A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

Where history breathes: the Anglo-Saxon stronghold of Bamburgh Castle, cradle of Christianity and Viking victim, royal palace ...

Claims that Easter is rooted in pagan worship—especially of a goddess named Ishtar—are common but largely unfounded. This video breaks down the only historical reference to the Anglo-Saxon goddess ...

A tiny gold coin which is believed to be the oldest from the Anglo-Saxons in East Anglia has been found in a field. Coin expert Adrian Marsden described the coin as a "massively significant" find ...

Pagans used the (Celtic) ... Northumbria was one of the most important kingdoms in Anglo-Saxon England’s history, extending all the way from the Irish Sea to the North Sea at its peak.

The pagan Anglo-Saxons copied a gold Roman coin with Christian imagery, but they didn't do a very good job. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Dealing with a period of about 200 years, from the first coming of the Saxon invaders down to the cessation of the evidence furnished by the pagan interments, Mr. Leeds attempts, from a survey of ...

The late 5th to early 6th Century pendant was created at a time when Anglo-Saxons were pagans, which was "slightly ironic", said coin expert Adrian Marsden.

About 1,300 years ago great timber halls stood here, once the royal residence of early Anglo-Saxon kings. This field was once the site of the Ad Gefrin palace (Image: DAVID SIMPSON) ...

Reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon helmet found in Sutton Hoo. Credit: Chris Eccles / Flickr From there, they reached the Byzantine capital, breaking the siege it was under by pagans, and many were ...

The days of the pagan Anglo-Saxon kings were to be short-lived. After only one or two generations, the settlement that took the royal hall as its symbolic center was abandoned.