Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons

In July 2009 an amateur metal-detecting enthusiast made an astonishing find 1500 pieces of bejeweled gold and silver almost 1500 years old, buried, lost, then forgotten. The treasure trove promises to shed unprecedented light on the most mysterious period of British history—the so-called Dark Ages—when the Saxons, Anglos, Celts, Picts, Jutes, and Vikings battled for control of the British Isles and a mish mash of peoples evolved into a homogenous nation possessed with a strong cultural identity, according to New York Times bestselling author of the book, Caroline Alexander.   Alexander, author of the bestselling The Endurance and The Bounty, draws themes from the story of the spectacular treasure to explore the entire fascinating history of the Saxons in England from the fall of Rome to the flourishing and seemingly incomprehensible spread of Saxon influence.