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Viking winter camp unearthed | ArchaeoFeed
Archaeologists uncovered new artefacts at the site of the Viking winter camp at Repton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, dating back to the 870s. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the Great Army moved to Repton in 873, driving the Mercian king Burghred from his kingdom. Repton was partly chosen because of its location on the River Trent, but