Athelstan is a Saxon and a former monk that Ragnar abducts and forces to be a slave at first in the first-ever raid on England at Lindisfarne in Northumbria. Ragnar. Ragnar chooses Athelstan out of ...

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 ...

Local children have been drawing King Athelstan, with some including the long blonde hair he was said to have had The lower floor of the museum has used some of its usual permanent exhibition space ...

[WARNING: The following contains major spoilers from Thursday's episode of Vikings. Read at your own risk.] Vikings is no stranger to violence, but what happened to Athelstan this week was ...

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 ...

"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 ...

George Blagden teases what's next for Season 3 of "Vikings" following the death of his character, Athelstan. History Channel It’s been a rough week for “Vikings” fans to say the least. During Season 3 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...