The tomb of an Anglo-Saxon prince has revealed treasures such as a decorated lyre, painted woodwork and a gold belt buckle. The treasure-laden tomb is the first known Christian burial of an Anglo ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Though almost all of the Anglo-Saxon prince's body had long since decayed, archaeologists ...

New research questions famed burial of ‘first’ Christian Anglo-Saxon king. It was long suspected that the spectacular Prittlewell burial belonged to the first Christian leader of the Kingdom ...

Learn about Anglo-Saxon craft, stories, games and sport in this BBC Bitesize KS2 History guide. ... Often these were accompanied by music played on a kind of harp called a lyre.

Precious artifacts unearthed in 2003 at an Anglo-Saxon burial site dating to the 6th century go on display at Southend’s Central Museum in the UK on Saturday.

When it was made: Circa 2600 to 2400 B.C. Related: Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king What it tells us about the past: This ...

The tomb of an Anglo-Saxon prince has revealed treasures such as a decorated lyre, painted woodwork and a gold belt buckle. The treasure-laden tomb is the first known Christian burial of an Anglo ...