Where is Sutton Hoo?

Introduction

The Sutton Hoo ship burial is one of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries ever made in Britain: a lavish 7th century grave, with the deceased placed inside a massive ship, and surrounded with 263 luxury items that came not just from England, but from lands across Europe and Asia.

Roll over the map of England to locate Sutton Hoo. Then carefully examine the google map. Hint – it is on a river.

Who were the Anglo-Saxons?

By the time the Romans decided to leave England around 410 AD, there were numerous raids by invaders from all sides of the English isles. These invaders mainly belonged to the tribes called the Saxons, the Jutes, the Angles, and the Frisians.

The Angles and the Saxons came to England from Denmark and took control of the land previously controlled by the Romans and the Celts. Their homelands in Scandinavia often flooded which made it difficult to grow enough food. With their invasion was born a new Anglo-Saxon culture and several distinct kingdoms emerged.

The name Anglo Saxon comes from the two tribes of Angles and Saxons, and they ruled parts of England for some 600 years.

Map of Anglo Saxon territory

Click on the hotspots to learn the names of the places on the map. Click on present day Germany and Scandinavia on the map to see where the Anglo-Saxon tribes came from.

Map source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/