For perspective, the Anglo-Saxon period lasted for 600 years, from 410 A.D. (the Fall of Rome) to 1066 A.D. (Battle of Hastings).

I read elsewhere that among the gold decorative pieces found were Pommels, gold caps that fit over the handle knobs of swords.

It is supposed that Pommels were removed from enemies swords as a kind of war trophy.

The value of the gold, though substantial and increasing in value as world currencies decline, is trivial in comparison to its historical value because so little is known about the settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony who gave us the language we speak today.

Perhaps subsequent finds, like the Terry Herbert discovery, will add to wha...

For perspective, the Anglo-Saxon period lasted for 600 years, from 410 A.D. (the Fall of Rome) to 1066 A.D. (Battle of Hastings).

I read elsewhere that among the gold decorative pieces found were Pommels, gold caps that fit over the handle knobs of swords.

It is supposed that Pommels were removed from enemies swords as a kind of war trophy.

The value of the gold, though substantial and increasing in value as world currencies decline, is trivial in comparison to its historical value because so little is known about the settlers from the German regions of Angeln and Saxony who gave us the language we speak today.

Perhaps subsequent finds, like the Terry Herbert discovery, will add to what little body of knowledge we have of the Anglo-Saxons and fill in the historical gaps about which we have so many questions.

Most of the information we have about the Anglo-Saxons comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a year-by-year account of all the major events of the time.

The article says that two Crosses were found.

This would mean that, although the Anglo-Saxons brought their own religious beliefs, the treasure must date to sometime after the arrival of Saint Augustine who converted most of the country to Christianity in 597 A.D.