6-654: There are seven known rings of the Anglo-Saxon period (9th or 10th century) bearing futhorc inscriptions. Futhorc are Anglo-Saxon runes which were used to write Old English . The most notable of the rings are the Bramham Moor Ring , found in the 18th century, and the Kingmoor Ring , found 1817, inscribed with a nearly identical magical runic formula read as ærkriufltkriuriþonglæstæpontol A third ring, found before 1824 (perhaps identical to
12-399: A diameter of c. 29 mm. and weighs 40.22 g. The inscription reads: ᛭ ᚫᚱᛦᚱᛁᚢᚠᛚᛏ ærkriuflt ᛭ ᛦᚱᛁᚢᚱᛁᚦᚩᚾ kriuriþon ᛭ ᚷᛚᚫᛋᛏᚫᛈᚩᚾ͡ᛏᚩᚿ glæstæpon͡tol ᛭ ᚫᚱᛦᚱᛁᚢᚠᛚᛏ ᛭ ᛦᚱᛁᚢᚱᛁᚦᚩᚾ ᛭ ᚷᛚᚫᛋᛏᚫᛈᚩᚾ͡ᛏᚩᚿ {} ærkriuflt {} kriuriþon {} glæstæpon͡tol Where k is the late futhorc calc rune of the same shape as Younger Futhark Yr and
18-624: A ring found in 1773 at Linstock castle in Carlisle), has a magical inscription of a similar type, ery.ri.uf.dol.yri.þol.ƿles.te.pote.nol. The remaining five rings have much shorter inscriptions. The Bramham Moor Ring, dated to the ninth century, was found in Bramham cum Oglethorpe , West Yorkshire in or before 1732 (now in the Danish National Museum , no. 8545). It is made from electrum (gold with niello ), with
24-540: A total of 30 signs. Where k is the late Futhorc calc rune of the same shape as Younger Futhark Yr , and the s is the so-called "bookhand s" looking similar to a Younger Futhark k , ᚴ . A ring made of agate , perhaps dating to the 9th century, found before 1824. Now British Museum ring catalogue no. 186. The inscription reads: ᛖᚱᚣ ery ᛫ . ᚱᛁ ri ᛫ Rings in Germanic cultures Too Many Requests If you report this error to
30-583: The n͡t is written as a bindrune . The Kingmoor Ring (also Greymoor Hill Ring) dates to the 9th or 10th century. It is of gold, with a diameter ca. 27 mm. It was discovered in June 1817 at Greymoor Hill, Kingmoor, near Carlisle ( 54°55′0″N 2°58′30″W / 54.91667°N 2.97500°W / 54.91667; -2.97500 ). By 1859, the ring was in the possession of the British Museum (ring catalogue no. 184) who has received it from
36-584: The Earl of Aberdeen . A replica is on exhibit in the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery in Carlisle. The inscription reads: ᛭ ᚨᚱᛦᚱᛁᚢᚠᛚᛏᛦᚱᛁᚢᚱᛁᚦᚩᚾᚷᛚᚨᚴᛏᚨᛈᚩᚾ ærkriufltkriuriþonglæstæpon / / ᛏᚨᚿ tol ᛭ ᚨᚱᛦᚱᛁᚢᚠᛚᛏᛦᚱᛁᚢᚱᛁᚦᚩᚾᚷᛚᚨᚴᛏᚨᛈᚩᚾ / ᛏᚨᚿ {} ærkriufltkriuriþonglæstæpon / tol The final ᛏᚨᚿ tol is written on the inside of the ring. The inscription amounts to
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