S5E8: Islamic Silver in a Viking Treasure Hoard, with Jane Kershaw

Join us in this episode as we discuss the exciting finds from the Bedale hoard in North Yorkshire, England. 

In 2012 a group of amateur metal detectors discovered a hoard of late 9th century Viking silver in Bedale. The items found were ingots, necklaces, arm-bands, and a sword pommel. What makes this particular collection peculiar is that when the silver used to make the items was scientifically analysed it was discovered that it was from the Islamic world. Listen to the podcast to discover how this silver travelled so far and ended up in northern England.

Dr. Jane Kershaw is Gad Rausing Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology at the University of Oxford.