Embarrassed by the behaviour of his Norman bishops and abbots, King William I asked monk Guitmond to come over and set an example.

Vige was the inseparable companion of swashbuckling Viking warlord Olaf Tryggvason, who picked him up in Ireland.

Magnus, Earl of Orkney, disappointed King Magnus of Norway by refusing to get involved in somebody else’s war.

The lives of men are like voyages across stormy seas, but we no longer have to sail them as if they were uncharted waters.

Cynewulf encourages his listeners to remain committed to the Christian life, by reminding them of the reward that awaits them.

King Edmund Ironside’s courageous defence of his crown against the invading Danes was undermined by treachery at home.