Assignment. Repton and the Vikings

This week's assignment, to be discussed at class on Wednesday 25th February, concerns the Vikings in Derbyshire.  There are three papers to read, browse all three or take your pick.

First off, Prof Martin Biddle's ground breaking excavations at St Wystan's Church, Repton, published in summary in Antiquity, back in 1992.

Second, Prof Julian Richards's excavation of the nearby Viking Age cremation cemetery at Heath Wood, Ingleby - published in the Antiquaries Journal in 2004.

Finally, Prof Richard's insightful discussion of stereotyping of the Vikings - and what may have been the reality of their English incursions.

We will discuss the evidence from Repton and Ingleby for the Vikings in the East Midlands, whether it allows us to draw any general conclusions about the nature of their presence and try and figure out what really went on when the Great Army arrived in Derbyshire in Winter 873AD.