I'm sure most of you have learned about this already, but I couldn't help posting about it anyway:
Huge hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure uncovered in UK
Apparently it beats the hoard found at Sutton Hoo by a long shot.
The best part? The man was unemployed and pursuing his favorite hobby: metal-detecting. He just happened to stumble upon the biggest Anglo-Saxon loot ever, and he gets 50% of the proceeds when it is sold to a museum. The other half goes to the farmer whose land the treasure was found on.
Incredible. My favorite find that they've uncovered so far is the strip of gold with the "crudely written and misspelled Biblical inscription in Latin: Rise up, O Lord, and may thy enemies be dispersed and those who hate thee be driven from thy face."
It reminded me of one of my favorite quotes from Beowulf. Wouldn't my Traditio teacher Mr. McIntosh be proud, I still have my commonplace book, and I'd copied that quote down:
"But the Lord was weaving a victory on His war-loom for the Weather-Geats. Through the strength of one they all prevailed; they would crush their enemy and come through in triumph and gladness. The truth is clear: Almighty God rules over mankind and always has (696-702)."
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That's wonderful. Another great reason to live in Britain - the most we'd unearth here might be John Adams' writing desk . . . ;)
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