Staffordshire Hoard again

[Duncan Head]

An article in the Indy suggests that the Staffordshire Hoard (http://forum.soa.org.uk/index.php?topic=3712 and elsewhere) was made up of loot captured by the Mercians - possibly by king Penda - in several battles against other kingdoms.

And there's a new online database, and an imminent book.

[Duncan Head]

Now also
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/01/staffordshire-hoard-archaeologists-academic-research-gold-ornaments