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See also Viking burials found in England

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)}
• 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

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