His name is well known, but what do we really know about Eric Bloodaxe - and how did he become a king? Gareth Williams introduces a Viking legend. Eric Bloodaxe is probably one of the best-known names ...

THE final days of the infamous Viking king Eric Bloodaxe will feature in Europe’s largest Viking Festival in York next month. Eric Bloodaxe was murdered on the moors of Stainmore, near the border of ...

This race has been a major Cheltenham Festival pointer for the Albert Bartlett in recent years, although, on paper at least, the 2021 race arguably may not appear as strong as other runnings.

This first biography (“remarkably all available books are fictional”) of the Viking warlord Eric Bloodaxe who became ruler of Northumbria takes in the rise of the house of Wessex, the Norse kingdom of ...

With such a bonus race bias towards chases in this season's Ten To Follow, concentrating on contenders for races over fences looks a winning strategy, with those at the staying end of the spectrum ...

Eric Bloodaxe will try to join an impressive roll of honour in Limerick's day two feature and prove a gory result for bookmakers. The Gigginstown-owned horse is one of 10 lining up in the Grade Two ...

A high-class bumper horse a few seasons ago, he missed more than a year before returning in the Grade One bumper at the 2021 Punchestown festival and ran a fine race to finish fourth behind Kilcruit, ...

Back from his King George disappointment on Asterion Forlonge, Bryan Cooper partnered 11/8 favourite Eric Bloodaxe to a workmanlike victory in Monday’s Limerick feature, the Grade 2 Lyons Of Limerick ...

Widnes Vikings won a crucial battle with Leigh in the race for Super League safety but there’s a problem ahead for their mascot. Ben Barba’s mixed debut for Saints had the critics sharpening their ...

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