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title: Cuerdale Hoard
author: JMiall
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cuerdale Hoard
_Authored by JMiall_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11664.png)
## Image Caption
The Cuerdale Hoard is one of the largest found [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) hordes containing over 8,000 pieces of Viking jewelry, bullion, and coins. It was discovered 15 May 1840 CE in the Ribble Valley, a once bustling route for [Vikings](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) travelling between the Irish Sea and Viking York. The treasures, estimated to have been buried between 905-910 CE, date from after the Viking expulsion from Dublin in 902 CE. The majority of the hoard is housed in the British Museum in London, although the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and the Château-musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer in France also hold some items from the hoard. The objects depicted are from the British Museum.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuerdale_hoard_viking_silver_british_museum.JPG) by **JMiall**. Submitted by [Angela King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wessels.a/ "User Page: Angela King"), published on 07 January 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.