Postergeist
09-25-2009, 01:27 PM
A 55 year old unemployed man found over 1500 pieces of crosses, helmet and sword decorations of gold, silver and jewels.
It consists of more than 1,500 items, including jewelled crosses, sword hilts and helmet decorations that harkens back to the era of Beowulf.
(my description- some of the articles can be found here, imo)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78a3f7b4-a96c-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/09/25/man-with-metal-detector-finds-the-the-biggest-ever-haul-of-anglo-saxon-gold-in-a-staffordshire-field-115875-21698892/
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It consists of more than 1,500 items, including jewelled crosses, sword hilts and helmet decorations that harkens back to the era of Beowulf.
(my description- some of the articles can be found here, imo)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78a3f7b4-a96c-11de-9b7f-00144feabdc0.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/09/25/man-with-metal-detector-finds-the-the-biggest-ever-haul-of-anglo-saxon-gold-in-a-staffordshire-field-115875-21698892/
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