The Wolvercote Tongue, as the writers openly acknowledge, is based on a real treasure, the Alfred Jewel. Found in a Somerset peat bog in 1693, this superb example of late ninth-century Saxon ...

The Alfred Jewel: A Work of Kingly Craftsmanship This ninth-century object at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum is a rare example of cloisonné enamel from the period, and connects us to the legendary ...