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 ...

Archaeologists believe they found a residence of medieval ruler Harold Godwinson, England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. A nearby ...

Narrator: Excuse me. Yes, you! Would you like to learn about the Anglo-Saxons? Great! Well let’s start at the beginning. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was about 410 to 1066, and they originally ...

In 927, Athelstan became the first king to rule over all of England — and it hadn't been an easy journey. Though he was the ...

But King Offa still overshadows all, having dominated the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms for the last decades of the 8th century and having bequeathed us, most probably, the eponymous dyke.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is one of the most important artifacts of English history. As a text, it is a remarkable record of ...

The discovery not only sheds light on the final Anglo-Saxon king, it also provides a rare window into a key turning point in history for England, researchers said. Bosham is named on the Bayeux ...

Aethelbert Name of a king. Anglo-Saxon Baby Names, English Baby Names Aethelflaed Sister of King Edward. Anglo-Saxon Baby Names Aethelfrith Name of a king. Anglo-Saxon Baby Names ...

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The silver penny brooch dates to the end of the reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king, says an expert. The items will form part of an exhibition that will be held at a museum in Scunthorpe.

Experts had until now been unable to pinpoint the exact location of King Harold’s residence ... in effect, an Anglo-Saxon en-suite confirmed to us that this house sits on the site of an elite ...