
Could there be a hoard of gold buried at Wednesbury, undiscovered for nearly a thousand years? Ethelfleda or Æthelflæd was known as the Lady of the Mercians and was a warrior princess who fought against the Vikings. Her younger brother Edward also led the fight against the Vikings throughout Staffordshire and beyond. It is said the hoard of gold now known as the ‘Staffordshire hoard’ belonged to Edward, given to him by their father King Alfred. But what happened to the hoard of his sister, Ethelfleda? (more…)
1, April 2012 | Categories: Ramblings | Tags: Anglo Saxons, April Fool, Church Hill, Dudley Castle, Ethelfleda, gold, King Alfred, treasure, Wednesbury, Wednesbury hoard, Woden | 10 Comments

I wanted to have my exhibition here - it was handy for the supermarket
Victorian Art Gallery
If you have been following my Neodigital Art blogs, you will know that it is an art form based on photography and the finished images can be printed out for an exhibition or they can be uploaded to a server to be viewed online. When I thought about an exhibition, I thought about my local art gallery. It’s a traditional Victorian building and has the grandeur that the Victorians were so fond of creating. (more…)
31, March 2011 | Categories: NeoDigital Art | Tags: April Fool, Art Gallery, David Cameron, Dreamless, Humour, Iconic, neodigital, Neodigital Art is social and open to everyone, park, Photography and Neodigital Art, The public | 6 Comments