Anglo-Saxon Filigree Seahorse from the Staffordshire Hoard, c. 7th-8th Century Many of the pieces in the Staffordshire Hoard are decorated using filigree, a technique which creates patterns by...
Gold Anglo-Saxon pendant from the St Mary's football stadium site, Southamton, Hampshire. Find out about the excavation at www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/hampshire/southampton/stmar...
What can the glittering weapon fittings from the Staffordshire Hoard tell us about the Anglo-Saxon warrior elite? Lucia Marchini went along to the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery’s latest exhibition to find out. It is a story familiar to many, and a find that has often graced the pages of this magazine (see CA 236, 276, 290, 297). In July 2009, a metal-detectorist discovered what turned out to be the largest cache of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver yet found. It was in a Staffordshire field near Lichfield, ecclesiastical centre of the kingdom of Mercia. The hoard consists of around 4,000
Learn about the Anglo-Saxon period of history with this resource pack! It includes a child-friendly ebook (with a glossary of related words), a range of activity resources to explore and eye-catching display materials to decorate your learning environment.
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In discovering the Anglo-Saxon world, archaeologists have made a number of excavations that provided a fruitful insight into the treasuries of this
Anglo-Saxon glass bead necklace from Eastry House in the Dover Museum, Kent, England.
Late 6c Anglo-Saxon harness fitting
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An article containing various linguistic maps of Europe's languages and their geographic distribution throughout the time's passing.
Anglo Saxons clothes, we refer to the dressing style and the clothes which were worn by the Anglo Saxons right from the 5th up till the 11th century.
Anglo-Saxon glass bead necklace from Eastry House in the Dover Museum, Kent, England.
The glittering and gleaming artifacts that can be found in Anglo-Saxon archaeological sites capture the imagination, conjuring up images of a warrior culture that displayed its wealth through wearable objects.
@ Ashmolean Museum, Oxford No descriptions are displayed yet in the gallery...
Unknown maker, Winfarthing Pendant, Anglo-Saxon (650-700), Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. LONDON .- An Anglo-Saxon gold pendant, found in Winfarthing, Norfolk and acquired by Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, is announced today as winner...
A treasure hunter has unearthed the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever, in a find archaeologists have said may be even more significant than the discovery of a burial ship at Sutton Hoo 70 years ago.
On 19 October 2018, our major exhibition on the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms will open. Ranging from the 5th to the 11th centuries, the exhibition will explore this long, dynamic period when the English language was used and written down for the first time and a kingdom of England was first created....
“Decoding Anglo-Saxon art. Work by Rosie Weetch, curator and Craig Williams, illustrator, British Museum.”
Anglo-Saxon shield ornament from Sturry, Kent, England. Sixth Century AD, the design shows an eagle or raven. From the collection of the British Museum, London, England. This picture was taken with a hand held camera with no flash so the focus isn't brilliant.
