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  1. Vikings Uncovered, The (2016)

    Director
    Harvey Lilley
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 110 minutes), £390.00

    In this two-part BBC documentary archaeologist Dr. Sarah Parcak and television presenter Dan Snow travel from the east coast of Scotland to Iceland, Greenland and North America to study the role and...

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  2. Daily Life in Viking Ireland (2014)

    Subject
    Archaeology

    Dr Patrick F. Wallace, former Director of the National Museum, discusses finds from excavations from Dublin, which is one of the world’s best preserved Viking towns. [7 minutes]

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  3. King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons (2013)

    Subject
    History

    Michael Wood explains the importance of King Alfred and his descendants daughter Aethelflaed and grandson Aethelstan, who became the first king of a united England. 3 x 59 minutes episodes.

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  4. Nova: Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    This documentary examines one of the most formidable weapons of of the Middle Ages: the Viking Ulfberht sword: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible weapon, with the name ULFBERHT inlaid along the...

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  5. Vikings (2012)

    Producer
    John Eastman
    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 177 minutes), £19.99

    Neil Oliver presents this three-part history documentary exploring the truth behind the legend of the Vikings. Tracing their story from their Scandinavian origins and following their trail to America - or...

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  6. Alfred the Great: King of the Anglo-Saxons (2007)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 55 minutes), £33.99

    Few kings in English history deserve the epithet "great" more than Alfred, King of Wessex. In an age and country blighted by Viking invasions, Alfred inflicted repeated defeats upon the Norsemen and set...

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  7. Lewis Chessmen, The (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    This 30 minute film looks at the well-known chess pieces, their mysterious discovery, and discusses their place within the history of the ancient game of chess and the feudal society of the time. The DVD...

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  8. Evidence of Vikings (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Alan Ereira
    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Although a warlike people, the Vikings are seen to be great navigators, crossing uncharted seas to discover new lands. Robin Knox-Johnston finds that a Viking navigational system is more accurate than a...

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  9. Lost Centuries, The (8 Parts) (1968)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History

    An 8-part television series made in 1968 looking at post-Roman Britain from the rise of Christianity and the influence of the later Islamic empires though to the beginning of the Renaissance. The series also...

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