Title: Anglo-Saxon burial mounds : princely burial in the 6th & 7th centuries /
Authors: Pollington, Stephen.
Publisher: Anglo-Saxon Books,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Anglo-Saxons Funeral customs and rites.; Funeral rites and ceremonies England History; Mounds England; Great Britain History; England Social life and customs
Abstract: "The magnificent royal burial at Sutton Hoo, with the king laid out in his ship surrounded by treasures and weapons, was far from unique. It was only the most splendid barrow-burial so far discovered of the same period." "This is the first book-length treatment of Anglo-Saxon Barrows in English. It brings together some of the evidence from Sutton Hoo and elsewhere in England for these magnificent burials and sets them in their historical, religious and social context."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Barrow and chamber burials -- The mound and its context -- The meaning of chamber burial -- Chamber burial traditions -- Heathen burials -- Decline -- Later history -- Burials of the rich & famous.