A strong and successful leader became 'cyning', the Anglo-Saxon word for 'king'. Each king ruled a kingdom and led a small army. The Anglo-Saxon kings were from ruling families who passed ...

After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to ...

Athelstan Museum The museum recently bought a coin from the reign of King Athelstan There are also Anglo-Saxon coins, archaeological artefacts and metal detecting finds. These range from an ...