Man With Metal Detector Finds Massive Booty

[Michael]

Experts Awed By Anglo-Saxon Treasure

LONDON — For the jobless man living on welfare who made the find in an English farmer’s field two months ago, it was the stuff of dreams: a hoard of early Anglo-Saxon treasure, probably dating from the seventh century and including more than 1,500 pieces of intricately worked gold and silver whose craftsmanship and historical significance left archaeologists awestruck.

[Ian]

myron reducto: dat booty just too fine!

[GrahamB]

With a phrase like "Massive Booty" I expected so much more from this thread...

[Ian]

http://www.birdman.lastvigilante.com/au ... ingers.wav

[klonk]

It sounds like an important find, if not what Graham was looking for.

[Michael]

With a phrase like "Massive Booty" I expected so much more from this thread...

Ha-hah! My ruse has succeeded.

[Darth Rock&Roll]

Looking at the pics of some of the pieces this morning. The workmanship is really very good for the time period it is coming from which is shortly after the fall of the roan empire. Round about 700 ce.

[Chanchu]

This is a great story, its super when some poor broke devil comes into some real coin like that!

[klonk]

Follow-up story: A new angle on the Saxons - Times Online http://bit.ly/Imxx9

[Dmitri]

Very cool.

[Andy_S]

RE: Poor broke down devil
Yes, and his story wil now be part of the hoard's (OK, OK - booty's) story. Which is as it should be.

With all that loot coming his way, he should consider investing in a warrior band and invading Wales.