Archive for August, 2005

‘Henry VIII hunting whistle’ unearthed - allegedly!

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

A story appeared in the Telegraph this week, relating to a Post-Medieval Hunting whistle.

An experience not to be missed 19th August

Friday, August 19th, 2005

Friday 19th August
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Another email from Caroline to tell me “Your treasure case now has a number!!”
2005 T298
Now THAT does make it very official

An experience not to be missed Thursday 18th August

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

A number of people have been emailing me regarding my wee find.

An experience not to be missed Tuesday 16th August

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Tuesday 16th August
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Arrive outside the museum at 9am only to find it doesnt open till 10am ……… so I head off to the shops instead for an hour. I’m back at 10am and ask if I can see Caroline McDonald and the answer is yes - she will be with me in 5 minutes. [...]

An experience not to be missed Monday 15th August

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Monday 15th August
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One of the forum members from Croatia posted the comment “Surely those are runes on the sides?” , Another poster said “the runic symbols on there seem to say that it was a gift to Odin and Tyr for a safe journey”………
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There were suggestions it could be Viking Hack Gold, a part pommel [...]

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