Called Sutton Hoo, the burial site was discovered almost ... She describes artifacts such as jewelry, silver plates and swords and shields as being of extremely high quality.

Related: Anglo-Saxon teen girl discovered buried with lavish jewelry strewn across her head and chest The Sutton Hoo site, which includes the ship burial and more than a dozen other graves ...

Here’s how it works. The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century ...