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book. Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Matt Lewis,

a stunning find made by two metal detectors to hit the news over this last week.

The tiny gold book has images of two saints on its open pages and a hole running all the way

through it. So what might it be, who might it have belonged to, and how did it end up in the

ground in Yorkshire? All these questions I'll be asking to Buffy and Ian, the lucky discoverers

of this beautiful piece. Thank you very much for coming to share this exciting story with us.

Oh, thank you for having us. Thank you. I mean, first off, I guess, congratulations, it must be

a metal detector is dream to find something like this. Yes, it's certainly beyond anything that

I ever expected to find. I was just always very, very happy just to be metal detecting,

finding bits of rubbish and all sorts. It's just being outside and if you find anything

historical it's amazing, but I've never jumped to finding something. It's the holy grail of metal

detector. Yes, yes. No, the holy grail is the holy grail. Well, it should be the arch

of Covenant, really. That's a line from the detectorists. Are you interested in a particular period

of history? Do you go looking for anything in particular or do you have quite a general interest?

I have a general interest in all history. I mean, I wasn't really interested in history

at school at all or throughout my life until I started metal detecting. And then for every piece

you find that's distinguishable, that you can actually see what it is, especially if it's like a

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