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Keening is a form of vocal lament for the dead. In Ireland and Scotland, it is a  custom that women keen at a funeral. Physical movements such as swaying or clapping may be done while keening.

"And they set a gold standard up/high above his head and let him drift/to wind and tide, bewailing him/ and mourning their loss." (47-51)

http://www.aftering.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/irish-funeral-keening-500x280.jpg

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This photo shows gold coins and ingots, blocks of gold, found in the ship burial at Sutton Hoo. These coins are the only way we can discover information about the time period of the ship burial. The coins give insight into the Anglo-Saxon time period. They reveal the incredible craftsmanship throughout Europe and the extravagant world that is described in many myths.

"Now let us go again quickly and feast our eyes on that amazing fortune heaped under the wall. I will show the way and take you close to those coffers packed with rings and bars of gold" (3101-3105)
Gold coins and ingots from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo, early 7th century, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England © Trustees of the British Museum.

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The Sutton Hoo Sword came to be when Northern Germanic tribes borrowed the Roman sword (spatha).  The sword reached its height of use in the 6th and 7th centuries. Many would be decorated with jewels on the handle.

"Each of us swam holding a sword, a naked, hard-proofed blade for protection against the whale-beasts." (539-541)

https://myarmoury.com/review_tmpl_suthoo.html

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Sutton_Hoo_Sword.JPG

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Fyrkat in Hobro, Denmark by Claire Bowes

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Fyrkat in Hobro, Denmark by Claire Bowes

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Fyrkat, located in Hobro, Denmark, used to be a Viking Ring Castle. It dates back to around 980 AD and is part of Jutland. The castle was surrounded by swamps, stream and was on a narrow strip of land. It was constructed to have circular geometry and was used by the vikings to manage mainland traffic between Aalborg and Aarhus.

"So his mind turned To hall-building: he handed down orders For men to work on a great mead-hall Meant to be a wonder of the world forever" (67-70)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyrkat
http://quest.eb.com/search/151_2535781/1/151_2535781/cite

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The Sutton Hoo Silver Bowls: Bridget Tinnerino

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The Sutton Hoo Silver Bowls: Bridget Tinnerino

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The Sutton Hoo Silver Bowls, found at the Sutton Hoo ship burial, were shallow silver bowls with the center of the bowls inscribed roundel with an eight petalled rose motif. They were made in the Byzantine empire around the 6th to 7th century and their significance or special meaning has never been discovered.

"Far-fetched treasures were piled upon him, and precious gear. I never heard before of a ship so well furbished with battle-tackle, bladed weapons and coats of mail." - (36-40)

http://cgi.stanford.edu/group/rufus-project/cgi-bin/images/imagedatabase/silverbowls.JPG

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The Sutton Hoo Harp, also called the sutton hoo lyre, is a six-stringed Germanic instrument dating to 700 AD. It is often associated with Old English poetry, and would be played as a scop recited poetry. The instrument is visually simple and rounded. The instrument was also light and portable, so it would be easy for scops to carry it with them as they traveled. Fragments of the Sutton Hoo harp were found as the Sutton Hoo burial mounds.

"It harrowed him [Grendel]/to hear…everyday in the hall, the harp being struck/and the clear song of a skilled poet/telling with mastery of man's beginnings" (Beowulf 87-91).

http://culturalinstitute.britishmuseum.org/asset-viewer/fragments-of-a-lyre-from-the-ship-burial-at-sutton-hoo/qgGBmXaFCRxFgg?hl=en

http://www.tha-engliscan-gesithas.org.uk/archives/the-sound-of-the-sutton-hoo-harp

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The "Dancing Warriors" Helmet Plate--Lucy Farrell

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The "Dancing Warriors" Helmet Plate--Lucy Farrell

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1. the Dancing Warriors Helmet Plate were worn by the "dancing warriors". On the front side of the helmet is the plate (meaning it was displaying an illustration considered very significant) where there are images of "bear horns terminating in zoomorphic beaked heads". These images have been related to the deity, Odin, who is depicted as a "bird horned" man.
2. "To guard his head he had a glittering helmet that was due to be muddied on the mere bottom and blurred in the upswirl. It was of beaten gold, princely headgear hooped and hasped by a weapon-smith who had worked wonders in days gone by and adorned it with boar-shapes;" (1448-1453).
3.http://www.vikingrune.com/2009/10/odin-as-weapon-dancer/

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The Sutton Hoo Shield by Susanna Plageman

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The Sutton Hoo Shield by Susanna Plageman

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The Sutton Hoo Shield is one of the artifacts excavated in 1939 at the Sutton Hoo burial site, dating back to the early 7th century during the Anglo-Saxon period. The shield was reconstructed using some of the original gold, garnet, copper, alloy and iron fittings for the replica.

"Far-fetched treasures were piled upon him, and precious gear. I never heard before of a ship so well furbished with battle-tackle, bladed weapons and coats of mail" (36-40).

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=86436&partId=1

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The Sutton Hoo Iron Standard by Diana Wickersham

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The Sutton Hoo Iron Standard by Diana Wickersham

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The Sutton Hoo iron standard is one of the artifacts found at the Sutton Hoo burial site, dating back to the 7th century. The iron stand was used as a pole for a flag. In "Beowulf," standards are used as gifts and war flags. The standard found at the site has ram-like animal head mounts framing the grid towards the top, although in "Beowulf," there was a boar-framed standard.

"Then Halfdane's son presented Beowulf with a gold standard as a victory gift, an embroidered banner; also breast-mail and a helmet; and a sword carried high, that was both precious object and token of honor" (1019-1023).

Image Source: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=1413414001&objectid=88889

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The Nydam Boat was a 23 meter long oak boat which was excavated at the Nydam Bog site in 1859-1863. This particular boat is important among Danish Iron Age finds because it is the oldest known rowing vessel in northern Europe. It is also the oldest known clinker built boat. Although a few other boats were found, this one was the largest and is the only one still preserved. When it was used, the Nydam boat was rowed by thirty men. The vessel has been dentro dated to 310-320. Today, the boat is displayed at Gottorf Castle in Schleswig, Germany.

"Men climbed eagerly up the gangplank, sand churned in surf, warriors loaded a cargo of weapons, shining war-gear in the vessel's hold, then heaved out, away with a will in their wood-wreathed ship" (212-216).

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Nydam-Boot.JPG/1000px-Nydam-Boot.JPG

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The Sutton Hoo Belt Buckle by Brucie Mish

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The Sutton Hoo Belt Buckle by Brucie Mish

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In Anglo-Saxon England, elaborate belt buckles were used to display a man’s wealth and importance. Each buckle was intricately designed with fine metals and decorations. This buckle, in particular, was found at the Sutton Hoo ship burial and shows that its previous owner was a man of high status. It weighs more than 400 grams and is actually a hollow box that can only be opened by unlocking a complicated system of sliders and internal rods. The plate of the buckle include serpents and intertwining monsters that spare no details. The actual belt of the man buried disintegrated long ago; however, the buckle remains to remind us of his obvious greatness and high status. Similarly in Beowulf, when the great king Shield Sheafson dies, he is laid to rest on his ship amidst luxurious and priceless treasures, one of which was most likely his essential belt buckle.

“Far-fetched treasures were piled upon him, and precious gear. I never heard before of a ship so well furbished with battle tackle, bladed weapons and coats of mail. The massed treasure was loaded on top of him . . . They decked his body no less bountifully with offerings than those first ones did who cast him away when he was a child and launched him alone out over the waves” (36-46).

https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/british-museum/europe1/medieval-era-bm/a/the-sutton-hoo-ship-burial

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1. The Sutton Hoo Helmet is a artifact with only four complete ones found. It is very unusual because it contains a full face mask and helmet rather than just the helmet. When the helmet was restored the face piece was covered in intricate scenes of heroic battles and drawings of animals. The nose, eyebrows, and mustache of the face cover are to believed to represent a dragon or a bird flying upward. The helmet pictured below was found in Anglo Saxon ship that was possibly the burial site of a 7th century nobleman.
2."The hard helmet, hasped with gold, will be stripped of its hoops; and the helmet-shiner who should polish the metal of the war-mask sleeps." (2255-2258)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=86159&partId=1

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The Sutton Hoo Hanging Bowl by Kelsey O'Brien

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The Sutton Hoo Hanging Bowl by Kelsey O'Brien

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1) The hanging bowl is an artifact from Sutton Hoo that originates from between the time of Roman-Britannia and the Anglo-Saxon invasion. Hanging bowls were found in Anglo-Saxon graves, and are said to be representative of Celtic decoration. The exact use for hanging bowls is not known, but they may have been used as compasses or mixing bowls for wine.
2) "Far-fetched treasures were piled upon him, and precious gear" (36-37).
3) http://www.britishmuseum.org/

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The Sutton Bird of Prey Ornamentation by Jamie Newton

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The Sutton Bird of Prey Ornamentation by Jamie Newton

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The Sutton Bird of Prey Ornamentation was a symbol on a shield found at the Sutton Hoo burial site from the 6th and 7th centuries. The bird symbolized qualities of courage and power, the same qualities the possessor of the shield probably wished to obtain.
"Far-fetched treasures were piled upon him, and precious gear. I never heard before of a ship so well furbished with battle-tackle, bladed weapons and coats of mail" (36-40)
https://www.pinterest.com/tobyfmartin/eagle-mounts/

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Sutton Hoo Shoulder Clasp by Hannah Ballowe

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Sutton Hoo Shoulder Clasp by Hannah Ballowe

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1) Sutton Hoo is the site of two 6th and 7th cemeteries located in Woodbridge, East Anglia. One of these cemeteries contained the remnants of a ship, completely undisturbed. Found at the ship were very intricate Shoulder clasps (pictured below). It is assumed that these heavy clasps were clipped onto a thick wool or padded linen garment, however there were no traces of fabric that survived at the burial. It is also assumed that these were worn by high-ranking warriors and signified a respectable warrior.
2) "They stretched their beloved lord in his boat, laid out by the mast, amidships, the great ring-giver. far-fetched treasures were piled upon him, and precious gear." (34-37) This is related to Sutton Hoo because it is entirely possible that the ship the lord is in is the ship found at Sutton Hoo.
3) www.oneonta.edu

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A Torque, also known as a neck ring, was a piece of Celtic jewelry that symbolized free born status. Both men and women wore them from 1200 BCE - 600 AD. They were made out of copper, bronze, silver, or gold and sometimes had animals sculpted into them.
"'Take delight in this torque, dear Beowulf, wear it for luck and wear also this mail from our people's armory: may you prosper in them!'" (1216-1218).
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Torque_%C3%A0_tampons_Somme-Suippe_Mus%C3%A9e_Saint-Remi_120208.jpg