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The Sutton Hoo

The Sutton Hoo. Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial. Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. Anglo-Saxon England, @ 625 AD Burial of a longship - @ 90 ft - with treasures Believed to be a memorial to Raedwald, Bretwalda of East Anglia & surrounding area

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The Sutton Hoo

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  1. The Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial

  2. Sutton Hoo Ship Burial • Anglo-Saxon England, @ 625 AD • Burial of a longship - @ 90 ft - with treasures • Believed to be a memorial to Raedwald, Bretwalda of East Anglia & surrounding area • 263 objects of gold, garnet, silver,bronze, enamel, iron, wood, bone, textiles, feathers and fur uncovered. They even uncovered a ladybird and the crushed remains of a flowering plant. • No evidence of a body or ashes

  3. Why is it significant? • Demonstrates that literary works like Beowulf accurately represent Anglo-Saxon culture • Demonstrates that “Dark Ages” after the fall of the Roman Empire were not so “dark” • Wealth • Travel • Communications • Art

  4. The Site

  5. England & France http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~huma103/lec9IV_V.html#D3E24_32

  6. Eastern England http://www.battle1066.com/sutton2.shtml

  7. http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htmhttp://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htm

  8. “Bid my warriorsraise a splendid moundon the shore-cliffsafter my funeral firethat a remembrance shall tower high on Hronesness.Sea-farers shall afterwardcall it Beowulf's Mound.” http://www.suttonhoo.org/index.html

  9. The Dig

  10. Why is it called “Sutton Hoo?” • Name of the estate of Mrs. Edith Pretty • Sutton is a village in Suffolk. A “hoo” is a spur of a hill. Sutton Hoo was the name of an estate near Sutton, and the burial site is named after that estate. • 1937, Mrs. Pretty decided to have some of the burial mounds on her estate examined • 1937 – 38, local archaeologist from Ipswich Museum begins work • May, 1939, determines from placing of iron rivets that an entire ship was buried

  11. Chronology1939 • May – archaeologist from Cambridge takes charge of dig • July 21 – first piece of jewelry found • August – Coroner’s Inquest determines that the treasure belongs to Mrs. Pretty • August – Mrs. Pretty decides to donate the treasure to the nation • August 25 – digging is concluded, all 263 items are sent to the British Museum • Nine days later, war begins between Britain & Germany • Treasures are stored, wrapped in damp moss, in the London Underground until after the War

  12. http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs4a/sutton.htm

  13. http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htmhttp://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htm

  14. The Treasure

  15. Royal Accoutrements

  16. The Sceptre http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/

  17. http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htmhttp://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htm

  18. The Standard

  19. Purse Lid http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htm

  20. Details http://www.wuffings.co.uk/MySHPages/SHTreasure/SHHelm.htm

  21. 37 coins 3 blanks 2 ingots The Gold http://www.wuffings.co.uk/MySHPages/SHTreasure/SHHelm.htm

  22. The Silver

  23. The Bowls http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htm

  24. Fluted Bowl with Handles - Mediterranean

  25. Silver Bowl Set With Christian Motifs

  26. Set of Christening Spoons – “Saulus” & “Paulus”

  27. Bronze Coptic Bowl – Egypt http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/eliot/722/Sutthoo.htm#

  28. Bronze Hanging Bowl - Celtic http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/timeline/saxon/suttonhoo/suttonhoo.htm

  29. Wooden Tub with Iron Fittings http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/sutton_pics5.html

  30. The hanging bowl with suspension chain Sometimes referred to as the Cauldron

  31. Party On…

  32. Riddle 12 – The Exeter Book http://www2.kenyon.edu/AngloSaxonRiddles/Riddles/Riddle12.htm

  33. Spoke then the queen of the Danes:"Receive this cup,my dear lord,giver of treasure.” l. 1167 - 1169 The Auroch Drinking Horns http://www.highfiber.com/~bohemond/Bootshop/horn-page/sutton_hoo_horn.htm

  34. Maple-wood Bottles

  35. http://people.westminstercollege.edu/faculty/mmarkowski/212/6/sut1.JPGhttp://people.westminstercollege.edu/faculty/mmarkowski/212/6/sut1.JPG

  36. “…Day after day the music rang Loud in that hall, the harp’s rejoicing Call and the poet’s clear songs…” l. 89 - 92 The Harp

  37. http://www.saphir.u-net.com/lyre/

  38. Accoutrements

  39. The Buckle

  40. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/

  41. Buckles for Sword Belt http://www.wuffings.co.uk/MySHPages/SHTreasure/SHHelm.htm

  42. Fittings for Sword Belt Fittings for Sword Hanger http://www.wuffings.co.uk/MySHPages/SHTreasure/SHHelm.htm

  43. Shoulder Cloak Clasp – one of a pair http://www.wuffings.co.uk/MySHPages/SHTreasure/SHHelm.htm

  44. Decorations & Bosses for Sword, Scabbard http://www.wuffings.co.uk/MySHPages/SHTreasure/SHHelm.htm

  45. Weapons & Armor

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