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 ...

Small decorative details on an iconic helmet belonging to “Britain’s Tutankhamen” could revise our understanding of early medieval Anglo-Saxon history. But the reexamination isn’t due to anything new ...

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An ancient stamp unearthed by a metal detectorist suggests the Sutton Hoo was actually made in Denmark, and not Sweden as previously thought. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ...

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Let us now return To English history And find out what becomes Of the Anglo-Saxon dynasty. Edward the Confessor dies But sadly leaves no heir Three men want to take his crown Of them let’s be aware.