The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as ...

New research by Oxford University has suggested Anglo-Saxons were more connected to other parts of the world than previously thought.

Rhodri Mawr was the first ruler of Wales to be given the epithet 'Mawr' or 'The Great', reflecting both his territory and his ...

while the reverse depicts a draped standing figure holding a military ceremonial flag, known as a standard, and symbols of war. On both the real and Anglo-Saxon imitation solidi, the standard ...

Digging for Britain returns for its 12th series in January 2024 on BBC Two and iPlayer. During six exciting episodes, Professor Alice Roberts and her team of experts uncover some of the most ...

In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf the warrior Sigemund has ... The first clue is its military character, which suggests that the assemblage was not a grab bag of loot. The nature of the hoard ...

A Byzantine military manual referred to Britons as ... Other research has suggested Sutton Hoo could be the resting place of an Anglo-Saxon King, potentially Raedwald, who ruled the kingdom ...

Compelling new research from the University of Oxford argues that early medieval soldiers were recruited from Britain into ...

The models were produced for the Sutton Hoo Ship's Company, which aims to build the first full-size replica of the ship A team aiming to build the first full-size replica of the Anglo-Saxon ship ...