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Shorwell helmet
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The Shorwell helmet is an Anglo-Saxon helmet from the early to mid-sixth century AD found near Shorwell on the Isle of Wight in southern England. It was one of the grave goods of a high-status Anglo-S
A replica of the Shorwell helmet
A replica of the Shorwell helmet
A copy of a Roman solidus discovered in 2007 that may have originally been buried in the same grave as the helmet
A copy of a Roman solidus discovered in 2007 that may have originally been buried in the same grave as the helmet
The British Museum in London now owns the Shorwell helmet.
The British Museum in London now owns the Shorwell helmet.
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
Shorwell helmet
…objects such as a pattern-welded sword and hanging bowl. One of only seven known Anglo-Saxon helmets, alongside the ones found at Benty Grange (1848), Sutton Hoo (1939), Yarm (1950), Coppergate (1982), Wollaston (1997), and Staffordshire (2009). It is the sole example to derive from the continental Frankish style rather…
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.