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Anglo-Saxon

Unburied treasures: the 10 greatest discoveries made by the British public

An illustration depicting King Arthur fighting the Saxons, from the Rochefoucauld Grail. The absence of a clear and present origin for King Arthur has created a ‘void’ which many are keen to fill, says Miles Russell. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Early medieval

The real King Arthur: why are we so obsessed with trying to solve the mystery?

An illustration of King Arthur's coronation, from the 13th-century Flores Historiarum
Medieval

King Arthur: 6 things you need to know about the warrior king and his legend

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King Arthur and his knights return to Camelot (Photo by: Christophel Fine Art/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Medieval

Q&A Where was Camelot?

Hamo Thornycroft's 1901 statue of King Alfred the Great in Winchester. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)
Medieval

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #12: secrets of the famous Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

Stained glass window of King Alfred the Great
Anglo-Saxon

Exclusive podcast The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

Newgrange Passage Tombs, Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland. (Photo by Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Medieval

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #9: Do early medieval Irish texts shed light on prehistoric incest?

The front facade of the prehistoric chambered tomb of Wayland's Smithy
Viking

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #6: Viking military mind games, Anglo-Saxon mind maps, and embroidery before the Bayeux Tapestry

This is the famous Rhynie Man carved stone, thought to be Pictish in date. (Photo by © Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service: www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology)
Medieval

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #4: back to Braveheart, Viking river boats, Picts, and the Crusades

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Medieval

Your guide to... the Privy Council

Animal head-post from the Oseburg ship burial, from the Viking Ships Museum's collection in Oslo, 9th century (Photo by Alamy)
Viking

The Vikings: everything you wanted to know

Image of a medieval skull showing arrow injury
Medieval

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #2: arrows in the eye, The Last Kingdom, Viking dogs

Painting of Alfred the Great
Anglo-Saxon

Alfred the Great and Edington: how the King of Wessex became great

Old Norse: Page from the manuscript Codex Regius, which was written in Iceland and contains the poems of elder Edda. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
Medieval

Blog Medieval matters #1: The Last Kingdom, Robin Hood and how to learn Old Norse in lockdown

Haesten (Jeppe Beck Laursen) in the 'The Last Kingdom'.
Viking

The Last Kingdom S4 E9 review: a tense penultimate episode sees the Saxon heart “ripped out”

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