Olaf Tryggvason was a Norwegian Viking prince forced into exile. His challenging youth made him a formidable warrior who pillaged his way across Europe before returning home to Norway to reclaim ...

The Vikings and Vikings ... Erik ruled Northumbria after defeating opposing forces led by his half-brothers, Olaf and Sigrød. However, his reign was not the best for his subjects.

For most of the 9th century Dumbarton seems to have avoided the worst of the Viking attacks which ravaged Scotland, that is until 866 AD, when Olaf the White, the Norse King of Dublin, brought a ...