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4
Jan
My mother probably thought I was mad when I asked for it but I was delighted with a present my parents bought me this Xmas. It is a replica of the Beagnoth Seax which is in the British Museum. Here is a picture of it: The Seax of Beagnoth was found in the river Thames in 1857 […]
7
Sep
The seax is the name given to a particular long bladed knife associated closely with the Saxons – the tribe of Germanic peoples that originated in the area we called lower Saxony today and who migrated inthe 5th and 6th centuries to Britain. They settled in the south east. The knives gradually grew larger, and broader. They are sometimes […]
Tags: Anglo Saxons, seax
8
Apr
We know a considerable amount about the arms and armour used by the Anglo Saxons because firstly there is much mention of them in the sagas and chronicles such as The Battle of Maldon. Secondly weapons often survive well in archaeological finds being made, at least in part, of metal such as iron and steel. […]