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Discover a little about the man who was buried at Sutton Hoo. Why was he buried in a ship? And what was buried in the other mounds on the site?
Sutton Who?
Just who was the man buried in magnificent style in the ship at Sutton Hoo? As archaeological work continued at the site over the years after its discovery, opinion coalesced around one candidate – King Raedwald of the East Angles.
Other Graves at Sutton Hoo
The great bump that covered the magnificent ship burial at Sutton Hoo did not stand alone. It was just the largest of about 19 mounds and other burials and cremations. In the 1980s, a new and grisly excavation was begun to reveal more about the rest of the cemetery…
Ship Burials
Most cultures embrace the idea of death as a great journey. Some, particularly cultures with a close geographical relationship to rivers and the sea, envisage that journey as one made by crossing water.
Interview: The British Museum's Sonja Marzinzik
Sonja Marzinzik, curator of Insular Medieval Collections at the British Museum, talks to ICONS about the Sutton Hoo Helmet.
Learning Anglo-Saxon
Inspired by the famous Old English poem "Beowulf", ICONS writer Emily will be attempting to learn Anglo-Saxon over the coming weeks - follow how she's getting on!
Ten things...
How many of these interesting things about the Anglo-Saxons do you already know..?
