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« on: January 04, 2007, 10:55:42 pm »
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The Times   January 05, 2007

Sword finder takes his cut of ?125,000
Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent

The finder of the remains of an exceptional 7th-century gold sword in a Lincolnshire field is ?125,000 richer after they were acquired by the British Museum.
He is expected to share his good fortune with the owner of the field, near Market Rasen, where he made the discovery using a metal detector.

The sword?s pommel, decorated with large garnets that would have been transported along trade routes from Asia, and its hilt fittings were made by Anglo-Saxon craftsmen. . . . . .

?He had got a signal and found the first fittings from the gold sword hilt. He realised its importance and brought an excavating machine to take off the turf and pick up the rest. They were about 15 inches down. He brought them to me to declare them as possible treasure.

The gold is studded with large garnets, which would have come from Asia. The sword's quality suggests that it was commissioned by someone of high rank. . . .

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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2007, 10:59:09 pm »
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wow!  That would be an awesome, awesome find!  You sure can come up with awesome articles.  I would defintely like to find something like that!

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Great article.  Thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2007, 11:14:53 pm »
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I liked that the guy brought in a machine to take the top layers of soil off. It would be difficult to be so patient, but so worth it. 15 inches down is pretty deep. Wonder what detector he was using. Sue

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It would be interesting to know what setup he was running.

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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2007, 06:59:03 am »
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great story...Smiley

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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2007, 07:38:35 am »
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Another great story. Thanks..   Anyone have a room over there for rent??? Grin Here I come.... Wink Wink

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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2007, 12:20:35 pm »
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Another Great article Sue.

Perhaps the Sword belonged to one of the Chieftain kings, prior to the Roman invasion and settlement of Britain.

There were many battles in that period as the Romans had to overcome many armies, belonging to the different clans, which ruled various parts of Britain.

There is one particular event, in the Roman colonisation of Britain, which has resulted in the large number of Roman caches' being unearthed by metal detectors, that is, the Uprising of Queen Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni tribe, which covered Norwich - East Anglia, which is N.E. of London, or Londinium as the Romans called it.
I have enclosed a web site which covers most of Roman Britain, I hope you enjoy it.

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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2007, 05:46:31 pm »
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Quote:Posted by Sweet Sue

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The Times   January 05, 2007

Sword finder takes his cut of ?125,000
Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent

The finder of the remains of an exceptional 7th-century gold sword in a Lincolnshire field is ?125,000 richer after they were acquired by the British Museum.
He is expected to share his good fortune with the owner of the field, near Market Rasen, where he made the discovery using a metal detector.

The sword?s pommel, decorated with large garnets that would have been transported along trade routes from Asia, and its hilt fittings were made by Anglo-Saxon craftsmen. . . . . .

?He had got a signal and found the first fittings from the gold sword hilt. He realised its importance and brought an excavating machine to take off the turf and pick up the rest. They were about 15 inches down. He brought them to me to declare them as possible treasure.

The gold is studded with large garnets, which would have come from Asia. The sword's quality suggests that it was commissioned by someone of high rank. . . .



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Perhaps the Sword belonged to one of the Chieftain kings, prior to the Roman invasion and settlement of Britain. I have enclosed a web site which covers most of Roman Britain, I hope you enjoy it.

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I can only get to the 2nd page where the visitor # and a list of subjects are on the right hand side. Click away and no response from the site. Hmm I'll try it tomorrow at work. I was/am looking forward to learning more about the history of Britain. The gold & the gems on that relic made me drool. The potential finds available to you guys just overwhelms me at times. Sue

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