Anglo-Saxons was the name given to this group of ... This resulted in England being divided in two: one area controlled by Alfred, and another area under Viking rule, called Danelaw.

A metal detectorist surveying a field in Leeds, England recently happened upon a medieval Saxon pendant covered in gold leaf.

Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January.

Ruled by the Britons, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Normans, and eventually raided relentlessly by Vikings, the ...

The artefacts have been dated to the Anglo-Saxon era of 7th century AD, Paul Gould, one of the two detectorists who found them in January said. It’s not clear what the raven head represented but ...

Experts aren't sure what the raven head meant, but studies link ravens to darkness, death, and the Norse god Odin in Germanic ...

From links with famous flowers to links with the navy, Bromley is stepped in history including the names of places in it.

In 1939 a series of mounds at Sutton Hoo in England revealed their astounding contents: the remains of an Anglo-Saxon funerary ship and a huge cache of seventh-century royal treasure. In southern ...

A former antiques dealer who helped steal £12million worth of 'cursed' Anglo-Saxon treasure has told his accomplice to 'hand yourself in' after spending five years in prison. Simon Wicks helped ...

A metal detectorist who was jailed after hatching an illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins of great historical significance has been ordered to repay £103,000. Roger Pilling, 77, from Loveclough ...

A metal detectorist who attempted to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins has been ordered to pay back £103,000 from the proceeds of his crimes. Roger Pilling, 77, was convicted of trying to sell the ...