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Did an ancient Roman ring found in England inspire J.R.R. Tolkien to write the Hobbit? Is this cursed object the reason we have The Lord of The Rings series? Let's look into the Ring of Senicianus.
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Sometime during the 5th century BCE, near the Roman Britain town of Silchester that was originally the centre of the Iron Age kingdom of the Atrebates tribe from the late 1st century BCE, someone lost a gold ring. The gold ring lay buried in the ground until it was found by a farmer ploughing his field in 1785. Like Deagol who saw a glint in the seabed, the farmer perhaps caught a glittering glimpse in his fields that made him stop in his tracks.
Resources
nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/719789
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/the-vyne/history-of-the-vyne
english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/silchester-roman-city-walls-and-amphitheatre/history
library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50813
roman-britain.co.uk/places/lydney_park/#google_vignette
heritagedaily.com/2018/02/brancaster-rings-tell-story-life-britain-twilight-roman-empire/118494
collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126718/ring-unknown
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/so-bright-so-beautiful-precious-cursed-ring-thought-to-have-inspired-jrr-tolkien-on-display-8557229.html
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/215142
archive.org/details/historyofvyneinh00chut/page/10/mode/2up
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Did an ancient Roman ring found in England inspire J.R.R. Tolkien to write the Hobbit? Is this cursed object the reason we have The Lord of The Rings series? Let's look into the Ring of Senicianus.
đź“š Buy my book 'The Other Ancient Civilisations' đź“š
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UK: amzn.to/3BGcoki
👉🏼 Get early access and help support the channel here: patreon.com/digitwithraven
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Sometime during the 5th century BCE, near the Roman Britain town of Silchester that was originally the centre of the Iron Age kingdom of the Atrebates tribe from the late 1st century BCE, someone lost a gold ring. The gold ring lay buried in the ground until it was found by a farmer ploughing his field in 1785. Like Deagol who saw a glint in the seabed, the farmer perhaps caught a glittering glimpse in his fields that made him stop in his tracks.
Resources
nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/719789
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/the-vyne/history-of-the-vyne
english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/silchester-roman-city-walls-and-amphitheatre/history
library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50813
roman-britain.co.uk/places/lydney_park/#google_vignette
heritagedaily.com/2018/02/brancaster-rings-tell-story-life-britain-twilight-roman-empire/118494
collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126718/ring-unknown
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/so-bright-so-beautiful-precious-cursed-ring-thought-to-have-inspired-jrr-tolkien-on-display-8557229.html
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/215142
archive.org/details/historyofvyneinh00chut/page/10/mode/2up
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Some of these links are affiliate. If you purchase anything from these links I may earn a small commission. This really helps in supporting the channel. I am not promoting anything that I do not 100% recommend or would not use myself! Thanks so much for your support!
#lordoftherings #ancientrome #ancientbritain
