That JORVIK Viking Thing Podcast

Come, gather ye friends round your flickering campfires and listen to talks of daring, horror, and high adventures from the worn pages of history with... The Silly History Boys!
Listen as they tell the tales of three amazing Viking cruises (no, not that one) with all the drama, tension, and silliness you've come to expect from their live shows as TingTang Theatre as well as their Silly History Boys Show podcast!
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Join us for our final episode on the Coppergate excavation! Today we're joined by the Director of Attractions, Sarah Maltby. We chat about the bigger picture of life on Coppergate, how the excavation changed not just York but the world, and what exactly Sarah means when she says "archaeology is rubbish."

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Discovered by metal detectorists near Leominster in 2015, the Herefordshire Hoard consists of silver coins, gold jewellery and a single silver ingot. It was buried between AD 870 and AD 879 and is likely connected with the presence of the Viking ‘Great Army’ in the Kingdom of Mercia during that period.
The Hoard reveals new information about politics in the late 9th century, demonstrating the movement and activity of the Viking army and an alliance between the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex at a time when the unification and of England was taking shape.
It is believed that most of the Hoard, discovered in 2015 by metal detectorists in a field near Leominster, has been sold on the black market, with the current collection only representing 10% of the original find. The perpetrators have since been sentenced to over 23 years in prison, but the items illicitly sold have not been recovered. The remaining items from the Hoard – which as ‘treasure’ was owned by the Crown - returned to Herefordshire following a fundraising appeal.
In this episode we hear from Tim Hoverd, Archaeological Projects Manager for Herefordshire Archaeology, Judy Stevenson, Team Leader for the Herefordshire Museum Service, and Gareth Williams, Curator of Anglo-Saxon coins in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum.
To see the Herefordshire Hoard for yourselves, book your tickets now for the JORVIK Viking Centre. Or, you can watch our videos about the hoard here.

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Welcome back to That Jorvik Viking Thing podcast!
This season, we're excited to take a deep dive into the dig that started it all - the Coppergate excavation! Hear from the archaeologists who worked on the site as well as Peter Addyman, founding director of York Archaeological Trust who was instrumental in keeping the excavation going.

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From 8th February 2022 one of the most significant Viking hoards discovered in recent years will be on display at JORVIK Viking Centre: the Silverdale Hoard. This exciting hoard contains a mixture of precious silver jewellery, exotic imported items and even a unique coin of a previously unknown Viking king!

Learn all about this amazing collection of objects as we speak with Dr. Gareth Williams, Curator of Early Medieval Coins at the British Museum.

The following Viking Age treasure hoards are mentioned in this podcast:

Silverdale Hoard – Silverdale Hoard Exhibition | JORVIK Viking Centre

Watlington Hoard – WATLINGTON HOARD | Ashmolean Museum

Halton Moor Hoard – The Halton Moor hoard — Google Arts & Culture

Cuerdale Hoard – BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: The Cuerdale Hoard

Warton Hoard (found near Carnforth) – Warton | Viking Archaeology (archeurope.com)

Vale of York Hoard – Record ID: SWYOR-AECB53 - EARLY MEDIEVAL hoard (finds.org.uk)

Furness Hoard – Viking Archaeology - Furness Hoard (archeurope.info)

Galloway Hoard – The Galloway Hoard (nms.ac.uk)

Goldsborough Hoard – Goldsborough Hoard - Current Archaeology

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