Anglo-Saxons also used runes (marked stones) but little has survived. Much of our evidence comes from archaeology: burials, grave goods, treasure hoards and building remains. These combs are made ...

“It’s an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon cemetery, with really beautifully ... Sayer’s team hasn’t yet examined all of its mysterious runes. “They don’t often say anything that we can ...

A sixth-century sword described as "incredible" by archaeologists has been unearthed from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural ... a blade inscribed with runes, and remnants of its leather-and-wood ...

The well-preserved weapon was recovered by University of Central Lancashire archaeologists from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery near ... inscriptions in a runic script (runes were used in Northern Europe ...