Saturday, 24 June 2023

Wild Cattle in Britain – Descendants of Viking Cattle?

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Also known as the Chillingham Cattle, Britain is home to four flocks of White Cattle living in the wild since the 12th century. The fierce a...
Tuesday, 20 June 2023

“Ipswich ware” pottery made for the first time in over 1,000 years

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“Ipswich ware” jars and pots, first made 1,400 years ago in the English town, are being fired again in a replica Anglo-Saxon kiln thanks to ...

Ipswich Anglo-Saxon pottery created in replica kiln in Tunstall, near Woodbridge

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Teams in Tunstall have been recreating 1,400 year-old Anglo-Saxon pottery, known as 'Ipswich-ware'. Picture: Suffolk County Council ...

Trumpington burial: Teenage Anglo-Saxon girl's face revealed

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Without DNA analysis, forensic artist Hew Morrison could not be sure of her precise eye and hair colour The face of a girl who died more tha...

First look at what the Anglo-Saxon teenager buried in Cambridge would have looked like

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The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge in the seventh century (Image: Hew Morrison ©2023) The face of a teenager buried near ...
Tuesday, 2 May 2023

The Shadowy Kingdom Of Gewissae, Britain’s First Kings

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Gewissae was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that ruled much of southern Britain from the fifth to the seventh centuries as the island began forging ...

Beowulf was connected to King Cnut, study finds

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When King Cnut sailed to Denmark in 1019, did he bring a copy of Beowulf with him? That is the theory put forward in a new article on why th...

Stolen coins reveals King Alfred had help from ally to stop Vikings ruling England

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Alfred was the king of Wessex and then later king of the Anglo-Saxons, and his grandson Æthelstan was the first 'King of the English...
Friday, 28 April 2023

Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

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Two metal detectorists have been found guilty of hatching an illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins of “immense historical significance” abr...
Tuesday, 18 April 2023

People were decapitated in Anglo-Saxon England crudely, study finds

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If just being executed in Anglo-Saxon England was not bad enough, it seems that those unlucky victims of beheading would also have to deal w...
Monday, 17 April 2023

The Medieval Agricultural Revolution: New Evidence

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The Medieval Agricultural Revolution: New Evidence Lecture by Helena Hamerow Given at Gresham College on March 23, 2023 Abstract: During the...

Viking Shieldmaidens & Berserkers: Fact vs. Fiction

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Did Viking Shieldmaidens and Berserkers really exist? How accurately are they portrayed in popular media? Viking berserkers and shieldmaiden...

Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers (Online)

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Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers (Online) Wed 03 May 2023 - Fri 14 Jul 2023 Online course offered by The University of Oxford Using a ...
Monday, 27 February 2023

The end of Roman Britain | HistoryExtra podcast series

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The end of Roman Britain: introduction, and a mystery mosaic Join us for episode one in our series examining what happened in Britain as Rom...

Wulf and Eadwacer: why I think I’ve solved the mystery of this Old English poem

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Odoacer (left) and Theoderic (right) in a woodcut from the Hartmann Schedel (1493).  INTERFOTO / Alamy Stock Photo Wulf and Eadwacer occupie...

William The Conqueror: Ruthless And Powerful Ruler Who Changed Britain Forever

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William the Conqueror & Harold II swearing - 11th century.  Image: Adobe Stock - Erica Guilane-Nachez William was the son of Herleva and...
Sunday, 19 February 2023

The Meols Pub Boat: a hypothesis

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Satellite view of the Railway Inn Pub. The position of the vessel is marked by an ellipse.  In 2007 Ground Penetrating Radar confirmed the e...
Saturday, 18 February 2023

Could there be a Viking boat buried underneath a Wirral pub carpark?

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80 years ago when the pub was built, workers made a discovery which is thought could be a Viking boat Dominga Dett, Chair of Wirral Archaeol...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS INVESTIGATE ANCIENT BOAT BURIED BENEATH CAR PARK

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM ARE INVESTIGATING AN ANCIENT BOAT BURIED BENEATH A PUB CAR PARK IN WIRRAL, ENGLAND. The boa...
Thursday, 16 February 2023

How medieval monasteries survived Viking raids

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Lyminge Archaeology | Twitter | Fair Use Archaeologists now claim that English monasteries were more resilient to Viking attacks than previo...