Broken Anglo-Saxon iron objects
Title
Broken Anglo-Saxon iron objects
Subject
Archaeology
Description
M/1992/21
Collection of broken pieces of Saxon iron, all too small and badly decayed to show what the original objects looked like although they probably included knives, spear heads and shield bosses. These are some of the Saxon objects found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old Grangewood Museum in Croydon and are now looked after by Croydon Museum Service. The rest were given to the British Museum.Between 1600 and 1300 years ago, Edridge Road was the site of a Saxon cemetery. These objects were buried there with their owners so that they could be used in the afterlife.
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Collection of broken pieces of Saxon iron, all too small and badly decayed to show what the original objects looked like although they probably included knives, spear heads and shield bosses. These are some of the Saxon objects found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old Grangewood Museum in Croydon and are now looked after by Croydon Museum Service. The rest were given to the British Museum.Between 1600 and 1300 years ago, Edridge Road was the site of a Saxon cemetery. These objects were buried there with their owners so that they could be used in the afterlife.
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Creator
Croydon Museum Service
Date
5th-6th century
Language
English
Date Created
2010-08-10
Files
Citation
Croydon Museum Service, “Broken Anglo-Saxon iron objects,” Woruldhord, accessed May 2, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/143.