4,000 pieces of exquisite treasure, the Golden Warrior has evidence!

2009, the Great Anglo-Saxon treasure (Saxon hoard) was found in Staffordshire, England, with a total of 4,000 beautifully handcrafted pieces and parts of gold, silver and garnet products, including helmets and fragments of golden swords carved with animal motifs ...

The experts assembled fragments and parts together for research, hoping to get a sense of medieval life from the treasures.

The Staffordshire Gold treasure was found in a field in 2009 by a failed scavenger hunter, one of the largest Anglo-Saxon treasures ever discovered. Experts believe the Staffordshire treasure is a "true archaeological mirror" that proves the true existence of the "golden Warrior" of the Great Anglo-Saxon poet Beowulf.

In the Birmingham museums and galleries, experts have for the first time put pieces and parts of the ornaments made of gold, silver and garnet-many of which reflect the superb skills of ancient artisans-on a table in the back room and assemble them together.

After assembling, they found more than 600 previously uncovered joints between the parts.

Through this super jigsaw puzzle, experts are able to learn more about the treasures and their significant archaeological value. Looking at the treasures, the experts marveled at the extraordinary skills of ancient craftsmen.

They weave the golden thread of less than 1 mm in diameter into intricate patterns, carving tiny red and blue garnet into curved shapes, as the ornaments of swords.

Other gold products include horses, snakes and marching warriors.

Experts found that most of the treasures were owned or used by soldiers, indicating that it was not only the king who wore weapons and armor decorated with gold and jewellery to the battlefield.

In July 2009, treasure hunter John Terry-Herbert used his metal detector to discover the Staffordshire Treasure, which was found in the field of a farmer in Hamovichi village. The second batch of treasures was discovered near November 2012.

Historian Chris Fane is examining the fragments. He said the discovery was a useful testament to the gold warriors depicted by the Anglo-Saxon poet Beowulf. Historians initially thought Beowulf described the weaponry as a gold ornament too exaggerated, but with the discovery of the Staffordshire treasures, experts now think Beowulf's Gold warriors may be real.

A piece of beautifully carved gold plate

The Staffordshire treasure is the largest Saxon gold treasure ever discovered, with a total of 500 ornaments, including gold hilt, jewels from Sri Lanka and early Christian crosses.

The value of the Staffordshire treasures amounted to 3.3 million pounds (about 5.5 million dollars). After raising enough money, the treasures were finally bought by Birmingham and the Stoxx Museum in the Trent River. The Staffordshire treasure was decomposed again, transported to the museum and exhibited on the outside, the exhibition called "Mercian traces."

At the time the treasures were buried, Staffordshire was the heart of Mercia. Under the rule of Ethelred and other kings, Mercia became an aggressive kingdom. The gold in the treasure was collected during the war with the Norin Buria and Anglia kingdoms. The gold ornaments on some items were deliberately removed and some were twisted.