Anglo saxon history

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The Vendel Age, spanning roughly 550-800 AD in Sweden (primarily), preceded the Viking Age. This picture is based on actual findings in Vendel and Valsgärde, Sweden.
The Vendel Age, roughly 550-800 AD- Sweden (primarily), Robbie McSweeney
The Vendel Age, spanning roughly 550-800 AD in Sweden (primarily), preceded the Viking Age. This picture is based on actual findings in Vendel and Valsgärde, Sweden.
an intricately designed gold belt buckle on a blue background, with two circles in the center
The 7th century gold belt buckle found at the Sutton Hoo (Anglo-Saxon ship burial mound),
near Woodbridge, in the English county of Suffolk.
three knights standing next to each other holding swords
Northumbria
several people dressed in medieval costumes standing together
an image of a man dressed in armor
Wulfheodenas
an image of different types of swords
two men dressed in medieval clothing and holding axes
Huscarl
The ' Huscarls' or Housecarls were the elite of the Saxon army.
a bearded man dressed in medieval clothing holding a stick
Copper alloy strip from cage enclosing one of the carved lobed terminals on the sceptre or whetstone      Early Anglo-Saxon       early 7thC     Excavated: Sutton Hoo, Ship-burial Mound: United Kingdom,  England,Suffolk, (parish),Sutton Hoo)
Copper alloy strip from cage enclosing one of the carved lobed terminals on the sceptre or whetstone Early Anglo-Saxon early 7thC Excavated: Sutton Hoo, Ship-burial Mound: United Kingdom, England,Suffolk, (parish),Sutton Hoo)
two people dressed in medieval costumes standing next to each other with spears and shields on their heads
7th Century Anglo-Saxon
a man dressed in armor and holding a shield
sceptre; whetstone | British Museum
Medieval Clothing
a group of men dressed in costume standing next to each other on top of a lush green field