I now own 4 replica instruments bases on Anglo-Saxon originals so I thought I would show them today. First I have the Horn. This is an Ox-horn. Horns were used in battle as signals but also in ceremonial matters. The lord of a hall might summon his people to feast by standing at the door […]

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When the Angles, Saxons and Jutes came to the shores of Britain they were speaking a language called old English that is close to Old German – the language that evolved back in their homelands. 16 centuries later modern English has evolved through the impact of invasion, religion  and time. Following the coming of the […]

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Today -15th September in 1940 was the Hardest day of the battle of Britain. It is now known at Battle of Britain day. After the Fall of France most people believed that an invasion of the UK was only a matter of time. First however the Germans had to over come two obstacles – the […]

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Mercia – the very name means “kingdom on the border”. The border in question was that between the English and the Welsh. These lands were where a permanent barrier and border was established between what became Wales and the rest of England. They were also the lands that saw some of the  most tragic events […]

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