Angles, Frisians, Jutes, Saxons etc etc

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Sutton Hoo: Burial ship replica to feature at town’s maritime celebration
A 13-metre long replica of the Sutton Hoo burial ship will be a feature of this year
Anglo-duński władyka / The Anglo-Danish warlord
Saxon Hearthguards. This time these are Heimþegar - the Danish retainers, a development of the Hird concept from Scandinavia. These men were highly professional soldiers, many of whom had earned land through their dedicated service, who in times of peace would act as bodyguards to their lord and perform trusted tasks such as collecting taxes. In time of war - with their fearsome Dane axes, capable of severing a horse's head with one blow - would form the elite of the Anglo-Danish warband.
The Jutland Peninsula showing the historic homeland of the Germanic tribes of Jutes, Angles, and Saxons after the Roman departure from Britain (ca. 500 CE)
Genetic map of Britain shows 10,000 years of successive immigration
A remarkable new map of Britain shows how the nation was forged by successive waves of immigration from continental Europe over 10,000 years since the end of the last Ice Age.
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Anglo-Saxon huscarle of Ralph the Timid, AD 1055. Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449-1066. Mark Harrison (Author), Gerry Embleton (Illustrator). Osprey.
Sheshen Eceni: Royal Wuffing Gallery
DSC_1697 Wooden Door Locks West Stow Anglo Saxon Village Thetford Suffolk 26-06-2010
Wooden Door Locks West Stow Anglo Saxon Village Thetford Suffolk
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