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The Sutton Hoo ship was excavated in Suffolk, in 1939. It is thought to be an East Anglian king of the seventh century, King Raedwald, who died 624/5 A.D.
Nothing remained of the ship except the impression of the hull and hundreds of rivets marking the plank runs. The wood was rotted away.
27 meters long, this ship carried 40 oarsmen/ it was probably a royal barge, not a typical longship of the period.
Buried silver in the ship was all made in the East Mediterranean: 3 Celtic hanging bowls, perhaps to hold water; a large scepter; plates. Also buried were ceremonial jewelry, buckles, an iron helmet, shield, folded mail coat, and an ax-hammer.
These treasures are displayed in the British Museum, London.
Illustrations of objects found in the ship buried at Sutton
Hoo:
Warrior'shelmet
Boarcrest
Shieldmount
Buckle
Necklace
Ring
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