The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD ...

In the eastern Netherlands, near the German border, researchers have discovered an ancient site used for cult rituals, as ...

But in spite of these two great transformations, the Saxons still tenaciously clung to many ancient barbaric and pagan ways and customs. The difference between the Saxons and the other Germanic ...

The huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins recovered from a field ... while one design was recorded by experts decades ago from an ancient book that has since gotten lost. Experts considered the ...

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. English owes much to ...