Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England’s Dark Ages

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Every once in awhile we come across a museum attraction that we think Pagans would find very interesting. This is definitely one of them.

Live at the National Geographic Museum in downtown DC (its only stop in the US) is a collection of gold treasure and artifacts dating from around 650 AD. Though the origins of the collection are from a Christian time, England was still in a heavy conversion process with a series of kings and princes being slowly converted throughout a span of around 200 years, starting in 597 AD (Brittania).

The heavy Celtic design showing traditional English Pagan imagery such as knotted beast art (wiki) is surely a sight to behold for any lover of Celtic history and art. According to the museum, the hoard is valued at around $5 million and is primarily military-themed by design.

The exhibition is open until March 4th and costs $8 in admission. More information can be found on the National Geographic website.