Ep 332 - The Marlow Warlord with Brett Thorn (Patreon)

Daniel Farrand sits down with Brett Thorn, Keeper of Archaeology at Discover Bucks Museum, to explore their landmark exhibition, The Saxons.

The discussion centers on two extraordinary early medieval burials: the 6th-century "Marlow Warlord"—a solitary, 6ft 4in warrior buried overlooking the Thames with an intact pattern-welded sword, broken spears, and continental bronze feasting cauldrons—and the 7th-century Taplow Princely Burial, Britain’s richest pagan grave before the discovery of Sutton Hoo.

​Thorn explains how sentinel burials marked volatile river borders, how micro-foil waffle stamps gave garnet jewelry its luminous sparkle, and why delicate blown-glass cone beakers dismantle the myth of the crude "Dark Ages."

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.patreon.com/posts/youtube-links-136773538

Handcrafted historical goods: https://www.hornsofodin.com