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Viking burials found in England

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{{Stars2|Category = Found in Britain|CategoryFile=mp_Hoards VA_Hoards found in Britain.jpg|Typology = Viking Age burials|TypologyFile = burial_map.jpg|Limit=2}} 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>[[Viking burials found in Scotland]]<br>[[Viking burials found in the Isle of Man]]<br> ===Status===The reliability of pagan graves varies. The 'Status' rating gives an indication of the current thinking relating to the finds reliability.<br> <br>{{Accepted}} (A)<br>There is a good contemporary archaeological record of the find. Including a diagram of the grave and finds, etc. <br>{{Possible}} (P)<br>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.<br>{{Discredited}} (D)<br>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.<br><br>
==Index by County ==
'''Cumbria'''
*[[#England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-WestmorelandWestmorland|Appleby-in-WestmorelandWestmorland, Ormside]]
*[[#England, Cumbria: Aspatria|Aspatria]]
*[[#England, Cumbria: Brigham|Brigham '''(P)''']]
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===[[:Category:England, Dorset: Weymouth|England, Dorset: Weymouth]]===
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:Status- {{AcceptedCategory:England, Dorset: Weymouth}}:Type- Mass burial:Find date- Excavated in 2009:Bodies- up to 54 decapitated males :Dated to- 970-1025AD:Museum-:Publications-:*[http://oxfordarchaeology.com/case-studies/33-burial-archaeology/108 Oxford Archaeology oxfordarchaeology.com]:Grave goods- ::''None''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton|England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton]]===
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{{MajorRef|Paterson 2014}}Category:Status- {{Accepted}}England, Cumbria:Type- Burial:Find date- Excavated in 2004:Bodies- 4 men and 2 women:Dated to- AD 900-950:Publications-:*{{ListRef|Paterson 2014|xCumwhitton}}:*[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''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>:'''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)''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>:'''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''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>:'''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''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>:'''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''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>:'''Grave 6. Male''':*''buckle with plate - copper alloy'':*''spearhead - type G but with a longer socket and no mid rib'':*''knife with horn handle''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>:'''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''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street|England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street]]===
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:Status-{{Accepted}}Category:Type- BurialEngland, South Yorkshire:Find dateAdwick- Excavated in 2001:Bodiesle- Female skeleton:Dated to- C9th:Museum-:Publications- :*{{ListRef|Speed, Greg & Walton Rogers 2004Street}} :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''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Derbyshire: Ingleby|England, Derbyshire: Ingleby]]===
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Also known as '' 'Heath Wood, Ingleby' ''<blockquote style="background-color: #f5fffa; border:1px solid #cef2e0;">:Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army::[[#Torksey, Lincolnshire|Torksey]] 872-873AD:[[#Repton, Derbyshire|Repton]] and [[#Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire|Heath Wood, Ingleby]] 873-874AD</blockquote>:Status- {{Accepted}}Category:Type- Cremations:Find date- Excavated 3 timesEngland, 1855; 1941-1949; 1998-2000ADDerbyshire:Bodies- Male warrior cremation burials; other cremation burials and mounds.:Dated to- 873-878AD:Publications- :*{{ListRef|Richards 1995Ingleby}}:*{{ListRef|Richards 2004B}}:*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|pp.23-116}}:*{{ListRef|Owen & Dalland 1999|p.167}}:Grave goods:*''Swords'':*''buckles''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Norfolk: Sedgeford|England, Norfolk: Sedgeford]]===
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:Status- {{Possible}}Category:Type- Churchyard BurialEngland, Norfolk:Find date- 1997:Bodies- Woman and a horse found in Christian graveyard:Dated to- ?:Publications- :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112Sedgeford}}:Grave goods-:''None''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Carlisle|England, Cumbria: Carlisle]]===
Also known as '' 'Carlisle Cathedral' ''
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:Status- {{Accepted}}Category:Type-England, Cumbria:Find date- 1988:Bodies- :Dated to- :Publications-:*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.202Carlisle}}:Grave goods-:*''Buckles'':*''Strap ends'':*''small whetstone''<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Derbyshire: Repton|England, Derbyshire: Repton]]===
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<blockquote style="background-color{{Category: #f5fffa; border:1px solid #cef2e0;">:Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army::[[#TorkseyEngland, Lincolnshire|Torksey]] 872-873ADDerbyshire:[[#Repton, Derbyshire|Repton]] and [[#Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire|Heath Wood, Ingleby]] 873-874AD</blockquote>:Status- {{Accepted}}:Type- :Find date- Excavated between 1974-1988AD:Bodies- Male warrior burial; Female burial; another single male burial and 2 double burials.:Dated to- 873-874AD:Publications- :*{{ListRef|Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 1992}}:*{{ListRef|Biddle & Kjolbye-Biddle 2001|pp.55-92}} :*{{ListRef|Owen & Dalland 1999|p.167}}:'''Warrior Grave''' :*''Thors hammer'':*''sword and scabbard'':*''buckles'':*''iron knives'' (one a folding knife)<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery> 
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===[[:Category:England, Norfolk: Middle Harling|England, Norfolk: Middle Harling]]===
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{{Category:'''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 plateEngland, rectangular. found at the waist and from a belt.Norfolk::* Iron buckle, D shaped. found by the left knee.::* Ear scoop. copper alloy. found in the filling 11cm above the grave.:Publications- :*{{ListRef|Margeson 1997|p.16-17Middle Harling}}:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.111}}<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Essex: Waltham Abbey|England, Essex: Waltham Abbey]]===
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{{Category:<span style="colorEngland, Essex:#FF0000">'''Status- Discredited'''</span>: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- :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.115Waltham Abbey}}:* Hall 2004? p.205<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, North Yorkshire: Wensley|England, North Yorkshire: Wensley]]===
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====Wensley Churchyard===={{Category:'''Status- Accepted''':Find date- 1967:Bodies- Male, found in a churchyard:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- (British Museum):*'''[[Swords found in Britain#England, North Yorkshire: Wensley Churchyard|Sword]]''' Petersen type L:*Spearhead:*Sickle blade, iron:*Knife:Publications-:*{{ListRef|Roesdahl 1981|p.77 cat.E26}}<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">Sword_wensley.jpg</gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Berkshire: Sonning|England, Berkshire: Sonning]]===
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{{Category:'''Status- Accepted''':Find date- 1966:Bodies- 2 Male skeletons:Dated to- ?:Grave goods- :*'''[[Swords found in Britain#England, Berkshire: Sonning|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-:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.115}}<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen|England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen]]===
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{{Category:'''Status- Possible''':Find date- ?:Bodies- ? :Dated to- ?:Grave goods- ::* Seax 'late Anglo-Saxon'::* KnifeEngland, possibly saxon.Cambridgeshire:Discussion- Considered very possible. :Publications-:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112Wicken Fen}}:*{{ListRef|Richards 2004|p.205}}<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;"></gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Norfolk: Gooderstone|England, Norfolk: Gooderstone]]===
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:<span style="color:#FF0000">'''Status- Discredited'''</span>: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-:*{{ListRef|Wilson 1976|p.394}}Category:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112England, Norfolk: Gooderstone}}<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">Norwich-Sword Gooderstone hilt.jpgNorwich-Sword Gooderstone.jpg</gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Norfolk: Thetford|England, Norfolk: Thetford]]===
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{{Category:'''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::* SpearEngland, fragmentary. [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001Norfolk:p.112]::* Knife (now lost):Publications- :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 2001|p.112Thetford}}<gallery mode=Packed heights=120px style="text-align:left;">Norwich-Sword Thetford.jpgNorwich-Sword Thetford hilt.jpg</gallery>
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===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Workington|England, Cumbria: Workington]]===
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===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Witherslack|England, Cumbria: Witherslack]]===
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===[[:Category:England, Essex: Walthamstow|England, Essex: Walthamstow]]===
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{{Category:England, Hampshire: Basingstoke}}
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===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-WestmorelandWestmorland|England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-WestmorelandWestmorland]]===
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===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent|England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent]]===
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{{Category:England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea}}
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{{Category:England, Lancashire: Inskip}}
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{{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Oxford}}
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{{Category:England, Essex: Saffron Walden}}
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{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Bedale}}
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{{Category:England, North Yorkshire: Kildale}}
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{{Category:England, Norfolk: Santon Downham}}
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{{Category:England, Cumbria: Brigham}}
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{{Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington}}
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===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham]]===
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{{Category:England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton}}
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{{Category:England, Berkshire: Reading}}
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{{Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall}}
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{{Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest}}
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{{Category:England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield}}
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{{Category:England, Lancashire: Heysham}}
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{{Category:England, Cumbria: Aspatria}}
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== References ==
{{Ref|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|x}}
{{Ref|Cowan Cowen 1948|x}}
{{Ref|Edwards 1998|x}}
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{{Ref|Bersu & Wilson 1966|x}}
{{Ref|Graham-Campbell 1994|x}}
{{Ref|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|x}}
{{Ref|Graham-Campbell 2001|x}}
{{Ref|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|x}}{{Ref|Redknap 2000|x}}{{Ref|Redmond 2007|x}}{{Ref|Richards 2004|Xx}}
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