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HOARDE HOARD

We went through a period where we were immersed in early British historic novels. Regional kings and fights between tribes. Post tribal development. Anglo-Saxons.

In all these novels, particularly those of Bernard Cornwell, there is, invariably, a point at which all the riches are at risk and they are put away in a safe place. The band is defeated and the treasure remains unfound.

It is a dramatic staple of these books. Loss redeemed through the gains of land and power.

You know that some of this is true and people in the UK have been looking for this kind of treasure for quite a while.

Now, a great find. Real treasures. Buried just as we read that they were.

Experts Awed by Anglo-Saxon Treasure

The other part of this story is the guy who found the treasure, Terry Herbert. He and the owner of the land will split the value at auction 50/50. The stuff belongs to the Crown but it is mandated that the Crown sell it and split the proceeds.

This guy is one of those metal detector folks who you see on beaches and so on. Always being laughed at.

He who laughs last laughs best.

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