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Sutton Hoo Burial Chamber (Reconstruction)
A reconstruction of the chamber in the Sutton Hoo ship burial. This is on display at the visitor's centre.

Image of sunken hut
Reconstruction of a Anglo-Saxon sunken hut at Bede's World, nr Jarrow. These were typical of the Germanic timber-constructed buildings, also known as Grubenhäuser. Usually a rectangular pit up to 1m deep, 3x4m in dimension inside, with a posthole…

The Battle of Maldon
This article is taken from 'Medieval World' issue no. 1, July/August 1991, Invicta Press, pp. 10-14.

This publication no longer exisits.

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This is a good example of a Sceat (Sceatta?). These prototype gold and silver coins preceded the more recognisable later flat silver pennies.

Found with a metal detector in a field near Ewelme in Oxfordshire, these are not common finds.

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This is a silver penny of Queen Cynethryth, wife of Offa. Such coins are very rare finds and even more rarely do they come in good condition. This coin would have been made by hammering a flan of silver between 2 metal dies.

Photographs of Bede's World
Various photographs of the halls and huts at Bede's World. These include interior and exterior shots, construction details, farming implements, etc.

Walking tour of the British Museum
An audio presentation with some slides to take you around the Anglo-Saxon exhibits at the British Museum.

Photos of St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford
Situated on the northern wall of the old city of Oxford this tower dates from the early to mid eleventh century. It is stone and shows signs of reworking but wonderfully illustrates some classic saxon stone features. The tower is square, unlike the…

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Coloured beads discovered at an Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery at Sewerby, Yorkshire. These images were originally published as microfiche in 'An Anglo-Saxon Inhumation Cemetery at Sewerby, East Yorkshire' (York University Archaeological…

Greensted Church
Greensted Church preserves a wooden Anglo-Saxon church, and it is the oldest wooden church in Europe and is believed to be the oldest wooden building in world. What is now the nave of the church, built of oak timbers in a palisade style, was the…
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