The conventional story of Britain's history suggests a decline into lethargy after the Romans left followed by a revival due to an Anglo-Saxon invasion. But there isn't actually any archeological evidence to support this theory. The Sutton Hoo discovery, for example doesn't point to any conclusive evidence of a specific origin or invasion. Was the invasion myth created to explain the origin of the Anglo-Saxon kings?

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