The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that ... Foreign warriors recruited by the Byzantine Empire were initially given a suit of armor and then money to buy more armor, weapons ...

the armor is made in a distinctive Anglo-Saxon style, and Gittos speculates the warrior had later asked English workers to make an ornate copy, which he was eventually buried with. Gittos said the ...

Songs about everyday Anglo-Saxon life, Alfred the Great ... he crossed the sea in a long boat Took a troop of his best warriors along. ‘Can we stay the night? Give that fiend a fright!’ ...

A team of archeologists in the United Kingdom believe that they have found the lost residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. The home is shown in the 1,000 year-old ...

These forces, known as Foederati, included Germanic warriors and possibly Anglo-Saxons. According to historical records, these soldiers played a crucial role in military campaigns on the empire’s ...

Most ordinary Anglo-Saxons thought he was a bit weird with his haircut and his itchy dress and they carried on believing in their old gods. So much for Augustine. Aidan to the rescue! He was ...

The Anglo-Saxons were fierce warriors, and tribes often battled one another for territory. They ruled over Britain from 500 years until 1066 when they were conquered by the Normans. The earliest ...

A COMPLEX piece of seventh-century jewellery at risk of leaving the UK could be returned to the East Yorkshire town near where it was found. An export bar has been placed on a rare Anglo-Saxon ...

Archaeologists discovered a sixth-century sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the British county of Kent. The immaculately preserved sword was one of a handful of artifacts found at a site that ...

However Dr Gittos' article suggests that the Byzantine treasures could have been brought back to Suffolk by Anglo Saxon warriors who had been recruited to fight for the empire in its wars in the ...