The Staffordshire Hoard

by Roger Bland and Kevin Leahy

On 5 July 2009 a metal-detector user started to unearth gold objects in a Staffordhire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Consisting of over 1600 items - including fittings from the hilts of swords, fragments from helmets, Christian crosses and magnificent pieces of garnet work - the Stafforshire Hoard is set to rewrite history. This is just the beginning of the story. This small volume tells the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714123285
• ISBN13: 9780714123288
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.