Anglo saxon

Anglo-Saxon / Viking helmets, including Sutton Hoo (middle row left), Vendel (top row left and centre, bottom row centre) and Coppergate (middle row centre).

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NOTE: This is an older version of the Heptarchy map. I have uploaded a newer, updated version that is more accurate to the time period. Handpainted and researched map of medieval England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. In this era of political division, the seven Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms (the Heptarchy) are on the brink of disaster as the Vikings are about to begin their first raids on the British Isles. The writing is in old English, although the font used was not developed until a later period…

Who were the Anglo-Saxons and where did they come from. Why did the Anglo-Saxons invade Britain? Discover their origins and history here.

By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com After the fall of the Roman Empire Britain went into the period known as the Dark Ages and the next area of costume is of the Saxon and Frankish fashion era 500 to 599 AD. This page is one of illustrations only and further below these small illustrations are …

The British Library holds the world’s most important collections of books made or owned in England between the eclipse of Roman Britain and the Norman Conquest of 1066. These books and documents contain crucial evidence for the development of society, economy, literature, government, art and religion during the transformative period...

Anglo-Saxon female clothing and artifacts based upon discoveries in the Buckland cemetery.-Anglo-Saxon Archaeology: West Stowe

A new book reveals how some remains of the Anglo-Saxon past are hiding in plain sight – such as St Paul's Church in Jarrow, pictured, which is situated on the edge of the Tyne Car Terminal.

anglo-saxon village ca. 871

Mead Hall. http://cliffordmay.com

Anglo Saxon Literature Study: Beowulf Part 1 - ANGELICSCALLIWAGS

Man's Anglo-Saxon costume Ipswich museum. Photo courtesy of Wulfheodenas

Royaume Uni Trésor de Sutton Hoo :Maquetland.com:: Le monde de la maquette

Anglo-Saxon Futhorc

Step through the conquest of post-Roman Britain by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes in a series of highly detailed maps.

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