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Viking burials found in England

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/* Adwick-le-Street, 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.