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The eponymous hero of this 3,182-line poem battles fierce monsters, ... But this is the story of Beowulf, a poem once told in timber-framed barns in Anglo-Saxon England, ...
Let's see how Holsinger paired the Anglo-Saxon legend with the political celebrity of the moment. Today's Twitter mash-up is Donald Trump meets Beowulf. Let the festivities begin.
Cerne Abbas Giant: Why the Anglo-Saxons created England’s most macho hillside chalk figure. Although the Cerne Giant was conceivably an expression of pagan reaction to Christian pressure, it is ...
British news outlet The Telegraph reported that the term "Anglo-Saxon" is under scrutiny at the University of Nottingham. "In a move to ‘decolonise the curriculum,’ professors have renamed a ...
Say the term “Anglo-Saxon” to most people, and they’re likely to picture the Smashing Saxons from Horrible Historiesor the protagonists of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom. In the ...
Their worried were well founded: In 934 A.D., the Anglo-Saxons invaded a portion of Alba (now Scotland). Constantine, king of Alba, gave over some of his territory and appeased the Anglo-Saxon king.
The sixth-century burial of an Anglo-Saxon teenage girl surprised archaeologists when they discovered a small third-century Roman goblet full of pig fat near her head. Skip to main content.