solstice musings at sutton hoo

Went to Sutton Hoo yesterday for a very inspiring study day on Heroic Norse Poetry, as it happened of course yesterday was the longest day 21 st june. So to celebrate there were a number of Anglo Saxon reenactors on site and a few birds of prey but I cannot see a connection really.

Other than this beutiful juvenile Bald Eagle.

And of course you all know that eagles play a part in a few Norse myths so it was nice and sort of very coincidental.

Over lunch I went for my usual wander and couldnt help wondering what Raedwald the East Anglian  king who was buried in mound 1 would have made of it all.

The row of tents occupied by reenactors with modern day dressed folk milling around asking questions.

And then there is this the centre and the museum behind it with some brilliant replicas and information about the site.

What would he make of it, approve or disapprove. It makes me wonder. It was a lovely day though.