The UK’s largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been discovered buried beneath a field in Staffordshire.
Experts say the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, is unparalleled in size and worth “a seven figure sum”.
It has been declared treasure by South Staffordshire coroner Andrew Haigh, meaning it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘England’
24 Sep
Staffordshire Hoard – huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found!
29 Jul
Viking execution pit – 51 beheaded victim
Naked, beheaded, and tangled, the bodies of 51 young men—their heads stacked neatly to the side—have been found in a thousand-year-old pit in southern England, according to carbon-dating results released earlier this month.
2 Jul
2009 New World Heritage Sites
The World Heritage Committee holding its 33rd session chaired by María Jesús San Segundo, the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Spain to UNESCO, has inscribed two new natural sites and 11 cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Since it also withdrew one site – from the List, Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany), the List now [...]
30 Jun
Acropolis Museum is a formidable rival to the British Museum
The opening of the New Acropolis Museum was one of the most emotional experiences of my life” says Tina Daskalantonakis, a Greek hotelier. “It is more than a museum – it is a symbol of national pride and hope for the future.”
The museum in question crouches 300 metres below the Acropolis. An angular behemoth of [...]
24 Apr
Viking legacy on English language
They’re a firm part of our language and even speak to us of our national culture — but some words aren’t quite as English as we think.
Terms such as ‘law’, ‘ugly’, ‘want’ and ‘take’ are all loanwords from Old Norse, brought to these shores by the Vikings, whose attacks on England started in AD 793. [...]
