Athelstan is just a monk when he meets Ragnar at the monastery at Lindisfarne. Ragnar first takes him as a slave seeing his worth almost immediately. Athelstan can speak their language from his time ...

Athelstan is a monk at the Lindisfarne monastery when Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) takes him as a slave. It was Ragnar’s fist raid on England and it was more than successful. He takes Athelstan as ...

The History drama knocked off another fan-favorite on Thursday. By Amber Dowling History Vikings - H 2015 When series creator Michael Hirst first conceptualized Athelstan (George Blagden), he was a ...

"Vikings" fans were forced to say goodbye to yet another character in episode 6 of the History Channel series. (Pictured: Travis Fimmel as Ragnar, George Blagden as Athelstan and Gustaf Skarsgård as ...

Thursday marks the anniversary of the death of King Æthelstan (or Athelstan) who is widely regarded as the first King of England. He reigned as King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924-927 before becoming ...

Objects more than a millennia old have gone on display at a Wiltshire museum to celebrate the life of the Anglo-Saxon King Athelstan 1,100 years after he came to the throne. Athelstan Museum in ...

A 100-mile new walking and cycling route linking 36 churches across North Wiltshire is being officially opened on Sunday. The Athelstan Pilgrim Way takes in some of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding ...

Ragnar’s deal with Ecbert and Kwenthrith (Amy Bailey) once again puts him at odds with Floki (Gustaf Skarsgard), who mistrusts the Christians’ motives. Fimmel says that the friction between the pair ...

Reverend Steve Wilkinson said he hoped people would enjoy the route Walkers and churchgoers have been enjoying the newly opened Athelstan Pilgrim Way (APW) in North Wiltshire. The new pilgrimage route ...

With the History channel’s hit drama inspired by ancient tales, it’s no wonder that some storylines could have genuinely occurred. However, an interesting revelation has been made about Viking’s ...