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Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Battle of Hastings (1066). Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum
St Albans Abbey 1802St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. The Abbey was founded in 793 by Offa, King of Mercia, supposedly on the site of the martyrdom of St Alban in A.D. 303
King Harold II (Harold Godwinson)HAROLD II or HAROLD GODWINSON (c 1022-1066) King of England, reigned for nine months in 1066, killed at Hastings
Map / England & Wales 9CEngland and Wales during the Saxon era
Sutton Hoo treasureA double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. it was filled with many priceless treasures, a few of which are shown here
St Swithin / Dudley / MaximsSAINT SWITHIN or SWITHUN Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic, Bishop of Winchester, associated with a prediction of rain for 40 days
Page from the Anglo-Saxon ChronicleA page from a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, narrating events of the years 772 to 794. It was written in Old English in the 9th century by a Wessex scribe
Battle of Brunanburh during the Viking invasions of EnglandBattle of Brunanburh between the Anglo-Saxon King Aethelstan and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson and others, during the Viking invasions of England
Map / Britain / Saxon PeriodMap of England and Wales showing kingdoms of Saxon heptarchy
St Hilda / Whitby / ReidSAINT HILDA OF WHITBY Anglo-Saxon abbess, receiving a visit from Caedmon
The Venerable BedeTHE VENERABLE BEDE Anglo-Saxon scholar, historian and theologian
LFDCA-LFB Volvo dual purpose diesel pump ladderPictured on Blackheath in SE London, the pump ladder from Greenwich fire station
Hugh of St Victor / ThevetHUGH OF SAINT VICTOR Saxon or Flemish theologian and mystic
Sutton Hoo Treasure. Royal shoulder-clasps. 7th-8th centurieSutton Hoo Treasure. Royal shoulder-clasps decorated with inlaid gold, enamel and garnet. 7th-8th centuries AD. From Mound 1. Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. British Museum. London. England
Saxon Ladies / StruttAnglo-Saxons of 9th & 10th centuries: tunics (kirtles)- one with an embroidered hem, super-tunic (roc), mantles, veils or head-rails which completely cover the hair
Anglo-Saxon Men Pl. XIXAnglo-Saxons of 9th & 10th century: green tunic, pan-hose & shoes, tunic with gold border & front slit, mantles, leg bandages, shoes with a central slit on the upper. 9th century
The noble building of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, with its Norman Gateway, as seen from the pathway by the Cornmill stream. Date: 11th century
The Barbarine - first climbed 1905 - GermanyThe Barbarine - the best-known, free-standing rock formation in the German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The pinnacle is the symbol of Saxon Switzerland
North Elmham ChurchSt. Marys Church, North Elmham, Norfolk, England. Bishop Herbert de Losinga built the first 11th century church here; the present one is 13th century. Date: 13th century
King Oswalds ArmSt Aidan prayed that the arm of King Oswald, which had given freely to beggars, would never decay. A story told in Bedes History. The arm remained uncorrupted for 9 centuries
Churches / Earls BartonA Saxon church tower (circa 880), Earls Barton, Sussex
Burnham Deepdale ChurchAll Saints Church, with its Saxon round tower, at Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, England. Date: Medieval
Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, LondonThe Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London. A tram passes by. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell
Pepys / Kits Cotty / VisitSAMUEL PEPYS Statesman and diarist, visiting Kits Cotty near Maidstone, Kent, on 24 March 1669: " I was mightily glad to see it." Date: 1633 - 1703
Edward Confessor / WoodcutENGLISH ROYALTY Edward or Eadward, called the confessor. Last of Anglo-Saxon line. Son of Aethelred II, cousin of William the conqueror. Date: 1004-1066
Costume / Men / Saxon ChiefA Saxon warrior chief, fully equipped for battle in helmet and body armour, and carrying a long spear
Unveiling the Christmas Truce Memorial, FrelinghienThe most fully documented Christmas Truce story of 1914 took place between the 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Saxon 133rd Infantry Regiment plus the Prussian 6th Jager Battalion at Frelinghien
King Alfred JewelThe King Alfred Jewel, made on the orders of King Alfred the Great. It was discovered in 1693, in North Petherton, Somerset, and is now a popular exhibit at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Saxon swords, daggers and crossbow boltSaxon weapons: ancient iron sword 1, 2, and dirks and daggers 3, 4 found in the River Wytham, Lincolnshire, and a crossbow bolt found in the camp at Danbury, Essex 5
Saxon and Anglo-Saxon kings in battle armour, 8th centurySaxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century, in leather breastplate standing over a defeated enemy with a cup made from a
A striking view of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, showing the square battlements of King Harolds noble minster, which dominates this little town, on the Hertfordshire border. Date: 11th century
Sutton Hoo Treasure. Purse lid. 7th-8th centuries AD. From Mound 1. Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Sutton Hoo Treasure. Domestic objects. 7th-8th centuries AD. From Mound 1. Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Saxon Cottage, Steyning, South Downs, SussexSaxon Cottage with thatched roof, Steyning, South Downs, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Anglo-Saxon window, St Mary's Church, in the village of Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire Date: 1930s
Saxon church at Corhampton, Hampshire, EnglandCorhampton Church, Hampshire, England - viewed from the north. Standing on a mound adjacent to the River Meon beside an ancient yew tree, which almost certainly predates it
King Alfred burns the cakesKing Alfred in the Neatherd's cottage, burning the cakes Date: 9th century
King Alfred prior to burning the cakesKing Alfred in the Neatherd's cottage, prior to burning the cakes Date: 9th century
Mrs McBride on Saxon QueenMrs McBride and Saxon Queen competed at Richmond Horse Show, winning Class 8. Date: 1910
KING EGBERT (775 - 839), King of the West Saxons (Wessex) (reigned 802 - 839)
Becket, Saint Thomas. Saxon prelate and politician, archbishop of Canterbury. Scenes of the martyrdom and death of St. Thomas Becket that decorate the apse of the Church of St Mary in Barcelona, Spain
THE DEATH OF HEREWARDHEREWARD THE WAKE And with a shout of Torfrida, which made the Bruneswald ring, he hurled the shield full in the Breton's face and fell forward, dead'. Date: 1072
KING ALFRED, WINCHESTERAn imposing statue of King Alfred at Winchester, Hants. The work of Hamo Thornycroft, it was erected in 1901 to commemorate the millenary (1899) of King Alfred's death. Date: 849 - 899
SAXON FUNERAL STUFFSaxon funeral habit and various ornaments Date: circa 800
SAXON BURIALSaxons bury their dead wrapped in a shroud, not in a coffin but in a grave lined with stones Date: circa 600
Saxon Cottage, Steyning by Terry Whitworth
Detail of the RWF Christmas Truce Plaque, FrelinghienThe plaque is on the memorial plinth unveiled by the daughter of Frank Richards in 2008. There are also plaques to the German 6th Jaeger Battalion and the 133rd Saxon Infantry Regiment
Font in the Saxon church of St. Marys at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England, scene of a treaty between Canute and Edmund Ironside in 1016. Date: circa 1920s