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 ...

A sixth-century sword described as "astonishing" has been discovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural England. Lead archaeologist Duncan Sayer of the University of Central Lancashire ...

Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6 feet-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird called Diatryma roamed the Geiseltal region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. An international team of researchers report on the ...

From the end of the Roman occupation through the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions - a new way of testing DNA in ancient bones could force a rethink of key moments in Britain's early history, say ...

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 ...

Around 45 million years ago, a 4.6-foot-tall (1.4 meters) bird called Diatryma roamed a warm, tropical swamp in what is now southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. This giant, flightless bird, known for its ...

English owes much to its Anglo Saxon origins. Listen to the voices of rogues, knights and fops as they chart the history of the language. The Anglo-Saxons - A brief introduction to the origins of ...