An archaeologist said the weapon is "really incredible, in the top echelons of swords, an elite object in every way, which is wonderful." ...

Said to be in an “exceptional state of preservation,” the sword bears a silver-and-gilt hilt and runic inscriptions along the ...

The Guardian reports that a sword dated to the sixth century has been discovered in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in southeastern ...

The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD ...

‘Anglo-Saxon’ is a term with a long and nuanced history. This study assesses where the word itself comes from, why it has been felt appropriate to separate the pre-Conquest epoch from later English ...

They even laid the foundation for the creation of England. There we go, the history of the Anglo-Saxons in a matter of minutes, from invaders to settlers, to makers. How enjoyable was that?

This 1930 volume contains the original texts, with translations and commentaries, of the great majority of surviving Anglo-Saxon wills drawn up in the tenth and eleventh centuries. The documents are ...

Archaeologists have discovered a "unique" ancient Roman drinking vessel mysteriously embedded in an Anglo-Saxon burial from the early 6th century A.D. The burial is one of 49 that were interred ...

James Vukmirovic took a trip to see a distillery which mixes Anglo Saxon mythology with the fruits of the local area to create a truly unique whisky.

Anglo Saxon weight sets often feature pre-Saxon coins ... Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and members of the public.

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