Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of drawing of Iron knives IR1 and IR2, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953- ...

Description Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of drawing of Iron knives IR1 and IR2, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1962 Digital image only

Date c. 1953 to 1962

Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England

Catalogue Number SC 760303

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Drawing of Iron Knives, Yeavering, Northumberland Shown here are two iron knives which were discovered accompanying burials in the cemetery. Knife No. 7 is a 'shoulder knife', a distinctive type of Anglo-Saxon blade; it dates to the 7th century AD. Knives such as the two illustrated are common finds on Anglo-Saxon settlements and were frequently deposited in graves. They served as every-day tools, much like sheath knives today. Yeavering was the site of an Anglo-Saxon royal palace associated with the kings of Northumbria. Excavations undertaken by Brian Hope-Taylor between 1953 and 1962 revealed the ground plans of an extraordinary array of timber buildings, which had lain undisturbed since the site was abandoned. The palace entered the historical record in the 7th century when it was mentioned by Bede, who referred to it as 'Ad Gefrin'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference HT/40/13

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