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Posted by: CelticRadio 26-Sep-2009, 07:11 AM

The stunning mid-Seventh Century jewellery was discovered on a coastal clifftop site at Loftus in Redcar and Cleveland.

The unexpected presence of a royal group near the Tees has opened up a new window on North East Anglo-Saxon history, raising questions of the previous view that Bamburgh and Ad Gefrin near Wooler in Northumberland were the only royal power centres in the Kingdom of Northumbria.

In a dig led by North East archaeologist Steve Sherlock, gold brooches were found in five high-status female graves and a sword in a male burial.

But an even bigger surprise came from the grave of a woman believed to be an Anglo-Saxon princess. Among the jewellery found with her were three gold brooches and a pendant unique in the North East.

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http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2009/09/22/treasures-from-the-royals-of-long-ago-can-stay-61634-24747273/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1215135/Lottery-funds-274-000-display-Anglo-Saxon-jewellery-belonging-princess.html

Here is a great website detailing the Early Medieval Times of Anglo-Saxon England:

http://www.worldtimelines.org.uk/world/british_isles/england/AD410-1066

Posted by: Patch 27-Sep-2009, 10:37 AM

I have now read multiple stories in the print news on this and it is interesting. There are many parts of our history that we do not really understand.

Slàinte,

Patch

Posted by: Rhymer 03-Nov-2010, 07:57 AM

I would agree that there are many things we do not understand yet.Just recently gold torcs were found in a field near Blair Drummond near Stirling,worth many millions. Who did they belong too ? why were they buried there? who knows time and hard work will tell.