Between Sutton Hoo and Chernaya Mogila: barrows in eastern and western early medieval Europe.

From: Antiquity | Date: September 1, 1996| Author: Lutovsky, Michal | Copyright information

The interpretation that early medieval barrows are a phenomenon within a particular territory, specifically Western Europe, is disproved by similar barrows in Central Europe. There are certain differences between the Central European or Slavonic barrows and the Western or Germanic ones. These include structural features such as ditches around the Slavic mound or the inclusion of treasures in the Germanic. In the west, only the German nobility are the accorded this type of burial, while among ...

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