Anglo-Saxon "warrior queen" found

A 1,500-year-old Anglo-Saxon "warrior queen" has been found buried just two feet under the surface of a county field. Lincolnshire's own 6ft tall "Boadicea" has been described as one of the best Anglo-Saxon finds of its kind in the county.

She was still holding her shield and had a dagger at her side when she was found. On either side of her at the site just outside Lincoln were the remains of a man and a woman who were possibly her attendants. The woman was wearing an amber necklace and had her feet bound together with rope. The male companion was buried with his hand over a pot.

UPDATE: Here's some more detail, including the essential correction that the burial was not of high social status: a warrior, but no queen.

Posted by David on September 20, 2003 12:50 PM