Fathers often handed down their swords to their sons. This is the handle of an 8th century sword. When Anglo-Saxons died, their bodies were often cremated or buried in a grave along with some ...

writing in the 8th century. His account, although not contemporary, is close enough to be very valuable. From Bede’s account ...

(Vikings had started raiding Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the late eighth century, and had established footholds in the north and east of Britain, but Athelstan’s father and aunt had driven many of ...

But it is the six centuries of Anglo-Saxon rule, from shortly after the ... History of the English People, written in the eighth century, is the most valuable source for this era—gives the ...

The largest Anglo-Saxon ship burial ever discovered contained ... In the poem, composed in the eighth century, there is a description of the burial of one Scyld Scefing, an ancestor of the Danish ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Vikings Hnefatafl: Kings of the Dark Age In the late 8th century, Anglo-Saxon Britain faces a threat like none before: northmen from across the seas ...