Free learning from The Open University www.open.ac.uk --- A look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings bought to the English language. (Part 1 of...
Miraculously preserved over the centuries, its artistic importance was unrecognized until an essay by JRR Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings) revealed its unity and...
More about this episode: www.bbc.co.uk David travels throughout Britain in search of the greatest works of art from the time: the mosaics of Bignor Roman...
Art historian Dr. Janina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art. From the beautiful jewellery that adorned the first violent pagan invaders...
Migration of Germanic peoples to Britain from what is now northern Germany and southern Scandinavia is attested from the 5th century (eg Undley bracteate). Based...