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New discovery links Sutton Hoo helmet to Denmark, not Sweden

A recent archaeological discovery on the Danish island of Tåsinge may challenge decades of theory about the origins of the Sutton Hoo helmet—one of Britain’s most treasured artifacts and often called “Britain’s Tutankhamun.”

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/04/sut

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New discovery links Sutton Hoo helmet to Denmark, not Sweden A recent archaeological discovery on the Danish island of Tåsinge may challenge decades of theory about the origins of the Sutton Hoo helmet—one of Britain’s most treasured artifacts and often called “Britain’s Tutankhamun.” Two years ago, detectorist Jan Hjort found a small, green-tinged copper alloy object while scanning a field using a metal detector. Experts have now confirmed that the patterns incised in the stamp bear a remarkable resemblance to those on the Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in Suffolk, England, in 1939. The helmet was part of a wealthy Anglo-Saxon ship burial believed to be that of King Raedwald of East Anglia, who died around 624 CE...
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alice 🪞♥️ 🎩🐇

" ... the chaplain was ready now to capitulate to despair entirely but was restrained by the memory of his wife, whom he loved and missed so pathetically with such sensual and exalted ardor, and by the lifelong trust he had placed in the wisdom and justice of an immortal, omnipotent, omniscient, humane, universal, anthropomorphic, English-speaking, Anglo-Saxon, pro-American God, which had begun to waver.
So many things were testing his faith. There was the Bible, of course, but the Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure Island, Ethan Frome and The Last of the Mohicans. Did it then seem probable, as he had once overheard Dunbar ask, that the answers to the riddles of creation would be supplied by people too ignorant to understand the mechanics of rainfall? Had Almighty God, in all His infinite wisdom, really been afraid that men six thousand years ago would succeed in building a tower to heaven? Where the devil was heaven? Was it up? Down? There was no up or down in a finite but expanding universe in which even the vast, burning, dazzling, majestic sun was in a state of progressive decay that would eventually destroy the earth too. There were no miracles; prayers went unanswered, and misfortune tramped with equal brutality on the virtuous and the corrupt; and the chaplain, who had conscience and character, would have yielded to reason and relinquished his belief in the God of his fathers—would truly have resigned both his calling and his commission and taken his chances as a private in the infantry or field artillery, ..."

-- #JosephHeller, Catch-22

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Medieval toilet reveals lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king

A team of archaeologists has discovered what they believe to be Harold Godwinson, the last Saxon king of England’s, long-lost residence. Their research suggests a house in Bosham, in West Sussex, sits atop the remains of Harold’s one-time grand estate, famously portrayed in the Bayeux Tapestry.

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/01/los

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Medieval toilet reveals lost palace of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king A team of University of Exeter and Newcastle University archaeologists has discovered what they believe to be Harold Godwinson, the last Saxon king of England’s, long-lost residence. Their research, published in The Antiquaries Journal, suggests a house in Bosham, in West Sussex, sits atop the remains of Harold’s one-time grand estate, famously portrayed in the Bayeux Tapestry. For years, researchers have sought Harold’s residence in Bosham, appearing twice in the Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th-century embroidered work depicting events leading up to the 1066 Norman Conquest of England. It shows Harold feasting in a grand hall before sailing to France and again upon his return. While the associated church in Bosham still stands, the exact location of the hall had remained a mystery—until now...
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Global Museum

Two large logs from Woburn’s Deer Park have been donated to the incredible project of ‘re-building’ the Sutton Hoo longship.
The Ship’s Company, dedicated to creating a permanent and authentic replica of the Anglo-Saxon ship discovered in 1939, is leading this remarkable endeavour. Only the largest logs can be used, as they will be split by hand and hewn into 13" boards to clad the ship's hull.
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Sutton Hoo burials may belong to Anglo-Saxons who fought for the Byzantine Empire, new research reveals

A recent study conducted by Dr. Helen Gittos, a professor specializing in medieval history at the University of Oxford, challenges perceptions regarding Sutton Hoo, which is recognized as one of England’s most significant archaeological locations...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/01/sut

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Sutton Hoo burials may belong to Anglo-Saxons who fought for the Byzantine Empire, new research reveals A recent study conducted by Dr. Helen Gittos, a professor specializing in medieval history at the University of Oxford, challenges perceptions regarding Sutton Hoo, which is recognized as one of England’s most significant archaeological locations. Her findings, disseminated in the English Historical Review, propose that certain individuals interred at the Sutton Hoo site could have been distinguished Anglo-Saxon warriors who fought for the Byzantine Empire, rather than kings or local aristocrats. In the 6th century, the Byzantine Empire, embroiled in heavy fighting with the Sasanian Empire of Persia, launched massive recruitment drives across Europe. These drives aimed to recruit skilled cavalry warriors, leading to the formation of a group known as the foederati. Historical records show that the Britons, who were celebrated for their skills as woodland fighters, were among those recruited...
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Rachel Wright

We could learn a few things from the Anglo-Saxons, it seems to me...

"Anglo-Saxon poets loved to praise craft and skill, extolling the technical ability and power of thought which goes into making beautiful and useful things, and these poetic lists of 'gifts' paint an appealing picture of a society in which everyone's contribution is valuable, however mundane it may seem."
-- Eleanor Parker, Winters in the World

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𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉

For those who like #runic and #OldEnglish / #AngloSaxon

When I was a student, our Professor (who taught us Anglo-Saxon) organised an annual summer trip to St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale, N. Yorkshire, where there is an old sundial carved over the door. The Anglian inscription retains a number of runic letters: ᚹᚨᛇᚦ

I came across an old postcard of it and give here a new transcription too. There are a couple of small errors in the postcard, corrected in AltText

Anglian sundial at St. Gregory's Minster. See next image for textual transcription in Old English. In Modern English, it reads: Orm Gamal's son bought St. Gregory's Minster when it was all broken down and fallen and he let it be made anew from the ground to Christ and St. Gregory in Edward's days, the King, and in Tosti's days, the Earl. This is the day's Sun marker at each time. And Hawarth and Brand, priests, wrought me
Anglian text on sundial at St Gregory's Minster, Kirkdale: Left and right columns: + Orm Gamalsuna bohte Sanctus Gregorius Minster ðonne hit wæs æl tobrocan & tofalan & he hit let mad annewan from grunde XP et Sanctus Gregorius in Eadward dagum cyning in Tosti dagum eorl + Middle column: þis is dæges solmerca æt ilcum tide + Haward me wrohte, & Brand preosts
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Rosie Walters

"It has a silver-and-gilt hilt, with a decorative pattern in fine craftsmanship, and a blade bearing a runic script. Even elements of its leather-and-wood scabbard and the beaver fur that lined it have also survived. Attached to its pommel is a ring, perhaps symbolising an oath to a king or another high-status individual."
theguardian.com/science/2024/d

The Guardian · ‘Really incredible’ sixth-century sword found in KentBy Dalya Alberge
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