Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Silverdale Hoard is a collection of over 200 pieces of silver jewellery and coins discovered near Silverdale, Lancashire, England, in September 2011. The items were deposited together in and under a lead container buried about 16 inches (41 cm) underground which was found in a field by a metal detectorist. It is believed to date to around AD 900, a time of intense conflict between the Anglo-Saxons and the Danish settlers of northern England. The hoard is one of the largest Viking hoards ever discovered in the UK. It has been purchased by Lancashire Museums Service and will be displayed in the Museum of Lancashire after a 2013 display in Lancaster City Museum. It is particularly significant for its inclusion of a coin stamped with the name of a previously unknown Viking ruler.. }
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- Silverdale_Hoard abstract "The Silverdale Hoard is a collection of over 200 pieces of silver jewellery and coins discovered near Silverdale, Lancashire, England, in September 2011. The items were deposited together in and under a lead container buried about 16 inches (41 cm) underground which was found in a field by a metal detectorist. It is believed to date to around AD 900, a time of intense conflict between the Anglo-Saxons and the Danish settlers of northern England. The hoard is one of the largest Viking hoards ever discovered in the UK. It has been purchased by Lancashire Museums Service and will be displayed in the Museum of Lancashire after a 2013 display in Lancaster City Museum. It is particularly significant for its inclusion of a coin stamped with the name of a previously unknown Viking ruler.".