The face of Anglo-Saxon England may have Danish origins. Ever since the Sutton Hoo ship burial and its wealth of artifacts were discovered in the late 1930s, the archaeological consensus has pointed ...

Reconstructions of a rare Anglo-Saxon helmet that formed part of the Staffordshire Hoard will go on public display for the first time. The collection – the largest ever find of Anglo-Saxon gold – was ...

Heavily damaged before it was buried, the treasure – believed to be more than 1,300 years old – contained more than 4,000 fragments. Reconstructions of a rare Anglo-Saxon helmet that formed part of ...

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The Sutton Hoo Helmet is one of the most important Anglo Saxon finds of all time. It was buried in the grave of a warrior chieftain. Alongside it were a vast array of weaponry and a 27-metre-long ship ...

The 1,400-year-old helmet and a reconstructed sword handle show how Anglo-Saxons combined Christian and pagan art, possibly as talismans on the battlefield. The £3.3million Staffordshire Hoard, with 4 ...

A storyteller played music on a small harp or a lyre to accompany their stories and poems. Anglo-Saxon jewellers made brooches, beads and gold ornaments. At first, their artwork was pagan, but after ...

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, which famously depicts William the Conqueror's victory over the so-called Anglo-Saxons Public domain via Wikimedia Commons People in the United States and Great Britain ...

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