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Benty Grange helmet
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The Benty Grange helmet is an Anglo-Saxon boar-crested helmet from the 7th century AD. It was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1848 from a tumulus at the Benty Grange farm in Monyash in western Derbyshi
The Benty Grange helmet, on a modern transparent support
The Benty Grange helmet, on a modern transparent support
Replica of the Benty Grange helmet at Weston Park Museum in Sheffield
Replica of the Benty Grange helmet at Weston Park Museum in Sheffield
Side view of the replica
Side view of the replica
Benty Grange Farm, near Monyash in the Derbyshire Dales
Benty Grange Farm, near Monyash in the Derbyshire Dales
Sutton Hoo helmet
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The Sutton Hoo helmet is a decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet found during a 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. It was thought to be buried around the years c. 620–625 AD and is widely associate
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…but was also ornate and may have been intended for ceremonial use. It was the first Anglo-Saxon helmet to be discovered, with five others found since: Sutton Hoo (1939), Coppergate (1982), Wollaston (1997), Shorwell (2004) and Staffordshire (2009). The helmet features a unique combination of structural and technical…
The ship impression during the 1939 excavation; Basil Brown is in the foreground, and Lieutenant Commander John Kenneth Douglas Hutchison in the backg
The ship impression during the 1939 excavation; Basil Brown is in the foreground, and Lieutenant Commander John Kenneth Douglas Hutchison in the background.
A replica helmet showing designs 1, 2, 4 and 5, located (1) above the eyebrows and on the cheek guard, (2) on the skull cap, (4) on the cheek guard an
A replica helmet showing designs 1, 2, 4 and 5, located (1) above the eyebrows and on the cheek guard, (2) on the skull cap, (4) on the cheek guard and skull cap, and (5) on the face mask
One of the four Torslunda plates (plate: 618349_HST), showing a horned figure similar to those in design 1. His missing right eye suggests that he is
One of the four Torslunda plates (plate: 618349_HST), showing a horned figure similar to those in design 1. His missing right eye suggests that he is Odin.
The Pliezhausen bracteate shows a scene nearly identical to design 2.
The Pliezhausen bracteate shows a scene nearly identical to design 2.