Who was burried at Sutton Hoo?

Answer 1

A 7th century Anglo-Saxon king

Answer 2

There are many barrows, or burial mounds, at the site and Sutton Hoo commonly refers specifically to the ship burial at Mound 1. The site is made up of twenty barrows, most of which are still unexplored by modern methods. In addition, twenty-seven entirely different burials have been found outside the mounds. The circular layout of twelve of these around mound 1 strengthens the theory that they were perhaps sacrificial burials made at the same time as the ship-burial. Other mounds at the site include Mound 2 where a cremated man and horse were found; and Mound 3 where another ship burial was found, although not nearly as large as Mound 1 and had been robbed, probably in the 1860s.

Sutton Hoo is dated to circa 625, based on a single dated gold coin found with the treasure to Frankish king Theodebert II (595-612). The ship was about 27 meters (89 feet) long and 4.2 meters (14 feet) wide amidships. It was placed in the mound with the bow facing away from the river. A burial chamber was constructed mid-deck, and the ship would have been powered by 40 oarsmen. It did not contain a functional keel, and there is debate if it held a real sail, but was overall of excellent craftsmanship, leading to the theory it was built specifically for the burial. Only the ship's rivets survived because of soil acidity but impressions left in the ground allowed a detailed reconstruction. There was no body found at the time of the initial excavation but more recent analysis has found traces that a body had been present.

Answer 3

Sutton Hoo is the site where Anglo-Saxons buried their dead in various mounds, along with a full-sized sailing vessel which contained a wealth of artifacts. A popular misconception is that it is only the resting place of Anglo-Saxon kings, but tons of ordinary folk were buried there too.

Answer 4

King Raedwald

Answer 5

Personal items of adornment include:
shoulder-clasps in cloisonne, gold and garnet.
a great golden buckle, 13.2 cm (5.2 inches) long, weighing 414.62 grams (14.6 ounces).
a purse lid framed in gold with plaques executed in garnet and millefiori.
the purse of leather has disappeared, it contained 37 Merovingian gold coins weighing between 1.06 and 1.38 grams, three unstruck blank coins, and two small gold bars. Combined, these forty pieces may be symbolic payment to the forty oarsmen. The two gold bars, about four times in weight to a gold coin, would have been payment to the helmsman.
a carved whetstone decoratively mounted with iron rings and a bronze stag, believed to have been a royal scepter.
The weaponry includes:
a helmet, a rare find in Germanic graves, is of a spangenhelm style and decorated with designs seen elsewhere in Sweden in the 6th century.
The wooden shield has almost entirely decayed but was round with an iron central hand-hold and a decorative central bronze plaque.
A rusted iron sword, the remains of which are 85 cm (34 inches) long, had a gold guard plate.
chain mail.
six spears of different types.
an axe-hammer with an iron handle.
Other items
a set of ten silver bowls that fit into one another, eight bowls are well preserved.
a pair of nielloed silver baptismal spoons inscribed with the names of Saulos and Paulos in Greek.
a large bronze hanging bowl decorated in enamel and millefiori.
a silver dish has a stamp dating it to the reign of Byzantine emperor Anastasius (r. 491-518). Other silver and bronze items came from the Mediterranean in more contemporary times.
a bard's lyre of maplewood contained in a beaverskin bag (traces of which remain).
a pair of drinking horns of aurochs decorated with silvergilt foil.
domestic items such as a cauldron with a suspension chain over 11 feet long;
the remains of textiles of many kinds;

Answer 6

The early kings of East Anglia