The breakthrough came when researchers realised that the runic inscription carved inside the curved half of the arm ring, reading DIS IS IIGNA F, might be 'technically "wrong"'. The main issue, they ...

The Forsa Ring is an iron ring from Hälsingland, dated to the 9th or 10th century. The runic inscription on the ring describes fines for a specific offense, where payment was to be made in the form of ...

Archaeologists found a sixth-century Saxon sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural Kent. The discovery, which will be featured in BBC Two's forthcoming series Digging for Britain, was described ...

A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish), provides fresh insights into the Viking Age monetary system and represents the oldest documented value ...

The hoard included at least four arm rings with runic inscriptions on them, and one more message from a piece located near the pit. Originally, considering the Viking nature of the fnd, ...

Mystery over Viking treasure solved after runic inscription deciphered. ... Previous theories suggested it was buried by four owners based on the four arm rings inscribed with Anglo-Saxon runes.

Runic inscriptions on an 1,100-year-old arm ring unearthed in Scotland suggest that the hoard of silver and gold it was buried with belonged to an entire Viking community.. The Galloway Hoard ...

Runic-inscribed sixth-century sword with oath ring found in Kent cemetery The sword is described as "really incredible, in the top echelons of swords, an elite object in every way." ...

The Forsa Ring is a 16-inch-wide iron ring that was discovered in Hälsingland, Sweden. It comes from the 9th or 10th century CE , and is believed to have been the door handle of a church in ...