What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it ... primarily because in the ninth century, the Vikings destroyed churches where records were kept.

The Sutton Hoo Helmet is one of the most important Anglo Saxon finds of all time. It was buried in the grave of a warrior chieftain. Alongside it were a vast array of weaponry and a 27-metre-long ...

The Vikings, like the Anglo-Saxons, fought on foot (not horseback ... Those who could not run fast enough were killed and their helmets, weapons and armour were stolen. The Vikings did not ...

the Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered in 1982 during the dig that revealed the preserved Viking remains that inspired Jorvik Viking Centre. Gareth said most of That Jorvik Viking Thing content would be ...

and a distinctive full-face helmet, of a kind never before recovered in Britain. Examining the artifacts, they concluded that the settlement was not Viking, as first assumed, but Anglo-Saxon.