S ay the term “Anglo-Saxon” to most people, and they’re likely to picture the Smashing Saxons from Horrible Historiesor the protagonists of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom. In the ...

The venerable dons of the Cambridge University Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic History -- apparently suffering from a profound crisis of identity -- will now be instructing their ...

It’s official. The Anglo-Saxons are getting canceled. The move comes more than 1,000 years too late for the previously ascendant Romano-British who couldn’t resist these Germanic peoples who ...

Anglo-Saxon kings had headed England since the fifth century, at the end of Roman Britain. Priests, nobles, and traders from both sides often traveled back and forth across the Channel. Anglo ...

Basil Brown and Edith Pretty revealed the richest grave in Europe to transform archaeologists’ understanding of Anglo-Saxon history, Andrew Southam reports. News you can trust since 1877.

Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

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 ...

A rare sixth-century sword has been uncovered in an Anglo-Saxon burial site near Canterbury, England. This remarkable find offers new insights into early medieval life and could reshape our ...

Located in Suffolk, England, the 6th and 7th century burial sites are regarded as an invaluable source of Anglo-Saxon artifacts since excavations began in 1938. Recovered relics include horse ...

One lost Fenland Saxon settlement has perplexed archaeologists for centuries and remains a mystery ... The lost Anglo-Saxon city outside Ely that remains lost to history despite decades of searching.

Basil Brown and Edith Pretty revealed the richest grave in Europe to transform archaeologists’ understanding of Anglo-Saxon history, Andrew Southam reports. News you can trust since 1948.

Some 83 years ago self-taught archaeologist Basil Brown uncovered the greatest ever Anglo-Saxon find.Wealthy widower Edith Pretty hired him in 1938 to excavate low grassy mounds on her Sutton Hoo ...