793: ‘ … the ravages of heathen men miserably destroyed God’s church on Lindisfarne, with plunder and slaughter.’

Pattern-welding

Wareham sword

Wallingford weaving-`sword’

personification

830: ‘ … and he [King Ecgberht] reduced them all to humble submission to him.’

The Trewhiddle style

Cuerdale hoard

‘I do not know for certain whether there is so much money, nor do I know whether there is more, though I suspect so.’ Alfred’s will

Abingdon sword

‘And to Ealdorman Aethelred a sword worth 100 mancuses’

Rings of King Aethelwulf and Queen Aethelswith ‘ … his ring-giver, Alfred … the greatest treasure-giver of all the kings’

Bishop Wulfsige of Sherborne

‘Aelfred mec heht gewyrcan’

Alfred’s translation of Pope Gregory’s ‘Pastoral Care’

… certain books which it is most necessary for men to know …I intend to send a copy to each bishopric in my kingdom; and in each copy

there will be an aestel worth fifty mancuses … no-one shall take that aestel from the book, nor the book from the church.’

This book shall [go] to WorcesterKing Alfred sends words of

greeting lovingly and amicably to Bishop Waerferth of Worcester.

Reliquaries

Aelfflaed fieri precepit

Aaron’s rod: lar and sothfaestness – truth and

wisdom

tha blostman thaere forman boce

‘the craftsmen he had with him in almost countless numbers’ (Asser)

Crists-mael: Bede ‘ … in heaven … one sat on the throne … and before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto

crystal…’ (Book of Revelation)

Tree of Life

‘wisdom … is the tree of life’ (Book of Proverbs)

‘To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree

of life’ (Revelations)

‘I am the tree of Glory’ (Dream of the Rood)

Kingsclere

Portchester

Minster Lovell jewelOxfordshire

Bowleaze Cove jewel,Dorset

Warminster jewelWiltshire

AughtonYorkshire

Bidford-on-AvonWarwickshire

BorgNorway

Deerhurst church Glos.

Deerhurst church

Gloucestershire

St Cross angels