Storyteller: There once was a king called Hrothgar ... However, the skill of Anglo-Saxon art, metal-work and manuscripts does not suggest a ‘dark age’ at all. Archaeology is revealing new ...

Athelstan Museum The museum recently bought a coin from the reign of King Athelstan There are also Anglo-Saxon coins, archaeological artefacts and metal detecting finds. These range from an ...

Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian before the Vikings settled, according to new studies. Cambridge University researchers analysed more than 2,000 skeletons and found elites ate no more meat ...