A strong and successful leader became 'cyning', the Anglo-Saxon word for 'king'. Each king ruled a kingdom and led a small army. The Anglo-Saxon kings were from ruling families who passed ...
An early-medieval ship burial at the archaeological site of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, revealed a helmet in pieces, in the late 1930s. The helmet was speculated to reflect the power of an Anglo-Saxon ...
England's history is marked by countless conflicts and a succession of rulers from various lineages. Between 1036 and 1044, ...
Since its discovery in 1939, archaeologists have pointed to Sweden as the source of Sutton Hoo's haul. A Danish stamp says ...