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Images and captions from the Ashmolean Museum's 'Anglo-Saxon Discovery' site.

Viking brooch, Buckles, Needle Case, Pendant, Bracelets, Rings, Viking man, Cuerdale Hoard, Chape, Stirrups, Strap distributor, Sword, Where Did the Vikings Come From?

This is my Saxon sword ( based on a classic Saxon style, made by Albion Swords USA) and a simple replica of a 'Sutton Hoo style' Helmet.

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

A reconstruction of a Saxon Hall at Bishops Wood Centre, Crossway Green Worcestershire based on the floor plan of one excavated at West Stow in Suffolk. The hall took 4 years to construct. After several years of educational use the hall burnt down as…

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

A collection of photographs of burial mounds, artefacts and reconstructions at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk.

National Archaeology Day at the Ashmolean Museum, 2005. Images of re-enactors and members of the public dressing up and working on Anglo-Saxon activities.

Images from various Living History display events 2009-10.

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…

Notes to support class visits to Bishops Wood Centre in Worcestershire for the Saxon Settlers programme. While particularly relevant to Worcestershire and supporting the activities that pupils carry out during their visit to the centre much of this…