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When Eadgils ' mound ( to the left in the photo ) was excavated in 1874, the finds supported Beowulf and the sagas.
They showed that a powerful man was buried in a large barrow, c 575, on a bear skin with two dogs and rich grave offerings.
These remains include a Frankish sword adorned with gold and garnets and a tafl game with Roman pawns of ivory.
He was dressed in a costly suit made of Frankish cloth with golden threads, and he wore a belt with a costly buckle.
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