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See also [[Viking burials found in England]]<br></noinclude>
{{MajorRef|Paterson 2014}}
:Status- {{Accepted}}
:Type- Burial
:Find date- Excavated in 2004
:Bodies- 4 men and 2 women
:Dated to- AD 900-950
:Publications-
:*{{ListRef|Paterson 2014|x}}
:*[http://finds.org.uk/news/stories/article/id/124 Portable Antiquities Scheme PAS]
:*[http://www.thehumanjourney.net/html_pages/microsites/vikingburial/indepth.htm thehumanjourney.net]
:'''Grave 1. Female'''
:*''2 oval brooches- type P51''
:*''1 glass bead (near skull)''
:*''small knife and iron key (near waist)''
:*''iron-bound wooden box - containing:''
:*''lead spindle whorl, glass linen smoother, shears, antler comb, sewing needle, possible metal needle case''
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:'''Grave 2. Female'''
:*''belt: buckle with plate - tinned copper alloy, and strap end - copper alloy. (near waist). Traces of seal pelt found between the plates.''
:*''necklace: 6 glass beads, 1 chain-link - copper alloy. 2 other beads were also found any may have belonged to the necklace.''
:*''finger ring - oil-shale''
:*''arm ring - oil-shale''
:*''chain-link - copper alloy (near waist). Possibly part of a suspension strap for a drinking horn along with the other chain-link identified as also being part of the necklace (Paterson 2014, p.72)''
:*''drinking horn mount - copper alloy and fragments of horn.''
:*''sickle, shears, antler comb (found together)''
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:'''Grave 3. Male'''
:*''ringed pin''
:*''6 glass beads, 1 amber bead, 2 silver finger rings, 1 silver suspension loop (near neck). May have been in a bag or a necklace''
:*''sword - type U''
:*''knife''
:*''folding knife (near waist)''
:*''whetstone (near waist)''
:*''2 buckles and strap slides (near foot). For spurs''
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:'''Grave 4. Male'''
:*''belt: buckle with plate - copper alloy, and strap end - copper alloy''
:*''ringed pin''
:*''glass bead''
:*''sword - type L. remains of scabbard including traces of a small buckle''
:*''spearhead - type K, with part of wooden shaft - ash''
:*''axehead - type E, part of haft - boxwood. possibly butt hafted''
:*''shield boss - R564/R562, estimated 80-95cm shield diameter''
:*''possible strike-a-light''
:*''knife''
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:'''Grave 5. Male'''
:*''buckle with plate - copper alloy, and strap end - copper alloy''
:*''pair of iron prick spurs, with attached plates. Also with an associated buckle and strap guide.''
:*''a glass bead and an amber bead (near neck)''
:*''sword - type X, and scabbard - sheep lined, poplar or willow wood lathes, covered in leather''
:*''2 strap ends - possibly part of a sword baldric or possibly a 'peace tie'.''
:*''spear - Type K''
:*''Seax with a silver inlaid horn handle and some traces of the leather sheath, along with copper-alloy binding strips ''
:*''drinking horn rim mount (near head)''
:*''folding knife''
:*''flints, a silver coin, a glass disc, a knife, and a ringed pin (near left hip). possibly all in a pouch''
:*''iron chain''
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:'''Grave 6. Male'''
:*''buckle with plate - copper alloy''
:*''spearhead - type G but with a longer socket and no mid rib''
:*''knife with horn handle''
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:'''from the plough soil'''
:*''oval brooch - maybe belonging to grave 2''
:*''buckle - copper alloy - maybe belonging to grave 1''
:*''ringed pin - copper alloy - maybe belonging to grave 6, or even graves 1 or 2''
:*''large amber annular bead''
:*''4 glass beads''
:*''sword - type L - maybe belonging to grave 6''
:*''spearhead - too damaged to type''
:*''spearhead - type I''
:*''spearhead - possibly a type G''
:*''possible seax''
:*''key - copper alloy''
:*''possible antler comb''
:*''possible folding knife''
:*''possible folding knife''
:*''knife blade''
:*''spur fragments''
:*''buckle - iron''
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