A young warrior named Beowulf hears of Hrothgar ... However, the skill of Anglo-Saxon art, metal-work and manuscripts does not suggest a ‘dark age’ at all. Archaeology is revealing new ...

ALL ARTIFACTS OWNED BY: BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERY ... times—have been found in the soil. In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf the warrior Sigemund has killed a dragon guarding "dazzling ...