The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD ...

An unusual piece of Anglo-Saxon jewelry — a plagiarized pendant rife with typos — that was discovered by a metal detectorist has now been declared treasure in the U.K. The pendant imitates a ...

The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

In Roman Britain many people had been Christians. But the early Anglo-Saxons were not Christians, they were pagans. Anglo-Saxons believed in lucky charms. They thought that rhymes, potions ...

Direct violence refers to an event—war, famine, an aggressive physical act—that poses an immediate threat to life. The ...

In 1939 a series of mounds at Sutton Hoo in England revealed their astounding contents: the remains of an Anglo-Saxon funerary ship and a huge cache of seventh-century royal treasure. In southern ...

As prosecuting counsel Matthew Donkin outlined to newly sworn in members of a jury in Court One at the Old Elvet court complex, they were to hear a story of human greed, both in the Anglo-Saxon era ...

While Mucking has a rich past, with thriving independent shops in the Victorian period, now the area is lesser known.

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Zamir Kabulov pointed out that the Anglo-Saxons "are very eager to take revenge for their shameful military and political defeat in Afghanistan" MOSCOW, January 20. /TASS/. The Anglo-Saxons ...

The silver penny brooch dates to the end of the reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king, says an expert. The items will form part of an exhibition that will be held at a museum in Scunthorpe.