Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

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20100h 59minDocumentary MoviesEnglish
7.0

Plot

In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is a plausible one - is that we should not look upon their era as a "dark age" as compared, for example, to Roman times, but rather celebrate it as an age in which creativity flowered, especially in terms of artistic design as well as symbolism. She shows plenty of good examples, ranging from the Franks Casket to the Staffordshire Hoard, and the Lindisfarne Gospels. - l_rawjalaurence

WriterChris Nicolaides
DirectorAndy Robbins
ActorJanina Ramirez, Kim Siddorn, David Symonds
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProductionBBC