A sixth-century Anglo-Saxon sword bearing runic inscriptions has been recovered from a grave in Kent, England, raising sharp questions about literacy, status, and allegiance in early medieval Britain.

Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved elite sword from a newly discovered Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Canterbury. This rare find provides valuable insights into early Medieval burial ...

Archaeologists discovered a sixth-century sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the British county of Kent. The immaculately preserved sword was one of a handful of artifacts found at a site that ...

CANTERBURY, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that a sword dated to the sixth century has been discovered in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in southeastern England. The weapon features a gild and silver ...

While surveying the English countryside, amateur metal detectorist Jamie Harcourt stumbled upon a small jeweled piece of an Anglo-Saxon sword—that might once have belonged to a medieval lord or noble.

The Sutton Hoo sword, a sixth- or seventh-century, two-and-a-half-foot Anglo-Saxon blade excavated in Suffolk in 1939, was a remarkable find: over 1,400 years old and discovered in one rusty piece.

The Staffordshire Hoard, as it was quickly dubbed, electrified the general public and Anglo-Saxon scholars alike. Spectacular ...

A sixth-century sword bearing carved runes has been recovered from an Anglo-Saxon burial ground in Kent, England, giving archaeologists a rare chance to study inscribed weaponry from the early ...