Viking-age hoard found in Scotland a decade ago had indecipherable runes — until now
Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...
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A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
Discovered in a field in Scotland in 2014, the Viking Age "community property" is now the focus of a new exhibition in ...
Owner of immensely valuable Viking Age ‘Galloway Hoard’ of silver and gold finally found
Runic inscriptions on an 1,100-year-old arm ring unearthed in Scotland suggest that the hoard of silver and gold it was ...
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'Fascinating' Viking Age inscription reveals who owned immensely valuable 'Galloway Hoard'
A newly deciphered inscription suggests the immense "Galloway Hoard" found in Scotland over a decade ago was held in common.
Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have ...
Twiggy shines a light on the 'syndrome' you never knew existed
It’s called “impossible syndrome” and none of us is exempt. Twiggy is one illustrious example of a human being caught in its ...
Malcolm III, King of Scots 1034 – 1093
The peace secured by the treaty was an uneasy one and in 1093 Malcolm once again invaded northern England. An arranged ...
David and Victoria Beckham Dine with King Charles at Highgrove
The Beckhams join King Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House for an exclusive dinner celebrating Anglo-Italian ties, ...
Experts Just Decoded a Big Mystery Surrounding a Famous Viking Treasure
A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one ...
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Newly translated runes shed ‘compelling’ new light on who owned Galloway Hoard
based on four arm rings inscribed with Anglo-Saxon runes. The idea that the wealth this hoard represents would be communally held is fascinating Martin Goldberg, National Museums Scotland Three of ...
I’m American and have fallen in love with a Scottish baby name – but people say my ‘simplified’ spelling’s insulting
A MUM-TO-BE has been slammed after “simplifying” the spelling of a Scottish baby name – with people saying it’s insulting and ...
Constantine II, King of Alba 900 – 943
Constantine mac Áed (Constantine II), the grandson of Kenneth MacAlpin, began his life as an exile. In 878 AD his father, Áed, had been slain by a Giric, son of Dungal, and Constantine, a young boy at ...