A rare sixth-century sword has been uncovered in an Anglo-Saxon burial site near Canterbury ... boasts a silver-and-gilt hilt adorned with intricate decorative patterns, making it an exceptional ...

CANTERBURY, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that a sword ... in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in southeastern England. The weapon features a gild and silver decorative pattern on the hilt, and runic ...

Archaeologists discovered a sixth-century sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the British ... and a pommel on the bottom of the hilt bearing a ring symbol that suggests the sword’s owner had ...

An incredible Anglo-Saxon sword unearthed in a field in Kent ... Attached to the sixth century sword's hilt is a ring that is believed to symbolise an oath between its owner and a king or a ...

boasting a silver-and-gilt hilt and runic inscriptions, is considered among the "top echelons" of such artifacts. An image of a scanned 3D model of an Anglo Saxon sword. The remarkably preserved ...

Now, our century has unearthed its own astonishing Anglo-Saxon sword, this time near Canterbury. Its blade is embossed with runic script, its silver-and-gilt hilt adorned with decorative patterns, and ...

It would have been one of the most ornamented heavy swords of the period, while the remaining hilt is decorated with ... rival armies of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons march at Clifford's Tower ...

A manuscript from the time, a Saxon sword hilt and also medieval items from ... a coin from the reign of King Athelstan There are also Anglo-Saxon coins, archaeological artefacts and metal ...

The spokesperson said: "It is possible that it was used to adorn a sword hilt, although it might have ... said: "This Anglo-Saxon gold plate is a striking reminder of the ingenuity and artistry ...

An Anglo-Saxon gold artefact which was found by a ... The spokesperson said: "It is possible that it was used to adorn a sword hilt, although it might have decorated other precious items too." ...