Small decorative details on an iconic helmet belonging to “Britain’s Tutankhamen” could revise our understanding of early medieval Anglo-Saxon history. But the reexamination isn’t due to anything new ...

An ancient stamp unearthed by a metal detectorist suggests the Sutton Hoo was actually made in Denmark, and not Sweden as previously thought. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ...

The helmet was pieced together in 1939 from fragments found at the Sutton Hoo burial site in the east of England and is now an icon of Anglo-Saxon culture. (Image credit: Trustees of the British ...

What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it is from: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England When it was made: Circa A.D. 600 to 625 Related: Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old ...

The Sutton Hoo Helmet is one of the most important Anglo Saxon finds of all time. It was buried in the grave of a warrior chieftain. Alongside it were a vast array of weaponry and a 27-metre-long ...

The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

For almost a century, the Sutton Hoo burial site has offered a tantalising glimpse into Britain's ancient history ... Hoo helmet; considered one of the greatest treasures of the Anglo-Saxon ...

Period Swedish stamps, by comparison, typically feature animals such as a wild boar or a bird of prey, motifs absent for both the Sutton Hoo helmet and the Tåsinge patrice. The Anglo-Saxon helmet ...

and a distinctive full-face helmet, of a kind never before recovered in Britain. Examining the artifacts, they concluded that the settlement was not Viking, as first assumed, but Anglo-Saxon.

Crowning GloryAn artist’s vision of a helmet from the time of the treasure ... an authority on Anglo-Saxon history who was entrusted with the task of cataloging the Staffordshire treasure.

The Anglo-Saxon helmet, dated to the 7th century ... that Denmark likely played a more central role in Europe’s ancient history than previously thought. The helmet was first uncovered during ...