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British news outlet The Telegraph reported that the term "Anglo-Saxon" is under scrutiny at the University of Nottingham. "In a move to ‘decolonise the curriculum,’ professors have renamed a ...
The term Anglo-Saxon has been removed from a University’s module titles to tackle “nationalist narratives”. The University of Nottingham offers leading courses in Anglo-Saxon history and ...
Hundreds of elite Anglo-Saxon women were buried with mysterious ivory rings. Now, researchers know the ivory came from elephants living about 4,000 miles away from England.
Archaeologists announce discovery of Anglo-Saxon cemetery with bodies and treasures dating back 1,500 years. One of the most notable discoveries was the burial of a teenage girl and child.
The Anglo-Saxon ascendancy ended in 1066, when the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold, suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Normans, who were notably brutal and, one must say, as white as ...
Metal detectorists unearth dazzling Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet raven head and ring: 'It's unbelievable — I'm a bit emotional' Kristina Killgrove Wed, May 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM UTC ...
The last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Harold Godwinson (Harold II) ruled for only nine months in 1066 before he was killed in the critical Battle of Hastings. His residence Bosham, on the coast of ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial ...
The Archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements. By E. Thurlow Leeds. Pp. 144. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913.) Price 5s. net. Nature - The Archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon Settlements.
When a roughly 1,500-year-old sword is described as still being in the “top echelons of swords,” you know that’s a pretty good sword.. A blade like this was recently unearthed in the United ...
Metal detectorists have found a rare gold and garnet raven head in southwestern England’s Wiltshire from the Anglo-Saxon period about 1,400 years ago.. They have also unearthed a gold band or ...