Anglo Saxon Collection

Pottery cremation urn, from a grave at Loveden Hill, Lincolnshire, Anglo-Saxon, 6th-7th century
Pottery cremation urn, from a cremation grave in a cemetery at Loveden Hill, Lincolnshire, Anglo-Saxon, 6th-7th century. The urn is decorated with deeply incised chevrons which are filled with

Edwy and Elgiva, (mid 19th century). Creator: J Rogers
Edwy and Elgiva, (mid 19th century). Depiction of a scene from early British history: Queen Elgiva and King Eadwig are reproved by priests, possibly Archbishop Odo and/or Saint Dunstan

Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel, 1910. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

The Pitney Brooch, Anglo-Scandinavian, second half of the 11th century. Disc-brooch of gilt copper-alloy from Pitney, Somerset, England. It is decorated in an English variant of the Urnes style

Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871, (c1920). Much of Alfreds reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders

Anglo-Saxon brooch of the Kentish type, from the British Museum

West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village, Bury St Edmund s, Suffolk. A reconstruction of an early Anglo-Saxon village from c420-650 excavated on the site

Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England, c1064, (19th century). Harold c1020-1066) swearing an oath on sacred relics before William of Normandy to support his claim to the English throne on death

Saint Walpurgis, 1516/1518. Creator: Leonhard Beck
Saint Walpurgis, 1516/1518

Saint Willibrord, 1625/30. Creator: Abraham Bloemaert
Saint Willibrord, 1625/30

King Alfred, 1890. Creator: Unknown
King Alfred, 1890. Alfred the Great (c847-899) King of Wessex from 871-c886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c886-899. He won a decisive victory in the Battle of Edington in 878

Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1835. Creator: Unknown
Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1835. The Battle of Hastings in which invading Normans, led by William the Conqueror, defeated the Anglo Saxons under King Harold II

Meeting of Edmund Ironside and Canute, on the Isle of Alney, in the Severn, c1890. Edmund Ironside (c990-1016) meets King Canute (c995-1035) on Alney Island in the River Severn

Harold at the Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Harold at the Battle of Hastings, (1066), 1890. Battle of Hastings, 1066 fought between a Norman-French army of William Duke of Normandy, and an English army under Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson

Shrine of Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Shrine of Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey, 1890. Shrine of Edward the Confessor (c1003-1066) one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England built under Henry III by workmen from Italy

Map of England, Showing Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and Danish Districts, (c9th century)
Map of England, Showing the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and the Danish Districts (The Latter Shaded), (c9th century), 1890. The Heptarchy is a collective name applied to the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon

The Battle of Hastings, (c1804). Creator: William Bromley
The Battle of Hastings, (c1804). 19th century depiction of the Battle of Hastings fought in 1066, in which the invading Normans, led by William the Conqueror

Athelney & Ethandun 878, (1935). Map of part of the west of England (modern Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire), showing Athelney

Hereward The Wake At Ely, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Hereward The Wake At Ely, 1902. Hereward the Wake, Anglo-Saxon rebel, attacking Peterborough Abbey, 1070 (early 20th century)

King Alfred the Great, 1785. From Harrisons Edition of Rapins History of England, by Paul Rapin de Thoyras. [John Harrison, London, 1785]

King Alfred And The Cakes, (c1850). Alfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871-899 AD. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Alfred in the Neat-Herds Cottage, 1776. Artist: I Hall
Alfred in the Neat-Herds Cottage, 1776. King Alfred, in disguise, is rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife, for letting the cakes burn. Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871

Plate 3 for History of the Middle Ages, 1793. Creators: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Eberhard Siegfried Henne
Plate 3 for History of the Middle Ages, 1793

Edyve, the good queen and noble mother to Etheltane, Edmund and Eldred, Kinges of England, 1777. Creator: John Bayly
Edyve, the good queen and noble mother to Etheltane, Edmund and Eldred, Kinges of England... from The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vols. 1-3, 1777

Edmund, King of England, Martyr; Presentation of the Virgin; St. Columba; St. Cecil

Alfred, (c847-899), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alfred, (c847-899), 1830. Alfred the Great (c847-899) King of Wessex 871-c886, King of the Anglo-Saxons c886-899 spent several years fighting Viking invasions

Old Shoreham Church, 1835. Creator: Unknown
Old Shoreham Church, 1835. Grade I listed 10th century St Nicolas Church in Shoreham-by-Sea. After a drawing by Samuel Hieronymous Grimm

Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Creator: A A Bradbury
Reliquary Cross, 10th century, (1881). Etching of an Anglo Saxon crucifix made c900-1000 AD, possibly in Winchester or Germany

Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Creator: Pearson
Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Alfred, given shelter on the Somerset Levels by a woman unaware of his identity and preoccupied by matters of his kingdom, let the cakes burn

Alfred the Great, 1712. Creator: Unknown
Alfred the Great, 1712. Portrait of Alfred wearing a crown and ermine robes, and holding a sceptre. King Alfred (849-899 AD) was King of Wessex from 871 to c886

King Alfred, 1733. Creator: George Vertue
King Alfred, 1733. Portrait in an oval frame inscribed Alfredus Magnus Rex Angliae, (Alfred the Great, King of England). On the table below are a crown, books, arrows, a lyre

Athelstane, (c894- 939), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Athelstane, (c894- 939), 1830. Athelstan (c894- 939) King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939 when he died

Alfred the Great, (c847-899), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alfred the Great, (c847-899), 1830.Alfred the Great (c847-899) King of Wessex from 871-c886, King of the Anglo-Saxons c886-899

Harold swearing to maintain the Right of the Duke of Normandy to the Throne of England, c1890. Harold Godwinson (c1022-1066) arrived in Pointhieu in 1064

Hereward cutting his way through the Norman host, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Hereward cutting his way through the Norman host, c1890. Hereward the Wake (c1035-c1072) Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England

Defeat of the Saxons by Arthur, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Defeat of the Saxons by Arthur, c1890. King Arthur defeats the Saxons at the Battle of Mount Badon in late 5th or early 6th century. From " Cassells Illustrated History of England"

At a Banquet given by Harold, he receives the News of the Invasion of the Normans, c1890. Harold Godwinson (c1022-1066) recieves news of the Norman invasion led by William of Normandy at a feast

Assassination of Edward the Martyr, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Assassination of Edward the Martyr, c1890. Edward the Martyr (c962-18 March 978) was King of England from 975 until his assassination at Corfe Castle in 978 in which AElfthryth was implicated

The Sister of King Sweyn murdered in the General Massacre of the Danes by the Saxons, on the Eve of St. Brice, 1002, c1890. The St

Edgar the Pacific being rowed down the River Dee by Eight Tributary Princes, c1890. Edgar the Peaceful ( c943-975). Legend has it, following his coronation

Edward, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Edward, 18th century. Edward the Confessor (c1003-1066) among the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled from 1042 to 1066

Edwy dragged by Dunstan from the presence of Elgiva, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Edwy dragged by Dunstan from the presence of Elgiva, c1890. Eadwig, (died 1 October 959), King of England from 955 in dispute with Archbishops Dunstan following the banquet of his coronation in

Edmund Ironside, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Edmund Ironside, 18th century. Edmund Ironside (c990-1016) King of England from 23 April to 30 November 1016

Swain King of Denmark and England, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Swain King of Denmark and England, 18th century. Sweyn Forkbeard (960-1014) King of Denmark from 986 to 1014. In 1013, shortly before his death, he became the first Danish king of England

Harold, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Harold, 18th century. Harold Godwinson (c1022-1066) the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England who reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings

Athelstan, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Athelstan, 18th century. Athelstan (c894-939) King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to 939 when he died

Ethelwolf, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Ethelwolf, 18th century. Ethelwolf (died 858) King of Wessex from 839 to 858

Canute, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Canute, 18th century. Cnut the Great (c995-1035), also known as Canute, King of Denmark, England and Norway; together often referred to as the North Sea Empire. He won the throne of England in 1016

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