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Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king

What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it is from: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England When it was ...
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A Groundbreaking Find Challenges What We Know About the Iconic Sutton Hoo Helmet

The face of Anglo-Saxon England may have Danish origins. Ever since the Sutton Hoo ship burial and its wealth of artifacts were discovered in the late 1930s, the archaeological consensus has pointed ...
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Sutton Hoo helmet may not be from Sweden after all, new discovery suggests

A discovery by a metal detectorist in Denmark has raised questions about the origins of the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet, thought for decades to have links to Sweden. The detectorist found a small metal ...
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Sutton Hoo Helmet May Have Originated in Denmark

TÅSINGE, DENMARK—A statement released by the National Museum of Denmark suggests that the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet may have its origins in Denmark, and not Sweden, as previously thought. In 1939, the ...