Category:England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield

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See also Viking burials found in England

Status-  Accepted  ^{[Richards 2004]:p.193 [Wilson 1976]:p.394}  Possible   ^{[Edwards 1992]}

Type- Mound Burial ^{[Richards 2004]:p.193}

Find date- 1814

Bodies- Male skeleton

Dated to- ?

Museum- Black Gate Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne

Publications-

• Cowen, J.D. (1948) 'Viking Burials in Cumbria'. pp.73-76. (Available online) Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society: Ser.2 Vol.48 no.4 p.74 ^{[Cowen 1948] ^}
• Cowen, J.D. (1967) 'Viking Burials in Cumbria: a supplement'. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. Vol. 67 pp.31-34. (Available online)
• Wilson, David M. (ed.) (1976) The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England. p.394 ^{[Wilson 1976] ^}
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1992) 'The Vikings in North West England. The Archaeological Evidence'. In Graham-Campbell, James (1992) Viking Treasure from the North West. The Cuerdale Hoard in its Context. no.6 p.48 ^{[Edwards 1992] ^}
• Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts. p.19 ^{[Edwards 1998] ^}
• Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. p.193-194 ^{[Richards 2004] ^ 1 2}

Grave goods

• Sword
• Axe or Spear (LOST). Oiginally described as a halbard 11" long. Cowen and Edwards both suggests that it might have been a spear? ^{[Cowen 1948] [Edwards 1998]:p.19}
• Fibula? (LOST) - L:5" Ring-headed pin?