Two men have been convicted of plotting to sell a hoard of Anglo-Saxon silver coins that were buried in an English field by a Viking chieftain in the ninth century. Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted under the 1996 Treasure Act of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000, after they agreed…
Metal Detectorist Stumbles on Piece of Jeweled Anglo-Saxon Sword From Medieval Age
October 13, 2021
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While surveying the English countryside, amateur metal detectorist Jamie Harcourt stumbled upon a small jeweled piece of an Anglo-Saxon sword—that might once have belonged to a medieval lord or noble. No larger than the tip of a finger, the artifact was identified as a “sword pyramid,” a decoratively crafted gold and garnet (a red translucent…
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