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The Age of Sutton Hoo
Martin Carver
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Description for The Age of Sutton Hoo
Paperback. Comparative studies on the age of Sutton Hoo (5c - 8c) with English and European focus, plus summary of the latest site excavations. Editor(s): Carver, Martin. Num Pages: 456 pages, 105, 31 black and white, 74 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 922.
Comparative studies on the age of Sutton Hoo (5c - 8c) with English and European focus, plus summary of the latest site excavations. `The Sutton Hoo `princely' burials play a pivotal role in any modern discussion of Germanic kingship.'EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE The age of Sutton Hoo runs from the fifth to the eighth century AD - a dark and difficult age,where hard evidence is rare, but glittering and richly varied. Myths, king-lists, place-names, sagas, palaces, belt-buckles, middens and graves are all grist to the archaeologist's mill. This book celebrates the anniversary of the discovery of that most ... Read more
Comparative studies on the age of Sutton Hoo (5c - 8c) with English and European focus, plus summary of the latest site excavations. `The Sutton Hoo `princely' burials play a pivotal role in any modern discussion of Germanic kingship.'EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE The age of Sutton Hoo runs from the fifth to the eighth century AD - a dark and difficult age,where hard evidence is rare, but glittering and richly varied. Myths, king-lists, place-names, sagas, palaces, belt-buckles, middens and graves are all grist to the archaeologist's mill. This book celebrates the anniversary of the discovery of that most ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Weight
1035g
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851153612
SKU
V9780851153612
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Reviews for The Age of Sutton Hoo
Comprehensive and lavish... [the] volume's twenty-four papers provide not only an unrivalled and tantalizing preview of the most recent finds at Sutton Hoo, but also a survey of the whole context of the burial, local, national and international.
J R Maddicott
ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW
The Sutton Hoo `princely' burials play a pivotal role in any modern discussion ... Read more
J R Maddicott
ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW
The Sutton Hoo `princely' burials play a pivotal role in any modern discussion ... Read more