In this video, History Hit duo Louee Dessent and Luke Tomes join the Swords of Penda re-enactment group - volunteers who bring the 7th century to life through painstaking research and experimental ...

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 ...

How Effective Was A Saxon Sword In Battle? This video is an extended trailer for the History Hit TV documentary 'The Sharp ...

A rare Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet sword fitting dating from up to 1,400 years ago will soon go on display, thanks to the ...

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.

As Sky HISTORY series 'Battle Treasures with Foxy and Bruce' highlights intriguing weaponry, we pick out several of the most fascinating swords from the past.

On the upper floor of the British Museum, in a gallery containing early medieval artifacts, most visitors will congregate around the swords, helmets, drinking horns and lyres. To a few, however, ...

New research into a Viking silver hoard discovered by metal detectorists in England over a decade ago has revealed surprising ties between medieval England and Islam, Ancient Origins reported. The ...