Anglo-Saxon jewellers made brooches, beads and gold ornaments. At first, their artwork was pagan, but after the conversion to Christianity in the AD600s astonishing artwork was made for churches.

Only 11 other brooches of this style have been found ... included the uncovering of a sixth century sword, found in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural Kent. The sword, which features a silver ...

during the Anglo-Saxon period. The fully intact vessel was placed at the head of an adolescent female, whose grave also included two plain brooches. The Scremby Cup is 2.2 inches (5.7 centimeters ...

The silver penny brooch dates to the end of the reign of the last Anglo-Saxon king, says an expert. The items will form part of an exhibition that will be held at a museum in Scunthorpe.

brooches, and buckles. In all, the cemetery is thought to contain about 200 burials. To read about an Anglo-Saxon feasting hall unearthed in southeastern England, go to "The Kings of Kent." ...

County finds liaison officer Lori Rogerson said these coin brooches or badges were the "most popular pieces of jewellery" during the last Anglo-Saxon king's reign and, with its cross design ...

It is one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial grounds ever uncovered ... Other items unearthed in the excavation last year include 89 brooches, more than 2,000 amber beads, 51 knives, 40 buckles ...

Archaeologists discovered a sixth-century sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the British county of Kent ... of artifacts—male graves had weapons and shields (though none as impressive as the sword), ...

Bird-Shaped Brooch, 500–550 C.E., New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art ... and art history. Composed by prominent scholars in Anglo-Saxon studies, these essays honor the depth and breadth of ...