Editing Sutton Hoo (section)

=== Mound 2 ===

[[File:Sutton Hoo Burial Mound cleaned.jpg|right|thumb|Mound 2 is the only Sutton Hoo [[tumulus]] to have been reconstructed to its estimated original height]]

This important grave, damaged by looters, was probably the source of the many iron ship-[[rivets]] found at Sutton Hoo in 1860. In 1938, when the mound was excavated, iron rivets were found, which enabled the Mound 2 grave to be interpreted as a small boat.<ref>For the original discovery and finds, and their analysis, see Bruce-Mitford 1975, 104–117, 110–111.</ref> Carver's re-investigation revealed that there was a rectangular [[Plank (wood)|plank]]-lined chamber, {{convert|5|m}} long by {{convert|2|m}} wide, sunk below the land surface, with the body and grave-goods laid out in it. A small ship had been placed over this in an east–west alignment before a large earth mound was raised.<ref>Carver, ''Sutton Hoo'', pp. 75–81, 116–121.</ref>

[[Analytical chemistry|Chemical analysis]] of the chamber floor has suggested the presence of a body in the south-western corner. The goods found included fragments of a [[Anglo-Saxon glass|blue glass]] cup with a trailed decoration, similar to the recent find from the [[Royal Saxon tomb in Prittlewell|Prittlewell tomb]] in Essex. There were two gilt-bronze discs with [[Animal style|animal interlace ornament]], a bronze brooch, a silver buckle, and a gold-coated stud from a buckle. Four objects had a special kinship with the Mound 1 finds: the tip of a sword blade showed elaborate pattern welding; silver-gilt drinking horn-mounts (struck from the same dies as those in Mound 1); and the similarity of two fragments of dragon-like mounts or plaques.{{sfn|Bruce-Mitford|1975|pp=115–121}} Although the rituals were not identical, the association of the contents of the grave shows a connection between the two burials.<ref>Carver, ''Sutton Hoo'', 79–81</ref>