A rough plank bench with a folded woolen blanket on top — an Anglo-Saxon barracks bunk in its plainest form. Period: Early Middle Ages, c. 600-900 CE.
Anglo-Saxon household troops slept in the lord's hall or in long timber barracks attached to the burh. Beds were not personal — they were planks set on chunky cross-pieces, raised just enough to keep a man off the cold floor, with a wool blanket folded at the foot. This piece sculpts bench and blanket as one fused unit, suitable for stacking along a hall wall.
Painting tips
- Bench wood: warm oak, dark wash in plank gaps.
- Blanket: undyed wool ochre with a darker fold-shadow wash.
- Optional: tiny moth-holes via lighter dots for character.
Historical sources & further reading
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village reconstructions
- Bede, Ecclesiastical History (hall life)
⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.





