Aethelred failed to prepare for the Viking raids and invasions that would later bring Cnut to the throne of England, forging ...

just before the start of World War II. While Sutton Hoo yielded many artifacts, it wasn't until the 2003 discovery of the "Prittlewell Prince," an Anglo-Saxon nobleman buried in the Essex region ...

Songs about everyday Anglo-Saxon life, Alfred the Great, struggle against the Vikings and the Battle of Hastings and the Norman conquest. You can listen to a short sampler medley of the songs by ...

The Anglo-Saxons had armies, but their soldiers didn't fight all the time. After a battle, they went home as soon as they could and looked after their animals and crops. Anglo-Saxon children had ...

and symbols of war. On both the real and Anglo-Saxon imitation solidi, the standard clearly displays a cross, and the figure holds a miniature Nike, a traditional Roman symbol of victory.

The largest Anglo-Saxon ship burial ever discovered contained ... society became charged with symbolism when Britain declared war on Nazi Germany later that year. In keeping with the patriotic ...

Free play sessions will be held at one of the country's most famous Anglo-Saxon archaeological sites. From March, the National Trust is opening up its Sutton Hoo site, near Woodbridge, in Suffolk ...