Once the dominant realm in England, in the late ninth century, the Kingdom of Mercia fell to predatory Viking invaders and the expansionary ambitions …
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Life in Anglo-Saxon England
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From 871 to 899 CE, Alfred the Great presided over the throne of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex. At a time filled with great challenges, Alfred shone as …
At the end of the 1930s, an Anglo-Saxon ship burial emerged from a mound in Suffolk. The rich assortment of medieval grave goods offered valuable …
The arrival of the Anglo-Saxons has traditionally been dated to about 449, but is this really what the earliest and best evidence suggests?
For centuries, the island of Britain was inhabited by Brythonic Celts. The Celtic language is still present in Britain today but is confined almost …
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne, sitting just off the northeast coast of England, was once one of the most important centers of Anglo-Saxon …
The Anglo-Saxons, known in Old English as the “Angul-Seaxan”, shaped much of the English language, culture, and identity. Descended from a hotchpotch …
The Anglo-Saxons resulted from interactions between incoming groups of Germanic tribes with the indigenous British population. Their greatest …
When the Anglo-Saxons inhabited Britain, they brought with them Germanic paganism. The story of the conversion of the Saxons to Christianity is one …
In 1939, archaeologists in Suffolk, England discovered the remains of a medieval English ship burial. Its contents revolutionized perceptions of …
