The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD ...

Yet the pagan Anglo-Saxons copied a clearly Christian coin. Related: Roman coin trove discovered on Mediterranean island may have been hidden during ancient pirate attack The Anglo-Saxons did not ...

However, samples from this and other skeletons from the cemetery are currently undergoing ancient DNA analysis, so additional clues about the Anglo-Saxon girl and her fat-filled Roman goblet may ...

The largest Anglo-Saxon ship burial ever discovered contained ... He lived at a time in which ancient customs coexisted with new religious ideas, a fascinating period in which northern Europe ...

English owes much to its Anglo Saxon origins. Listen to the voices of rogues, knights and fops as they chart the history of the language. The Anglo-Saxons - A brief introduction to the origins of ...