T he famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial ...

Anglo-Saxons buried a mysterious vessel over a millennium ago. ... England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial discovered in a mound between 1938 and 1939. ...

Anglo-Saxons buried a mysterious vessel over a millennium ago. ... England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial discovered in a mound between 1938 and 1939. ...

The burial mound of Sutton Hoo. Credit: Neil Theasby / Wikimedia Commons The most recent study, published in the English Historical Review, proposes a groundbreaking hypothesis: some Anglo-Saxons may ...

Newfound pieces of a sixth century bucket, unearthed at the site of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial in England, are helping researchers learn how the vessels were used. CNN values your feedback 1.

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial ...

Anglo-Saxons buried a mysterious vessel over a millennium ago. ... England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial discovered in a mound between 1938 and 1939. ...

Anglo-Saxons buried a mysterious vessel over a millennium ago. ... England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial discovered in a mound between 1938 and 1939. ...

In addition to the famous ship burial, a royal burial ground and a sixth century Anglo-Saxon cemetery have been found at Sutton Hoo in the past. Archaeologists determined that the Anglo-Saxon cemetery ...