The discovery at Sutton Hoo unlocked the darkest medieval age in Europe. The 1400 year old helmet was discovered in 1939 by Basil Brown on the estate of Edith Pretty in Suffolk, England.  This art history video discusses the impact the Sutton Hoo discovery had on our understanding of Anglo Saxon culture and provides a description of the helmet’s construction and symbolism.

References: The Anglo Saxons by James Campbell Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel The Inheritance of Rome by Chris Wickham The Anglo-Saxon World by Nicholas J. Higham An Eye for Odin? Divine Role-Playing in the Age of Sutton Hoo by Neil Price and Paul Mortimer The British Museum: www.britishmuseum.org