From barbarian invaders to devout Christian missionaries, the Anglo-Saxons brought four hundred years of religious evolution and shifting political power to the British Isles. English owes much to ...

The Anglo-Saxons also brought their own religious beliefs, but the arrival of Saint Augustine in 597 converted most of the country to Christianity. The Anglo-Saxon period lasted for 600 years ...

They were neither Christian nor civilized before 800. But in spite of these two great transformations, the Saxons still tenaciously clung to many ancient barbaric and pagan ways and customs. The ...

Yet the pagan Anglo-Saxons copied a clearly Christian coin. Related: Roman coin trove discovered on Mediterranean island may have been hidden during ancient pirate attack The Anglo-Saxons did not ...