NEW DISCOVERIES may indicate the location of a previously unknown early medieval burial ground in central Northumberland. Objects discovered during the course of metal-detecting include an assemblage with a folded, pattern-welded sword and zoomorphic shield mount. Excavation indicated near total destruction of deposits as a result of post-medieval land-use and only Bronze-Age burials inserted into bedrock remained intact. Three putative early medieval burials are identified here, with the largest assemblage associated with a high-status male. The sword and shield mount from this assemblage are comparable with finds from high-status burials in southern and eastern England. Together with the landscape context of the site, the assemblage provides evidence for the burial practices of an emerging Northumbrian elite in the late 6th century ad.

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埃斯灵顿剑与诺森比亚王国

新发现可能表明诺森伯兰郡中部一个以前未知的中世纪早期墓地的位置。在金属探测过程中发现的物体包括一个带有折叠的、图案焊接的剑和变形盾架的组合。挖掘表明，由于中世纪后的土地使用，沉积物几乎完全被破坏，只有插入基岩的青铜时代墓葬仍然完好无损。这里确定了三个假定的中世纪早期墓葬，其中最大的墓葬与一位地位高的男性有关。这个组合中的剑和盾坐骑与英格兰南部和东部的高级墓葬中的发现相当。连同该遗址的景观背景，该组合为公元 6 世纪后期新兴的诺森伯兰精英的埋葬实践提供了证据。