Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries was a key event in the formation of England. Following the collapse of Roman control over Britain, the Anglo-Saxons, a group of tribes from ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship ...

(CNN) — Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial ...

For many people, the mental picture of a Viking is of a blond giant in a horned helmet leaping out of a sharp-prowed longboat to pillage and slaughter the terrified inhabitants of the nearest village ...

A "very unusual" gold pendant made by an early Anglo-Saxon in imitation of a Roman coin has been discovered by a detectorist. The replica is a copy of a solidus coin showing the emperor Honorius ...

A major university in England is reportedly distancing itself from the term "Anglo-Saxon" out of concern it evokes an exclusive racial identity that could evoke nationalism.

Say the term “Anglo-Saxon” to most people, and they’re likely to picture the Smashing Saxons from Horrible Historiesor the protagonists of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom. In the ...

Although we call the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons “Old English,” English speakers today won’t find much in common between it and the language we have now. More than 1000 years ago ...

Archaeologists in England have discovered the remains of a teenager and child buried in a spooning position in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery dating to the sixth or seventh century A.D.

An Anglo-Saxon complex which contains the remains of a 1,400-year-old royal hall is twice as big as originally thought, say archaeologists. The compound, near Sutton Hoo at Rendlesham in Suffolk ...