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A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
The mysterious message, written in Anglo-Saxon runic script, reads: “This is the community’s wealth/property.” Researchers still have many unanswered questions about the Galloway Hoard.
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Exceptionally well-preserved 1,500-year-old sword unearthed in Anglo-Saxon cemetery
excavated from an “extraordinary Anglo-Saxon cemetery,” has been compared to the famed swords of Dover and Sutton Hoo. Exquisitely crafted and featuring runic script along its blade ...