Anglo-Saxons joined the Byzantine Varangian Guard after the 1066 Norman Conquest, shaping the Byzantine Empire.

English history. In a succession crisis like no other three warlords separated by hundreds of miles and savage seas vied for ...

Saxon England, their lives were anything but peaceful. These royal women faced exile, poison, betrayal... and sometimes fought back.

According to a new interpretation of runes carved on an artifact in the fabled Galloway Hoard, the treasure may have been communally owned.

Of the four arm bands found with the hoard, three of them are inscribed with Anglo-Saxon runes with Old English name elements, officials said. These runes likely correspond with the names of the ...

National Museums Scotland Of the four arm bands found with the hoard, three of them are inscribed with Anglo-Saxon runes with Old English name elements, officials said.