S01E13: HHTV News: Viking report | Horrible Histories

Duration: 2'28''

Synopsis

King Alfred is a Saxon king who fight the Vikings in the 800s. The city of Swansea is a city of the sea named after the Viking (Danish) king Swayne.

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