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Archaeologists in England have identified a near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house. ... St. Hardulph has been identified as King Eardwulf, who ruled Northumbria until 806.
In fact, Northumbria was the first of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms to be ravaged by the Vikings. From the castle’s battlements, visitors today can clearly see Lindisfarne, ...
On the cusp of the Cheviot Hills and Northumberland National Park, a new museum dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria has opened in the market town of Wooler, aiming to breathe life ...
Baxter also explained that the jewelry was likely made at a time when Leeds was part of the Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. Northumbria was one of the most important kingdoms in Anglo-Saxon England ...
The City of Leeds in the U.K. recently revealed a Saxon treasure: a gilded pendant from Northumbria's Christian past, offering a glimpse into early medieval life.
We call English-speaking people “Anglophones”. But remember that Britain was settled in the 5th century not just by Angles, but also by Saxons and Jutes. Northumbria, Mercia, and East Anglia ...
The cross was made in Northumbria ... Similar Anglo-Saxon crosses are exceptionally rare, Webster said; the only other known example comes from the 9th century, but is far less elaborate.
A metal detectorist surveying a field in Leeds, England recently happened upon a medieval Saxon pendant covered in gold leaf. Dating to the 8th century, this silver cross, with one arm now broken ...
From barbarian invaders to devout Christian missionaries, the Anglo-Saxons brought four hundred years of religious evolution and shifting political power to the British Isles. In 410 the Roman ...
A medieval Saxon pendant that was once worn by a high-status figure was discovered in a field in Leeds, England. The ornament is made of silver and covered in a thin layer of gold leaf; it ...
An excavation has revealed an elaborate hall in the east of England of early Anglo-Saxon kings, which was used for feasting by monarchs and their warriors roughly 1,400 years ago.