Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons

by Caroline Alexander and Kevin Leahy

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In July 2009 an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast made an astonishing find: 1500 pieces of bejeweled gold and silver almost 1500 years old, buried, lost, then forgotten. The treasure trove promises to shed unprecedented light on the most mysterious period of British history-the so-called Dark Ages-when the Saxons, Anglos, Celts, Picts, Jutes, and Vikings battled for control of the British Isles and a mish mash of peoples evolved into a homogenous...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1426208146

ISBN13:9781426208140

Release Date:October 2011

Publisher:National Geographic Society

Length:256 Pages

Weight:2.26 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 8.4" x 9.4"

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England Europe History Ireland Military Politics & Social Sciences World

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