Life in the Age of Beowulf (2009)

West Stow AngloSaxon Village is set in 125 acres Here in the 60s and 70s a series of archaeological digs revealed the remains of a substantial settlement of over 70 houses of which 8 have been reconstructed The earliest remains go back as far as 420 BC coinciding with a period during which the Roman legions withdrew from Britain leaving it open to the AngloSaxon invasions The village was settled until 650 AD the age of Beowulf when a poem was composed and recited by the bards Hose Lance Alexander is the acknowledged expert in this field