Discover the pivotal role Britain played in sparking Europe’s Bronze Age in this free history documentary! 🌟 Unearth the secrets of the Beaker folk, who mainstreamed tin-bronze in the British Isles around 2200 BC, revolutionising metallurgy with Cornwall and Devon’s rich tin deposits. Focusing on the iconic Huntshaw dagger, explore how such early bronze weapons, buried in sacred barrows, symbolised power and spirituality. 🗡️ Dive into the history of tin trade, ancient craftsmanship, and the cultural significance of Bronze Age daggers, including exclusive insights from master swordsmith Neil Burridge. 🛠️ Why were these state-of-the-art weapons buried with the dead? Watch to uncover the mysteries of Britain’s Bronze Age legacy!
Full interview with Neil Burridge sword smith
Sources:
-Doe, G.M. The Examination of two Barrows near Torrington.(1875)
-Jones, Quinnell. ‘Daggers in the West: Early Bronze Age Daggers and Knives in the South-west Peninsula’. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (2013)
-Wang, Strekopytov, Roberts,’Copper ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure’ Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 97, 2018. -Williams et al. From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean?. Antiquity (2025)
-Hameldown dagger, Legendary Dartmoor website (2016)
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