What is a sutton hoo?

Answer 1

Sutton Hoo is not a whom but a where. Sutton Hoo is the name of an area spread along the bluffs on the eastern bank of the River Deben on the bank opposite the harbor of Woodbridge. The word "hoo" means "spur of a hill." About 7 miles from the sea, it overlooks the inland waters of the tidal estuary a little below the lowest convenient fording place. Of the two gravefields found here, one ('the Sutton Hoo cemetery') has always been known to exist because it consists of a group of around 20 earthen burial mounds which rise slightly above the horizon of the hill-spur when viewed from the opposite bank. The other (called here the 'new' burial ground) is situated on a second hill-spur close to the present Exhibition Hall, about 500 m upstream of the first, and was discovered and partially explored in 2000 during preparations for the construction of the Hall. This also had burials under mounds, but was not known because they had long since been flattened by agricultural activity.

Answer 2

Sutton Hoo was a burial ground in the 5th century to 597 AD.

Answer 3

In the UK, Sutton Hoo (National Trust) is a site of two 6th and early 7th century cemeteries.