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A discovery by a metal detectorist in Denmark has raised questions about the origins of the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet, thought for decades to have links to Sweden. The detectorist found a small metal ...
An ancient stamp unearthed by a metal detectorist suggests the Sutton Hoo was actually made in Denmark, and not Sweden as previously thought. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ...
A metalworking die found in Denmark features a depiction of a horse and warrior that is remarkably similar to motifs on the Sutton Hoo helmet in England.
Small decorative details on an iconic helmet belonging to “Britain’s Tutankhamen” could revise our understanding of early medieval Anglo-Saxon history. But the reexamination isn’t due to anything new ...
For almost a century, the Sutton Hoo burial site has offered a tantalising ... According to an analysis by the National Museum of Denmark, those panels bear a striking resemblance to a small ...
In 1939 a series of mounds at Sutton Hoo in England revealed their ... observing the uncovering of the ship burial. Photograph by British Museum/Scala, Florence The collection of 263 objects ...
The Sutton Hoo helmet was painstakingly pieced back together over many years after it was first uncovered broken into hundreds of pieces. And is now on display at the British Museum. Ms Howarth ...
“The Sutton Hoo helmet is iconic worldwide. It is a national treasure for the British on a par with the chariot of the sun for Danes,” said Peter Pentz, curator at the National Museum of Denmark.