... were travelling and trading with other countries, as no two coins are from the same mint. This means that they either came from a larger horde, King's treasure or profits from a thriving trade with Gaul. Also found were two silver spoons. One is inscribed in Greek letters PAULOS and the other is SAULOS. These could be linked with Saint Paul from the New Testament. Saul, a Pagan, was busily brining Christians to justice when he had a blinding vision from Christ and as a result, converted to Christianity and took the Christian name Paul. Subsequently made a saint, Saint Paul was instrumental in building up the early Christian Church in the Roman Empire. This shows us that even though Raedwald was buried in the Pagan fashion, he still had Christian links. These finds suggest "distant influences and wide connections". Not an inward looking parochial society but one where there ...

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