The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it is from: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England When it was made: Circa A.D. 600 to 625 Related: Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old ...

The Sutton Hoo helmet may have belonged to an Anglo-Saxon king. By Andrew Paul. Published Mar 28, 2025 4:33 PM EDT.

Sutton Hoo helmet’s origin story challenged by discovery from amateur metal detectorist. Denmark likely played more central role in Europe’s ancient history than previously thought, study suggests ...

An ancient stamp unearthed by a metal detectorist suggests the Sutton Hoo was actually made in Denmark, and not Sweden as previously thought. The Anglo-Saxon helmet, dated to the 7th century, is ...

The helmet was first uncovered during an archaeological excavation in Suffolk in 1939. It was found buried as part of an elaborate ship burial dated to the 7th century.

The helmet was pieced together in 1939 from fragments found at the Sutton Hoo burial site in the east of England and is now an icon of Anglo-Saxon culture. | Credit: Trustees of the British Museum ...

The Anglo-Saxon helmet remains incomplete having been meticulously reconstructed from more than 100 fragments and a further link to the Danish patrice comes from a section for which only a few ...

What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it is from: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England You may like 'It epitomises the strangeness of Sutton Hoo': 6th-century bucket ...

View Saxony Troop spiked helmet, model 1915, black patent leather bomber, iron trim repainted gray-green; leather chinstrap (small missing); black-white-red and white-green-white cockade; wolf's-tooth ...