Voyage to the other world
Subtitle: the legacy of Sutton Hoo
By: Calvin B. Kendall and Peter S. Wells, editors.
Contributors: Kendall, Calvin B.; Wells, Peter S.
Series: Medieval studies at Minnesota ;; v. 5; Medieval studies at Minnesota ;; 5.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Beowulf; Anglo-Saxons -- Kings and rulers -- Death and burial; Excavations (Archaeology) -- England -- Suffolk; Ships, Medieval -- England -- Suffolk; Anglo-Saxons -- England -- Suffolk; Ship burial -- England -- Suffolk; Sutton Hoo Ship Burial (England); Suffolk (England) -- Antiquities
Description: A fascinating exploration of pagan Anglo-Saxon culture-a world caught on the boundary between competing ideologies and contrasting social systems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Essays from the conference on Sutton Hoo jointly sponsored by the Center for Ancient Studies and the Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, in May 1989.