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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sword hilt has been loaned by the Ashmolean Museum ... bought a coin from the reign of King Athelstan There are also Anglo-Saxon coins, archaeological artefacts and metal detecting finds.

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...