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[[File:Cup_of_Athelstan.jpg| | {{Infobox Object | ||
[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and the passengers | |image = [[File:Cup_of_Athelstan.jpg|200px|Cup of Athelstan ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')]] | ||
|object name = Cup of Athelstan | |||
|type = Historical treasure | |||
|origin = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hywel_Dda King Hywel] | |||
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead]]'' | |||
|mentions = [[SJA]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'' | |||
}} | |||
'''The Cup of Athelstan''' was a historical treasure stored in the [[International Gallery]] in [[London]], worth 18 million pounds. | |||
==History== | |||
The cup was given to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_of_England Athelstan], King of England, in 924 AD as a coronation gift from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hywel_Dda Hywel], King of the Welsh. | |||
[[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina de Souza]] stole it during Easter [[2009]] and then travelled on [[The 200|a double-decker bus]] through a [[Wormhole|wormhole]] to [[San Helios|another planet]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and the passengers on-board the bus, back through the wormhole to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately he had to destroy the cup in the process. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | |||
After the Cup of Athelstan's disappearance, security was vastly improved for the [[Mona Lisa]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') | After the Cup of Athelstan's disappearance, security was vastly improved for the [[Mona Lisa]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') | ||
[[Category:Human artefacts]] | [[Category:Human artefacts]] | ||
