{{Stars2}} [[File:burial_map.jpg|thumbCategory = Found in Britain|left|200x300px|altCategoryFile=Sword Map|Viking Age burials VA_Hoards found in Britain]] This list of burials is currently a work in progress. More information will be added over time but it is hoped that even the meager information supplied here will be of some use.<br><br>The map is derived from Richards [RICHARDS 2004:p.191] Graham-Campbell [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1994:p.134, 153] and from a map displayed from a Jorvik exhibition in York 2012.<br><br>[[jpg|Typology = Viking Age burials found in Scotland]]<br>|TypologyFile = burial_map.jpg|Limit=2}}[[{{Viking burials found in the Isle of Man]] {{-}}
==Index by County ==
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'''Berkshire'''
*[[#ReadingEngland, Berkshire: Reading|Reading]]<br>'''Cumberland'''*[[#WorkingtonEngland, CumberlandBerkshire: Sonning|WorkingtonSonning]]
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'''Cambridgeshire'''
*[[#England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen|Wicken Fen '''(P)''']]
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'''Cumbria'''
*[[#CumwhittonEngland, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland|Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Aspatria|Aspatria]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Brigham|Brigham '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Cumbria: Carlisle|Carlisle Cathedral]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton|Cumwhitton]]*[[#England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield|Eaglesfield '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-Forest, Cumbria|Hesket-in-Forest]]*[[#OrmsideEngland, Appleby-in-WestmorelandCumbria: Witherslack|Witherslack '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Cumbria: Workington|Appleby-in-WestmorelandWorkington, West Seaton '''(P)''']]
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'''Derbyshire'''
*[[#InglebyEngland, Derbyshire: Ingleby|Ingleby]]*[[#ReptonEngland, Derbyshire: Repton|Repton]]
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'''Dorset'''
*[[#WeymouthEngland, Dorset: Weymouth|Dorset]]
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'''Hampshire'''
*[[#West HamEngland, Hampshire: Basingstoke|Basingstoke, West Ham'''(D)''']]
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'''HertfordshireEssex'''*[[#EnfieldEngland, HertfordshireEssex: Leigh-on-sea|EnfieldLeigh-on-sea]]*[[#England, Essex: Saffron Walden|Saffron Walden]]*[[#England, Essex: Waltham Abbey|Waltham Abbey '''(D)''']]*[[#England, Essex: Walthamstow|Walthamstow '''(D)''']]
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'''Lancashire'''
*[[#Claughton HallEngland, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|Claughton Hall]]*[[#RampsideEngland, Lancashire: Heysham|Heysham]]*[[#England, Lancashire: Rampside|Rampside'''(P)''']]
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'''Lincolnshire'''
*[[#England, Lincolnshire: Torksey|Torksey]]
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'''Norfolk'''
*[[#Santon DownhamEngland, Norfolk: Gooderstone|Gooderstone '''(D)''']]*[[#England, Norfolk: Middle Harling|Middle Harling]]*[[#England, Norfolk: Santon Downham|Santon Downham]]*[[#England, Norfolk: Sedgeford|Sedgeford '''(P)''']]*[[#England, Norfolk: Thetford|Thetford '''(P)''']]
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'''Northumberland'''
*[[#BedlingtonEngland, Northumberland: Bedlington|Bedlington]]
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'''Nottinghamshire'''
*[[#NottinghamEngland, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|Nottingham'''(P)''']]*[[#England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent|Newark-on-Trent, Farndon '''(P)''']]
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'''Oxfordshire'''
*[[#Magdalen BridgeEngland, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton|Hook Norton]]*[[#England, Oxfordshire: Oxford|Oxford, Magdalen Bridge'''(D)''']]
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'''Yorkshire'''
*[[#England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street, Yorkshire|Adwick-le-Street]]*[[#BedaleEngland, North Yorkshire: Bedale|Bedale, Camphill]]*[[#England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|Kildale]]*[[#NorthallertonEngland, South Yorkshire: Wensley|NorthallertonWensley Churchyard]]
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== List by Find Date ==
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===[[:Category:England, Lincolnshire: Torksey|England, Lincolnshire: Torksey]]===
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{{Category:England, Lincolnshire: Torksey}}
<br>====[[:Category:England, Dorset: Weymouth|England, Dorset=: Weymouth]]===:Find date- Mass burial. Excavated in 2009<hr>{{Category:Bodies- up to 54 decapitated males England, Dorset:Dated to- 970-1025AD:Grave goods- None:Publications-::*[[http://oxfordarchaeology.com/case-studies/33-burial-archaeology/108 Oxford Archaeology]]<gallery></gallery>Weymouth}}
<br>====[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton|England, Cumbria=: Cumwhitton]]===:Find date- Excavated in 2004<hr>{{Category:Bodies- 6 men and womenEngland, Cumbria:Dated to- ?AD:Grave goods- ::*''swords''::*''spears''::*''jewellery''::*''firemaking materials''::*''riding equipment'':Publications-::*[[http://finds.org.uk/news/stories/article/id/124 Portable Antiquities Scheme]]<gallery></gallery>Cumwhitton}}
<br>====[[:Category:England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street|England, South Yorkshire=: Adwick-le-Street]]===:Find date- Excavated in 2001<hr>{{Category:Bodies- Viking Woman.England, South Yorkshire:Dated to- C9th:Grave goods- ::*''Copper-alloy Bowl''::*''Pair of non-identical oval brooches. Both Petersen type P37.''::*''Hangerock. Textile remains preserved on the rears of the oval brooches and on the knife have been identified as z-spun tabby weave made from plant fibre (linen). In addition a number of thin linen strips (4mm wide) were found around the pins of the brooches. It appears that there was a pair of loops at the base of the brooch and a single loop at the top.''::*''Iron key; iron knife'':Publications- ::* Speed, Greg and Penelope Walton Rogers (2004) 'A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire'. Medieval Archaeology.<gallery></gallery>}}
<br>====Heath Wood[[:Category:England, Derbyshire: Ingleby|England, Derbyshire=: Ingleby]]===<hr>{{Category:Find date- Excavated 3 timesEngland, 1855; 1941-1949; 1998-2000ADDerbyshire:Bodies- Male warrior cremation burials; other cremation burials and mounds.:Dated to- 873-878AD:Grave goods- ::*''Swords''::*''buckles'':Publications- [RICHARDS 2004: pp. 23-116]<gallery></gallery>Ingleby}}
<br>====Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria====[[:Find date- 1988Category:Bodies- England, Norfolk:Dated to- Sedgeford|England, Norfolk:Grave goods- ::*''Buckles''::*''Strap ends''::*''small whetstone'':Publications- [RICHARDS 2004:p.202Sedgeford]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Sedgeford}}
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===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Carlisle|England, Cumbria: Carlisle]]===
Also known as '' 'Carlisle Cathedral' ''
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<br>====[[:Category:England, Derbyshire: Repton|England, Derbyshire=: Repton]]===:Find date- Excavated between 1974-1988AD<hr>{{Category:Bodies- Male warrior burial; Female burial; another single male burial and 2 double burials.England, Derbyshire:Dated to- 873-874AD:Grave goods- ::*''Thors hammer''::*''sword and scabbard''::*''buckles''::*''iron knives (one a folding knife'':Publications- [BIDDLE and KJBLBYE-BIDDLE 1992]<gallery></gallery>Repton}}
<br>====Rampside, Lancashire====[[:Find date- 1909?Category:Bodies- NoneEngland, found in a churchyard:Dated to- ?Norfolk:Grave goods- (Municipal MuseumMiddle Harling|England, Barrow-in-Furness)Norfolk::Sword Petersen type M:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.18Middle Harling] [RICHARDS 2004:p.202]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Middle Harling}}
<br>====Enfield, Hertfordshire====[[:Find date- 1900AD - possible Viking shipCategory:Bodies- a skeleton was said to have been found under a 40' overturned shipEngland, Essex:Dated to- ?Waltham Abbey|England, Essex:Grave goods- (British Museum)::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Enfield|SwordWaltham Abbey]]:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12]===<galleryhr>Sword_enfield.JPG</gallery>{{Category:England, Essex: Waltham Abbey}}
<br>==== West Ham nr. Basingstoke, Hampshire====[[:Find date- 1899ADCategory:Bodies- a skeleton was found under the possible ship:Dated to- Dated to Viking Age (C9th ?) by Bjorn and Shetelig but previously dated to the Anglo-Saxon period.:Grave goods- ::KnifeEngland, Spear, lance heads:North Yorkshire:bronze bowlWensley|England, iron bowl with handleNorth Yorkshire::draughtsmen (stained green by contact with bronze):Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.11Wensley]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Wensley}}
<br>====Ormside[[:Category:England, Appleby-in-Westmoreland, Cumbria====Berkshire:Find date- 1898Sonning|England, 1973?Berkshire:Bodies- a skeleton:Dated to- ?:Grave goods 1898 - (Tullie House Museum)::*Sword Petersen type M::*Shield Boss::*Frag. iron rod ::*small iron knife (now lost):Grave goods 1973? -::*Silver bowl from a possible 2nd grave [RICHARDS 2004:p.202Sonning]:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.18] [RICHARDS 2004:p.202]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Berkshire: Sonning}}
<br>====River Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge, Oxfordshire====[[:Find date- 1884ADCategory:Bodies- Men and horse skeletons:Dated to- C9th by Stirrup style:Grave goods- (Ashmolean Museum 1886England, 443-47) :Cambridgeshire:SpearheadWicken Fen|England, shield bossCambridgeshire::Shears::Horseshoe, spur:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.15Wicken Fen]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen}}
<br>====Bedale, Yorkshire====:Find date- 1875AD:Bodies- Male Warrior:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (British Museum)::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Enfield|Sword of Petersen type L]]:Category:SpearheadEngland, Norfolk:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940Gooderstone|England, Norfolk: p.15Gooderstone]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Gooderstone}}
<br>====Santon Downham, Norfolk====[[:Find date- 1867Category:Bodies- based on the grave goods this might be a double intermentEngland, male and female.Norfolk:Dated to- C10th:Grave goods- (British Museum) ::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#SantonThetford|Sword]]England, Norfolk::Pair of tortoise brooches of type Rygh 652-654.:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12Thetford] [http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/p/pair_of_oval_brooches.aspx British Museum]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Thetford}}
<br>====Reading, Berkshire====[[:Find date- June 1831.Category:Bodies- Male warrior burial with a horse skeletonEngland, Lancashire:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- ::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#ReadingRampside|Sword]] with ivory hilt.England, Lancashire:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.11Rampside] [EAST 1986]===<galleryhr>Sword_reading.jpg</gallery>{{Category:England, Lancashire: Rampside}}
<br>====Claughton Hall, Lancashire====[[:Find date- 1822:Bodies- Male skeleton:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (Claughton Hall)::Pair of gilt copper-alloy Oval Brooches (R. 652). These were found wrapped back to back and encased the 2 beads and a molar tooth.::Silver nielloed brooch (originally a Carolingian mount)::2 Glass beads:Grave goods- (Lost)::Sword Petersen type XCategory:England, Cumbria:AxeWorkington|England, spear, hammerCumbria:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.18Workington] [RICHARDS 2004:p.193]:Comments- The items were said to have been found in a wooden chest===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Workington}}
<br>====Hesket-in-Forest, Cumbria====:Find date- 1882:Bodies- Cremation covered in a cairn:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (Tullie House Museum)::Sword Petersen type O::Spear Head Petersen type I::Spear Head Petersen type F::Shield Boss (broken in two)[[:Category:Axe Head Petersen type EEngland, Cumbria::Iron Bit plated in bronze::Two Buckles (one with a buckle plate)::SickleWitherslack|England, Wet stoneCumbria::Bone Comb and Bone Case::Pair of Spurs (now lost) :Discussion- The weapons were deliberately damaged.:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.19Witherslack] [RICHARDS 2004: P.192]===<galleryhr>Sword_hesket.jpg</gallery>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Witherslack}}
<br>====Heysham, Lancashire====:Find date- 1800:Bodies- Male warrior burial? 1800; Female burial?:Dated to- ?:Grave goods St. Peter's 1800 - ::*Spearhead::*hogback stone :Grave goods St Patrick - ::*bone comb:Discussion::May be part of a number of graves:Publications- [RICHARDS 2004[:p.202]Category:England, Essex:*PotterWalthamstow|England, T.W. and R.D. Andrews (1994) 'Excavation and Survey at St Patrick's Chapel and St Peter's Church, Heysham, Lancashire, 1977-8'. The Antiquaries Journal Volume 74 pp.55-134 [httpEssex://www.archaeologyuk.org/lahs/Contrebis/21_29_Potter.pdf (Available Online)Walthamstow]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Essex: Walthamstow}}
<br>====Aspatria, Cumbria====[[:Find date- 1792Category:Bodies- Male warrior burialEngland, Hampshire:Dated to- ?Basingstoke|England, Hampshire:Grave goods- ::sword with a silver encrusted hilt::spearhead with a decorated silver socket::axe::pieces of a shield::gold buckle and carolingian strap end::iron horse bit and spur:Publications- [RICHARDS 2004: p.192Basingstoke]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Hampshire: Basingstoke}}
<br>====Nottingham, Nottinghamshire====[[:Find date- ?Category:Bodies- Male warrior burialEngland, Cumbria:Dated toAppleby- ?:Grave goodsin- (British Museum Tr. 158)::[[Swords found in Britain#NottinghamXWestmorland|Sword of Petersen type X]]England, Cumbria::[[Swords found Appleby-in Britain#Nottingham_Pommel|Sword pommel-Westmorland]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria:Spearhead of Petersen type C Appleby- D:Publicationsin- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.15]<gallery></gallery>Westmorland}}
<br>====Northallerton[[:Category:England, Yorkshire====Nottinghamshire:Find dateNewark- ?:Bodieson- Female skeleton?Trent|England, Nottinghamshire:Dated toNewark- ?:Grave goodson- (National Museum of Scotland)::Single oval brooch R.652:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.15Trent]]===<galleryhr></gallery>{{Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent}}
<br>===[[:Category:England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea|England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea]]=Workington==<hr>{{Category:England, CumberlandEssex: Leigh-on-sea}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Inskip|England, Lancashire: Inskip]]===<hr>{{Category:Find date- Possibly from a burial?England, Lancashire: Inskip}} <br>===[[:Bodies- NoneCategory:England, Oxfordshire: Oxford|England, Oxfordshire: Oxford]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Oxford}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Essex: Saffron Walden|England, Essex: Saffron Walden]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Essex: Saffron Walden}} <br>===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Bedale|England, North Yorkshire: Bedale]]===<hr>{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Bedale}} <br>===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|England, North Yorkshire: Kildale]]===<hr>{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Norfolk: Santon Downham|England, Norfolk: Santon Downham]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Norfolk: Santon Downham}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Brigham|England, Cumbria: Brigham]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Brigham}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington|England, Northumberland: Bedlington]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton|England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Berkshire: Reading|England, Berkshire: Reading]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Berkshire: Reading}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall}} <br>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria:Dated toHesket- ?in-the-Forest|England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest]]===<hr>{{Category:Grave goodsEngland, Cumbria: Hesket- in-the-Forest}} <br>===[[:Category:Sword Petersen type W or XEngland, Cumbria: Eaglesfield|England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield]]===<hr>{{Category:Publications- England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield}} <br>===[[BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.21Category:England, Lancashire: Heysham|England, Lancashire: Heysham]]===<galleryhr>{{Category:England, Lancashire: Heysham}} </gallerybr>===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria|England, Cumbria: Aspatria]]===<hr>{{Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria}}
====Bedlington[[:Category:England, CamboisLancashire: Blackrod|England, Northumberland=Lancashire: Blackrod]]===:Find date- <hr>{{Category:Bodies- None - found together in a barrow?:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- ::Bronze Disk Brooch with enamel inlayEngland, Bone comb.Lancashire:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.22]<gallery></gallery>Blackrod}}
== References ==
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