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Bones clue to 'lost' Viking army which made England
This was a Viking invasion of England in 866AD. They lost. Another tried in 1066 and also lost. But soon there after, William the Conquer, a Norman conquered England and changed history.
In 866AD the Vikings went from ferocious raiders to an invading force - the Viking Great Army had arrived.
Ms Jarman, from the department of Anthropology and Archaeology, said: "This was a key part in the story of how England was made.
"The defeat of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the creation of a Viking state and Alfred's reaction to it were all major parts of this. It's echoes are still felt today.
"But because of the lack of physical evidence it has not been given the attention it deserves."
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