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 ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Anglo-Saxon jewellers made brooches, beads and gold ornaments. At first, their artwork was pagan, but after the ...

Gold and garnet raven head from Anglo-Saxon period unearthed in England - It remains unclear what rare artefact represented ...

Metal detectorists have found a rare gold and garnet raven head in southwestern England’s Wiltshire from the Anglo-Saxon period about 1,400 years ago. They have also unearthed a gold band or ...