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Source/Further reading:

National Trust, a brief introduction to Sutton Hoo: nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo/features/a-brief-introduction-to-sutton-hoo- 

National Trust, the true story behind the Dig: nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo/features/digging-the-dirt-the-true-story-behind-the-dig 

Nat Geo, the ghostly treasure ship of Sutton Hoo: nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/sutton-hoo-england-anglo-saxon-treasure-ship 

National Trust, excavations at Sutton Hoo: nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo/features/history-of-archaeology-at-sutton-hoo 

Nat Geo, why Sutton Hoo was last of its kind: nationalgeographic.com/history/article/famed-anglo-saxon-ship-burial-sutton-hoo-last-kind 

History Extra, when the Dark Ages were lit up: historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/sutton-hoo-discovery-what-found-treasures-ship-importance/ 

Britannica, some background on Raedwald:britannica.com/biography/Raedwald  

National Trust, on Raedwald: nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo/features/the-legacy-of-a-queen 

New Yorker, Revisiting Sutton Hoo: newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/revisiting-sutton-hoo-britains-mythical-ship-burial