archaicwonder: Anglo-Saxon inscribed gold strip from the Staffordshire Hoard, 7th-8th century
archaicwonder: Anglo-Saxon inscribed gold strip from the Staffordshire Hoard, 7th-8th century This gold strip carries the Latin inscription: “Rise up O Lord, and may thy enemies be dispersed and those who hate thee be driven from thy face.” It has two sources, the Book of Numbers or Psalm 67, taken from the Vulgate, the Bible used by the Saxons. The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever found. It was discovered in a field near the village of Hammerwich, in Staffordshire on July 5, 2009. The items total over 3,500 in all and date from the time of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia. -- source link