Difference between revisions of "Viking burials found in England"
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|'''Hertfordshire, Enfield''' | |'''Hertfordshire, Enfield''' | ||
:Find date- 1900AD - possible Viking ship | :Find date- 1900AD - possible Viking ship | ||
− | :Bodies- a skeleton was found under | + | :Bodies- a skeleton was said to have been found under a 40' overturned ship |
:Dated to- ? | :Dated to- ? | ||
− | :Grave goods- | + | :Grave goods- (British Museum) |
::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Enfield|Sword]] | ::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Enfield|Sword]] | ||
:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12] | :Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Basingstoke" | ||
+ | |No Picture | ||
+ | |'''Hants, West Ham nr. Basingstoke''' | ||
+ | :Find date- 1899AD | ||
+ | :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. | ||
+ | :Grave goods- | ||
+ | ::Knife, Spear, lance heads | ||
+ | ::bronze bowl, iron bowl with handle | ||
+ | ::draughtsmen (stained green by contact with bronze) | ||
+ | :Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.11] | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Magdalen" | ||
+ | |No Picture | ||
+ | |'''Oxford, River Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge''' | ||
+ | :Find date- 1884AD | ||
+ | :Bodies- Men and horse skeletons | ||
+ | :Dated to- C9th by Stirrup style | ||
+ | :Grave goods- (Ashmolean Museum 1886, 443-47) | ||
+ | ::Spearhead, shield boss | ||
+ | ::Shears | ||
+ | ::Horseshoe, spur | ||
+ | :Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.15] | ||
|- valign="top" id="Bedale" | |- valign="top" id="Bedale" | ||
|[[File:Sword_bedale.JPG|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Bedale]] | |[[File:Sword_bedale.JPG|thumb|100x150px|left|alt=Bedale]] | ||
|'''Yorkshire, Bedale''' | |'''Yorkshire, Bedale''' | ||
− | :Find date- | + | :Find date- 1875AD |
:Bodies- Male Warrior | :Bodies- Male Warrior | ||
:Dated to- ? | :Dated to- ? | ||
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:Bodies- based on the grave goods this might be a double interment, male and female. | :Bodies- based on the grave goods this might be a double interment, male and female. | ||
:Dated to- C10th | :Dated to- C10th | ||
− | :Grave goods- | + | :Grave goods- (British Museum) |
::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Santon|Sword]] | ::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Santon|Sword]] | ||
::Pair of tortoise brooches of type Rygh 652-654. | ::Pair of tortoise brooches of type Rygh 652-654. |
Revision as of 11:40, 28 December 2012
Viking burials found in England |
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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 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.
England
Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire
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Heath Wood, Ingleby, Derbyshire
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Repton
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Hertfordshire, Enfield
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No Picture | Hants, West Ham nr. Basingstoke
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No Picture | Oxford, River Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge
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Yorkshire, Bedale
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Norfolk, Santon Downham
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Berkshire, Reading
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Nottingham
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Scotland
Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan
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Balnakeil, Sutherland
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Scar, Sanday, Orkney
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Kneep, Uig, Isle of Lewis
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Kildonan, Isle of Eigg | |
Pierowall, Westray, Orkney | |
Langhills, Caithness | |
Westness, Rousay, Orkney
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Isle of Man
Balladoole, Arbory
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Cronk Moar, Jurby
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Ballateare, Jurby
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References
<nocite> BROGGER1921 GRAHAM-CAMPBELL1980 GRAHAM-CAMPBELL1994 LOVLID2009 LOVLID2010 NICOLAYSEN1882 OSTERGARD2004 RICHARDS2004 ROESDAHL1992 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>