Sutton Hoo and Syria: the Anglo-Saxons who served in the Byzantine Army? by Gittos, H

“…This article argues that they were acquired by men who were recruited into the Byzantine army in 575 to serve on the eastern front against the Sasanians. Those who returned brought back with them metalwork and other items which were current, and distinctive, and not the kinds of things that were part of normal trading networks. …”