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Sutton Hoo
Not far from
our home, across the border in Suffolk, is a wonderful place. Some say
that it is as important as Stonehenge! Just before WW2, they found,
under a burial mound, an Anglo-Saxon ship, and inside was a treasure,
one so important and priceless, that it was all removed to the British
Museum. Much later the family who owned the land donated it to the
National Trust, and the Trust has now built a Visitor centre, and a
wonderful presentation of what was found in the burial, and some of the
treasures are on loan for all to see in context with the other artifacts
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Sculpture of
the King's helmet
Some of the Treasures, of
gold
A reproduction of the helmet
Hanging outside the Treasure
mounted with garnets
showing the parts
found
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It is believed that the
person buried in the ship, was Raedwald, who ruled this part of England
(East Anglia) in the 6th century AD, he died around 625.
The river on which Sutton Hoo
stands is the Deben…….(Danish for "Deep one")
It is one of our favourite haunts
when cruising near home, quite one of the most beautiful places I know.
If you would like to learn more
about Sutton Hoo,
Visit HERE
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It was under such a burial mound that the
Treasure ship was found
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