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Archaeologists Confirm Lost Estate of England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King
For centuries, historians speculated about the final residence of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. The famous Bayeux Tapestry ...
The Argus on MSN20h
Long-lost palace of England's last Anglo-Saxon king located in Sussex
The long-lost palace of King Harold II, who was defeated at the Battle of Hastings, has been located in Sussex, following ...
The formidable Anglo-Saxon kingdom that modern Britain forgot
Mercia saw the rise of kings, Christianity and our very identity, as Max Adams reveals in this genius history, The Mercian Chronicles ...
Viking-age hoard found in Scotland a decade ago had indecipherable runes — until now
Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...
With metal detectors and patience, amateur treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history
Discoveries by detectorists, as well as beachcombers and mudlarkers — who search for items on riverbanks — shine new light ...
CNN6d
Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
The discovery not only sheds light on the final Anglo-Saxon king, it also provides a rare window into a key turning point in history for England, researchers said. Bosham is named on the Bayeux ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
Discovered in a field in Scotland in 2014, the Viking Age "community property" is now the focus of a new exhibition in ...
London Evening Standard4d
Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
A number of theories have been put forward, with some suggesting it might have been buried by four owners, based on four arm rings inscribed with Anglo-Saxon ... early medieval Britain or Ireland.
The Independent4d
Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
The main issue, they said, was the word “IIGNAF”, which did not correspond to any language spoken in early medieval Britain or Ireland ... used elsewhere in Anglo-Saxon documents to indicate ...
The Independent4d
Mystery over Viking treasure solved after runic inscription deciphered
They explained the word “IIGNAF” was the main problem as it didn’t correspond to any language spoken in early medieval Britain or ... been used elsewhere in Anglo-Saxon documents to allude ...