Anglo-Saxon Sites

Why was Offa’s dyke built? What were Anglo-Saxon houses made of? Who was buried at Sutton Hoo? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in Historic Places of the United Kingdom: Anglo-Saxon Sites.

More than 1,500 years ago, raiders from Germany and Denmark arrived in Britain. They slowly took control and settled down to stay. Few of their buildings are left, but their legacy lives on. This book explores some of the places they built, investigating these amazing archaeological discoveries and explaining what they reveal about life in Anglo-Saxon times.