In Britain, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 793 says that " fiery dragons were seen flying in the air" during an attack from Viking invaders over Northumbria.
It was probably originally written in Northumbria, although the single manuscript that has come down to us (which dates from around 1000) contains a bewildering mix of Northumbrian, West Saxon and Anglian dialects.
Mark Moss, from the Department of Psychology at Northumbria University, found that sage and peppermint show general positive effects on cognition while the smell of rosemary can enhance our memory.
King Aella of Northumbria (a kingdom in what is now England) killed their father, so they amassed the Great Heathen Army to conquer the kingdoms of Britain.
From the seventh through the mid-eighth centuries York in Northumbria, famed for its schools and for its literary productions, was the center of the English-speaking world.