The Staffordshire Hoard: Book and appeal

 

The Staffordshire Hoard by Kevin Leahy and Roger Bland

 

On 5 July 2009 a metal-detector user started to unearth some gold objects in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold 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 Staffordshire Hoard is set to rewrite history. This is just the beginning of the story.

 

The British Museum has launched a rapid-response book on the hoard… One pound from each copy sold will be donated to the appeal to acquire the treasure for local museums, to keep the extraordinary objects on display in the county whose history they have transformed.

 

The Guardian

 

The Staffordshire Hoard. Authors: Kevin Leahy and Roger Bland
ISBN: 9780714123288

 

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