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 ...

Mercia saw the rise of kings, Christianity and our very identity, as Max Adams reveals in this genius history, The Mercian Chronicles ...

writing in the 8th century. His account, although not contemporary, is close enough to be very valuable. From Bede’s account ...

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.

When this object was made, The Venerable Bede - monk, historian and scientist, was a monk at this monastery.Part of an early 8th century ... The newly-converted Anglo-Saxons would have recognised ...

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 ...

Jonathan Charmley said discovering objects during a dig was "the best feeling in the world" A university student from Guernsey who has been helping excavate an 8th ... on an Anglo-Saxon site ...

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 ...