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Celebrating 1100 years of the founding of the Burh of Stafford. A day of talks by experts on the Anglo-Saxon period, including demonstrations by the Poor Cnights of St Chad.
TIMETABLE
10.00am Arrival & coffee
10.20 Introduction by Richard Hinton of Staffs and Mid Staffs Archaeological Society.
10.30 Steve Dean, Principal Archaeologist of Staffordshire, will set the scene for the day by giving his ‘Stafford 913’ talk, describing the Burh of Stafford, including an update on the recent excavations and continuing progress on the Staffordshire Hoard restoration work.
11.30 A Stafford based group, The Poor Knights of St Chad, will describe life in Anglo-Saxon times through a talk and various artefacts, demonstrating trades and general way of life.
12.30pm Buffet Lunch - offering the chance to examine artefacts and browse at the bookstall.
1.30 Steve Pollington in his talk ‘Made Worthy by Weapons: Warfare in the Time of the Hoard’ will present an overview of the social context of warfare in the pre-Christian and post-Conversion age, focusing on how and why people fought, what they fought with.
2.30 Tea break
2.45 Della Hooke, from Birmingham University, is an expert on Anglo-Saxon landscape. She will talk generally about her subject and offer an insight into Stafford’s relationship with its wider Anglo-Saxon landscape.
3.45 Summary and thank you.
4.00 Finish
£15 per person, booking necessary - booking form can be downloaded via website link above.
TIMETABLE
10.00am Arrival & coffee
10.20 Introduction by Richard Hinton of Staffs and Mid Staffs Archaeological Society.
10.30 Steve Dean, Principal Archaeologist of Staffordshire, will set the scene for the day by giving his ‘Stafford 913’ talk, describing the Burh of Stafford, including an update on the recent excavations and continuing progress on the Staffordshire Hoard restoration work.
11.30 A Stafford based group, The Poor Knights of St Chad, will describe life in Anglo-Saxon times through a talk and various artefacts, demonstrating trades and general way of life.
12.30pm Buffet Lunch - offering the chance to examine artefacts and browse at the bookstall.
1.30 Steve Pollington in his talk ‘Made Worthy by Weapons: Warfare in the Time of the Hoard’ will present an overview of the social context of warfare in the pre-Christian and post-Conversion age, focusing on how and why people fought, what they fought with.
2.30 Tea break
2.45 Della Hooke, from Birmingham University, is an expert on Anglo-Saxon landscape. She will talk generally about her subject and offer an insight into Stafford’s relationship with its wider Anglo-Saxon landscape.
3.45 Summary and thank you.
4.00 Finish
£15 per person, booking necessary - booking form can be downloaded via website link above.