1/2 The Sutton Hoo Helmet - Masterpieces of the British Museum

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Episode 1/6 The story of the discovery and subsequent restoration of the Sutton Hoo treasure.

[@robertafierro5592]

1000 years old. Knowing that just blows me away!

[@jayneh8263]

I love the British Museum. I could literally spend a week there. Or more.

[@jojomama4787]

People who don't work metal can't possibly understand the craftman ship that went into the piece

[@LuvBorderCollies]

LOL I can't work anything into an artistic shape, that is anything recognizable. :)

[@quietquitter6103]

Pretty sure there are harder things to make

[@kev3d]

What a treasure. If you ever have the chance to see the British Museum, take it. If you can, spend as many days there as you can. One could spend 8 hours a day, for 5 days in a row and still not see everything on display in its full glory. Every nook, every cranny, every wall and corner holds a rich and wonderful story.

[@jamesgreen1614]

Stolen Loot From Around The World, Bunch of Civilized Barbarian Savages.

[@marcswanson7066]

I've been studying photos of this helmet for decades. It's easy to get drawn into and then lost in the strangely beautiful and complex ornamentation while losing sight of structural features. If the face plate (or death mask) were to be removed the basic design seems to have a lot more in common with the earlier Roman helmet than the later Viking era helmet. The neck guard and hinged cheek protectors (although both quite exaggerated in the Sutton Hoo helmet) are important clues.

[@mukhumor]

'Redwald' means educated/councelled ruler. 'Bretwald' means wide ruler. 'Athelwald' means noble ruler. They are titles.

[@brandonlouis28]

Beyond wonderful

[@matildabond..2390]

I am lucky to live a few Miles away from Sutton hoo.I did a dna test,I knew i was Half German,and half Welsh ,But the dna came back with a significant scandinavian percentage,I was told it was because the Vikings were in Wales.Just so mindblowing.I love visiting this site . Now with my nieces and nephews

[@angelikkabond3945]

@@lisette2060 Yes,,interesting,but were they in Wales? Im not sure

[@soniahamilton9914]

This video and content was fascinating! I would love to go to England and see the Sutton Hoo helmet.

[@Tmanaz480]

Edith Pretty. Amazing name. Sounds like a character from an English novel.

[@AlgisKemezys]

It is such a wonderful experience going here and then watching this.I included a few memories from this Museum in my video too.Born in Stone: Ancient Greek Sculpture, Photography Show

[@joannechisholm4501]

It was the grave of Rædwald King of the East English.

[@tristanpatterson3843]

Just an awesome curator. That sword is now my favourite sword too.

[@psmiddx2096]

Amazing reconstruction, if accurate.

[@masterimbecile]

- Knock knock - Who's there? - Sutton - Sutton who? - Yep, that's me.

[@davidwhite4874]

-Knock knock -Who's there? -Bishop Desmond Toot -Bishop Desmond Toot who? - That's right! How did you know?

[@joannechisholm4501]

hahahah good one

[@monkeydust100]

im ashamed of myself for laughing at that

[@joannechisholm4501]

Hahahah

[@toddaulner5393]

Reall great to see all of this!

[@sonicfreak04]

it was astonishing seeing the helmets in person when I went 3 months ago

[@joebutterman3084]

A marvelous discovery. What wonders.

[@howser1961]

Brilliant - thank you

[@jamiegoodwin957]

The helmet is beautifully amazing

[@cainotheconcernedcitizen5196]

Excellent content!

[@blockydrums846]

wonderful

[@coolcucumber2968]

My goodness, it looks good.

[@mpetersen6]

The first time I really remember seeing an image of this was a picture of the replica used on the cover Bernard Cornwell's retelling of the Arthur legend. The Winter King

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Fascinating! I've always heard of the Sutton Hoo site, but I never knew the details. The little mustache on that imposing helmet is a hoot!

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

The moustache is a tail and the eyebrows are wings it's some kind of flying serpent

[@soundgardener4940]

02:59 Basil Brown had a monumental passion.

[@timpage5021]

Yea its messed up how the government screwed him over.

[@robertafierro5592]

It's the meaning of AWESOME!

[@buddyanddaisy123]

The jewelry is exquisite-hard to see how these hard garnets could have been cut without a diamond wheel. The jewelers that made these were every bit as skilled as those at Tiffany's today.

[@aetherflow]

using that primitive equipment I'd say they were even more talented

[@patatenmousse]

This is not even a Viking helmet...

[@trevvorphilip2515]

This is a condom

[@Chaoswolve66]

you believe the people at Tiffany's are talented? you mean the computers that make all the cuts? or the children that do the packaging? or do you believe that the people at Tiffany's actually hand craft anything?

[@TacticalFemboy]

Twat, Jew crafting these days is primarily done by computers.

[@shitbag.]

1:25 That horse sees through you're lies.

[@Ash-tl7tf]

shitbag amazing

[@TonyBraun]

You know, I think your right......that horse does see through their bullshit.

[@tomlovesyou7180]

14.11 what is the piano tune?

[@lukedavies1344]

Can you explain shitbag?

[@victoryenting]

Nah, the horse is being our nigga

[@lowesonia8551]

From the age of 6 in the colder months of the year My father took me very Sunday to the British Museum. No church Culture.I bought my first estampe At 12 a Leonardo de Vinci drawing in sepia of a lady. As a Nation people do not realise how privileged they are to have these artefacts of History to study. I stopped visiting at 15yr's. When I went to study in Paris . There i had the Louvre. It did not hold the same attraction . Preferring art . There I was delighted by the impressionist .

[@morganolfursson2560]

You seem like a delightful person Sonia , and you have, very smart parents or a very smart father . I was raised by scholars and culture was my food . WE didn't have museums , but i was raised by an archaeologist and theologian working for the university of Reykjavik and Copenhagen (father) and an anthropo-ethnologist (mother) working for the UNESCO documenting intangible world heritage . Excavating sites were my playgrounds as a kid and by the age of 14 i had lived in over 20 countries, my favourite being the middle eastern ones, and living with the Inuits and the Native in the US and Australia . Strangely enough , Nature and the wild fauna and flora were my obsession, far more than people or their culture . Today I am a veterinarian and ethologist , but museums are definitely my favorite places to spent any given time off i can afford . Art , science and craftsmanship are by far the greatest legacies in human history.

[@JohnMartinez-sm1sk]

Good history video 👍👍

[@999Lumen]

LOVE this

[@Tawadeb]

Fab seeing the original footage

[@MrRikardJ]

This helmet is very similar to the helmets found in Vendel Sweden, although they are a bit more simple they are still very similar. The motives are the same, the technique in making the metal, the way the person was buried, etc. In this time the Swedish king lives just a few miles from Vendel in Old Uppsala in one of the largest halls in Northern Europe. Is this a member from the royal family in Uppsala?

[@conburd3338]

Both Germanic peoples with similar God's and folklore. Stands to reason that there would be a similar taste I'm art too.

[@aetherflow]

"That's a nice find you've got there, now, move it over and let the pro take it" man I wouldve been salty.

[@nicparker3809]

I would have gone retarded and started to swing fists.

[@vernedimatteo5530]

Yea..i would've been like gtfo my property I'll luk if i wanna sell..

[@pogodancer6875]

Amazing not boring

[@cainotheconcernedcitizen5196]

Classy... Just subscribed...

[@fuckugplus]

I love the moustache

[@timothywilliams2016]

7:40 The warriors with semi-circular headdresses seem important to me. Does anybody know more about them - if they hold any significance?

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Noticed them also. First thought was they look like ceremonial horned helmets in pre-Viking art in Denmark. The style is different, the other ones are more erect with several curves and they are longer.

[@natethomas587]

Funny you should say that. I stopped the video to look at them as well. I wonder if they are even headdresses, perhaps they are decorated helmets . Either way they sure do look cool . Would love to see a replica made of them or some more research done on this . We know so little about this era unfortunately .

[@Eryan724]

Looks like bull headed warriors to me. No headdress

[@seanmcguire7974]

Does that mean the original ground level was parallel to the mound n sunk down around it through time??

[@bzz5601]

Is that jewelry done in a cloisonne fashion, (melted glass inside small channels?) Interesting doc, thank you. Is there more?

[@barret5641]

The stones, are Garnet.

[@garychynne1377]

enjoyed

[@Vaterunser904]

Muy bonito el video gracias chicos

[@rexmundi3108]

7:40 Those are torques. Unusually large ones have been found. Head dresses, not necklaces?

[@netaen]

Was king Redwald lefthanded?

[@doubleL_S]

So the body was dissolved but the wood remained 🤔 and where is this persons sword.. amazing find. The serpent symbolism is very interesting.

[@TedPope]

The answer is in the video. The boat dissolved as well leaving only an impression. It's common for instance to find the impression of a wooden wall or palisade buried though the wall itself has long ago rotted.

[@senyum0]

Is the dig movie based on this?

[@marioriospinot]

Nice.

[@nigel900]

Wow!

[@anbalagapandians1200]

Super museum

[@lylahale5284]

i went to a normal comprehensive school and this helmet was on the front of all of our history text books, being a snottly little average kid i didnt take much notice. most of the covers and inside photographs of these books were filled with graffitied cocks and fannys and crude funny speech bubbles on most the pictures of historical moments, many, many, years later visiting London i seen his helmet for real and it floored me, that was the bloody helmet that was on my class school books....then the research began, the old saying "if i only knew then what i know now" !

Sutton hoo = west geatic dialect = väst götisk in to days swedish language. Yes it was a dynasty from the time when the anglians and the west geats together made Anglia to the leading might. The west geats were very forward and cultural people and their king Hygelac was a historical king and Beowulf was fighting for him and became king after Hygelac fell in a battle around 521 in Angeln. I know where Beowulf killed Grendel and died at the rich mans hill and was buried on the Whale mountain 11 km from my villa 90 km north of Gothenburg. It´s a true story.

[@holton345]

And did Beowulf then go on to found Volvo? Asking for a friend...

[@deplorabled1695]

Amazing how it was written across the sea from these events. Tells you how momentous and powerful the story was.

[@joannechisholm4501]

Grave of Rædwald King of the East Anglians you are right he does have some kind of Connection to Sweden.

[@joannechisholm4501]

The English are a West Germanic people though they came from Denmark and the border of Germany. They came to Briton Vogican king of the Britons invited then over after the Pics caused some shit, but they said they wanted to stay because the land was better then were there were from. so they kicked the ass of the Britons out of Kent set them packing to London. Any Briton was called Welsh meaning slave. My gandad farther name was Cadby meaning Nordic meaning settlement. So one of them was a Viking Settler in England.

@Van Aser The Grendels were beings looking like the figures with eagel like heads on the sumerian tablets, I say they were operated Pteranodons Beowulf pointed at the arm which was cut off from Grendel during the fight in Hrodgards beer hall. They examined it when it was hanging from a beam in the hall. Here he had planned to stuff me into this leathersack he said.

[@cojuk7]

its amazing the cultures, peoples of many ethnicities all mixed over so many years giving Britain the most amazingly rich history and artefacts, adding to who we are all now............and then all let down by some of the idiotic comments left here!

[@user-mq5xt5jf4o]

1) Where are the idiotic comments you are referring to ? 2) Could you specify the ethnicities you are referring to ?

[@missnorthumbria3658]

It is not an 'other' it is our ancestry, our folk.

[@quietquitter6103]

They are describing the look of the thing, for fucks sake.

[@chen-yangxu997]

How would they have known with so much certainty what patterns were on the helmet, when in fact it was so fragmented and rusted?

[@markgrice8088]

because they had clues to the patterns, boars and dragons,sacred to the old gods of the north

[@OutnBacker]

Very interesting perspective on the early days of the British Isles. As to the ridiculous arguments about bronze or iron being better or worse, hammered or soft, Chinese or European - the argument was settled by the total eclipse of bronze I favor of iron weapons. Case closed. I know of no bronze armed army that prevailed for long against any iron armed army. Iron led to steel, and most peoples the world over developed steel at about the same time and many had excellent steel for edged weapons, if a warrior could afford them. Many Ottoman sabers, Spanish Toledos, Mogul swords, and even African examples are made of excellent steel. Bronze sword making is a beautiful but obsolete art that is being re-found today. Viking Era swords of fine steel (actually made in Germany) - are as good as anything produced commercially today. All this, according to the internet, so it must be true....

[@Secretorder13]

I'm ENGLISH and I've never heard of the SUTTON HOO VIKING HOARD and that HELMET 😮 and what came to mind straight away was what country did THE BRITISH LIBRARY steal it from especially from there trek record but surprised it was found in England..

[@tobyw9573]

I think Ive seen that house in a movie - le Carre?

[@dongabriel09]

The Netflix film brings me here.

[@groomedtodie]

Is it any good? I skipped past it not realizing it was based on Sutton Hoo.

[@alesjamsek1199]

I thing is en gle saxon.(old Ireland one shining saxon )

[@alesjamsek1199]

or en glan saxon. /glan gle gleo / old Ireland south east language.

[@joannechisholm4501]

It was found in the buriel of an early English king.

[@regularguy8110]

The face piece reminds me of a Roman Cavalry Officer's mask.

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

Puts metal plate over mouth... "It enhances your voice, now give me money"

[@user-ri3ob1ro5o]

O adevărată comoară de prețuit 😮

[@danep8553]

Nice helmet.

[@wandererinthedust276]

1:25 The look of utter judgment on the face of that horse, doe...

[@johnbutler3742]

they've sold them all on Ebay now.

[@darrellmay4502]

Back then, they didn't watch M-TV,,so they used every Min. to do great works!,,,

[@GVGames1986]

That is my ancestors, I am a native Brit.

[@GVGames1986]

migrunts!

[@sharonmariejohnson2578]

GV Games Native Brits are Celts.

[@brodyhill1449]

You're all mostly Neanderthals.

[@joannechisholm4501]

@@sharonmariejohnson2578 They are called Brtyronic Celts

[@brodyhill1449]

@@userequaltoNull You can't even build a decent society or raise decent kids Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

[@johnmcglasson3287]

(Cambridge)... don't mind us, just here to steal your property and take credit for your work.

[@elgeneral5279]

They do not take credit for other people's achievements they list off all the nations that are featured in their exhibits, im greek, and I'm glad all the treasures are in the british museum God knows that Greece could afford to maintain these treasures the same way Britain does. I'm just glad that their exists a place where we can examine and marvel at them, and where they are safe.

[@georgeseinfeld4150]

@@elgeneral5279 Never looked at it like that, great point.

[@markhirstwood4190]

wood calls this 'barbaric', yet i see quality and refinement.

[@marylouiseivanoff9854]

I think he as being facetious.

[@quietquitter6103]

I think you don't quite read his meaning.

[@simontaylor2319]

Why can't documentaries have voice overs instead of continually being interrupted by more and more "experts", usually from universities. They completely upset the flow and become almost more important than the subject matter

[@jameshill3244]

100% agree with you Simon.

[@quietquitter6103]

They do this to introduce and acknowledge the experts talking about the subject.

[@phizzelout]

what 'whirled' or 'cultcha' yeerahs ode

[@robt3078]

Looks like the Swedish helmet found in a boat grave in Uppsala

[@comradefrisealach9246]

+Rob T The British Anglo-Saxons, the continental Anglo-Saxons and the North Germanic people had a very similar material culture until the Norman and Frankish conquest. Most Germanic people were culturally alike.

[@markusass]

The English (Angles) were the most northerly of the west germanic tribes and had a lot of dealings with the southern swedes. East Anglia and Sweden even bear the same coat of arms. That is no coincidence.

[@comradefrisealach9246]

marius offing​ The Jutes were north of the Angles, but did border them. That's another Anglo-Saxon group under great Geat/Dane/Swede influence.

[@markusass]

The Jutes or Eotas were a Saxon grouping who lived on the borders of the Franks, who they were heavily influenced by. This is borne out by the close relationship the Jutes of Kent and Hampshire had with the Franks in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. It is a myth that the Jutes came from Jutland.

[@comradefrisealach9246]

+marius offing That's one theory. But it's not as widely accepted as the Jutland theory. Bede wrote that the Jutes lived next to the Angles yet on the opposite side of the Saxon-Angle border which places them in Jutland. The Frankish infulence on the kingdom of Kent can be attributed to it's earlier christianisation and proximity to Frankia. Which are post-migration.

[@leosrule5691]

"Clearly unrobbed"?? Part of it could have been robbed prior to its collapse. Why do i say that? Because the "Saxon" horde found in 2009 looks an awful lot like this horde with many pieces also crushed, and the garnets seem to have the same special 'cut' to it. I believe they are the same treasure that got separated at some point in time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKDJdIGJm6tmrK8

[@kennethbautista3456]

where is part two ?

[@ronsmith1364]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p53EYnafgr5ngZY

[@bbcisrubbish]

No matter what the wonders of the world the Brits MUST ALWAYS have a piano tinkling away to drown out the the narrative.

[@deplorabled1695]

Or you could have the American version. Overdramatic presentation, exaggeration and misuse of the facts, intermittent commercial breaks followed by an unnecessary recap made specifically for the slow of mind. I'll take the piano tinkling thanks.

[@deckiedeckie]

It takes special persons to do this kind of works...very special people....modern sheep would never do it....

[@khadijagwen]

You can not imagine how mistrustful I am of the authorities calling in an "expert" to displace the original discoverer. This is a heavily pablumized tale.

[@robertafierro5592]

It's Bizarre..

[@callummason6589]

It cannot be a coincidence that this god mask was given back to the English folc on the eve of ww2, as we were about to engage in a war against fellow Teutons. The wyrd sister clearly have shown us this for a reason. I don't understand why they keep saying we were barbaric or the helmet was sinister, I see only glory, a superhero almost, a god made flesh.

[@anglishbookcraft1516]

Bro I like your Anglish fellow atheling.

[@matthew-dq8vk]

What's with the weird white nationalist 'teutons' shit? The English barely have any germanic blood anymore. You are more similar to the Scots Irish and welsh than you are to the germans.

[@engleberteverything421]

@@matthew-dq8vk well said

[@matthew-dq8vk]

@@engleberteverything421 It's just true. There are weird englishmen out there though who still want to pretend they are some sort of germanic viking race when DNA tests reveal the modern English have more celtic blood than germanic.

[@quietquitter6103]

You were on the piss when you wrote this, weren't you.

[@joelasher5273]

Ragnar Loughborough

[@jimmccrae8694]

Not page one of British history, but perhaps English/Anglo Saxon!

[@callummason6589]

British history is Welsh history as they are the Britons.

[@joannechisholm4501]

Yes English me ancestors

[@joannechisholm4501]

@@callummason6589 Well the English today are a mix of them both the average Englishman is 37% Ango Saxon the rest is Native Briton.

[@joannechisholm4501]

@@callummason6589 DNA says other wise the English are 60% Native Briton and 40% Anglo Saxon the DNA says these 2 got together about 858AD. yes between 449 and 858 they were pure Germanic. That means they kept apart along time but started bonking each other after that date? So the Anglo Saxons didnt kill all the Britons they were still there just married them after a little while.

[@mango2005]

Scary helmet

[@tphvictims5101]

Even the teeth were dissolved?

[@k2superlative72]

Viking Burial with viking helemet.

[@joannechisholm4501]

It wasnt Viking it was an English king that died

[@rickbolt1308]

Sutton Hoo dates from around 625 if it is the grave of Raedwald King of East Anglia and Bretwalda, the first Viking raids on Britain were in 793, so it can't be Norse

[@sandygentry8455]

Where’s the rest?

[@msmills3030]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p53EYnafgr5ngZY

[@andybaker5800]

Grendel...... Marilion.

[@4331550686]

saxe or saxon is a latin word for isle, rock in the sea , stone , main

[@imperialfragments]

I believe Saxon is derived from the word Saex meaning knives or blade. Like the Scandinavian word sax which means scissors or knife .

[@4331550686]

i forgot the word cutting stone biface !!!knives were made of stones too

[@korming]

Out of curiosity: what percentage of artifacts in the British Museum were actually found in Britain?

[@athanasiusphilopatorismaxi389]

korming 0.01 to 0.9%, the rest are Egyptian and Iraqi

[@donaburns7912]

Johannes Liechtenauer Ass Holes are so boring.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

korming _____ You misunderstand the name. The 'British' in 'British' museum refers to its geographical location - in Britain. The contents, as in most other world class museums, come from all over the world. Hope this helps.

[@lorainefrancesv]

like the Metropolitan museum of art in NY, they believe preserving history and sharing forgotten cultures reveals how connected people were. knowledge is a threat now and should be outlawed.

[@furbs9999]

How was this grave not robbed over the years?

[@toddaulner5393]

True. It may be that different cultures would look down on graverobbing.

[@Dedhedted71]

i do not believe that helmets like this were worn in battle. Why would a soldier limit his vision during a battle?

[@topbanana8438]

then you do not believe in knights in shining armour ????

[@zachkorinis3935]

Nice gift from the alien overlords

[@GhostsOfTheAngelcynn]

..... 🤔

[@modelleg]

Material culture says less about the man who wore it as it does about the craftsmen (and women) who made it.

[@MCernoble]

modelleg not really. The material shows you their wealth. And he probably had a say in what he wanted.

[@lorainefrancesv]

men had to hunt, build shelter, keep women and children safe, etc., warriors from any culture are placed on a pedestal for good reason.

[@AWD1283]

The dig

[@yapz6721]

British Museum was inspired by Alibaba and the forty thieves the treasures inside are all _______________

[@benjaminmaxwell9025]

I have to watch this for school

[@petermatten3315]

Did you enjoy it? Did you learn anything ?

[@bushmanwest5109]

So redwalds buckle is the equivalent of Theresa May wearing a suit that would bankrupt the opposition @11:50

[@deplorabled1695]

Scandinavian and Germanic culture is inextricably linked with Britain. It's shame that we don't have; rather than the EU, a Northern Alliance of Germanic / Scandic / Celtic nations - it would be a damn sight better than what the EU is in its current form.

[@3John-Bishop]

Sutton who?

[@robertturinia3129]

not to get mad not to kill anybody

[@puerone6813]

that was someone's grave.

[@anglishbookcraft1516]

The copywrite wore off