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Devil's Dyke
The Devils Dyke is one of the largest and best preserved Anglo-Saxon Earth works in England. This picture shows well the trench that in the legend was dug by Hrothgar and the giants.
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Devil's Dyke
Earthwork seen from a distance. It runs in a straight line from the edge of the woodlands in the area of what is now Woodditton (Mount Dithon in the story) in a north-westerly direction to the village of Reach, in what was then swampy, undrained fenland.
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Devil's Dyke near Ga...
The Dyke is well preserved at Gallows Hill Burwell where it is 10.5 meters high from the ditch to the bank top.
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The Dyke is well preserved at Gallows Hill Burwell where it is 10.5 meters high from the ditch to the bank top.
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The dyke was most likely built for defensive purposes. However in an age when stories were largely were passed on by word of mouth (orally) rather than written down, supernatural elements based on the folklore of people that had migrated to the region may have become woven into the tale to explain ...
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The legend of treasure being burried in the dyke guarded by a large black dog, may relate to the practice of placing offerings of precious objects into the water to pay homage to the gods in Celtic and Viking times.
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The legend of treasure being burried in the dyke guarded by a large black dog, may relate to the practice of placing offerings of precious objects into the water to pay homage to the gods in Celtic and Viking times.
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Devil's Dyke
Devils Dyke looking towards Reach
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Devil's Dyke looking towards Reach
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Devil's Dyke looking towards Reach
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Devil's Dyke Constru...
Unlike in the legend, where the ditch was dug in a very short period by giants, it would have taken a long time to construct. It is thought to have been constructed by Penda, The Saxon King of the East Angles during the late 6th or early 7th centuries as a defensive barrier.
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