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Viking burials found in England
Viking Age burials
Contents 1 Status 2 Index by County 3 List by Find Date 3.1 Torksey, Lincolnshire 3.2 Weymouth, Dorset 3.3 Cumwhitton, Cumbria 3.4 Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire 3.5 Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire 3.6 Sedgeford, Norfolk 3.7 Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria 3.8 Repton, Derbyshire 3.9 Middle Harling, Norfolk 3.10 Waltham Abbey, Essex 3.11 Wensley Churchyard, Yorks 3.12 Sonning, Berkshire 3.13 Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire 3.14 Gooderstone, Norfolk 3.15 Thetford, Norfolk 3.16 Rampside, Lancashire 3.17 Workington, Cumberland 3.18 England, Cumbria: Witherslack 3.19 England, Essex: Walthamstow 3.20 England, Hampshire: Basingstoke 3.21 England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmoreland 3.22 England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent 3.23 England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea 3.24 England, Lancashire: Inskip 3.25 England, Oxfordshire: Magdalen Bridge 3.26 England, Essex: Saffron Walden 3.27 England, Yorkshire: Bedale 3.28 England, Yorkshire: Kildale 3.29 England, Norfolk: Santon Downham 3.30 England, Northumberland: Bedlington 3.31 England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham 3.32 England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton 3.33 England, Berkshire: Reading 3.34 England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall 3.35 England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest 3.36 England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield 3.37 England, Lancashire: Heysham 3.38 England, Cumbria: Aspatria 4 References
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This article's completion rating is 2 out of 5. Article structure and content is subject to change as data is still being collected.

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. Any list of Viking burials is going to be open to discussion. Many of these burials were discovered in the 19th century, long before modern archaeological practices came into use.

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.

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Status

The reliability of pagan graves varies. The 'Status' rating gives an indication of the current thinking relating to the finds reliability.

Accepted (A)
There is a good contemporary archaeological record of the find. Including a diagram of the grave and finds, etc.
Possible (P)
The contemporary archaeological record of the find is not as good but the grave goods would tend to indicate a pagan grave. The grave may be located in a mound or Church yard.
Discredited (D)
The argument in favour of this being a Viking grave has now been discredited although it has previously been published as such in the past. These are most probably just stray finds.

Index by County

Berkshire

Reading
Sonning

Cambridgeshire

Wicken Fen (P)

Cumberland

Workington (P)

Cumbria

Appleby-in-Westmoreland
Aspatria
Carlisle Cathedral
Cumwhitton
Eaglesfield (P)
Hesket-in-Forest
Witherslack (P)

Derbyshire

Ingleby
Repton

Dorset

Dorset

Hampshire

West Ham (D)

Essex

Leigh-on-sea
Saffron Walden
Waltham Abbey (D)
Walthamstow (D)

Lancashire

Claughton Hall
Heysham
Rampside (P)

Lincolnshire

Torksey

Norfolk

Gooderstone (D)
Middle Harling
Santon Downham
Sedgeford (P)
Thetford (P)

Northumberland

Bedlington

Nottinghamshire

Nottingham (P)
Farndon, Newark-on-Trent (P)

Oxfordshire

Hook Norton
Magdalen Bridge (D)

Yorkshire

Adwick-le-Street
Bedale
Wensley Churchyard

List by Find Date

Torksey, Lincolnshire

Find date- Mass burial. Excavated in 2011

Bodies-

Dated to- 872-873AD

Grave goods-

Publications-

Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army:

Torksey 872-873AD

Repton and Heath Wood, Ingleby 873-874AD

Weymouth, Dorset

Find date- Mass burial. Excavated in 2009

Bodies- up to 54 decapitated males

Dated to- 970-1025AD

Grave goods- None

Publications-

Oxford Archaeology oxfordarchaeology.com

Cumwhitton, Cumbria

Status- Accepted

Find date- Excavated in 2004

Bodies- 4 men and 2 women

Dated to- AD 900-950

Grave goods-

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

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)

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

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

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

Grave 6. Male

buckle with plate - copper alloy
spearhead - type G but with a longer socket and no mid rib
knife with horn handle

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

Publications-

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Paterson, Caroline; Parsons, Adam J.; Newman, Rachel M.; Johnson, Nick and Howard Davis, Christine (2014) Shadows in the Sand. Excavation of a Viking-Age Cemetery at Cumwhitton, Cumbria.

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Paterson, Caroline; Parsons, Adam J.; Newman, Rachel M.; Johnson, Nick and Howard Davis, Christine (2014) Shadows in the Sand. Excavation of a Viking-Age Cemetery at Cumwhitton, Cumbria.

Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire

Find date- Excavated in 2001

Bodies- Viking Woman.

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 & Penelope Walton Rogers (2004) 'A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire'. pp. 51-90. (Available Online) Medieval Archaeology: Vol.48

Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire

Status- Accepted

Find date- Excavated 3 times, 1855; 1941-1949; 1998-2000AD

Bodies- Male warrior cremation burials; other cremation burials and mounds.

Dated to- 873-878AD

Grave goods-

Swords
buckles

Publications-

Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army:

Torksey 872-873AD

Repton and Heath Wood, Ingleby 873-874AD

Sedgeford, Norfolk

Status- Possible

Find date- 1997

Bodies- Woman and a horse found in Christian graveyard

Dated to- ?

Grave goods- None

Publications-

Graham-Campbell, James; Hall, Richard; Jesch, Judith and Parsons, David N. (eds.) (2001) Vikings and the Danelaw. Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress. Viking Congress: 13 p.112

Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria

Find date- 1988

Bodies-

Dated to-

Grave goods-

Buckles
Strap ends
small whetstone

Publications-

Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. p.202

Repton, Derbyshire

Find date- Excavated between 1974-1988AD

Bodies- Male warrior burial; Female burial; another single male burial and 2 double burials.

Dated to- 873-874AD

Grave goods-

Thors hammer
sword and scabbard
buckles
iron knives (one a folding knife

Publications-

Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army:

Torksey 872-873AD

Repton and Heath Wood, Ingleby 873-874AD

Middle Harling, Norfolk

Status- Accepted

Find date- 1986

Bodies- Man

Dated to- late 9th / early 10th [MARGESON 1997]. Graham suggests that it may possibly date later based on the copper alloy buckle [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001]

Grave goods-

4 knives. One (possibly two?) with a pivoting blade.
Whetstone
Spur. found by the right foot.
Brass buckle with iron plate, rectangular. found at the waist and from a belt.
Iron buckle, D shaped. found by the left knee.
Ear scoop. copper alloy. found in the filling 11cm above the grave.

Publications-

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Status- Discredited

Find date- 1985-1991

Bodies- Man

Dated to- late 10th / early 11th

Grave goods-

decorated copper alloy plate. Now identified as a stirrup mount.

Publications-

Wensley Churchyard, Yorks

Status- Accepted

Find date- 1967

Bodies- Male, found in a churchyard

Dated to- ?

Grave goods- (British Museum)

Sword Petersen type L
Spearhead
Sickle blade, iron
Knife

Publications-

Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. p.77 cat.E26

Sonning, Berkshire

Status- Accepted

Find date- 1966

Bodies- 2 Male skeletons

Dated to- ?

Grave goods-

Sword
Knife
Bronze ringed pin, with a missing ring.
6 arrow heads
unidentified iron strip?

Discussion- The grave goods for the two skeletons are listed together and it is now not possible to determine what items were originally associated with what skeleton.

Publications-

Graham-Campbell, James; Hall, Richard; Jesch, Judith and Parsons, David N. (eds.) (2001) Vikings and the Danelaw. Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress. Viking Congress: 13 p.115

Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire

Status- Possible

Find date- ?

Bodies- ?

Dated to- ?

Grave goods-

Seax 'late Anglo-Saxon'
Knife, possibly saxon.

Discussion- Considered very possible.

Publications-

Gooderstone, Norfolk

Status- Discredited

Find date- 1957

Bodies- ? found by ploughing

Dated to- ?

Grave goods-

Sword fragment

Discussion- Graham-Campbell states that this find should be removed from all location maps of Viking graves as has already been done by Richards [RICHARDS 2004].

Publications-

Thetford, Norfolk

Status- Accepted

Find date- 1953

Bodies- 2 burials

Dated to- ?

Grave goods- First Grave

Sword 'late Anglo-saxon'. Possibly ritually killed. [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p.112]

Grave goods- Second Grave

Spear, fragmentary. [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p.112]
Knife (now lost)

Publications-

Graham-Campbell, James; Hall, Richard; Jesch, Judith and Parsons, David N. (eds.) (2001) Vikings and the Danelaw. Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress. Viking Congress: 13 p.112

Norwich-Sword Thetford.jpg
Norwich-Sword Thetford hilt.jpg

Rampside, Lancashire

Status- Possible

Find date- 1909?

Bodies- None, found in a churchyard

Dated to- ?

Grave goods- (Municipal Museum, Barrow-in-Furness)

Sword Petersen type M

Publications-

Workington, Cumberland

Status- Possible

Find date- 1902-1903

Bodies- None

Dated to- ?

Grave goods-

Sword Petersen type W or X possibly still in its scabbard.

Publications-

Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.21
Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts. p.21
Edwards, B. J. N. 'The West Seaton Viking Sword' (Not available to the authors)

England, Cumbria: Witherslack

Also known as Whitbarrow Scar, Witherslack

Status- Possible ^{[Edwards 1992]} ^{[Cowen 1948]}

Type- Unknown?

Find date- 1895-86?

Bodies- None

Dated to- ?

Museum- Kendal Museum

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword

England, Essex: Walthamstow

Also known as England, Hertfordshire: River Lea, Enfield.

Status- Discredited ^{[Graham-Campbell 2001]}; Possible ^{[Wilson 1976]}

Type- River Find

Find date- AD 1900

Bodies- a skeleton (skull) was said to have been found under a 40' overturned ship

Dated to- ?

Museum-

Discussion- The boat is probably dated to the C16th or C17th. Also the sword and skull were not originally associated with the boat or even possibly with each other. Another sword was also found at Enfield. [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p.113]

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword - now in Rome.

England, Hampshire: Basingstoke

Grave 1899 West Ham

Status- Discredited

Type-

Find date- AD 1899

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.

Museum-

Publications-

Grave goods

Spear
Lance heads
Knife
Bowl, bronze
Bowl, iron with handle
draughtsmen (stained green by contact with bronze)

England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmoreland

Category:England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmoreland

England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent

Also known as Farndon Church

Status- Possible

Type-

Find date- AD 1892

Bodies- disturbed grave from a grave yard?

Dated to- C10th?

Museum-

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword of Petersen type X

England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea

Status- Accepted

Type-

Find Date- AD 1890

Bodies- skeleton and horse

Dated to- AD 893 ^{[Biddle & Blair 1987]:p.194}

Museum-

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword
23+ (27+) coins.

England, Lancashire: Inskip

Status- Possible ^{[Edwards 1992]}

Type- Cremation?

Find date- AD 1889

Bodies-

Dated to-

Museum- Blackburn Museum / Lord Shuttleworth

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword - Petersen type L
dagger
pot

England, Oxfordshire: Magdalen Bridge

Category:England, Oxfordshire: Magdalen Bridge

England, Essex: Saffron Walden

Status- Accepted

Find date- AD 1876

Bodies- Female

Dated to- c.900

Museum- Saffron Walden

Publications-

Grave goods

Necklace of 2 silver pendants - 2 carnelian, 2 glass and 2 crystal beads.
Knife (LOST)

England, Yorkshire: Bedale

Category:England, Yorkshire: Bedale

England, Yorkshire: Kildale

Category:England, Yorkshire: Kildale

England, Norfolk: Santon Downham

Status- Accepted

Type-

Find date- 1867

Bodies- based on the grave goods this might be a double interment, male and female.

Dated to- C10th

Museum-British Museum

Discussion- Richards has proposed that it may not be a double burial and that the brooches may have instead been an offering like the pair from Claughton Hall. ^{[Richards 2004]:p.205}

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword Petersen type L
Oval brooches (Pair) of type Rygh 652-654. Petersen type P51a. ^{[Bjorn & Shetelig 1940]:p.12, fig.1}

England, Northumberland: Bedlington

Also known as Cambois, Bedlington

Type-

Find date- 1859

Bodies- 1 woman (45 to 60) and 2 men (one in his 20s and the other 40s)^{[Alexander 1987]}

Dated to-

Museum-

Publications-

Grave goods

Enameled disc brooch. Champlevé style.^{[Alexander 1987]} BM 1880,0802.165
Bone handled comb. Split style (One of 5 known examples)^{[Alexander 1987]}

England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham

Status- Possible

Type-

Find date- 1851

Bodies- Possibly burial of 2 Male warriors. 2 skulls and other human remains

Dated to- Graham-Campbell quotes Hall's proposed post AD 918 date based on the 2 swords.

Museum- British Museum Tr. 158

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, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 p.15
Graham-Campbell, James; Hall, Richard; Jesch, Judith and Parsons, David N. (eds.) (2001) Vikings and the Danelaw. Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress. Viking Congress: 13 p.105-106 ^{[Graham-Campbell 2001] ^} ¹ ² ³
Archaeological Journal, 1851, vol 8, pp 424-5 (Available Online)

Grave goods

Sword of Petersen type X length 36", width (blade) 2.25", Gripe has traces of wood.
Sword pommel of Petersen type Y.
Spearhead of Petersen type C - D. Affixed with a brass pin

England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton

Status- Accepted

Type-

Find date- AD 1848

Bodies- 2 skeletons, one from a mound and the other with a coin hoard.

Dated to- C9th

Museum-

Publications-

Grave goods

Coin hoard c.875AD or a bit later.

England, Berkshire: Reading

Status- Accepted

Type-

Find date- June 1831.

Bodies- Male warrior burial with a horse skeleton

Dated to- ?

Museum-

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword with ivory hilt.

England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall

Status- Accepted

Find date- 1822

Bodies- Male skeleton

Dated to- ?

Museum- Claughton Hall

Comments- The items were said to have been found in a wooden chest

Publications-

Grave goods

Oval Brooches (Pair), gilt copper-alloy (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
Sword (LOST) - Petersen type X
Axe (LOST)
Spearhead (LOST)
Hammer (LOST)

England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest

Status- Accepted ^{[Paterson 2014]} ^{[Richards 2004]} ^{[Wilson 1976]}

Type- Possible Cremation?

Find date- 1822

Bodies- None, cremation?

Dated to- c.900-925 ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.172}

Museum- Tullie House Museum

Discussion- The weapons were deliberately damaged.

Publications-

Grave goods

Sword Petersen type O ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.172-173}
Spearhead Petersen type I ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.172-173}
Spearhead Petersen type I/F ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.172-173}
Shield Boss (broken in two)
Axe Petersen type E ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.172-173}
Iron Bit plated in bronze
Two Buckles (one with a buckle plate) - part of the bridle set ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.163}
Sickle, Wet stone
Bone Comb and Bone Case
Pair of Spurs (LOST)

England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield

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-

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?

England, Lancashire: Heysham

Grave St. Peter's

Status- Accepted ^{[Richards 2004]:p.202} ^{[Wilson 1976]:p.394}

Type- Churchyard Burial

Find date- excavated in 1800

Bodies- Male

Dated to- C10th

Museum-

Publications-

Wilson, David M. (ed.) (1976) The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England. p.394 ^{[Wilson 1976] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Potter, 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 (Available Online) pp.60-61, 68
Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. p.202 ^{[Richards 2004] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Grave goods-

Spearhead (LOST) - unknown type
Hogback stone

Grave St Patrick 63

Status- Accepted ^{[Richards 2004]:p.202} ^{[Potter & Andrews 1994]}

Type- Churchyard Burial

Find date- excavated in April 1977 & March/April 1978

Bodies- Female

Dated to- C10th

Museum-

Publications-

Grave goods-

Bone comb

England, Cumbria: Aspatria

1789 Excavation

Status- Accepted ^{[Paterson 2014]} ^{[Edwards 1992]} ^{[Wilson 1976]}

Type- Burial

Find date- excavated in 1789 ^{[Edwards 1992]}

Bodies- None, Male?

Dated to- late C9th to early C10th ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.172-173}

Museum-

Comments- The area was re-investigated in 1997.

Publications-

Rooke Hayman (1792) Druidical and other British remains in Cumberland, described by Hayman Rooke in a letter to the Rev. Dr. Lort. Feb. 1790. pp.105-113. Archaeologia: Vol.10 pp.105-113
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.2 p.74
Wilson, David M. (ed.) (1976) The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England. p.394 ^{[Wilson 1976] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
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.1 p.43-44 ^{[Edwards 1992] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts. p.8-10 ^{[Edwards 1998] ^}
Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. p.192 ^{[Richards 2004] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Paterson, Caroline; Parsons, Adam J.; Newman, Rachel M.; Johnson, Nick and Howard Davis, Christine (2014) Shadows in the Sand. Excavation of a Viking-Age Cemetery at Cumwhitton, Cumbria. p.161, 163, 172-173 ^{[Paterson 2014] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Grave goods-

Sword (LOST) - with a silver encrusted hilt
Spearhead (LOST) - with a decorated silver socket
Axe (LOST) - Petersen Type E? ^{[Paterson 2014]:p.172-173}
Shield (LOST) - pieces?
Buckle (LOST) - gold
Strap-end (LOST) - Carolingian
Horse bit (LOST) - iron
Spur (LOST)

1997 Excavation

Status- Accepted [Abramson 2000]

Type- Burial

Find date- excavated in 1789 ^{[Edwards 1992]}

Bodies- 2 fragments of a tibial bone, female?

Dated to-

Museum-

Comments- Probably from the same grave excavated in 1789

Publications-

Abramson, Phillip (2000) 'A re-examination of a Viking Age burial at Beacon Hill, Aspatria'. pp.79-88. (Available online) Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society: Ser.2 Vol.100

Grave goods-

Ringed pin - copper-alloy
Buckle, buckle-plate & strap guide - iron
Folding knife -
Spur? -
Axe head - Upper part with wood still in the shaft hole. Possibly the missing part of the axe found in 1789.

References

Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 ^{[Bjorn & Shetelig 1940] ^} *

^{[Cowan 1948]} *

Edwards, B.J.N. (1998) Vikings in North West England. The Artifacts. ^{[Edwards 1998] ^} *

Graham-Campbell, James; Batey, Colleen; Clarke, Helen; Page, R.I. and Price, Neil S. (1994) Cultural Atlas of the Viking World. ^{[Graham-Campbell 1994]} *

Graham-Campbell, James; Hall, Richard; Jesch, Judith and Parsons, David N. (eds.) (2001) Vikings and the Danelaw. Select Papers from the Proceedings of the Thirteenth Viking Congress. Viking Congress: 13 ^{[Graham-Campbell 2001] ^} ¹ ² ³ *

Margeson, Sue (1997) The Vikings in Norfolk. ^{[Margeson 1997]} *

Richards, Julian D. (2004) Vikings in England. ^{[Richards 2004] ^} ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ *

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[Wilson 1976]

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[Biddle & Blair 1987]

[Richards 2004]

[Bjorn & Shetelig 1940]

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[Alexander 1987]

[Alexander 1987]

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[Paterson 2014]

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[Edwards 1998]

[Potter & Andrews 1994]

[Potter & Andrews 1994]

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 == List by Find Date ==
-====Torksey, Lincolnshire====
+===Torksey, Lincolnshire===
 :Find date- Mass burial. Excavated in 2011
 :Bodies-
@@ Line 119: / Line 119: @@
 ::*[http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/research/current-projects/torksey/#tab-3 york.ac.uk]
 ::*[http://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/viking-torksey-inside-the-great-armys-winter-camp.htm archaeology.co.uk]
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
 <blockquote style="background-color: #f5fffa; border:1px solid #cef2e0;">
@@ Line 127: / Line 127: @@
 </blockquote>
-====Weymouth, Dorset====
+<hr>
+===Weymouth, Dorset===
 :Find date- Mass burial. Excavated in 2009
 :Bodies- up to 54 decapitated males
@@ Line 134: / Line 135: @@
 :Publications-
 ::*[http://oxfordarchaeology.com/case-studies/33-burial-archaeology/108 Oxford Archaeology oxfordarchaeology.com]
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Cumwhitton, Cumbria====
+<hr>
+===Cumwhitton, Cumbria===
 :'''Status- Accepted'''
 :Find date- Excavated in 2004
@@ Line 213: / Line 215: @@
 ::*[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]
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire====
+<hr>
+===Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire===
 :Find date- Excavated in 2001
 :Bodies- Viking Woman.
@@ Line 227: / Line 230: @@
 :Publications-
 :*{{ListRef|Speed, Greg & Walton Rogers 2004}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire====
+<hr>
+===Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire===
 :'''Status- Accepted'''
 :Find date- Excavated 3 times, 1855; 1941-1949; 1998-2000AD
@@ Line 243: / Line 247: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|pp.23-116}}
 :*{{ListRef|Owen & Dalland 1999|p.167}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
 <blockquote style="background-color: #f5fffa; border:1px solid #cef2e0;">
@@ Line 251: / Line 255: @@
 </blockquote>
-====Sedgeford, Norfolk====
+<hr>
+===Sedgeford, Norfolk===
 :'''Status- Possible'''
 :Find date- 1997
@@ Line 259: / Line 264: @@
 :Publications-
 :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria====
+<hr>
+===Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria===
 :Find date- 1988
 :Bodies-
@@ Line 272: / Line 278: @@
 :Publications-
 :*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.202}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Repton, Derbyshire====
+<hr>
+===Repton, Derbyshire===
 :Find date- Excavated between 1974-1988AD
 :Bodies- Male warrior burial; Female burial; another single male burial and 2 double burials.
@@ Line 288: / Line 295: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001|pp.55-92}}
 :*{{ListRef|Owen & Dalland 1999|p.167}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
 <blockquote style="background-color: #f5fffa; border:1px solid #cef2e0;">
@@ Line 296: / Line 303: @@
 </blockquote>
-====Middle Harling, Norfolk====
+<hr>
+===Middle Harling, Norfolk===
 :'''Status- Accepted'''
 :Find date- 1986
@@ Line 311: / Line 319: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Margeson 1997|p.16-17}}
 :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.111}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Waltham Abbey, Essex====
+<hr>
+===Waltham Abbey, Essex===
 :<span style="color:#FF0000">'''Status- Discredited'''</span>
 :Find date- 1985-1991
@@ Line 324: / Line 333: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.115}}
 :* Hall 2004? p.205
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Wensley Churchyard, Yorks====
+<hr>
+===Wensley Churchyard, Yorks===
 :'''Status- Accepted'''
 :Find date- 1967
@@ Line 339: / Line 349: @@
 :Publications-
 :*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|p.77 cat.E26}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Sonning, Berkshire====
+<hr>
+===Sonning, Berkshire===
 :'''Status- Accepted'''
 :Find date- 1966
@@ Line 356: / Line 367: @@
 :Publications-
 :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.115}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire====
+<hr>
+===Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire===
 :'''Status- Possible'''
 :Find date- ?
@@ Line 371: / Line 383: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112}}
 :*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.205}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Gooderstone, Norfolk====
+<hr>
+===Gooderstone, Norfolk===
 :<span style="color:#FF0000">'''Status- Discredited'''</span>
 :Find date- 1957
@@ Line 385: / Line 398: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Wilson 1976|p.394}}
 :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Norwich-Sword Gooderstone hilt.jpg
 Norwich-Sword Gooderstone.jpg
 </gallery>
-====Thetford, Norfolk====
+<hr>
+===Thetford, Norfolk===
 :'''Status- Accepted'''
 :Find date- 1953
@@ Line 402: / Line 416: @@
 :Publications-
 :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Norwich-Sword Thetford.jpg
 Norwich-Sword Thetford  hilt.jpg
 </gallery>
-====Rampside, Lancashire====
+<hr>
+===Rampside, Lancashire===
 :'''Status- Possible'''
 :Find date- 1909?
@@ Line 418: / Line 433: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.202}}
 :*{{ListRef|Edwards 1998|p.21-22}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
-====Workington, Cumberland====
+<hr>
+===Workington, Cumberland===
 :'''Status- Possible'''
 :Find date- 1902-1903
@@ Line 432: / Line 448: @@
 :*{{ListRef|Edwards 1998|p.21}}
 :*Edwards, B. J. N. 'The West Seaton Viking Sword' (Not available to the authors)
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 451: / Line 467: @@
 <hr>
 ===[[:Category:England, Hampshire: Basingstoke|England, Hampshire: Basingstoke]]===
 {{Category:England, Hampshire: Basingstoke}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 469: / Line 484: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent|England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent]]===
 {{Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Bjorn-Sword Farndon Church.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 476: / Line 491: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea|England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea]]===
 {{Category:England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 482: / Line 497: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Inskip|England, Lancashire: Inskip]]===
 {{Category:England, Lancashire: Inskip}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Sword_inskip.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 489: / Line 504: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Oxfordshire: Magdalen Bridge|England, Oxfordshire: Magdalen Bridge]]===
 {{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Magdalen Bridge}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Ashmolean Stirrups - Magdalen Bridge, Oxford (AN1886.444, AN1886.443)-26,25-.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 496: / Line 511: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Essex: Saffron Walden|England, Essex: Saffron Walden]]===
 {{Category:England, Essex: Saffron Walden}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 502: / Line 517: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Yorkshire: Bedale|England, Yorkshire: Bedale]]===
 {{Category:England, Yorkshire: Bedale}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Bjorn-Sword Camphill full.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 509: / Line 524: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Yorkshire: Kildale|England, Yorkshire: Kildale]]===
 {{Category:England, Yorkshire: Kildale}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 515: / Line 530: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Norfolk: Santon Downham|England, Norfolk: Santon Downham]]===
 {{Category:England, Norfolk: Santon Downham}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Bjorn-Sword Santon Downham.jpg
 BM Oval Brooch - Santon Downham.JPG
@@ Line 523: / Line 538: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington|England, Northumberland: Bedlington]]===
 {{Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 BM-Web Cambois Brooch 1880,0802.165.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 530: / Line 545: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham]]===
 {{Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Bjorn-Sword Nottingham.jpg
 Sword NottinghamL.jpg
@@ Line 539: / Line 554: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton|England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton]]===
 {{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 545: / Line 560: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Berkshire: Reading|England, Berkshire: Reading]]===
 {{Category:England, Berkshire: Reading}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Sword_reading.jpg
 </gallery>
@@ Line 552: / Line 567: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall]]===
 {{Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 England, Claughton Hall 1 (Arch. Jnl. 1849).JPG
 England, Claughton Hall 2 (Arch. Jnl. 1849).JPG
@@ Line 560: / Line 575: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest|England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest]]===
 {{Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Sword_hesket.jpg
 Axe_hesket.jpg
@@ Line 572: / Line 587: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield|England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield]]===
 {{Category:England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 578: / Line 593: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Heysham|England, Lancashire: Heysham]]===
 {{Category:England, Lancashire: Heysham}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 </gallery>
@@ Line 584: / Line 599: @@
 ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria|England, Cumbria: Aspatria]]===
 {{Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria}}
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">
 Aspatria Strap-end (Rooke 1792).JPG
 Aspatria Axe (Rooke 1792).JPG

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Index by County

List by Find Date

Torksey, Lincolnshire

Weymouth, Dorset

Cumwhitton, Cumbria

Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire

Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire

Sedgeford, Norfolk

Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria

Repton, Derbyshire

Middle Harling, Norfolk

Waltham Abbey, Essex

Wensley Churchyard, Yorks

Sonning, Berkshire

Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire

Gooderstone, Norfolk

Thetford, Norfolk

Rampside, Lancashire

Workington, Cumberland

Grave 1899 West Ham

Grave St. Peter's

Grave St Patrick 63

1789 Excavation

1997 Excavation

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