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Post Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in the UK
on: September 24, 2009, 15:22

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090924/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_anglo_saxon_gold

One of the most intriguing objects in hoard is a small strip of gold inscribed with a warlike Latin quotation from the Old Testament, which translates as: “Rise up, O Lord, and may thy enemies be dispersed and those who hate thee be driven from thy face.”

The strip may have been fastened to a shield or a sword belt.

This is one of those fascinating syncretism things that hints at an older belief of perhaps runic inscriptions on shields and sword belts.

In any case, squee!

-Siggy
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Post Re: Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in the UK
on: April 19, 2010, 23:20

National Geographic is doing a program on this. It’s called “Lost Gold of the Dark Ages”.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/lost-gold-of-the-dark-ages-5121/Overview

The next airing is Sunday April 25th.

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