[blam]

Anglo-Saxon England

[Spruce]

Kid finds magic holy sword BUMP!

[steplock]

"...the king reputed to have put a quarter of the Island population to the sword in his attempt to convert them to Christianity."

Is this the only thing this particular king was noted for? Or is there a specific reason to have this statement as the second sentence (HIGH PROFILE) in the article?

IMHO, typical of socialist/secularists - anything to denegrate Christianity at every opportunity.

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[Defiant]

"The eigth century historian, the Venerable Bede, credits Caedwalla with converting the Jutish population of the Island to Christianity.

The first branch of "Jutes for Jesus"?

[Amerigomag]

Wonder where this historical trinket was before someone threw it on the beach.

[FreedomCalls]

It is possible it belonged to Caedwalla himself

Given that there is absolutely not one scintilla of evidence that indeed this belonged to a king or anyone else of significance other thatn its value, it is a far stretch to make that leap.

[wideminded]

I recall reading that all the early crown jewels of England were lost when the party transporting them for King John took a shortcut across the Wash and were hit by the incoming tide. The point where this happened is supposed to be inland now. If the story is true, it would be a fascinating archeological find if the jewels ever turn up.

[farmfriend]

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[dasboot]

It's nice that they offer to pay the finder, instead of just claiming it as state property.

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[CatoRenasci]

Best part of this story was the coroner's inquest and the finding that the article was "treasure trove" -- brings back memories of law school and the ancient forms of action -- this one being "trover" -- the notion here is that it belongs to the finder, not the original owner.