Anglo Saxon Collection (page 4)

Bird-shaped fibulae, hairpin, and s-shaped fibulae, 1893. Artist: A Housselin
Bird-shaped fibulae, hairpin, and s-shaped fibulae, 1893. Fibulae were a type of brooch A print from The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons by Baron D de Baye, Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1893

Buckle from Smithfield, London, 1893. A print from The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons by Baron D de Baye, Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1893

Square-headed fibula, from Ragley Park, Warwickshire, 1893. Fibulae were a type of brooch. A print from The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons by Baron D de Baye, Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1893

Cruciform fibulae, 1893. Fibulae were a type of brooch. A print from The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons by Baron D de Baye, Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1893

Spearhead from Homblieres, Aisne, France, 1893. A print from The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons by Baron D de Baye, Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1893

Map of Britain in 665, (1892). An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume I, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1892

Lady Godiva rides through Coventry, (19th century). Artist: JB Allen
Lady Godiva rides through Coventry, (19th century). Godiva or Godgifu (990-1067) is popularly believed to have ridden naked through the streets of Coventry in England

The Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1833). Artist: T Henwood
The Battle of Hastings, 1066, (1833). The Norman invaders under William the Conqueror take on Harolds Saxons

Egbert the Saxon, first king of all England, (18th century). Artist: George Vertue
Egbert the Saxon, first king of all England, (18th century). Egbert (c770-839) ruled Wessex from 802. His reign saw Wessex overtake Mercia as the dominant Anglo-Saxon kingdom

Coronation of Harold King of the Anglo-Saxons, 1066, (19th century). Artist: W Ridgway
Coronation of Harold King of the Anglo-Saxons, 1066, (19th century). Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England (c1020-1066)

King Alfred the Great. Much of Alfreds (849-899) reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders. After Alfred defeated them at Edington, Wiltshire, in 878

Lady Godiva, 1861. Godiva or Godgifu (990-1067) is popularly believed to have ridden naked through the streets of Coventry in England. Illustration from The Illustrated London News, (22 June 1861)

Alfred the Great, (18th century). Artist: J Collyer
Alfred the Great, (18th century). Alfred the Great (849-899 AD) was Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Much of Alfreds reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders

King Egbert of Wessex, first king of all England. Artist: W Lewis
King Egbert of Wessex, first king of all England. Egbert (c770-839) ruled Wessex from 802. His reign saw Wessex overtake Mercia as the dominant Anglo-Saxon kingdom

Sompting Church, Sussex, 1829. Artist: J Shury
Sompting Church, Sussex, 1829. St Mary s, Sompting, a fine example of Anglo-Saxon church architecture from the 11th century

Anglo-Saxons at dinner, (1910). Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

Anglo-Saxon costume, (1910). The figure on the left is from the Benedictional of St Ethelwold, and that on the right from Abbot Elfnoths prayer book

Anglo-Saxon travelling cloaks, (1910). The longs sleeves were to protect the hands in the winter. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910)

The Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066, (1910). The Norman invaders under William the Conqueror take on Harolds Saxons

The Danes Sailing up the English Channel, c877 AD, (19th century)

Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology, 1887. Franciscus Junius (1591-1677) devoted himself to the study of Anglo-Saxon and other ancient Germanic languages

Alfred the Great, (19th century). Alfred (c849-899) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex

Detail from Franks Casket, whalebone Northumbrian work, c700 AD. Illustrates a Viking Saga. British Museum. Knife-cut narrative scenes in flat two-dimensional low-relief

St. Matthew writing his Gospel, Anglo-Saxon work, c1062-65. Opening page of the gospel of St. Matthew, one of 4 gospels at Rhiems, France. Probably given to St

Claw Beaker from an Anglo-Saxon grave at Lyminge, Kent, 5th century. At Maidstone Museum. A claw beaker is a name given by archaeologists to a type of drinking vessel often found as a grave good in

Anglo-Saxon Claw Beaker, c7th century. A claw beaker is a name given by archaeologists to a type of drinking vessel often found as a grave good in 6th and 7th century Frankish and Anglo-Saxon burials

Runic inscription on Anglo-Saxon Silver-Gift Mount, c7th century

Shaft of Cross at Walton, near Lancaster, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Shaft of Cross at Walton, near Lancaster, England, 20th century. Sfaft of an 11th Century Anglo-Danish style cross with scenes from the Sigurd Cycle, a Resurrection scene and ornament

Anglo-Saxon ivory carving of the crucifixion, 10th century
Anglo-Saxon walrus ivory carving of the crucifixion from the British Museums collection, 10th century

The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century
A side panel of the Franks Casket, showing Romulus and Remus with the wolf, from the British Museums collection.Side panel from The Franks Casket, Anglo-Saxon, first half of the 8th century

Anglo-Saxon carving of Christ, 11th century
Anglo-Saxon carving of Christ and animals at Jevington Church in Sussex, 11th century

Anglo-Saxon church of St Laurence, 8th century
Anglo-Saxon church of St Laurence in Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, 8th century

Kirkdale Church in North Yorkshire, 11th century
Kirkdale Church in North Yorkshire, founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, 11th century

Bradford-on-Avon Anglo-Saxon church of St Laurence, 10th century

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Cnut, pointed helmet type
Silver penny of Cnut (990-1035), pointed helmet type, showing both sides. From the Chester and Shrewsbury mints

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Edward the Confessor
Silver penny of Edward the Confessor (1003-1066), full figure, showing the reverse face, from the Chester Mint

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Cnut
Silver penny of Cnut (990-1035), quatre-foil style, showing the obverse side

Anglo-Saxon Silver Penny of Harold II
Silver penny of Harold II (1022-1066), minted 1066, showing the obverse side

The Strickland Brooch, Anglo-Saxon, mid-9th century. Plain gold panels with a pattern of dog-like animals with collars, deeply carved to form an openwork effect

Anglo-Saxon carving of a man writing a book, 10th century
Anglo-Saxon ivory carving of a man writing a book, from the Victoria and Albert Museums collection, 10th century

Bewcastle Anglo-Saxon Cross, 7th century
An elaborate Anglo-Saxon cross from Bewcastle, Cumbria. Runes are visible in the centre, 7th century

Bone Viking Trewiddle-style trial-piece
A bone Viking trial-piece found at the Viking settlement at York. It has Trewiddle style decoration, and is currently in the Yorkshire Museum, York

Anglo-Saxon Gold Pendant
An Anglo-Saxon gold pendant, currently in the British Museum

Edward the Martyr, 10th century English king, c1860. Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

Anglo-Saxon world map, 10th century. A map showing a flat Earth and the ocean that was thought to surround it. From the British Museum

Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. The tapestry, which tells the story of the events leading to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, was probably commissioned by Odo, Bishop of Bayeux

Representation of Odin or Wotan, 1834. The Scandinavian god Odin, known to the Anglo-Saxons as Wotan. God of the dead, he banqueted in Valhalla with those killed in battle

William I, the Conqueror, King of England, c1067 (19th century). William (1027-1087) receiving the English leaders after the Norman conquest of 1066

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