Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” ...

The former Saxon owner of the pendant would be sad to hear that one arm of the cross has broken in the centuries since it was ...

A blade like this was recently unearthed in the ... discovered the sword and other artifacts as they excavated an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Canterbury in the UK county of Kent, according to ...

Its long blade sports a “runic script,” reports ... “It’s an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon cemetery, with really beautifully furnished graves, a lot of weapon burials where you find things ...

the sword has drawn several comparisons to the famous Anglo-Saxon sword found in 1939 at Sutton Hoo, a burial ground in Suffolk. The newly discovered sword has a silver-and-gilt hilt featuring an ...

This example by contrast contains gilt and silver inlays along the hilt, or handle, while the surprisingly intact blade is inscribed ... where the famous Anglo-Saxon helmet was discovered.

The weapon features a gild and silver decorative pattern on the hilt, and runic script on the blade. A ring on the ... To read about an Anglo-Saxon feasting hall unearthed in southeastern England ...

A British college that offers courses in medieval history is reportedly scrutinizing multiple historical terms out of concern that they evoke nationalism. British news outlet The Telegraph ...