A previously untouched Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Kent yielded the sixth-century sword, among several other fascinating findings. Twelve burials have been excavated at the site so far, and ...

Small decorative details on an iconic helmet belonging to “Britain’s Tutankhamen” could revise our understanding of early ...

The name “Oxford” comes from the Old English Oxenaforda, meaning “ford of the oxen”. This refers to a shallow crossing in the ...

Here are some of the Old English names for places around Oxfordshire: The name “Oxford” comes from the Old English Oxenaforda, meaning “ford of the oxen”. This refers to a shallow crossing in the ...

An Anglo-Saxon girl who died 1,500 years ago ... the 1,800-year-old multicolored goblet upon finding the girl's sixth-century grave in the village of Scremby in Lincolnshire, England.

A small metal stamp discovered on a Danish island bears many similarities to the iconic seventh-century helmet ...

The treasures date to the sixth or seventh century C.E. Scholars believe Sutton Hoo may have been the final resting place of Raedwald, a king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia who died ...

While traditional religious practices may be on the decline, pilgrimages — meditative, multi-day hikes — are experiencing a resurgence. Explore the routes that are offering new, mindful journeys in ...

There was a compliation of laws under King Aethelbert in the 6th and 7th centuries A.D. The ... and Eadric who reigned from 679-685 in Anglo-Saxon England and they had their own compilation ...

They would outlast the Romans and are recorded as having battled with the Scoti of Dalriada as late as the sixth century. The Romans set up a ... The southern Picts and the Northumbrian Angles, later ...