Who Wore the Sutton Hoo Helmet?

[@suehedworth7809]

Love the Anglo Saxon period. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-he8lq8ny3v]

The blood still lives

[@aelfredrex8354]

Raedwald had some damned good taste. There's some masterpieces of the period in his collection.

[@historyprofiles]

Indeed there is! Thank you so much for watching!

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

Where did they get this gold? Byzantium? Rome? N.Africa?

[@davidlancaster8152]

Some fantastic history you've brought to life here. Excellent 👌. Im familiar with the Sutton Hoo finds and the photos of the objects. The background stories and the reconstruction of the helmet are new to me and fascinating. Thanks for all you do.

[@arth-ritisoutdooradventure7467]

Around 3:30 it’s not just Scandinavian mythology. The Anglo Saxons, like other Germanic peoples, had the same ancestral religion just with different names and slight variations in myths. It isn’t influenced by Scandinavian mythology. Rather, the designs on the helmet, the ship burial etc. are cultural/ethnic cousins of Scandinavian culture. Otherwise a fantastic video! I’ll definitely be watching more of these.

[@antonyreyn]

The Angles came from the Jutland peninsula which is in Scandinavia, but yes they shared an older Indo European Pantheon of gods but due to the Eddas surviving in Iceland we know more myths from Norse culture. Cheers from Mercia

[@Nortrix87]

The Germanic tribes have their origins in the Nordic bronze age culture sphere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Bronze_Age#:~:text=2000%2F1750%E2%80%93500%20BC.&text=The%20Nordic%20Bronze%20Age%20culture,that%20came%20from%20Central%20Europe.

[@clintonreisig]

They were all Germanic

[@jared1870]

Ok, this is now my favorite among your videos to date. Thanks for sharing your passion for this period of history.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching Jared! It means a lot! Glad you liked the video! A lot of research went into it!

[@alexsacco776]

When I visited London for the second time in 2018, I got to see the Sutton Hoo collection. It was absolutely stunning.

[@berenicewaters4096]

Thanks for this amazing video! I took my children to this amazing site years ago and I have seen the helmet at the British museum and it's awesome @

[@historyprofiles]

A lot of research went into the video! That is awesome!

[@overwhelmingapathy721]

Damn, everyone was super good looking in the past.

[@shellydesormier4646]

Right?, i continuously wonder where they dug up these much valued images of these ancient peoples. Just fantastic! 🐚🌸

[@historyprofiles]

pure organic

[@TiesOfZip]

I know. What happened? Cheetos? Were they our downfall?!?

[@brendamckinley3036]

I would be covered in dirt and manure from keeping care with the farm animals most likely Oh and barefoot and pregnant making soap

[@jasrajsandhu1658]

"Extensive measurements of the skulls show that our medieval ancestors had more prominent facial features than modern man, with a noticeably larger lower jaw"

[@Elke-j8m]

Sorry couldn't be here 3 hours ago. But i just listened and loved it. Great and very interesting! Thank you History Profiles. Always enjoyable watching your videos

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching Elke! It means A LOT!

[@Elke-j8m]

@@historyprofiles Your videos mean a Lot to me! Thank you!

[@Agapy8888]

Hi Ollie. Just came across your narration. Thank you.

[@aaronlucas9479]

This channel is the best btw keep up the good work

[@historyprofiles]

It really means a lot! Thank you so much for watching!

[@jonassundell9366]

Greatful for this fine video. Can you do one of the Vendel helmets as well? Your such a great narrator. Greetings from Jonas, Gothenburg Sweden.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!! Any particular vendel helmets?

[@jonassundell9366]

What ever of those vendel helmets you would chuse, I am sure it would suit me just fine. @@historyprofiles

[@barrydysert2974]

i think You've got it spot on! Well done good Sir !:-) 🙏💜⚡

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you enjoyed!

[@chrissibersky4617]

I loved this one. Thanks a lot.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching!

[@DavidTheConkerer]

Super interesting! Good video sir!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@lisamgreenleaf]

I live in Suffolk where sutton hoo is. Fantastic history in my home region ❤❤❤

[@oldplucker1]

Shame the majestic view down to Woodbridge has been blocked by Tree Huggers planting trees to deliberately block the view.

[@hw260]

Just found your channel. I liked and subscribed. Raedwald's story was fascinating.

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the video very educational. It really makes you think who is buried there. I would like to think it's him⚔️

[@historyprofiles]

Indeed! Thank you so much for watching! I also think it was King Rædwald of East Anglia!

[@-RONNIE]

@@historyprofiles 👍🏻 have a good weekend

[@sheepdog1102]

Excellent work!

[@stevedunn5546]

Very enjoyable. Thank you.

[@deecooper1567]

Thank you 🤩. What beautiful craftsmanship on the Henry but I’m sure this was done as a picture after finding it. As the original one was rusty. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching Dee! The helmet was restored as a replica version, yes the original is all rusted!

[@deecooper1567]

@@historyprofiles Well that person deserves a big 👋. Creativity at its best 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@djbullets5850]

If you ever get the chance to goto sutton hoo go.i went last weekend.the mounds/graves are stunning!you can feel it in the air that something magical happened there.🔥

[@floydriebe4755]

fascinating! i've read articles and watched videos on Sutton Hoo but, have never heard of this story. if this is the case......wow! very interesting. now i need to do some research. thanks!

[@charliebrownie4158]

First stop that popped in my head, gave me a bit of a chuckle was the time that little Richard was in one of those award shows where he was going to be presenting an award to a certain Entertainer and when you said hello the winner is ME. And then he went on the tirade about him starting all of rock and roll which was exactly what people like the Beatles the stones even Elvis Presley and so on said to him that if it wasn't for him there would be no rock and roll so he was talking that way people gave him an Applause Standing Ovation for his contribution and then when he opened up the thing to say who the winner was he said well what do you know it is me. So it when I saw that I was thinking I know who would have worn that, Little Richard. R.I.P.

[@howdyahworkthisthing1520]

So beautiful. A ‘coronation gift’ from the mainland perhaps?

[@isabelled4871]

I once read that the helmet is made of 7 metals: gold silver copper, etc. Don't know if true but would be interesting if true.

[@Anaris10]

Optimum!. Good King Penda the Pagan of Mercia lives!.

[@historyprofiles]

Indeed! Thank you for watching I hope you enjoyed!!

[@Seyweld98]

2:59 it means “wide ruler”

[@historyprofiles]

Wide ruler, Britain ruler, all the same

[@Ronin-101]

Epic

[@historyprofiles]

Hope you enjoyed the video!!

[@Neruomir]

Garnets exist in Sweden as one of the few gemstones that can be found naturally so no need for Indian or other exotic imports to make the helmet.

[@Awioooo]

It's really obvious that the people buried in the Sutton hoo comes from sweden, do some research of the Vendel time in Sweden.. those helmets and burials were very common of high status people.

[@GabrielleF9413]

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[@surters]

There are ship burials in Norway and Denmark too, so what was so special with the Swedish and British?

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

It's the biggest and most complete ship burial in Britain.

[@loots9821]

Raedwald or Edwin? Or Aethelbert? 😍. ...i cant decide. 😔 The sutton hoo helmet is truly magnificent.

[@tompabay8721]

A Swede wore it. Vendel viking.

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

Frisian from the coasts of the Netherlands and Germany also had Odin/Wodin. This not only Scandinavia.

[@janjordal9451]

Very interesting but sorry to say, I found the background music disturbing

[@roxpace]

Lets see, same kind of helmets has been found in Sweden around vendel, in many cases. The sphire and sword handle is same kind that is in Sweden, the ship grave is almost exact that was practiced in Sweden and ship the same type. You do not see any possibility that the one who was in the grave came from beginning Sweden? Too many non random things.

[@Awioooo]

Hahah I agree 100% of course this comes from the Vendel period in Sweden! People seriously need to do research!

[@JohnSpurrell]

Who ever he was, definitely very high ranked during his time because the Viking, culture and religion never sacrificed a ship for a peasant !

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

It wasn't Viking it was Anglo-Saxon pagan, and probably was Radwald.

[@elwolf8536]

6:44 i interpret that its not woden but gungnir the spirit of wodans spear

[@historyprofiles]

It very well could be! Great interpretation

[@Dominic-mm6yf]

King Raedwald or his eldest son who died in battle.

[@JohnSpurrell]

With so many now saying the Sutton hoo ship was not Viking but Norman Saxon, it wouldn't Surprise me that they will say it was built in China.

[@Awioooo]

It comes from the Vendel period in Sweden, look up other finds from that time there..

[@JohnSpurrell]

@Jimawio Everytime one mentions the viking influence on English-Roman lands we are confronted that it was all Norman ! And where did the Norman's come from ? Australia of course !

[@Awioooo]

@@JohnSpurrell look up the finds they made in Valsgärde Sweden bro, and look at some documentaries about Vendel period

[@JohnSpurrell]

@Jimawio just as I had thought that the vikings had already established trade routes and commerce Long before there were Normans .

[@JohnSpurrell]

@Jimawio Thank you 😊

[@ConradAinger]

Just to make it clear, Odin was the name the Norse later gave to the Germanic Woden. Some of the Anglo-Saxons- the Angles and the Jutes - were from what is now Denmark. The Saxons were from Schleswig Holstein in North East Germany, now called Niedersachsen - lower Saxony.

[@ConradAinger]

Edit: North West Germany.

[@differous01]

Odinic Dancers [3:44] are recognised by Odin's Ravens, flying from their heads: injury to one hemisphere of the brain effects short term, conscious Thought (Huginn), the other long term, un-conscious Memory (Muninn). Such dancers are in physical and mental debate, the will (the 8 legged horse, seen from above) is informed by the bird between the brow. The bucks stops with this crown's wearer.

[@rhzyo]

The 8 legged horse would prob be Odin's horse wouldn't it?

[@differous01]

@@rhzyo That's how I read it, but other helms in the same style have a boar on the crest, and I don't think Frey's boar had 8 legs, so it could be an accident of the panelling design.

[@tiggytheimpaler5483]

They did an analysis of the helm and found that it had come from Swedish iron. I think they even lentioned which bog it most likely came from

[@StangLX351]

I’ve always kind of hoped that it was Beowulf who was buried there.

[@ruariniall7463]

In the late 19th century the Sheriff of Salt Lake, Utah wasinvolved in several shootings in which he was protected by his bear skin coat. Even though shot, the bullets could not penetrate it.This, I think, may be rhe point of the Berserk (bear shirt). A kind of mystical armor.

[@Rainwarner]

Was there much difference between Worden and Odin? I was always taught Anglo Saxons worshipped Worden, could of been a misspelling in the manuscripts. Great video!

[@Anaris10]

It's Woden and yes, it's the same guy.

[@historyprofiles]

Its the same God just said differently! I believe the Norse called hin Odin, and Germanic peoples called him Woden

[@antonyreyn]

@@historyprofiles Anglo Saxon developed from West Germanic whereas Old Norse came from North Germanic, but interestingly the reconstructed form from proto indo European is closer to the AS being Wodenaz. Great Video Cheers from Mercia

[@sweenes1311]

We don't know is there was a difference between Woden and Odin within the anglo saxons and Scandinavian myths as the anglo saxons became Christians only a few hundred years of migrating to Britain and much of there myths were lost. But we do know that we are talking about the same god. The anglo saxons spoke a west germanic language and the norse spoke a north germanic language. Just different ways of pronouncing the same god. The early proto germanic name for woden/odin is believed to be Wodanaz

[@kennywedlake2981]

My grandad wore it back in the day😂

[@historyprofiles]

@@kennywedlake2981 legend

[@toddaulner5393]

So Odin wore horns?

[@charliebrownie4158]

Those people were supposed to be barbarians who didn't have any class. Dark age Neanderthals. I love Archeologists and historians being corrected.

[@ap-plateau5316]

It seems misleading to describe the imagery as "Norse". To an uneducated viewer, this might evoke the Viking Age or other periods of Norse cultural influence. It would probably have been more accurate to identify it as Germanic or to say that Woden imagery is reminiscent of Norse, Odinic imagery.

[@mitchpalmer5116]

It was Horton. Horton wore a Hoo. 😂

[@Fr4nkju5tFr4nk]

"Saxons from Scandinavia". K, Northern nowadays Germany is Scandinavia, too ;)

[@historyprofiles]

Some Saxons we’re from southern Denmark, and I think Denmark counts as Scandinavia! So yes !

[@fredyyfredfreddy]

Aethelfred= Noble peace? Interesting choice of name

[@ndie8075]

Our helmet....🇩🇪🤔

[@christopherfoster3744]

Hi ! It was Elvis ! 😂🙏🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@richardhanson7412]

From the looks of the helmet, the guy with the blond mustache wore it.

[@ElmerCornish-z4i]

Your map's are wrong. Cornish is Cornish kersnaw not welsh

[@charliemowry774]

Who's on first!!!!😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@AKSnowbat907]

IDK who wore it... But, I know who wore it better!!

[@christianvargaszuniga6048]

Looks like vikings

[@billyshane3804]

I wore it to a few parties but had to give it back to the museum and pay money to the police to stay out of prison for taking it.

[@Noble4Truths]

I can not fathom what would possess a powerful and successful pagan king to throw away his upbringing and convert to Christianity. Such a shame.

[@SonjaMorrison-i7j]

The question isn’t who wore it, but who wore it best.

[@toddaulner5393]

They wi find Viking Ships in the next decade all over the US.

[@wesdowner5636]

Raedwald

[@j2c695]

I did in my dream last night

[@historyprofiles]

what a beautiful dream it must have been

[@thomaszaccone3960]

Redwall

[@peterc2248]

I actually think all that bling points to it being a gay fella. The only gay in the village and who would argue with him. Imagine that! :-)

[@kr-pm1xg]

🤔...Elton John wore that once..

[@chelittle6433]

Horton wore the helmet of Sutton Whoo. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-he8lq8ny3v]

Just here to say Christianity is not the natural religion of those of the British isles let alone Europe in general. Listen to the ancestors, awaken the blood

[@JohnSpurrell]

@user-he8lq8ny3v in any event, it does prove that the new improved religion of the day cost the lives of many of the pagans untill they approved of the new religion and organized Tithing. each week

[@marvinc9994]

"not the natural religion of those of the British isles" It is now. And given the choice between St Michael and Odin, I know which one I would rather fight for!

[@oldplucker1]

Since when were Anglo-Saxons buried in boats? Just this one example so most likely British or Viking. Remember from the off the Jute-Anglo-Saxons intermarried with the British too

[@MadAnthonyI]

The Saxons were very much Vikings, with the same art work style, similar but earlier ships, and Gods, and coming from the same areas.

[@therealunclevanya]

200 years too early to be "viking"

[@MadAnthonyI]

@@therealunclevanya Proto-Viking

[@therealunclevanya]

@@MadAnthonyI not really. Viking is a verb, The Norse went "A Viking" or raiding. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes were pretty much invited in and took over, very little evidence of a violent take over as the population in 'England' had collapsed after the Romans left and they were struggling with constant incursions from the Welsh, Scottish and Irish.

[@MadAnthonyI]

@@therealunclevanya I know. The similarities are interesting, though.

[@annharrison6696]

Berserkes were also female & feared just as much as the men

[@loots9821]

Don't be silly ann.

[@GoldBawls]

…you mean hoo wore it. Sorry.

[@andyc750]

wasn't Odin, their god was Woden and predates the Vikings worshiping him as Odin

[@roxpace]

Not really, Odin or Oden was worshiped many hundred years in atleast Sweden and Denmark before Viking Age

[@andyc750]

@@roxpace obviously you need to research Anglo Saxon and Germanic peoples religion and also where the people that became Vikings originated, so yes, really

[@roxpace]

@@andyc750 Your lack of knowledge is hysterical, you obviously knows nothing abput my ancestors here in Scandinavia, you are talking about our origin and still not pointing to any facts while I know through Y-DNA chromosomes, history, old traditions still existing and talking about long before Viking Age which is only an inv3ntion of english speaking world.

[@andyc750]

@@roxpace clueless, research as suggested

[@andyc750]

@@roxpace obviously you have no idea that Wodeqn was a Germanic deity and travelled elsewhere in the great migration,.originally he was known of and recorded by the Romans and the name itself originated from Proto Germanic sources and changed over time regionally, the first known dates are from 2 centuries BC, and originally from Northern Germany and Southern Denmark spreading with the great migration which is thought to have started in around the 4th century BC, so no it did not start with the proto Vikings etc, and Woden does predate Odin though it is a locally derived name

[@johnwheeler1629]

Probably worn by Darth Vader.

[@clf8668]

Looks pagan to me Norse Scandinavian Anglo-Norman definitely not Saxon German….

[@blairhicks9553]

First

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you for watching !!!

[@joshuabarron8535]

"Who Wore the Sutton Hoo Helment?" More importantly, who cares?

[@historyprofiles]

Me !

[@joshuabarron8535]

@@historyprofiles 😝

[@elwolf8536]

People whe decend from Anglo Saxons like me !!

[@joshuabarron8535]

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[@toddaulner5393]

History buffs.

[@johnpurcell7525]

Looks Like Jimmy Savile