The purpose of this website is to provide links to useful sites for finding information about the Sutton Hoo Burial site in England. On this page, students will find an interesting, hands-on project to research this great historical find. This activity can be used as an introductory guide when studying Beowulf. It could also be used as an aid in studying Viking traditions or burial customs of different cultures.
Students can access this site, print out the handout, and find the answers to some questions.
The Viking Ship Home Page
http://www.pitt.edu-~dash/ships.html
Who is presumably buried at Sutton Hoo?
How big is his tomb (in feet)?
What disintegrated into the soil in the tomb?
When was the site first excavated?
Approximately what year did the burial at Sutton Hoo take place?
In England, what were the two most important Viking settlements?
The Sutton Hoo Room
http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs4a/sutton.htm
According to this page and the Encyclopedia Britannica, what is missing
from the Sutton Hoo site?
What is rare or unusual about the Sutton Hoo ship burial?
What famous work of literature includes description reminiscent of
the burial at Sutton Hoo and other Anglo-Saxon burials in England?
List several objects found at the Sutton Hoo excavation site?
Look up and define the word “ingot” in your dictionaries or at http://www.dictionary.com.
I hope that this site is of use to you in your research or in your classroom. Please e-mail me with any suggestions or comments.