Lost Gold of the Dark Ages War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons

Name: Lost Gold of the Dark Ages War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons
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ISBN: 9781426208140

ISBN-10: 1426208146

ISBN-13: 9781426208140

Edition: 2011

Authors: Caroline Alexander, Kevin Leahy

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In July 2009 an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast made an astonishing find: 1500 pieces of bejeweled gold and silver almost 1500 years old, buried, lost, then forgotten. The treasure trove promises to shed unprecedented light on the most mysterious period of British history-the so-called "Dark Ages"-when the Saxons, Anglos, Celts, Picts, Jutes, and Vikings battled for control of the British Isles and a "mish mash of peoples evolved into a homogenous nation possessed with a strong cultural identity," according to New York Times bestselling author of the book, Caroline Alexander. Alexander, author of the bestselling The Endurance and The Bounty, draws themes from the story of the spectacular…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 10/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 8.37" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Caroline Alexander is the author of three books-- One Dry Season: In the Footsteps of Mary Kingsley; The Way to Xanadu; and Battle's End: A Seminal Football Team Revisited --all published by Knopf. She lives in New Hampshire.