It is true that town life was abandoned. However, the skill of Anglo-Saxon art, metal-work and manuscripts does not suggest a ‘dark age’ at all. Archaeology is revealing new treasures ...

The armor was crafted in the unique Anglo-Saxon style. The warrior possibly asked English workers to make an ornate copy, which was the one he was later buried with. According to Helen Gittos ...

These martial artifacts, in turn, suggested that the man interred in the ship burial at Sutton Hoo — possibly the early Anglo-Saxon king Raedwald — had brought back Byzantine armor after ...