Image caption, The weregild payable for the murder of an Anglo-Saxon thane (noble) was 6,000 pennies. The weregild for a king was 90,000! The Saxons had a system called 'weregild', which meant ...

Archaeologists from Newcastle University and the University of Exeter confirmed the location of the lost residence of Harold ...

Library of Congress When the murder trial of Roy Bryant and his half ... and I'm sure every last Anglo-Saxon one of you has the courage to free these men." After deliberating for only 67 minutes ...

The helmet was speculated to reflect the power of an Anglo-Saxon king, despite its rusted and fragmented nature. The Sutton Hoo helmet was displayed at the British Museum in London and was ...