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saxon hoard to hit DC
« on: 2011-08-09, 12:23:32 »
http://birminghamnewsroom.com/2011/07/staffordshire-hoard-is-set-to-dazzle-the-united-states/

better watch out museums, the government might decide to steal it to help with the debt hehehhe. might be worth seeing the exhibit
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #1 on: 2011-08-09, 13:38:02 »

Awesome, I think I need to go see that.
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #2 on: 2011-08-09, 17:00:06 »
This sounds interesting...truth be told, I am not all lathered up over old jewelry and treasure (I'd make a pitiful pirate) but if there's old hilts and bits of armor, THAT would be worth seeing.
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #3 on: 2011-08-12, 03:20:02 »
I remember seeing the news when this was found. It almost made me want to buy a metal detector and quit my job, but I'm on the wrong side of the pond to find a multi-million dollar stash. :(

Ser William - "The haul is made up of intricately designed articles of war, including helmet cheek pieces, sword pommels and religious crosses" ;)
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #4 on: 2011-08-12, 14:20:12 »
Oh, well in that case...I'm going to have to check it out.  Any chance I could talk you guys into going in full harness?  I think it'd be AWESOME if ALL of us could descend upon this hoard in full regalia...we'd attract more attention than the exhibit!

Might even give some onlookers pause...if any of them had ever seen The Last Templar with Mira Sorvino, they might think we're there to 'appropriate' some of that hoard. 

God wills it!  ;)
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #5 on: 2011-08-12, 15:05:20 »

Hopefully they won't have metal-detectors at the museum. That would be a nightmare to try to get through in harness. :)
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #6 on: 2011-08-12, 15:16:59 »
I had not thought of that...they would if they were smart!  They should check all the folks as they leave!  :)
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #7 on: 2011-08-12, 16:41:53 »
hey lets all dress up as undead vikings or saxons and go see it!!
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #8 on: 2011-08-12, 18:19:55 »
I'd be down for that!
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #9 on: 2011-08-12, 20:23:31 »
what? you have to be a Hun or mongol ;). hmmmmm mongols and huns... i dont have a kit for them yet.... ooooooh betteryet a Byzantium hmmmmm that would rock too or a hehehe STOP IT you see what you do to my mind!!!!!
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #10 on: 2011-08-13, 13:53:19 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-08-12, 20:23:31
what? you have to be a Hun or mongol ;). hmmmmm mongols and huns... i dont have a kit for them yet.... ooooooh betteryet a Byzantium hmmmmm that would rock too or a hehehe STOP IT you see what you do to my mind!!!!!

You know you want to.

I think you should do a mongol AND a hun AND so on.... :)
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #11 on: 2011-08-13, 20:05:26 »
Quote from: Ser William on 2011-08-12, 14:20:12
Any chance I could talk you guys into going in full harness?

You'd have a harder time trying to talk me OUT of it! :D
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Re: saxon hoard to hit DC
« Reply #12 on: 2011-08-15, 15:25:49 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2011-08-12, 20:23:31
what? you have to be a Hun or mongol ;). hmmmmm mongols and huns... i dont have a kit for them yet.... ooooooh betteryet a Byzantium hmmmmm that would rock too or a hehehe STOP IT you see what you do to my mind!!!!!

I'm sure we could come up with something...always wanted a Byzantine Cataphract harness anyways!
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