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Viking burials found in England

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/* Nottingham, Nottinghamshire */
====Nottingham, Nottinghamshire====
:'''Status- Likely'''
:Find date- 1851
:Bodies- Possibly burial of 2 Male warriors. 2 skulls and other human remains
::*Spearhead of Petersen type C - D. Affixed with a brass pin
:Discussion- Evison has confirmed the sword as a later type Y and not a type L as it appears in the picture [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p.106]. Graham-Campbell notes that there is no evidence that the two swords were actually found with the spear [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p.106] and suggests that this explains the possible discrepancy of the sword's later C10th / C11th topological dating to the spears earlier C9th traditional dating. I would suggest that the cut off date for the Petersen type C-D spearhead is too early and that Ottonian manuscripts dating to the early C11th still show this type of spear in use. This would help support a C10th century date for the two graves.
:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.15] [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p105-106]
::*Archaeological Journal, 1851, vol 8, pp 424-5 [http://www.le.ac.uk/ulas/publications/documents/30nottas_000.pdf (Available Online)]
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Sword NottinghamL.jpg
Spear Nottingham.jpg
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====Nottingham, Farndon, Newark-on-Trent====
:'''Status- Possible'''
:Find date- 1892, Grave Yard.
:Bodies- disturbed grave?
:Dated to- C10th?
:Grave goods-
::*Sword of Petersen type X
:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.71, fig.43] [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p106]
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