Antique Medieval Viking Era Silver Ring - Hiberno Type Plaited Strands VF For Sale

Date:Circa: 9th -10thCentury AD – AngloDanish Norse:

PhysicalProperties:UK Ring Size: M: USA Ring Size: 6.5: weight:7.13 grams:

Herewe have a very fine example of a silver Hiberno-Norse[variant] finger ring formed from a trio of silver strands incircumference plaited and terminated in two butt ends: The method ofmanufacture is typical of Scandinavian workshops in the Anglo -Vikingperiod and rings of this type and design have been recordedarchaeologically, from Dublin in the west to the Slavic lands in theeast:

Condition:VeryFine:

Theband of the ring is finger oval perfect and with no damage seen: Thesilver details an excellent silver-oxide dark patina and externalcalcite areas are also present on the outer surfaces of the ring:

Battleof Holme:

Thisbattle took place in East Anglia on 13thDecember AD902 between the Anglo-Saxon men of Wessex and Kent and the EastAnglian Danes under Danelaw: It is thought that the battle took placearound the modern day villages of Holme and Yaxley however, the exactbattle site is unknown:

\"Followingthe death ofAlfred the GreatinAD899, hissonEdward the Elderbecame king, but his cousin Æthelwold,son of Alfred\'s elder brother,KingÆthelwoldclaimedthe throne. His offer was unsuccessful, and he fled to the NorthumbrianDanes, who, according to one version of theAnglo-SaxonChronicle, accepted him as king.In902 Æthelwold came with a fleet to Essex and the following year hepersuaded the East Anglian Danes to attack Mercia and north Wessex.Edward retaliated by ravaging East Anglia and the Danish army wasforced to return to defend its own territory. Edward then retreated,but the men of Kent disobeyed the order to retire, and they met theDanes at the battle of the Holme.

Thecourse of the battle is unknown, but the Danes appear to have won asaccording to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle they \"kept the place ofslaughter\".However, they suffered heavy losses includingÆthelwold,Eohric, probably the Danish king of East Anglia,Brihtsige, son of theaethelingBeornoth, and two holds,Ysopa and Oscetel. The battle thus endedÆthelwoldsRevolt.Kentishlosses includedSigehelm, father of Edward the Elder\'s third wife,Eadgifu ofKent. The West Saxon chronicler who gave the fullest account of thebattle was at pains to explain why Edward and the rest of the Englishwere not present, as if this had been a subject of criticism\".#

Reference material and further reading:

Where possible ancientartifactsmay be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• British Artefacts Vol.1, 2 and 3:Brett Hammond [Greenlight Publishing 2010]:

• Celtic & Roman Artefacts:Nigel Mills[Greenlight Publishing 2007]:

• SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome:Mary Beard [Profile Books 2015]:

• 50 Bronze Age Artefacts: Portable Antiquities Scheme:Dot Boughton [Amberley Publishing 2021]:

• Pottery in Britain 4000BC to AD 1900:Lloyd Laing [Greenlight Publishing 2003]:

• British Iron Age Coins In The British Museum:Richard Hobbs [British Museum 1996]:

• Swords of The Viking Age:Ian Peirce: [The Boydell Press 2003]:

• Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Volume 85:[Cambridge University Press

  2019]

• Mesolithic Europe:Geoff Bailey / Penny Spikins [Cambridge University Press 2008]

• Viking Art:James Graham-Campbell: [Thames & Hudson, London 2018]

• Roman Coins Vol. 1, 2 & 3:David R Sear: [Spink London 2000]:

• The Roman Cavalry:Karen R. Dixon: [B. . Batsford 1997]:

• Rome’s Saxon Shore: CoastalDefensesof Roman Britain AD 250 – 500:Nic Fields [Osprey Publishing 2006]:

• Amulets of Ancient Egypt:Carol Andrews: [University of Texas Press / British Museum Press 1994]:

• The Uniforms of the Roman World: Military dress, weapons, artillery, ships, siege engines and fortifications:Kevin F. Killey: [Anness Publishing 2017]:

Where possible finger rings may be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• Victorian and Albert Museum CATALOGUE OF FINGER RINGS 1930:C.C.Oman [Anglia Publishing. 1991 – Now out of print]:

• Finger Rings:Diana Scarisbrick / Martin Henig: [Ashmolean Museum Oxford. 2003]:

• Ancient Rings An Illustrated Collectors Guide:T. N. Polio: [McFarland & Co Inc.2018:

• 1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments of the Hand:Le Van, Marthe; Ebendorf, Robert [W: Lark Books 2004]:

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