Medievalists.net » Staffordshire Hoard http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Staffordshire Hoard Inspires Contemporary Jewellery Collection http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/23/staffordshire-hoard-inspires-contemporary-jewellery-collection/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/23/staffordshire-hoard-inspires-contemporary-jewellery-collection/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 03:51:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59159 The medieval treasures that came from the Staffordshire Hoard collection have been used as inspiration by students in Birmingham to create unique contemporary jewellery.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/23/staffordshire-hoard-inspires-contemporary-jewellery-collection/feed/ 0 Putting together the jigsaw pieces of the Staffordshire Hoard http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/putting-together-the-jigsaw-pieces-of-the-staffordshire-hoard/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/putting-together-the-jigsaw-pieces-of-the-staffordshire-hoard/#comments Fri, 29 May 2015 15:02:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58509 Archaeologists and conservators working to piece together the thousands of items from the Staffordshire Hoard have announced they have been able to make two items: a pommel and helmet-band.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/putting-together-the-jigsaw-pieces-of-the-staffordshire-hoard/feed/ 0 The Gold of the Staffordshire Hoard http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/27/gold-staffordshire-hoard/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/27/gold-staffordshire-hoard/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:23:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53652 Research carried out on the Staffordshire Hoard has revealed that Anglo-Saxon goldsmiths were sophisticated enough to make gold appear more golden.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/27/gold-staffordshire-hoard/feed/ 0 What we now know about the Staffordshire Hoard http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/19/now-know-staffordshire-hoard/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/19/now-know-staffordshire-hoard/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:57:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48401 The entire Staffordshire Hoard, over 4000 pieces, has been brought together for the first time since being discovered in 2009. Experts are now making fascinating new discoveries as they put together the collection.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/19/now-know-staffordshire-hoard/feed/ 0 More pieces from the Staffordshire Hoard discovered http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/05/more-pieces-from-the-staffordshire-hoard-discovered/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/05/more-pieces-from-the-staffordshire-hoard-discovered/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:47:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38523 The Staffordshire Hoard has now grown by a further 81 pieces, after a Coroner's Court declared yesterday that the newly found objects were part of the Anglo-Saxon treasure.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/05/more-pieces-from-the-staffordshire-hoard-discovered/feed/ 0 New research project begins on Staffordshire Hoard http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/25/new-research-project-begins-on-staffordshire-hoard/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/25/new-research-project-begins-on-staffordshire-hoard/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:44:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=34168 The project, to be carried out by Anglo Saxon finds cataloguer Chris Fern and specialist artefact photographer Guy Evans, aims to produce a detailed catalogue entry for each of the 3,500 items in the hoard.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/25/new-research-project-begins-on-staffordshire-hoard/feed/ 0 The Staffordshire Hoard and the Mercian Royal Court http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/14/the-staffordshire-hoard-and-the-mercian-royal-court/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/14/the-staffordshire-hoard-and-the-mercian-royal-court/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:05:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=32781 In England, whatever date you prefer for the composition of Beowulf, it is of interest that the poet thought of the king as a goldwine gumena – the gold-friend of the warriors - or as the goldwine Geata – the gold-friend of the Geats.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/14/the-staffordshire-hoard-and-the-mercian-royal-court/feed/ 0 Staffordshire Hoard is coming to America http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/12/staffordshire-hoard-is-coming-to-america/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/12/staffordshire-hoard-is-coming-to-america/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:37:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=24085 More than one hundred artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard – the largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered – will be displayed in Washington D.C. later this year. The exhibition, called ‘Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England’s Dark Ages’ will be open at the National Geographic Museum from October 29, 2011 to March […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/12/staffordshire-hoard-is-coming-to-america/feed/ 0 The Potential of Environmental Archaeology and Geoarchaeology at the site of the Staffordshire Hoard http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/09/the-potential-of-environmental-archaeology-and-geoarchaeology-at-the-site-of-the-staffordshire-hoard/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/09/the-potential-of-environmental-archaeology-and-geoarchaeology-at-the-site-of-the-staffordshire-hoard/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:24:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=21654 The Potential of Environmental Archaeology and Geoarchaeology at the site of the Staffordshire Hoard By Benjamin Gearey Paper given at the Staffordshire Hoard Symposium, held at the British Museum, March, 2010 Introduction: This paper will briefly consider the potential of environmental archaeology (i.e. the analysis of the sub-fossil remains of material including pollen, plant and […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/09/the-potential-of-environmental-archaeology-and-geoarchaeology-at-the-site-of-the-staffordshire-hoard/feed/ 0 The Staffordshire Hoard and Mercian Power http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/08/the-staffordshire-hoard-and-mercian-power/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/04/08/the-staffordshire-hoard-and-mercian-power/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:12:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=19382 The Staffordshire Hoard and Mercian Power By Simon Keynes Paper given at the Staffordshire Hoard Symposium, held at the British Museum, March, 2010 Introduction: In the early 12th century, William of Malmesbury remarked that almost all historical record had been buried with Bede, meaning that, in the 500 years which had passed since Bede’s death, no-one […]

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