"An award-winning project using archaeology to aid the recovery of soldiers injured on Operation HERRICK has concluded its success on Salisbury Plain with an astonishing treasure trove of Anglo-Saxon finds.
Soldiers taking part in ‘Operation Nightingale’ unearthed a major sixth-century burial site at Barrow Clump, uncovering 27 bodies – including Anglo-Saxon warriors - buried with a range of personal possessions. Artefacts uncovered included shield bosses, broaches, amber and glass beads, spearheads, a silver ring, and a wooden drinking vessel with bronze bands."
Read the full article at British Forces News.
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Showing posts with label Britain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Britain. Show all posts
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Free Kindle Download: The Isle of Many Gods
The Isles of the Many Gods - An A-Z of the Pagan Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Britain worshipped during the First millenium through to the Middle Ages, by Sorita d'Este and David Rankine. The Kindle edition of this work is currently a free download at Amazon UK.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Odinist woman wins 'family life' human rights case
"An American woman who worships Norse gods has won the right to stay in Britain because of her 'family life' with her boyfriend and his wife.
Home Office officials told Emily DiSanto, 25, that they would not grant her permission to stay in Britain because the law bans what are in effect polygamous relationships.
But now she has won an extraordinary legal case in which she was allowed to remain here on the basis of her human right to family life."
In sum, Ms. DiSanto claimed that her lover's beliefs as an Odinist forbade him and his wife from divorcing, and this precipitated their living together. The article does note that Britain's main Odinist group, Odinic Rite, does not forbid divorce, but other Odinists, and other Heathens, may share different views on the matter. The complete article may be viewed at the Daily Telegraph.
Home Office officials told Emily DiSanto, 25, that they would not grant her permission to stay in Britain because the law bans what are in effect polygamous relationships.
But now she has won an extraordinary legal case in which she was allowed to remain here on the basis of her human right to family life."
In sum, Ms. DiSanto claimed that her lover's beliefs as an Odinist forbade him and his wife from divorcing, and this precipitated their living together. The article does note that Britain's main Odinist group, Odinic Rite, does not forbid divorce, but other Odinists, and other Heathens, may share different views on the matter. The complete article may be viewed at the Daily Telegraph.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Viking hoard provides new clues to 'previously unknown ruler'
"One of the most important hoards of Viking silver ever found in Britain contains valuable coins bearing the identity of a previously unknown ruler, it emerged yesterday.
The “hugely significant” hoard of 1,000-year-old artefacts includes more than 200 coins, ingots and pieces of silver jewellery that was found buried underground in north Lancashire." Read the full article at the Daily Telegraph.
The “hugely significant” hoard of 1,000-year-old artefacts includes more than 200 coins, ingots and pieces of silver jewellery that was found buried underground in north Lancashire." Read the full article at the Daily Telegraph.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
It's a new Viking invasion of Britain – but this time it's cultural
"After the discovery of a Viking burial site in Scotland, Norse history and myths are the focus of a TV saga, epic novels and a major British Museum exhibition." Full article by Vanessa Thorpe at The Guardian.
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