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Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo. By: Caroline Coffey. Basic Information. Sutton Hoo is the burial site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. Found near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Historians date these burials around 6 th and early 7 th centuries They are mounds of burials, and have been researched by many people

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Sutton Hoo

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  1. Sutton Hoo By: Caroline Coffey

  2. Basic Information • Sutton Hoo is the burial site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. • Found near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England • Historians date these burials around 6th and early 7th centuries • They are mounds of burials, and have been researched by many people • One is the famous undisturbed ship burial

  3. Background of the Burial • Shows the wealth of the Anglo-Saxons as a people • Mostly historians who study the early medieval period study this burial. • They believe this “sheds light” on the Early English period because some think it is just a myth

  4. Background cont. • Many historians believe Raewald, ruler of East Anglia, was the person on the ship. • The ship gave historians a great deal of information on early Anglo-Saxon period and East Anglia

  5. Excavation • The first excavation was started in 1938 • Mrs. Edith May Pretty owned the land and hired Basil Brown to help her • The ship was not found until 1939 • In the summer of 1939, they discovered the completely undisturbed burial chamber of Raewald • After that national experts took over the excavation • Led by Dr Rupert Bruce-Mitford, in 1965-1971 Mound 1 was re-excavated, revealing further evidence about the overall archaeology of the site

  6. Other Discoveries • Many other significant objects were found besides the ship • The most important are: a ceremonial helmet, a shield and sword, a lyre, and a silver plate from the Eastern Roman Empire • There are many others in the actual burial chamber

  7. Objects in the Chamber • These objects were organized in a specific way • In the head area there were helmets, silver bowls, and spoons • On the right of Raewald’s body was a sword, sword-harness and spear • A purse, some shoulder-clasps, and a great buckle were found near his upper body • Near his lower body was a drinking horn, which is just a drinking vessel • A large quantity of material including metal objects and textiles was folded or packed in heaps on the foot

  8. More Photos of the Other Objects • The Great Buckle A drinking horn A sword in a sword harness The silver bowls form the chamber

  9. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Hoo#Objects_in_the_burial-chamber • http://www.suttonhoo.org/ • http://www.csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs4a/sutton.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sutton_Hoo_ship-burial_model.jpg • http://www.ask.com/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_burial • http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Shoulder-Clasp-from-the-Sutton-Hoo-Ship-Burial-Anglo-Saxon-circa-625-30-AD-Posters_i1342256_. • http://reocities.com/athens/2471/weststow.html • http://islesproject.com/2007/11/24/c5th-c11thce-anglo-saxon-england/ • http://steffmetal.com/metal-history-beer/ • http://theinnerbailey.com/sword-belt-medieval1.htm • http://www.suttonhoo.org/gallery_detail.asp?fld_gallery_ID=4

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