This book provides a multifaceted, holistic and contextual analysis of more than 2,000 Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooches. It offers a critical examination of identity in Early Medieval society, ...

Anglo-Saxon jewellers made brooches, beads and gold ornaments. At first, their artwork was pagan, but after the conversion to Christianity in the AD600s astonishing artwork was made for churches.

These Anglo-Saxon brooches (top) and this gold, bird-shaped pin (above) were discovered in a hoard buried by a wealthy Viking in Scotland. Photographs by ROBERT CLARK-WITH PERMISSION OF HISTORIC ...

It is one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial grounds ever uncovered ... Other items unearthed in the excavation last year include 89 brooches, more than 2,000 amber beads, 51 knives, 40 buckles ...

A replica Anglo-Saxon farm settlement is hosting finds discovered ... They include coins, gold and garnet accessories, a silver gilt horse and rider brooch - and food remains.

During his reign from 924 to 939, Athelstan united the Anglo-Saxons, defeated the Vikings and became the first king of England after seizing control of Northumbria. He was the first monarch to be ...

A seventh-century copper brooch, decorated with gold wire and ... First recorded in Anglo-Saxon documents of the late ninth century, it was used by ships well into the 20th century.

The Staffordshire Hoard is truly one of a kind as the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver found ... specifically brooches and pendants, according to the Stoke Museums.

Bird-Shaped Brooch, 500–550 C.E., New York ... Composed by prominent scholars in Anglo-Saxon studies, these essays honor the depth and breadth of Patrick W. Conner’s influence in our discipline. As a ...

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JOHANNESBURG, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Anglo American (AAL.L), opens new tab has agreed to sell a 33.3% stake in a joint venture that owns a 70% interest in the Jellinbah East and Lake Vermont ...