sutton hoo

The treasures of Sutton Hoo might never have been uncovered without the help of a ghost. In early nineteenth-century Suffolk, England, the widow Mrs. Edith Pretty maintained an estate where many ancient burial mounds were located. Because burial mounds in the area had a history of being pillaged and robbed, she did not have any reason to search the mounds on her property. Then a series of events took place. Legend has it that an ancient warrior appeared to her in a vivid dream and plunged his sword into one of the mounds. Pretty’s friend also saw ghostly figures of warriors on top of the mound.