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Neil Oliver on the Aelfred astell jewel that is shaped like Warriors mound

Richard KellyUnited Kingdom
Aug 13, 2022

Neil Oliver video on Astelle jewel https://youtu.be/IkxRx2D5Md0

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The Alfred Jewel is a piece of Anglo-Saxon goldsmithing work made of enamel and quartz enclosed in gold. It was discovered in 1693, in North Petherton, Somerset, England and is now one of the most popular exhibits at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. It has been dated to the late 9th century, in the reign of Alfred the Great, and is inscribed "aelfred mec heht gewyrcan", meaning "Alfred ordered me made

Aughton, South Yorkshire in January 2005 and was disclaimed as Treasure by the Crown.


All seven aestels are thought to date to the time of King Alfred (871-899), indeed four were found in King Alfred's Wessex. The other five identified aestels are

The Minster Lovell Jewel (Oxfordshire),
The Bowleaze Jewel (Dorset),
The Wessex Jewel (Warminster, Wiltshire),
The Bidford Bobble, (Warwickshire), and The Borg Aestel (Norway).
The Yorkshire Aestel is the only known privately owned aestel.

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