I was quite thrilled to hear the news a few weeks ago, when evidently fragments similar to the Book of Kells were found being used as stuffing for the binding of another manuscript in Germany. Bernard Meehan, who literally wrote the book on the manuscript was on the scene apparently; but I have not heard anything since, and neither had people I talked to at Trinity College - so I'm not sure it's clear yet whats turned up, but it is very exciting nonetheless.

I am no longer going to post the list of links/news stories. I refer you to /r/archaeology where all of them have been coming from.

I loved the news last week that a detectorist had found a rare Anglo Saxon coin in a field near Watlington, in the shadow of the Chilterns. It showed king of Wessex, Alfred (as in the the Great), next to the Mercian king, Ceolwulf - on equal terms. The English love Alfred - but is it in fact because he controlled his propaganda uniquely well? Almost everything written we have about him was commissioned by him. Have we got him wrong? After all, doesn't every hero turn out to have feet of clay?