The largest Anglo-Saxon ship burial ever discovered contained ... Voyage into the afterlifeFully equipped for the hereafter, the 80-foot-long boat, whose imprint was uncovered in the summer ...

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.

Anglo-Saxons! We’re strong and brave and true ... he crossed the sea in a long boat Took a troop of his best warriors along. ‘Can we stay the night? Give that fiend a fright!’ ...

The Anglo-Saxons settled in the eastern parts of Britain ... Whole families set sail across the sea in small boats to live in Britain. They brought tools, weapons and farm animals with them ...