Author Archives: Jules William Press

By Steven McKenzie Archaeologists are investigating the possibility Vikings used shortcuts over land to help them move warships and smaller boats around Scotland’s west coast. Tarbert in Kintyre is among potential locations where boats were dragged over low-lying land to reach different areas of sea and destinations beyond. The practice, called portage, would have savedContinue reading “Did Vikings drag ships across land to avoid dangerous Scottish seas?”

By Greig Watson The peaceful rural village of Repton in Derbyshire is thought to have witnessed a pivotal blood-soaked moment in British history – and an expert says it deserves national recognition. A chilling truth – which sounds like a cross between a horror movie and an apocalyptic thriller – hides behind a picture ofContinue reading “Digs suggest leafy village once saw Viking horrors”