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Viking burials found in England

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/* England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton */
===[[: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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