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'''Berkshire''' | '''Berkshire''' | ||
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+ | *[[#England, Berkshire: Sonning|Sonning]] | ||
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− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen|Wicken Fen '''(P)''']] |
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'''Cumbria''' | '''Cumbria''' | ||
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland|Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside]] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Cumbria: Aspatria|Aspatria]] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Cumbria: Brigham|Brigham '''(P)''']] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Cumbria: Carlisle|Carlisle Cathedral]] |
− | *[[#Hesket-in-Forest | + | *[[#England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton|Cumwhitton]] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield|Eaglesfield '''(P)''']] |
+ | *[[#England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-Forest|Hesket-in-Forest]] | ||
+ | *[[#England, Cumbria: Witherslack|Witherslack '''(P)''']] | ||
+ | *[[#England, Cumbria: Workington|Workington, West Seaton '''(P)''']] | ||
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'''Derbyshire''' | '''Derbyshire''' | ||
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Derbyshire: Ingleby|Ingleby]] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Derbyshire: Repton|Repton]] |
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'''Dorset''' | '''Dorset''' | ||
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'''Hampshire''' | '''Hampshire''' | ||
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Hampshire: Basingstoke|Basingstoke, West Ham '''(D)''']] |
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'''Essex''' | '''Essex''' | ||
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea|Leigh-on-sea]] |
+ | *[[#England, Essex: Saffron Walden|Saffron Walden]] | ||
+ | *[[#England, Essex: Waltham Abbey|Waltham Abbey '''(D)''']] | ||
+ | *[[#England, Essex: Walthamstow|Walthamstow '''(D)''']] | ||
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− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|Claughton Hall]] |
+ | *[[#England, Lancashire: Heysham|Heysham]] | ||
+ | *[[#England, Lancashire: Rampside|Rampside '''(P)''']] | ||
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'''Norfolk''' | '''Norfolk''' | ||
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Norfolk: Gooderstone|Gooderstone '''(D)''']] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Norfolk: Middle Harling|Middle Harling]] |
+ | *[[#England, Norfolk: Santon Downham|Santon Downham]] | ||
+ | *[[#England, Norfolk: Sedgeford|Sedgeford '''(P)''']] | ||
+ | *[[#England, Norfolk: Thetford|Thetford '''(P)''']] | ||
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'''Northumberland''' | '''Northumberland''' | ||
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'''Nottinghamshire''' | '''Nottinghamshire''' | ||
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|Nottingham '''(P)''']] |
+ | *[[#England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent|Newark-on-Trent, Farndon '''(P)''']] | ||
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'''Oxfordshire''' | '''Oxfordshire''' | ||
− | *[[#Hook Norton | + | *[[#England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton|Hook Norton]] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, Oxfordshire: Oxford|Oxford, Magdalen Bridge '''(D)''']] |
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'''Yorkshire''' | '''Yorkshire''' | ||
− | *[[#Adwick-le-Street | + | *[[#England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street|Adwick-le-Street]] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, North Yorkshire: Bedale|Bedale, Camphill]] |
− | *[[# | + | *[[#England, North Yorkshire: Kildale|Kildale]] |
+ | *[[#England, South Yorkshire: Wensley|Wensley Churchyard]] | ||
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== List by Find Date == | == List by Find Date == | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Carlisle|England, Cumbria: Carlisle]]=== | ||
+ | Also known as '' 'Carlisle Cathedral' '' | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Brigham|England, Cumbria: Brigham]]=== | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Northumberland: Bedlington|England, Northumberland: Bedlington]]=== | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham|England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham]]=== | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Berkshire: Reading|England, Berkshire: Reading]]=== | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall|England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall]]=== | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest|England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest]]=== | ||
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+ | ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield|England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield]]=== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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+ | {{Ref|Redmond 2007|x}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 13 August 2018
This list of burials is currently a work in progress. More information will be added over time but it is hoped that even the meagre information supplied here will be of some use. Any list of Viking burials is going to be open to discussion. Many of these burials were discovered in the 18th and 19th centuries, long before modern archaeological practices came into use.
Our map of Viking Burials in Britain is derived from the following maps: [Bersu & Wilson 1966]:p.xii; [Wilson 1976]:p.394; [Graham-Campbell 1994]:p.p.134 & 153; [Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998]:p.115 & p.130; [Graham-Campbell 2001]:p.107; [Redknap 2000]:p.95; [Richards 2004]:p.191; [Redmond 2007]:p.70, p.77, p.87, p.93, p.107, p.117; [Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014]:p.225
We have recently discovered Angela Redmond's book, 'Viking Burial in the North of England' [Redmond 2007]. This gives a very good overview of of burials from the British Isles and is well worth acquiring if you are interested in this subject.
Status
The reliability of pagan graves varies. The 'Status' rating gives an indication of the current thinking relating to the finds reliability.
Accepted (A)
There is a good contemporary archaeological record of the find. Including a diagram of the grave and finds, etc.
Possible (P)
The contemporary archaeological record of the find is not as good but the grave goods would tend to indicate a pagan grave. The grave may be located in a mound or Church yard.
Discredited (D)
The argument in favour of this being a Viking grave has now been discredited although it has previously been published as such in the past. These are most probably just stray finds.
Index by County
Berkshire
Cambridgeshire
Cumbria
Derbyshire
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Dorset
Hampshire
Essex
Lancashire
Lincolnshire
Norfolk
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Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Yorkshire |
List by Find Date
England, Lincolnshire: Torksey
- Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army:
- Torksey 872-873AD
- Repton and Heath Wood, Ingleby 873-874AD
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Mass burial
- Find date- Excavated in 2011
- Bodies-
- Dated to- AD 872-873
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
England, Dorset: Weymouth
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Mass burial
- Find date- Excavated in 2009
- Bodies- up to 54 decapitated males
- Dated to- 970-1025AD
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
- None
England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Burial
- Find date- Excavated in 2004
- Bodies- 4 men and 2 women
- Dated to- AD 900-950
- Publications-
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
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)
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
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
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
Grave 6. Male
- buckle with plate - copper alloy
- spearhead - type G but with a longer socket and no mid rib
- knife with horn handle
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
England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Burial
- Find date- Excavated in 2001
- Bodies- Female skeleton
- Dated to- C9th
- Museum- Doncaster Museum
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Copper-alloy Bowl
- Pair of non-identical oval brooches. Both Petersen type P37.
- Hangerock. Textile remains preserved on the rears of the oval brooches and on the knife have been identified as z-spun tabby weave made from plant fibre (linen). In addition a number of thin linen strips (4mm wide) were found around the pins of the brooches. It appears that there was a pair of loops at the base of the brooch and a single loop at the top.
- Iron key; iron knife
England, Derbyshire: Ingleby
Also known as 'Heath Wood, Ingleby'
- Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army:
- Torksey 872-873AD
- Repton and Heath Wood, Ingleby 873-874AD
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Cremations
- Find date- Excavated 3 times, 1855; 1941-1949; 1998-2000AD
- Bodies- Male warrior cremation burials; other cremation burials and mounds.
- Dated to- 873-878AD
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Swords
- buckles
England, Norfolk: Sedgeford
- Status- Possible
- Type- Churchyard Burial
- Find date- 1997
- Bodies- Woman and a horse found in Christian graveyard
- Dated to- ?
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
- None
England, Cumbria: Carlisle
Also known as 'Carlisle Cathedral'
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find date- 1988
- Bodies-
- Dated to-
- Museum-
- Discussion- Mentioned by Paterson [Paterson 2014]:p.164 as a cemetery with a forthcoming report by Keevil.
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Buckles
- Strap ends
- small whetstone
- Gold wire toggle [Paterson 2014]:p.160 pl.77
England, Derbyshire: Repton
- Part of a group of winter camp sites of the Great Heathen Army:
- Torksey 872-873AD
- Repton and Heath Wood, Ingleby 873-874AD
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find date- Excavated between 1974-1988AD
- Bodies- Male warrior burial; Female burial; another single male burial and 2 double burials.
- Dated to- 873-874AD
- Publications-
- Biddle, Martin and Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle (2001) Repton and the great heathen army, 873-4. In 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 pp.55-92
- Warrior Grave
- Thors hammer
- sword and scabbard
- buckles
- iron knives (one a folding knife)
England, Norfolk: Middle Harling
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Burial (no. 451)
- Find date- 1982-83
- Bodies- Male skeleton (cranial fragments lost on the London Underground)
- Dated to- late 9th / early 10th [Margeson 1997]. Graham suggests that it may possibly date later based on the copper alloy buckle [Graham-Campbell 2001]
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Rogerson, Andrew (1995) 'A Late Neolithic, Saxon and Medieval Site at Middle Harling, Norfolk'. (Available online) East Anglian Archaeology: No.74 pp.24-25, 79-80; fig.76 [Rogerson 1995]
- Grave goods
- Knife - (s.f.491)
- Knife - (s.f.492)
- Pivoting Knife - (s.f.492)
- Pivoting Knife - (s.f.492)
- Whetstone - (s.f.493)
- Buckle (copper-alloy) with an iron plate - rectangular. found at the waist and from a belt. (s.f.495)
- Nail cleaner / Ear scoop - copper alloy. found in the filling 11cm above the grave (s.f.554)
- Iron buckle - D shaped. found by the left knee (s.f.555)
- Spur - found by the right foot (s.f.556)
England, Essex: Waltham Abbey
- Status- Discredited
- Type-
- Find date- 1985-1991
- Bodies- Man
- Dated to- late 10th / early 11th
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Huggins, P.J. (1984) Archaeological Journal 141 pp.175-81 - Not yet available to the authors
- Grave goods
- decorated copper alloy plate. Now identified as a stirrup mount.
England, North Yorkshire: Wensley
Also known as Wensley Churchyard
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find date- 1967
- Bodies- Male, found in a churchyard
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- British Museum
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword Petersen type L
- Spearhead
- Sickle blade, iron
- Knife
England, Berkshire: Sonning
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find date- 1966
- Bodies- 2 Male skeletons
- Dated to- ?
- Museum-
- Discussion- The grave goods for the two skeletons are listed together and it is now not possible to determine what items were originally associated with what skeleton.
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword
- Knife
- Bronze ringed pin, with a missing ring.
- 6 arrow heads
- unidentified iron strip?
England, Cambridgeshire: Wicken Fen
- Status- Possible
- Type-
- Find date- ?
- Bodies- ?
- Dated to- ?
- Museum-
- Discussion- Considered very possible.
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Seax 'late Anglo-Saxon'
- Knife, possibly saxon.
England, Norfolk: Gooderstone
- Status- Discredited [Graham-Campbell 2001] Possible [Wilson 1976]
- Type-
- Find date- 1957
- Bodies- ? found by ploughing
- Dated to- ?
- Museum-
- Discussion- Graham-Campbell states that this find should be removed from all location maps of Viking graves as has already been done by Richards [Richards 2004].
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword fragment
England, Norfolk: Thetford
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Burials
- Find date- 1953
- Bodies- a number of burials, 2 with associated artefacts
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- Norwich Castle
- Publications-
- Rogerson, Andrew & Dallas, Caroline (1984) 'Excavations in Thetford 1948-59 and 1973-77'. (Available online) East Anglian Archaeology: No.22 p.53, p.105-106 [Rogerson & Dallas 1984]
- First Grave
- Sword 'late Anglo-saxon'. Possibly ritually killed. [Graham-Campbell 2001]:p.112
- Second Grave
- Spear, fragmentary. [Graham-Campbell 2001]:p.112
- Knife (now lost)
England, Lancashire: Rampside
Rampside 1854
- Status- Possible
- Type- Churchyard grave
- Find date- 1954-55?
- Bodies- None
- Dated to-
- Museum- LOST
- Comments - "About the year 1854-5, William Jackson found in digging a grave an iron dagger or sword, much corroded. It was about twelve inches long and about one inch or so wide, with a straight guard about three inches long, and a " tongue " (tang) or handle, but no pommel or knob.
His grandson, my informant, was not present when this sword was found, but saw it afterwards. Its present whereabouts is unknown." (Gaythorpe 1910 p.300).
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword - Unknown / Lost
Rampside 1909
- Status- Possible [Edwards 1992]
- Type- Churchyard grave
- Find date- 1909?
- Bodies- None
- Dated to- c.850-925 [Paterson 2014]:p.173
- Museum- Municipal Museum, Barrow-in-Furness
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword - Petersen type M, single edged
England, Cumbria: Workington
West Seaton
- Status- Accepted [Paterson 2014] [Edwards 2004] Possible [Edwards 1992]
- Type- Churchyard Grave?
- Find date- AD 1902-1903
- Bodies- None
- Dated to- ?
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword - Petersen type W or X possibly still in its scabbard.
St Michael's Church
- Status- ?
- Type- Churchyard Grave?
- Find date- ?
- Bodies-
- Dated to-
- Museum-
- Discussion- Mentioned by Paterson [Paterson 2014]:p.164 as a cemetery with a forthcoming report by Zant.
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- ?
England, Cumbria: Witherslack
Also known as Whitbarrow Scar, Witherslack
- Status- Possible [Edwards 1992] [Cowen 1948]
- Type- Unknown?
- Find date- 1895-86?
- Bodies- None
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- Kendal Museum
- Publications-
- Grave goods
England, Essex: Walthamstow
Also known as England, Hertfordshire: River Lea, Enfield.
- Status- Discredited [Graham-Campbell 2001]; Possible [Wilson 1976]
- Type- River Find
- Find date- AD 1900
- Bodies- a skeleton (skull) was said to have been found under a 40' overturned ship
- Dated to- ?
- Museum-
- Discussion- The boat is probably dated to the C16th or C17th. Also the sword and skull were not originally associated with the boat or even possibly with each other. Another sword was also found at Enfield. [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p.113]
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword - now in Rome.
England, Hampshire: Basingstoke
Grave 1899 West Ham
- Status- Discredited
- Type-
- Find date- AD 1899
- 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.
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Spear
- Lance heads
- Knife
- Bowl, bronze
- Bowl, iron with handle
- draughtsmen (stained green by contact with bronze)
England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland
Also known as ' Ormside, Appleby-in-Westmorland '
Grave 1898 Ormside
- Status- Accepted [Richards 2004] [Edwards 1992] [Wilson 1976]
- Type- Grave
- Find date- 1898
- Bodies- a skeletonf
- Dated to- c.850-925 [Paterson 2014]:p.173
- Museum- Tullie House Museum
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword Petersen type M
- Shield Boss
- Frag. iron rod
- small iron knife (LOST)
Grave 1823 Ormside
- Status- Possible [Richards 2004] [Wilson 1976]
- Type- Grave
- Find date- 1823
- Bodies-
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- Yorkshire Museum
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Silver bowl [YM 1990.35] from a possible 2nd grave [RICHARDS 2004:p.202]
England, Nottinghamshire: Newark-on-Trent
Also known as Farndon Church
- Status- Possible
- Type-
- Find date- AD 1892
- Bodies- disturbed grave from a grave yard?
- Dated to- C10th?
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword of Petersen type X
England, Essex: Leigh-on-sea
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find Date- AD 1890
- Bodies- skeleton and horse
- Dated to- AD 893 [Biddle & Blair 1987]:p.194
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword
- 23+ (27+) coins.
England, Lancashire: Inskip
- Status- Possible [Edwards 1992]
- Type- Cremation?
- Find date- AD 1889
- Bodies-
- Dated to-
- Museum- Blackburn Museum / Lord Shuttleworth
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword - Petersen type L
- dagger
- pot
England, Oxfordshire: Oxford
Also known as Magdalen Bridge
- Status- Discredited [Graham-Campbell 2001] Disputed [Blair & Crawford 1997]
- Find Type- River Find (River Cherwell, Oxford)
- Find date- AD 1884
- Bodies- Men and horse skeletons found by dredging?
- Dated to- C9th by Stirrup style
- Museum- Ashmolean Museum [1886, 443-47]
- Publications-
- Archaeologia Vol. 71 (1920-21) p.253 (not available)
- Grave goods 1884 - dredging in the river under Magdalen Bridge
- Spearhead - [1884.514] dated AD 850-900 by Jan Petersen [Seaby 1950]:p.38
- Shield boss - [1884.513] like the pagan Anglo-Saxon bosses dated to C5th-7th [Seaby 1950]:p.37
- Grave goods 1886 - cutting back the island below Magdalen Bridge
- Stirrups (Pair) - [1886.443, 444] - Wheeler Class C / Rygh 590. Not actually a pair, different in decoration and size.[Seaby 1950]:p.38 Dated by Jan Petersen to AD 950-1000 [Seaby 1950]:p.39
- Stirrup - [1886.445] dated to AD 1000-1125. [Seaby 1950]:p.39 C11th-12th [Blair & Crawford 1997]:p.138
- Horseshoe - [1886.446] dated to late medieval [Seaby 1950]:p.40-41 [Blair & Crawford 1997]:p.138
- Shears - [1886.447] dated to C11th [Seaby 1950]:p.39, C10th-11th [Blair & Crawford 1997]:p.137
- Spur - [1886.1232] dated to c.1000 [Blair & Crawford 1997]:p.137
England, Essex: Saffron Walden
- Status- Accepted
- Find date- AD 1876
- Bodies- Female
- Dated to- c.900
- Museum- Saffron Walden
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Necklace of 2 silver pendants - 2 carnelian, 2 glass and 2 crystal beads.
- Knife (LOST)
England, North Yorkshire: Bedale
Grave 1875 Camphill
- Find date- AD 1875
- Bodies- Male Warrior
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- British Museum
- Publications-
- Grave goods
Grave Female
Bjorn and Shetelig mistakenly attributed the oval brooches to Northallerton [Bjorn & Shetelig 1940]:p.15 [Speed, Greg & Walton Rogers 2004]:p.75
- Find date- ?
- Bodies- None - probable Female burial
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- National Museum of Scotland
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Oval Brooches (Pair)
England, North Yorkshire: Kildale
- Status- Accepted
- Type- Church burial
- Find date- AD 1867 - 1868
- Bodies- 7 or 8 graves.
- Dated to-
- Museum-
- Discussion-
- Publications-
- Atkinson 1868, Proceedings Thursday, January 9th 186, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of London, series 2, vol IV, (1867-70)
- Atkinson 1874, History of Cleveland Ancient and Modern, vol. I
- Elgee 1930, Early Man in North-East Yorkshire
- Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 p.110, XLIII-XLIV [Redmond 2007] ^ 1 2
- Grave goods - 1
- Sword 1 - LOST
- Tweezers
- Knife with silver inlay
- Scales
- lead weight
- copper-alloy plate
- wooden box with a sliding lid containing another lead weight.
- Grave goods - 2 (nave)
- Axe (E)
- Grave goods - 3
- Sword 2 - LOST
- Spear
- Grave goods - 4
- Sword 3 - LOST
- Spear
- other goods
- Spear
- bone handled knife
- spurs
- possible shield boss
- whetstone
- Grave goods - (1868)
- Sword (X) in scabbard
- copper-alloy buckle
- parts of scabbard fittings and belt
England, Norfolk: Santon Downham
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find date- 1867
- Bodies- based on the grave goods this might be a double interment, male and female.
- Dated to- C10th
- Museum-British Museum
- Discussion- Richards has proposed that it may not be a double burial and that the brooches may have instead been an offering like the pair from Claughton Hall. [Richards 2004]:p.205
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword Petersen type L
- Oval brooches (Pair) of type Rygh 652-654. Petersen type P51a. [Bjorn & Shetelig 1940]:p.12, fig.1
England, Cumbria: Brigham
- Status- Possible [Edwards 1992] [Wilson 1976] [Cowen 1948]
- Type- Churchyard Burial
- Find date- 1864-65
- Bodies- None
- Dated to-
- Museum- Tullie House Museum
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Ring-headed pin
England, Northumberland: Bedlington
Also known as Cambois, Bedlington
- Type-
- Find date- 1859
- Bodies- 1 woman (45 to 60) and 2 men (one in his 20s and the other 40s)[Alexander 1987]
- Dated to-
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Enameled disc brooch. Champlevé style.[Alexander 1987] BM 1880,0802.165
- Bone handled comb. Split style (One of 5 known examples)[Alexander 1987]
England, Nottinghamshire: Nottingham
- 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-
- Archaeological Journal, 1851, vol 8, pp 424-5 (Available Online)
- Grave goods
England, Oxfordshire: Hook Norton
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find date- AD 1848
- Bodies- 2 skeletons, one from a mound and the other with a coin hoard.
- Dated to- C9th
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Coin hoard c.875AD or a bit later.
England, Berkshire: Reading
- Status- Accepted
- Type-
- Find date- June 1831.
- Bodies- Male warrior burial with a horse skeleton
- Dated to- ?
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword with ivory hilt.
England, Lancashire: Claughton Hall
- Status- Accepted
- Find date- 1822
- Bodies- Male skeleton
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- Claughton Hall
- Comments- The items were said to have been found in a wooden chest
- Publications-
- Grave goods
England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest
- Status- Accepted [Paterson 2014] [Richards 2004] [Wilson 1976]
- Type- Possible Cremation?
- Find date- 1822
- Bodies- None, cremation?
- Dated to- c.900-925 [Paterson 2014]:p.172
- Museum- Tullie House Museum
- Discussion- The weapons were deliberately damaged.
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword Petersen type O [Paterson 2014]:p.172-173
- Spearhead Petersen type I [Paterson 2014]:p.172-173
- Spearhead Petersen type I/F [Paterson 2014]:p.172-173
- Shield Boss (broken in two)
- Axe Petersen type E [Paterson 2014]:p.172-173
- Iron Bit plated in bronze
- Two Buckles (one with a buckle plate) - part of the bridle set [Paterson 2014]:p.163
- Sickle, Wet stone
- Bone Comb and Bone Case
- Pair of Spurs (LOST)
England, Cumbria: Eaglesfield
- Status- Accepted [Richards 2004]:p.193 [Wilson 1976]:p.394 Possible [Edwards 1992]
- Type- Mound Burial [Richards 2004]:p.193
- Find date- 1814
- Bodies- Male skeleton
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- Black Gate Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Publications-
- Grave goods
- Sword
- Axe or Spear (LOST). Oiginally described as a halbard 11" long. Cowen and Edwards both suggests that it might have been a spear? [Cowen 1948] [Edwards 1998]:p.19
- Fibula? (LOST) - L:5" Ring-headed pin?
England, Lancashire: Heysham
Grave St. Peter's
- Status- Accepted [Richards 2004]:p.202 [Wilson 1976]:p.394
- Type- Churchyard Burial
- Find date- excavated in 1800
- Bodies- Male
- Dated to- C10th
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
- Spearhead (LOST) - unknown type
- Hogback stone
Grave St Patrick 63
- Status- Accepted [Richards 2004]:p.202 [Potter & Andrews 1994]
- Type- Churchyard Burial
- Find date- excavated in April 1977 & March/April 1978
- Bodies- Female
- Dated to- C10th
- Museum-
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
- Bone comb
England, Cumbria: Aspatria
1789 Excavation
- Status- Accepted [Paterson 2014] [Edwards 1992] [Wilson 1976]
- Type- Burial
- Find date- excavated in 1789 [Edwards 1992]
- Bodies- None, Male?
- Dated to- late C9th to early C10th [Paterson 2014]:p.172-173
- Museum-
- Comments- The area was re-investigated in 1997.
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
- Sword (LOST) - with a silver encrusted hilt
- Spearhead (LOST) - with a decorated silver socket
- Axe (LOST) - Petersen Type E? [Paterson 2014]:p.172-173
- Shield (LOST) - pieces?
- Buckle (LOST) - gold
- Strap-end (LOST) - Carolingian
- Horse bit (LOST) - iron
- Spur (LOST)
1997 Excavation
- Status- Accepted [Abramson 2000]
- Type- Burial
- Find date- excavated in 1789 [Edwards 1992]
- Bodies- 2 fragments of a tibial bone, female?
- Dated to-
- Museum-
- Comments- Probably from the same grave excavated in 1789
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
- Ringed pin - copper-alloy
- Buckle, buckle-plate & strap guide - iron
- Folding knife -
- Spur? -
- Axe head - Upper part with wood still in the shaft hole. Possibly the missing part of the axe found in 1789.
England, Lancashire: Blackrod
Also known as Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, near Wigan
- Status- Possible [Edwards 1992] [Cowen 1948]
- Type- Burial? under a cairn of river stones
- Find date- 1770
- Bodies- None.
- Dated to- ?
- Museum- LOST
- Comments-
- Publications-
- Grave goods-
- Sword (LOST)
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