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<< Other Photo Pages >> Lyminge Anglo Saxon Feasting Hall - Ancient Palace in England in Kent

Submitted by bat400 on Monday, 10 February 2014  Page Views: 7315

DigsSite Name: Lyminge Anglo Saxon Feasting Hall
Country: England County: Kent Type: Ancient Palace
 Nearest Village: Lyminge
Map Ref: TR1620440970
Latitude: 51.127190N  Longitude: 1.088470E
Condition:
5Perfect
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Lyminge Anglo Saxon Feasting Hall
Lyminge Anglo Saxon Feasting Hall submitted by bat400 : Tayne Field, Lyminge, Kent, UK. Taken by James Armitage, 30th March 2001. This work has been released into the public domain by its author, JTA at the wikipedia project. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible: JTA grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Anglo Saxon Hall in Kent.
The Lyminge Feasting Hall is though to date to 600 CE (carbon dating pending.) Only the foundation trenches and postholes were found in the 2012 excavation season of the Lyminge Archaeological Project on Tayne Field in the heart of the village. Its rectangular post-in-trench construction measures 21×8.5m, makes it comparable to the grandest Saxon halls ever discovered, such as those at Yeavering in Northumberland and Cowdery’s Down in Hampshire.

Excavations are planned through 2014. Past presentations given by project director Dr Gabor Thomas (University of Reading Archaeology) can be seen here.

Note: Documenting Lyminge’s transition from a pagan royal “vill” into a significant Christian monastic center
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TR1640 : View across the playing fields to Lyminge Church by Nick Smith
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TR1640 : Site of archaeological dig in Tayne Field by John Baker
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TR1640 : The Coach and Horses on Church Road by Nick Smith
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TR1641 : The rear of Lyminge primary school by Nick Smith
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TR1640 : The Coach and Horses public house on Church Street by Nick Smith
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"Lyminge Anglo Saxon Feasting Hall" | Login/Create an Account | 4 News and Comments
  
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Re: Lyminge Anglo Saxon Feasting Hall by Hatty on Monday, 03 September 2018
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An article in History Today gives a quite fascinating account of some Anglo-Saxon carry-ons but doesn't give any sources. It is clear from the context though that the writer, Eleanor Parker, is relying on the (in)famous Kentish Royal Legend, which she describes as "an important source for the history of the early Anglo-Saxon church. This text deals with the history of Kent in the period when it was the richest and most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, focusing on the genealogical line of Æthelberht, the first Anglo-Saxon king to accept Christianity, and his wife Bertha." She's right to claim it's important because it's the only source but even she is unclear about where or when the Legend originated. Pretty obvious it's not a contemporaneous document since no archaeological evidence of an A-S monastery, or even nunnery, has been found. They have found Roman bricks, not necessarily ecclesiastical, and a rather nice Norman church.
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Re: The Kings of Kent: Offering a new view of the lives of these pagan kings by Andy B on Monday, 10 February 2014
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This is fascinating stuff - thanks Bat. Unusually the project has allowed Guest access to their online excavation database which is an enlightening look at how modern excavations are run: "Visitors can log in to view our excavation data in the Integrated Archaeological Database (username: GUEST / password: GUEST)." There's (fortunately) also a user guide.

Reports are available
http://www.lymingearchaeology.org/publications/

and some videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/SHESvideos

Also a blog, photo gallery and news. All at
http://www.lymingearchaeology.org/
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The Kings of Kent: Offering a new view of the lives of these pagan kings by bat400 on Monday, 10 February 2014
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While the story of the Anglo-Saxon period is known to us in broad strokes, in archaeological terms, there remains much to uncover. The early Anglo-Saxon period is a time whose events are often shrouded in fantasy. This fantastical view can be traced to later, Christian writers who described the pagan world of the fifth and sixth centuries as being inhabited by wizards, warriors, demons, and dragons. Legendary tales, passed down, were often the subject of later Old English works of poetry. Perhaps the most famous of all is the epic work Beowulf, whose eponymous hero battles monsters and fire-breathing dragons. But some of the details of early Anglo-Saxon life that have been gleaned piecemeal from texts are now being confirmed by archaeology. Such is the case with the recent surprising discovery of a Saxon royal feasting hall.

For the last six years the Lyminge Archaeological Project has investigated the modern village of Lyminge, Kent, located a short distance from the famous white cliffs of Dover. Researchers from both the University of Reading and the Kent Archaeological Society are documenting Lyminge’s transition from a pagan royal “vill” into a significant Christian monastic center. The settlement encompasses both the pre-Christian and later Christian Anglo-Saxon periods and is proving valuable in understanding the development of early English communities. According to Alexandra Knox, archaeologist and Lyminge Archaeological Project research assistant, the work there is supplying a key piece of the puzzle. “The history of the Christian conversion in Kent,” Knox says, “the historically earliest kingdom to be converted in the Anglo-Saxon period, is integral to our understanding of the creation of medieval and, indeed, modern England.”

Thanks to coldrum for the link. For more, read: archaeology.org/issues/89-1305.
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    Ancient board game piece unearthed at Lyminge dig by Andy B on Monday, 10 February 2014
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    Gambling of high-living Anglo-Saxons revealed by archaeological find
    Top-quality ***** piece found at 7th-century habitation site in Kent

    It would have been a very expensive toy, expertly crafted and imported across the Channel – and archaeologists say it provides a glimpse of the luxurious life of Anglo-Saxon nobles in 7th-century Kent.

    The little gaming piece is the only one discovered at an Anglo-Saxon habitation site, although many cruder examples have been found in graves. It is the first piece of such quality found since the excavation of a princely grave in Buckinghamshire in the 1880s.

    http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/22/gambling-anglo-saxons-archaeological-find

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25041254
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