HART221 20111117 LECTURE19 Sutton Hoo

[@Go-Dawgs]

Very interesting & taught very well. What a good professor to learn from! Thank you Sir!

[@ericsarnoski6278]

Didn't the romans chronicle their activities in Brittania during their occupation ? I would venture to say there is recorded history of England prior to 800ad .

[@davepowell7168]

Yes, dark ages in the mind of this guy.

[@kayharker712]

I presume BilKent University is in Kent - probably close to Portland Bill.

[@davepowell7168]

Metre long sword? Interesting info 🤔

[@Bayubadu]

There are garnets on funtional jewelry all over Europe.

[@gazza6]

There was but not in the early Saxon period

[@Go-Dawgs]

The top of the sword looks so much like top of the Saxson Hoard one?

[@davidallard1980]

Did you guys DNA test or carbon date any bodies ?

[@simonbird1973]

Acid in the soil had completely dissolved any human remains!

[@davepowell7168]

The Bruts is no history? Standard narrow minded academic trope.

[@billycaspersghost7528]

What are the Bruts?

[@davepowell7168]

@@billycaspersghost7528 The unbroken line of Kings through the 'dark ages ' which explains how Arthur fought Romans and hundreds of years later another Arthur fought Saxons. His being fighting fit for 200years created the myth of a legendary King which suited political agenda.

[@billycaspersghost7528]

@@davepowell7168 Still don`t understand the "Bruts" thing I mean the word itself ,what is it ? Modern ,ancient ,Latin?

[@davepowell7168]

@@billycaspersghost7528 Brut chronicle, available online

[@billycaspersghost7528]

@@davepowell7168 Thanks .