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Alfred and the Vikings
Jeremy Haslam presents working drafts of two scholarly articles: "The defeat of the Vikings in Mercia and London" and "The Burghal Hidage - a reassessment" with bibliography.
Anglo-Saxon England
Student essays about Anglo-Saxon England by William Bakken and a thesis about the relationship of King Cnut with the English Church.
Anglo-Saxon History: A Select Bibliography
An extensive bibliography arranged in categories by Simon Keynes.
Anglo-Saxon Studies: A Select Bibliography
Carole Biggam's study guide incorporates a range of topics categorised by subject and includes links to online sources.
Anglo-Saxons.net
Sean Miller provides an introduction, timeline, dates, lists of rulers and archbishops, maps, texts and translations, including a searchable database of charters.
BBC: The Anglo-Saxons
Discover how the Anglo-Saxons lived with an interactive guide to 8th-century English life. A guide for schoolchildren which aims to cover KS2 QCA Scheme of Work Unit 8b: 'Anglo-Saxons case study'.
Britannia: Anglo Saxon England
A comprehensive series of original material and contemporary sources relating to England before the Norman conquest.
Dr Sam Newton's Wuffings' Website
Explores the early medieval kingdom of East Anglia and its Wuffing dynasty as well as aspects of the literature, legend, history, and archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England.
Ecclesiastical History by the Venerable Bede
Bede was an 8th century monk who wrote a classic history of Britain, most of which is available as a translated, public domain document.
Haskins Society
An international scholarly organization dedicated to the study of Viking, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and early Angevin history and the history of neighboring areas and peoples.
International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
Aims to further all aspects of Anglo-Saxon Studies and holds a conference every other year.
Kemble
The British Academy and Royal Historical Society describe their new edition of the corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters. Includes online versions of Sawyer's catalogue and Regesta Regum Anglorum.
Map of Anglo-Saxon England
Map by Matthew White, hosted by Georgetown University.
MaÞeliende
The online newsletter of Anglo-Saxon studies at the University of Georgia.
Mercian History
Geography, acendancy, and decline of the Kingdom of Mercia, and the earldom as it existed under the Danelaw.
Regia Anglorum
This living history group provides articles on Anglo-Saxon times with illustrations and references. Includes a virtual village, manor and minster.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
Complete modern English translation published by the Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL).
The Battle of Brunanburgh AD 937
Argues that the battle at which King Athelstan finally defeated the Danes was fought on a site near the present Burnley in Lancashire where the River Brun has its source. Battle account, maps and photographs.
The Burghal Hidage
Anthony Bradshaw explains this Saxon document which lists the fortified burhs of Wessex, with maps.
The Life of King Alfred
Biography by Asser, Bishop of Sherborne, written c.888. E-text hosted by the Online Medieval and Classical Library.
The Ruin and Conquest of Britain 400-600A.D.
Primary sources, a timeline and commentary by Howard Wiseman.
Vortigern Studies
Robert Vermaat's look at British history c.400-600 AD. Includes discussions of the evidence for Vortigern and the Wansdyke earthwork.
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
Illustrated guide from Bury St Edmunds and Beyond to the reconstructed village on a site excavated at West Stow.
Ða Engliscan Gesiðas
An historical society devoted to the study of all aspects the Anglo-Saxon period. Aims, articles, Anglo-Saxon calendar and forum.