Treasure hunter finds 1,000-year-old gold pendant near Highclere…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA treasure hunter in England dug up a thousand-year-old gold pendant that may show the Hand in God, a Christian symbol from the Viking era, Fox News reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA thousand years out of the public eye, and it returns to a standing ovation from one man in a field.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt was found on farmland in Hampshire, near Highclere Castle, where they film Downton Abbey. The finder is one person in Northampton.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThirty years with a metal detector, and it pays off right next to the most elegant backdrop in England. Very on brand for the field.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere's what he said. He gently shook off the earth, and, quote, "I had a hand in my hand." Those are his words.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, that's lovely. Hank, are you all right?

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'm fine. It's thirty-two millimetres long and weighs one point six grams.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe thinks someone wore it around the neck as a talisman. Somebody wore that, and he held it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's been declared treasure, and he called it the find of a lifetime. A thousand years later, the pendant finally gets its press.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty years of digging, and the first thing to reach out was a hand. Fine. I'm fine. It's ten millimetres wide.