Sue Brunning
Curator: Early Medieval European Insular Collections
Contact
+44 (0)20 7323 8736
sbrunning@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Sue Brunning is responsible for the Insular Early Medieval Collections, dating from the fifth to eleventh centuries. Her particular research interests include early medieval weaponry and warrior culture; artefact biographies; cross-cultural connections; beliefs and religious conversion; the Viking Age in Britain and Ireland; interdisciplinary approaches to research; and the Sutton Hoo ship-burial.
In addition to her role as curator, Sue is currently completing her PhD at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, entitled 'The "living" sword in Anglo-Saxon England and Scandinavia, c. 500-1100: An interdisciplinary study'.
Current projects
- Room 41, Early Medieval gallery, refurbishment - due to re-open in late 2013
Previous projects
- Highlights from the World of Sutton Hoo, Room 2, October 2011 – late 2013
External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies
- Member of the Society for Medieval Archaeology
- Member of the Finds Research Group
- Member of the Viking Society for Northern Research
- Co-convenor of the Institute of Archaeology / British Museum Medieval Seminar Series (with Prof Andrew Reynolds)