The tales of the medieval Norse kings were originally sung or told as 'sagas'. These were legendary adventures full of exciting episodes in which the hero fought wicked enemies or even dragons in order to win the hand of a princess or to fulfil a great destiny. The two sagas in this book date from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. The Danish ruler known as King Ragnar Goatskin was famous for fighting a dragon which had captured the princess...

Archaeologist Francis Pryor has made ancient history popular in books and television specials. In this three-part series, he uses the myth of the British icon- King Arthur- to explain new discoveries that dispute the traditional view of early Britain.