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What was Anglo-Saxon art and culture like? Learn about Anglo-Saxon craft, stories, games and sport in this BBC Bitesize KS2 History guide.
Anglo-Saxon art went through many changes between the 5 th and 11 th centuries, but puzzles and storytelling remained central. The early art style of the Anglo-Saxon period is known as Style I ...
Archaeologists from the U.K.’s University of Reading have discovered the site of an ancient Anglo-Saxon monastery that was ruled by a royal abbess, Queen Cynethryth. Cynethryth is believed to ...
Among the best preserved pieces of Anglo-Saxon metalwork, the Fuller Brooch is an ornate tribute to human perception of the moral and material worlds.
Britain’s most spectacular Anglo-Saxon treasures may well have been captured on a series of Dark Age battlefields – during bitter conflicts between rival English kingdoms.. Archaeologists, who ...
The pagan Anglo-Saxons copied a gold Roman coin with Christian imagery, but they didn't do a very good job. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...
The intricate decoration of an ancient Anglo-Saxon silver cross buried for more than a millennium has been revealed for the first time, adding greater detail to one of Britain’s most remarkable ...