tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post4461736134736610612..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: History meme – King Raedwald of the East AnglesCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-46412752196774738262008-02-03T15:20:00.000+00:002008-02-03T15:20:00.000+00:00Steven - many thanks! I'll see if I can organise ...Steven - many thanks! I'll see if I can organise a post on the other candidates in the reasonably near future.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-80160112280192100562008-02-01T20:39:00.000+00:002008-02-01T20:39:00.000+00:00Oh, and I've also added your blog to my blogroll o...Oh, and I've also added your blog to my blogroll on my site. Take care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-89837577252094314612008-02-01T15:54:00.000+00:002008-02-01T15:54:00.000+00:00Thanks for the info. Good stuff.Thanks for the info. Good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-5323777427709107192008-02-01T11:41:00.000+00:002008-02-01T11:41:00.000+00:00Steven - the other candidates are the other kings ...Steven - the other candidates are the other kings of East Anglia at about the right period, ie in the first half or so of the seventh century. Because there's no inscription saying "Here Lies X", it's a matter of interpretation. It isn't <I>certain</I> that the cemetery is a royal one, although as the wealth of the grave goods is so high, if the people buried there weren't royal they were certainly very rich and high-status individals, so unless we find an even richer cemetery elsewhere it seems likely they were at the top of society, i.e. kings. A key point is the dating, which relies on the Frankish coins in the burial. Sutton Hoo is a huge topic, so it won't fit into a single post, but I'll see what I can do.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-36337484566035221252008-01-31T22:03:00.000+00:002008-01-31T22:03:00.000+00:00Carla, Interesting read. What's the likelihood tha...Carla, <BR/><BR/>Interesting read. What's the likelihood that Raedwald was actually the Sutton Hoo man? Who are other candidates? Do you have any archived posts you wrote on Sutton Hoo that I could read?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-39340940312807102612008-01-09T17:33:00.000+00:002008-01-09T17:33:00.000+00:00Bernita - Last time I looked it up, Rendil was sug...Bernita - Last time I looked it up, Rendil was suggested to be related to the word for shield (same element as in names like Randolph and Ranulf), or possibly to a word that meant something like 'little shore', which might have been appropriate if the original settlement was nearer the river. Haven't seen a connection made with Grendel before.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-24874509728462208982008-01-09T12:37:00.000+00:002008-01-09T12:37:00.000+00:00No doubt it's just the connection with Beowulf, bu...No doubt it's just the connection with Beowulf, but I immediately transliterated "Rendil" to "Grendel."Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-61450309265597013482008-01-09T10:03:00.000+00:002008-01-09T10:03:00.000+00:00Fair enough. He must have been quite a guy if he ...Fair enough. He must have been quite a guy if he managed to domesticate a weasel :-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-65244134882562697332008-01-09T04:16:00.000+00:002008-01-09T04:16:00.000+00:00Weasel. I vote weasel. *g*Weasel. I vote weasel. *g*Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-37116567538698881342008-01-08T10:08:00.000+00:002008-01-08T10:08:00.000+00:00Gabriele - yes, you can see the logic, can't you? ...Gabriele - yes, you can see the logic, can't you? Given what a dangerous job it was to be King in early medieval society, he could do with all the help he could get :-) <BR/><BR/>Alianore - It's rather a sweet image, isn't it? The whole ship burial is full of things like that, as well as the more famous regalia. I'll look forward to seeing who you choose!<BR/><BR/>Constance - Good question. Bones don't survive at all in the acid soil, so there are no remains to tell us if there was an animal associated with the bell or what it was. You could probably make some plausible guesses from the size of the bell, but unfortunately Martin Carver's book doesn't specify the size and there's no scale on the drawing. It'll be in the British Museum catalogue entry and/or the detailed excavation report no doubt, but I haven't got that. The most obvious pet for an early medieval king is a dog, perhaps a retired hunting hound, but individual eccentricities don't always follow the obvious. It can be a goat if you like :-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-50871436009565646772008-01-07T14:09:00.000+00:002008-01-07T14:09:00.000+00:00"he kept a pet with a small bell on its collar"Goa..."he kept a pet with a small bell on its collar"<BR/><BR/>Goat, rat, kitty cat? *g* See, those are the things that makes history interesting. rampant speculation.Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-51214980315769098122008-01-07T09:28:00.000+00:002008-01-07T09:28:00.000+00:00Fascinating, Carla! Especially love the bit about...Fascinating, Carla! Especially love the bit about the collar and bell. I'll have a go at this meme myself in the next day or two. ;)Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-28018766683594777382008-01-07T00:41:00.000+00:002008-01-07T00:41:00.000+00:00Thanks for playing.I like his way of making sure t...Thanks for playing.<BR/><BR/>I like his way of making sure to cover all religions, just in case ... :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.com