The items, found near Bedale in May, include a gold sword pommel, a unique silver neck ring and an armlet.

BBC: North Yorkshire Viking hoard is 'nationally important'

The large sword pommel is made from iron and inlaid with plaques of gold foil and is believed to be from an Anglo-Saxon sword.

BBC: North Yorkshire Viking hoard is 'nationally important'

Around him stood an entourage of fierce-looking, dark-skinned barefoot men in similar attire, each with a sword or dagger bound to his waist by a gold-encrusted belt.

ECONOMIST: Colonel Bill Eddy