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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...