#harold ii

[blueiscoool]

A Hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon Coins Sells at Auction

A hoard of more than 100 Anglo-Saxon coins discovered by two metal detectorists in a field near Braintree, Essex, has been sold auction at Noonans Mayfair on February 21. Believed to have been buried in 1066 and owned by an individual who died during the Battle of Hastings. The collection of Anglo-Saxon pennies found by two metal detectorists have been sold for £325,560 ($411,000) at auction.

The coins were each worth 12 shillings, a considerable sum back in 11th century, leading Noonans’s coin expert Bradley Hopper to hypothesize that the reason they were abandoned was due “some great personal misfortune” such as the death of their owner in the conflict. Hopper added, though, that “it was perhaps quite common for people who had access neither to banks nor vaults to conceal their wealth in the ground, even in times of peace.” All bar two of the coins were minted within five years of 1066.

A small selection of coins from the hoard were bought by Colchester Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, following the protocol of the 1996 Treasure Act. The purchased coins include two 11th-century Byzantine coins.

The metal detectorists found the majority of the coins in 2019 over the course of a few days, all within a 100-foot radius, some just inches beneath ground’s surface. A further 70 coins were found when the site was revisited in 2020. The coins were minted in various southern English towns and cities, including London, Cambridge, Canterbury, and Hastings.

The coins date from the reigns of Edward the Confessor and Harold II, the last two Anglo-Saxon kings of England. Harold was killed during the 1066 Battle of Hastings, seen on the Bayeux Tapestry receiving a fatal arrow through the eye. His death marked the victory of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England.

The detectorists have kept several coins, with 122 of the remaining relics headed to Noonans. The proceeds will be shared between the finders and the owner of the land on which the coins were discovered. Some coins included in the sale are exceedingly rare and could fetch £6,000 ($7,600) individually.

Hopper said that Noonans is “particularly fortunate that the auction catalogue contains not only the rarest and most academically interesting English coins from the Braintree Hoard, but also those pieces in the finest state of preservation.” He hopes that the auction will “promote further research into this wonderful coinage.”

By Verity Babbs.

[buffyfan145]

Can't wait to watch this!!! 😀 Nikolaj will play William the Conqueror while James is playing Harold II, the Earl of Wessex. It'll start filming next year to air on the BBC in the UK and possibly Paramount+ in the US (though it says Paramount is selling it even here in the US so it might go to a different streamer/network instead). More cast will be announced soon too.

ETA: Adding on from James' Instagram post this is the first time this part of history and the Battle of Hastings has been told to this scale. It's an 8 episode miniseries too.

[dreamconsumer]

Harold II Godwinson (1022-1066).

[canuterex]

Miniature depicting the Battle of Hastings and Harold’s body being carried to Waltham Abbey, from the Grande Chronique de Normandie, Brussels, c. 1460–1468, Yates Thompson MS 33, f.167r

[intriguingpeoplebyangelafloyd]

HAROLD GODWINSON

HAROLD GODWINSON Harold II

c. 1022 - 14 October 1066

Harold was the son of Godwin the powerful Earl of Wessex, his mother was the sister-in-law of King Cnut the Great. King Edward married his daughter Edith. During Edward the Confessor’s rule, Harold practically ruled the kingdom himself as he was a great statesman.

Harold II, Earl of Wessex became king of England after King Edward the confessor died and gave the kingdoms protection to Harold. Harold was the last Anglo-Saxon king to rule and was crowned in Westminster Abbey. Harold was said to have been tall and handsome, with great physical strength and courage. Harold was married to Edyth Swannesha and they had at least 6 children. Harold only ruled for one year before it all came to an end.

Harold died during the Battle of Hastings in Sussex, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror. The armies clashed and fought for 9 hours, Harold was killed, and his forces were defeated. It was said that Harold died after a knight shot an arrow into his eye, others believe he was killed by four knights who dismembered his body. The location where he died became the site of Battle Abbey. Harold’s wife Edyth fled with her brothers, the two men later rebelled and lost their lives.

#haroldgodwinson#HaroldII

[diioonysus]

dresses in art

[phoebecatesl0vr]

Some low quality screenshots i got!

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[pepaldi]

Ghostbusters II story board panels.

Gee, wonder which I like the best ..

[spengler-phd]

[blueiscoool]

1,000-Year-Old Norman Conquest Coin Hoard Sells for $5.6 Million

A hoard of Norman-era silver coins unearthed five years ago in southwestern England has become Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever, after it was bought for £4.3 million ($5.6 million) by a local heritage trust.

For the group of seven metal detectorists who discovered the 2,584 silver pennies in the Chew Valley area, about 11 miles south of the city of Bristol, it marks a lucrative windfall since they will pocket half that sum. The landowner on whose property the coins were found will receive the other half.

According to South West Heritage Trust, the body that acquired them, the coins date from around 1066-1068, spanning one of the most turbulent periods in English history as the country was successfully invaded for the last time during the Norman Conquest.

One coin, the oldest in the hoard, depicts King Edward the Confessor, who died childless in January 1066, triggering a period of instability since he had promised the throne to three claimants: Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex; Harald Hardrada, King of Norway; and William, Duke of Normandy.

Edward named Harold Godwinson as his successor on his deathbed, but the newly crowned King Harold II faced challenges from the other two claimants to the throne, and he was eventually defeated by William at the Battle of Hastings in October 1066.

The hoard of coins depicts this turmoil as Harold II features on just under half of them while William I (also known as William the Conqueror) features on the rest.

“It comes from a turning point in English history and it encapsulates the change from Saxon to Norman rule,” Amal Khreisheh, curator of archaeology at South West Heritage Trust, said in a video on the organization’s website.

“The hoard was buried in around 1067-1068 on an estate in Chew Valley which later belonged to Giso, the Bishop of Wells. We think it was probably buried for safekeeping during the time of rebellions against William in the South West.

“We know that in 1068, the people of Exeter rebelled against William. At around this time, Harold’s sons returned from exile in Ireland and their forces mounted attacks around the River Avon and then down into Somerset and the Chew Valley,” Khreisheh added.

Finding coins that were in use almost 1,000 years ago is exceptionally rare – this hoard contains twice as many coins from during Harold II’s reign as had previously been found.

The coins will now go on public display at the British Museum in London from November 26, before heading back to museums in southwest England.

[80smovies]

[egonspenglerectoplasm]

That smile... 🔥

[cinematicwasteland]

[tesseractrave]

Was the epididymis joke intended to be Egon revealing and gloating about actually getting ladies to shock Peter, or was he just messing with him?

This line always sort of slipped me up with its intention, but it was probably written by Harold himself, so you've got to think about what his intention for it must have been... knowing Harold and the absurdism integral to these movies, it'd most likely be the former. Egon was probably waiting for a moment to humble Peter like this forever... especially with how upset he was with him in this scene, lol. He's always serious, after all. Checkmate, Venkman. You aren't the only one.

[phoebecatesl0vr]

EGONNNN!! :3