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Viking burials found in England

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/* Santon Downham, Norfolk */
====Santon Downham, Norfolk====
:'''Status:Confirmed'''
:Find date- 1867
:Bodies- based on the grave goods this might be a double interment, male and female.
:Dated to- C10th
:Grave goods- (British Museum)
::[[Viking Age Swords found in Britain#Santon|Sword]]Petersen type L::Pair of tortoise brooches of type Rygh 652-654.Petersen type P51a. [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12, fig.1]: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 2000:p.205]:Publications- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940: p.12] [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992:cat.365] [MARGESEN 1997:p.16] [ROESDAHL and WILSON 1992RICHARDS 2000:catp.365205] [GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 2001:p.110] ::[http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/p/pair_of_oval_brooches.aspx British Museum]
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