The Anglo-Saxon helmet, dated to the 7th century, is one of the UK’s most iconic archaeological finds and often called the “British Tutankhamen”. Previous studies suggested it came from ...

The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

According to a detailed report by Archaeology Mag, the motifs on this metal stamp closely resemble those on the famous ...

The images on the small metal stamp are similar to those found on the Sutton Hoo helmet, which was unearthed from an Anglo-Saxon ship burial site in Britain in 1939. Archaeologists have long ...

In 1939, the iron- and copper-clad helmet was discovered in Suffolk, England, within the elaborate ship burial of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon ruler. For decades it has been considered one of the ...

Period Swedish stamps, by comparison, typically feature animals such as a wild boar or a bird of prey, motifs absent for both the Sutton Hoo helmet and the Tåsinge patrice. The Anglo-Saxon helmet ...

Take a look below at these Anglo-Saxon treasures. Pieces of this helmet were found at Sutton Hoo. They have been placed together and reconstructed in this photo. There are boars' heads on the ...

The Anglo-Saxon helmet, dated to the 7th century, is one of the UK’s most iconic archaeological finds and often called the “British Tutankhamen”. Previous studies suggested it came from Uppland in ...