From barbarian invaders to devout Christian missionaries, the Anglo-Saxons brought four hundred years of religious evolution and shifting political power to the British Isles. English owes much to ...

Fathers often handed down their swords to their sons. This is the handle of an 8th century sword. When Anglo-Saxons died, their bodies were often cremated or buried in a grave along with some ...

Through his work, he sought to promote the study of the old vernacular, against the trend of scholarly apathy towards Anglo-Saxon literature. One of his greatest contributions was this two-volume ...

Archaeologists have started their next phase of works to excavate an 8th Century monastery. The team from the University of Reading first discovered the Anglo-Saxon site in Cookham, Berkshire ...

Only one other Anglo-Saxon temple or ... the scale and wealth of an Anglo-Saxon settlement. Historians have long-been intrigued by a reference by the 8th Century monk-chronicler Bede to the ...

WITH the clocks about to go back to herald the start of British winter time, we take a look at one of the district's oldest ...

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But it is the six centuries of Anglo-Saxon rule, from shortly after the ... History of the English People, written in the eighth century, is the most valuable source for this era—gives the ...

Aethelbert Name of a king. Anglo-Saxon Baby Names, English Baby Names Aethelflaed Sister of King Edward. Anglo-Saxon Baby Names Aethelfrith Name of a king. Anglo-Saxon Baby Names ...

Archaeologists are carrying out further excavations at an 8th Century monastery to provide ... University of Reading first discovered the Anglo-Saxon site in Cookham, Berkshire, in 2021.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Vikings Hnefatafl: Kings of the Dark Age In the late 8th century, Anglo-Saxon Britain faces a threat like none before: northmen from across the seas ...

A team did just that by showing that Byzantine silver found its way into Anglo Saxon coins by A.D. 700, according to an article in Antiquities ... In those 29 coins, the researchers found a clear ...