Vortigern: Myth and Legend
Sources of information on what happened in Britannia during the 5th century provide tales that have lived on through the ages. These sources include De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae (On the Ruin and Conquest of...
Sources of information on what happened in Britannia during the 5th century provide tales that have lived on through the ages. These sources include De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae (On the Ruin and Conquest of...
When we create the history of a country or region we rely on archaeological artifacts and primary sources, among others. Primary sources are first-hand accounts of people, places, and events that happened during the writer’s...
It is important at this point to describe what archaeologists have found to be the state of affairs in Britannia after the Romans left as this had a profound effect on leaders at that time....
In 1938, Mrs. Edith Pretty, a widow and daughter of a wealthy industrialist, contacted the Ipswich Museum to ask if there were anyone available to investigate a gigantic mound of earth on her Sutton Hoo,...
Let’s take a closer look at two of the bretwalda or ‘over-kings’ not yet described in our narrative. They are Oswiu of Northumbria and Offa of Mercia. Both exemplify the way in which warriors expanded...