By the ninth century, the country was divided into four kingdoms - Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia and Wessex. Wessex was the only one of these kingdoms to survive the Viking invasions.

The ancient runes of an inscribed silver armband found in ... into parts of Scotland in 800 A.D. Prior to 900 A.D., Galloway was still part of the Kingdom of Northumbria. It was right around 900 A.D.

Community film project Dynamic Northumbria is shining a spotlight on the region’s rich heritage, landscapes and culture.

Known as 'Picti' by the Romans, meaning 'Painted Ones' in Latin, these northern tribes constituted the largest kingdom in Dark ... For the Angles of Northumbria it was simply a disaster - ending ...