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Episode 37: Seafarers, Poets and Traveling Minstrels

The History of English Podcast

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The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

This chapter explores the discovery of the Sutton Hoo buried ship in Eastern Britain, highlighting its significance in confirming ship burials among the Anglo-Saxons and its possible connection to the East Anglian king, Redwald. It also discusses the absence of inscriptions and written references, the significance of sea travel and poetry, and the inclusion of a broken lyre in the burial.

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