Richard III badge turns up on beach near the Tower of London
A boar mount which could have belonged to Richard III has been discovered.
The copper-alloy mount was found in October on the Thames foreshore, near the Tower of London, by a metal detector enthusiast.
The mount shows the boar, chained, collared and wearing a crown, with a crescent above one of its legs.
Richard III took the white boar as his sign.
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Badges in the form of the animal were ordered for the king's coronation in 1483. It is not known where the mount came from.
However, experts believe it might have been used as a piece of furniture or decorated an item of leather once owned by a supporter of Richard III, or possibly even the king himself.
The news comes as tests take place on a skeleton, found underneath Greyfriars car park, Leicester, to establish whether it is the remains of the monarch.
Michael Lewis, deputy head of the British Museum's department of Portable Antiquities and Treasure, said the mount was very similar to a number of boar badges which have been reported treasure over the past few years, which were made for followers of Richard III.
Mr Lewis said: "'Bore' may have also been an anagram of Ebor, the Latin for York."
Under the Treasure Act 1996, finders have a legal obligation to report all finds of potential treasure to the coroner.
Comments
by Guyjewry
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 12:49PM
“Ah, the mercury has amended this article.
It now reads 'kings CORONATION IN 1483' rather than 'CREMATION IN 1485'
I assume they have vacancies for proof readers.....”
by go_ghetto
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 10:20AM
“I used to own a Saxon badge. It was on my denim jacket and I think I wore it to a Motorhead concert at DMH back in 1983.
I don't claim that mine was either owned, nor worn, by the original crusader, Lord Biff Byford of Barnsley.
I do, however, claim second prize in the 2012 'Ridiculously Tenuous Links between Leicester and the Middle Ages' competition.”
by DBLeicester
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 2:43PM
“''The copper-alloy mount was found in October on the Thames foreshore, near the Tower of London, by a metal detector enthusiast.'' - Maybe the same person could come to Leicester to try and find some treasure for Sir Peter and his Ivory Towers posse. We are going to need all the money we can get hold of to help continue fund his epic failures for many years to come.”
by homesickalien
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 2:04PM
“OldRedNed. Sorry to be picky but the article you refer to mentions the find of Viking gold in Northallerton and the find of this 'badge' near the Tower of London.”
by Guyjewry
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 10:55AM
“Cremation!!!
Come on, who writes this drivel? Does a reporter never check their facts anymore.
1)NOT cremated, buried as confirmed by several contemporary sources.
2)Cremation was an anathema to the church at that time.”
by WestEndGirl1
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 10:43AM
“Richard's coronation was in 1483, he died and was buried in Leicester in 1485. I think the reporter needs to look into the background and context a litte more.”
by WestEndGirl1
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 10:41AM
“King's cremation? Does that mean there was no body in the Greyfriars? I think the article meant to say coronation. Wearing badges and insignia was often done by supporters, household servants and so on, so just because it's a badge of a boar doesn't mean it actually belonged to Richard personally although he could have commissioned them to be made for his followers.”
by OldRedNed
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 10:37AM
“Wait a minute....waaaait a minute. Have a look at this report. http://tinyurl.com/btw7txh
Two identical items found, one in London and Northallerton. Something fishy going on here.”
by OldRedNed
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 10:35AM
“Wait a minute....waaaait a minute. Have a look at this report. http://tinyurl.com/btw7txh
Two identical items found in London and Northallerton. Something fishy going on here.”
by Bob491
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 10:29AM
“Silly boy! Do grow up demo.”