Anglo-Saxons also used runes (marked stones) but little has survived. Much of our evidence comes from archaeology: burials, grave goods, treasure hoards and building remains. These combs are made ...

The Bayeux Tapestry culminates in William’s victory in the Battle of Hastings. However, earlier artwork from the time also ...

An Anglo-Saxon gold coin discovered in a field by a metal detectorist is expected to be sold for up to £10,000. Mark Pallett, 55, from Brentwood, Essex, found the item, that dates from 650-670 AD ...

"It's an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon cemetery, with really beautifully ... in conservation and so we have not yet seen the complete runes. They don't often say anything that we can understand ...

“It’s an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon cemetery, with really beautifully ... Sayer’s team hasn’t yet examined all of its mysterious runes. “They don’t often say anything that we can ...

An incredible Anglo-Saxon sword unearthed in a field in Kent has been revealed for the first time on BBC programme Digging for Britain. Described as 'one of the most extraordinary objects' ever ...

The well-preserved weapon was recovered by University of Central Lancashire archaeologists from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near ... inscriptions in a runic script (runes were used in Northern Europe ...