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 ...

The hilt of the sword features a beautifully detailed pattern, while the blade is inscribed with runic script, providing a direct link to Anglo-Saxon culture. Archaeologists also discovered remnants ...

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 ...

The hilt and guard end up at head ... like iron spear-points and seaxes, which are Anglo-Saxon knives—and then there’s this astonishing sword,” Roberts tells the Guardian.

the sword has drawn several comparisons to the famous Anglo-Saxon sword found in 1939 at Sutton Hoo, a burial ground in Suffolk. The newly discovered sword has a silver-and-gilt hilt featuring an ...

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 ...

This example by contrast contains gilt and silver inlays along the hilt, or handle ... in Suffolk where the famous Anglo-Saxon helmet was discovered. The sword, discovered in Kent, is the focus ...

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 ...

The newly discovered sword shows a silver-and-gilt hilt with intricate decorative ... is considered a pinnacle of Anglo-Saxon craftsmanship, but this recent discovery stands out for its remarkable ...

This incredibly rare sword, excavated from an “extraordinary Anglo-Saxon cemetery,” has been ... stunned archaeologists was a silver-and-gilt hilt sword in remarkably good condition.