A storyteller played music on a small harp or a lyre to accompany their stories and poems. The Anglo-Saxons loved to meet and tell thrilling stories. Often these were accompanied by music played on a ...

A storyteller played music on a small harp or a lyre to accompany their stories and poems. Anglo-Saxon jewellers made brooches, beads and gold ornaments. At first, their artwork was pagan, but after ...

The recently reopened Sir Paul and Lady Ruddock Gallery in room 41 of the British Museum covers Europe A.D. 300-1100, and includes many artifacts excavated at an Anglo-Saxon burial mound in Sutton Hoo ...

Come and learn all about Anglo-Saxon writing! Until Friday, between 11am and 4pm, you can take part in the runic activities at Bede's World. Have fun making runic pendants, playing rune puzzles, rune ...

Finds from two of the greatest Anglo-Saxon excavations in the UK are being brought together for an exhibition. It will be held at the National Trust's Sutton Hoo visitors centre, near the site of the ...

The Viking Age hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in Balmaghie, near Kirkcudbright, in 2014. The Galloway Hoard was discovered in 2014 (National Museums Scotland/PA) A newly translated runic ...