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An Eye for Odin? Divine Role-Playing in the Age of Sutton Hoo

Medievalists.net — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 01:53:07 +0000

This paper presents some new observations concerning the construction of the Sutton Hoo helmet, as a point of entry to a wider discussion of pre-Christian religious and ideological links across Scandinavia.

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Anglo-Saxon Portraits: King Raedwald

Medievalists.net — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:03:42 +0000

In less than ten days the team unearthed Britain’s richest ever grave - 263 objects of gold, silver, bronze, iron, gems, leather, wood, textiles, feathers and fur, laid out in a wooden chamber at the centre of a buried ship. It was a sensation that attracted a police guard and an article in the Illustrated London News.

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The Byzantine Silver Bowls in the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial and Tree-Worship in Anglo-Saxon England

Medievalists.net — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:08:39 +0000

The ten Byzantine silver bowls included amongst the grave goods interred in the chamber of the Mound 1 ship burial at Sutton Hoo remain one of the most puzzling features of this site...

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The Sutton Hoo Helmet at the British Museum

Medievalists.net — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:49:55 +0000

Sue Brunning, curator at the British Museum, tells us about the famous Sutton Hoo Helmet, which can be found in Room 41 of the museum.

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Anglo Saxon and Viking Ship Burial – The British Museum

Medievalists.net — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:56:43 +0000

This session explores Viking and Anglo Saxon ship burials between the seventh and tenth centuries presented at The British Museum.

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CONFERENCES: Sutton Hoo at the British Museum: New directions for the new display

Medievalists.net — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:50:12 +0000

A fascinating talk about the new Sutton Hoo display at the British Museum, given by curator, Dr. Sue Brunning.

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Early Medieval collection at British Museum to get upgrade

Medievalists.net — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:48:26 +0000

After nearly 30 years, the room showcasing the early medieval collection at the British Museum will be getting a renovation.

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Viking Age Queens: The example of Oseberg

Medievalists.net — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:04:43 +0000

The Oseberg ship burial is a Viking Age burial mound containing a double female inhumation, which is located in the Oslofjord area in Norway.

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When the Dark Ages Were Lit Up: The Sutton Hoo discovery 70 years on

Medievalists.net — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:25:11 +0000

Alex Burghart looks back 70 years to the discovery of the fabulous Anglo-Saxon burial at Sutton Hoo, and ponders how far we've come in our knowledge of the period since 1939.

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