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Runes are one of the earliest alphabets, and where used for their enchanting properties as well as communication. Begining 1600 years ago they have found on swords, stones and in this case on ancient rings.
This ring is based on three similar finger-ring artifacts that are 1200 years old. The three bear the same Runic inscription of 3 words. The Gold version found in York when it was a Saxon village in 800 AD. The other 2 ring are in other museums one in Copenhagen Danemark and the other in Norway. The all bear the same runic inscriptions.
I've recently found articles that hypothesize the meaning of the words.
Interpretation Link
Birth of English - Geoffrey Sampson
Peter Bleackley - conlanger
Phonetically the words read "ærkriuflt kriurithon glæstæpæn/tol". Mr. Bleackley interpretation is "By Conjuration I command the Bleeding to stop."
This leads me to believe it was worn by warriors to make them invincible or impervious to injury. Definitely a good luck charm.
The Runic alphabets are a set of related alphabets using letters known as runes, formerly used to write Germanic languages, mainly in Scandinavia and the British Isles, but before Christianization also on the European Continent. The Scandinavian variants are also known as Futhark (or fuþark, derived from their first six letters: F, U, Þ, A, R, and K); the Anglo-Saxon variant as Futhorc (due to sound changes undergone in Old English by the same six letters). This ring is available in 4 widths.
Catalogue Number
R100 (7mm wide)...Click here to inquire
R200 (12mm wide)..Click here to inquire
R212 (5mm wide)..Click here to inquire
R192 (13mm wide) Runes sunk in not raised...Click here to inquire.
Silver Sterling: $145.00
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