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The valuable objects in this hoard were discovered in 2007. They probably belonged to a powerful Viking who accumulated them through raiding and trading connections across Europe and beyond. The hoard helps us understand more about the Vikings’ international connections and about their struggle with the Anglo-Saxons for control of England.


From

Found near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England


Date

buried around AD 927


Culture

Viking


Material

mostly silver, some gold


Dimensions

cup containing the hoard
height: 9 cm
diameter: 12 cm


Museum

Yorkshire Museum and the British Museum

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