Noticing a bit of silver protruding from the dirt in a Scottish field, he and two friends began ... is an outstanding example of the Anglo-Saxon goldsmith’s art,” added Leslie Webster, who ...

Anglo-Saxon children had to grow up very quickly ... They learned to chop down trees with an axe, plough a field, and use a spear in battle. They also fished and went hunting.

The late 5th to early 6th Century pendant was created at a time when Anglo-Saxons were pagans, which was "slightly ironic", said coin expert Adrian Marsden. The find was discovered in a field near ...

Spectacular discoveries, such as the royal finds at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, had been made in Anglo-Saxon burial sites. But the treasure pulled from Fred Johnson's field was novel—a cache of gold ...

The piece of art, valued at almost £4,000, was found in a field near Pocklington in 2013 ... dates to the end of the reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king, says an expert. The items will form ...