# Event Details

- **Event Name**: R.A.J. Waddingham – The Viking Age: Conquest and Culture
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Forget 1066 – The Making of England began centuries earlier with the Vikings

After decades of devastating raids, Viking armies first overwintered in England in 850. In doing so, they opened a century of conflict and reaching ambition. In Norway, Harald Fairhair rose from a regional chieftain to become its first king, while in England Alfred the Great preserved Wessex from conquest and laid the foundations for unity. His successors extended that vision, leading to the creation of a single English kingdom after Athelstan’s decisive victory at Brunanburh in 937. Meanwhile, the struggle for Norway’s throne erupted among Harald’s heirs, with Eric Bloodaxe briefly claiming the Crown before being overthrown by his younger brother Hakon. Upon fleeing to Britain, Eric was allowed the York throne by King Edred, which he retained until his violent death in 954. There would be no more kings in York. This turbulent century saw kings rise and fall; it saw rivalry, betrayal and open conflict. Out of the chaos of shifting allegiances and warfare, England and Norway began to take shape as the forebears of the countries we know today.

Tickets £15 from Tewkesbury Information Centre or via link
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tewkesbury/raj-waddingham-the-viking-age-conquest-and-culture/200030093067640
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Tewkesbury
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Watson Hall Tewkesbury
- **lat**: 51.992517830114
- **long**: -2.1553695201874
- **full address**: Watson Hall Tewkesbury, 3 Barton Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is R.A.J. Waddingham - The Viking Age: Conquest and Culture being held?
  - **A:** R.A.J. Waddingham - The Viking Age: Conquest and Culture takes place on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 02:30 pm to Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Watson Hall Tewkesbury, 3 Barton Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing R.A.J. Waddingham - The Viking Age: Conquest and Culture?
  - **A:** R.A.J. Waddingham - The Viking Age: Conquest and Culture is organized by Tewkesbury History Festival.

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