Salvador Dahlia
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Sutton Hoo and other Anglo-Saxon burials were actually for veteran soldiers of the Byzantine Empire, new theory claims #history #anglosaxons
Hugely excited whilst writing about this new research by Dr Helen Gittos
She has a compelling new theory….
Sutton Hoo burials may have been to honour Anglo-Saxon cavalrymen who went to fight for the Byzantine Empire
www.thetimes.com/article/b184...
She has a compelling new theory….
Sutton Hoo burials may have been to honour Anglo-Saxon cavalrymen who went to fight for the Byzantine Empire
www.thetimes.com/article/b184...
Sutton Hoo burials may have been soldiers in Byzantine army
A leading Anglo-Saxon academic has theorised that some Anglo-Saxon burials were for British soldiers who went to fight for Byzantium in Syria
www.thetimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sutton Hoo and other Anglo-Saxon burials were actually for veteran soldiers of the Byzantine Empire, new theory claims #history #anglosaxons
