![]() ![]() We can still see their influence today, including some of our language - Did you know? Many names for days of the week come mainly from Norse gods Tuesday from Tiw or Týr, Wednesday from Woden (Odin), Thursday from Thor and so on. A combined force of Mercians and West Saxons slaughtered a raiding army of Northumbrian Vikings somewhere near Wolverhampton. From here they travelled great distances, mainly by sea and river – as far as North America to the west, Russia to the east, Lapland to the north and the Mediterranean World (Constantinople) and Iraq (Baghdad) to the south.įrom around 860AD onwards, Vikings stayed, settled and prospered in Britain, becoming part of the mix of people who today make up the British nation - and yes, even here in the West Midlands, recorded as close to us as Wolverhampton: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the Battle of Tettenhall (sometimes called the Battle of Wednesfield or Wodnesfeld) as taking place near Tettenhall, Staffordshire, on 5th August 910 AD. The Vikings' homeland was Scandinavia: modern Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The village currently features settler's dwellings, a Blacksmith's forge, and a Pagan shrine - and there's much more to come. We believe that learning can be far better and more enjoyable when it is taken out of the books and brought to life! We are still in the building stages of this project, but upon its completion, we plan to use the village as a unique Living History project to engage both children and adults in an immersive learning experience at the sanctuary. So, we are using a small part of our site to take you back in time to the 11th Century to meet the Vikings! Surely a Viking settlement is the last thing you expected to find at an animal sanctuary, and you'd be forgiven for thinking so! Here at Brockswood, we are very passionate about education and as well as our important animal education, we wanted to think outside of the box and do something completely different. ![]()
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