<P> The Vale of York Hoard , also known as the Harrogate Hoard and the Vale of York Viking Hoard , is a 10th - century Viking hoard of 617 silver coins and 65 other items . It was found undisturbed in 2007 near the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire , England . The hoard was the largest Viking one discovered in Britain since 1840 , when the Cuerdale hoard was found in Lancashire , though the Anglo - Saxon Staffordshire Hoard , found in 2009 , is larger . </P>
<P> The Vale of York Hoard , also known as the Harrogate Hoard and the Vale of York Viking Hoard , is a 10th - century Viking hoard of 617 silver coins and 65 other items . It was found undisturbed in 2007 near the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire , England . The hoard was the largest Viking one discovered in Britain since 1840 , when the Cuerdale hoard was found in Lancashire , though the Anglo - Saxon Staffordshire Hoard , found in 2009 , is larger . </P>
why is the silver cup from britain an important find
why is the silver cup from britain an important find
largest Viking one discovered in Britain since 1840
largest Viking one discovered in Britain since 1840