Sutton Hoo
History: KS2 National Curriculum, topic 3.2.4
Sutton Hoo
The discovery
- Sutton Hoo is a famous Anglo-Saxon burial site.
- The site was discovered in 1939 in Suffolk.
- It is possible that King Rædwald of East Anglia was buried there.
Findings
- In the burial site, the scientists discovered a ship.
- In the ship, there was a burial chamber.
- In the chamber, there were weapons, a lyre, gold, drinking horns, a shield and a helmet.
The Sutton Hoo helmet
- The helmet was made of bronze and silver.
- The helmet was broken into more than 100 pieces.
- The scientists spent years putting the pieces together one by one.
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