Dr Sam Newton’s Wuffings’ Website
Welcome to my Wuffings’ Website, which aims to provide a focus for the study of Sutton Hoo and the history and culture of the Wuffing Kingdom of East Anglia and beyond.
Please scroll down for information about (1) Wuffing Education study-days, (2) my weekly seminars, (3) my lectures, (4) my works, (5) my books and publications, and (6) some old but still occasionally useful resources for Wuffing & Sutton Hoo Studies.
1. Wuffing Education Study-Days 2024 (more events to follow)
Friday 26th January 2024: Woden: Warlord, Runemaster, and All-Father – an online study-day with Steve Pollington. A new look at the evidence for our understanding of the god Woden, father of Old English kings and queens.
Friday 9th February 2024: King Arthur and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – an online study-day with Dr Andrew Breeze FSA. FRHistS (Professor of Philology at the University of Navarra). A charming and prodigious display of scholarly erudition demonstrating (1) the 6th-century historical basis to the legendary King Arthur and (2) the answer to the question which has baffled generations of scholars: who was the master-poet who composed the magnificent Arthurian romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
Friday 1st March 2024: England at War in the Late 15th Century – a live study-day with Dr Toby Capwell FSA. Join world-class scholar Dr Toby Capwell for a live study-day on the battles and arms & armour of the Wars of the Roses.
Saturday 9th March 2024: Dragon Lords: An Alternative History of Viking England – an online study-day with Dr Eleanor Parker (Brasenose College, Oxford). An exploration of pre-modern perceptions of England’s Viking past which provide alternative perspectives on the history of the Vikings, offering dramatic, colourful and sympathetic ways of thinking about why they came to England and their lasting impact on English history and identity.
or click here for the full programme on Eventbrite.
2. Weekly Morning Seminars in Sutton Hoo Studies 2024, live and online
please click here for the latest schedule.
3. If you wish to book me to deliver a lecture or study-day, click here for a selection of titles.
4. About Me and My Works
5. My Books:
The Reckoning of King Rædwald (2003)
The Origins of Beowulf and the pre-Viking Kingdom of East Anglia (1993)
My more recent published papers, such as “The Forgotten History of St Bótwulf (Botolph)” (2016), can be downloaded from my page on Academia
6. Resources for Wuffing Studies:
Wuffings’ Who Was Who (genealogical & historical information)
Sutton Hoo: Burial-Ground of the Wuffings (some of the wonders of the royal ship-burial)
Wuffing and Related Places of Interest (sites where the Wuffings walked; and more) – work in progress
In Defence of the Wuffings (Book Review) – my response to some of Professor Martin Carver’s theories about Sutton Hoo and the kings of East Anglia.
Some Wuffing Studies’ reading lists
Some Old Links to related Websites
