Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Made from multiple sheets of gold this treasure from the first of half of 7th century could have come from a shield or saddle of an elite warrior of a royal household.

Just one of the unique treasures from the Staffordshire Hoard featured in this series of films of the “Beast, Birds and Gods of Anglo Saxon England”.

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