Angle ships description

The Angles -early Vikings used these long ships for coastal navigation, trade, and raiding. These were clinker-built long, and slender ships propelled by both oars and sails, with a single mast and oars for propulsion. Later, after arriving in Britain, they continued to use these types of vessels, and later Angle - English shipbuilders continued the tradition, these designs can still be seen on the Ancient coast of Cleveland , the Angles arrived and named Cleveland using these ships long before Rome arrived in other parts of Briton.  

Key characteristics of Angle ships used to occupy ancient Cleveland before Rome arrived in other parts of Briton.

• Clinker-built: The hull was constructed using a method where the edges of the planks overlapped, which is a style still used.
• Propulsion: They were versatile vessels that could be rowed with oars or sailed using a single mast and a square sail.
• Design: They were long, slender, and designed for speed, with a fairly flat midship section.
• Function: They were used for a variety of purposes, including warfare, trade, and exploration. 
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The Angle defeat of the ninth legion in ancient Cleveland.

 As stated before i believe the Angles held the high ground they named Cliffland aka Cleveland long before Rome arrived in other parts of Britain, they were recruited by Rome as long respected mercenaries and paid well for their defence of the North east, already settled in Cleveland and controlling the coast line Rome would have to respect their occupation of this land hence no known Roman military occupation of  Cleveland 

      

    The image shows how the Angles would of appeared to any enemy, no wonder Rome decided to employ rather than fight them in the Cleveland hills. the Angles originated from the area we now call central Denmark and Southern Sweden, and could well have called Cleveland home long before Rome arrived in other parts of Britain, the Saxons however arrived long after this in the South of Britain and were a minority that had no dominance on the Angle lands, so the modern term Anglo Saxon is a myth and totally incorrect in describing our Ancestors as a whole. 

Many place names in modern Cleveland can be found in the areas of what is now central Denmark and Southern Sweden including Middlebro meaning middle bridge - Saltholme - Ormeslev -  Other Danish and southern Swedish place names that run almost parallel to Cleveland include, Vansbro - Alsterbro - Fellingsbro - Holestbro - Bjeringbro - Orebro - Aabro -  Allingabro - Baekmarksbro -  Sandsbro - Hobro - Landsbro - Asbro - The fact the Angles inhabited these areas of  southern Sweden and central Denmark before landing in the area they named Cleveland the place name Middlebro in one of its past spellings can not be a coincidence. 

Cleveland was and still is all the high ground North of Eoforwic that is said to be named by the Angles after Rome occupied Ebor the Ancient Briton name for the settlement. I believe the Angles reworded Ebor to their own words Eoforwic before Rome Arrived and that Eborcum only exists in Roman writings that were well edited. Ebor - Eoforwic - Yorvic, all relate to pigs - bore towns.  

Recent archaeological finds in York point towards the Angles being their long before we thought, in fact the paper says the finds prove the Later great Danish Army was in fact returning home not invading as they landed in East Anglia and marched north to Eoforwic. 

The Great Danish army as it was named landed in East Anglia among Angles with the same language and ancestry, they had in small ways been influenced by the corrupt church, but in essence were still Vikings. The march north to York was recorded by corrupt Saxon priests, so i will not go into that part of the story, the simple fact is they arrived at Eoforwic with no proven battle or resistance. Nothing is recorded of why the Army marched North to Eoforwic and not the so called beautiful south, and its riches and titles to be gained.  I simply believe they were heading for the home from home.   

Ancient Cleveland North East England

                                                       

                                                     ANCIENT CLEVELAND  

  The area named Cleveland meaning Cliffland via old Norse, by the Angle's who came from what we now know as central Denmark and southern Sweden is I believe older than any other named area in England, the Angles visited the Cleveland coast long before Rome arrived in other parts of England, and ime certain the name was given on the earliest visits. 

 The Angles settled the area along with other parts of the north east of Britain and I believe the Cleveland area was used as home more than most, and the inlets of Whitby Staithes Skiningrove and the meandering delta of the river tees would of attracted the Angles both for access and defence., the Angles were very well known traders and warriors both to British tribes and the Romans in Europe, and well respected. 

The Romans are known to have paid the Angles well for their services protecting the North east of Britain, I believe the Angle's retained the land they named Cleveland during the partial occupation by Rome and were hired from what was basically their own land within Britain i.e. Cleveland. 

Eborcum - Eoforwic was only fifteen miles from this Angle land,  both names basically mean Pig town, as did Yorvic, this is no surprise as the Angles and Danes were from the same part of what we now know as Denmark and southern Sweden. 

Eborcum was the base of the infamous ninth legion, the ninth legion are recorded as setting off north to the Roman fort at Piercbridge on the Tees, no records exist of them arriving at the fort, the Angles are recorded as turning on Rome in Britain around this time, and I believe it was in Cleveland they turned on them during the march north to Piercbridge.  The Angles then went on to dominate Britain and name a larger land than Cleveland called England.  

Related -       ANCIENT CLEVELAND - HISTORY OF A BECK: Search results for Ohio  This link shows how Ancient Cleveland named Cleveland Ohio. 

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New inspection of the Stainsby beck sacrificial site 14 years later. I must apologise for the very long delay but ive had family priorities to take care of, but i will be revisiting this site in the summer of 2025.

 This Easter holidays after 12 years i am returning to the Stainsby beck area where over 15 years i have excavated many ancient bones and artefacts, including human bones, from what is in my mind most certainly a prehistoric sacrificial site related to the exposure of the Cleveland Dyke.   My findings after many floods will be posted soon after my visit.  The two images below show the huge Cervus Elephus Antler piece and it excavation at the site from 12 years ago.  

Ancient Viking Cleveland

 

  Cleveland’ is often mistakenly thought to be a modern invention. This confusion is due to the short-lived ‘County of Cleveland’ that existed for only 22 years (1974-1996) and included the former County Durham towns of Stockton; Hartlepool and Billingham to the north of the Tees. 

The real, historic Cleveland is on the south side of the Tees and encompasses the valleys of the River Esk and River Leven and along the coast it stretches from the Tees to Whitby, and very likely in its early naming by the Angles included all of the high ground north of  Eoforwic

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 The earliest known record of its name is in the twelfth century Orkneyinga Saga, recalling King Harald Hardrada of Norway’s landing in ‘Cliffland but Cleveland was named long before this date, Julia's Cesar named the Angles being present in the area before his partial occupation of Britain. 

 Guisborough : Capital of Cleveland Guisborough is perhaps a Viking name: ‘the borough or fortified place belonging to a Viking called Gigr’, but this is not certain. Evidence from place-names in the surrounding Cleveland area show that Viking settlement was very extensive, perhaps to the extent that no other area of England compares.

 Cleveland - Cliffland from old Norse was named by the Angles early Danish Vikings from what we now know as Central Denmark and Southern Sweden who were paid mercenaries of Rome until they turned on them in the North very likely from what would be their homeland on the Cleveland escarpment, then sent for there people across the North sea who would later name Angland - England. 

Ice dam collapse of the Esk valley

 I believe i was right regarding the ice dam collapse at the western end of the Esk Valley being responsible for the superficial geology of the south western area of Cleveland. The central Esk water body if released suddenly would have created what we see today and would of destroyed most life including humans that had returned, I've already proven with the help of Andy Cooper tvrigs  the area is not covered in till or boulder clay as stated by Agar and the Geological survey maps, it is in fact covered with alluvial deposits and complexed clays, that contain animal and human sub fossils.           

Stainton Parish

 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp293-300#h3-0003    

Cleveland Ohios Viking links to Ancient Cleveland

Prehistoric sacraficial site at Stainsby beck Cleveland North East England

This basic record represents over 10 years of excavation and study carried out by myself at a location in Cleveland North East England.

I believe the area to be a prehistoric sacrificial site, that has close connections with the outcrop of the Cleveland Basaltic Andesite Dyke it surrounds.

I have excavated and discovered many well preserved mammal bones including Human in a very small area, situated around an outcrop of the dyke. None of the pieces show signs of butchery or disease.  I have also excavated pottery pieces some with food remains still attached. Many of the skulls I have found have what look to be cavities and breaks caused by pieces of the basalt found close by.

In ten years of excavating these deposits I have never discovered any iron or alloy or traces of it.

 I have also discovered a shoe after a partial collapse of one of my digs, that could well be part of the same deposits, all of the items listed below have been reported to Tees Archaeology and The Dorman Museum Middlesbrough without response. The Human bone has been examined and removed from my possession via Cleveland Police to Teesside University.  

I now believe the site could have been used for thousands of years, all relating to its proximity to the outcrop of the Cleveland Dyke and it meeting with the water. 

 Below just some of the pieces excavated at the site, although I can not be certain the shoe sole came from the deposits, more information regarding the shoe sole find can be seen below.

Below Human Cranium - parietal piece.

                      

Below the antler excavation.

Below the top shaft of the Antler can be seen before excavation, poor images due to problems with my camera at the time.

Below dyke stone found immediately above animal bones.

Below pottery pieces excavated some with food remains, and a rim.

The pot appears to have a high quartz content.

Below human and animal bone found in the beck and excavated, the first image shows 2 Deer mandibles and a Human Tibia shaft half excavated outlined in yellow to the left.

Above a Human Tibia shaft outlined in red with a deer mandible is outlined in yellow to the right.

Above and below two Human Femurs found in the same area in the beck, almost certainly from the same deposits ive been excavating, the Femur above was said to be unusually long and robust in a report by Durham University.

The Human Femur above was said to be unusually long and robust in a report by Durham University. 

Above the Human Tibia shaft to the left of the Mandibles more bone was excavated including, Bos - Dog or Wolf - Goat - Horse 

One Excavation into the beck bank.

Part of the shoe sole found after a collapse of one excavation it was covered in the same clay, and could be from the deposits excavated although I can not be sure. 

Above Shoe sole.

Below the heel area of the shoe sole.

 Below assemblage from one excavation including cervical vertebrae, Deer mandible - Sus leg bone. 

Below Goat cranium excavation 

Below Goat Mandibles - jaw almost excavated with a large piece of Basaltic Andesite to the bottom right, I found it common to find large pieces like this close to many bone finds.

Below the full assemblage of Goat bone excavated.

Below Bos radius

Below the assemblage from one excavation.

Below full image of the shoe sole found after a collapse of one excavation, as stated the shoe sole was covered in the same deposits as bone excavated, but I can not be certain it came from the same deposits.

Below Cervus mandible and partial maxilla.  

Below Unknown Horn core and cranium piece

Below the Human Tibia shaft cleaned and dried.

Below Cervus Mandible and partial Maxilla show earlier, And the Human Tibia shaft.

Below Human Tibia shaft before being fully excavated.

Below the area of the excavation.

Below the Human Tibia and Deer mandible.

Below preserved snails from the deposits.

Below preserved wood - nut shells - stalks - bark.

Below preserved Seeds from the deposits

Below what I am informed are preserved frog bones.

Below assemblage from another excavation including Horse coffin bone Bos metatarsal Atlas vertebrae probably horse, Horse cranium, and Bos horn core cranium piece. 

Below Cervus Metatarsal 

                                                                           

Below another excavation.

Assemblage including Horse metatarsal - Bos tibia - Goat mandibles - Horn core - Ribs - Vertebrae  

Below this image shows another partially excavated bone and a clam shell, I have found many of these in the deposits.

 Below a very large Bos scapular, I believe this scapular belonged to an Auroch, as prehistoric domesticated breeds probably never reached this size.

Below partial horse mandible.

Below two of three separate horse mandibles excavated along side a huge red deer antler and other bones in a 4 meter square area, as with all examples found and excavated there was no signs of Butchery. 

Below an assemblage shown before being cleaned.

Below the assemblage after cleaning.

Below Wild boar skull.

Below another assemblage including Bos skull - Large Deer mandibles - Maxilla - Large Dog or Wolf mandible.

Below Large dog or wolf mandible, and unusual teeth possibly deer.

Cervus Mandible 

Below unfused and dislocated leg bone.

Below Horse skull - goat or sheep mandibles - small horn core

Below another excavation

Below the assemblage including Scapula leg bones Vertebrae - Rib - Pelvis section.

Below another Horse mandible

Below as mentioned earlier this is the third Mandible found along side a huge red deer antler, along with other bone in less than a 4 square metre excavated area. 

Below Horse scapular 

Below Horse incisors' 

Below more partially excavated bone.

Below dog Skull

 

This is the fully excavated Cervus Elephus - Red deer Antler, I've not traced a larger piece in Britain or Europe. 

                  This site was reported to Tees Archaeology, Durham university and Cleveland police, the police finished their investigation regarding the human bones deeming them as ancient, Tees archaeology and Durham university decided it was not very important. I found that very strange, considering the reaction of such a deposit would be if found on a beck bank in London or Durham.