Getting Around in the Seventh Century - Martin Carver

Researching early travel in Britain, Europe and the Mediterranean What was it like to travel around in seventh-century Britain, Europe and the Mediterranean? And what does that have to do with a Saxon ship that is being rebuilt in the 21st century? In 1939, at Sutton Hoo in east Suffolk, landowner Mrs Edith Pretty and archaeologist Basil Brown found - by chance - the imprint of a spectacular 90ft long rowing ship. The Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company - based in Woodbridge, Suffolk - is reconstructing this historic ship, using authentic tools and researched methods to make its journeys as close to real life in the seventh century CE as possible. Hear more about the planned voyages from Martin Carver, University of York archaeologist and chair of the Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company, and discover how they are designed to help us learn more about the seventh century, the Age of Sutton Hoo, when the earliest English kingdoms were formed.