Just Amazing !!
http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/

Not much about the Hoard yet
But it is 1,400 year old
From the Old Kingdom of Mercia
Once ruled over by King Offa

Can't wait to see the detailed art So beautiful

More knot work from this period
A time capsule of delights from the Dark Ages of late Pagan/Early Christian Era

Link to King Offa on Wiki :-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offa_of_Mercia
Bit of the History of Mercia.
AngloSaxon Chronicals..
Offa exerted himself to ensure that his son Ecgfrith of Mercia would succeed him, but after his death in July 796, Ecgfrith survived for only five more months, and the kingdom passed to a distant relative named Coenwulf in December 796. In 821, Coenwulf was succeeded by his brother Ceolwulf, who demonstrated his military prowess by his attack on and destruction of the fortress of Deganwy in Powys. The power of the West Saxons under Egbert was rising during this period, however, and in 825 Egbert defeated the Mercian king Beornwulf (who had overthrown Ceolwulf in 823) at Ellendun.

The Battle of Ellendun proved decisive. Beornwulf was slain suppressing a revolt amongst the East Angles, and his successor, a former ealdorman named Ludeca, met the same fate. Another ealdorman, Wiglaf, subsequently ruled for less than two years before being driven out of Mercia by Egbert. In 830, Wiglaf regained independence for Mercia, but by this time Wessex was clearly the dominant power in England. Wiglaf was succeeded by Beorhtwulf.
Could this be
Beorhtwulf's Treasure??
Really excited as to what we will see
Had to share
Les