Description On 5 July 2009 a metal-detectorist started to unearth gold objects in a Staffordshire field.
This new and extended Edition of the successful title by Kevin Leahy and Roger Bland del.
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 has begun to rewrite history.
Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found.
Description On 5 July 2009 a metal-detectorist started to unearth gold objects in a Staffordshire field