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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...