Recently I received a note from a reader who chided me about my description of Sutton Hoo.
Sutton Hoo is an Anglo-Saxon archaeological site located near Suffolk, England, with at least fourteen burial mounds in it, one of which included an entire ship, dated to about the 7th century AD.
My definition included a reference to the fairly unsubstantiated claim that either Mound 1 or 2 was thought to be the burial place of the 7th century AD Anglo-Saxon king, Raedwald. In his 1998 book about Sutton Hoo, Martin Carver remarked that although the mound does conform to Raedwald's burial in some aspects, its secure assignation to Raedwald is pure speculation.
Not being a Sutton Hoo expert, I rummaged around for what I could find, chased down some additional references, cleaned up the glossary entry, added this nice photograph from WordRidden, and ... here it is for your enjoyment.
My definition included a reference to the fairly unsubstantiated claim that either Mound 1 or 2 was thought to be the burial place of the 7th century AD Anglo-Saxon king, Raedwald. In his 1998 book about Sutton Hoo, Martin Carver remarked that although the mound does conform to Raedwald's burial in some aspects, its secure assignation to Raedwald is pure speculation.
Not being a Sutton Hoo expert, I rummaged around for what I could find, chased down some additional references, cleaned up the glossary entry, added this nice photograph from WordRidden, and ... here it is for your enjoyment.
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