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What is Sutton Hoo and why is it important?
Sutton Hoo is the site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England. The site is important in establishing the history of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia as well as illuminating the early Anglo-Saxon period which lacked historical documentation.
What does the Sutton Hoo Helmet tell us about history?
The burial provides insights into the life of the Anglo-Saxon elite and into connections between Britain and other parts of the world. The finds at Sutton Hoo changed historians’ views about the Anglo-Saxon period, which had been regarded as a Dark Age following the end of Roman Britain.
What happened to the body at Sutton Hoo?
The body was missing from the Sutton Hoo ship burial. However, when the site was re-excavated in 1963–71, analysis of the soil below the burial chamber indicated that a body had once lain there, but had decomposed and dissolved in the acidic environment.
Where was Edith Pretty buried?
Sutton Hoo, United KingdomEdith Pretty / Place of burial
Is Sutton Hoo Viking?
Sutton Hoo is England’s Valley of the Kings, and the Anglo-Saxon ship burial found in the King’s Mound is the richest burial ever found in northern Europe.
Who discovered the Sutton Hoo Helmet?
Charles Phillips
| Sutton Hoo helmet | |
|---|---|
| Material | Iron, bronze, tin, gold, silver, garnets |
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) estimated |
| Discovered | 1939 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk 52°05′21″N 01°20′17″ECoordinates: 52°05′21″N 01°20′17″E |
| Discovered by | Charles Phillips |
Where was Sutton Hoo mask found?
| Sutton Hoo helmet | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) estimated |
| Discovered | 1939 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk 52°05′21″N 01°20′17″ECoordinates: 52°05′21″N 01°20′17″E |
| Discovered by | Charles Phillips |
| Present location | British Museum, London |
What happened to the ship found at Sutton Hoo?
What, No Boat? The 27 metre long Anglo-Saxon ship from Sutton Hoo no longer exists. It was made of oak and after 1,300 years in the acidic soil, it rotted away leaving only its ‘ghost’ imprinted in the sand.
What happened to the Sutton Hoo burial site?
The burials date to the seventh-century AD. Most of the mounds were robbed, largely in the Tudor period, and much of what was there was lost, but two mounds escaped this fate – the Great Ship Burial or King’s Mound One and the Horseman’s Mound.
Who created the Sutton Hoo Helmet?
| Sutton Hoo helmet | |
|---|---|
| Material | Iron, bronze, tin, gold, silver, garnets |
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) (estimated) |
| Discovered | 1939 Sutton Hoo, Suffolk52.089°N 1.338°ECoordinates:52.089°N 1.338°E |
| Discovered by | Charles Phillips |
What kind of helmet is the Sutton Hoo helmet?
The Sutton Hoo helmet by The British Museum The Sutton Hoo helmet, early 7th century, iron and tinned copper alloy helmet, consisting of many pieces of iron, now built into a reconstruction, 31.8 x 21.5 cm (as restored) (The British Museum) (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) This extraordinary helmet is very rare.
Where did the Anglo-Saxon helmet come from?
Today, it is arguably the face of the Anglo-Saxon period. The helmet demonstrates influence from earlier Roman cavalry helmets and also from Swedish helmets of a similar era to the Sutton Hoo burial.
What are the most iconic treasures found at Sutton Hoo?
Most iconic among the treasures is undoubtedly the Sutton Hoo helmet. Highly corroded and broken into more than one hundred fragments when the burial chamber collapsed, the helmet took many years work by the British Museum conservation team to reconstruct.
Who was the first person to reconstruct the helmet?
The helmet was first reconstructed by Herbert Maryon from 1945 to 1946. A retired professor of sculpture and an authority on early metalwork, Maryon was specially employed as a Technical Attaché at the British Museum on 11 November 1944. His job was to restore and conserve the finds from the Sutton Hoo ship-burial,…