A storyteller played music on a small harp or a lyre to accompany their stories and poems. Anglo-Saxon jewellers made brooches, beads and gold ornaments. At first, their artwork was pagan ...
All Anglo-Saxon homes were made from natural materials. So they tended to rot over time. Unfortunately, there are no original Anglo-Saxon settlements left in Britain today. Most Saxons lived on ...
The pendant's designer likely did not intend it to be a faithful recreation of the original coin ... pirate attack The Anglo-Saxons did not have a fully developed writing system at this point ...
While much of the church has been modified over time, what remains of its original structure is a treasure trove for those interested in Anglo-Saxon history. Brixworth was once part of the Kingdom ...
A sixth-century sword described as "astonishing" has been discovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural ... We don't have much in the way of contemporary writing." Duncan Sayer, archaeologist ...