Harald Hardrada: The Viking Who Fought in Iraq, Russia, and England
Introduction – the Decline of the Viking Raids In the middle decades of the 11th century, the Vikings had reached the twilight of their raiding…
Anglo-Saxon
Battle of Hastings, 1066 AD: The Armies and Tactics of Normans and Anglo-Saxons
The Battle of Hastings fought on 14 October 1066, proved to be a pivotal event in the long run – with medieval continental Europeans gaining…
The Bayeux Tapestry: Reconstructed and Explained
While the Bayeux Tapestry (or Tapete Baiocense in Latin) holds its strong appeal in British popular consciousness for its portrayal of the events leading up…
Earliest Known Christian Anglo-Saxon Burial in England Reveals its Treasures
The earliest known Christian burial of an Anglo-Saxon in England pertains to the tomb of a nobleman who lived during circa 6th-7th century AD. Archaeologists…
Long-lost Monastery of Anglo-Saxon Princess Possibly Found by Archaeologists
Æbbe (or Aebbe) of Coldingham, a princess in her own right (by virtue of being the daughter of Æthelfrith, the 7th century king of Bernicia),…
British soldiers find the remains and sword of a rich Saxon warrior
Soldiers stumbling across the grave of a soldier – in an almost poignant yet poetic twist, British veterans of Afghanistan came across one of their…
Interesting animation presents the historical guide to the momentous Battle of Hastings
While from the military perspective, the Battle of Hastings counts as a single (albeit interesting) encounter between two different martial cultures, the event in itself…
The animated Bayeux Tapestry presents the historical ‘lead up’ to the Battle of Hastings
While the Bayeux Tapestry (or Tapete Baiocense in Latin) holds strong in British popular consciousness for its portrayal of the events leading up to the…
Archaeologists identify a very rare Anglo-Saxon burial monument, contemporary of Sutton Hoo
In a similar tale of mistaken identity reverting to actual historicity, archaeologists (from the University of Reading) have discovered that a 20-foot high mound in…
Exquisite 8th century copper bird of Anglo-Saxon craftsmanship discovered at Bamburgh Castle
Originally starting out as a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie (circa early 5th century AD), the site of Bamburgh Castle was historically contested…
