while the reverse depicts a draped standing figure holding a military ceremonial flag, known as a standard, and symbols of war. On both the real and Anglo-Saxon imitation solidi, the standard ...

The term Anglo-Saxon is a relatively modern one. It refers to settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony, who made their way over to Britain after the fall of the Roman Empire around AD ...

Excuse me. Yes, you! Would you like to learn more about the Anglo-Saxons? Great! Well let’s start at the beginning. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was about 410 to 1066 and they originally come ...