"The evidence leads him to conclude that these Anglo-Saxon warriors had served under [Byzantine Emperor] Tiberius II and his successor, Maurice, who recorded in his military handbook that “Britons” were good at fighting “in the woods”." #medievalwww.theguardian.com/science/arti...

Anglo-Saxons may have fought in northern Syrian wars, say experts

Warriors from Britain joined far-flung Byzantine military campaigns in sixth century, grave goods suggest