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The former Saxon owner of the pendant would be sad to hear that one arm of the cross has broken in the centuries since it was ...
Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers — and a harsh world where ...
The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Celts returns with a deep dive into Wales during the Viking Age. Building on the first episode that traced the origins of ...
Metal detectorists have found a rare gold and garnet raven head in southwestern England’s Wiltshire from the Anglo-Saxon period about 1,400 years ago. They have also unearthed a gold band or ...
A metal detectorist who was jailed after hatching an illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins of great historical significance has been ordered to repay £103,000. Roger Pilling, 77, from Loveclough ...
He adds: “One of the most important things when studying detail in early medieval/Anglo-Saxon artwork is to observe ... some testicles hanging beneath an axe-wielding figure.
A metal detectorist who attempted to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins has been ordered to pay back £103,000 from the proceeds of his crimes. Roger Pilling, 77, was convicted of trying to sell the ...
A metal detectorist who was jailed for trying to sell Anglo-Saxon coins to an undercover police officer he thought was an expert working for a wealthy American buyer has been ordered to repay £ ...
why not combine a wander around one of the various market towns before taking a hike in the surrounding beautiful countryside… Situated in the beautiful Axe Valley, the original Saxon settlement ...
Now, medieval scholar and expert on Anglo-Saxon nudity, Dr Christopher Monk has ... the penis itself being concealed by a discreetly positioned axe handle. ‘All of these human male genitalia ...