Wulfsen horse burial
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The Wulfsen horse burial is an early medieval horse burial, consisting of three horses, that was discovered in 1974 in a Saxon grave field in the village of Wulfsen, in the German district of Harburg.
The horse grave of Wulfsen shown in situ
Presentation of the burial site model in the permanent collection. Shown in 2008.
The excavation of the Wulfsen horse burial as a LEGO miniature
Old Saxony
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Old Saxony was the homeland of the Saxons who fought the Frankish empire during the Early Middle Ages, until being conquered and converted into a Carolingian stem duchy in the 8th century, the Duchy o
Wulfsen horse burial
…of Wulfsen shown in situ Location within Germany Type Grave Periods Early Middle Ages Cultures Saxon Location Wulfsen, Lower Saxony, Germany Region Old Saxony History Built 700 to 800 AD Site notes Length 230 cm (91 in) Width 240 cm (94 in) Excavation dates 1974 Presentation of the burial site model in the…
The later stem duchy of Saxony (c. 1000 AD), which was based in the Saxons' traditional homeland bounded by the rivers Ems, Eider and Elbe
Conversion of the Saxons, A. de Neuville, c. 1869