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A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
Discovered in a field in Scotland in 2014, the Viking Age "community property" is now the focus of a new exhibition in ...
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Anglo-Saxons plagiarized a Roman coin — and it's full of typos
An unusual piece of Anglo-Saxon jewelry — a plagiarized pendant rife with typos — that was discovered by a metal detectorist has now been declared treasure in the U.K. The pendant imitates a ...
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Anglo-Saxon gold ring acquired by Exeter museum
The rings may have been made for a small woman or a child, with an intricate pattern of intertwined animals A Devon museum has acquired a "beautiful and historic" Anglo-Saxon gold ring that was ...
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Personal seal matrix of Queen Balthild
It was originally part of a swivelling finger ring. The style of its engravings suggested an early Anglo-Saxon date. Close inspection of the seal at Norwich Castle Museum revealed contrasting ...