... body is still unknown, but the ship is to be dated around 625 AD. The date gives a clue to whom the king might have been, but the date is not agreed upon universally. They believed it was that of King Raedwald, whose death in 625 AD relates with the age of the ship. Later arguments said that this was impossible because ... helmet and a coat of mail, sword and shield, spears and a unique axe-hammer, a gold-and-garnet purse lid, shoulder clasps, and a great gold buckle. Also found were two uniquely designed symbols of his power: a whetstone surmounted by a small bronze stag on a ring and ...

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