An old illustration showing an Anglo-Saxon soldier with his pike and shield. Between roughly 449 – 1066 AD, a mixture of Germanic tribes, local inhabitants ,Romano-British peoples and later Norse settlers led to the creation of the English nation. Anglo-Saxon warriors were in reality drawn from many races, or at least racial origins. As can be seen this soldier has no head gear (helmets were not regularly worn by ordinary Anglo-Saxon soldiers, at least until the 11th century AD.)

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Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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