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King Cnut and Queen ...
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War
Detail of a battle found on a helmet in a wealth ship burial at Sutton Hoos, possible that of King Raedwald (who died around 625). It is similar to finds in Germany.
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Great Hall
A king might have several halls around his kingdom. Raedwald's heirs ruled from a hall called Rendlesham, less than four miles from Sutton Hoo, on the same ridge overlooking the river Deban. At Yeavering in Northumberland the site of King Edwin's great hall has been excavated. He ruled there for 616...
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A King's Sword
This sword was found in a burial mound at Sutton Hoo. It was thought to be a King's burial. In the early kingdoms under the King's control many modern institutions - such as the church, urban life, a monetary economy started to develop. Early kings claimed their authority from Woden, a Divine foundi...
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King Edmund of the E...
King Edmund ruled from 855-869AD. He was killed by the pagan vikings during their great invasion in the late 9th century. He was soon regarded as a saint and martyr. One of the great monasteries of Europe grew up around his shrine at Bury St Edmunds. He was the patron Saint of England in the middle ...
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A Kings Helmet?
The helmet may have been a royal symbol. The royal household embodied order, civilization and the balance of conflicting forces. The king was a military leader as well as a law maker. At the time of Raedwald, the king had power of the neighbouring kingdoms.
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Tapestry showing the...
The story of St Edmund's death is shown on a tapestry in the Cathedral that was made in the 1950's.
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St Edmund and the Vi...
Scenes from the life of King St. Edmund. The pictures describe how he was tortured and riddled with arrows before being beheaded
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King Ethelred Coin
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The laws of Ethelber...
Laws were first written down by Christian scribes. It was the king's power that enforced them. These are the laws of Ethelbert of Kent, drawn up about 602AD. This copy dates from the 12th century.
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