Susan Elaine "Sue" Brunning FSA is an archaeologist specialising in Early Medieval material culture, particularly swords, and is the curator of Early Medieval Europe Collections at the British Museum.[1]
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| Alma mater | University College London |
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| Discipline | Archaeology |
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Career edit
Brunning completed her PhD in 2013 at University College London with a thesis titled 'The 'Living' Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe: An Interdisciplinary Study'.[2]
Brunning is the curator of Early Medieval Europe Collections at the British Museum and was involved in the 2014 exhibition of the Sutton Hoo collections.[3] She advises on the importance and value of archaeological finds recorded via the Portable Antiquities Scheme, such as a silver sword-belt mount found in Culmington, Shropshire, declared as treasure in line with the Treasure Act 1996 in 2019.[4]
She was elected as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 11 November 2018.[5]
Select publications edit
- Brunning, S. 2015. "'(Swinger of) the Serpent of Wounds': Swords and Snakes in the Viking Mind", in Michael D.J. Bintley and Thomas J.T. Williams (eds) Representing Beasts in Early Medieval England and Scandinavia. Boydell.
- Brunning, S. 2016. "A 'DIVINATION STAFF' FROM VIKING‐AGE NORWAY: AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM", Acta Archaeologica 87(1), 193–200.doi:10.1111/j.1600-0390.2016.12171.x
- Brunning, S. 2019. The Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe; Experience, Identity, Representation. Boydell & Brewer.
References edit
- ^ "Britain, Prehistory & Europe: Staff". British Museum. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Susan Elaine Brunning (2013). The 'Living' Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe: An Interdisciplinary Study (PDF) (Thesis). UCL. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "British Museum's revamped gallery casts light on Dark Ages". The Guardian. 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Shropshire Saxon sword mount declared treasure". BBC News. 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Sue Brunning". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 25 April 2020.