<P> The Vale of York Hoard , also known as the Harrogate Hoard and the Vale of York Viking Hoard , is a 10th - century Viking hoard of 617 silver coins and 65 other items . It was found undisturbed in 2007 near the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire , England . The hoard was the largest Viking one discovered in Britain since 1840 , when the Cuerdale hoard was found in Lancashire , though the Anglo - Saxon Staffordshire Hoard , found in 2009 , is larger . </P>
why is the silver cup from britain an important find
largest Viking one discovered in Britain since 1840