Vexatious

If you can, watch the Nat Geo doco "Saxon Gold: Finding The Hoard". It details the 2009 discovery, by an amateur fossicker combing a farmer's field with a metal detector, of 1500+ military and religious treasures dating back 1400 years - and the secretive excavation operation that followed. One of the experts featured on the program, Dr Kevin Leahy, notes, "Is this the biggest Anglo-Saxon gold hoard? No, it's the *only* Anglo-Saxon gold hoard. It's unique; it's unprecedented." Indeed, the size and composition of the trove defy easy interpretation (although theories are advanced). Those involved, who include Dr Helen Geake from "Time Team", also puzzle over craftsmanship that goes beyond what were assumed to be the limits of the time.

I have applied to begin a part-time university degree in 2012...

Flashing back - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo3R3LBjDek