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There is no direct connection between Sutton Hoo and Beowulf that we know of. Sutton Hoo is the burial place of a number of Anglo-Saxon people, one of whom might have been a king of East Anglia. Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem about a man named Beowulf, a fictional or legendary hero of approximately the same time as the Sutton Hoo burials, who came from southern Sweden and fought a dragon in Denmark.

Nevertheless, the two are connected culturally, because the treasures found at Sutton Hoo are examples of the sorts of things Beowulf might have owned and used. The result, of course, is that pictures of articles found at Sutton Hoo are often used to illustrate editions of Beowulf.

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What does the word Hoo mean in a place name. As in Luton Hoo or Sutton Hoo?

Hoo means a "spur of a hill"


Where is Sutton Hoo county located?

Suttoon Hoo is located in the county of Suffolk in England. It is an important archaeological site due to its rich medieval history and bountiful archaeological finds.


Sutton Hoo was important because it?

It is still every important, as it is still there,, I have visited and it is fascinating...an important archeological find, that yielded many treasures, all of which are in the museum,and gives an insight into life in the times of the Vikings


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It is impressive seeing it because it has survived so many years when we know wood rots.


How old is the sutton hoo helmet from the Anglo saxson period?

The Sutton Hoo helmet is aligned to King Raedwald of East Anglia who ruled between 599 and 624 AD. In this year the ship burial of Sutton Hoo must have taken place. Raedwald was the third king of this dynasty following his grandfather Wuffa and his father Tyttla. Their dynasty was called the Wuffinga. They ruled a well-organised, wealthy community which maintained trade relations to Scandinavia and the continent which was still in his Merovingian epoque. In 624 AD the Neutrien (pre-runner of France) king was Chlothar II. the Young and in Austrasien (pre-runner of Germany) Dagobert I. the Good (603-639) governed since just one year. Other ruling kings in this very year 624 AD were only Suinthila of the West Goths in Spain, Eochaid of Dalriada in later Scotland and Domhnall as High King in Ireland. In Byzance Herakleios I. (575-641) was ruling and the contemporary Pope in Rome was Bonifatius V. who died in 625. Christoph

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Why is sutton hoo called sutton hoo?

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What was the Anglo-saxon burial site called?

Sutton Hoo, Suffolk :)


What does the word Hoo mean in a place name. As in Luton Hoo or Sutton Hoo?

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What was found at Sutton Hoo?

Sutton Hoo was the site of a ship burial of an important Anglo-Saxon person, possibly King Raedwald of East Anglia. The grave was found intact and undisturbed, and had a large amount of Anglo-Saxon artifacts in it, which are now in the British Museum. There is a link below to an article on Sutton Hoo.


What did Sutton Hoo die with?

Sutton Hoo is a place in England, not a person. Today there is a museum there and you can view the items found in the burial grounds.


Was sutton hoo a danish king?

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What Was Sutton Hoo Used For?

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