Ever since the Sutton Hoo burial ship was discovered by Basil Brown in 1939 many historians have been convinced that the body found in it was Raedwald - who reigned from 599 until his death 25 years ...
What it tells us about the past: This helmet was discovered in pieces in an early-medieval ship burial at the archaeological site of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, in the late 1930s. On display ...
What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it is from: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England When it was made: Circa A.D. 600 to 625 Related: Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old ...