Sutton Hoo: Did you mean...?

These enigmatic mounts may have been emblems of office. Rivets and rivet-holes show that some were attached to other objects, perhaps bone or ivory rods that decayed in the ground. The most elaborate mount comprises a gold filigree (beaded...

These fragments are from a set of six maple wood bottles or flasks, perhaps used for medium-strength alcoholic drinks, like mead or ale. Maple trees were uncommon in East Anglia, so their wood may have been highly prized. The gilded silver...

You didn't think Sue only did swords did you? The excavations at Sutton Hoo during 1939 were unique for a number reasons. We're not sure the exact number of reasons (like Irving, maths really isn't our thing), but there were definitely...

Gold shoulder-clasps from Sutton Hoo, Ship-burial Mound 1, England, UK. Late 500s to early 600s. The British Museum, London. The shoulder-clasps would have displayed the power and authority of their wearer. They are similar in style to...

This purse-lid would have been attached to a pouch, which originally hung from a waist belt. Only, the gold frame and catch of the purse survive; the leather pouch decayed in the ground. Seven plaques of gold, cloisonne garnets and millefiori...

Sue Brunning (and her trusty foam sword) are back for another sword story. This time Sue takes us up close and personal with one of the most famous swords ever discovered. #CuratorsCorner #SwordswithSue #SuttonSue

These fittings were originally attached to the front of a circular wooden shield. The iron boss was in the center with the decorative circular mounts arranged in 2 groups around it. The gilded silver mounts, shaped like an aquatic creature...

Gall (Phizi, l. c. 1840-1894) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux war chief best known for his participation in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. He was a close associate of Red Cloud (l. 1822-1909), Sitting Bull (l. c. 1837-1890), and...

The Saxons were a Germanic people of the region north of the Elbe River stretching from Holstein (in modern-day Germany) to the North Sea. The Saxons who migrated to Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries CE along with the Angles, Frisians...

Anglo-Saxon warfare was characterised by frequent and violent conflicts between petty kings, which ultimately led to the rise of larger kingdoms such as the Kingdom of Mercia, the Kingdom of Northumbria, and the Kingdom of Wessex. In early...