Has The Burial Place Of Mysterious Dark Age King Cerdic Of Wessex Been Located?

Cerdic of Wessex from John Speed’s Saxon Heptarchy map. Credit: Public Domain

For more than 1,000 years, historians and archaeologists have tried to locate King Cerdic of Wessex’s burial place in vain. The discovery of a burial mound may illuminate this historical mystery.

King Cerdic was an intriguing historical figure who played a major role in shaping the early foundations of what would eventually become the nation of England. With the exception of the legendary King Arthur, no other figure from the early medieval period achieved such enduring fame and recognition.

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