Pieces of this helmet were found at Sutton Hoo ... However, the skill of Anglo-Saxon art, metal-work and manuscripts does not suggest a ‘dark age’ at all. Archaeology is revealing new ...

The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it is from: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England When it was made: Circa A.D. 600 to 625 Related: Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old ...

Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January.

The fundraising campaign was led by The Art Fund, and featured a major donation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and ...

This is because in Anglo-Saxon art there is always more than meets the ... field at the foot of the brooch is a bearded face with a helmet underneath two birds that may represent the Germanic ...

Anglo-Saxon helmets are very rare - only four helmets like the one from ... The collection is currently being kept in secure storage at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery but a selection of the items ...

“Such helmets were the equivalents of royal crowns ... Despite the fact that bishops are depicted bare-headed in Anglo-Saxon art, unpublished linguistic research by Anglo-Saxon clothing and ...

The houses would be built on ground thought to have staged a battle between Saxons and Danes. A Danish metal detectorist's find raises questions about where the iconic helmet is from, experts say.

Although rusted and fragmentary, the helmet reflects the power of its owner, who may have been the Anglo-Saxon king Rædwald. The reconstructed helmet — which consists of a cap, cheek pieces ...