Anglo-Saxon cemeteries have been found in England, Wales and Scotland. The burial sites date primarily from the fifth century to the seventh century AD, before the
Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England
The Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England was a process spanning the 7th century. It was essentially the result of the Gregorian mission of 597, which was joined by the efforts of the Hiberno-Scottish mission from the 630s. From the 8th centu ...
. Later Anglo-Saxon period cemeteries have been found with graves dating from the 9th to the 11th century. Burials include both
inhumation and cremation. Inhumation burials before the late seventh century when pagan funerary rituals were the norm, often consisted of rectangular graves, with coffins or were lined with stones. High status burials, often held burial furniture, predominantly
burial beds. Grave goods were often placed with the body, and included jewellery, especially
Anglo-Saxon brooches, weapons, tools, and household items.
List of Anglo Saxon Cemeteries
''This is a partial list of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries''.
External links
Anglo- Saxon treatment of older women during burialThe Ghostly Treasure Ship of Sutton Hoo1,300-year-old Anglo-Saxon cross presented to Cambridge museum
See also
*Burial in Anglo-Saxon England
Burial in Anglo-Saxon England refers to the grave and burial customs followed by the Anglo-Saxons between the mid 5th and 11th centuries CE in Early Mediaeval England. The variation of the practice performed by the Anglo-Saxon peoples during thi ...
* Bed burial
* List of Anglo-Saxon bed burials
*Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo is the site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near the English town of Woodbridge. Archaeologists have been excavating the area since 1938, when a previously undisturbed ship burial containing a ...
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Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
Anglo-Saxon cemeteries