Medieval History
What a momentous find! Archeologists with the University of Reading have uncovered the site of an Anglo Saxon hall, the first of its kind to be found in 30 years!
"This is a key piece of evidence that helped the team age the feasting hall to the late 6th/early 7th century. It is a section of a decorative horse harness made of gilt copper-alloy, that would probably have been attached to a bridle or harness for a horse, dating it to c.525-575 AD. This supports the view of pre-Christian culture in this period being based on a warrior society, with horses at forefront of this ideal."
Favorite line from an archeologist: Gabor Thomas, said: "This would undoubtedly have been the scene of many Beowulfy type activities, great assemblies for feasts that lasted for days, much drinking and story-telling, rich gifts like arm rings being presented, all of that. There could have been no more visible sign of wealth and status than raising a hall like this." I guess if you're an archeologist of Anglo Saxon sites, you're entitled to say 'Beowulfy' :)
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anglo saxon great hall uncovered
What a momentous find! Archeologists with the University of Reading have uncovered the site of an Anglo Saxon hall, the first of its kind to be found in 30 years!
Favorite line from an archeologist: Gabor Thomas, said: "This would undoubtedly have been the scene of many Beowulfy type activities, great assemblies for feasts that lasted for days, much drinking and story-telling, rich gifts like arm rings being presented, all of that. There could have been no more visible sign of wealth and status than raising a hall like this." I guess if you're an archeologist of Anglo Saxon sites, you're entitled to say 'Beowulfy' :)
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Dr Levi Roach writes: Anglo-Saxon government?and specifically assemblies?have received some interesting coverage recently. The self-proclaimed ?Mercian witan? in particular has been promoting the idea that modern democracy needs to return to its ?Anglo-Saxon...
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One of the earliest Anglo-Saxon Christian burial sites in Britain has been discovered in a village outside Cambridge. The grave of a teenage girl from the mid 7th century AD has an extraordinary combination of two extremely rare finds: a ?bed burial?...
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Woodlands, Trees, and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World *14th -15th November, 2009* *The Institute of Archaeology* *University College London *Keynote speakers:* > Oliver Rackham > John Blair With a guided tour of the Museum of London stores and new Medieval...