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Anglo-Saxon Mercia held the southern banks of the Mersey; Northumbria pressed the river from the north. The Normans inherited the same divide, building their power structures around a border already ...

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British folklore tells the story of twin brothers Hengist and Horsa, who led the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. But were ...

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The discovery of a 1400-year-old warrior buried in a British field is being hailed as a major discovery and is providing new insights into the so-called Dark Ages and early English history.

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 literature ...