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Archaeologists Just Discovered The Possible Remains Of A 1,400-Year-Old Pagan Temple In England
In the "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," the Venerable Bede wrote that Redwald, King of East Anglia starting around 599 C.E., kept a temple with altars to pre-Christian gods as well as ...
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The Anglo-Saxons
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 ...
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Famous Sutton Hoo helmet may be clue that early Anglo-Saxons fought as mercenaries for Byzantine Empire, study suggests
The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.
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How was Anglo-Saxon Britain ruled?
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 ...