The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century, a new study finds.

On display at the British Museum in London, the Sutton Hoo helmet is an iconic relic of early British history. Although rusted and fragmentary, the helmet reflects the power of its owner ...

Pupils conclude their archaeological investigation of the Sutton Hoo site and consider what it tells us about the Anglo-Saxons. We return to the summer of 1939 and the discovery of the Anglo-Saxon ...