix and fans have already found themselves seriously invested in all things to do with Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Season 5 sees ...

Local children have been drawing King Athelstan, with some including the long blonde hair he was said to have had The lower floor of the museum has used some of its usual permanent exhibition space ...

Thursday marks the anniversary of the death of King Æthelstan (or Athelstan) who is widely regarded as the first King of England. He reigned as King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924-927 before becoming ...

[WARNING: The following contains major spoilers from Thursday's episode of Vikings. Read at your own risk.] Vikings is no stranger to violence, but what happened to Athelstan this week was ...

The History drama knocked off another fan-favorite on Thursday. By Amber Dowling History Vikings - H 2015 When series creator Michael Hirst first conceptualized Athelstan (George Blagden), he was a ...

We've had to say goodbye to a lot of beloved characters on Vikings, but there are some that hurt far more than others. The death of Athelstan (George Blagden) in Season 3 is one of those that we're ...

England's greatest monarch – you might think it’s a penalty shoot-out between the two Elizabeths and Victoria. But then there’s the Henrys V and VIII to consider. But Athelstan? Really? Wouldn’t a few ...

A woman says she will "keep fighting" to protect three trees she fears could be damaged by plans for a potential new statue. The statue will pay tribute to Athelstan, the grandson of Alfred the Great, ...

A 100-mile new walking and cycling route linking 36 churches across North Wiltshire is being officially opened on Sunday. The Athelstan Pilgrim Way takes in some of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding ...