River Hunters - Season 1 - Eps 4: Vikings – River Trent
Rick and Beau return to the River Trent to follow in the bloody footsteps of the Vikings as they invaded 9th century Britain. In the first ever archaeological river search of key Viking sites, they hunt for relics of Chief Ivar The Boneless and the Great Heathen Army as they conquered the Anglo-Saxon Kings of England. The River Hunters start their search next to the site of the largest ever Viking burial ground found on the British Isles, Repton Monastery, before heading to Tamworth to search the Trent tributary - the Tame. Rick’s childhood dream comes true when he finds Viking relics – they also discover something that could be even older, an ancient stylus which would have been potentially used at the abbey.
About River Hunters
Title: River Hunters
First Air Date: 2019-03-16
Last Air Date: 2022-05-30
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 18
Network: Sky History
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, and presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards search the UK’s waterways for archaeological finds. Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archaeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.
Cast
Beau Ouimette
Himself
Rick Edwards
Himself
