Tuesday 19 April 2011

The end is nigh...

Well maybe not quite, BUT, the new visitor experience here at Sutton Hoo is nearly ready!

Within a matter of a few days, you will finally be able to step back in time, back 1400 years, to the night of the Warrior King’s burial…




Only a privileged few may enter the King’s final resting place. Only kings, elders and favoured thanes may walk by the King and pay their respects.


You are one of those few….


As you walk through his burial chamber, offering your gift you him, you will see Rædwald buried with the rich regalia and beautiful objects that will ensure he is welcomed by his god, Woden, in Valhalla, Hall of Heroes.


Walking by the King, you smell the candles burning and hear fire crackling. You smell the wood of the boat, the smell of freshly dug earth and of the rich food offerings.



Come along to the official launch day on
Friday, April 22nd
and pay your respects!



                                                                                            

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