[ProtectOurFreedom]

It is the only confirmed example of its kind found in Britain, according to analysis from KCC and the British Museum, and is close to the design panels made on famous Sutton Hoo helmets.

I highly recommend the 2021 British drama film called "The Dig" directed by Simon Stone, based on the 2007 historical novel of the same name. It is all about the amateur archeologist who unearthed Sutton Hoo. It's a tremendous story.

[SunkenCiv]

Thx!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3661210/

trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZQz0rkNajo

https://www.justdial.com/streaming/watch-movies-online/The-Dig/1599916585374

[SunkenCiv]

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/the-discovery-of-the-sutton-hoo-burial-ship

[SunkenCiv]

King Rædwald
https://search.brave.com/search?q=King+R%C3%A6dwald&summary=1

Rædwald of East Anglia (c. 560–624), also spelled Raedwald, was a powerful 7th-century king of the Wuffingas dynasty and one of the most significant rulers of early Anglo-Saxon England. He reigned from approximately 599 until his death in 624, initially under the overlordship of Kent but later establishing himself as the dominant bretwalda (high king) south of the Humber after defeating Æthelfrith of Northumbria at the Battle of the River Idle in 616.

His reign was marked by religious syncretism; Rædwald was the first East Anglian king to convert to Christianity, likely in Kent, yet he famously maintained a temple with two altars—one for Christ and one for pagan gods—reflecting his continued adherence to traditional beliefs. He is widely considered the most likely occupant of the magnificent Sutton Hoo ship-burial in Suffolk, where he was interred with immense wealth and status. Rædwald’s political legacy includes installing the exiled Edwin as King of Northumbria, thereby extending his influence across northern England.

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[pierrem15]

There were also some dies and helmet plates found in Sweden that are very close to the Sutton Hoo stamped metal.

Being still pagan and seafaring, the Anglo-Saxons of the time had extensive contact across the "whale road" to Scandinavia and were still part of the same North Germanic cultural sphere.