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This modern statue above the
porch of St Edmund’s church in
Southwold, depicts the ancient
King Edmund of the East Angles.
He was entombed in the abbey
at Bury St Edmunds in 903.
According to the Anglo Saxon
Chronicle, he died in 869 at the
hands of the Vikings, either in
battle or for his refusal to
renounce Christ after his
capture. King Edmund was
originally considered one of the
patron saints of England, along
with St Edward the Confessor.
ST EDMUND THE MARTYR
This beautiful depiction of a
pelican in a window at
Sudbourne Church is finely
detailed. The pelican was
believed to pierce its own flesh to
feed its young rather than see
them die of hunger.
A nearby window illustrates the
Lamb of God in the same elegant
style.
FINE STAINED GLASS IN
SUDBOURNE CHURCH
The only prominent building in
the Sandlings landscape, the
keep has always been a sea-mark
and was formerly lit by a brazier.
To guard his new port at Orford,
Henry II built the castle in the
late 12th century. Four centuries
later the outer walls were
quarried for building materials
and the keep alone survives. See
Orford Museum.
KEEP OF ORFORD
CASTLE
A major contribution which focuses
on an area of Suffolk little known
apart from the ship-burial at Sutton
Hoo. It commemorates dramatic and
tragic events in the lives of men and
women in this corner of East Suffolk.
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UNTOLD TALES FROM THE SUFFOLK SANDLINGS
Valerie Fenwick and Vic Harrup
Leading Suffolk historian, Norman Scarfe, writes . . .
“The story is told with marvellous skill and learning, and will excite
everyone interested in the local history of England”
SUTTON HOO ANGLO-SAXON SHIP BURIAL
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Major article now in press in the
Antiquaries Journal
SUTTON HOO PERSPECTIVE:
RE-IMAGING THE SHIP AND THE BURIAL
by Valerie Fenwick, FSA
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, is a sixth-seventh
century AD cemetery with a mixture of
burials. Mound I, the largest, contained a
ship-burial and is the subject of this paper.
The grave is presumed to be of Raedwald,
king of East Anglia from c.AD599-c.625. First
excavated in 1939, work was curtailed by
war. Despite subsequent re-excavation and
a lengthy programme of research, questions
remain.
The impressive west door of
Orford church. St Bartholomew’s
church, along with the nearby
castle keep, dominate this quiet
east Suffolk village which was
once an important port.
WEST FRONT OF ORFORD
PARISH CHURCH
ANGELS AND LIONS ON
THE FONT OF BUTLEY
CHURCH
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The 15th century octagonal font
in the church of St John the
Baptist has a series of carved
panels displaying lions and
angels.
This clock commemmorates the
Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth
II in 1977.
THE JUBILEE CLOCK IN
SOUTHWOLD
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