Citation
/*##########################################*/| ID | Post ID | Source | Title | Author | Pub Date | URL | Accessed | Notes |
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| 103 | 718 | Cambridge University Press | The Winter Camp of the Viking Great Army, AD 872–3, Torksey, Lincolnshire | Dawn M Hadley and Julian D Richards | 2016-11-02 | View Link | 2026-09-29 | Archaeological investigation of the Great Army winter camp at Torksey identifies the occupation as AD 872–873 and estimates the camp at approximately 55 hectares. The study concludes that several thousand people overwintered there, including warriors, craftworkers and merchants, on higher ground beside the River Trent and partially surrounded by marshes. Supports the description of the date, location, scale and population of the Torksey winter camp. |