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A COPY of the ancient sword discovered in Wareham almost 90 years ago will form the centrepiece of the town museum's new Saxon Display, it has been… ...
A gold Saxon sword pommel discovered by an 81-year-old metal detectorist has sold at auction for £16,000. The 7th Century pommel, measuring 4cm by 1.5cm and weighing 20.5g, was found in a field ...
CANTERBURY, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that a sword dated to the sixth century has been discovered in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in southeastern England. The weapon features a gild and silver ...
'Extraordinary' 1,500-year-old sword is found with a gold pendant in an Anglo-Saxon 'cemetery' beneath a Kent field that could contain up to 200 graves By HARRY HOWARD, HISTORY EDITOR ...
An "exceptionally rare" silver sword mount has been declared treasure. The early medieval or Saxon artefact was found by metal detectorists around Culmington in south Shropshire.
A sixth-century sword described as "astonishing" has been discovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural England. Lead archaeologist Duncan Sayer of the University of Central Lancashire, told The ...
A gold Anglo-Saxon sword pommel is expected to fetch up to £18,000 at auction this week after being found in a Leicestershire field. The pommel, which dates back to the 7th century AD, was found ...